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BEGINNER
THIS IS A BEGINNER ARTICLE
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Karten
Neue Karten benutzen Kriegsnebel
Die Einstellung bestimmt, ob neu erstellte Karten Kriegsnebel aktiviert haben sollen. Wenn du den Kriegsnebel verwenden möchtest, dann erscheint es offensichtlich, diese Einstellung zu aktivieren. Andererseits kann es sinnvoller sein, die neue(n) Karte(n) erst einmal fertig zu erstellen und den Kriegsnebel erst nachher zu aktivierenm, denn auch für die SL wird die Karte vom Kriegsneben mit einem Grauschleier überdeckt, was die Bearbeitung der Karte erschwert.
Neue Karten sind für Spieler sichtbar
Diese Einstellung legt fest, ob neu erstellte Karten für Spieler sichtbar sein sollen. Auch wenn es Aosnahmen gibt, sollte diese Einstellung üblicherweise deaktiviert sein; so kann es nicht passieren, dass eine Karte den Spielern unbeabsichtigt angezeigt wird.
Rastertyp für neue Karte
- Quadrat
- Horizontales Hexagon
- Vertikales Hexagon
- Isometrisch
Hier wird eingestellt, welcher Rastertyp für eine neue Karte verwendet wird. Du kannst Karten auch ohne Raster erstellen oder mit einem hier nicht angebotenen Raster; Bei der Erstellung einer neuen Karte gibt es aber nur diese vier Optionen.
Rastergröße der neuen Karte
Der hier einzugebende Wert beschreibt die Größe einer Rasterzelle bei maximaler Auslösung, also dem größtmöglichen Zoomfaktor. Die Standardeinstellung von 100 Pixel ist für die meisten Rechner geeignet, solche mit besserer Grafikleistung kommen auch 200 Pixeln zurecht. Es gibt keine Vorgaben für diesen Wert, aber Werte von 50 oder 100 Pixeln sind üblich. Im Grunde geht es bei dem Wert vor allem um die Frage, wie detailreich deine Karte sein soll. Je höher der Wert, desto detailreicher wird die Anzeige, wenn du entsprechend hochauflösende Bilder für deine Karte verwendest. Andererseits müssen deine Spieler dann mehr Daten laden und verarbeiten, was die Performance senken kann.
Die Einstellung beeinflusst auch, wie groß ein Bild dargestellt wird, wenn [#Starte freie Grüßenskalierung' nicht gewählt wurde.
Einheiten pro Zelle für neue Karten
Legt den Wert an Einheiten fest, den eine Zelle annimmt. Der Ausdruck Einheit wird hier genutzt, da du festlegst, was damit gemeint ist. Wenn du möchtest, dass jede Zelle für einen Meter lang und hoch ist, dann setzt du den Wert auf . Wenn du möchtest, dass jede Zelle der Karte vier Kilometer beschreibt, dann trägst du 4 ein. Der Wert wird oft als Entfernung pro Zelle bezeichnet.. Seit v1.5.1 von MapTool weren hier auch nicht-ganzzahlige Werte unterstützt.
Sichtweite für neue Karten
Die maximale Entfernung, die eine Spielmarke den Kriegsnebel auflösen kann, wenn nicht Beleuchtung, Sicht oder Vision Blocking Layer|Sichthindernisse das verhindern.. Beachte, dass diese Angabe in der Anzahl der Zellen erfolgt.
Neues Kartenlicht
- Das Verhalten der Karte in Bezug auf das Licht. Gewählt werden kann zwischen Aus, Tag oder Nacht. (seit v1.5.11)
Bewegungsmetrik
- ONE_TWO_ONE specifies that every second diagonal movement will calculate as twice the Distance Per Cell.
- ONE_ONE_ONE specifies that diagonal movement will calculate the same as non-diagonal movement.
- MANHATTAN specifies that every diagonal movement will calculate as twice the Distance Per Cell.
- NO DIAGONALS specifies that Tokens can only move non-diagonally.
Determines how movement should be calculated when a Token moves diagonally on maps using a Square or Isometric grid. This affects the total distance displayed beneath a Token when it is moving, or when its previous path is displayed; it is calculated based on Distance Per Cell. Maps with Hex grid types ignore this setting and instead calculate movement in any direction using the Distance Per Cell.
