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Old 02-26-2020, 07:07 PM   #4
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Default Re: GURPS Basic Set Update

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Originally Posted by Rupert View Post
I'd also like to know why they are enormously larger than the older versions I currently have. It seems odd.
Our PDF settings have evolved over the years, especially as downloading speeds, "baseline" file-viewing systems, and storage capacities have all improved. These files were exported with our most-recent settings, which improves quality somewhat (so folks can print at home and view on high-resolution screens without degradation in quality).

Given reception to recent PDFs, we don't think that 38 meg and 32 meg for 340-page and 244-page (respectively) full-color PDFs is unreasonable. (In comparison, the Discworld Roleplaying Game is 47 meg for a 411-page PDF.) But if something's breaking for a significant number of customers, I'd certainly want to know about it.
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