Topic: Yet another dumb question... (this time about the PTA PDF)
Started by: mofarme
Started on: 7/14/2005
Board: Dog Eared Designs
On 7/14/2005 at 10:50am, mofarme wrote:
Yet another dumb question... (this time about the PTA PDF)
Hi,
I recently got PTA (probably just before it sold out!), and while I am positively delighted about the game, I would like to have a PDF version, so, even it may be a rather dumb question...
...is there going finally to be a PDF version of PTA? If yes, when will it be available?
Thanks in advance!
On 7/14/2005 at 3:00pm, Matt Wilson wrote:
RE: Yet another dumb question... (this time about the PTA PDF)
Aw, man, I don't know. I keep meaning to do it, but other stuff keeps coming up, like getting the update printed, and having to buy groceries and find a job and so on.
And I don't want my pdf to be some crappy cut/paste job right from the source file. I hate it when game designers do that. So it'll take some time to make it look nice and be worth having.
It genuinely is on my to-do list, but you can safely assume it won't be until after GenCon sometime, and at that point I'll be in school again, so things will happen slowly.
On 7/14/2005 at 4:14pm, KingOfFarPoint wrote:
RE: Yet another dumb question... (this time about the PTA PDF)
Oh :(
What software is the real document edited and laid out with? What machine is it on? Is it not possible to just use one of the free print-to-pdf utilities to get a PDF copy?
On 7/14/2005 at 6:55pm, John Harper wrote:
RE: Yet another dumb question... (this time about the PTA PDF)
It's not laid out for printing on 8.5x11 paper. And Matt wants it to look nice at that format.
Besides... if we wait a bit, we can get the new PTA Revised in PDF form. Sweet.
On 7/15/2005 at 1:34pm, KingOfFarPoint wrote:
RE: Yet another dumb question... (this time about the PTA PDF)
... because I was going to suggest you do an advanced order thing. Take the money for a physical copy of the new version, shipping etc. And give the customer a free PDF of the old version to be going on with until the new version is in print and ships.
It might not float your boat in terms of a nice layout but it would be good for cash flow. You can always do a fine layout job on the PDF of the new version.
If you are clear about the deal by telling customers that the PDF of the old version is just a temporary thing and a bit of 'thank you' for ordering in advance and that its not laid out for A4 or whatever then its the customers choice.
As a customer I would go for this, and be happy too.
On 7/15/2005 at 4:11pm, Matt Wilson wrote:
RE: Yet another dumb question... (this time about the PTA PDF)
Yeah, but that doesn't really have any impact on what I said above:
other stuff keeps coming up, like getting the update printed, and having to buy groceries and find a job and so on.
A pdf -- of any kind -- is really REALLY low priority for me, and it will be for a while.