Sortiermethode
Legt fest, wie Karten in der Liste Template:Link auf Kartenliste oben rechts im Kartenfenster sortiert werden.
Spielmarken
Starte einrasten
Hiermit wird festgelegt, ob die Spielmarken sich an den Zellen orientieren oder Determines if Tokens will default to having Snap to Grid ✓checked. Having this setting ✓checked is optimal for maps that use a grid, but even on such maps there are cases when you might want to temporarily disable this setting(e.g. when placing a lot of "prop" Tokens on the Object layer while drawing a map).
Neue Spielmarken für Spieler sichtbar
Determines if new Tokens have the Visible option ✓checked upon creation. The optimal setting for this really depends on your play style; if you have a lot of random encounters and build them during play, you may find it useful to have this setting disabled.
Warnen,wenn Spielmarken gelöscht werden
When ✓checked MapTool asks for confirmation whenever deleting a Token.
Doppelte Spielmarkennummerierung
- Schrittweise
- Zufall
- Will automatically generate numbers for Tokens with duplicate names upon creation to distinguish them. Increment will leave the first token unnumbered, but will number each duplicate after that starting with the number
1(e.g. Troll, Troll 1, Troll 2). Random will create a random two-digit or greater number for the token, even if there are no duplicates on the map yet. Random might be considered the optimal setting, as it gives your players no indication of how many copies of that Token can be expected to exist.
Nummerierung anzeigen
- Name
- GM Name
- Both
Specifies where the number that derived from Duplicate Token Numbering is applied. Name appends the number after the name (derived from New Token Naming). GM Name places the number within the GM Name field of the Token options. Both appends the number after the name, and places it within the GM Name field of the Token options. Note: It is generally recommended that you set this preference to Name or Both, and not GM Name. Any Macros which refer to tokens by name rather than by token ID will break/behave unpredictably when a map has multiple tokens with the same name.
Benamsung für neue Spielmarken
- Use Filename
- Use "Creature"
Determines what the name will be when creating a new Token, or what the Name field will be pre-filled with in a new Token dialog. Use Filename specifies that the name will be derived from the name of the file that was added to your Resource Library (e.g. if you add the file uglytroll.jpg to your Resource Library, tokens created from that image will begin with the name uglytroll). Use "Creature" defaults all new Tokens to being named "Creature" (without quotes).
Starte freie Größenskalierung
If you are using a map with a grid, Tokens typically default to the size of one grid cell upon creation. Having this setting ✓checked allows you to have them default to the image's Native Size. Native Size tokens moved to another layer become Freesize, which can be resized by dragging a handle in their lower right corner.
Dialog über neue Spielmarke anzeigen
When this setting is ✓checked, a New Token dialog will open when you drag an image onto the map, allowing you to set some options prior to creation. If you disable this setting, all new tokens will be created with the default settings derived from previous settings in this section.
- Stat Sheet Portrait Size (Set to 0 to disable portaits)
- Sets the width (in pixels) of the portrait that is displayed in the lower left corner of the map when mousing over certain Tokens; the image is resized proportionately. A portrait is displayed under a few different circumstances; if the Token has properties that are set to display on the stat sheet, and those properties have values, the portrait will display the token image. If the Token has a portrait image set, it will display with or without a stat sheet. Why might you want to set this to
0? Besides the obvious reason of not displaying the portrait, you might want to use a stat sheet, but not want a portrait displayed with it; or perhaps you don't want to use a stat sheet or a portrait, but would like to have the portrait image 'slot' usable for other purposes, like inside a Dialog or Frame.
Portraitgröße des Werteblatts
Gibt die Größe des Portraitbildes in Pixeln an. Der Wert Null deaktiviert die Anzeige.
Portrait beim Darüberfahren mit der Maus anzeigen
When ✓checked, displays the token's Portrait image in the lower left corner when the cursor is hovered over the token.
Zeige Werteblatt beim Darüberfahren mit der Maus
When ✓checked, displays the token's stat sheet in the lower left corner (to the right of the portrait) when the cursor is hovered over the token.
Werteblatt erfordert Umschalttaste
Requires the Shift key be held down when the cursor is hovered over the token in order to display the stat sheet when ✓checked. Has no effect if Show stat sheet on mouseover is unchecked. MapTool only checks if the Shift key is depressed when the cursor first passes over a token and then either displays or suppresses the stat sheet, meaning you cannot use this setting to 'toggle' the statsheet on and off with the shift key without also moving the cursor.
