DDO Character Planner

[Ordinary]

Just a little progress report. New to polish a few more things before I post the next release, probably over the weekend some time.

18-7-2017
Most settings now store to an ini file, not the registry (a couple seem to bypass this new mechanism, but I will work on them)
You can now select gear and apply augment selections (standard augments only). Effects don't yet apply but will soon.
But only have 1 item setup so far, will start to flesh out the list and work on the item editor at some point.

17-7-2017
Start up flickering self flagellation reduced (this was causing lock up for some users)
Bad test items fixed
Lost fate points on a destiny switch fixed
Added test item - Sightless Helm
Augments file now loaded
Started item selection dialog
- lists available items in slot
- Allows item selection
- Shows available augment slots

[Ordinary]

A bit more progress today.

19-7-2017
Equipped Gear Items now save / load correctly
Item effects now apply although bonus type not yet included
Item effects now revoke on item change
Battle Engineer enhancement tree updated to U36

Next aim is to get more items setup so that an overall user experience can round out.
Still need to sort some more issues with gear sets as the planner lets you create more gear sets, but changes always effect the "Standard" gear set you start with.

[Ordinary]

So I worked on the equipment subsystem and defined 3 Legendary Slavelord items, Shackles, chains and rings and added almost all the augments for them.
Effects now have bonus types so multiple bonuses of the same type no longer stack.
Gear sets are currently disabled so you can only use the default gear set at the moment..

See my signature for a link to the latest release. As always any bug reports or suggestions would be nice

[Ordinary]

Latest updates, although not yet available (Will be in build 1.0.0.2 later this week)

Aim is to have more gear added incrementally on each release, but there is so much of it, it will take a while.
Will be adding guild buffs interface next, you just enter your guild level and say apply guild buffs (on/off flag)
Will also aim to add item tooltips and maybe level tooltips (so you can mouse over and find out what is needed to be done for a given level).
When it comes to upgradable items, I assumed all items have been upgraded to their maximum potential - some issues with Necro 4 items as some upgrades are slots, not sure how to handle this yet.

24-7-2017
Spell powers now use correct skill for base spell power
Only effects with non-zero contributions are now listed (stops set bonus's which you do not yet qualify for showing up in the list)
Efficiency issue when training racial past lives fixed
Created GuildBuffs.xml file with all current ship and legacy buffs that still have an effect in advance of applying guild buffs by guild level.
Started adding level 20+ Rings
NOTE: Any previous character designs with equipped gear which had no levels now no longer load (sorry)

23-7-2017
Effect skill bonus's can be by base ability
Effect "CriticalDamageBonus" renamed "Seeker" internally to better reflect DDO systems
Lots of additional bonus types added
New augments added to handle Erudition, Subterfuge and Prowess items/sets
All level 20+ trinkets added (Highest level version of each)

21-7-2017
Arch-Mage: Spell Penetration effect now has correct vector size
Effects will now add to the total correctly for all bonus types
Bonus types now displayed
All effects had bonus types added
NOTE: Any previous character designs with equipped gear which had effects now no longer load (sorry)

[Tom.JonesJr]

I do have a request that you modify your program name. I know that we do not have a copyright on the name DDO Character Planner but I would like to prevent confusion for the end users for which program they currently are using. I do hope all works out for you in your log term project with your planner as it is a lot of work to maintain the project. I to wish to get some of the additional trackables added to the program, but before that can happen I need to get an easy way for all the current data to be edited without errors. That will be one of my next steps before adding destinies and equipment.

Best of luck.

[EllisDee37]

To that end, some words to consider:

Creator
Designer
Maker
Modeler

I deliberately avoided the word "Planner" when naming mine to differentiate it from Ron's planner. Something like "Build Creator" or "Character Designer" might work. Just spitballing.

[Ordinary]

I do have a request that you modify your program name. I know that we do not have a copyright on the name DDO Character Planner but I would like to prevent confusion for the end users for which program they currently are using. I do hope all works out for you in your log term project with your planner as it is a lot of work to maintain the project. I to wish to get some of the additional trackables added to the program, but before that can happen I need to get an easy way for all the current data to be edited without errors. That will be one of my next steps before adding destinies and equipment.

