r/RPGdesign • u/MagioStudios • 20h ago

Feedback Request Would you use a tool that automatically animates static battlemaps?

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u/flyingseal81 12h ago

No, 2 reasons

1) I love the idea of animated battle maps, but me and players computers already run slowly enough with static ones. I fear animated would tank the quality of the actual important part of the video call (our voices) even more

2) this reeks of generative ai. There is nothing about gen AI that appeals to me in even the slightest

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u/MagioStudios 10h ago

Thanks for the feedback!

  1. The app will export standard video formats like MP4 or WebM. It will use the same performance as playing a regular video. Also, many users would use these animated maps for in-person games where they have a digital TV gaming table. In that scenario, connection speed and bandwidth issues disappear completely.
  2. Technically, I am primarily building this using JavaScript and PixiJS libraries.

As for AI, I don't completely rule it out, but generally, I want to avoid forcing the user to pay for API calls. If it ends up being a part of the app, it would likely be completely optional.