GameTable

An open ended game table with network support.

This also provides some convenience features for Warhammer Quest (1995) style gameplay. In future these game specific features will likely be moved into some kind of optional plugin.

Networking

Servers listen on port 6812 by default, although this can be configured when starting a session.

Map controls

Scroll

Right click and drag

Zoom

+/- keys and mouse wheel

Display pointer (visiable to all players)

Space bar while mouse pointer present in map area

Recenter view for all players

Map => Recenter for all players

View all pog data text

Shift key

Add pog

Drag from pog side panel OR Map => Load Pog

Move pog

Left click on pog and drag

Pog menu

Left click on pog

Disable grid-snapping while moving pog

Ctrl key

Pog Library

Pogs can be saved to the Pog Library in their full state for future use. To do this, access the Pog's menu and select Save to Pog Library...

To load a Pog from the library onto the map go to Map => Pog Library. Select the desired Pog and then click Load Pog.

Character sheet

The Character Sheet side-panel tab allows management of basic attributes of the player's character.

The state can be saved/loaded using the options in the Character Sheet menu.

A pog can be linked to the player's character sheet and it's attributes will be updated with the sheet. This is achieved by accessing the Pog's menu and selecting Set as my character

Chat commands

Shortcuts to focus chat text area: Enter key or / key

There are various special commands: type "//" or "/help" and press Enter to view a list of the available commands.

Origin

This is a diversion of Gametable - http://gametableproj.sourceforge.net

This project attempts to fix issues and enhance the original, seemingly dead project. This project also adds convenience features for gameplay similar to the original Warhammer Quest.

Plugins

A rudimentary plugin system exists to allow the base functionality to be expanded.

Installing a plugin

To install a plugin, simply place the plugin's .jar file into the plugins directory. The plugin will then be loaded the next time the application starts.

Creating a plugin

To create a plugin, you need to generate a .jar file which has a file /META-INF/services/com.galactanet.gametable.IGametablePlugin. This file should contain a single line, which contains the full class name of a class also included in the .jar file which implements the interface com.galactanet.gametable.IGametablePlugin. The class which implements the interface should take no arguments to its constructor.