Best of luck.

A sensible thing t do. Didn't mean to step on the other planners toes.
I probably can't rename the GitHub project but I will rename the executable.
I'll get that n the next release.

[Tom.JonesJr]

A sensible thing t do. Didn't mean to step on the other planners toes.
I probably can't rename the GitHub project but I will rename the executable.
I'll get that n the next release.

GitHub will allow a rename. I went through a few renames when setting up the DDO Character Planner. It is a little work, but can be done.

[Ordinary]

GitHub will allow a rename. I went through a few renames when setting up the DDO Character Planner. It is a little work, but can be done.

Its been renamed now as DDOBuilder the next release will have the renamed executable and main windows.

See my signature for the new link

[Ordinary]

Alpha release 1.0.0.2 Is now available in the link in my signature.

This release sees all previous comments since the last release and these additional items:

28-7-2017
Level select buttons changed to static controls
- level button tooltips added
- selected and warning colour can now be shown
- warnings for levels with untrained feat slots added
Selection reticule removed from Equipment view
Completed adding all level 20+ rings listed under the ring section in the wiki

27-7-2017
Project renamed DDOBuilder to avoid confusion with Rons Character planner
Basic item tooltip added

26-7-2017
Assassinate broken out of standard tactical skills to its own type
Guild buffs now load and apply correctly through UI controls

[Ordinary]

Another progress report

31-7-2017
DLMacros updated to support enumerated lists
Augments.xml file updated to allow multiple compatibility entries for each augment
Duplicate augments removed and combined
Augments now match any of the listed compatibility types
Augment type "White" renamed "Colorless"
Warlock past life icon updated to gold version of icon
Started adding level 20+ boots listed in wiki

1-8-2017
Breakdown table copy to clipboard button and functionality added
currently only supports [code], will add BBCode selection type at a later date
Weapons now track whether you are centered using them
Monk AC Bonus feat now awards at levels 1,5,10 and 15 not 2,5,10,15
Many guild buffs now apply effects correctly (mainly energy absorbance effects)

2-8-2017
DLMacros compile bug when multiple enumerated lists present fixed
Items can now have enumerated list of slot types for item upgrades
- supports Primary, Secondary and Legendary slavelords at the moment
Item upgrade slots now be configured in the item selection UI
Normal skill augments are now correctly a Competence bonus
Added many more level 20+ boots
Artificer: Battle Engineer: Unlock Potential enhancement now has correct image
Pink backgrounds on special feats fixed (coin lords finish school, draconic vitality)

The next release will be some time over the weekend.
Until then I will be adding the remainder of the boots items and will move onto other slots if I have time. (This is the drudge work of the project)
Will look into expanding the export options.

[Ordinary]

Once again another release. See my signature for a link to the latest version.

Since my last update the following has been done:

4-8-2017
Amount per AP spent in tree items now work again (I broke them when adding amount per level items)
Many, many, many incorrect effect names and typos fixed
Level 20+ boots completed
Feat selection combobox lists are now sorted by name, not the order they are declared in the Feats.xml file.
Tooltips now reposition if they are not fully visible when displayed
Added interface menu items for BBCode type selection and forum export to clipboard (these are NYI)
Effect "SpellCriticalChance" renamed "SpellLore"
Started adding level 20+ Belts

3-8-2017
Named augments listed in wiki added
Skill overspend warning added to level tooltips and level button colouring
Reaper Dire Thaumaturge deep magic enhancements now only have 1 tier instead of 3

[Ordinary]

Lots of work done since the last release. See my signature for a link to the latest release.

