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Intro

  • For the most part, the only things automated by the mod are Time Passes and Setup (not including the Initial Explore and Spirit Setup)
  • It is not recommended to use the Rewind / Fast Forward Buttons (they often break scripted mods)
  • Aspects of this mod may not match with the printed version as it aims to stay updated with errata (printed or not)
  • To use beta versions of the mod:
    • Download the TTS save from the pinned messages in #tabletop-simulator-mod channel (https://discord.gg/G84zRCrJZa)
    • Place that save file at: My Documents/My Games/Tabletop Simulator/Saves
    • Load the save:
      • Open a lobby in TTS
      • "Games" (top of the screen) > "Save & Load" > click the save file > "Load"

Troubleshooting

  • Some objects are not loading (appearing white or yellow and black)
    • Go to Menu > Configuration > General and uncheck "Mod Caching" > reload the Mod
    • Optionally you can turn Mod Caching back on (this will decrease load times in the future)
  • The mod gets stuck at a certain % when loading
    • You've run out of memory. While TTS minimum is 4GB, the Spirit Island mod requires more than this, 8GB advised. If you've got less than 4GB ram, or are playing on a 32-bit operating system, you cannot play this mod.
  • An Island Board is rotated/sized incorrectly for some players
    • The player(s) with the issues should reconnect, or
    • A player without the issues should use the Gizmo Tool (F8) and change the position/rotation/scale of the effected Island Board(s) by +0.01

Overview

TTS Beginners

  • There are 10 default keybindings (using Num 0 - 9)
    • These are outlined in the Notes (lower right of the screen)
  • To look at the underside of your Spirit Panel (for the setup instructions):
    • Hover + Alt + Shift
  • To look at a card
    • Hover + Alt
  • To mark a piece as Damaged: change its state
    • Hover + Page Up/Down to Increase/Decrease Damage
    • Hover + a num row key (0 Damage is state 1, 1 Damage is state 2, etc.)
  • To mark a land as Defended
    • Use your respective Player's Defend Token (found next to the Elements above your Play Area)
    • Change its state to show a specific number
      • To set a double digit state: hover + two numbers in quick succession)
  • To make a Sacred Site
    • Stack your Presence, or
    • Set the Presence to state 2 (for Spirits who have others ways of making Sacred Sites, e.g. Rivers Surges in Sunlight)
  • To Remove a piece
    • Drop it on the Ocean playmat to Removes the piece
  • To Destroy a piece
    • Remove it and manually Generate Fear, or
    • Drop it on a Destroy bag (right-click (anywhere) > "Grab Destroy Bag")
  • To Forget a Power Card
    • Right click > "Forget"
    • Forgotten Cards are located in the Box
  • To Discard a Power Card
    • Right Click > "Discard (to 2nd hand)"
    • Cards in Play are automatically Discarded during Time Passes
    • Discarded Cards are located just behind your hand
  • To rebind scripted keybindings or bind additional functionality
    • Options > Game Keys

Spirit Island Beginners

  • To simplify the setup UI: Uncheck "Advanced Settings"
  • When choosing a Spirit, it is recommended:
    • To not use Aspects: Click "Aspects: All" so it shows "Aspects: None", and
    • To use the Progression Deck: Click "Progression: No" so it shows "Progression: Yes"
  • To use the Player Aid cards: "Show Player Aids" (upper right of the table) and optionally Unlock (Hover + L) and move them

In Each Play Area There Is...

