Conclave Virtual Tabletop
- December 4, 2023
- Aggressive Combustion
- 12h median play time
"Conclave Virtual Tabletop" is a user-friendly platform for TTRPG campaigns, offering customizable spaces and intuitive tools for building and playing sessions. It includes dice, measuring tools, status effects, and a fog painting system, with the option to import maps, tokens, portraits, and 3D minis. The game also supports Hero Forge® Access Key to unlock your library of customized digital miniatures, making it a great option for groups playing in-person or remotely.
Reviews
- Simple and user-friendly interface, making it accessible for beginners in the VTT space.
- Offers good visuals and immersive effects, such as fog of war and animated maps, enhancing the gaming experience.
- Provides functionality for importing various assets, including maps and miniatures, which allows for creative scene setups.
- Significant security risks, as players can access files on the host's computer, raising concerns about privacy.
- Numerous bugs and usability issues, such as difficulty in moving tokens, scaling maps, and inconsistent UI behavior, detracting from the overall experience.
- Lacks essential features like a comprehensive tutorial and character sheets, making it less intuitive and functional for some users.
- graphics4 mentions
- 50 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 50 % negative mentions
The graphics are praised for their high quality and intuitive design, making it easy for users to create and manage multiple scenes. Reviewers recommend it for dungeon masters seeking a user-friendly tool to assemble scenes using their preferred maps and artwork.
“The visuals look good, and being able to save and load multiple scenes is great.”
“It's intuitive, the graphics are amazing, and it's easy to run a session.”
“All I can load are graphic files.”
“I recommend this for DMs who want an easy way to put together scenes with their favorite maps and artwork.”
- music1 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- -100 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
Users note that the program offers the ability to import personal music files, enhancing the customization and overall experience of the game's soundtrack.
“I was told by the developers a while ago that this program would allow you to import your own music files.”
“I was told by the developers a while ago this program would allow you to import your own music files.”
- stability1 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- -200 % neutral mentions
- 300 % negative mentions
The stability of the game is significantly hindered by issues with the user interface, including unresponsive UI windows that cannot be scaled or manipulated while open, and frequent camera freezes that disrupt gameplay.
“UI windows are plagued with problems; you can't scale them, you can't drag minis with them open sometimes, and the camera just straight up freezes completely when windows are open.”
“The game crashes frequently, making it nearly impossible to enjoy any extended play sessions.”
“I've experienced numerous bugs that disrupt gameplay, including random freezes and unresponsive controls.”
- story1 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- -200 % neutral mentions
- 300 % negative mentions
The story aspect emphasizes the importance of providing players with a clear narrative and guidelines for gameplay, including when to roll dice and apply modifiers. It highlights the necessity for each player to have their own character sheet to enhance the storytelling experience.
“The story feels disjointed and lacks a coherent narrative, making it hard to stay engaged.”
“Character development is shallow, and the plot twists are predictable, leaving little room for surprise.”
“The dialogue is often cringeworthy and fails to capture the essence of the characters, detracting from the overall experience.”
- gameplay1 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- -200 % neutral mentions
- 300 % negative mentions
The gameplay has been criticized for its poorly implemented altitude mechanic, which users find confusing and not user-friendly, making it difficult to understand and utilize effectively.
“The altitude mechanic is completely broken; I couldn't even figure out that I could type a number, and it's not a useful or comprehensible value.”
“The gameplay feels clunky and unresponsive, making it frustrating to enjoy the experience.”
“There are too many bugs that disrupt the flow of the game, making it hard to stay engaged.”