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Encounter Builder Still Planned?

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#1
scribble
Jul 14, 2008 18:00:51 Back in the early days I remember reading a press release stating DDI would have an encounter builder, for DMs...

Is this still planned? (I don't see any area for it in the DDI)

Will it just be part fo the dungeon builder?
#2
darcon_firedrake_dup
Jul 14, 2008 19:34:38 The encounter builder was a part of the dungeon builder from the start i thought. Aslo it's very easy to build encounters with 4E I don't know if it will be done.
#3
wotc_dm
Jul 15, 2008 2:43:29 The encounter builder is still planned in the future but not for launch. It has been put in the backburner to allow us to focus on the other applications. We will launch the D&D Insider applications with the Dungeon Builder, which is an evolution from the web based tile builder tool (available from the Archive section of the D&D web pages - category tools). The Dungeon Builder will be a freeware application available to anybody, without needing a subscription.

The Encounter Builder will be launched in a second phase, after the four other applications (Character Builder, Character Visualizer, Dungeon Builder, D&D Game Table) have been launched.

We simply had too much on our plate to be able to keep the Encounter Builder in our plans for launch, and even with that decision, we have not been able to meet the launch date. This said, we made sure to have all the important functionalities available at launch, they will simply be split between the Dungeon Builder and the D&D Game Table. On the development side, work for the encounter builder will start when the other applications are ready and we can start focusing on the next steps.

The Dungeon Builder allows to build maps from the available tiles, and these maps can be loaded into the Game Table. As we release more digital tiles to catch up with the cardboard tiles sets, we will have the ability to load all the maps entirely in the D&D Game Table. Using an image of the Digital Tiles available in the D&D Game Table (some of them will be seen in 3D within the D&D Game Table), the Dungeon Builder will allow to create map files for the adventures, and these maps can then be populated from within the D&D Game Table with monsters, notes and light sources.
#4
scribble
Jul 16, 2008 17:13:02 Thanks for the update! Glad to hear it's at least still in "plans," and ghasn't been officially scrapped. (as it is a feature I'm very excited about.)

Any chance you can give us an update on what the next piece to be released is? Or how close it is to beign released? ;)

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#1 scribble Jul 14, 2008 18:00:51	Back in the early days I remember reading a press release stating DDI would have an encounter builder, for DMs... Is this still planned? (I don't see any area for it in the DDI) Will it just be part fo the dungeon builder?
#2 darcon_firedrake_dup Jul 14, 2008 19:34:38	The encounter builder was a part of the dungeon builder from the start i thought. Aslo it's very easy to build encounters with 4E I don't know if it will be done.
#3 wotc_dm Jul 15, 2008 2:43:29	The encounter builder is still planned in the future but not for launch. It has been put in the backburner to allow us to focus on the other applications. We will launch the D&D Insider applications with the Dungeon Builder, which is an evolution from the web based tile builder tool (available from the Archive section of the D&D web pages - category tools). The Dungeon Builder will be a freeware application available to anybody, without needing a subscription. The Encounter Builder will be launched in a second phase, after the four other applications (Character Builder, Character Visualizer, Dungeon Builder, D&D Game Table) have been launched. We simply had too much on our plate to be able to keep the Encounter Builder in our plans for launch, and even with that decision, we have not been able to meet the launch date. This said, we made sure to have all the important functionalities available at launch, they will simply be split between the Dungeon Builder and the D&D Game Table. On the development side, work for the encounter builder will start when the other applications are ready and we can start focusing on the next steps. The Dungeon Builder allows to build maps from the available tiles, and these maps can be loaded into the Game Table. As we release more digital tiles to catch up with the cardboard tiles sets, we will have the ability to load all the maps entirely in the D&D Game Table. Using an image of the Digital Tiles available in the D&D Game Table (some of them will be seen in 3D within the D&D Game Table), the Dungeon Builder will allow to create map files for the adventures, and these maps can then be populated from within the D&D Game Table with monsters, notes and light sources.
#4 scribble Jul 16, 2008 17:13:02	Thanks for the update! Glad to hear it's at least still in "plans," and ghasn't been officially scrapped. (as it is a feature I'm very excited about.) Any chance you can give us an update on what the next piece to be released is? Or how close it is to beign released? ;)