Thread: Unhiding NPCs
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July 22nd, 2020, 23:25 #1
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Unhiding NPCs
I am finding it difficult to unhide NPCs if I have a large encounter with many NPCs in it. The only way I know to unhide is on the combat tracker. But the problem is if I have 20+ enemies hidden on the map, it is very difficult to see a token, mouse over it to see its label (i.e. Orc 17) and then searching the combat tracker for it and unhiding the token.
Is there a way to click on a token and unhide it from the token click?
Thanks.
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July 23rd, 2020, 00:01 #2
Hi devinlc
My first suggestion is - Use Encounters. Only load the Encounter into the CT when the party bump into them. Dont load your whole map up with actors that are not yet involved.
And it may be ruleset dependant but you can right click on a token and choose Visibility.
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July 23rd, 2020, 00:13 #3
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The problem is that the PCs are going into living dungeons where the nearby inhabitants will react to battle and come running, so really I need the whole dungeon active so that i can track their movement towards the battlefield and have them cast spells prior to appearing.
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July 23rd, 2020, 00:45 #4
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July 23rd, 2020, 02:08 #5
You might want to look at this as an option.
https://www.fantasygrounds.com/forum...bat-extension)
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July 23rd, 2020, 02:38 #6
Here's what I would do:
Only add the tokens to the combat tracker at the time you think that the noise from the next room would alert them.
Keep combat small. Personally, I'd hate to try to track 20+ targets. I'd get confused too.
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July 23rd, 2020, 05:23 #7
Devinlc, I agree, it would be nice to have a short cut to click on a token and toggle its visibility. I have run into plenty of situations where this would be helpful, even without multiple encounters in the combat tracker. There are many, many encounters defined in published modules with 10+ NPC combatants. Those plus your party, and it's a pain to track down Wolf #6 or Goblin #9 in the combat tracker to toggle their visibility when they hide, or jump out of the bushes.
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July 23rd, 2020, 05:30 #8
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July 23rd, 2020, 15:34 #9
I don't see any functionality related to visibility states of tokens.
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July 23rd, 2020, 15:37 #10
I think it's because you said:
it's a pain to track down Wolf #6 or Goblin #9 in the combat tracker to toggle their visibility when they hide, or jump out of the bushes.
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