I don't think this works anymore, it says the folder sent to steam is empty?

@Drante Should be working now without any errors appearing. Just some old models needed deleting or updating, and I had to switch to a generic background. Gameplay remains unaffected. Hope you keep enjoying the mod!

Hi - When I launch it in TTS, it keeps asking me to import some figure data and background data but when I hit import, nothing happens

@GoldOak Apologies for the late reply. Unfortunately, it has been quite some time since I messed with that expansion. I don't remember much more than the information on the player aid we made.
As far as making it more than 10 players: you can do that by going into system chat and typing "host_max_players X", X being the number of players. Note that that only allows more players to join the server; TTS only supports up to 10 seated players, so 2 could only spectate.

Hello, Is there anyway to add new seats and new areas to add up to 12 players. Play this every week and my group wants to attempt a custom version I made with all the characters to increase the diffculty for the humans. Also how do you included the unoffical expansion even in the normal player count of up to 8?

@Just joined 3060TI gang
Sorry if I was unclear but the mission logs at the bottom are not scripted. It's the avatar tokens that are scripted; they should automatically create themselves when a player enters, but that's it. The rest is there as a completely optional tracking system for the players to manually interact with.

You use it by taking those avatar tokens that spawn and dropping them into the infinite bags so that you have an endless supply of each one. After a mission ends, place its Mission Log card in the white space above the next tracking sheet. Use the "marker tallies" (simple black tokens) to mark whether the mission passed/failed/was sabotaged, and use those player avatar tokens to track who was Captain and who was on the Mission Team (Crew).

Or just in general, any scripts explanation would be much appreciated

Hey, got a question: how exactly do you get mission logs at the bottom working?

@Prosnype The scripting is limited to mission tracking tokens and some dice rolling buttons, and that is it. I personally do not know how to write more complex scripts like setup would probably require, but I definitely streamlined a few setup steps (such as the Assimilation decks).

Thanks, and hope you enjoy the game!

Is the scripting only responsible for keeping track of the mission history? I was just wondering if any scripts were available to make the setup and gameplay quicker (such as the process of moving the appropriate pawns to a room, etc). Great mod btw.

thanks a lot

@Nomark Thanks for the heads up. The trash can and snowfall effect were to blame; both have been fixed. Went in and added a better dice roller too so the dice shouldn't get in the way of you clicking the button anymore when they spawn.

Some pictures can't be loaded, hope to update

@Zionite It's been a while since I played but if I remember correctly:

1 - We always did the voting using the player tiles that spawn in; all voting players would hold their tile over the podium and on the count of 3 simultaneously pick Yes/No by dropping our tiles into the respective zone.
2 - Left behind characters do NOT contribute to mission pools, instead they may discard & draw a new card after everyone returns to the rec room.
3 - Tied up characters may not leave the rec room, so no they do not contribute. In addition, being tied up means you don't get to discard & draw either,. You are considered "freed" when the turn ends.
4 - The only players who do NOT draw back up to 5 are players who were left behind; they get to do the discard & draw instead. One of the few times I can think of that a left behind player may have less 5 and not draw is if they were sent to extinguish a fire/smoke but weren't part of the Investigation.

Hope that helps!

Another question while I'm here on rules:
When a character is left behind, they still contribute to pools?
Tied up character still contributes to pools?
Perhaps most confusing for me - When redrawing up to 5, who doesn't draw up to 5?

How do you utilize the 'yes' 'no' voting? Game rules state a thumbs up thumbs down simultaneous reveal, but I'm not sure how to do this in TTS on this table. What is the process?

In a 4-player game, there are supposed to be 8 cards in the Assimilation deck, 7 Human and 1 Imitation.

@David C Noticed another thing here, the number of cards for the Game Start Deck and Assimilation Deck is the same for every player amount (5 player games have 5 card decks, 6 player games have 6 card decks, ect.) but the for players the Game Start Deck has 4 cards and the Assimilation Deck has 8 cards. For 4 player games should we use all 8 cards or discard 4 human cards?

@VOIDSPAWN Hmm, I'm not getting any errors on my end. I checked the links on many of the components; the only one that I found so far that has a Google drive link is the trash can near the top right of the board. Hopefully that's it so at least it won't affect gameplay.

looks like the link was removed lol, it's from a google drive

Failed to load Model (.obj):
{LINK FJERNET}https://drive.google.com/uc?export=download&id=0B_R2Mm1ALT39UJnN20yb1pmbEU

Any idea what object this is supposed to be?

@Stophorv6
A standee and token of your Steam avatar should appear automatically near the bottom of the table when you load in (or take a seat, I don't remember). You shouldn't have to do anything.

@David C
@Michael Phelpz

I'm confused as to how to get the character icon to show up on the figurine. I place it in the rec room and then add what to my name? How do I add to my name?

