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Zolhex

Feb 8 2010, 09:59 PM

Suprathyroid Gland is missing +1 to strength

Zolhex

Feb 9 2010, 07:38 PM

Suprathyroid Gland is missing +1 to body as well.

There is a + 1 but it is in a row that has the heading of Tox no clue what that's for.

dobbersp

Feb 10 2010, 02:24 AM

that means i put it in the wrong row, and that it's being applied to toxin resistance.

endou_kenji

Feb 23 2010, 02:47 AM

I found (the horrible way) there's a bug in the foci tab. If you hit delete on the Force rating of a Foci, it gives you a "Run-time Error 13 / Type Mismatch" error and just closes the generator and doesn't even let you save before crashing. If you haven't saved you character at the time, BAMF! all the work... it's all gone.

dobbersp

Feb 23 2010, 05:46 AM

QUOTE (endou_kenji @ Feb 22 2010, 06:47 PM)

I found (the horrible way) there's a bug in the foci tab. If you hit delete on the Force rating of a Foci, it gives you a "Run-time Error 13 / Type Mismatch" error and just closes the generator and doesn't even let you save before crashing. If you haven't saved you character at the time, BAMF! all the work... it's all gone.

that would be ....bad.
could you give me a little more information about how i could reproduce this?

on the magic tab of the chargen, the Bound Foci Power rating is not an editable field, so could you describe how you hit delete on the rating field?
were you in the custom items dialog?

endou_kenji

Feb 28 2010, 03:53 PM

QUOTE (dobbersp @ Feb 23 2010, 02:46 AM)

that would be ....bad.
could you give me a little more information about how i could reproduce this?

on the magic tab of the chargen, the Bound Foci Power rating is not an editable field, so could you describe how you hit delete on the rating field?
were you in the custom items dialog?

hehe, it's really as simple as it looks

here, step by step:

1 - open up the chargen
2 - click on the powers/spells/spirits/foci tab
3 - under foci, go to Foci #1 (any number will produce the same bug)
4 - click on the number field, as if you were to manually enter a number (I know it has a dropdown, but it can still be entered manually, that's what input boxes are for

)
5 - it will highlight the zero there... just hit delete and it's all gone!

that's a powerful focus... instant magic!

(I wish I could do that to some players sometimes... lol)

dobbersp

Feb 28 2010, 08:51 PM

What version of the chargen do you have? and what are you running it on?

I can't reproduce this behavior for two reason:
Upon starting the chargen, your special is set to none, and so I cant even add foci. (they reset immediately)
I tried selecting magician, but I upon selecting the first foci, selecting the power field, and hitting delete (and backspace)
nothing bad happened.
(again, the field is uneditable.)

Is there anything else you're doing that makes the field editable? or causes the crash?
Is the tab you're on specifically called the "Magic" tab?

endou_kenji

Mar 1 2010, 03:04 AM

QUOTE (dobbersp @ Feb 28 2010, 05:51 PM)

What version of the chargen do you have? and what are you running it on?

I can't reproduce this behavior for two reason:
Upon starting the chargen, your special is set to none, and so I cant even add foci. (they reset immediately)
I tried selecting magician, but I upon selecting the first foci, selecting the power field, and hitting delete (and backspace)
nothing bad happened.
(again, the field is uneditable.)

Is there anything else you're doing that makes the field editable? or causes the crash?
Is the tab you're on specifically called the "Magic" tab?

Nvm dobber, i found the problem (which is my retardedness... lol)
I was looking at the wrong Character Generator (for some retarded reason, I was looking at Ismodred's chargen... lol)

BTW, First Impression is mispelled First Impressoin

And please, please, please... let us add our own Knowledge skills. There are just not enough categories/skills to choose from.

endou_kenji

Mar 1 2010, 03:58 AM

Some other stuff I found that are wrong.

The following gear have ratings as follow:
Binoculars 1-3
Cameras 1-6
Contact Lenses 1-3
Glasses 1-4
Goggles 1-6
Monocles 1-4

dobbersp

Mar 1 2010, 04:46 AM

QUOTE (endou_kenji @ Feb 28 2010, 07:04 PM)

And please, please, please... let us add our own Knowledge skills. There are just not enough categories/skills to choose from.

you can add your own knowledge skills in the manage custom items menu. its under Edit.

endou_kenji

Mar 1 2010, 05:30 AM

OH! Duh, that's right, forgot about it...

