Chummer Character Generator, Thread #2 |
Chummer Character Generator, Thread #2 |
Jan 30 2013, 04:39 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 614 Joined: 27-September 12 Member No.: 56,316 |
I was helping a friend double check his character a few nights ago. He was reading off the list of things he got from his notes, while I input them into Chummer. While we were doing this, I noticed 2 things.
First. There isn't a way to really add weapon modifications to Cyberweapons. I might be overlooking things, or I might even be wrong in the idea that you can. For this particular example, we were trying to add the Plasteel Components 3 to his Cyberspurs. The idea being that he has cyberspurs that are nearly impossible to detect. I couldn't add this modification in the Cyberware tab (understandable, that isn't a cyberware modification). But when I added it to the automatically generated weapon in the Weapons slot, it generated the cost as 0. The weapon was added for free to the tab, but it should still associate the price for the purposes of modifications. If I'm wrong about the ability to modify cyberweapons, please let me know so I can fix his character. Second. When we were adding cyberware (specifically adding the vision enhancements to his cybereyes), I think the change that was made to allow modifications of Cyberware to be infinitely recursive caused the "Add & More" button to continue down the chain rather than add down the list. This meant that when I hit the Add & More button the Vision Magnification was a modification to the Vision Enhancement which was a modification to the Low-Light Vision which was a modification to the Smartlink, so forth and so on. After I noticed what had happened (which had caused the capacity to calculate incorrectly), I had to go back and delete everything and add each enhancement individually (clicking Add, then restarting the add modification dialog). I think that's everything that came up. Thanks always for a great character generator! |
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Jan 30 2013, 11:22 PM
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Neophyte Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,351 Joined: 19-September 09 From: Behind the shadows of the Resonance Member No.: 17,653 |
Interesting. I tested with a character to add Ceramic Components Rating 3 to an Arm Blade, and though the modification window said 0 (IMG:style_emoticons/default/nuyen.gif) it actually generated the appropriate cost of 21,000 (IMG:style_emoticons/default/nuyen.gif) once I hit the [Okay] button. If it didn't work for you, there's always the workaround of manually creating the nuyen expense.
Added: Just came across something that might be helpful to awakened characters with implants. Would it be possible to add a "Swap Cyberware" and "Swap Bioware" to the menu options like there is for Qualities? Came across an issue where upgrading a Dermal Sheath implant from rating 2 to rating 3 would have caused an adept to unnecessarily lose a point of Magic. I know there's a workaround to refund the karma and up the Magic again, but I suspect a larger issue could arise for those who are at their limit with bonded foci. |
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Jan 30 2013, 11:35 PM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 5 Joined: 16-June 12 Member No.: 52,792 |
Hey Nebular!
Again, great program. I've been using to run my very first Shadowrun Campaign and it has been immensely beneficial. I did notice one error though and I don't know if it's been address yet or not. I am trying to make a character using The Way of The Adept qualities. I noticed that as I'm trying to create an adept with the Totem's way quality, I am unable to choose one of the specific powers that are associated with a different Way as stated in the book. P.14 states that "Adepts with this Quality may choose one other Way’s list of favored powers as appropriate to their Mentor Spirit, and purchase those powers at a 25 percent discount..." When I try and do this I get the message "You do not meet the requirements for this Power. You must meet all of the following criteria: The (blank) Way." If this could be fixed, it would be really helpful. Of course there's always the likelihood that I'm misinterpreting the rules somehow? But I assumed that this is why the Totem's Way cost more than the other Ways do? Thanks for your dedication to this program and for making it free! |
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Jan 30 2013, 11:51 PM
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Neophyte Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,351 Joined: 19-September 09 From: Behind the shadows of the Resonance Member No.: 17,653 |
No, the new qualities are definitely in my qualities.xml. I'm using build 441. There are actually two entries for Ronin: "Ronin (Bioware)" and "Ronin (Cyberware)". You should also see them in chummer when you deselect the "Show only qualities I can take" box in the "Add Quality" window. It just looks like there's a either a bug in the requirements check for Ronin quality or Neubular hasn't finished said check yet. -CJ Okay, I figured out the deal with the Ronin quality. It will only show up in Career Mode for a character, and only if you toggle the Street Cred value in the Character Info tab so it is at least a point higher than Notoriety. The karma modifier to Street Cred is not taken into account, nor are qualities that can start you off with a negative Notoriety during creation (tried with a character that had First Impression). This is a problem because the quality says that you have to have a Street Cred equal to or greater than your Notoriety, not just greater. |
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Jan 31 2013, 12:35 AM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 69 Joined: 3-October 06 Member No.: 9,529 |