I have them, I can scan them and send them to you

@SHODANFreeman No. I do not have those to upload, but if anyone wants to share them, I'll be sure to include them in the mod.

Are the collector's edition Dead Norwegian and Palmer-Thing included?

@JoeX111

The version that is in Tabletop Sim does not have a print-and-play version. However, it is partly based off of an unofficial expansion that IS print-and-play ready. Steam keep removing my link but if you just search "How we improved The Thing Board Game" you should be able to find it. It's on Medium.com .

The version that is on TTS has a little of my work put in and a lot of Michael Phelpz's. Keep in mind it hasn't really been play tested. Let me know if you need help understanding how any of it works.

Are there print-and-play versions of this expansion out there--or does it solely exist here in Tabletop Simulator?

@Orcus [949]

Glad to help. I sent you a friend invite; if you've got a minute, I'll invite you into a server with and answer any questions you have.

Appreciate your works @HasturMain

Yea please help us about the expansion. Or, if there is a scripted button to make expansion on/off, it would be perfect.
I have no idea whats the new table with tasks on it, for example.

@Orcus [949]

Character figurines have been re-uploaded. They are in a bag above the player mats. You'll probably have to persevere and ignore the error message when the scripting takes place. Not idea, sorry.

If you guys need help understanding anything on the new table/in the expansion, let me know; I'm happy to help.

@Orcus [949]

And thanks for that feedback! Table setup definitely looks different now, but all the changes are meant to help setup and improve the flow of the game. If more people mention that it's too confusing, though, I'll look into making some QoL changes.

@Orcus [949]

So apparently the scripting uses imgur and pastebin to host the avatar figurine images. The imgur link from your list is just the Steam logo, but I can upload that to the cloud to avoid the error message.

I will add the original character figurines and put them in a bag near the character mats. You guys can use those instead of the avatar figurines that don't load for you. You can also place those character figurines into the infinite bags and still make use of the mission tracker.

@HasturMain

These files:
http://pastebin.com/raw/RBUFj0HE
http://pastebin.com/raw/bUwzJeWz
http://pastebin.com/raw/JvmGCSxN
http://i.imgur.com/I9gcK28.png
http://pastebin.com/raw/pdqduakQ
http://i.imgur.com/I9gcK28.png
http://pastebin.com/raw.php?i=kp2a0nb2

Another feedback; the main table looks much more complicated now. It would be good to be able to delete/hide extention related things.

I was just feeling ready to play and teach my friends after 4 hours of practice, now the whole table is different! LOL

@Orcus [949], must've missed some, my bad. Which assets aren't loading?

Hi, imgur and pastebin is banned in some countries. We can not download those files.
Can you upload those new assets to steam as you did in the previous versions?

Hey Mister, I was in your game. I can see where you're coming from but don't entirely agree. It's supposed to be difficult to torch a player, and it's a high risk, high reward mechanic. I agree that it getting used up when a vote fails is rough, but that's the high risk part. You shouldn't hold a vote if you're not sure it'll pass. Also, you won't have 3 imitations voting against you 100% of the time. For one, they don't know who the other imitations are. Two, sacrificing a fellow imitation to convince the others you're human is a very viable strategy. And three, you won't always be up against 3 imitations, even in 7 or 8 player games. Hope you still had fun though, even though we were getting a few rules wrong. Might make an FAQ for some of the rules I've seen people get wrong...

The game is decent but one rule ruins the game. It's democracy. You can't just murder somebody with flamer, you have to listen to your (possibly infected) teammates. If they say no, you can't use flamer and moreover it's even wasted. Here's the situation. 7 people were in the game, 3 of them were Things. So if i decide to burn somebody i suspect. I will have 3 people against me 100%. Good luck getting all humans your side because a single vote will fuck you up bad. Jesus, fuck democracy. Balance my arse.

Ye I dont know anything either about modding, but I do know people use Blender to model.

Noftasmos, I would love to. Unfortunately, I don't know enough about modding or making models to know how to do that. There are plenty of monster figurines on workshop, but The Thing is not like any of those. If anyone has any ideas though, I'm all ears...

Awesome game. Could you try to model the characters and the things like the original board game? Cheers.

looks cool will try

I encountered no issues on my first game. I played it with 6 others, was a good time. Thanks for making it.

Happy to serve, my liege :) and please do. Any ideas to improve the game (or any part of the setup) are welcome! I need to find a better way to do the lockers in the expansion for one...

Thank you....

Thank you so much sir, I have been waiting for this. Will definitely be playing this one. I will let you know if there is any issues. Thanks again!

You're very welcome Rich!

Thanks Hastur. Can never have enough The Thing games :)

Omg thank you so much

No problem! Glad to hear it'll be put to good use! And yes, nostalgia was overwhelming; I watched the movie while making this =) still one of the best movies ever.