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[Tom.JonesJr]

Do you remember which one? I'd love to be able to reproduce the bug so I can fix it.

It definitely happens to me too, but it's been a while since it did (a month or two) and I spent a couple hours trying to reproduce it to no avail.

I will try to reproduce and get back with you. I know what you mean about bugs driving you crazy. I have a couple of issues with Ron's Char Planner that I have not been able to replicate so that I can fix them either and mine are making the program a bit to unstable for my liking.

[unbongwah]

Test post (builder 2.1, Firefox 45.6.0)

HOrcadin Seeker
Paladin 20
Lawful Good Half-Orc


Stats
               28pt     32pt     34pt     36pt     Tome     Level Up
               ----     ----     ----     ----     ----     --------
Strength        18       18       18       18                4: STR
Dexterity        8        8        8        8                8: STR
Constitution    14       14       15       16               12: STR
Intelligence    12       12       12       12       +2      16: STR
Wisdom           8        8        8        8               20: STR
Charisma        12       14       14       14               24: STR
                                                            28: STR

Skills
          1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
         ------------------------------------------------------------
Concent   2  2     2     2  1  2  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  23
Intim     4  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  23
Heal                           1     2     2     2     2     2     2  13
UMD       2     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     11
Tumble    1                                                            1
         ------------------------------------------------------------
         12  3  3  3  3  3  4  4  4  4  4  4  4  4  4  4  4  4  4  4


Feats

 1        : Power Attack
 1 Deity  : Follower of: Onatar
 3        : Least Dragonmark: Finding
 6        : Two Handed Fighting
 6 Deity  : Onatar's Forge
 9        : Improved Critical: Slashing
12        : Improved Two Handed Fighting
15        : Greater Two Handed Fighting
18        : Quicken Spell
21 Epic   : Overwhelming Critical
24 Epic   : Cleave OR Empower Healing Spell
26 Destiny: Perfect Two Handed Fighting
27 Epic   : Epic Damage Reduction OR Stunning Blow
28 Destiny: Perfect Two Weapon Fighting OR Elusive Target
29 Destiny: Dire Charge OR Deific Warding
30 Epic   : Blinding Speed OR Epic Fortitude
30 Legend : Scion of: Arborea OR Plane of Earth


Enhancements (80 AP)

Knight of the Chalice (41 AP)
Slayer of Evil, Courage of Heaven, Slayer of Evil II, Improved Courage of Heaven, Slayer of Evil III, Champion of Good
Extra Turning II, Extra Smite II
Divine Might III, Exalted Cleave III, Melee Power Boost III
Improved Restoration III, Divine Sacrifice I, Exalted Smite I
Censure Demons, Passion I, Empowered Smite
Censure Outsiders, Holy Retribution III, Avenging Cleave III, Sealed Life

Sacred Defender (21 AP)
Holy Bastion, Sacred Defense, Divine Righteousness
Extra Lay On Hands III, Durable Defense III
Bulwark Aura III, Resilient Defense II
Resistance Aura III, Tenacious Defense III
Swift Defense

Half-Orc (18 AP)
Orcish Fury
Tharashk Dragonmark Focus II, Mighty Sundering I, Orcish Weapon Training
Lesser Dragonmark of Finding, Lock Bash, Orcish Weapon Training
Greater Dragonmark of Finding, Orcish Weapon Training
Brutality, Orcish Weapon Training

Leveling Guide
Orc0 Orcish Fury; Orc1 Orcish Weapon Training; SD0 Holy Bastion
SD1 Extra Lay On Hands I, II, III; Orc1 Mighty Sundering I
Orc1 Tharashk Dragonmark Focus I; Orc2 Lesser Dragonmark of Finding; Orc2 Lock Bash
KoC0 Slayer of Evil; KoC1 Extra Smite I, II; KoC1 Extra Turning I
KoC1 Extra Turning II; KoC2 Exalted Cleave I, II, III
KoC0 Courage of Heaven; KoC2 Melee Power Boost I; KoC0 Slayer of Evil II; KoC2 Melee Power Boost II
KoC2 Melee Power Boost III; KoC3 Divine Sacrifice I; KoC3 Exalted Smite I
KoC2 Divine Might I, II
KoC4 Empowered Smite; KoC4 Passion I; KoC4 Censure Demons
SD1 Durable Defense I; SD0 Sacred Defense; KoC2 Divine Might III
KoC3 Improved Restoration I, II, III; SD2 Resilient Defense I
Reset All Trees

