Character Planner - Series 4.xx

[whereispowderedsilve]

Okay, release 4.20.01 tomorrow, then.

Awesomesauce! WOOHOO! :P! ! ! Keep up the super great work peeps! YYYYYAAAAAAYYYYY!!!11

[Kamode_Corebasher]

Okay, release 4.20.01 tomorrow, then.

I've been using your character planner for years and I really appreciate what you and your cohorts have provided us. Thank you!

Kamode
Ghallanda
corefire, corebasher, coreblades, corelina, vailmoc, coreironwood, and a few others

[Ron]

Okay gang, the new version is up in it's usual spot. This is version 04.20.01. This is a bug fix version, as well as adding in the new Eldritch trees.

Let me know if there are any issues with grabbing the file or anything like that.

Ron

[dunklezhan]

Okay gang, the new version is up in it's usual spot. This is version 04.20.01. This is a bug fix version, as well as adding in the new Eldritch trees.

Let me know if there are any issues with grabbing the file or anything like that.

Ron

thankyouthankyouthankyou! Happy New Year Team!

[Fedora1]

Thanks for your work on this!

I downloaded the new version and first thing I did was try to load some recent saved files. Of the several I tried, one caused DDOCharGenerator to stop working and had to be closed. I went through my other saved files no problem, tried the offending one a second time with the same result of the program closing. I can send you the file if you like, but in brief it was a Kensai/Rogue Half Elf AA build. Only built up to L20, so no epic stuff invloved.

[whereispowderedsilve]

Okay gang, the new version is up in it's usual spot. This is version 04.20.01. This is a bug fix version, as well as adding in the new Eldritch trees.

Let me know if there are any issues with grabbing the file or anything like that.

Ron

Awesome sauce! Happy dance! Hooray! :P! ! ! Thanks!!!111

[Ron]

Guys, I didn't do my due diligence with the Destiny button. I thought it was disabled for the release, but it turns out it was not. So it will go active at levels past 20.

Destinies are NOT READY for use yet. I recommend you don't go into this screen at all, and if you do, make SURE you have saved your character first. There are any number of ways to lock up the program inside the destinies screen.

Sorry about that, my bad. I should have been more careful and checked it a bit more thoroughly to make sure it was really off before compiling the release build.

[whereispowderedsilve]

Guys, I didn't do my due diligence with the Destiny button. I thought it was disabled for the release, but it turns out it was not. So it will go active at levels past 20.

Destinies are NOT READY for use yet. I recommend you don't go into this screen at all, and if you do, make SURE you have saved your character first. There are any number of ways to lock up the program inside the destinies screen.

Sorry about that, my bad. I should have been more careful and checked it a bit more thoroughly to make sure it was really off before compiling the release build.

It's all good, no worries! Last time I checked you *were* human, & being human we make mistakes! No big deal! It's all good in da hizhood! Keep keeping on! ! :P! !

[Frogger1234]

Thanks much for the awesome planner and all the work that's gone into it.

For me, at least, the following crashes the planner. I noticed it yesterday on the old (4.19.03) version, so I checked it this morning after downloading the new version. Which might mean it's something unique to my computer, or that no one actually takes this particular enhancement. It's pretty easy to replicate.

1. Start the planner
2. Pick a level - 4 or higher to make sure you have enough Action Points
3. Put points into the Kensei tree so you can take all three levels of Contemplation - under the level 2 Ascetic Training multi-selector on the right side of the tree.
4. Accept and save.

If no crash, it must be something unique on my end.

The other two choices under the multi-selector (Agility and Conditioning) work fine.

[Dragon.Star]

Thanks much for the awesome planner and all the work that's gone into it.

For me, at least, the following crashes the planner. I noticed it yesterday on the old (4.19.03) version, so I checked it this morning after downloading the new version. Which might mean it's something unique to my computer, or that no one actually takes this particular enhancement. It's pretty easy to replicate.

1. Start the planner
2. Pick a level - 4 or higher to make sure you have enough Action Points
3. Put points into the Kensei tree so you can take all three levels of Contemplation - under the level 2 Ascetic Training multi-selector on the right side of the tree.
4. Accept and save.

