Moulinette Cloud : looking for feedbacks
Added 2023-07-16 15:46:54 +0000 UTCIn the coming weeks, I plan to reprocess the 4,000 packs (260k assets!) available on Moulinette Cloud in order to enhance them. I already have a few ideas for improvements to make the search for new content simpler and more appealing, but I'm sure that YOU also have numerous ideas or requests.
Feel free to comment on this post and share your suggestions
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Here is what I already plan to do :
1) Regenerate watermarked images for maps
Previews for maps are not user-friendly and do not give a good idea of the original content. I'm planning to :
- Remove the watermark in the background (the image is too small to be used as a map anyway)
- Generate a non-cropped (ie. non-square) thumbnail to provide a complete overview of the map
(example of a current watermarked thumbnail. Source : Tom Cartos)
2) Generate preview images for tiles/tokens
Thumbnails for tiles and tokens are OK for quickly browsing and searching something but they are too small when someone wants to preview them. I'm planning to generate another larger (400x400) thumbnail and watermarked image for them.
(example of a token. Source : Devin Night)
3) Remove duplicates
The images of the maps are also listed as tiles/tokens. Originally, this allowed using the image to build a larger map or simply generate a journal article in FoundryVTT. However, these duplicates clutter the interface and are unnecessary. I'm planning to remove them.
(example of maps and their duplicates as tiles. Source : Cze & Peku)
4) Improve the process of subscribing to a creator
Several hundred content searches are performed each week in Moulinette Cloud. When you find the desired map or token for your game session, the process to obtain it is tedious. After subscribing to the creator, you have to reload FoundryVTT, disconnect and reconnect Moulinette to Patreon to force the refresh of your subscriptions, search again to find the asset, and finally, you can use it. My goal is to implement a button that allows you to recheck access to the desired content (after subscribing to the creator) without needing to refresh the page.
(The interface that I plan to improve)
Your opinion is important to us !
To all those who frequently use the content search feature, your feedback is important. How can I improve Moulinette to help you find the content you're looking for more easily and quickly?
Comments
Knowing this is probably not super helpful, my one feedback really is just about searching, or maybe a better word is "discoverability". i am patreon to about 10 or so creators, so there is a huge amount of assets to rifle through. when i look for a certain map, usually just searching for it does not yield super amazing results. maybe tags could help, though its probably way too much work. as a concrete example: I was looking for a "forest fire" map recently, but there was only one search result (phased battlemap by DWW) but eventually i found a couple more that were amazing, but since they were called "woods in flames" (just an example, don't know the exact names anymore) and did not have the exact search terms i used, i did not find them the first time around, which is a shame. i Dm a westmarches session so usually i look for battlemaps 1-2 days before a game, nothing planned ahead for months, so being able to quickly find stuff that inspires me would be great. Maybe even a function like "top 10 releases of this month" to showcase any cool new stuff. or then doing something like a "theme week", all about the mountains, underdark, airships, forest, etc. etc. i realize this is a lot of curative work but i know at least i would greatly appreciate it.
David Kuhl
2023-07-19 14:38:08 +0000 UTCThat's a good idea! Thx
Moulinette
2023-07-16 20:35:56 +0000 UTCI would love for the animated .webm files to show as animated when someone is previewing what’s in the mod
Angela Bradley
2023-07-16 20:17:50 +0000 UTC
