

One element that I can’t determine the pro/con nature of is the mod community and copyright. The players can then move the table around as they want and zoom at their leisure, but a screenshare would enable the Game Master to have more control of the camera and the options. You can have other players connect in through their own copies, even hiding things with a fog of war from all but the “host”.
#Nexus tabletop simulator mods
The plethora of mods are great, and with a little practice it can be a great addition to an online game. Once mods and options are downloaded, they are stored on your computer. Everything is pulled down from online the first time you use it and there wasn’t an option to insert simple images from your computer, at least not that I could find. It runs somewhat slowly on my computer, especially when I am loading in a new mod. It’s a little clunky to use until you get the hang of it, but it provides a really visceral and immersive option for terrain if you can find the right pieces.
#Nexus tabletop simulator simulator
A Johnny Bravo model, some Warhammer models converted and loaded into the steam workshop, and a custom figure flat from the RPG Kit with a logo from my website.Īs mentioned above, Tabletop Simulator doesn’t simulate games, just the physical space. Here is a screenshot and a brief video showing custom objects that were imported from the workshop. A quick search showed about 500 of them were specifically RPG themed, but many models and options can be scaled and used in your game. Those are just a few from the over 3,932 mods available.

Built in to the base simulator is an RPG Kit, with tokens and 3d models to simulate terrain, walls, and miniatures, allowing you to create tabletop terrain and move minis around it. You can shuffle and deal cards, move pieces around the boards, and pick up and roll dice. Chess, checkers, backgammon, cards are all pieces you can click and move around as if you were in front of an actual table.

Combined with the built in boards, pieces, and chips, you can recreate any game played on a tabletop. It doesn’t have rules for games programmed in, instead it simulates hand movements through mouse clicks.

It simulates a tabletop with physics and motion, allowing you to use pieces to physically recreate games. Tabletop Simulator is exactly what it sounds like. That’s why coming across Tabletop Simulator excited the game master in me. RP Tools Map Tools - but rarely do they have the same visceral impact of using awesome terrain at the table. There are ways around that - online options like Fantasy Grounds or Doing that often sacrifices the gaming table. I’ve also moved around multiple times in the last few years, and online sessions have sometimes been the only way I’ve been able to get together with my gaming group. It’s no secret that I’m a sucker for really cool terrain and visual flair at the table. Recently, I came across an interesting program on Steam called Tabletop Simulator.