If no crash, it must be something unique on my end.

The other two choices under the multi-selector (Agility and Conditioning) work fine.

Thanks for the report, I've located the the issues and have fixed in our internal build for the next update.

If you wish to fix this sooner, you can open the "EnhancementFile.txt" file in any text editor.

Search for the following Entry:

MULTI: Ascetic Training;
MSLOT: 3;
NAME: Contemplation;
TREE: Kensei (Ftr);
LEVEL: 2;
SLOT: 4;
RANKS: 3;
TYPE: Passive;
COST: 2;
DESC1: +1 Concentration and Will Saves.;
MOD1: Skill, Save;
MODNAME1: Concentration, Will;
MODVALUE1: 1, 1;
DESC2: +2 Concentration and Will Saves.;
MOD2: Skill, Save;
MODNAME2: Concentration, Will;
MODVALUE2: 2, 2;
DESC3: +3 Concentration and Will Saves. Your Passive Ki Regeneration is increased by 1;
MOD3: Skill, Save;
MODNAME3: Concentration, Will;
MODVALUE: 3, 3;
ICON: KENS_Contemplation;

You will then want to change the following entry

MODVALUE: 3, 3;

to

MODVALUE3: 3, 3;

Once that is done, just save the file and then restart the client.

[Stoner81]

I still can't load my Halfling Assassin build in the planner (v4.20.01)

Stoner81.

[Seikojin]

I still can't load my Halfling Assassin build in the planner (v4.20.01)

Stoner81.

Characters in old planners may not load with new versions. I mean, it makes sense right?

[Dragon.Star]

I still can't load my Halfling Assassin build in the planner (v4.20.01)

Stoner81.

What version was it, off the top of my head I'm thinking and Enhancement Name change has happened. If you can post or pm your save file for me to look at it please.

[Aliss7]

Characters in old planners may not load with new versions. I mean, it makes sense right?

Well, if you're used to products like Microsoft Word, then, yeah, maybe. Generally, good software engineering means good backward compatibility.

[Ron]

Well, if you're used to products like Microsoft Word, then, yeah, maybe. Generally, good software engineering means good backward compatibility.

Are you suggesting the planner is not well engineered? I assure you we took great pains to ensure old character save files would load into the planner, and I think we were pretty successful in that goal. However, sometimes stuff happens, and the older the file, the more likely it is it won't load for some reason. In any case, post the file Stoner, and we can take a look at it and see what is happening. It's possible we can give you a fix.

[katz]

Well, if you're used to products like Microsoft Word, then, yeah, maybe. Generally, good software engineering means good backward compatibility.

ooooh you did NOT just go there with a guy who wrote this all up for us for FREE out of the kindness of his heart...


geeze louise

[Ungood]

Well, if you're used to products like Microsoft Word, then, yeah, maybe. Generally, good software engineering means good backward compatibility.

Buhahahahahahahahahaha

Do we even play the same game? Have you not seen how much stuff has changed?

Older Versions of DDO Characters are not Compatible with the new version of the game.. hence a forced Enhancement reset.. Good grief.. some people..

[Schola]

Is there any plan to add TR's to Iconic builds?

What is the workaround for creating an Iconic who has TR's and hence has 36 points instead of 32?

[Aliss7]

Woah woah woah! Put down the pitchforks people Let me rephrase: the character planner is awesome. It's free, it works; whether it could or couldn't load an old file, I don't care. I get what I paid for. Who knows, maybe that older file was corrupted someway.

My reply is mainly in response to the previous comment that, generally, as software versions go up, you should expect your files to not be compatible/loadable/useable/etc. That's not true, or, rather, not what your expectation should be.

How would you like it if every time Turbine does an update your character is lost and unloadable. It's true that major version changes sometimes do lead to old formats being abandoned, but even then, there are usually migration tools available.

[LostGamer]

using v4.20.01 -- for some reason, a L20 FvS cannot take Ascendency - that tree is pretty much filled in but for that last AP. (Follower of Silver Flame - enhancement is looking for Favored by instead??)

On a Druid, how do I pick up the Natural Fighting feat (3 times no less)?Ooops, the Natural Fighting was user error, sorry.

thanks for the tool!