Erzwinge Blickrichtungspfeil für Spielmarken
Displays a yellow facing arrow on all tokens with a facing value when ✓checked, even on top-down tokens which normally omit them.
Spielmarken beim Ziehen einrasten
Tokens will snap to the grid as they are dragged when ✓checked. When unchecked, the token's path and destination are still highlighted.
Mauszeiger beim Ziehen ausblenden
MapTool hides the cursor arrow while dragging tokens within the map view when ✓checked.
Chat
Chat autosave settings now reside in the 'Application' tab of the Preferences window.
- Show Avatar per line
- The image for the impersonated token is shown next to any chat output it creates, when this is ✓checked. This is a client-side setting and does not effect any other clients connected to the same game.
- Insert Smilies
- Replaces common smiley(emoticon) character sequences with graphical smilies when this is ✓checked. If you use a lot of macros, it is recommended that you turn this off, as it could cause some complications if any of your macro code is interpreted as a smiley.
- Use ToolTips for Inline Rolls
- Sets the default display (Display Roll Option) for rolls in the chat panel. Will use [tooltip:] if this is ✓checked, otherwise it will default to [expanded:].
- Suppress ToolTips for MacroLinks
- MacroLinks normally show tooltips that state information about the link target as an anti-cheating device. When ✓checked, these tooltips are disabled.
- Typing Notification Duration Seconds
- The number of seconds before typing notifications in the top left of the Map View disappear after a player's last keystroke.
- Typing Notification Color
- Color of the text for typing notifications.
- Show Chat Notification Background
- When ✓checked shows a graphic behind typing notifications. Can be helpful to provide consistently contrasting background for the notifications.
- Trusted Prefix Background
- Sets a custom background for macro output that comes from a Trusted Macro.
- Trusted Prefix Foreground
- Sets a custom foreground (text color) for macro output that comes from a Trusted Macro.
===Macro Editor=== (no longer here)
Style Theme
Select from a variety of themes for macro editor windows.
Objekte
- Start Snap to Grid
- Tokens created on map's Object layer will automatically be set to Snap to Grid if this is ✓checked.
- Start Freesize
- Tokens created on a map's Object layer will automatically be set to Freesize if this is ✓checked.
Hintergründe
- Start Snap to Grid
- Images dropped on a map's Background layer will automatically be set to Snap to Grid, if this is ✓checked.
- Start Freesize
- Images dropped on a map's Background layer will automatically be set to Freesize, if this is ✓checked.
Ausrichtung
- On Edges
- A token's facing will snap to the edges when ✓checked. Edges are the lines that make up a grid cell.
- On Vertices
- A token's facing will snap to the vertices when ✓checked. Vertices are the points that connect the lines that make up a grid cell.
Bedienungshilfen
- Chat Font Size
- The default size of the font in the chat panel; measured in points.
- ToolTip Initial Delay
- The time it takes for a tooltip to display when hovering the mouse over an element that possesses a tooltip; measured in miliseconds.
- ToolTip Dismiss Delay
- The time it takes for a tooltip to disappear when hovering the mouse over an element that possesses a tooltip; measured in miliseconds.
Anwendung
Speichern
- Campaign autosave every [ ] min
- Saves an autosave copy of your campaign in the interval specified in
%{appHome}/autosave. This will not overwrite your campaign file, but rather create a file which is updated every time it automatically saves. Autosave is only a temporary file, useful in case MapTool crashes. When MapTool is properly closed, the Autosave file is deleted. Note the interval is the time between the last save completing and the start of the next one. - As a troubleshooting aid, the AutoSaveManager will switch from measuring the autosave interval in minutes to seconds when the log level for that package is set to “DEBUG”.
- Save reminder on close
- Displays a dialog when attempting to close the program with unsaved changes to your campaign when ✓checked.
- Time between chat log autosaves
- The amount of time in minutes between the autosaving of the chat log.
- Autosave chat log filename
- The filename that will be used when automatically saving your chat log. Unless it has been changed on the #Startup_Tab, the directory containing the file will be
~/.maptool-rptools
- File Sync Directory
- Specify a path to a local cloud-synced directory to determine relative path external files such as Hero Lab portfolios. (This appears to be used only when relative pathnames appear as icons, images, or other references within Hero Lab portfolio files.)