Knight of the Chalice: Slayer of Evil, Courage of Heaven, Slayer of Evil II, Improved Courage of Heaven
Extra Turning II, Extra Smite II
Divine Might III, Exalted Cleave III, Melee Power Boost III
Improved Restoration III, Divine Sacrifice I, Exalted Smite I
Censure Demons, Passion I, Empowered Smite
Censure Outsiders, Holy Retribution III, Avenging Cleave III, Sealed Life

Sacred Defender: Holy Bastion, Sacred Defense
Extra Lay On Hands III, Durable Defense I

Half-Orc: Orcish Fury
Orcish Weapon Training
Orc1 Tharashk Dragonmark Focus I; Orc1 Mighty Sundering I; Orc2 Lesser Dragonmark of Finding
Orc2 Lock Bash; Orc2 Orcish Weapon Training; SD1 Durable Defense II
Orc3 Greater Dragonmark of Finding; SD1 Durable Defense III; SD2 Bulwark Aura I
SD2 Bulwark Aura II; SD3 Tenacious Defense I, II, III
SD0 Divine Righteousness; SD2 Bulwark Aura III; SD3 Resistance Aura I, II
KoC0 Slayer of Evil III; SD3 Resistance Aura III; SD2 Resilient Defense I, II
SD4 Swift Defense; Orc3 Orcish Weapon Training; Orc1 Tharashk Dragonmark Focus II
KoC0 Champion of Good; Orc4 Orcish Weapon Training; Orc4 Brutality


Destiny (24 AP)

Legendary Dreadnought
Legendary Tactics III, Extra Action Boost III
Momentum Swing III, Imp. Power Attack
Lay Waste, Critical Damage I
Anvil of Thunder
Advancing Blows, Devastating Critical
Master's Blitz, Headman's Chop

Twists of Fate (35 fate points)
Sense Weakness (Tier 4 Fury)
Grim Precision (Tier 3 Shadowdancer)
Hail of Blows (Tier 2 Flowers)
Rejuvenation Cocoon (Tier 1 Primal)
Brace for Impact (Tier 1 Sentinel)

[EllisDee37]

Thanks much.

[Smokewolf]

Occasionally still see error-9 but at least this time it doesn't kill the build I'm working on. (GJ with that BTW) Restarting the program usually resolves the issue.

Note: Most often takes place when modifying higher tier enhancement trees. (swapping things around ect)

Resin

[Dream_Marauder]

Forgive me if I'm rehashing something that I missed elsewhere in the thread... I keep trying to get the program to work on my new computer, and every time I try to make any changes to a build, or open one of your existing build threads, it gives me "Runtime Error 380; Invalid Property Value."

Is there a fix for this that you know of?

Thanks in advance.

[unbongwah]

Testing new builder output:

PDK Helm Vanguard
Paladin 20
Lawful Good Purple Dragon Knight


Stats
               28pt     32pt     34pt     36pt     Tome     Level Up
               ----     ----     ----     ----     ----     --------
Strength        14       14       14       14       +3       4: CHA
Dexterity       10       10       10       10       +3       8: CHA
Constitution    15       14       15       16       +3      12: CHA
Intelligence    10       10       10       10       +3      16: CHA
Wisdom           8        8        8        8       +3      20: CHA
Charisma        16       18       18       18       +3      24: CHA
                                                            28: CHA

