Ben

Great news: with google drive you can upload a picture that has text and open it with google docs to convert it to regular text.  I just tried it with a capture of the original Custom Ships Organized Version thread (nearly 3MB with a ton of text) and it worked.  Doesn’t preserve the formatting but at least an option.

Among other things there are full booster boxes of CC, RV, and BC!

Have you heard of any new players that discovered Pirates or were introduced to it via Savage Shores?

I think I remember at least one member of the Facebook group getting into the game via SS.  Though it may have been by chance last decade rather than when the set was still in stores.

It’s just interesting that RtSS has been known about for…[Read more]

Something I thought of today: people have expressed considerable interest or enjoyment in the large-scale ships seen at the Minnesota RenFest and those from PDXYAR.  3D printed ships would be limited by the size of the print bed, but simply by upscaling the x, y, and z axis of each model, you could print ships of varying sizes.  😀  (some ad…[Read more]

Here we go!!

After some various edits and testing, I have completed my first 3D printed ship!!  O_O  😀  It’s rough around the edges and definitely not perfect, but I am extremely excited by the progress and look forward to more soon!  😀

Video of my first print!

Important to note that this was with NO settings adjusted on the printer, in the slicer, etc.  I didn’t remember to even change the infill, so that’s why it’s a bit skeletal.

I was just glad that it fit, and I hadn’t botched the printer construction or setup to the point where the shape or scale was way off.  Very e…[Read more]

I have bought an Ender 3 V2! (affiliate link)  It seems to be working well given my complete lack of knowledge about 3D printing.  I have printed out a few test jib-style foremasts using Juulm’s files he shared.  I am excited to make progress.

Question of the Day: Do you have a 3D printer?  If not, do you plan on getting one?

Welcome aboard Terry!

I would prefer to keep the game as close as possible to the original, but there might be many potential ways it could come back.  I’ve wondered if simply not bringing it back as a collectible game could help with the longevity part.

Have you seen Woelf’s Pirates of Catan?

Ocean Terrain Contest #3 – first page.  Pictures of the entire thread that I have are too big to upload as pics on this site, so I might get a zip folder for them.