Found another mispelling:

Mandarin is mistyped as Mandarian

edit: a useful addition to the Languages table: Lakota (one of the two main Sioux language, along with Dakota)

edit.2: found another bug. when you add a bow, it's not multiplying the base price x the rating. it stays on 100 nuyen no matter the rating

Godzilla1

Mar 6 2010, 05:11 AM

not sure if this has been addressed, but found a glitch in qualities that extends into stats:

Whenever you add the Tough as Nails quality, regardless of rating, it adds one to your magic rating, whether or not you have taken adept/magician/mystic.. further, if you have already allocated points into your stats, and have included Magic, adding tough as nails will increase the magic stat by one for each rating of Tough as Nails, Additionally, if you remove tough as nails, and have points in Magic, it will remove points from the stat, but not from the build point tally.

dobbersp

Mar 6 2010, 08:05 AM

QUOTE (Godzilla1 @ Mar 5 2010, 09:11 PM)

not sure if this has been addressed, but found a glitch in qualities that extends into stats:

Whenever you add the Tough as Nails quality, regardless of rating, it adds one to your magic rating, whether or not you have taken adept/magician/mystic.. further, if you have already allocated points into your stats, and have included Magic, adding tough as nails will increase the magic stat by one for each rating of Tough as Nails, Additionally, if you remove tough as nails, and have points in Magic, it will remove points from the stat, but not from the build point tally.

ya, in the current build (which i have no idea when i'll release it) i've changed the way qualities and special qualities interact. hopefully that will be fixed.
d:- D

Araziel

Mar 16 2010, 06:39 AM

Is there any chance that you will include the metagen qualities from Runners companion and the Martial Arts quality and the Maneuvers stuff from Arsenal?

Banaticus

Apr 12 2010, 11:27 AM

I'm listing what changes I made to my installation, so that others can do the same if they'd like. In the Qualities file, I reordered them and added the book that they're in to the names so that I could find a quality faster (because I don't usually remember which book it's in):

[ Spoiler ]

I did the same to spells:

[ Spoiler ]

I added shapeshifters to the racial choices in the Custom folder:

[ Spoiler ]

Also, I don't know where custom Qualities are stored -- it's not in the Qualities file in the Custom folder, though. I added the Martial Arts qualities and the Qualities file in the Custom folder is blank. I can close and reload the SR4CharGen, though, and those are still valid choices for me and they're still there when I open the Qualities editor.

dobbersp

Apr 12 2010, 07:44 PM

QUOTE (Banaticus @ Apr 12 2010, 03:27 AM)

Also, I don't know where custom Qualities are stored -- it's not in the Qualities file in the Custom folder, though. I added the Martial Arts qualities and the Qualities file in the Custom folder is blank. I can close and reload the SR4CharGen, though, and those are still valid choices for me and they're still there when I open the Qualities editor.

It should be saving it to "<Install Directory>\Data Files\Custon\Qualities.data".

Perhaps you selected the Qualities.data file in the Data Files directory instead of Custom?
Or maybe your editor didn't refresh the file after it was modified?

Brooks G. Banks

Apr 20 2010, 01:54 PM

QUOTE (Banaticus @ Apr 12 2010, 06:27 AM)

I added shapeshifters to the racial choices in the Custom folder:

[ Spoiler ]

You don't have Tiger listed above. The required coding is listed below:

[ Spoiler ]

If you happen to find where the Martial Arts coding wound up, could you post that as well? I'd love to add that to my version.

Thanks...

gnu_lorien

Apr 20 2010, 08:47 PM

I can't seem to find any canonical answer on this, but is the source code for this open and available? It's such a great character generator that I'd hate to see it disappear never-to-be-maintained one day.

dobbersp

Apr 21 2010, 03:04 AM

QUOTE (gnu_lorien @ Apr 20 2010, 01:47 PM)

I can't seem to find any canonical answer on this, but is the source code for this open and available? It's such a great character generator that I'd hate to see it disappear never-to-be-maintained one day.

This isnt open source yet. I'll make it open source once I release the update I intend to. I make no guarantee about when that update will be.

Triggvi

Apr 21 2010, 11:06 AM

Problem. If I have custom data on my character and I send the character to another person (GM). I have to send my custom file with it or the character will not load correctly.

I am wondering if saving the custom information on the character its self would be better than in the custom file. That would make the characters more portable.

Rand

May 7 2010, 12:26 AM

Sorry if this was covered, I haven't been able to go through the entire list yet.

