ETA on web-based player view?

[Merion]

I know, everyone at lonewolf has their hands full with the content market release and everything that's connected to this.

I just wanted to ask, where this is in the list of priorities? Will this be the next big thing they tackle after the content market? Or are there other things coming first?

For me personally, this is what I'm waiting for since I bought RW. So I thought I'll bring it up, maybe others are waiting too.

[daplunk]

Aye my players would love this. They have just started using the player version but it's an inconvenience for them. Web would open the tool up completely for them.

[Silveras]

Based on prior comments from LW:

• Until the Content Market is done, nothing else "major" has been scheduled.
• Once the Content Market is done and released, a new survey will be conducted of the users.
• The survey will help decide what is "next"
• Small things will continue to be tackled as the development team has time between tasks for the next "big thing".

[Merion]

Originally Posted by daplunk

Aye my players would love this. They have just started using the player version but it's an inconvenience for them. Web would open the tool up completely for them.

Couldn't convince my players to use the player version so far. I wouldn't want them all to sit with laptops at the game table anyway.

Originally Posted by Silveras

Based on prior comments from LW:

• Until the Content Market is done, nothing else "major" has been scheduled.
• Once the Content Market is done and released, a new survey will be conducted of the users.
• The survey will help decide what is "next"
• Small things will continue to be tackled as the development team has time between tasks for the next "big thing".

Sounds sensible from their point of view. Seems like I have to launch a web view campaign once the survey starts ;-)

[Farling]

Originally Posted by Merion

Couldn't convince my players to use the player version so far. I wouldn't want them all to sit with laptops at the game table anyway.

They wouldn't be doing that with the player version. The player version is for reference away from the game, rather than during the game.

[ShadowChemosh]

Originally Posted by Farling

They wouldn't be doing that with the player version. The player version is for reference away from the game, rather than during the game.

Why not? I have a player that uses a laptop and RW player at the game table. Yes he can't see "new" stuff I revealed but it's a great tool to remember that NPC from 5 sessions ago. Or to view an overland map, town map, or any map really. Plus who remembers the exact words for the "dying" speech of the priest from 4 months ago.

Some look outside of game but its still a great tool to help with at a game. Saves me the time of answering dozens of questions. And anything that makes my DM job easier is a great in book.

[Redjack]

Originally Posted by ShadowChemosh

Why not? I have a player that uses a laptop and RW player at the game table.

Ditto. We have a games that have been going on for a year+. There are times they want to look back at NPC's and former adventures for the details their characters know. And the "In-Play" and "Spell" tabs in Hero Labs are beloved by several players at our table.

[Silveras]

Farling means, I think, that it is not for live reveals during a game.. too cumbersome. For referencing past revealed data, though... that's what ShadowChemosh is talking about.

[EightBitz]

Temporary work around, if you have your own web site:

Export your realm with the "Compact Output" option, and check the box to only export revealed content.

Use my script to convert that to HTML.

Post that HTML file on your web site.

It's not the same as having an interactive hierarchy with linked topics, but it's something.

[Merion]

Well, I'll give it a shot and see how the html looks like.

Still, would be nice to know if it is worthwhile to spend time and effort for workarounds and maybe tinker with the html to mimic a wiki like look and feel or if we will see something official soon anyway.