Change History
18-8-2017
Items: Level 20+ Bracers completed
Items: Level 20+ Quivers completed
UI: Item select dialog now remembers its location between runs
UI: Item select dialog list control now in report view and single selection

17-8-2017
Breakdowns: Turn Undead - Effective Turn Level breakdown added.
Breakdowns: Turn Undead - Turn Undead Hit Dice breakdown added.
Feat: Aureon's Instruction effects added
Breakdowns: Items that are dependant on class levels now change correctly when you train out of a class (not just into)
ObserverSubject template class now supports up to 3 parameters on a callback.
Stances: Sensible icons for special stances added.
Feat: Improved Turning no longer requires both Cleric(1) and Paladin(4) levels to train. Effects also added.
Feat: Racial Completionist can no longer be acquired multiple times
Started level 20+ Bracers
UI: Alignment drop list combobox is now sorted
UI: Race drop list combobox is now sorted
Breakdowns: Stunning Shield tactical DC added

16-8-2017
Drow: Nothing is hidden now correctly costs 1ap per tier not 2.
UI: Immunities page added to spells view (Not ideal location but stops another window having to be created - may be moved later)
Fix: Lock up on feat verification fixed
Feat: All special feats such as Inherent Melee Power are now correctly an Inherent bonus, not a feat bonus.
Breakdowns: Inactive item effects are now correctly listed in breakdowns (found with Deific Focus II)
Fix: Crash fixed in Requires one/None of: entry text removes duplicated header text
Fix: Scrolling the automatic feats list with tool tip displayed now shows the correct tip
Items: All level 20+ helmets added

15-8-2017
Feat: Flurry of blows dodge and attack bonus now listed as individual automatic feats at the relevant levels.
Fix: Effect.h xml elements reduced by rationalisation
Items: Last of level 20+ belts added
Items: Many Augment entries combined to remove duplication
Items: Starting on level 20+ Helmets
Fix: ImmunityTypes enum removed, converted to a string in all effects
Feat: Diamond soul spell resistance now gives correct spell resistance for monk levels
Knight of the Chalice: Divine Might strength bonus in now correctly an Insightful bonus
UI: SLA page added to spells view
Arch-Mage: SLAs for cores added

8-7-2017
UI: Selecting the same feat in a feat slot no longer causes a revoke of feats and enhancements
UI: Selected Twists of Fate now have tooltips

7-8-2017
UI: Method for tooltip display reworked in level up view (now works for drop list combos instead of labels above)
UI: Automatic feats list hover over feat item tooltip added
UI: Requires one/None of: entry text removes duplicated header text to reduce size of some items
e.g Requires one off: Improved Critical: Slashing, Improved Critical: Ranged, ... becomes
Requires one off: Improved Critical: Slashing, ranged, Bludgeoning, Piercing

[Ordinary]

Once again, see my signature to a link to the download.

Changes in this version include:

25-8-2017
Engine: DR Types now a list rather than a single entry
Breakdowns: Physical spell power breakdowns added
Items: Started level 20+ Gloves

24-8-2017
Items: Level 20+ Cloaks complete
UI: Item select dialog list control can now be sorted by name/level

23-8-2017
UI: Toolbar short cut buttons added to toggle dock pane visibility
Fix: Mouse hook enter/leave messages now notify in that order so tooltips always display correctly

22-8-2017
Items: Started Level 20+ Cloaks

21-8-2017
Items: Level 20+ Goggles completed
Fix: Immunities now revoke correctly
Breakdowns: Stunning Fist breakdown added

[Ordinary]

Once again see my signature for a link to the most recent release.

4-9-2017
Items: Cannith crafted items added (level 34 buffs only)
UI: MouseHook Enter/Leave now only posted if the target window is not obscured (i.e. another window on top)
Items: All boots retro fitted with effect descriptions.

1-9-2017
Items: All belts retro fitted with effect descriptions.
UI: Item select dialog now displays tooltips for hovered items.
Items: Items tooltips can now display effects, but its going to take a while to retrofit these into all the previously defined items.
Files: New settings file "EffectDescriptions.xml" added.

