Creating Custom Heroscape Cards Part 1 of 3

[Caminator24]

I downloaded gimp but how do i get the picture on gimp/ i also downloaded pics

[afireinsidebrad]

i just made my first custom unit today out of a lego minifigure and used this tutorial, its so easy!

[MrMutesco]

program does which use? be used can a mac?

[MrMutesco]

program does which use?



[wallaby5716]

What program do you use??

[annoyingryan1220419]

Do you go on MS Paint?

[RockoRobotics]

@DirectorLN1 Did you figure out your problem?

[DirectorLN1]

@RockoRobotics yeah, I did. Thanks for quick responce though.

[technorox34]

do you need a mac cpu or what?

[MadNerf]

oh good your using gimp ithoght it was photoshop!

[cooliodude96529]

AS a nerd, i gotta say this idea is cool, making Tau or Tyranid Heroscape-Compatible. I hope my friend doesnt notice my flimsy army card.

[neal301]

website is broken

[doctorgodfather]

Yeah way to bring an actual good game into a terrible game.

[greysion]

tau have a range of 1 and attack of 1?

lol

and also dont the titles (for special abilities) also go from the left?

[RockoRobotics]

They might go on the left...I don't have an official heroscape card in front of me.

The 1 Attack 1 Range is to represent the Tau's poor close combat ability. Their Pulse Rifle is the main special attack on the card and can shoot 10 hexes and can have up to 4 attack dice.

[greysion]

ah, yep i get it.

thats a good idea having their pulse rifle as a

special ability!

[killerdemon227]

@RockoRobotics how do you print them. and on what, the cards are double sided how do you succesfully place the other part on the back

[RockoRobotics]

@killerdemon227 I just printed them on normal paper. If you watch the end of the third video I think I tell you how to setup your printer to make them the right size. My cards are not doubled sided because I did not create a basic version.

Probably the best way to make double sided cards would be to print our each side separately and glue a piece of tag board in between the two sides. For this process, I recommend spray adhesive.

[killerdemon227]

@RockoRobotics well thats cool

[greysion]

cool, but it didnt help me to much,

i just needed to know what the fonts and sizes were but im using something different.

(i used Jasc Paintshop Pro)

eh, ill just figure it out on my own

i had to use ariel (looks like the real thing)

(well on jasc it does)

[jeffhardy4ever97]

what is GIMP

[RockoRobotics]

The GIMP is a free open source image editor. GIMP stands for GNU Image Manipulation Program.

[SgtGumb0]

when never i open the custom card templates it only lets me choose jandar. how do i change the faction?

[Hedgehogs24]

How do you actully MAKE the figures? this looks cool, but how?

[RockoRobotics]

You can learn how to sculpt figures, but since Heroscape is all about bringing the greatest heroes and villains together, just use figures from other games.

The Tau Firewarriors in this video are from Warhammer 40K by Games Workshop.

[buckeyes1324]

wheres the toolbar and fonts to type the information?

[RockoRobotics]

The Toolbar to type fonts is the Giant A in the Tools Menu.  To view the font dialog box, try Dialogs -> Fonts from the menu bar of an image.

[guitarherox9]

how do u get to the toolbar with the fonts and stuff?

[RockoRobotics]

Try Dialogs->Fonts

[guitarherox9]

cant find it  are you using something other than windows photo gallery?

[RockoRobotics]

The entire project is done with The GIMP.

[guitarherox9]

you mean the title thing at the top left of the page?

[RockoRobotics]

Yep. All of the Image Editing for this project is done with the GIMP.

[cawcawcawkid]

what program do you use? IS IT FREE?

[RockoRobotics]

The program is called The GIMP and it is a free Open Source program. Do a Google search for it and it will come up.

[cawcawcawkid]

sorrt to ask another question but why does it say the the file type is unkown? Its like a zip file I think

[RockoRobotics]

What file are you trying to open?

If you are talking about the GIMP installer and are running Windows, make sure you are using the Windows Binaries. The tar and gz files are for Linux people who want to build from source.

If you are running Linux, then GIMP is most likely in your distro's Package repository.(I know that is the case on Ubuntu)

[billybobjoe8889]

i really need help

what kind of program are u usin

could you post your answer on my account or if you dont have the time post it here i have tried photoshop but cant do notin also if one of the other posters would help me that would be great

[bokai29]

ive got gimp and im using an einar card i have them both set up but when i select what to do it dosnt write the gimp tabs close what do i do?? someone help plllzzzzzz!!!!

[RockoRobotics]

Is the program crashing on you when you try to do something? If that is the case, try uninstalling and reinstalling the program.

[bokai29]

thats wat i do it does the same thing advice?

[bokai29]

ok new question i have both tabs over it but there seperate how to i get the card to BE edited by gimp!!?? someone help PLLLLZZZZZZZ

( i know i said that already but i dont care)

PPPPPLLLLLZZZZZZ

[RockoRobotics]

Can you not just open the card with the GIMP? The Gimp can edit just about any image format. Also, you might try saving the image as a .XCF file.

That is the native GIMP format and therefore is the best file format to save images in while you are editing them with the GIMP.

[bokai29]

i realized what im doing wrong how do you get gimp to know its editing the card!

[Jacker886]

The Gimp or just Gimp

[RockoRobotics]

Either name is correct for the software. Either term is google should bring up the correct site.

[mossscow]

the range is way two short. Range 1 for a gun? that is just stupid. they should have like 4 attack not 1.

[RockoRobotics]

The Firewarriors do have a ranged attack. It is part of their special attack.

Tau Firewarriors consider close combat to be primitive and dishonorable. Pulse Rifles are fairly large weapons which are unwieldy in close combat. As a result, The range of one represents their poor close combat skill and not their firepower.

[WiiSuper123SmashU]

You can type really fast...

[RockoRobotics]

I am actually pretty poor at the typing. I often increased the speed of the video is boring parts such as typing

[GuitarNinja7]

Yo Cool vid but wat kind of software thingy r u using is it photoshop???

[RockoRobotics]

It is a program called The Gimp. It is a free and open source program.

[GuitarNinja7]

Thanks im goin to get it right now(:

P.S. im a big fan of green gaming!

[Jacker886]

The Gimp or Just Gimp ?

[hsfan123]

Very helpful but the title of the special abilities is left aligned like the body text

[Thumanator]

GEEK'S UNITE!!!

[chwbcc]

Hey do you know of any other black card for CCGs?

[RockoRobotics]

Try Google Image Search. A search for Blank Magic Cards turned up some blank templates for that game.