  • A bag of Defend Markers
    • These have a state for the various defend values
    • The backside of this token is the generic player marker
  • A bag of Isolate Markers
    • The backside of this token is the generic player marker
  • A bag for each of the 8 Elements
    • With 0's underneath them, tracking what Elements you currently have (from Cards and/or Presence Tracks)
    • You can drag out element markers from the bag for additional elements you need during your turn
  • A bag of "Any" Elements
    • These have a state (from 1 - 8) for each Element
    • Can be used when an "Any" is revealed on your Presence Tracks
  • An "Energy Cost: 0"
    • Tracking the total Energy Cost of all Power Cards you have in Play
  • A Digital Counter
    • Tracking how much Energy you have
  • A "Gain" Button
    • Clicked to Gain Energy equal to the highest number on your Energy Track (excluding Energy from Growth options), or
    • Right-clicked to undo gaining that Energy
  • A "Pay" Button
    • Clicked to Pay Energy equal to the total Energy Cost (mentioned above), or
    • Right-clicked to undo paying that Energy
  • A Ready Token (with a red X on it)
    • When flipped (Hover + F, or click the UI in the top right) shows a green 🗸
    • When all are flipped, the turn progresses to the next Phase

UI Elements (Toggleable in the Top Right):

  • "Core Buttons"
    • "Gain a Major"
      • Reveals 4 Major Powers Cards, which you Gain 1 of by pressing "Pick Power"
    • "Gain a Minor"
      • The same as "Gain a Major" but with Minor Power Cards
    • "Time Passes"
      • Cleans things up for the next turn (see the Time Passes section for more detail)
    • A Ready Token
      • Serves as a reminder of if you have already flipped your ready token
      • Flips your Ready Token
  • "Invader Board"
    • A tracker of how much Blight is currently remaining on the Blight Card
    • A tracker of how much Earned/Unearned Fear there is
      • Can be clicked to Add/Remove Fear from the Earned Fear Pool
    • A tracker of the Invader Cards in each Invader Step and the current Invader Stage
      • Any Steps which have been modified by an Adversary will have a bold black outline
      • "Stage" can be clicked to reveal the top Invader Card
      • "Explore" (visible when an Explore Card is revealed) can be clicked to Advance Invader Cards
  • "Adversary"
    • A reminder of the Escalation Effect and Additional Loss Conditions
      • The Kingdom of France (Plantation Colony), The Habsburg Monarchy (Livestock Colony), and The Tsardom of Russia will also have additional information tracking their loss counter
      • When playing with 2 Adversaries, where the Supporting Adversary is The Kingdom of France (Plantation Colony) or The Kingdom of Sweden, there is a "Random" button
    • A reminder of each Adversary Level Effect currently in Play (Levels which only affect Setup are not included)
    • You can hover over any effect to see the full text on the Adversary Card
  • "Turn Order"
    • An outline of the Phases of the Game
    • The current Phase of the Game is surrounded by >> <<
    • The Phase changes when by clicked in this UI, or when all Ready Tokens are flipped to the green side
  • "Seat Controls"
    • Toggles buttons in each Player's play area
    • "Swap Place":
      • Will move your Spirit Panel and Hand/Discarded cards to the area the button is in
    • "Play [Color]/Spirit"
      • Will make you functionally become that player
    • "Swap [Color]"
      • Will make you and all your Presence / Reminder Markers the color of the button
  • "Game Results"
    • Clicked to show the Game Results screen, as well as refreshing the current game state shown on that screen
    • Only visible when the game is either Won or Lost, and a game results screen will be shown automatically
    • "X"
      • Closes the screen
    • "Sacrifice?"
      • Should be pressed when the end of the action tree results in both a Victory and Loss
    • "Reset?"
      • Should be pressed if victory or loss condition was accidentally triggered

Time Passes

  • Heals all Invaders/Dahan
  • Removes all Reminder Markers
  • Discards all Powers Cards
  • Removes all Element Markers
    • "Any" Element Markers will be reset back to the "Any" state if that state is locked
  • To prevent something being affected by Time Passes: Lock it (Hover + L)