31-8-2017
Item: Bad DeathWyrm cloak effect fixed
Enhancements: Erroneous "Bonus" value elements in Half-Elf and Arch-Mage trees removed
Items: Started level 20+ Necklaces

30-8-2017
Items: Level 20+ Gloves completed
Items: Bad gloves image fixed
Debug: Assertion fixed in ItemSelectDialog

29-8-2017
Fix: Clicking the selected level button for levels 1-20 with no document no longer crashes the software
Fix: Automatic feats such as weapon proficiency can no longer be acquired multiple times
Half-Orc: Fury I/II/III Strength bonus's are now correctly a Morale bonus

[Ordinary]

Mostly wok on item descriptions, bug fixes and initial first steps for forum export. Example current output for a 1.0.0.7 version of output.

A minor point the latest release can be found by following the link in my signature, but due to the way I have been naming releases in an inconsistent way means that the most recent is not listed first. They are listed alphabetically, so ensure you get the one with the highest release which at time of posting in 1.0.0.7

Changes since build 1.0.0.6
Export: Forum export code progressed.
Items: Trinkets retro fitted with effect descriptions.
UI: Enhancement window icon changed to the AP symbol
UI: Level Up view Level 1 button tooltip is now always shown correctly.
Items: Quivers retro fitted with effect descriptions.
Items: Rings retro fitted with effect descriptions.
Clean-up: Item Editor dialog removed
Export: Started adding the forum export code. WIP
Items: Necklaces retro fitted with effect descriptions. (note not all level 20+ necklaces added yet)
Items: Gloves retro fitted with effect descriptions.
Items: Goggles retro fitted with effect descriptions.
Items: Helmets retro fitted with effect descriptions.
Items: Cloaks retro fitted with effect descriptions.
Items: Completed retro fitting bracers with effect descriptions.
Fix: Changing class types for spell casters now correctly updates the available spell slots
Items: Started retro fitting bracers with effect descriptions.
Items: Reworked method for effect descriptions. Re-did all existing descriptions (again)


Current forum export format, for my target end build when I finally complete my Racial past lives:

Character name: Maetrim
Classes: 10 Epic, 8 Fighter, 6 Monk, 6 Ranger
Race: Human                Alignment: Lawful Neutral

     Start Final
Str:    14    62      HP:       1166      AC:    87
Dex:    16    54      PRR:       176
Con:    14    48      MRR:        62      +Healing Amp:   140
Int:    14    31      Dodge:   29/20      -Healing Amp:     0
Wis:    13    50      Fort:     179%      Repair Amp:       0
Cha:    11    28      SR:          0

Saves:
Fortitude:         75
  vs Poison:       76
  vs Disease:      76
Will:              63
  vs Enchantment:  72
  vs Illusion:     69
  vs Fear:         67
Reflex:            79*
  vs Traps:        89*
  vs Spell:        79*
  vs Magic:        79*
Marked with a * is no fail on a 1 if required DC met

Energy       Resistance and Absorbance
--------------------------------------
Acid:                53            24%
Cold:                53            24%
Electric:            53            24%
Fire:                59            24%
Force:                0             0%
Light:                0             0%
Negative:             0            21%
Poison:               0             0%
Positive:             0             0%
Repair:               0             0%
Rust:                 0             0%
Sonic:               53            24%