Skills
          1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
         ------------------------------------------------------------
Concent   3  2     2     2     2     2     2     2     2     2     2  23
Intim     4  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  23
Heal      1                       1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  13
UMD       2     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     11
Tumble                      ½  ½                                       1
         ------------------------------------------------------------
         12  3  3  3  3  3  4  4  4  4  4  4  4  4  4  4  4  4  4  4


Feats

 1        : Shield Mastery
 1 PDK    : Improved Shield Bash OR Force of Personality
 1 Deity  : Follower of: Helm
 3        : Two Handed Fighting
 6        : Quicken Spell OR Empower Healing Spell
 6 Deity  : Ever Watchful
 9        : Improved Critical: Slashing
12        : Improved Shield Mastery
15        : Combat Expertise OR Precision
18        : Improved Two Handed Fighting
21 Epic   : Greater Two Handed Fighting
24 Epic   : Overwhelming Critical
26 Destiny: Perfect Two Handed Fighting
27 Epic   : Epic Damage Reduction
28 Destiny: Perfect Two Weapon Fighting OR Elusive Target
29 Destiny: Dire Charge OR Deific Warding
30 Epic   : Bulwark of Defense
30 Legend : Scion of: Arborea OR Plane of Earth


Enhancements (80 AP)

Sacred Defender (41 AP)
Holy Bastion, Sacred Defense, Divine Righteousness, Redemption, Glorious Stand, Eternal Defender
Extra Lay On Hands III, Durable Defense III, Sacred Armor Mastery III
Instinctive Defense I, Bulwark Aura III, Inciting Defense III, Sacred Shield Mastery III, Defense Boost III
Tenacious Defense III
Reinforced Armor III, Swift Defense, Hardy Defense III
Harbored by Light III

Vanguard (21 AP)
To the Fore!, Shield Combat I, Vicious Shield I, Shield Combat II
Shield Smash III, Unbalancing Shove I
Stunning Shield III, Missile Shield II, Melee Power Boost III
Follow Up III, Fatal Bulwark

Knight of the Chalice (13 AP)
Slayer of Evil, Courage of Heaven, Slayer of Evil II
Extra Turning III, Extra Smite II
Exalted Cleave III
Vigor of Life

Purple Dragon Knight (5 AP)
Damage Boost
Cormyrean Knight Training, Improved Recovery

Leveling Guide

Purple Dragon Knight: Damage Boost
Cormyrean Knight Training

Sacred Defender: Holy Bastion, Sacred Defense, Divine Righteousness, Redemption
Extra Lay On Hands III, Durable Defense III, Sacred Armor Mastery III
Instinctive Defense I, Sacred Shield Mastery III, Defense Boost III
Tenacious Defense III
Reinforced Armor III, Swift Defense, Hardy Defense III
Harbored by Light III

Vanguard: To the Fore!, Shield Combat I, Vicious Shield I
Shield Smash III, Unbalancing Shove I
Stunning Shield I, Melee Power Boost III

Knight of the Chalice: Slayer of Evil, Courage of Heaven
Extra Turning II, Extra Smite II
Exalted Cleave III
15. PDK1 Improved Recovery; Van3 Fatal Bulwark
16. Van3 Follow Up I, II, III; Van2 Stunning Shield II
17. Van2 Stunning Shield III; Van2 Missile Shield I, II; Van0 Shield Combat II
18. SD0 Glorious Stand; SD2 Bulwark Aura I, II, III
19. SD2 Inciting Defense I, II, III; KoC1 Extra Turning III
20. SD0 Eternal Defender; KoC0 Slayer of Evil II; KoC3 Vigor of Life


Destiny (24 AP)

Unyielding Sentinel
Commanding Presence III, Shield Prowess III
Legendary Shield Mastery III
Intolerant Blows II, Endless Lay On Hands III
Light the Dark
Hardened III, Strength of Vitality III
Undying Vanguard

Twists of Fate (35 fate points)
Wild Weapons (Tier 4 Fury)
Grim Precision (Tier 3 Shadowdancer)
Imp. Combat Expertise (Tier 2 Dreadnought)
Extra Action Boost (Tier 1 Dreadnought)
Ephemeral Evolution (Tier 1 Primal)

First bit of weirdness I noticed: the first time I tried to output it, builder only displayed 28- and 32-pt stat options, even though I had all four columns filled out. I had to deselect all of the stat options, then reselect them and redo pts to get them to display properly.