Additional Notes

  • There are trackers to help the players (to the right of the Invader Board)
    • Showing the summed total of Elements that players have (needed for "Aided By..." Events), and
    • Which players are ready to progress on to the next Phase of the turn
  • There are randomisers
    • For the Spirits (in the upper right of the table)
      • Specific Complexities or Expansions can be toggled
    • For the Adversary / Scenario / Board Layout (in their respective drop down menus)
      • A Difficulty range should be specified when randomizing Adversary/Scenario
  • To play with more Spirits than players:
    • Choose a Spirit
    • Press the "Play [Color]" Button in front of a different seat
    • Choose a Spirit
    • To easily swap between Spirits during Play: "Play Spirit" (below the Spirit Panel of Spirits without Players)
  • To grab Spirit Markers: right-click (anywhere) > "Grab Spirit Markers"
  • To Play with a Custom/Archipelago Board Layout
    • Click "Hide UI"
    • Take out however many Island Boards you want from the Box (found in the top left on the table)
    • Place them on the Ocean playmat
    • Click "Start Game"
  • To play with "Larger Island" rules (one more Island Board than players)
    • Check "Variant Rules" > Check "Add an extra Island Board"
    • A message will appear after Setup stating which Board is the 'extra' one, which should not be set up on
  • If you have chosen a Spirit you do not want to play, reload the mod
  • To play with Energy Tokens (instead of the counter): unlock (L) / delete the pre-existing counter
    • Tokens will now be given by the "Gain" button, and used by the "Pay" button
    • Adding 1/3 Energy Tokens can be bound

Specific Effects

  • Some Event/Fear/Power Cards have buttons on them
    • This is to automate tasks such as: grabbing Reminder Cards, returning Events to the Event Deck, removing Invader Cards from the Invader Deck, etc.
    • To use Cast Down into the Briny Deep's Button: place the Power Card on the Island Board you are Destroying > "Destroy Board"
  • To prevent an Invader Card from advancing this turn (for Immigration Slows): Lock (Hover + L) that Invader Card
  • To reveal multiple Explore Cards (for Explorers are Reluctant): "Explore" > Lock (Hover + L) that Explore Card > "Explore"
  • To increase/decrease the amount of Fear in the Fear Pool (not generating Fear): Left/Right click "Modify Fear Pool" (on the Invader Board)
  • To choose from 2 Major Power Cards (for Unlock The Gates of Deepest Power): right-click "Gain a Major"
  • To choose from 6 Minor Power Cards (for Boon of Reimagining): right-click "Gain a Minor"
  • To choose 2 Power Cards when gaining them (for Fractured or Boon of Reimagining): right-click "Pick Power" on the first Power Card
  • To choose 2 Power Cards when gaining them (for Entwined Power): have the other Player click "Pick Power" first
  • To prevent Invaders/Dahan from healing during Time Passes (for Shroud of a Silent Mist): lock (Hover + L) them (or if they are stacked, lock the bottom piece in the stack)
  • To Drown Invaders/Dahan (for Ocean's Hungry Grasp)
    • Drop them onto the Drowning Bag
    • Fear will automatically be added
    • By default Energy will automatically be converted when enough Health of Invaders have been Drowned
      • You can disable this by untoggling "Auto Energy"
  • To track Powers which have been made Fast (for Lightning's Swift Strike)
    • Drop a Speed Token from the bag onto the power card
    • If playing with the Blitz Scenario this will also automate Power Card's having a lower Energy Cost
  • To track Element Markers (for Shifting Memory of Ages)
    • These Element Markers do not increase your total Elements (because they only give you Elements for a single Action)
    • When using Elemental Teachings make sure to trade them out for actual Element

Second Wave

  • After finishing the first game
    • Follow the "After the First Game" instructions on the Second Wave Scenario Card
      • Any set aside Power Cards should be placed in the brown bag provided (above the Scenario Card)
    • Click "Export Config" (on the Scenario Card)
    • Copy the Config from the Notebook
  • Load the Mod
    • Paste the copied Config into Notebook
    • Choose Spirits
    • Click "Start Game"

Custom-made Content Notes

  • To load in custom-made content (if it is a workshop mod): "Games" (top of the screen) > "Workshop" > "..." > "Additively Load"
  • To load in a saved object: "Objects" (top of screen) > "Saved Objects"
  • To give custom Power/Blight Cards appropriate features (Elements, Energy Cost, Threshold, etc.)