Ok so some of us have been asking for almost a month now for a guesstimate on when the PDF version of the core rulebook will be updated with the version 1.5 errata. I keep checking DriveThru and there does not appear to be an updated version out yet. Is it too much to ask for us to at least get a time frame when it will be updated? I'm assuming that the source document had to be updated for the Fourth printing so why the delay? I already bought a hard copy of the new printing, there is no reason that I shouldn't have my PDF update already right?

If they wanted to make it available they would... but haven't.

Maybe you're right. It does seem kind of fishy. I'll vote with the only power I have then, my wallet!

I just made the alterations in a copy of the one that I have. I can't give it to you folks, but you might want to try doing it yourself.

It has been said before, and I don't know the thread but the PDF has to be bookmarked by hand and that is a time consuming process. Try searching for PDF and Bookmark or bookmarking and you may find if it was Adam or Synner. But that's the delay last I heard, and it wasn't long ago.

I guess my pointing that out was a little pointless since the comment I'm refering to was made in reply to desverendi in this post:

http://forums.dumpshock.com/index.php?show...=0&#entry522079

I'm horribly stuck on another project and have been quite sick lately, as well. The update will be delivered to previous buyers and it will still be free, but until some other stuff is cleaned off my plate, I won't have time to finish it.

I'm not sure what you've heard about FanPro bringing someone new on fulltime, knasser, but there's no truth to that.

Not to add more fuel to the fire, but yeah, looking at the size of the PDF and the amount of bookmarks, this should be within a 4-6 hour timeframe worth of work. Probably a little less for someone familiar with the content...

It just comes down to making it a priority and honestly, I don't see it as a high one. Everyone has tasks in their job that they don't "feel" like doing or making it a priority...things that are tedious or whatnot. And with FanPro being mainly made up of freelancers, I am sure there is much more interesting things for a person to do...

But then again, the tedious jobs usually end up being not as bad as you thought once you start...

With a full plate and a less than desirable task at hand, I am not surprised it is taking this long...

Adam,

I'm curious. What software do you use to do final production for Shadowrun books? Most of the word processing, technical publication, and desktop publishing software I've worked with can generate bookmarks automatically during .pdf creation. Just professional curiosity I guess.

Robert

The PDF says: InDesign.

Well, I don't know your budget, but since you'll probably encounter this issue with every Shadowrun book, you might want to consider a couple of options we've considered in the past.

1) You could take a look at one of several tool/plugins out there that allow you to copy bookmarks from one .pdf file to another. I don't have any specific recommendations, but I know there are a couple popular packages.

2) You might also want to consider a pre-press tool that can do color conversions within pdf files. I'd assume you need something to convert CMYK to RGB.

Just a couple thoughts to help our favorite layout guy make his job easier.

Robert

I seem to be failing my perception test. Where is the 1.5 errata? I just checked shadowrunrpg.com and the latest errata I can find is still 1.3.

In wilcoxon's defense if you select the errata link under the big Shadowrun icon at the top of the page you get the link you linked, however if you select errata in the gray box on the left it takes you to errata 1.3...

Thanks.

Silly me thinking that two links both labeled "Errata" on the same page of the same site would actually take you to the same errata.

Fixed. Demerzel, if you find mistakes like that in the future, please send them to webmaster@shadowrunrpg.com

Heh, oh yea...