VTT Desktop Client
Added 2023-02-01 16:50:23 +0000 UTCThis is a simple desktop client where you or your players can connect to a game, has a simple interface where you can save bookmarks to games and supports Pop-outs
To use download the zip file, unzip and run vtt-desktop-client.exe
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I was using the awesomeness foundry module to launch the standalone Chrome client from the Forge shield icon on my Windows 11 quickbar. I tried this VTT Desktop Client and it works excellently!! First game launch (DM) it asked and I said Super Potato. Anecdotally, the performance is much faster for everything--moving and resizing scenes; music launch; menus and configuration launch; compactness of UI (still running full screen); etc. Thanks!!
Tom
2024-05-26 20:41:10 +0000 UTCOkay, now it works like a charm (after reading the Wiki). RTFM .....
Robert Revesz
2023-06-01 19:09:09 +0000 UTCThanks! Will have a look
Robert Revesz
2023-06-01 19:03:39 +0000 UTCSorry, i updated the wiki link, i had moved the page. Check the wiki, specifically the "Connections with invalid certificates (SSL)" part which is the reason you get the white screen
Tommaso Manfredini
2023-06-01 18:27:00 +0000 UTCAnd by the way, the link to the wiki page above brings me to a place that tells me I f-ed up.
Robert Revesz
2023-06-01 18:02:09 +0000 UTCJust tried it (the V11 version). Unzipped it, ran the executable, put in a name and a URL (which in my case is a IP:Portnumber since I run a Foundry Server on my LAN). Then click what I configured, put in a Username and Password. When I click the button for the game, I get a white screen and it does not load the game. Is this supposed to work with local Lan IP:Portnumber combinations (and yes I can access the server from a browser).
Robert Revesz
2023-06-01 18:01:09 +0000 UTC@theripper93 you could make use of the election-forge github action to build the zips https://github.com/jsoma/action-electron-forge
Blair McMillan
2023-04-11 06:35:28 +0000 UTCIts just an electron app, you could use it for other vtts but I haven’t tested
Tommaso Manfredini
2023-02-11 11:07:22 +0000 UTCI can see a Use for this in combination with another plugin possibly but I'm wondering if it could be used through something like DuckDNS so you don't have to give out your IP, also what ports does it require or are they just what the application uses? Have you tested it with VTTs other than Foundry?
Harlem Hail
2023-02-11 04:46:10 +0000 UTCCool but what I really want is an easy way for folks to pull up their character sheets on tablets/phones. Especially with pf2e. It’s like the simplest thing in person thing but gets all messed with hybrid gaming.. dealing with laptops kind blows. Even with a big touch monitor on the table it’s a PITA to not have people roll from a separate device.
Griffon Walker
2023-02-08 02:19:09 +0000 UTCWindows only at the moment, im not sure how I can compile it for other platforms without other platforms
Tommaso Manfredini
2023-02-04 04:02:12 +0000 UTCDoes it work on macOS?
Greenjacketguy
2023-02-03 23:38:19 +0000 UTCSo, i was testing popouts with a different method, the PopOut! module has ha check that prevents it from working it in the client while i would work totally fine, if you feel like hacking, deleting lines 460 to 463 of popout.js will make it work
Tommaso Manfredini
2023-02-02 13:28:04 +0000 UTCThis is awesome. Had my tato players try it out, both said it felt like it ran better. Only problem is PopOut thinks its in the GM foundry client lol... i can't use it as DM so doesn't bug me but i know a few of my folks love keeping their character sheet out. Is that possible for a future release maybe? that'd be my only request. the customizable 1.1 makes this a treat to just share with folks. so, thank you so much for this man. From two of my players in particular but really from all of us :3 for a first release, this is pretty stellar.
Dan Gragert
2023-02-02 07:18:05 +0000 UTCI am using node torun it on windows10. If that helps. I basically started the node process and then pointed your application to my local address.
Stevan Radojevic
2023-02-02 04:47:14 +0000 UTCHmmm, they should (at least they do on my end), I’ll investigate tomorrow
Tommaso Manfredini
2023-02-01 23:41:08 +0000 UTChehe, so should the popup module work or not :) ? I tried it but no popup occurs. Instead there is just a warning that popups are not working in standalone
Stevan Radojevic
2023-02-01 23:01:05 +0000 UTCI’ve been asking for someone to make this for a while now. Thank you Ripper for picking up the call.
Relic
2023-02-01 18:26:03 +0000 UTCOkay, cool. All of my players are actually playing on laptops, so screen real estate is at a premium, definitely gonna try this out. Thanks!
Alec Murphy
2023-02-01 18:20:07 +0000 UTCRipper, would be great if you can add HTTP Authorization to client. Anyway, thank for client!
