Engineer Suite video guides & Patreon site

I have launched a Patreon site.

I don't expect to get rich from it - that isn't the goal of launching it. I am using it to keep myself motivated for an aspect of Engineer Suite that doesn't excite me - making video tutorials. There have been a few requests for these, though, and as Engineer Suite gets more complex they will become necessary.

So far I have just uploaded a single video (about the various program wide settings), and this was more to test out the video recording software, the video editing software, the animated intro, and my own ability to speak without stumbling over every second word! All of that (except the last) went well, so I'll give it a go. I reckon I have thrown between 10 and 15 hours at this so far, so I only need about 100 subscribers to reach minimum wage! As I said - I'm not in this to get rich :)

There are a lot of areas to work through, and I intend keeping the videos small and manageable. I don't have the Youtuber 'talent' to pad out 90 seconds useful content to a 30 minute video, so that'll help! If you can see any way to improve this offering, please let me know.

I am uncomfortably aware that some people have already been very generous with their donations, and I can't find a way to make Patreon let these people in for nothing. I am keen that no-one should be paying me via both avenues, so if you have 'bought me a coffee' already you can send me a note of your name and email address (PM on Fantasy Grounds forum, email, Discord PM, any other way you wish) and I will email links to private versions of the videos as and when they become available.

The Patreon site is https://www.patreon.com/engineersuite - I hope to see a few of you there!

Maasq

Hi folks

New video on https://www.patreon.com/engineersuite - this one deals with how to set up a Project properly, when to split it into two projects (GM/Player), and what you should do with the GM only/Locked flags.

Thank you

Maasq

Hi

I added the third tutorial video to the Patreon site today - this one deals with the importing of NPCs from various sources. It shows tips on dealing with source formatting issues, and shows how to add Lair Actions to your import.

It uses four recent imports for the 1d6Adventurers project as live examples. One imports perfectly; the other three highlight how minor inconsistencies in source formatting, spelling issues and misplaced punctuation can cause real (and correctable!) issues. The video contains information about how to get a hold of these monsters so you can try the imports yourself.

I hope these videos prove to be useful to some of you!

Thanks,
Maasq

Hi

I added the fourth tutorial video to the Patreon site today - this one is all about the Description tab of NPC Engineer. There's lots that can be done in this tab, and there are lots of errors that can be made. I hope this one is of use to you all!

Maasq

Hi folks

I have added a few more videos to the Patreon site should you wish to view them. I can guarantee my voice has no more life or light in these than it did in previous ones; my career as a voice actor may be over before it starts! Link in my sig should you be interested in these.

Maasq