Tablet features and TVs

[Fidel]

I know the tablet is a pretty new addition, and I think it's amazing that it exists and works so well, but I was still hoping for some improvements. It would be great to have some simple features like bookmarks, tabbed browsing, and the ability to play fullscreen video. It's not like I plan to sit and use the tablet in the game as an alternative to my browser, but it would be great to see the tablet be a little more functional. I was just wondering if the devs could comment on this, or if there are any skilled modders out there who are working on their own tablets.

The other thing I wanted to ask about is the possibility of having a TV. I was able to stream Youtube videos great, and even had an HD quality live hockey game streaming amazingly well, but not being able to go fullscreen in the little tablet puts a damper on things. This would be great for games like Nightmare, or even just having a hockey game on in the background while you play cards with friends. Does anyone know if anything like this might be in the works?

[Mora]

Hey there,

The devs have stated that the tablet feature should be considered alpha right now, so I would assume more funtionality is coming. :) As for modding the functionality of a tablet, modders don't have access to that currently.

Also, you can actually size up the tablet beyond the -/+ limits in-game:

1) Make a save game that includes a tablet.
2) Open the .json file of that save game in a text editor. The filepath can be seen when making the save.
3) Find the tablet object entry in the .json file.
4) Modify the x, y, z scale properties of the tablet object.
5) Save the .json file.
6) Load the save game in Tabletop Sim and the tablet should be sized up to match your settings. Once you get it to the size you want, you should be able to save it to your chest for later use. From what I've seen, this doesn't negatively effect funtionality.

While not exactly a TV, this will probably serve. (Remember you can lock the tablet in place with the 'L' key and rotate it up and down by holding ALT+Q/E or ALT+Mousewheel) Have fun!

[Fidel]

Awesome, thanks. I was wondering if there was a way to resize the tablet, so this would be just as good as a TV. The unfortunate thing is that videos still can't be made fullscreen, so hopefully that's being worked on too. But for now I guess I can just make the tablet a bit bigger than I need it.

[Fidel]

Worked like a charm! It even saved the page I was on, so I guess I could just save a new tablet for each bookmark if I wanted to save myself the step of typing out the addresses each time. If they can just work out the fullscreen issue, I'll be even happier.

[Mora]

Cool, glad it worked. :)