[EllisDee37]

Forgive me if I'm rehashing something that I missed elsewhere in the thread... I keep trying to get the program to work on my new computer, and every time I try to make any changes to a build, or open one of your existing build threads, it gives me "Runtime Error 380; Invalid Property Value."

Hmmm, that sounds strange.

Is the exe somewhere under your documents folder, and is the shortcut you use for it set to "Start in:" the same folder as the exe?

First bit of weirdness I noticed: the first time I tried to output it, builder only displayed 28- and 32-pt stat options, even though I had all four columns filled out. I had to deselect all of the stat options, then reselect them and redo pts to get them to display properly.

I don't recall messing with the stats screen or output for a long while. I'll keep an eye out for that issue; let me know if it happens again.

For anyone wondering, I sent unbongwah a preview version of the next update, which will be released when the new dragonborn race is added in Update 34. His post is testing the new feature that lets you set up an enhancements leveling guide for iconics. (And all the extra blank lines are driving me batty, but that's an unrelated issue.)

[Dream_Marauder]

Hmmm, that sounds strange.

Is the exe somewhere under your documents folder, and is the shortcut you use for it set to "Start in:" the same folder as the exe?

Yes to the exe being under my documents folder, and I'm not sure how to set a shortcut to "start in" a certain folder, but I've run it without using a shortcut and that doesn't make a difference.

I don't recall messing with the stats screen or output for a long while. I'll keep an eye out for that issue; let me know if it happens again.

For anyone wondering, I sent unbongwah a preview version of the next update, which will be released when the new dragonborn race is added in Update 34. His post is testing the new feature that lets you set up an enhancements leveling guide for iconics. (And all the extra blank lines are driving me batty, but that's an unrelated issue.)

I may need to wait until the new version comes out and see if I can get it to function then. Sorry it took me a while to respond - haven't been checking the forums as much as I used to. But thank you for all the work you've done on this builder. It has helped me a ton since I've been playing.

[EllisDee37]

Yes to the exe being under my documents folder, and I'm not sure how to set a shortcut to "start in" a certain folder, but I've run it without using a shortcut and that doesn't make a difference.

If you right-click the shortcut and choose Properties, the "Start In" folder is right below the command line:


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While you're in there, click the Compatibility tab and check the box that says "Run this program as an administrator". Based on the behavior you describe, it sounds like the program is crashing every time it tries to autosave a backup copy of the current build (Backup.bld) in the same path as the exe. That happens when the program (not you the user, but the program itself) doesn't have permission to create and delete files in that folder. If it's under your Documents folder then it should have full permissions by default, but running as admin is an effective way to test if that's the issue.

Also, look for a Backup.bld in the folder where the exe is. If there's one there, go ahead and delete it. (The problem could also be that there's already one there and the program is unable to delete it for whatever reason.)

[Dream_Marauder]

I'm still having the same issues. I created a shortcut and told it to run in the same folder where the exe is (which is under documents). I ran it as an admin by checking the box (I had previously tried running it as an admin just by right clicking when I started the exe), and I looked for a backup.bld file (which I didn't find).

It still gives me the message - Runtime Error 380 - invalid property value.

I appreciate your help troubleshooting this problem, and if there's anything else you can think of, let me know and I will try it. Thanks very much!

[Tom.JonesJr]

Ellis are you using any unique fonts in the program. If so if the font is missing from the target computer it could bring up this error. Just a guess. Also verify the program is checked to run on the computer. I am using Windows 8.1 and need to allow the program to run by going to properties and clicking on the unblock button.

[EllisDee37]

Ellis are you using any unique fonts in the program. If so if the font is missing from the target computer it could bring up this error. Just a guess.

