The Book of Shipping Containers Terrain Tutorial

[japes]

I guess I need to design those wooden crates I drafted so long ago

[Karat]

Originally Posted by japes

I’ve been in these hints several times for my job…no way they are 4 or 5

They make buses out of these things for crying out loud.

If Cappy is 5 they are 6 easily.

Even the 20’ Half length ones are the same height.

Exactly what I have been trying to say.

[japes]

Originally Posted by Karat

They typically stack them at least 2 high for that so height 8 if they were height 4.

Not always. When they Stack them they are a full two stories.

I just had 6 come through my plan review last week and I once designed a bar downtown out of them. They use them around here during the festivals as portable bathroom houses with enough room inside to build a secondary floor so the plumbing can fit under the floor but still be inside the box

[quozl]

I just want them to match the vehicles which, for playability reasons, are smaller than realistic. I'd rather have playable containers than realistic ones.

[japes]

Originally Posted by quozl

I just want them to match the vehicles which, for playability reasons, are smaller than realistic. I'd rather have playable containers than realistic ones.

Physical "official" hot wheels are smaller for convenience, but they still list height at 3 despite the fact that hot wheels are barely over one hex tall because that's more realistic.

Which is also convenient for those of us that do not use hot wheels.

Fudging these things to 4 is ridiculous though.

[quozl]

Originally Posted by japes

Fudging these things to 4 is ridiculous though.

Are you speaking from actual play experience or just conceptually?

[IAmBatman]

Originally Posted by japes

I guess I need to design those wooden crates I drafted so long ago

Yes, please.

I’m with A3n. These are playable as-is, you just need to build the map around them.

[japes]

Originally Posted by quozl

Are you speaking from actual play experience or just conceptually?

I've played them a lot actually. But my issues is probably more conceptually. Calling something Height 4 when it's taller than Cappy is off. besides, even if it's size 4 how much is that really helping the issue here. Most figures have move 5 or 6 so even if they start the turn next to the container just below the target figure, they can just climb on and not actually engage the figure unless the opponent just stands there for two turns. Anyone being competitive will just jump/fly to the next area anyway.

But to try and offer a solution...

SCALABLE
When counting spaces for a figure moving onto this object, you may count this object as having a height of 4.

[Splash]

All the vehicles I use are roughly in scale with the sports car and heroclix vehicles, roughly 1/43, and work just fine. Bigger than hotwheels, using hotwheels/matchbox sized cars would disturb me, just on a personal level.

[IAmBatman]

Nah. That’s too complex, IMO. Just put hexes next to it.

[quozl]

Originally Posted by japes

I've played them a lot actually. But my issues is probably more conceptually. Calling something Height 4 when it's taller than Cappy is off. besides, even if it's size 4 how much is that really helping the issue here. Most figures have move 5 or 6 so even if they start the turn next to the container just below the target figure, they can just climb on and not actually engage the figure unless the opponent just stands there for two turns. Anyone being competitive will just jump/fly to the next area anyway.

But to try and offer a solution...

SCALABLE
When counting spaces for a figure moving onto this object, you may count this object as having a height of 4.

Ah, you're talking about the object that A3n made. I'm talking about creating another one in the same scale as the Parked 18 wheeler. Height of 4, length of 3 hexes.

[IAmBatman]

What would you call it? Because folks are saying that’s too small to be a shipping container.