Character Builder Lite

[AtomicMew]

Another minor bug: when I switch my paladin splash to a ranger splash, the "deity" feat selection still remains.

[Enderoc]

At first I did not like this, but now I am getting the hang of it. It still seems to have a few bugs though. Once those are worked out it will be smooth. I had to play around with it to understand it. I like it better now. Just needs minor fixes.

[EllisDee37]

It still seems to have a few bugs though. Once those are worked out it will be smooth.

I'm happy to fix bugs people point out. I can't read your mind, though.

[Sisma]

Love the work you've done so far. Pretty neat!
I wish the wiki to be updated as smoothly as your tool... XD

[SilverQ]

Not really much of a forum poster, but wanted to pass along my appreciation for the work you've done. Especially as it may be a while before Ron's project gathers steam again, this is an awesome tool for planning.

Thanks for the work!

[EllisDee37]

I see they're patching the game this morning, with changes to the rogue enhancements. None of the changes impact the planner, meaning 1.0.1 is already current for this new patch.

[Annwyn]

Hi Ellis, this looks like a great tool. Unfortunately, I downloaded and installed it, but when I try to use it all of the dropdown menus except alignment are showing no options. Am I missing something?

[EllisDee37]

Hi Ellis, this looks like a great tool. Unfortunately, I downloaded and installed it, but when I try to use it all of the dropdown menus except alignment are showing no options. Am I missing something?

If you open the sample Kensei Warpriest build, do you see "Human", "Fighter" and "Cleric" selected in the dropdowns? Are there any other options listed in those dropdowns you could change them to?

[Bolo_Grubb]

Great tool. Took me a bit to get used to it, but works great.

One thing I would like to see if possible is an "End Stats" option. Because I am lazy and don't want to do math an option to see what my stats are after applying enhancements, level ups, etc So that I can more easily compare slightly different builds.

[EllisDee37]

One thing I would like to see if possible is an "End Stats" option. Because I am lazy and don't want to do math an option to see what my stats are after applying enhancements, level ups, etc So that I can more easily compare slightly different builds.

I appreciate the desire, and if I could wave a magic wand to have it done I'd want it too. But it's too much data to manage, IMO, so it will likely never happen.

[Bolo_Grubb]

I appreciate the desire, and if I could wave a magic wand to have it done I'd want it too. But it's too much data to manage, IMO, so it will likely never happen.

Thanks for the response and your honesty. I love the program and appreciate your efforts to keep it up to date.

[brzytki]

Got an error for you Ellis. I made a build in the previous version of your CharacterBuilder a few days ago and all was well. Today i wanted to change a feat in the build, so i loaded my template, went to Feats section and tried to switch Past Life:Rogue for something else. The thing is, you can easily delete it from the list by clicking RightMB but if you click LeftMB here is what happens:



When you click OK, the program shuts down. It happens both in the previous version of the program and in the newest one. And it seems to affect only some Past Life feats (rogue, paladin, fvs, fighter,...) but for example PL:druid works ok. Haven't checked all of them, just a few to make it easier for you to pinpoint the issue.

[Annwyn]

If you open the sample Kensei Warpriest build, do you see "Human", "Fighter" and "Cleric" selected in the dropdowns? Are there any other options listed in those dropdowns you could change them to?

I'm not seeing any option to load a sample build. All I'm getting is a dark screen, with File, Edit, Tools and Help across the top. Can't really seem to do anything with it.

[Annwyn]

If you open the sample Kensei Warpriest build, do you see "Human", "Fighter" and "Cleric" selected in the dropdowns? Are there any other options listed in those dropdowns you could change them to?

Hey Ellis, nevermind. I had moved the icon that opens the program onto my desktop, and for some reason that gummed everything up. Put it back in the documents folder and everything is showing properly. Sorry to waste your time.

[EllisDee37]

The thing is, you can easily delete it from the list by clicking RightMB but if you click LeftMB here is what happens:

Thanks much for the report.

Sounds like you aren't dead in the water -- RightClick lets you continue -- but I'll definitely take a look and see what I can figure it.

[Olds-cool]

I'm assuming the output formats are hard coded? The two main outputs get to about 99% of what our forums need but take some manual tweaking... lists being the main problem. I do like the program as a whole but would suggest if it's easily possible to allow for further customization of the export functions.

I know there are a bevy of forums out there and that DDO builds are apparently mostly gleaned here and at the Vault, but maybe a few of the other main systems could be supported? phpBB, myBB, vBulletin - they all support BBCode but there seems to be nuances that don't translate.

If it's a big deal then... no big deal. I'd be willing to give examples if it helps or I'd be willing to zip it and keep with the manual edits too

Thanks for the tool!

[EllisDee37]

I'm assuming the output formats are hard coded? The two main outputs get to about 99% of what our forums need but take some manual tweaking...

I'm happy to add output support for other forum styles. Easiest would probably be to PM me a link to the forum in question so I could play around with it myself. Even if I only have access to a test posting area, that's all I would need. If that still doesn't work -- like say a private guild forum with no test area -- then a sample of what you manually change it to would work in a pinch. We can discuss further details via PM.

I mainly use lists is for the automated word-wrap feature.

[Urjak]

Just downloaded the 1.0.1 version - it is soooo awesome - I love it! Only things missing (but not really important) in my opinion:
.) Summarized character attributes so str, dex, con, ... = starting stat + tomes + level up + enhancements + destiny - that would be cool and
.) Descriptions of each enhancement and destiny ability - but I totally understand that this would require a lot of work => not so important

... soo let me state it again: I absolutely love it - so much thanks and +1k reputation to you!

[EllisDee37]

In addition to the program-crashing error listed above, I just ran across a problem with Divine Disciple enhancements. In a nutshell, the SLAs and spellpower enhancements have 3 ranks, but are "shared selectors" with the core abilities that have no ranks. (lightside/darkside) Normally you can't take more ranks than you've taken in a prereq, but in this case you should be allowed to. The planner isn't yet aware of this.

I also want to do some minor tweaking on the output codes to support a wider variety of messageboard formats.

So I'm thinking next week sometime for 1.0.2. If anyone finds more bugs to fix, post them this weekend and I'll get the fixes added in for 1.0.2.

[Bolo_Grubb]

Found a couple of bugs in the Stalwart Defender Tree (ftr)

Tier 2, Stalwart Shield Mastery Action point cost, in game it is 1 point, in Builder it is 2 points
Tier 4, Reinforced Armor Action point cost, in game it is 1 point, in Builder it is 2 points
Tier 5, Reinforced Shield Action point cost, in game it is 1 point, in Builder it is 2 points

Thanks