Lvl Class            Feats
  1 Monk(1)          Standard: Point Blank Shot
                     Human Bonus: Cleave
                     Monk Bonus: Power Attack
  2 Fighter(1)       Fighter Bonus: Weapon Focus: Slashing Weapons
  3 Ranger(1)        Standard: Completionist
                     Favored Enemy: Favored enemy: Undead
  4 Monk(2)          Monk Bonus: Deflect Arrows
                     Strength: +1 Level up
  5 Fighter(2)       Fighter Bonus: Exotic Weapon Proficiency: Khopesh
  6 Ranger(2)        Standard: Great Cleave
  7 Ranger(3)        
  8 Fighter(3)       Strength: +1 Level up
  9 Ranger(4)        Standard: Improved Critical: Slashing Weapons
 10 Monk(3)          Monk Philosophy: Path of Harmonious Balance: Fists of Light
 11 Monk(4)          
 12 Fighter(4)       Standard: Improved Critical: Ranged Weapons
                     Fighter Bonus: Weapon Specialization: Slashing Weapons
                     Strength: +1 Level up
 13 Monk(5)          
 14 Ranger(5)        Favored Enemy: Favored enemy: Evil Outsider
 15 Monk(6)          Standard: Master of Forms
                     Monk Bonus: Zen Archery
 16 Ranger(6)        Strength: +1 Level up
 17 Fighter(5)       
 18 Fighter(6)       Standard: Grandmaster of Forms
                     Fighter Bonus: Greater Two Weapon Fighting
 19 Fighter(7)       
 20 Fighter(8)       Fighter Bonus: Improved Precise Shot
                     Strength: +1 Level up
 21 Epic(1)          Epic Feat: Overwhelming Critical
 22 Epic(2)          
 23 Epic(3)          
 24 Epic(4)          Epic Feat: Combat Archery
                     Strength: +1 Level up
 25 Epic(5)          
 26 Epic(6)          Epic Destiny Feat: Perfect Two Weapon Fighting
 27 Epic(7)          Epic Feat: Epic Reflexes
 28 Epic(8)          Epic Destiny Feat: First Blood
                     Strength: +1 Level up
 29 Epic(9)          Epic Destiny Feat: Embodiment of Order
 30 Epic(10)         Epic Feat: Blinding Speed
                     Legendary: Scion of the Astral Plane