Just Verdana and Courier, but yeah, that was my second thought as well. The behavior is very similar to what was reported after I posted the very first preview build, and installing the specialized fonts I used back then (which I promptly removed) fixed it.

I sent him a PM immediately after his last post to avoid derailing the thread with multiple "try this, try that" posts so that people subscribed for update notices don't get barraged. But I haven't heard back yet.

[EllisDee37]

Updated March 19th, 2017



Character Builder Light v2.2 release notes:

Races

• New race: Dragonborn!
• Enhanced the Race dropdown on the Overview screen to stop the madness
• Added Racial Past Life AP spinner to the enhancements screen

Iconic Races

• Choosing an iconic race on a new build now auto-selects its class if no class has been chosen yet
• Leveling Guide for Iconics now starts at level 14

Output

• Switched from Courier to Courier New for display (looks nicer)
• If Courier New isn't found, Courier is used. If neither are found, user is warned and output display just looks funny. (No more "Invalid Property" errors.)
• Second (final) attempt to remove excess blank lines from output when using lists

Bugfixes

• The Stats screen no longer "dirties" your build on open when you have a "supreme tome" saved

Data

• Spring Attack is now a monk bonus feat
• Racial trees updated for Update 35

Cannith Crafting Builder Lite v1.1.2 release notes:

Gearsets

• "Item Finished" checkboxes now properly ignore extra effects when ML < 10

Data Changes

• Added Troglodytes' Get to list of gargoyle farms (polished ore)
• Added Heroic Normal, Hard and Elite to Lords of Dust tier 4 farms
• Lore Tier 6 farm for Terminal Delirium no longer lists Epic Casual (which give Tier 5)

Descriptions updated by wiki crawler:

• Angel of Vengeance Tier 2: Articles of Faith
• Arcanotechnician Tier 2: Shocking Vulnerability
• Battle Engineer Tier 5: Weapon Attachment
• Bladeforged Tier 4: Weapon Attachment
• Bladeforged Tier 4: Power of the Forge
• Drow Tier 1: Faerie Fire
• Drow Tier 1: Vermin Lore
• Drow Tier 3: Darkfire
• Dwarf Tier 2: Child of the Mountain
• Dwarf Tier 4: Hands of Stone
• Dwarf Tier 4: Dwarf Fortress
• Fire Savant Tier 5: Heat Death
• Fire Savant Tier 5: Evocation Focus
• Fire Savant Tier 5: Elemental Diversification
• Half-Elf Tier 0: Accuracy / Versatility
• Half-Elf Tier 1: Diplomatic Immunity
• Half-Elf Tier 1: Improved Dilettante
• Half-Elf Tier 2: Dilettante Special Ability
• Half-Elf Tier 4: Dilettante Special Ability
• Half-Orc Tier 1: Orcish Weapon Training
• Half-Orc Tier 2: Lock Bash
• Half-Orc Tier 2: Orcish Weapon Training
• Half-Orc Tier 2: Orcish Rage
• Half-Orc Tier 3: Orcish Weapon Training
• Half-Orc Tier 4: Raging Crush
• Half-Orc Tier 4: Orcish Weapon Training
• Harper Agent Tier 2: Magical Endurance
• Harper Agent Tier 2: Know the Angles
• Human Tier 0: Human Versatility
• Human Tier 2: Fighting Style
• Kensei Tier 0: Strike with No Thought
• Kensei Tier 2: Improved Dodge
• Kensei Tier 2: Ascetic Training
• Mechanic Tier 5: Time Bomb
• Ninja Spy Tier 0: Basic Ninja Training
• Ninja Spy Tier 0: Advanced Ninja Training
• Ninja Spy Tier 0: Poisoned Darts
• Ninja Spy Tier 0: Diversion
• Ninja Spy Tier 0: Ninja Master
• Occult Slayer Tier 0: Weapon Bond
• Pale Master Tier 0: Wraith Form
• Ravager Tier 2: Melee Power Boost
• Shadar-kai Tier 1: Spiked Chain Attack
• Shadar-kai Tier 2: Vicious Chain
• Shadar-kai Tier 3: Slashing Chain
• Shadar-kai Tier 4: Winter Favored
• Vanguard Tier 2: Melee Power Boost
• Warpriest Tier 4: Light Guard
• Divine Crusader Tier 6: Strike Down
• Draconic Incarnation Tier 5: Dragon Breath
• Grandmaster of Flowers Tier 3: Light as a Feather
• Primal Avatar Tier 6: Avatar of Nature
• Shiradi Champion Tier 3: Whirling Wrists

