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Those house-rule compilations. Unfortunately so many things need to be changed that I am considering making my own pseudo-shadowrun gaming system...

Sounds cool

thanks for the link

*buys SR4*

I hope you like the system! The core of it is pretty solid, it is just the features that need to be tweaked to get an IMHO good game experience.

My SR4 PDF is almost a whole different document with my houserule changes added into it.

Yeah SR3 was the first ever rpg i ever bought and i loved the setting more than any other i just found the rules a bit hard because i found that often i had to really mark down on paper every step of every combat really carefully or i'd lose track of what i was doing. and i found it very confusing i mean after a while i could understand the rules but it was very clunky to deal with if you follow what i mean.

It was a bit tough on my friends who were newer to rpg's than I

Yes, that was a failing of SR3, although I intend to either make my own system (Modified SR3/4/SR3R) or stick with SR3, I really liked it...

SR4 is a decent system, much easier to learn and use (as I said), but it still needs a bit of work, nothing that cannot be house-ruled, but I was expecting better. I certainly hope your group enjoys it. Just be sure to use your GM veto liberally to keep the game balanced, or bring in the house-rule fixes as they come out.

I'll probably end up buying the print version aswell when it comes out. I'm just impatient and really want to see what the new edition is about now.

Its also useful for online games and the search function in pdf's is very handy too so if i can get both i like to get both.

And yeah i'm assuming errata will be a must and i'll be eyeing it like a hawk.
I'm also pleased that i took the initiative and jumped on the new product line when it was new so i can easily keep up with the books.

Hehe, the "being able to own every book" allure to SR4 is one of the reasons I thought of converting...

You can also bring the PDF to a kinko's or similiar store and print the PDF out, then hole-punch it and put it in a binder, that is my plan...

I live in australia so i dont know what kinda print stores we have here. i live in a small town anyway.

Migrating conversational thread to PMs... (Check your inbox).

Warwick, 2 hours out of brisbane

Well, I must confess that after downloading Acrobat Reader 7, that the PDF is much, much zippier than with Acrobat Reader 6. Very strange. Still won't open with Acrobat 6 Pro on Mac or Windows, though. At least on my end. Seems like someone on this thread said they didn't have any trouble, but that is hard for me to understand.

With some of the earlier version of acrobat, (some of) the pictures don't load. This makes the file much faster. Notice that all those green borders, new SR logo under the page numbers, etc really slow down the file. If you plan to browse the PDF, use the earliest version of acrobat you have lying around and try to keep all the art from loading.

Looks like they released the new pdf today... Here's to hoping I can print it.

Do i have to buy it again to get the update?

How does one turn on the product-specific update notification?

The only option I found on notifications is the general one...

Indeed.

Only problem - only 'Global Product Notifications' shows up.

Which, checked, failed to produce an email... even though those order processed mails work fine.

This notification only went out to those who ordered and downloaded the PDF from BattleCorps, it was not a general notification.

Well, I ordered and downloaded mine from BattleCorps.

So, how does one turn on notification for previous orders?

Rotbart van Dainig, the screen appears this way for me (see below). I've denoted checkboxes with brackets.

PRODUCT NOTIFICATIONS

My Product Notifications
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The product notification list allows you to stay up to date on products you find of interest.
To be up to date on all product changes, select Global Product Notifications.

Global Product Notifications
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[ ] Global Product Notifications
Recieve notifications on all available products.

Product Notifications
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To remove a product notification, clear the products checkbox and click on Continue.
[x] Shadowrun, Fourth Edition (PDF)

<-Back Continue->

So, let me get this right - if you don't turn on notification on the purchase screen, or turn it of at any time... you are never able to turn it on, again?

GENERAL NOTICE:

Can everyone who IS NOT me please pause or cancel your download at this time. I will notify you when you are able to resume. Thankyou for your cooperation in providing me with the speediest download possible. Have a nice day!

Holy frejoles batdudes!

a) It opens in Acrobat 6 Pro.
b) It opens in Preview.
c) It is one of the zippiest PDFs I've ever come across, especially considering the substantial content.

Adam, you go boy! What on earth did you do differently? =)

The system for updates regarding new PDF versions doesn't look at wether you checked the product notification box or now. It emails based on a purchase in the system. If you purchased from us, you should have gotten an email.

You can see my post today about the SR4 PDF re-released to find the contents of the email. Even if you don't get an email (say an error in your email address) the system will still reset your counts.

God bless Acrobat Distiller! =)