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Chief Courier Master Post

🕑 Added 2021-07-21 22:00:54 +0000 UTC

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No one at all

I dont use anything other than the maps. Id love maps only as it will keep from bloating file sizes. It is one of the reasons I had to stop beneos also. I love all their stuff but it wants gigs of space. I do want the music and that can go in moulinette now! it would be best separate as well!

Borough Bound

Hey, thanks for reaching out! This one is pretty annoying, actually. The way we create our Foundry modules involves lumping all the content (maps, music, PDF, etc) into an "adventure," but Moulinette does not *yet* allow for upload of modules with that feature. We were really hoping that this feature would get added quickly, but alas. We don't want to have to make yet another separate version of each of our Foundry modules just to accomodate Moulinette's weird restriction. Now that this problem has persisted for over a year, though, I think we'll have to start uploading "maps only" Foundry modules to Moulinette. Nevertheless, I regret to say that doing so is not presently our top priority. If this is a dealbreaker for you regarding your subscription, please send us a message! We totally understand.

No one at all

It says you guys use moulinette but your entry in moulinette for me (chief courier promo 2 years+) hasn't updated ever. Did I miss something?

Brian Clymer

Thank you. I run a TON of modules and want to avoid adding more, but eh, what the heck? Levels it is!

Borough Bound

Hey Brian! All of our interiors maps are fully implemented in the version of our Foundry module that includes Levels. That's pretty much the main difference between the two different Foundry module formats we use. You certainly can add the interior maps individually, but it would be far easier to simply use the version with Levels.

Brian Clymer

I have added the Brimspur Foundry JSON (without Levels Module) to Foundry without issue. The only maps that are imported with the compendium are the variants of the Hi-Res full map. For the interior maps of Brimspur, would I, then, need to load each interior map into Foundry and create my own links to appropriate interior map scenes?

Borough Bound

Many full variant maps are available for each borough! Make sure you're browsing through the hyperlinks in the body of the post, and not those loose files dangling at the bottom. Brimspur's maps, for examples, are linked in the "Full City" part of the Brimspur header. You'll see "Full Map, Desert Map, Desert No Carnival Map, Winter Map, Styx Map, Forest Map." Those all link to high res jpgs of the "stitched together" maps.

CJ

I'm probably just a dummy and missing something, but I'm a little confused if there are full map versions (we'll use Brimspur for an example) for each variant as a whole file? Or is the expectation just to splice them together through each 01, 02, 03 Chief Courier zip maps? All I am finding (unless I am just missing something) are the standard variants of the full maps.

Borough Bound

There is no full map for Vyndurvoht, because that borough features multiple levels instead of one large seamless map.

FiapoDM

Borough Bound

You bet! The short answer is just copy and paste the Foundry JSON link into the add-on modules page. The longer as is the following: 1. Click Add-On Modules 2. Click Install Module 3. Copy and paste the link for the Foundry JSON (with Levels module) and click Install 4. Click Game Worlds 5. Click Create World 6. Give the game world a title, and select a game system 7. Click Create World 8. Launch the world you just created 9. Select User -> Gamemaster 10. Join Game Session 11. Click Game Settings (gears in the upper right) 12. Click Manage Modules 13. Select "Borough Bound - [borough name] Levels" 14. Click Yes 15. Click Save Module Settings 16. Click Yes 17. Click Compendium Packs (the book in the upper right) 18. Click "[borough name] - Adventure (Levels)" in the Adventure tab 19. Click [borough name] and then "Import Adventure" 20. Click Scenes (the unfolder map icon in the upper right 21. Right click one of the scenes and then click "View Scene" Please note that there are some variations you might experience depending on which borough you're using and which version of Foundry you have installed.

ikexxiv

Hey all. Sorry if I've missed it, but is there a guide to properly download the maps in fvtt? I'm new to pre-built maps.

Borough Bound

Hey Luigi! You will get MOST of the content by just nabbing the assets from the Foundry modules, though you will miss out on a few pieces of content. Notably: • We do not make "full" maps of every variant. Thus, some variant maps are only accessible via the individual zip files. • We typically do not include collaborator content (bonus maps, tokens, music, etc) in the Foundry modules • The Foundry modules only include the looping versions of the tracks, so if you want the "standard" versions of the music (with proper intros and outros), you'll need to download those separately as well.

luigi loiacono

Hello. as a Chief Courier, do i need to download all the content from all the links in this page? or the module installation for foundry include every content for each content?

David Ford

Any chance for a variant of a variant? I'm trying to use the nebula variant for a city in limbo, and while the colors are nice they are a bit too vibrant. A version with the green and yellow toned down, particuarly over the useable space, would keep the chaotic limbo vibe without being hard to read

Daniel Chan

Hey, it works. Yay! Thanks again.

Borough Bound

It's available now! Just grab the link from above.

Daniel Chan

Yes, I can wait. Thanks for the timely resolution! (Timely for me, I know. I hope not too bad for anyone else.)