Oganes Yayloyan
2023-02-01 18:15:25 +0000 UTCAs I already said it is great 👍 if one wants a single separate app, preconfigured. I usually had a separate browser installed in this case which is much more bloat
Markus Raab
2023-02-01 18:12:41 +0000 UTCyes, this is 100% correct, it really mostly a matter of convinience
Tommaso Manfredini
2023-02-01 18:03:14 +0000 UTCcorrect
Tommaso Manfredini
2023-02-01 18:02:37 +0000 UTCSome extra screen space, and maybe a bit extra performance on super potatoes, but i wouldn't expect any tnagible improvement. it's mostly a convinience
Tommaso Manfredini
2023-02-01 18:02:29 +0000 UTCWell, you can now edit the config file to create your own preset :)
Tommaso Manfredini
2023-02-01 18:01:12 +0000 UTCDoubt you'll get significantly better performance, maybe a tiny bit on potatoes. And yes you can share it with your whole table!
Tommaso Manfredini
2023-02-01 18:00:48 +0000 UTCHaha I was trying to make my own by figuring out where it was saved locally.
Jordan Beasley
2023-02-01 17:47:16 +0000 UTCIt says it supports Pop Outs ? Do you mean the module ? Since it creates the warning about not being able to create pop-outs in standalone VTT Application
Stevan Radojevic
2023-02-01 17:46:57 +0000 UTCThat is basically the client many of the FVTT patrons were voting for in V11. Now people might understand better that this is not the solution to potatoes or bad internet connection which many according to the V11 comments hope it will be. Thanks for that - I think, from the high vote it got, that there is a need for that out there. And I will certainly give it a try without expecting wonders 😊
Markus Raab
2023-02-01 17:44:39 +0000 UTCI'm still pretty new to foundry, why would this be beneficial over just opening the game is a web browser?
Alec Murphy
2023-02-01 17:41:30 +0000 UTCThis is a super basic browser, i doubt your bot will work with this. It's just a light browser with extra screenspace and convinient bookmarks
Tommaso Manfredini
2023-02-01 17:38:57 +0000 UTCIt is. Got the Chromium license and everything. It's just Chromium with EVERYTHING taken out. pretty genious. Works quite nicely.
Andy O'Brien
2023-02-01 17:27:15 +0000 UTCI am on a Mac too, following.
Abourious
2023-02-01 17:23:39 +0000 UTCedit: this is a good idea for next version, i can include a config file you can fill in
Tommaso Manfredini
2023-02-01 17:21:31 +0000 UTCDoes this have any better hardware acceleration? like, would it be advantageous for my two potato-playing players to use this over firefox or chrome? like obviously its super low resource - i also like that it opens new micro-windows with middle-mouse click. I did it on instinct. But i was able to connect to my own foundry game with about the same performance, but my machine is fairly beefy so... anyway. Very cool! I'll have them try it and report back how they do. And just to be clear, its cool with us as patrons to share with our tables? Just want to respect the code here. or would you prefer they all be patrons to do that (obviously more is better, but just asking honest permission here, ~9 people total i think across 3 games).
Dan Gragert
2023-02-01 17:20:51 +0000 UTCThank you, Ripper! This is great just for the additional screen space it gives without having to make the browser go full screen.
iotech
2023-02-01 17:18:19 +0000 UTCCurrently I use Kenku's browser so that I can use the bot to play sounds and effects directly in to our foundry voice chat. Is this possible with this? Also forgive my ignorance, what is the advantage of this over Chrome?
Abourious
2023-02-01 17:15:06 +0000 UTCSame question I suppose, but any plans on a Mac client?
Glenn P
2023-02-01 17:11:51 +0000 UTCPft, you say that like it isn't super cool. I'm impressed. My players have been asking about something like this, and wondering why Foundry doesn't have a client version. I tried to explain the advantages of being browser based, and it went around and around. Those who like this sort of thing will really like it. Thanks!
Jordan Beasley
2023-02-01 17:02:34 +0000 UTCIt's a bit of a PITA because you need a linux machine to build for linux, but it can definatelly be done, i'll see if there is a workflow that is not extremely painful
Tommaso Manfredini
2023-02-01 17:02:12 +0000 UTCno, they'll have to copy\paste the server url first time they use it, then it's stored
Tommaso Manfredini
2023-02-01 16:58:27 +0000 UTCyep, that's all it is
Tommaso Manfredini
2023-02-01 16:58:03 +0000 UTCyou don't need docs, you just add the link in, that's it
Tommaso Manfredini
2023-02-01 16:57:52 +0000 UTCAny plans to build a version for linux?
TCX0Lt0X
2023-02-01 16:57:42 +0000 UTCCan I send it to my group with my server info already loaded in?
Andy O'Brien
2023-02-01 16:55:44 +0000 UTCIs it essentially a custom browser? Is it chromium based?
Jordan Beasley
2023-02-01 16:54:59 +0000 UTCah-maz-ing
Anile_000
2023-02-01 16:52:19 +0000 UTCI'm going to need some docs this sounds awesome
Jeremy
2023-02-01 16:51:53 +0000 UTCWHAT
Jeremy
2023-02-01 16:51:28 +0000 UTC
