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    Traveller Companion Update 2024 - Download Now!

    According to DriveThruRPG, the PDF was last updated Feb 9, 2024. What's changed?
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    Solution to Traveller PDFs not showing images in PDFKit based renderers (macOS and iOS)

    There has to be some way to toss this PDF in Acrobat Pro and have it convert all the images to a format that will work on an iPad. Unfortunately, I don't have access to Acrobat Pro. I guess I could download a copy and do the free 7 day trial. But the problem with that is that Acrobat is not a...
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    Are we done with the "update" books?

    This is where I think an SRD (ideally ORC/ELF/OGL/CC licensed) with core game mechanics would be helpful. Everyone uses the SRD for the books they write and if they create new game mechanics, it gets added to the SRD. That way books don't conflict with each other.
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    Are we done with the "update" books?

    As someone who just bought a bunch of hardbacks to supplement my PDFs, I obviously don't like books I paid good money for not be current. That's always the challenge with printed material. It's hard to keep it current as it's a static product. But I admit, I am "THAT GUY" that wants to keep his...
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    Are we done with the "update" books?

    Don't do that. If you're in the US, PM me and I'll find them a home on my bookshelf.
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    Central Supply Catalogue Update 2023 - In Stock and Shipping!

    I logged into my account and saw that the CSC 2023 update got a new PDF on March 2023. The last version I downloaded was from January 2023. What was updated in the PDF? When these PDFs get updated, can we get release notes?
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    Core Rulebook Update 2022 errata; how have you incorporated them?

    I printed my rulebook out and had it spiral bound. When the errata came out, I downloaded a new copy of the PDF and printed out the changed pages. I then swapped out pages and took it to my local office supply store and had it rebound for a few dollars. If I had the hardback, I would print out...
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    Are we done with the "update" books?

    We have: Core Rulebook 2022 Update High Guard 2022 Update Central Supply Catalog 2023 Update Traveller Companion 2024 Update Referee Screen 2024 Update Will any of the other rulebooks get these "year" updates?
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    Solution to Traveller PDFs not showing images in PDFKit based renderers (macOS and iOS)

    How much did PDF Expert compress the file?
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    Solution to Traveller PDFs not showing images in PDFKit based renderers (macOS and iOS)

    Sorry, I don’t. One of threads on this forum said the Ghostscript solution can cause some images to lose their background transparency. I was just reporting that, for the file I tried, this has caused no loss in background transparency. If someone has a concrete example, and would like to...
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    Solution to Traveller PDFs not showing images in PDFKit based renderers (macOS and iOS)

    I don’t really need a PDF editor. Just a reader that lets me maintain a library. That was the appeal of the Books app. It synced across all my Apple devices and maintained my reading position and bookmarks. A lot of these other apps are for PDF editing and have subscription. I don’t need the...
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    Solution to Traveller PDFs not showing images in PDFKit based renderers (macOS and iOS)

    I found another solution. This requires that you install homebrew (https://brew.sh). Once you install Homebrew, you install the package Poppler. brew install poppler The from the command line, you run: pdftocairo -pdf mongoose_pdf.pdf mongoose_pdf_repaired.pdf For the Mongoose files I...
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    DriveThruRPG and watermarks

    The same can be done with one page containing PII, including your name, your account name and order number in a very large font. You could even add more PII that you can in a watermark, including their street address. The average person will not know how to delete that page, and it will offer...
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    DriveThruRPG and watermarks

    It doesn't really offer protection. It's more of a nuisance, at least for me. It's possible to "tag" a PDF so that if someone shares you can trace it back to the *sshole that did it without putting a visual indicator on every single page of a document. Right now, if I really don't want the...
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    DriveThruRPG and watermarks

    DriveThruRPG watermarks have your full name and your order number.
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