Is there a way to alter some of the functions like how many skills at what level you can purchase? (Not just either one at rank 6 and the rest at 4 or less, or two at rank 5 and the rest at 4 or less.) I would like to be able to make Prime Runners, but have only been able to increase the amount of BPs and some things under Options (would love to be able to increase all the factors a bit more). Thanks.

PS: Love this thing and would be willing to pay $$ for a finished version.

Banaticus

May 13 2010, 04:05 AM

QUOTE (dobbersp @ Apr 20 2010, 08:04 PM)

This isnt open source yet.

Well, Catalyst Games already made a deal with another company to do what this program does -- make it open source before they sue and prevent that from ever happening.

Yunera

May 19 2010, 11:44 PM

Always i saved a char and will reload them, i become an "unahandled exeption error"

OS: Win7 64bit
.net installet: yes, up to date

error:

[ Spoiler ]

[IMG]http://hostarea.de/out.php/i46881_sr4chargen-error.gif[/IMG]

Senjin24

May 23 2010, 12:10 AM

i haven't tried this program out yet but does it have output in different forms like pdf and htm?

Yunera

May 23 2010, 05:00 PM

Yes, shure!

if u using win 7 :
.xps (microshit´s "pdf")
and the "journal note writer"

pdf and html ec. if u have pdf creator installed (foxit phantom , adope , ...)

go to :

file -> print -> choose your file -> make sure u have market "Print to file" box -> print

Paladin2436

Jul 28 2010, 10:23 AM

I was just wondering if I could have the source code files for this program. I'd like to add more stuff in and change some mistakes like for instance under vehicles, the THundercloud Contrail Has 10 Modifications slots... not just 6. I can take the time to add in small stuff and send back the updated files for everyone to use.

I do a search for the folder that all the data is in so I can do edits and stuff but for some reason its not finding it on my PC. I thought it might be on the web. If its on my PC where would it be?

Sincerely.

Paladin.

McDougle

Aug 16 2010, 02:21 AM

The Data u want to edit is in here:
//Installdirectory/SR4Chargen/Data Files

I´d love to hear how ur doing, dobbersp, ur last post is from april.

Banaticus

Aug 22 2010, 11:22 PM

QUOTE (dobbersp @ Apr 12 2010, 11:44 AM)

It should be saving it to "<Install Directory>\Data Files\Custon\Qualities.data".

Perhaps you selected the Qualities.data file in the Data Files directory instead of Custom?
Or maybe your editor didn't refresh the file after it was modified?

It's not. I have no idea where custom qualities go -- I can add them with in the editor, but I can't figure out where the file is being saved. It's not in the Qualities.data file or the custom Qualities.data file. Doing a Ctrl+F in all the other files doesn't show the text that I added, but it still shows up in the editor. I don't know where the program is saving that file.

Vestax

Sep 18 2010, 09:37 PM

Anything out there for the inclusion of metavarients shapeshifters from runners companion?

Zephyr

Sep 27 2010, 01:28 PM

I do apologise if someone has already brought this point up but I wasn't able to find an OP for this bug and question...

I have found an issue with Mystic Adepts. When you initially select the Mystic Adept advantage it correctly posts the cost as 10 BP. However when you open the drop down for qualities, even if you add nothing from the positive/negative lists, the system increases the spent positive value by 5. If you do add anything from the list the positive value is 5 points higher than what it should be. If you take everything off, it remains at 5 points above what it should be.

and my question... Any plans on adding in something for karma expenditure?

Lordskulls

Oct 10 2010, 07:55 PM

one small thing i noticed is there are none of the qualitys from augmentation (good or bad) are you going to add those in the next version?

Araziel

May 14 2011, 11:39 PM

The Improved Reflexes Adept Power magic point costs are wrong

Improved Reflexes I = 1.5
Improved Reflexes II = 2.5
Improved Reflexes III = 4

Lilt

May 1 2012, 11:58 PM

Hi dobbersp,

I'm looking to put together a little faux-ecommerce web site, think Amazon, that lets you "buy" shadowrun gear. I wouldn't take real money or anything, obviously, if anything the players and GM would sign up and the GM would add money to the player's accounts. From there, you'd just add X and Y to a cart then go to the checkout (at which point the GM will have a chance to OK the purchases).

The problem I've run into is that I can't see an easy way to read the data into the database from a book, but I do notice that you keep your files in a simple, delimited, format. Would you mind if I imported the data from your data files and used them to populate my database? I'll be sure to post a link here, in the community projects forum, if I get anything online.

Cheers,