Hey Nebular! Again, great program. I've been using to run my very first Shadowrun Campaign and it has been immensely beneficial. I did notice one error though and I don't know if it's been address yet or not. I am trying to make a character using The Way of The Adept qualities. I noticed that as I'm trying to create an adept with the Totem's way quality, I am unable to choose one of the specific powers that are associated with a different Way as stated in the book. P.14 states that "Adepts with this Quality may choose one other Way’s list of favored powers as appropriate to their Mentor Spirit, and purchase those powers at a 25 percent discount..." When I try and do this I get the message "You do not meet the requirements for this Power. You must meet all of the following criteria: The (blank) Way." If this could be fixed, it would be really helpful. Of course there's always the likelihood that I'm misinterpreting the rules somehow? But I assumed that this is why the Totem's Way cost more than the other Ways do? Thanks for your dedication to this program and for making it free! Are you trying to choose the Way-specific power (Creative Eye, Keen Wits, Natural Survivor, etc) from the other Way? Per your quote (and I just double-checked the PDF), I don't think you can choose those powers as part of Totem's Way (you can just choose to discount powers associated with a different way). Also, I noticed in Chummer that Totem's Way is 10BP but in the PDF it is 15BP. Oversight or intentional deviation? |
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Jan 31 2013, 02:09 AM
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Shooting Target Group: Members Posts: 1,918 Joined: 14-March 11 From: Calgary, AB Member No.: 24,349 |
I was helping a friend double check his character a few nights ago. He was reading off the list of things he got from his notes, while I input them into Chummer. While we were doing this, I noticed 2 things. First. There isn't a way to really add weapon modifications to Cyberweapons. I might be overlooking things, or I might even be wrong in the idea that you can. For this particular example, we were trying to add the Plasteel Components 3 to his Cyberspurs. The idea being that he has cyberspurs that are nearly impossible to detect. I couldn't add this modification in the Cyberware tab (understandable, that isn't a cyberware modification). But when I added it to the automatically generated weapon in the Weapons slot, it generated the cost as 0. The weapon was added for free to the tab, but it should still associate the price for the purposes of modifications. If I'm wrong about the ability to modify cyberweapons, please let me know so I can fix his character. Second. When we were adding cyberware (specifically adding the vision enhancements to his cybereyes), I think the change that was made to allow modifications of Cyberware to be infinitely recursive caused the "Add & More" button to continue down the chain rather than add down the list. This meant that when I hit the Add & More button the Vision Magnification was a modification to the Vision Enhancement which was a modification to the Low-Light Vision which was a modification to the Smartlink, so forth and so on. After I noticed what had happened (which had caused the capacity to calculate incorrectly), I had to go back and delete everything and add each enhancement individually (clicking Add, then restarting the add modification dialog). I think that's everything that came up. Thanks always for a great character generator! For the Cyberweapons, you can add Weapon Mods and Accessories to them on the Weapons tab. The logic behind it being that all of the Cyberweapon's stats are on that tab (along with the actual Weapon object that the app cares about), so they're added there to keep everything consistent (and me from pulling my hair out (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) ). There was an issue with the last build (439) where this was happening. It has been fixed in the current build (441). I've also checked it with the one I'm just finishing off and it appears to be working correctly again, so it might just be a quick matter of updating the copy of the app. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) |
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Jan 31 2013, 02:12 AM
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Shooting Target Group: Members Posts: 1,918 Joined: 14-March 11 From: Calgary, AB Member No.: 24,349 |
Hey Nebular! Again, great program. I've been using to run my very first Shadowrun Campaign and it has been immensely beneficial. I did notice one error though and I don't know if it's been address yet or not. I am trying to make a character using The Way of The Adept qualities. I noticed that as I'm trying to create an adept with the Totem's way quality, I am unable to choose one of the specific powers that are associated with a different Way as stated in the book. P.14 states that "Adepts with this Quality may choose one other Way’s list of favored powers as appropriate to their Mentor Spirit, and purchase those powers at a 25 percent discount..." When I try and do this I get the message "You do not meet the requirements for this Power. You must meet all of the following criteria: The (blank) Way." If this could be fixed, it would be really helpful. Of course there's always the likelihood that I'm misinterpreting the rules somehow? But I assumed that this is why the Totem's Way cost more than the other Ways do? Thanks for your dedication to this program and for making it free! I apparently overlooked this. I'll have the updated Powers file included in tonight's update which should open them up to anyone with the Totem's Way Quality. |
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Jan 31 2013, 02:13 AM
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Shooting Target Group: Members Posts: 1,918 Joined: 14-March 11 From: Calgary, AB Member No.: 24,349 |
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Jan 31 2013, 02:19 AM
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Shooting Target Group: Members Posts: 1,918 Joined: 14-March 11 From: Calgary, AB Member No.: 24,349 |
anybody else having trouble with the "Special Attributes do not count towards 50% Karma limit during character creation" House rule? It seems to nto work for some reason. I can't seem to actually reproduce this bug. When I turn on the option on and restart the app, EDG, MAG, and RES can all be advanced beyond the 50% Karma limit. I've tried it with all 3 languages to make sure it wasn't some sort of string dependency. Are you building your character with BP or Karma? The house rule only applies to characters being build with Karma; it does not apply to those being built with BP. |
