Eric Smith has completed the conversion of the Adventure Class Starship Geomorphs from PDF to individual PNG files today and has made the files available. Unlike the previous images he converted, these images are gridless, for easier use with virtual table top gaming systems (VTTs), which typically provide their own grid options. You can also easily combine geomorphs in your favorite graphics editing software. Eric has made both square and hex backgrounds available as an underlay for your deck plan creations.
For additional customization, Eric has pulled many of the ship's vehicles and cargo out as a separate, optional overlay... giving you even more control over the look of your deck plan.
For more information, check out Eric's blog and read about his process and tips for assembling geomorphs using Paint.Net, a Photoshop plugin for Paint.Net, and TR's PseudoSnap! plugin to help align the geomorphs to a grid.
>> CLICK HERE TO GO TO ERIC'S GEOMORPH BLOG PAGE WITH THE IMAGE ZIP FILES <<
>> CLICK HERE TO CHECK OUT ERIC'S "HOW-TO" YOUTUBE VIDEO <<
I've created an edited version of the image files, removing the color elements and adjusting the orientation per the PDF (left is fore). I am considering adding a permanent square grid to these, for consistency with the originally released geomorph image files.
>> CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE MODIFIED IMAGE FILES <<
Eric is considering creating high resolution version of these files, and possible of the recently release geomorph blanks. I'll let you know when I hear anything.
[EDIT 01-07-2025: Eric has posted high resolution images to his blog page.]
Quick question - why did you take the grid off?
ReplyDeleteSorry for the late reply - I just saw your comment. Eric kept the grid off for a couple of reasons: 1) most VTT software includes its own grid as part of the game mechanics. For some it is a hassle to have to align the image grid with the VTT grid. 2) Eric wanted to make the images usable for GURPS/hex grid users. He has included background grids for both squares and hexes. So overall he just wanted the images to be usable to a wider group of people, and this makes it easier and more flexible for people using VTTs.
DeleteMy personal preference is to have the images with a permanent square grid. I plan to update my modified images (which do not have the colors Eric included) when I get some spare time. These will more in line with what is shown in the PDF. I'll make an announcement once I've made the changes.
It looks like the link to the individual files is dead - anyone have them out on the webs?
ReplyDeleteIt seems Eric Smith's website is down for the time being. That website holds the images he created. The third link down in my blog post is to my revisions to Eric's work (deleted colors, rotated for uniformity). Those files are still available in a large ZIP file. I hope this helps.
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