No big changes to Campaign Manager this month, but I did add several quality-of-life improvements involving sorting and volume controls.
Bigger features are on the way.
You can download Campaign Manager from:
https://kamoly.itch.io/campaign-manager
Friday, July 19, 2024
Sunday, June 30, 2024
Kit Airplane: Rudder
As mentioned in the prior kit airplane post, I wanted to rebuild the rudder to re-familiarize myself with the process and correct mistakes I had made.
The parts out ready to begin...
And so it begins again...
The spar with ribs...
Wrapping the skins on the ribs...
Got my helper...
Taping up the lead edge skin...
Fully clecoed (clecos are the temporary plugs that hold it together until we rivet)...
Completely dismantled to de-burr and prime...
Installing the upper bearing (which was quadruple checked for alignment and position - the drill bit acts as a nice way to ensure they're aligned)...
Riveting in progress...
New rudder (that will be a part of the aircraft) is complete! I'm much happier with this one and am proud with how it came out.
The upper bearing and lower horn are also attached. I'm holding off on the fairing until it's time to mount to the fuselage per the advice from Zenith.
The horizontal stabilizer construction has already begun...
Friday, June 7, 2024
Board Game: Slay the Oly Dragon Crowd Sale!
We're having a crowd sale for Slay the Oly Dragon starting July 4th through July 15th! This will likely be the best discount ever available for the game as The Game Crafter only allows a single crowd sale.
https://www.thegamecrafter.com/crowdsale/slay-the-oly-dragon
Saturday, May 25, 2024
Campaign Manager: Game Mode
Campaign Manager is now available with a game mode! Set up an interactive story with encounters. Each encounter can have an image, text, music, and navigation items to link to other encounters. Variables can be set in navigation items, and when reaching a new encounter only navigation options that are permitted based on variable values may be shown. Basically, your interactive stories can have branching paths and decisions that Campaign Manager can keep track of to alter the story later.
An example interactive story is included to demonstrate the game mode. An important package must be delivered to Lake Miller; find a way to travel the dangerous path to make it there!
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Tuesday, April 30, 2024
Board Game: Slay the Oly Dragon v2 Released!
Slay the Oly Dragon 2nd edition is complete and released!
Changes:
- Smaller game board - takes up less space and cheaper price. The smaller board no longer includes the instructions, but the rules are so straightforward that players never needed them anyways.
- Improved artwork throughout the board, cards, and manual.
- New encounter and spell.
- Some balance changes.
Saturday, March 30, 2024
Kit Airplane: Airframe Arrived!
The airframe kit for my Zenith CH-650B has arrived. 12'x4'x3' crate that weighed 680 pounds; picking it up from the distribution center...
Removing the top...
Underneath the packing paper...
I emptied out most of the heavy stuff, then some neighbors graciously help me move the crate inside...
I also went through and ensured everything had arrived on the packing list...
And this is why I went with an experimental. "Certified" aviation part for several hundred dollars? Or what has worked in millions of cars for many decades for a tenth the cost?
The most egregious difference I've seen with this has been avionics.
A 10.6" Garmin G3X Touch for Experimental Aircraft? $4,995.00
A 10.6" Garmin G3X Touch for Certificated Aircraft? $11,895.00
Parts for the vertical stabilizer / rudder are out and ready to be assembled (as well as a few for the horizontal stabilizer that will be constructed next).
I actually already built a vertical stabilizer, but I want to do it again as I think I'll do a better job the second time and it will help me re-familiarize myself with the process (drawings, instructions) with something I've done before. The old rudder can hang from my shop wall!
Thursday, February 29, 2024
Campaign Manager: Coming Soon: Game Mode
Coming soon, Game Mode!
Create interactive stories with branching paths and be able to play it directly in Campaign Manager. Use items in Encounters to build out the game world - including music, text, images, and navigation options.
You can download Campaign Manager from:
Tuesday, January 30, 2024
Campaign Manager: Printing Maps
Lately, instead of using a computer screen for my DnD players, I've been using printed maps and notes. The print feature in Campaign Manager has come in very handy for this. Something it couldn't do well though is print the battle maps, until today.
Battle maps can be selected on the Player View, a grid configured, then hit print.
It will ask across how many pages should the print span. In this example it is spanning across a maximum of 4 pages.
It will give a print preview for review.
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