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SDShannonS
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Default Campaign Properties

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I may have missed it somewhere but is there a way to set the default campaign properties? I don't mean setting the campaign properties for a given campaign, I mean setting the default properties so you don't have to set them all over again every time you create a new campaign file. I searched and searched but couldn't find a way to do this.
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Re: Default Campaign Properties

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SDShannonS wrote:I may have missed it somewhere but is there a way to set the default campaign properties? I don't mean setting the campaign properties for a given campaign, I mean setting the default properties so you don't have to set them all over again every time you create a new campaign file. I searched and searched but couldn't find a way to do this.
Not yet but in the works. In the mean time, export the properties you like and either import them into your new campaign OR make a blank campaign with the properties you want and use it as a template for making new campaigns.
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Re: Default Campaign Properties

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SDShannonS wrote:I may have missed it somewhere but is there a way to set the default campaign properties? I don't mean setting the campaign properties for a given campaign, I mean setting the default properties so you don't have to set them all over again every time you create a new campaign file. I searched and searched but couldn't find a way to do this.
No, the Basic properties you see when you first load Maptool are build directly via the java code. When you start a new campaign, the code just rebuilds it exactly as you see it. Trevor has noted something about making this externalized to a file instead of hard coding it in the java code, but thats probably low on the list with 1.3 winding down.
I save all my Campaign Files to DropBox. Not only can I access a campaign file from pretty much any OS that will run Maptool(Win,OSX, linux), but each file is versioned, so if something goes crazy wild, I can always roll back to a previous version of the same file.

Get your Dropbox 2GB via my referral link, and as a bonus, I get an extra 250 MB of space. Even if you don't don't use my link, I still enthusiastically recommend Dropbox..

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