Skill Points     28  5  9  7  5  9 10  6 10  8  8  6  8 10  9 11  7  7  7  7
Skill Name       01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20  Total Buffed
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Balance           4        2              1        1     1  1  4           1   11.0   61.0
Bluff                                                                           0.0   34.0
Concentration     4     2        3  1     2  1  1     1  2  1  1               19.0   19.0
Diplomacy                                                                       0.0   37.0
Disable Device                                                                  0.0   35.0
Haggle            2                                                             1.0   42.0
Heal                                                                            0.0   45.0
Hide                                                                            0.0   44.0
Intimidate           4        3     4  2  2  2  2  1  2  2  2  2  1  1  1  1   23.0   60.0
Jump                                                                            0.0   48.0
Listen                                                                          0.0   42.0
Move Silently                                                                   0.0   45.0
Open Lock                                                                       0.0   44.0
Perform                                                                         0.0   31.0
Repair                                                                          0.0   36.0
Search            4     4        3  1     2  2  2     2  2  2  1  2  2  2  2   23.0   59.0
Spell Craft                                                                     0.0   36.0
Spot              4     2  1     2  1  2  1  1  1  2  1  1  1  1  2  2  2  2   23.0   88.0
Swim              4  1  1  1  1     2  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1   23.0   71.0
Tumble            2                                                             2.0   47.0
Use Magic Device  4        3  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1      11.0   50.0
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Enhancements: 80 APs and 10 Racial APs
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Human - Points spent: 15
 1 Core  Human: Versatility I: Damage Boost
 2 Tier1 Human: Improved Recovery I
 3 Tier1 Human: Don't Count Me Out
 4 Tier1 Human: Don't Count Me Out
 5 Tier1 Human: Don't Count Me Out
 6 Core  Human: Adaptability: +1 Constitution
 7 Tier2 Human: Fighting Style: Ambidexterity
 8 Tier2 Human: Fighting Style: Ambidexterity
 9 Tier3 Human: Improved Recovery II
10 Tier2 Human: Fighting Style: Ambidexterity
11 Tier4 Human: Improved Recovery III
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Shintao - Points spent: 13
 1 Core  Shintao: Bastion of Purity
 2 Tier1 Shintao: Deft Strikes
 3 Tier1 Shintao: Deft Strikes
 4 Tier1 Shintao: Deft Strikes
 5 Tier1 Shintao: Exemplar
 6 Tier2 Shintao: Conditioning
 7 Tier2 Shintao: Conditioning
 8 Tier2 Shintao: Conditioning
 9 Tier2 Shintao: Iron Skin
10 Tier2 Shintao: Iron Skin
11 Tier2 Shintao: Iron Skin
12 Core  Shintao: Protection from Tainted Creatures
13 Core  Shintao: Iron Hand
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Kensei - Points spent: 33
 1 Core  Kensei Focus: Kensei Focus: Heavy Blades
 2 Tier1 Kensei: Weapon Group Specialization I: Kensei Focus: Heavy Blades
 3 Tier1 Kensei: Exotic Weapon Mastery
 4 Core  Kensei: Spiritual Bond
 5 Tier2 Kensei: Ascetic Training: Agility
 6 Tier2 Kensei: Ascetic Training: Agility
 7 Tier2 Kensei: Ascetic Training: Agility
 8 Tier2 Kensei: Weapon Group Specialization II: Kensei Focus: Heavy Blades
 9 Tier3 Kensei: Ability I: +1 Strength
10 Tier3 Kensei: Weapon Group Specialization III: Kensei Focus: Heavy Blades
11 Core  Kensei: Strike With No Thought
12 Tier3 Kensei: Critical Mastery
13 Tier3 Kensei: Critical Mastery
14 Tier3 Kensei: Critical Mastery
15 Tier2 Kensei: Tactics
16 Tier4 Kensei: Weapon Group Specialization IV: Kensei Focus: Heavy Blades
17 Tier2 Kensei: Tactics
18 Tier2 Kensei: Tactics
19 Tier4 Kensei: Ability II: +1 Strength
20 Tier4 Kensei: Liquid Courage
21 Tier5 Kensei: Keen Edge
22 Tier5 Kensei: One With The Blade: Kensei: One With the Blade: Heavy Blades
23 Tier5 Kensei: Weapon Master
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Tempest - Points spent: 13
 1 Core  Tempest: Shield of Whirling Steel
 2 Tier1 Tempest: Improved Reaction
 3 Tier1 Tempest: Improved Reaction
 4 Tier1 Tempest: Improved Reaction
 5 Tier1 Tempest: Improved Defense
 6 Tier1 Tempest: Improved Defense
 7 Tier1 Tempest: Improved Defense
 8 Core  Tempest: Tempest
 9 Tier2 Tempest: Improved Parry
10 Tier2 Tempest: Improved Parry
11 Core  Tempest: Graceful Death
12 Tier2 Tempest: Improved Parry
13 Tier1 Tempest: Item Defense
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Henshin Mystic - Points spent: 14
 1 Core  Henshin Mystic: Riddle of Fire
 2 Tier1 Henshin Mystic: Animal Forms: Way of the Clever Monkey
 3 Tier1 Henshin Mystic: Negotiator
 4 Tier1 Henshin Mystic: Negotiator
 5 Core  Henshin Mystic: Ki Bolt
 6 Tier2 Henshin Mystic: Contemplation
 7 Tier2 Henshin Mystic: Contemplation
 8 Tier2 Henshin Mystic: Contemplation
 9 Tier1 Henshin Mystic: Negotiator
10 Core  Henshin Mystic: Sounding Staff
11 Tier3 Henshin Mystic: Embrace the Void
12 Tier3 Henshin Mystic: Embrace the Void
13 Tier3 Henshin Mystic: Embrace the Void
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Active Destiny Tree
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Legendary Dreadnought - Points spent: 24
 1 Core  Legendary Dreadnought: Shrug Off Punishment
 2 Core  Legendary Dreadnought: Action Hero
 3 Core  Legendary Dreadnought: Unstoppable
 4 Core  Legendary Dreadnought: Action Boost Unmovable
 5 Core  Legendary Dreadnought: Action Boost Thick Skinned
 6 Core  Legendary Dreadnought: Combat Brute
 7 Tier1 Legendary Dreadnought: Ability I: +1 Strength
 8 Tier1 Legendary Dreadnought: Action Boost Attack
 9 Tier1 Legendary Dreadnought: Action Boost Attack
10 Tier2 Legendary Dreadnought: Improved Power Attack
11 Tier2 Legendary Dreadnought: Momentum Swing
12 Tier2 Legendary Dreadnought: Momentum Swing
13 Tier2 Legendary Dreadnought: Momentum Swing
14 Tier3 Legendary Dreadnought: Critical Damage
15 Tier3 Legendary Dreadnought: Lay Waste
16 Tier2 Legendary Dreadnought: Ability II: +1 Strength
17 Tier3 Legendary Dreadnought: Ability III: +1 Strength
18 Tier5 Legendary Dreadnought: Devastating Critical
19 Tier4 Legendary Dreadnought: Ability IV: +1 Strength
20 Tier6 Legendary Dreadnought: Master's Blitz Epic Moment: Masters Blitz: PRR
21 Tier3 Legendary Dreadnought: Critical Damage
22 Tier3 Legendary Dreadnought: Critical Damage
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Individual breakdowns can also be exported showing the breakdown of all the items that contribute. An example for my builds HPs is:

                                          Hitpoints            1166             
                                   Breakdown source  Stacks   Value   Bonus Type
                                        Epic Levels      10  100.00        Class
                                     Fighter Levels       8   80.00        Class
                                        Monk Levels       6   48.00        Class
                                      Ranger Levels       6   48.00        Class
                                 Constitution bonus      30  570.00      Ability
                               Past Life: Barbarian       3   30.00         Feat
               Past Life: Primal Sphere: Doubleshot       3   45.00         Feat
             Past Life: Primal Sphere: Fast Healing       3   45.00         Feat
      Past Life: Primal Sphere: Colors of the Queen       3   45.00         Feat
                                  Draconic Vitality       1   10.00         Feat
                                  Heroic Durability       1   30.00         Feat
                         Improved Heroic Durability       4   20.00         Feat
                              Shintao: Conditioning       3   15.00  Enhancement
        Legendary Dreadnought: Shrug Off Punishment       1   10.00      Destiny
                 Legendary Dreadnought: Action Hero       1   10.00      Destiny
                 Legendary Dreadnought: Unstoppable       1   10.00      Destiny
      Legendary Dreadnought: Action Boost Unmovable       1   10.00      Destiny
  Legendary Dreadnought: Action Boost Thick Skinned       1   10.00      Destiny
                Legendary Dreadnought: Combat Brute       1   10.00      Destiny
                                     Hag Apothecary       1   20.00        Guild
                                                                                
                                     Inactive Items                             
                Grim Barricade: HP per action point      48  384.00       Reaper
                                 Reaper's Defense I       1   10.00       Reaper
                                Reaper's Defense II       1   20.00       Reaper
                                Reaper's Defense IV       1  100.00       Reaper
               Dread Adversary: HP per action point      43  172.00       Reaper

[EllisDee37]

Nice output, I like it.

Minor quibble: I might put the skill totals below the skills table instead of above. I'd also include a Skills Spent line if any level has unspent (or overspent) points.

EDIT: I'm a little confused by the enhancements section. It appears to be listed in order taken within a tree, but there's no indication what order to take the enhancements between trees. If it's not a leveling guide you could save some space by consolidating duplicate enhancements.

EDIT 2: I don't see v1.0.0.7 available for download. The latest listed is v1.0.0.5. I wanna play with the shiny!

[EllisDee37]

Playing with v1.0.0.5 in anticipation of the new version, here's the issues I ran across setting up my Kensei Warpriest build:

Stats

• I tried to create the 28pt version, but couldn't figure out how. I ended up just doing the 32pt version instead.
• There's no total points spent anywhere, only remaining. When I went back just now to verify, I had to remove all stat points to see what was left in the Available Build Points field. (32) Doing so removed several feat selections (Power Attack, THF, etc...) but when I raised my stats back up I didn't get those feats back. If you create a build, save it, then six months later open it back up, how would you know if it was a 28pt or 32pt build?

Level Up

• Feats: As far as I can tell, there's only a single indicator (pink background) if that level has unfilled feat slots. Once all slots are filled, there's no way to see which levels have feat choices.
• Feats: It won't let me choose any Deity feats. The feat dropdowns for my deity selections are blank.
• Feats: It won't let me choose any of the Tactical Training or the Heavy Armor Training fighter bonus feats. (There's 4 of each, all independent, not prereq chains.)
• Feats: It won't let me choose Least Dragonmark of Passsage. The only dragonmark my human can choose is Making.
• Skills: I'd move the Spent At Level column all the way to the left, next to Skill Name. It was scrolled off my window so it was tough to figure out for a bit.
• Skills: On a usability note, it's a bit tedious assigning skills. You have to click the level, then click the skill, then click the + button for each skill raise. It's a lot of clicking and a lot of mouse movement. I'm intrigued by the Auto Spend button, but it's grayed out.
• Skills: There's no indicator for what levels have completed skills and which levels still have points to spend.