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Jan 31 2013, 02:30 AM
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Shooting Target Group: Members Posts: 1,918 Joined: 14-March 11 From: Calgary, AB Member No.: 24,349 |
Build 445
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Jan 31 2013, 02:51 AM
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Neophyte Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,351 Joined: 19-September 09 From: Behind the shadows of the Resonance Member No.: 17,653 |
I can't seem to actually reproduce this bug. When I turn on the option on and restart the app, EDG, MAG, and RES can all be advanced beyond the 50% Karma limit. I've tried it with all 3 languages to make sure it wasn't some sort of string dependency. Are you building your character with BP or Karma? The house rule only applies to characters being build with Karma; it does not apply to those being built with BP. I've found I can still reproduce this.I made a human character and increased all 8 attributes 4 for a total of 360 of the allowed 375 karma, added Adept, and increased Magic to 6. As soon as I click down on any of the 8 attributes (doing this as I was typing up this post, I chose Willpower) I get an alert saying I can only spend 375 karma on attributes and Willpower gets kicked down to 1. Now Chummer says that 315 karma has been spent on Primary attributes, 100 karma spent on Special attributes, and I cannot increase Willpower from a 1 because Chummer believes I have spent 415 of the allowed 375 karma. I can freely adjust Magic up and down all the while. |
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Jan 31 2013, 04:09 AM
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Running Target Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 1,003 Joined: 3-May 11 From: Brisbane Australia Member No.: 29,391 |
True drake has 8 max magic due to 8 essence.
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Jan 31 2013, 06:15 AM
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Neophyte Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,351 Joined: 19-September 09 From: Behind the shadows of the Resonance Member No.: 17,653 |
True drake has 8 max magic due to 8 essence. I think there's still a debate ongoing about that in the Shadowrun folder. However, for starters, SR4a, page 177, first paragraph directly states that Magic can be raised to a maximum of 6, with the following sentence covering the benefits of Initiation. The following paragraph does not say anything about the maximum Magic being equal to Essence, but only states that for every point of Essence lost is a point of Magic lost & a reduction of the maximum Magic. I won't elaborate the details of the math we're already all familiar with.Now the entry for true drakes in Clutch Of Dragons, page 137, doesn't say anything about their maximum being Magic 8, but only that they have Essence 8 and can raise their Edge to 8. Now if you've got any hard evidence that says that your starting maximum Magic is equal to whatever your Essence is, or that true drakes do get a maximum Magic of 8, by all means please post the reference. On the flip side, one can always write or get an override XML file that makes this change for the true drake if it's absolutely that important, or once in career mode add an attribute improvement to increase the maximum Magic by two. |
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Jan 31 2013, 06:40 AM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,373 Joined: 14-January 10 From: Stuttgart, Germany Member No.: 18,036 |
The "Special Attributes do not count towards 50% Karma limit during character creation" House rule seems to not work for properly.
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Jan 31 2013, 07:39 AM
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Running Target Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 1,003 Joined: 3-May 11 From: Brisbane Australia Member No.: 29,391 |
I think there's still a debate ongoing about that in the Shadowrun folder. However, for starters, SR4a, page 177, first paragraph directly states that Magic can be raised to a maximum of 6, with the following sentence covering the benefits of Initiation. The following paragraph does not say anything about the maximum Magic being equal to Essence, but only states that for every point of Essence lost is a point of Magic lost & a reduction of the maximum Magic. I won't elaborate the details of the math we're already all familiar with. Now the entry for true drakes in Clutch Of Dragons, page 137, doesn't say anything about their maximum being Magic 8, but only that they have Essence 8 and can raise their Edge to 8. Now if you've got any hard evidence that says that your starting maximum Magic is equal to whatever your Essence is, or that true drakes do get a maximum Magic of 8, by all means please post the reference. On the flip side, one can always write or get an override XML file that makes this change for the true drake if it's absolutely that important, or once in career mode add an attribute improvement to increase the maximum Magic by two. The problem is when the core rule book was released there were no playable options with more than 6 essence and when they were released later (the infected) max magic was set to essence. In the core book the only things with more that 6 essence were spirits and dragons and they have magic = essence. While you are correct that the rules do not state that a PC's max magic is equal to their essence the intent seems clear but you are right customizing my chummer is easier. |
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Jan 31 2013, 08:38 AM
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Neophyte Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,351 Joined: 19-September 09 From: Behind the shadows of the Resonance Member No.: 17,653 |
Regarding the infected, do note that the transformation does reduce your Essence by one in all cases, and therefore reduces your current and maximum Magic accordingly.