[EllisDee37]

New version is up. Release notes in the previous post. Dragonborn and racial tree changes are the big news for this one.

Tom.JonesJr nailed it for Dream_Marauder's issue: It was a font problem. I switched the output preview display (what's shown on screen in the main form) from Courier to Courier New to deal with this, and also added logic to check for either Courier version and then degrade gracefully if neither is found.

I also added some love for iconics, auto-selecting their class when you choose them (only if no class has been chosen yet) and also setting up the leveling guide to let you spend the initial 56 AP in one shot before beginning the level breakdowns at 15.

Speaking of enhancements and the leveling guide, you can now specify racial past life AP and spend those points both as selected enhancements and the leveling guide. The leveling guide logic can get kind of weird when racial AP is in play, but I'm pretty sure it's working correctly. Let me know if you run into any issues.

And finally, I'm pretty happy with the new race dropdown: Now it groups the races by Free, Premium and Iconic, shows the stat bonuses for each, and even the default class for iconics. Fancy!

[Bolo_Grubb]

Awesome job, thanks for the updates

[Stoner81]

New version is up. Release notes in the previous post. Dragonborn and racial tree changes are the big news for this one.

Tom.JonesJr nailed it for Dream_Marauder's issue: It was a font problem. I switched the output preview display (what's shown on screen in the main form) from Courier to Courier New to deal with this, and also added logic to check for either Courier version and then degrade gracefully if neither is found.

I also added some love for iconics, auto-selecting their class when you choose them (only if no class has been chosen yet) and also setting up the leveling guide to let you spend the initial 56 AP in one shot before beginning the level breakdowns at 15.

Speaking of enhancements and the leveling guide, you can now specify racial past life AP and spend those points both as selected enhancements and the leveling guide. The leveling guide logic can get kind of weird when racial AP is in play, but I'm pretty sure it's working correctly. Let me know if you run into any issues.

And finally, I'm pretty happy with the new race dropdown: Now it groups the races by Free, Premium and Iconic, shows the stat bonuses for each, and even the default class for iconics. Fancy!

Fantastic news m8 superb job as always

Stoner81.

[Torkzed]

Thanks for the latest update.

I am going to TR into a dragonborn today and I was planning to use a placeholder race to plan out the build and tweak it on the fly for the new race. Last minute, I decided to check to see if an update to the planner was in the works and was pleasantly surprised to see it is already complete!

This is an outstanding utility for DDO. Your work is much appreciated.

Torkz

[EllisDee37]

The downside to crawling descriptions from wiki is that I'm at the mercy of waiting for wiki edits on races and classes I don't own in-game. For example, even right now the warforged enhancement tree hasn't been updated on wiki.

For this update in particular it didn't occur to me until a few days ago that I should probably support racial AP. Adding that for basic enhancements was straightforward and easy, but for the leveling guide it got complicated pretty quickly.

It ended up being a race: Would wiki get updated before I could finish implementing racial AP? The answer is no, so in the end I manually wrote in the descriptions for the new warforged enhancements and called it good enough. (Fortunately I own warforged so I could roll up a Vet2 in-game and see the descriptions.)

[Stoner81]

Send me a PM dude if there is any descriptions or what not that you need, I have access to everything

Stoner81.

[Pyyro_del_Drago]

I've just updated as mentioned in the OP and when I am looking at dragonborn in the race dropdown it shoes mod of -8 to all stats and on the stat allocation page it gives me their base stat as 6 for everything. Is this showing incorrectly or is it just me?