Borough Bound

Hey Daniel! The Thestwick module got totally screwed by a couple of compatability issues. We're just finishing up a new version that we're releasing tomorrow (April 7). If you don't mind waiting, we should have the issue sorted out for you!

Daniel Chan

The Foundry JSON for Thestwick results in a "did not provide module manifest data" error. Assuming this is known and being fixed, could I download the Foundry Zip and manually swap-in its contents for the module? Are they identical?

Borough Bound

Definitely! We will be gradually adding some additional variants for old maps. We don't have any space variants on our immediate upcoming schedule, but given their popularity, it's inevitable we'll tackle some more.

Jack Peter

The space variant is ace! Any chance of more space variants of older maps in the future? :)

Reshi Bunny

Just found you guys and I'm obsessed, the full maps are incredible. Sootwyn Barrow is exactly what I was looking for!! Wish there was more of it, but I'm very impressed <3

Borough Bound

Yep, that's one of the quirks of Foundry. Luckily, that means it's really easy to stay up to date. As long as you have that JSON link, you'll automatically get prompted to update the module as necessary.

Hugo van Dongen

hopped in and found the answer in the vtt help channel. never thought the foundry json link was what you had to copy and paste into the url bar in foundry and not click to download like the rest.

Borough Bound

@Hugo: good catch! Those zip file URLs got updated, but I hadn't yet placed the links in this post. It is fixed now. In general, we strongly recommend using the manifest URL to access Foundry content. If you need help doing that, please hop in our Discord!

Hugo van Dongen

how do you do link download? dropping it in the module folder doesn't seem to work for me

Chandelin

Though I also tried the link download into Foundry V10(build 288) and that gave a timed out message.

Chandelin

They mean the links for the Foundry Zip of those two. This should not matter about Foundry version. It should download to a chosen computer folder. I am getting 404 on one link and file deleted on the other.

Borough Bound

Have you updated Foundry to v10? If not, that is likely the problem.

Hugo van Dongen

the foundry zips for ancora bay and kadhizi dont work

Borough Bound

There are currently 90 different tracks available for patrons. You might want to try browsing the master spreadsheet and doing a ctrl + f for "calm." https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Lu0S4iTsxGpLilslFhnHNANH_KXMyhPXokIaUk_oD3g/edit#gid=1403294735

Borough Bound

Ahh, tha'ts an interesting idea. I'll reach out to James to see if a "transparent skybox" version would be possible.

Sqoody7 InVegas

Sorry 1 final note, the music is great but is only suitable for me for during combat. A much slower pace version of each would be nice to have someday.

Sqoody7 InVegas

Can a png be created for Gruuk with no background? just the platforms itself? i can try to do that myself on a website but it wont look nearly as good.

Borough Bound

"Spring Cleaning" was a collection of content that we had wanted to put together for a while: some new maps for Meddenfirth, a compilation of playable races for 5e, and some music mash-ups. When in doubt, you can always check the original posts for clarification! Here's the one for Spring Cleaning: https://www.patreon.com/posts/spring-cleaning-63192576

Sqoody7 InVegas

What is the reason for the "spring cleaning" file? dont know what to do with it since it seems to be maps and other files for Meddenfirth.

baka00

Thanks for letting me know. I was a little worried

Borough Bound

We'll be finishing up the Crabwell: Definitive Edition content soon!

baka00

Is Crabwell not going to have the 'full city' stuff?

Borough Bound

Next couple weeks! Our Foundry expert Ryan is hard at work getting all the walls, lighting, scripting, and playlists and whatnot implemented as quickly as he can.

Bri Boldon

Any idea when the JSON link will be ready for Vyndurvoht?

DJ Weil

Hey Ng! I ran into the file size issue while trying to get the full city module to upload. I found that The Forge has an "Install via Manifest URL" button on the side on their Marketplace>Module page. This allowed me to import the module that way rather than uploading a zip file that was too large.

Borough Bound

Hey Ng! I know some other folks were debating how to tackle that as well... We don't "officially" make our content with The Forge in mind, but I believe some folks on our discord found a workaround. If you haven't already joined our discord, I recommend you ask for help there!

Ng Ping How

I'm having some issues trying to upload the ancora bay images to The Forge. The file size of the maps, even after conversion to webp, is too big to be uploaded. What should I do?

Borough Bound

You bet!

baka00

Same thing for the Vyndurvoht FULL CITY links?

baka00

Would you please put an update out once the E+ Module for Ancora Bay is up?

Borough Bound

The best place to go for help is our Discord! You should get added to our server automatically if you provide Patreon with your discord profile.