- 1.3b50 Compatability Mode
This setting has been removed. You can use File > Export Campaign As... to save campaigns for MapTool versions as far back as 1.4.0.- Due to some changes in how certain data is stored in the campaign file in versions after 1.3b50, they might not be compatible with version 1.3b50 and earlier. If this is ✓checked your campaign will be saved in the older format, allowing it to be opened in older versions, but losing some of the new features.
Map Visuals
- Halo line width
- Use halo color for vision
- When this setting is ✓checked, hovering over a token with Vision overlays the token's visible area with the token's Halo color. This overlay is a translucent layer controlled by the Halo opacity setting.
- Halo opacity
- Controls the opacity of the optional overlay enabled by the Use halo color for vision setting. This does not control the actual Halo's outline opacity, which is always completely opaque. This value can be a number from 0 (transparent) to 255 (opaque).
- Aura opacity
- Controls the opacity of color overlays provided by Auras enabled on tokens. This value can be a number from 0 (transparent) to 255 (opaque).
- Light opacity
- Controls the opacity of color overlays provided by Light Sources enabled on tokens. This also affects 'personal' lights defined in a token's Vision setting. This value can be a number from 0 (transparent) to 255 (opaque).
- Fog opacity
- Controls the opacity of the black layer of 'Soft Fog' that is left in previously explored areas when Fog of War is enabled. This value can be a number from 0 (transparent) to 255 (opaque).
- Auto-expose fog on token movement (GM Only)
- Will automatically expose Fog of War after moving a Token if ✓checked. This setting is intended to help test Fog of War and VBL when not hosting a game. When running a server, this setting is ignored in favor of the settings in the 'Start Server' dialog.
Performance
- Fill selection box
- When ✓checked, the selection box which appears when dragging to select tokens in the Map View will contain a translucent blue fill. Less powerful devices running MapTool may see a small performance gain from unchecking this setting.
- Frame Rate Cap
New in MapTool 1.5.7
- Sets the maximum frame rate for the map renderer. Less powerful devices running MapTool may see a performance gain by lowering this setting.
Initiative Defaults
- Hide NPCs from players on new maps
- When ✓checked, automatically enables 'Hide NPCs' in the Initiative Panel on new maps. This setting doesn't show connected players NPC Tokens on the Initiative Panel.
- Give Owners Permission in new campaigns
- This automatically enables the 'Owner Permissions' setting in the Initiative Panel on new maps when ✓checked. The setting mainly lets players with token ownership add their tokens to or remove their tokens from the initiative list and advance the initiative when it is their token's turn.
- Lock Player Movement in new campaigns
- When ✓checked, new maps will have 'Lock Player Movement' automatically enabled in the Initiative Panel. This setting prevents players who do not own the token with initiative from moving any tokens.
- Show Initiative Gain Message
- When initiative advances to a PC Token token and this is ✓checked, a simple 'Token Name has received initiative' message is displayed for all players in chat. This is ignored for |NPC Tokens.
Client
- Fit GM View
- When ✓checked and the GM uses 'Center Players on Current View', the Map View will zoom out as necessary to accommodate the entire GM view. If unchecked, the zoom level will be set to match the GM's Map View, which will occlude part of the map if your Map View areas are different sizes.
- Default Username
- Use to set the Default Username that appears in the MapTool title bar when a personal server is running. Defaults to Anonymous User. (Added MapTool v1.9.0.)
Macro Panels
- Default: Allow Players to Edit Macros
- In order for a macro to be considered a Trusted Macro, players must not be able to edit it. This setting determines if a new macro should default to allowing players to edit if ✓checked. Disabling this setting can be very useful if you intend to create a lot of macros that you intend to be trusted.
UPnP
- Discovery Timeout
- The timeout period in milliseconds MapTool will wait when searching for UPnP gateways before giving up.
Macro Permissions
- Enable External Macro Access
- When ✓checked, Macros may call functions that access your drive and http services. Some examples (not a complete list) of functions which will be enabled are REST Functions, exportData, and getEnvironmentVariable.
Note about security: This option is off by default and exposes you to some risk when enabled. For instance, a malicious macro could communicate with an external server and store data on your local computer. Only enable this option if all the macros and libraries in your campaign files were written by you or directly from authors you trust.
Sounds Tab
- Play system sounds
- When ✓checked, MapTool will play a sound when new content is sent to the chat panel.
