dirtycrabcakes Posted March 12, 2013 Report Share Posted March 12, 2013 So, I downloaded vassal and installed everything. I started a fake game to try and get a handle on the controls. I guess where my problem is, is understanding how the game is supposed to flow. Do you write messages saying "activating Yan Lo. Move 8 inches, use zero power..." then when your activation is over, you just notify the person you are done? How smooth do games go? I was trying to figure out how to observe an online game last night, but I couldn't figure out how to do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tograth Posted March 12, 2013 Report Share Posted March 12, 2013 When using vassal you can type what you are doing to your opponent, but it is generally much easier to use something like ventrillo or skype to simply talk to your opponent. With voice communication, the game flows pretty much the same as a normal tabletop malifaux game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oconlan Posted March 12, 2013 Report Share Posted March 12, 2013 What Tograth said... I find voice communication of some form is essential to achieve a timely and flowing experience for both players. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryu Posted March 12, 2013 Report Share Posted March 12, 2013 Yep, Skype seems to be the standard. I've played a few games with pure text and they take a looott longer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtycrabcakes Posted March 12, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 12, 2013 OK. I was going to try and do it on my ipad (via remote desktop) but it sounds like that would be difficult without skype or ventrillo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryu Posted March 12, 2013 Report Share Posted March 12, 2013 OK. I was going to try and do it on my ipad (via remote desktop) but it sounds like that would be difficult without skype or ventrillo It's definitely possible with a willing opponent, it'll just take longer. One of my semi-regular opponents doesn't have any VoIP and doesn't want it either. So we just play 25ss games that take about as long as a 35ss game normally would. Text doesn't convey emotion well though so be sure to word things well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtycrabcakes Posted March 12, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 12, 2013 Longer scares me. This past weekend I played a 25ss game (Kirai vs. Yan Lo) that lasted like 5 hours (including set up). Granted, it was only our second game, but we definitely need to look for ways to speed things up, not slow them down, lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PandaBearGuy Posted March 12, 2013 Report Share Posted March 12, 2013 Regarding your inability to figure out how to observe games, I've had the same difficulty and I am wondering if perhaps it is just an issue of not many people using vassal yet so there aren't any games for you to observe in the first place? Also, do you experienced guys suggest keeping track "at home" of what's going on in the game? In other words, when a model takes a wound and receives a negative buff do you mark the wounds and buff on the model in vassal AND on your character physical character card which you keep by the computer for abilities referencing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtycrabcakes Posted March 12, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 12, 2013 I logged on last night and I saw Ryu's name. I couldn't tell if there was an actual game going on, or if he was just logged in like me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryu Posted March 12, 2013 Report Share Posted March 12, 2013 (edited) In other words, when a model takes a wound and receives a negative buff do you mark the wounds and buff on the model in vassal AND on your character physical character card which you keep by the computer for abilities referencing? I feel this would take too long? You can mark everything up nicely in Vassal, memorizing the hotkeys gets tedious sometimes though. @crabcakes - I'm usually on Vassal with a LFG flag up if I have free time, then I just do other stuff and if someone messages me (and I'm not afk) I take the game. If a game is up it'll show as a folder below the main room that you can then right click and "Join Room" to observe. Also, extremely long 25ss games are to be expected when learning the rules. It usually takes me 90-120 minutes for a 25ss game now, tops. Of course it depends on the opponent but assuming both players are familiar with the rules that's about the timeframe in my experience. Edited March 12, 2013 by Ryu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtycrabcakes Posted March 12, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 12, 2013 OK, good to know - thanks. I will try and observe a game if I can. In terms of game length, I'm guessing that Karai tends to have longer games due to the high model count? I played another game against Seamus and that seemed to go much quicker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ausplosions Posted March 12, 2013 Report Share Posted March 12, 2013 To view a game right click on the name of one of the players in the game and sycronise with them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oconlan Posted March 14, 2013 Report Share Posted March 14, 2013 I have an iPad and it has Skype. I assume you can run your remote desktop software and it in parallel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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