Phew, finally (Character Generator software)

[Brian Leybourne]

What happened to the Driftwood Progress sticky anyway? This should really have gone in there.

Anyway, the Character Generator software is done. I just need a day or two to package it up and I'll send it to Jake to throw on the webpage. Is it any good? Only you can decide...

Jeez man, I thought the Combat Sim was a lot of work. Until you start coding something like this, you don't realise just how much intricacy there is in the TROS character creation process. I'm not saying complicated or hard, just that there are a lot of nuances, and capturing them all is exhausting :-)

Brian.

[Ashren Va'Hale]

sorry I never got back to you on the beta copy I got, my PC refused to run it because of a registry problem that resulted from some old crap i never fixed. Sorry about that.

[Brian Leybourne]

No worries, I had a couple of other testers, and some damn good feedback from them.

Brian.

[Dave Turner]

Let me chime in with an anticipatory thanks.  Based on your other work, it's a good bet that this generator is a good one.  ;)

[Jason Kottler]

Rats! Having received my copy of TRoS full rules after work today, it was my secret ambition to write a cross - platform chargen tool.

Do you share your source? If so, what language are you working in?

Oh, and thanks for the combat sim. It's provided hours of entertainment while waiting for builds.

[Mokkurkalfe]

Is it possible to port characters from this chargen to the combat sim? If not, is it hard to fix?
Not that it's a real issue. I mean, it doesn't take long to just write down the stats in the sim. But still...

Anyway, it's probably great, and yet another reason for me to get a laptop onto the gaming table.

[Valamir]

This thing will blow you away.  It is too cool.

[Salamander]

When Valamir gushes about it being too cool, that says something.  Looking forward to it. I like the Combat Sim, and I think I can put the Char Gen to good use too!

[Valamir]

Yeah.  I had given him a bunch of ideas a couple of which were of the "this is important" variety, but the majority of which were of the "this would be really cool if it wasn't too much trouble" variety...thinking perhaps they'd be something he'd add to a future version.

Nope.  Pretty much everything I threw at him he put in.  The second version I saw...damn, and I thought the first version was good.

The only thing it doesn't do is give me a full 3d rendered animated avatar of my character based on my traits, descriptive qualities and purchased gear.  I'm still pretty disappointed about that ;-)

[Eamon Voss]

The only thing it doesn't do is give me a full 3d rendered animated avatar of my character based on my traits, descriptive qualities and purchased gear.  I'm still pretty disappointed about that ;-)

What?  What kind of character creator are they trying to dump on us?!?

Seriously though, I'm having to be careful not to drool on my keyboard in anticipation here.  

Does it generate printable character sheets?  And in what sort of format?

[Valamir]

Printable yes, with options that allow you to select what you want to show...which maneuvers do you want listed, which CPs do you want put in the icon space, etc.  But the version I tested was formatted for landscape it hadn't occured to me at the time I looked at it that someone would have a strong preference for portrait, so that wasn't among the feedback I gave at least.

To give a few teasers:

EVERY item listed in the purchase lists is available to buy simply by clicking on the list and having it automatically deduct the cost from your starting money.  And if that isn't enough, you can add pretty much anything you want to the lists to be saved for future use.

You select your country of origin using hotspots on a full color map of Wyerth (which populates all of the bonuses and such to traits and skills automatically).  And if you're not playing in Wyerth you can enter your own origin countries and enter the pertinent bonuses.

The Skill section is smart enough to not let you continue until you actually assign a specialty to those skills that require one, AND automatically populates those specialties which are profession specific... e.g. filling in the "Clan" specialty for Ettiquette when you select the Warrior profession.

Basically.  Design your character from start to printable sheet without opening the book.  At all.

Drool in anticipation all ye mortals, and envy those of us who already have a copy Bwahaha.

[Eamon Voss]

Drool in anticipation all ye mortals, and envy those of us who already have a copy Bwahaha.

Great!  I just drooled all over the keyboard!  

My gawd, this sounds too good to be true.  Am I dreaming?  Someone pinch me?  How much must I pay for Brian's masterpiece?

[Valamir]

I think it could EASILY be something worth paying for.  Its that good.

I'd also recommend having a couple dozen CDs printed up with a nice TROS label on them and either selling or giving them away as premiums at GenCon with book purchase.

[Salamander]

I think I'm gonna load this on my desk-top and start building opponents on the fly. Hehehehe...

[Durgil]

This sounds like an incredible program and I can't wait to get my hands on it.  I just have to questions:
First, is it in anyway customizable?  By this I mean if I as Seneschal have added a few skills to the list that aren't in the rule book, can I add them to the program?
Second, when can we start downloading?!!!!