Comments on: Digital Squire Beta http://www.encounteraday.com/2009/06/13/digital-squire-beta/ A new RPG encounter, every Monday through Friday! Tue, 06 Dec 2011 07:02:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 <div class=wavatar><img class='wavatar' src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=765c07dfac636a4f84cb22d71a8805a9.jpg&s=80&d=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.encounteraday.com%2Fwp-content%2Fcache%2Fwavatars%2F765c07dfac636a4f8.png' width='80' height='80' alt='Wavatar' /></div>By: WT http://www.encounteraday.com/2009/06/13/digital-squire-beta/comment-page-1/#comment-1448
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WT Mon, 22 Jun 2009 23:13:20 +0000 http://www.encounteraday.com/?p=556#comment-1448 Just an update. I had previously used the standalone version and for my game this weekend, I used the install version. I saw that it indeed has the second wind check mark to remove when that has been used and some nice other functionality. I REALLY liked the ability to use the DDI lookup feature during combat. It worked fairly well. Crashed a couple of times but I was using two instances (one of the other gamers was AWOL, so I ran his character using the program as well). I am not sure if it was due to running multiple instances or if it didn't like my computer (running XP). It made running two characters really slick. Thanks again for this handy little tool! Just an update. I had previously used the standalone version and for my game this weekend, I used the install version. I saw that it indeed has the second wind check mark to remove when that has been used and some nice other functionality. I REALLY liked the ability to use the DDI lookup feature during combat.

It worked fairly well. Crashed a couple of times but I was using two instances (one of the other gamers was AWOL, so I ran his character using the program as well). I am not sure if it was due to running multiple instances or if it didn’t like my computer (running XP).

It made running two characters really slick. Thanks again for this handy little tool!

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Asmor Sun, 21 Jun 2009 16:29:55 +0000 http://www.encounteraday.com/?p=556#comment-1440 @WT: Hopefully those features will be in a future version. Thanks for the suggestions! @WT: Hopefully those features will be in a future version. Thanks for the suggestions!

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WT Sat, 20 Jun 2009 16:08:30 +0000 http://www.encounteraday.com/?p=556#comment-1437 I would like to see an option for second wind and possibly something that will allow you to track temporary bonuses. For example something that allow one to add in bonuses that are given by other player characters. The other thing I'm noticing is that it doesn't give you multiple uses of healing abilities, such as the bard's majestic word. Not sure if there is an option for this, but it would be nice to have multiple instances show up if they are available. However, I must say this will get some use at my gaming table as is. Thanks for the contribution! I would like to see an option for second wind and possibly something that will allow you to track temporary bonuses. For example something that allow one to add in bonuses that are given by other player characters.

The other thing I’m noticing is that it doesn’t give you multiple uses of healing abilities, such as the bard’s majestic word. Not sure if there is an option for this, but it would be nice to have multiple instances show up if they are available.

However, I must say this will get some use at my gaming table as is. Thanks for the contribution!

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Asmor Mon, 15 Jun 2009 00:35:20 +0000 http://www.encounteraday.com/?p=556#comment-1401 .Net (C#) I'm doing it as much for practice as anything else, so I'm not looking for any help. I appreciate the offer, though. .Net (C#)

I’m doing it as much for practice as anything else, so I’m not looking for any help. I appreciate the offer, though.

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cynicaloptimist Mon, 15 Jun 2009 00:08:57 +0000 http://www.encounteraday.com/?p=556#comment-1400 What are you building this application in? If you need or want any help with this project, I might be able to give you a hand. Of course, if you'd rather keep it all your own work, I totally understand- I like to do most of my projects solo. Shoot me an email if you're interested. What are you building this application in? If you need or want any help with this project, I might be able to give you a hand. Of course, if you’d rather keep it all your own work, I totally understand- I like to do most of my projects solo.

Shoot me an email if you’re interested.

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Asmor Sun, 14 Jun 2009 23:43:57 +0000 http://www.encounteraday.com/?p=556#comment-1399 @CynicalOptimist: It's worth trying running this under Mono on Linux, though I don't think it will work. AFAICT, Mono doesn't support LINQ yet, which this project uses heavily for parsing the XML. :( Speaking of XML, it's actually rather frustrating working with the Character Builder's output for many things... For example, I need to look in one place to find all the powers the PC has currently (i.e. not counting things retrained out), another place to find which of those powers are in a wizard's spellbook and not actually available, a third place to figure out which spells are in the spellbook for the Expanded Spellbook feat, then I need to look up each of those powers individually to find which level they were taken at, and I've gotta then tie all of that together. Sorry, just venting right now... The spellbook is being particularly vexing for me. :/ @CynicalOptimist: It’s worth trying running this under Mono on Linux, though I don’t think it will work. AFAICT, Mono doesn’t support LINQ yet, which this project uses heavily for parsing the XML. :(

Speaking of XML, it’s actually rather frustrating working with the Character Builder’s output for many things…

For example, I need to look in one place to find all the powers the PC has currently (i.e. not counting things retrained out), another place to find which of those powers are in a wizard’s spellbook and not actually available, a third place to figure out which spells are in the spellbook for the Expanded Spellbook feat, then I need to look up each of those powers individually to find which level they were taken at, and I’ve gotta then tie all of that together.

Sorry, just venting right now… The spellbook is being particularly vexing for me. :/

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cynicaloptimist Sun, 14 Jun 2009 21:10:20 +0000 http://www.encounteraday.com/?p=556#comment-1398 It's a good start! I'm definitely looking forward to a more complete version, and I'll be very impressed if you can automate things like healing surges and temporary hit points based on a power's text. Also, don't forget to implement action points. More importantly, the program is lightweight, and that is a Very Good Thing. If you are able to make this program run under Linux, though, then I'll be impressed. Alternately, making it into a cross-platform Java application might not be a bad idea. It’s a good start! I’m definitely looking forward to a more complete version, and I’ll be very impressed if you can automate things like healing surges and temporary hit points based on a power’s text. Also, don’t forget to implement action points.

More importantly, the program is lightweight, and that is a Very Good Thing. If you are able to make this program run under Linux, though, then I’ll be impressed. Alternately, making it into a cross-platform Java application might not be a bad idea.

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