Arkham Horror Module Support

Module Support
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Trying to get the base module to work. I have opened the module [which I renamed taking out the underscores], and then closed it to add the base deck extension. When I open it the second time, all I get is a blank field. There is no game board, the “Setup” button does not seem to cause a game board to appear, and it seems the only help file attached to this module is for Vassal itself.

Is there something I am missing? Instructions on how to set up the board and how play commences and actions are operated by the controls?

Thanks in advance

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  1. Why did you rename it? (there should be no need to do that)?
  2. How are you adding the base extension?

Everything should be handled by the module manager - to do otherwise is prone to error

Once loaded properly you should be fine

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Thanks for the response Tim.

  1. Rename - Searching for help with this module I came across several posts describing this fix of removing the underscores from the file name. For example - viewtopic.php?f=12&t=5091&start=15

Currently I have removed the module, re-downloaded, rebooted, and installed it by clicking “Open Module” and not renaming the file.

  1. I install the base deck extension by right clicking on the Arkham Horror module inside Vassal and picking “Add Extension”

Then I start the game, choose Offline game Solo player. I see the setup button and see how to pick the investigator, but I have no idea how to bring the game board up and setup up the cards, etc

Thanks again for the assistence

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ok now your loading it correctly (1 and 2).

After starting game choosing offline solo I see the board right away. Make sure the gaming area is visible and not just the chat area. Look for a dotted horizontal bar at the bottom of the vassal window that you can drag up to reveqal the playing area.

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You are an Uber Geek-Guru!!! Thanks much. That dotted line was almost all the way at the bottom of the window. I doubt I would have noticed it on my own. Thanks very much Tim.

Is everything else fairly intuitive from here on or are there anymore hidden interaction/control gems? Carcasonne was my first Vassal game and it had a PDF guide that showed all the in game controls for Carcasonne itself [not just Vassal in general] and how they affected the game. Is there something like that for Arkham?

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I have no idea. Never used this mod before, sorry. Someone that knows the mod better can answer that

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I think you will find Arkham Horror just like the board game. Just manipulate the pieces like you would in the game. Although, as a demand from the game publishers, one set of the cards has blank descriptions (to make sure someone at least has the real tabletop game). Before yu start a game, just try out all the control buttons to see what they do or what is in them. If you know how to play Arkham Horror the rest should be fine.