Unfortunately this is now a RAW vs. RAI discussion, as I see it. However, I've already written and tested an override file that makes the True Drake's Magic maximum an 8, download here, and I'll leave it available for whomever wants it. |
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Jan 31 2013, 02:27 PM
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Shooting Target Group: Members Posts: 1,918 Joined: 14-March 11 From: Calgary, AB Member No.: 24,349 |
I've found I can still reproduce this. I made a human character and increased all 8 attributes 4 for a total of 360 of the allowed 375 karma, added Adept, and increased Magic to 6. As soon as I click down on any of the 8 attributes (doing this as I was typing up this post, I chose Willpower) I get an alert saying I can only spend 375 karma on attributes and Willpower gets kicked down to 1. Now Chummer says that 315 karma has been spent on Primary attributes, 100 karma spent on Special attributes, and I cannot increase Willpower from a 1 because Chummer believes I have spent 415 of the allowed 375 karma. I can freely adjust Magic up and down all the while. Ah, OK, I was only testing the special Attribute itself and not the other ones after any of the special Attributes were raised! I'll look into this and have it fixed in the next update. |
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Jan 31 2013, 02:30 PM
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Shooting Target Group: Members Posts: 1,918 Joined: 14-March 11 From: Calgary, AB Member No.: 24,349 |
For anyone who's interested, Yatokya has posted a thread on Geting Chummer to work on OSX (and possibly Linux)! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)
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Jan 31 2013, 06:36 PM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,210 Joined: 5-September 05 From: Texas Member No.: 7,685 |
I like the idea of a default character sheet. I'll try to work this into tonight's update. I'm not too sure how useful a second print button would be though: if you have a default character sheet you want to use (such as the GM Summary), clicking the print button would open the window using that sheet. If you want to see a different one, you can just use the dropdown list to select a different sheet. It sounds to me like that's what you're looking for but perhaps I didn't quite understand something? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) Unfortunately I don't think a GM summary tab will be something I'd add in since the app doesn't distinguish between if you're a player or GM, and there's a lot of duplication of data and doubles the maintenance of a lot of pieces in the code. I think you got my meaning. Being about to set a default character sheet to print from/review the character would be great. Looking forward to it. Having a main menu tab with an over all view of the character would really help since you could just scroll up and down to check various sections. As it is now, you have to press the tiny print icon, which pops the sheet up in front of the chummer program and then select the type of sheet you want to use. Add in moving and resizing it and updating it if you change some thing in Chummer and you save a lot of clicks. Maybe the text format character sheet? If not possible, I might suggest moving the weapons and armor tabs from Street Gear to the main menu. Makes it one click to view/change them instead of two. |
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Jan 31 2013, 06:54 PM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,210 Joined: 5-September 05 From: Texas Member No.: 7,685 |
Has any one worked on an improved GM summary sheet? I'm working on one, but don't want to reinvent the wheel. The aim here is a nice tight GM summary that a GM can use to run NPCs in his game. Did a cut and paste and lost the nice formatting on Weapon, Combat Skill, armor, but you can see what I'm shooting for. SR4A Weapons Specialist (Elf) Movement:10/25, Swim: 6 B A R S C I L W E ESS INIT IP M INIT A IPM IP CM 3 4 (3) 4 (3) 3 4 3 3 3 3 6 7 (6) 1 3 2 10/10 Weapon Pool DMG AP Mode RC Ares Predator IV 9 5P -1 SA 0 Quick-Draw Holster, Smartgun System Aztechnology Striker 5 Missile - SS 0 Combat Axe 7 6P -1 0 Grenade: Fragmentation 5 12P(f) (-1/m) +5 0 Katana 7 5P -1 0 Katana 7 5P -1 0 Medium Crossbow 5 5P - SS 0 Shuriken 5 2P - 0 Stun Baton 7 6S(e) -half 0 Survival Knife 7 3P -1 0 Throwing Knife 5 3P - 0 Unarmed Attack 7 2S - 0 