Spells

• It only lets me choose level 1 cleric spells. My build gets up to level 4 cleric spells.
  • Correction: It's there when I load the build, but when I was creating the build to start with, after assigning all my class levels the spell screen only gave me level 1 spells.
• Minor note: There's no spell descriptions when choosing from the dropdown. You can get to a description by slotting a spell then hovering over it, then unslotting it if it's not the one you want. A little awkward, but it works.

Enhancements

• Human: It lets me take Orien Dragonmark Focus, which is nice because that's what I want, but it should require Least Dragonmark of Passage, which I want but couldn't take.
• Kensei: Weapon Group Specialization is named Kensei Focus
• Kensei: Opportunity Attack is set up as 3 ranks, 1 AP per rank, but in-game it's only 1 rank and costs 2 AP

Epic Destiny

• I can (and am required to) select core abilities, but they're auto-granted in-game. I get that you're using the cores to let the user say how many points they have to spend in that tree, and I guess it's kinda required for your final stat breakdowns (otherwise everyone would get all cores immediately), but it's kind of weird.

One overall note I have is that it's a bummer that anything invalid gets immediately removed. It would be nice if, for example, re-arranging stat points just to see what's possible didn't immediately remove taken feats, and then the enhancement and destiny abilities that require those feats.

For example, if I lower my strength to 12, I get two popups. The first says that some or all of Legendary Dreadnought was revoked, and the second lists five feats that got revoked.

Bug: After those two popups, if I then go to File => Open and re-open Kensei Warpriest.ddocp, my strength still shows 12 and nothing changes. I have to close the build first before I can re-open it.

EDIT: Here's a screenshot if you want to see how it looks "in the wild." I run 1920x1080 with custom scaling set to 125%, and tweaked the windows and columns to fit as comfortably as possible.



The levels are a bit squished.

[Ordinary]

Nice output, I like it.

Minor quibble: I might put the skill totals below the skills table instead of above. I'd also include a Skills Spent line if any level has unspent (or overspent) points.

EDIT: I'm a little confused by the enhancements section. It appears to be listed in order taken within a tree, but there's no indication what order to take the enhancements between trees. If it's not a leveling guide you could save some space by consolidating duplicate enhancements.

EDIT 2: I don't see v1.0.0.7 available for download. The latest listed is v1.0.0.5. I wanna play with the shiny!

I will look into moving the skill totals about on the output. The forum export code is very new and the layout will be in flux for quite a while during further development.

Enhancements are tracked internally by purchase order in a specific tree. This allows you to automatically revoke enhancements in a tree using right clicks on that tree.

The build is there for download. Unfortunately GitHub lists it as about 5th in the list of releases on the release page linked (at least for me) Renamed it to the same format as the others, but was not moved to the top of the list. It has a green latest release button next to it on my display.

[EllisDee37]

The build is there for download. Unfortunately GitHub lists it as about 5th in the list of releases on the release page linked (at least for me) Renamed it to the same format as the others, but was not moved to the top of the list. It has a green latest release button next to it on my display.

Ah, I totally see it now, I'm an idiot. Thanks much!

Two minor things:

Installing 1.0.0.7 overwrote my window settings. Ideally updates would preserve user preferences. (I like the black color scheme; not sure if that's new to 1.0.0.7 or if I just didn't see it in 1.0.0.5.)

I see you save granted feats in the build file. I would caution against that, as they do sometimes change granted feats. For example, they just recently added Light Hammer and Warhammer proficiency to artificers. Would a previously saved artificer build reflect those proficiency changes?

EDIT: Regarding enhancement order, I agree with the data design, I just meant that you could tighten up the output format.