Accessing VASL board files and overlay files

You do NOT need to install the VASL board files. When you start a game, you will select map files (boards) from a list box. All available boards will be shown. Clicking on a board will download the board to your computer. Before your first game, set a boards folder from the BoardPicker Screen by clicking Select. You should also install the overlay files if you want to add overlays to your map.

1. Create a folder for VASL files
   For example, if your operating system is Windows, you might create the directory C:\Users\YourUserName\VASL.
2. In your VASL files folder, create a subfolder for your board files. It should be called "boards"
   Continuing the earlier example, you would create the subfolder C:\Users\YourUserName\VASL\boards.
   DO NOT create your VASL folder or your boards directory in protected areas of your computer such as "C:\Program Files" on Windows computers
3. Access the board files you want to use.
   When you start a new game:

   • The Boardpicker will open. Make sure that the correct directory is being used by clicking on Select
   • Scroll through the dropdown list and select the boards you want for your game. The latest version of each selected board will be downloaded to your computer
4. To install the overlay files:
   1. Create a subfolder in the boards directory and call it "overlays".
      Continuing the earlier example, you would create the subfolder C:\Users\YourUserName\VASL\boards\overlays.
   2. Download the overlay files.
      You can download the overlay files from the following location:

      • http://vasl.info/overlays.htm

      The files will be downloaded in .zip format to your default downloads folder.

   3. Extract (unzip) the overlays to the "overlays" folder you created.
5. Configure the board folder in VASL.
   1. Start VASL.
      VASL displays the start game (Welcome) wizard.
   2. Click Select.
      VASL displays a file system dialog.
   3. In the dialog box, navigate to the "boards" directory you have created and click OK.
      Finish the board selection process and click Finish
   4. When the game opens, click File -> Preferences and select the VASL tab.
   5. Click the Select button next to the Board Directory field.
      VASL displays the Open dialog.
   6. Navigate to the VASL files folder you created and select the boards folder.
      The boards directory is added to the Look in field.
   7. Click Open.
      The full path to the folder you selected is added to the Board Directory field.
   8. Click OK.