FanPro has released version 1.1.1 of the Shadowrun Fourth Edition PDF file. This file incorporates all the errata from version 1.1 and fixes compatibility issues with certain PDF viewers.

All download counts have been reset at this time, and the file expiration date has been extended as well.

To download the file, please visit your account management page at https://battlecorps.com/catalog/account_history.php and click on the order number for your Shadowrun Fourth edition PDF. You can find the order number in your emailed receipt.

Enjoy!

Infinitely faster now. Trying www.Printfu.com as well... No good. Still blows up on memory. Oh well... maybe Kinkos'll have better luck?

Holy crap, I can actually move from one page to another!

Thank you Fanpro

What does the expiration date mean?

I believe the expiration date refers to that last date you can download the pdf from their site. So you can only download it within a week (or whatever teh timelimit is) of purchasing the pdf.

much better for me too


thanks to the dev'team !

Will this expiration date be re-set every time a new erata is released, even for the ones who´s pdf has expired?

Wow, I don't know what you all did but the previous PDF had a serious memory leak and forced me to restart Adobe (from the task manager) once every couple of hours. This new one is a completely different beast. Awesome job guys!

So what kind of corrections were made?

Now opens in Acrobat 6 Pro on my desktop and has much less slow down when scrolling from one page to the next than I would expect (usually only choppy when the next page has large graphics). I haven't tried it on my laptop yet (where I was running the first release) but I expect it will run a bit faster there too.

Is this going to be available through my drivethrurpg account?

Okay, wait, srrpg says yes...let me look at drivethru again.

Sweet. Works perfectly in Preview now!

Much gooder, thanks Adam

Wow, I can read it on my Palm now! It's much harder to read, but much more portable. Thanks for the work Adam.

I'd be more impressed if it didn't have to exist in the first place.

Wow, thanks for the updated file guys. This ones alot better than the old.

Same here.

Thanks alot for the updated file, (FanPro) and for providing updates for free. (Battleshop.)

I have a nicely printed copy now, all coil bound and everything.

Thanks Adam (and Fanpro). [/kiss up]

Do you want a new 'Errata' thread for errors found in this updated version?

Way hay! Alot better! Good on ya guys 'n' gals!

This is amazing work on the PDF. Thumbs up.

I love the update policy as well as the email info.

If this continues I dont see me buying books any more ... oh wait, I still go to put books in my bookcase, guess I need the package deals now :-/

Hey, excuse this computer question, but I just purchaced the download and pre-ordered the book... How do I know what version I have? I thought I would look at properties and it says Version 1.4, is that correct?

That is the version of Acrobat file format used, not the version of the SR in it. But just so you know, you have there the most up-to-date file because the first PDF was using version 1.5 (yes, a higher number which is kinda confusing).

Not sure why they didn't put any document version markers in the file when they updated it. *shrug*

The new one is pretty cool, but I'm finding some strange things... The map at the back is lower resolution not higher for some reason. And some weird boxes are showing up on pg 139 where the italics were..

Do you wait long enough for the NA map to settle at it's final resolution?

Yes, I've compared the two versions. And waited for a minute (pent M 1.5Gz 512MB RAM, so that should have been plenty). At 162% zoom it is nearly unreadable. The old one was still very readable with the exception of the small cities on the map. Granted the old one takes much longer to load.

I can't say i ever compared the two. The CPU i'm on right now has Acro 6.0 Pro, so i'm not really in a position to confirm at the momement, but i will say it is very hard to read the city names on this new one without knowing what they are beforehand.

The Images of the second PDF are lower res.

The have less compression artifacts, though.

Also, I'm using Reader 7.0.3 if that makes a difference.

From the SR web page talking about the improvements to the PDF: "The map in the back is higher-res."

It sure doesn't seem like it though.

Vector, i'm getting the strange symbols instead of italics on page 139 too.

OK, good to hear. At least it's not just me seeing things.

Well, I haven't seen a new update or any info about it, so I'll ask.

The latest PDF update (1.1.1? how to know which version?) had these features:

FYI in the firefox faq there is a link to instructions on how to get adobe acrobat to start up and open a document quite a bit faster by disabling various plugins that almost nobody uses but that by default it loads up before opening the document.

I live in a rural area. THe nearest paved surface is over a mile away. Our local phone-lines are crap, so the best D/L speeds I can get are ~2.8 KB/sec, and usually closer to 2.1.
Assuming I do not surf at all and only do one D/L at a time, I average a little over 8 minutes per MB, or ~7.3 MB/hr... if I'm lucky! Plus, my ISP times out and boots me after 4-6 hours to keep people from hogging the lines, so even if I had the patience, I couldn't get the whole file.

Ouch. This board must be painful by itself. My parents live 8 miles from the middle of nowhere, literally, and they don't have it nearly that rough. Of course in Canada we tend to rely on our telecommunicatons more since we are so spread out, so they do tend to be OK even in the crappiest backwater.

P.S. Any respectable FTP program now-a-days can continue a partial download. Of course there is the issue of downloading the FTP program. :/ But they tend to be fairly small, only a few Mb at most.

you guys prolly cover this, but is it searchable? thanks, this really will affect my decision to purchase the thing. indices are nice but being able to run a keyword search is just 1k times more flash.

Yes, yes it is.

Yes, the ability to search is quite possibly the best reason to get the PDF. I've been extremely happy with my copy.

jervinator: Maybe see if someone you trust will download it for you and snail mail you the PDF on a CD. I am willing to do it, but you would need to purchase it send me the link, I'll download it, burn it, delete the file from my machine, and I'll send it off to you. Actually, if there were any other files you wanted downloaded and burned on the CD I could grab those too (plenty of bandwidth on my end). All I would want out of this is a couple bucks to cover shipping it to you, since I have a ton of blank CDs laying around. Send me a private message if you are interested. Oh, and when they come out with revisions contact me again and we'll repeat the process.

If any one else is stuck in that situation I'm willing to help. The PDF is way too nice to be denied due to something simple like bandwidth restrictions.

May i recommend getting satellite high speed?
boonies don't matterso long as you have a clear view of the sky.
that or do like me and move in out of the sticks. No offense, just used to live in a similair area and I loathed it.

Hopefully by winter, I will be moving....