Howdy folks! There’s a change in the air. after the release of the v0.4.0 and v0.4.1 updates, we got a lot (I mean, a LOOOOOT) of feedback about the changes we made. It’s safe to say that most of them were quite negative, and we agreed with a lot of it. The current v0.4.1.0 Toolkit …
New Year, New Toolkit – Public Update v0.4.1.150 Read More »
Hey folks! You’ve probably heard that a draft of the OGL v1.1 from WotC has been leaked. We’ve heard what this means for publishers thanks to folks like The Rules Lawyer and Linda Codega. We haven’t heard much about the VTT side of things. As a VTT developer, we’ll be weighing in on this issue …
Hey folks! There’s a technology that’s been touted as one of the ‘next big things’ in Tabletop RPGs: Augmented Reality. Today we’ll be looking at the technology, and determining whether it is a helpful tool for your tabletop games, or simply a flashy gimmick. What is Augmented Reality? Augmented Reality, or AR for short, is …
Today, August 30th 2022, we say farewell to Astral Tabletop. Since the announcement in late 2021 that Astral was entering maintenance mode, we knew it was only a matter of time before the servers were shut down permanently. Here at Arkenforge, we’ve always been fond of Astral. We both started in early 2017, and we’ve …
Hey folks! A new competition is upon us! Over the next two weeks, a rich patron has asked that you build them an illustrious manor on a newly acquired plot of land: The winner, as chosen by the community, will gain either a copy of the Master’s Toolkit, or one Arkenforge pack of their choice. …
Arkenforge Competition – Manor Builder. All the info Read More »
Hey folks! A new competition is upon us! “You’ve been tasked by our great Queen to construct a glorious new vessel to sail the rivers of our land. The boat can have any purpose – transport, war, entertainment… It really doesn’t matter. She just REALLY wants to see a flashy new boat, and I don’t …
Hey folks! For those who haven’t heard the news already, D&D Beyond has officially been purchased by Hasbro for $147million! That’s no small sum! Today we’ll be looking at what the D&D Beyond purchase may mean for our industry through the lens of a VTT developer. First up, there was a lot of surprise online …
D&D Beyond Purchase – a VTT Developer’s Perspective Read More »
Hey folks! Today we’re going to be talking about something you may have seen around but not quite understood – the Universal VTT (UVTT) file format. What is it? The Universal VTT file is a file format created by Megasploot. You may know him as the developer of Wonderdraft and Dungeondraft. UVTT files come in …
Hey folks! It’s finally here – after 213 updates, v0.4.0 of the Toolkit is complete! Looking back at the v0.4.0 update series It’s been a long 8 months. When we first kicked off the v0.4.0 series back in May 2021, we were incredibly optimistic about the direction that the Toolkit was moving in. We’d …
Hey folks! This article is going to explain how to use the Arkenforge Touch Client to get touch screen integration for your Arkenforge Toolkit games. If you don’t have a touch screen setup just yet, check out our sister article that explains how to build your touch-capable digital tabletop: https://arkenforge.com/using-a-touch-screen-with-your-digital-table It is important to note …