Walter MA-2100 9 7P -3 SA 0 Shock Pad, Stock, Smartgun System Yamaha Sakura Fubuki 9 4P - SA/BF 1 Concealable Holster, Smartgun System, Internal, Stock Note: Goes to the right of Weapons Combat Skill Rtg Archery 5 Automatics 7 Blades 7 Clubs 7 Dodge 5 Heavy Weapons 5 Longarms 7 Pistols 7 Throwing Weapons 5 Unarmed Combat 7 Note: Goes the the right of Combat Skills Armor (8/6) B I Armor Jacket 8 6 DR Total: 11/9(6) Damage Resistance Total: 11/9(6) Gear: Ammo: Bolt x20, Ammo: Explosive Rounds x150, Ammo: Regular Ammo x80, Ammo: Regular Ammo x40, Contact Lenses [Image Link; Smartlink] , Fake SIN, Grenade: Fragmentation x10, Novatech Airware [Analyze 2; Browse 2; Command 1; Edit 2; Renraku Ichi; Sim Module (Cold)] , Throwing: Shuriken x10, Throwing: Throwing Knife x10, Tool Facility, Tool Kit Active Skills: Archery 5, Armorer 8, Automatics 7, Blades 7, Clubs 7, Demolitions 6, Dodge 5, Heavy Weapons 5, Longarms 7, Negotiation 6, Pistols 7, Throwing Weapons 5, Unarmed Combat 7 Knowledge Skills: Arabic N, Blade Design 6, Chemistry 5, Engineering 7, English 6, Firearms Design 7, Gun Trivia 5 Qualities: Addiction (Mild) (Stimulants), Allergy (Common, Mild) (Seawater), Guts, Low-Light Vision, Lucky Nuyen: 0 Changes: OK, uses the Alias/Archtype instead of Unnamed Character if no name if provided ("SR4A Weapons Specialist (Elf)"). Puts the Alias after the name if there is one (So "Keen - Elf Street Samurai Vet (Elf)"). Shows the Damage Resistance Totals. Body plus Ballistic, Impact, and half Impact. Right now have it both under the armor section and under the weapon's table. Figure as a GM, you want to be able to find it right away. Moved Skills and Qualities to the bottom. Makes Stats, Weapons, DR total, Cyberware and Gear easier to find (as well as Spells and Powers). Will post to Omae once I'm done fine tuning. Any suggestions? |
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Feb 1 2013, 08:04 PM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,210 Joined: 5-September 05 From: Texas Member No.: 7,685 |
Quick questions, is there a system in Chummer to apply special ammo modifiers (APDS, EX,...) to the weapons on the character sheets?
Found it. You have to move the character to created before you can load the weapons with ammo. Only then will the ammo mods show up on the weapons stats. |
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Feb 3 2013, 12:26 AM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 2 Joined: 1-February 13 Member No.: 71,919 |
Hi. I reported some bugs at http://forums.dumpshock.com/index.php?showtopic=38432
It looks like the etiquette is to add a reply to this topic instead. Correct? Thanks. |
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Feb 3 2013, 01:26 AM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 2 Joined: 21-January 13 Member No.: 70,021 |
Build 445
Thanks SOOOO much! PS just tried to add the chainsaw as a weapon and cant how do you go about doing it. Thanks Nvmind got it to work! |
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Feb 3 2013, 03:14 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 614 Joined: 27-September 12 Member No.: 56,316 |
Noticed an issue when adding the Weapon Focus modification to a weapon on the weapons tab. When I added the modification it popped up an error box, I did this a day or so ago and couldn't save the character while the modification was on (but I could delete it and it worked just fine). If you have trouble duplicating the bug, I can open it up again and try it again to copy the error details.
This could have been because the Weapon Focus needs to be added in a certain way, I was adding the Modification to better label the Focus (which was in the Street Gear section as well)... |
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Feb 3 2013, 12:56 PM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 9 Joined: 16-January 13 From: Stockholm, Sweden Member No.: 69,002 |
Hi, just ran into another bug in Chummer in Wine, a similar error to the lifestyle error appears if you try to add any cyberware or bioware. The error message is almost the same as the lifestyle bug error message so hopefully it will be fairly easy to fix (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) I can still add cyberware and bioware and attribute bonus and such are still applied but it seems unable to calculate the cost and subtract it from my total nuyen amount.
The error: [ Spoiler ]
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