Brandon Vipperman

Are there any help areas that can provide assistance for setting this up on Foundry?

baka00

Got me a 2TB external hard-drive for DND shit

baka00

At least I hope to be. Only become a patron like a day ago, or two

baka00

Shouldn't be a problem, being an eventual long-time patron that is

baka00

Thanks for telling me. Didn't want to accidentally overlap

Borough Bound

The "full city" links are more for content that isn't tied to location: tokens, illustrations, and the full-length guide. If you want the music and the maps, you'd have to download the individual zips as well. This is (unfortunately) a limitation of Patreon's file upload size limits. In total, some Ancora Bay has close to a gigabyte of content, so we can't just bundle everything into one big zip.

baka00

Would I be able to get everything for each city just by going with the "Full City" links? Or would I also have to include the other links for each city as well?

DJ Weil

I don't know if they've added the feature since I joined forge or I just missed it in a not so obvious spot, but they have a spot to add a module via JSON rather than uploading at zip file. This doesn't seem to have the file size limit and I was able to get them added. Thanks for the advice though.

Borough Bound

Creating our E+ modules hit a bit of a snag, but I'm happy to report that—weirdly, as of yesterday—our E+ modules for Meddenfirth and Kadhizi are now available! You grab the links in this very post. Ancora Bay and Vyndurvoht will be coming out in due time as well. I really appreciate your patience!

Ogre Wargaming

The promise of E+ modules spurred me to support this. I am disappointed that they are not actually available - feels like a bit of false advertising.

Ren

Convert the images to webp and audio to ogg - that should help significantly!

Patrick O'Connell

Yups working now, thank you!

Borough Bound

Ahhh man, slight hiccup in the link. Should be fixed now!

Patrick O'Connell

The Ancora Bay foundry JSON seems to be broken

DJ Weil

Anyone know of a work around for Forge-VTT file size on these. The zipped file size for Kadhizi is just over their file size limit (could pay for more) and Ancora Bay is over their highest tier 500MB. Does anyone know if there is another way to get these in our am I out of luck?

mr z.

Thank you for your hard work! I'm anticipating the release :)

Borough Bound

We're hard at work on the Ancora Bay Foundry module right now. Lots of moving parts with that one... something so big takes a minute. Thank you for your patience!

mr z.

I really like your work. Will Ancora Bay have Foundry releases?

Tom Robey

Thank you for your reply, I appreciate it. I see your point about Patreon loading times. It's encouraging to know you will discuss options with your team. But no doubt the addition of the website will be instrumental in this endeavor, since links on the master post to each map's page on the website would essentially solve this problem. Looking forward to seeing it!

Borough Bound

Hi Tom! We hadn't considered including preview posts in this Master Post. On one hand, that would be super useful for folks to know which maps are included at a glance. On the other hand, Patreon load times can be *excruciating*, especially when posts have a lot of images. I'm not sure right now that there's a practical way to include preview images along with each release without this post ballooning out of control. I will definitely discuss this with the rest of the team to see if there's a good compromise though! As for the website: yes! It's currently in the works. Just want to make sure we have it looking right and proper before making it public. Cheers, and thanks so much for your support!

Tom Robey

I would sincerely appreciate photos of the maps in this post. I would like to be able to preview what I am downloading before I download it. Or at the very least, links to the original posts so we can see them there. Right now there is no way to quickly see what an entire city will look like without having to search posts, which is frustrating. In order for me to "quickly" browse through everything I have to first download it and then extract it. I'd prefer to be able to do this without having to download it first. Will Borough Bound be getting a website like Cze & Peku? That would help significantly. Otherwise, keep up the good work.

Borough Bound

Hmm! No idea how that happened. Patreon's UI is constantly causing weird behaviors with hyperlinks. ANYWAY, thanks for pointing that out. Should be sorted now!

Sam Kahle

Heyo, on the top text layout the Meddenfirth 04 - East Gate zip package is downloading the Ancora Bay 04 - Profligate Cemetry and the Splintered zip package. Thanks in advance! [Edit]: I was able to download it with the link at the bottom of the post.

Borough Bound

They are still coming. We debated waiting until E+ was done before doing this master post, but figured we should get Foundry out the door first. We'll be sure to send you a heads up once E+ is finished!

Micheal Green

Any update on the E+ Full City modules?

Le dang khoi

hi the foundry links are down again

Borough Bound

Right now, our plan is to release Foundry content every four releases. That means you'll get the fully Kadhizi module once the city is complete, which should be early / mid October.

Piecemakers

Any word on the .json for Kadhizi going up soon?

Borough Bound

Hey Shane! We've tried to make it work, but thus far, the map is simply too large for Foundry to handle. It's definitely a goal of ours, but until we can figure out a workaround, we won't be able to create a full-city scene just yet.

Shane Williams

Just checking out the FoundryVTT module, is it possible to add a scene that's entirely built (ie one map)?

Borough Bound

Quite soon! Thanks for your patience.

Khalid Williams

Will the E+ Full City module be uploaded soon?

Dog-Person

Yup! This! I was snipping them out in paint.net, but having them as separate files makes a bunch of sense!

Kavalyr

I love the artwork so much, is it possible to get the artwork embedded in the PDF as separate files? All this great design is only half as good if I cant give my players handouts! Things like the unforge image or the character artwork would be fantastic to show people