- Play streams
- When ✓checked, streams started with playStream will be allowed to play.
- Only when window not focused
- When ✓checked, the sound that MapTool plays when new content is sent to the chat panel will only play if MapTool is not the application that has focus.
- Turn on Syrinscape Integration
- When clicking
syrinscape-fantasy:links in MapTool, the Syrinscape Fantasy Player will be allowed to automatically open when this setting is ✓checked. This has no effect on Syrinscape Integration using the REST API and Online Player.
Startup Tab
JVM Settings
These preferences are somewhat advanced. To better understand how MapTool uses memory settings, read about Stack Size. If you are having Stack Overflow errors and need to modify these settings for more reliable performance, read about Avoiding Stack Overflow. If you need help resetting MapTool memory settings, check out Resetting MapTool JVM Settings on the RPTools blog.
The packaging tool provided with Java 14+ has eliminated our ability to have MapTool configure its memory settings for you. For the time being, these options are greyed out and the user must edit the configuration file directly using a normal text editor. This text is taken from a Discord post by Phergus and replicated on our forum. This is not likely to change until Java 17 is released at the earliest, and possibly later if the Java developers don't correct it by then.
Startup Config for MT 1.8.x
Locate and edit the maptool.cfg file under the application folder in your MapTool install directory. In most cases, you shouldn't need to change ANY of them, excepting user.language for those in different locales.
Under [JavaOptions] you can add/set the following (example values are shown):
-Xmx4G- set max heap to 4G-Xms1G- set min heap to 1G-Xss10M- set stack size to 10M-Dsun.java2d.d3d=false- disabled Direct3D-Dsun.java2d.opengl=true- enable OpenGL-Djavafx.macosx.embedded=false- initialize AWT before JFX (MacOS only)-Duser.language=en- set MT local to English-Dawt.useSystemAAFontSettings=on- turn on text antialiasing (for Linux)
Startup Config for MT 1.9.x and later
The format changed slightly for MT 1.9.x. Each line should now start with java-options= and then the options listed for MT 1.8.x.
These three settings are memory sizes in bytes. The letter at the end can be K, M, or G signifying Kilobytes, Megabytes, or Gigabytes. Changes to these settings take effect upon restarting MapTool.
- Maximum heap size (-Xmx)
- The maximum amount of total memory (RAM) MapTool can use at once, usually entered in Gigabytes (G). For heavy frameworks with many assets, you may have to raise this value. 4G is a generous default value for nearly all users with at least 8GB of RAM.
- Initial & minimum heap size (-Xms)
- The minimum amount of memory (RAM) which MapTool will always reserve for use, usually entered in Gigabytes (G). Oracle recommends this setting be the same as the Maximum heap size. Doing so may provide performance gains by reducing garbage collection operations. This value should not be higher than the Maximum heap size.
- Thread stack size (-Xss)
- The memory each particular Java thread has reserved for its use, usually entered in Megabytes (M). Raising this value may allow more complex macros to be run, but it should generally be kept as low as possible. 4M is a generous default value that allows most macros to work just fine. To help understand this value, a simple campaign using short macros or no macros may be able to run successfully with a value as low as 256K, while a campaign containing extremely large macros may need 5M or 6M to avoid stack overflow.
Advanced Options
These options are used for development and troubleshooting. Changes to these settings take effect upon restarting MapTool.
- Enable assertions
- Developers often test MapTool with this option ✓checked to enable additional Java checks so they can find additional warnings or errors. This setting is not recommended for normal users as it lowers performance.
- Disable Direct3d Pipeline
- When ✓checked, MapTool will not use Direct3D. This is mainly used by developers, but if you are having visual issues you can try using this setting to see if your problem is resolved. If so, it may indicate you need new drivers from your video card manufacturer. As of MapTool 1.11 Direct3D use will be disabled by default.
- Enable OpenGL Pipeline
- This option may help resolve visual issues when ✓checked by enabling OpenGL rendering. You do not need to check 'Disable Direct3d Pipeline' in order to use this setting.
- Initialize AWT before JavaFX
- Developers can use this.
Language Override
- Language
- Select the user interface language for MapTool. Changes to this setting take effect upon restarting MapTool.
Additional Options
- Data Directory
- The local directory where MapTool saves asset cache data, autosaves, backups, configuration files, and more. Changes to this setting take effect upon restarting MapTool.