kudos to you and your efforts in regards to making a new and improved cob/cop/co-ocd
but i do have a couple of comments/questions...
1. would it be possible for you to make the size of the window larger than what it is currently? it seems small and claustrophobic. it may mean putting in white space.
2. have things in column format, ie super stats in one column, power progression on 2 columns and talents on the final column
3. for the description and advanced, i was thinking of putting those below the columns
4. will there be a tab or something like that for specializations or something to that effect.
again ... thanks for all the work.
dan
1) Window is resizable, yes. Power Info and Power Selection will expand to accommodate. I have it at this size because there are still people out there that use 1024x768 screen resolutions.
2 & 3) I can look into rearanging it a bit. Nothing's set in stone. I know someone else was requesting this as well.
4) Yes there will be a specialization page as well as a stats/gear page.
Scheck it out! Coming together. I thought about putting the description at the bottom but I'm not sold on it yet. I don't like having to scroll. I want to see it all at the same time and having a vertical description and advanced info suits me better.
I did manage to put everything in columns though. You like?
I thought about doing it vertically but I'm worried that's going to mess with a lot of people as they've done it the other way for so long with the old championBuilder. I would like to hear from the rest of the community on this though.
As long as the boxes are as clearly labelled as they are in those screen shots, I don't much mind either way. Unlabelled, I'd prefer left to right (since that's the way we usually read stuff).
I thought about doing it vertically but I'm worried that's going to mess with a lot of people as they've done it the other way for so long with the old championBuilder. I would like to hear from the rest of the community on this though.
Putting my vote in for top to bottom, like how the old CO builder exported builds and how we tend to post them when sharing builds. It would add a measure of uniformity.
Btw...what is the new level progression of the 3 superstats on test?
Judging by the Radiant AT's level progression as posted in the PTS patch notes from last week, primary superstat is at lvl 6, followed by secondary superstats at lvl 10 and 15.
Added Stats under the SS/Talent column. Also added Text Box for username. Aaaaaand it seems most everyone wants top to bottom, so that's been changed as well.
Added Stats under the SS/Talent column. Also added Text Box for username. Aaaaaand it seems most everyone wants top to bottom, so that's been changed as well.
sorry for the late reply, that is most sweet looking man ... loving it
Gear Stat Input has been added!! Also AoC, I've moved the travel powers to the bottom as requested. I had actually planned on doing that anyway. I also added some selection for device travels as well.
Assuming I can get the correct equations this could now be used to affect advanced info values.
Hmm, for whatever reason the pictures didn't name on site.
The character I mean something similar to this: Wiki Gadgeteering Page. If you look in the top right there's a character that has been made. I don't know if they made one for earth other than the hex picture. It may just need to be a screenshot of the Mountain? I dunno how to get it.
EDIT: Rar file didn't have the Heavy Weapon pics.
EDIT2: Force Shield has black where transparency should be...or is it like that in the game? Never paid attention >.>
...Also 'Caine, I've moved the travel powers to the bottom as requested. (I had actually planned on doing that anyway, and I also added some selection for device travels as well.)...
Here's an idea: There's a lot of very creative people in our community, why not have a "COP Splash Screen Contest"? First prize, of course, gets his/her splash screen in the program?
Here's an idea: There's a lot of very creative people in our community, why not have a "COP Splash Screen Contest"? First prize, of course, gets his/her splash screen in the program?
I do think that you might want to consider holding off on launching this for a month or two after the update goes live. I don't know how much the update will need to be patched or balanced after it goes live, but it could be a significant amount.
Rox, are you going to have to adjust any of the numbers for base line powers?
Also, I updated the icons for the travel powers. I will upload the rest of what I have for stuff over the weekend. I need to come up with a way to put up the detail for the tree specializations, just quite haven't wrapped my head around all of it.
I need some more user input. (that being y'all) I'm going to have an options window where you can possibly change colors and manipulate other aspects of the program. What I want to know is what would y'all like to see the options composed of?
My thoughts so far:
1. Maximize Program at Startup
2. Program Colors
3. Forum Export Colors
4. Fonts
What else would y'all like to see? Some of these may or may not be incorporated depending on how hard they are to implement.
I need some more user input. (that being y'all) I'm going to have an options window where you can possibly change colors and manipulate other aspects of the program. What I want to know is what would y'all like to see the options composed of?
My thoughts so far:
1. Maximize Program at Startup
2. Program Colors
3. Forum Export Colors
4. Fonts
What else would y'all like to see? Some of these may or may not be incorporated depending on how hard they are to implement.
YES! Please.
(Especially if things scale to the window size... you know... not like in-game XD)
Would be neat to be able to select the window colors, or to have it fit our current Windows theme, but then you'd need to save that somewhere, and...
Well up to you to see if the work is worth it. ^_^
In any case, I won't advocate following the in-game UI.
Playskool... hasn't been my style for the last 25-30 years... XD
I think for the export, we'd need to try and match the in-game colors (yellow for SS, white for the rest... well, atm anyway)
Perhaps move the travel powers out of the power progression, like it's the case for SS and talents.
(Would help people to remember to float them XD)
Also for the advantage / rank layout, would it be possible (perhaps as an option) to have something similar to what's present in-game?
Like:
Power
Rank 2
Rank 3
Advantage
I must say, it'd help me a lot as far as making it more readable.
Perhaps others think the same, dunno...
Heh, I'd say use Comic Sans MS, but I'd be lynched... XD
Would you be able to use the in-game font? (or a close match?)
A font size / magnify option would be neat too... for those short-sighted people out there (like me XD).
Oh, one thing I thought about for the export: an import/export code-string for fast build loading?
Got the idea while messing around with my Guild Wars builds.
They have some sort of hex string that instantly loads the build before it can be fiddled with.
Would the Planner be able to do so?
I think for the export, we'd need to try and match the in-game colors (yellow for SS, white for the rest... well, atm anyway)
This would be fully customizable. You would pick the colors of the power/advantages/ranks/stats/etc. If you want white and yellow, you pick it. This is more likely to be implemented than the UI color changing.
Also for the advantage / rank layout, would it be possible (perhaps as an option) to have something similar to what's present in-game?
Like:
Power
Rank 2
Rank 3
Advantage
No. I don't know about that. I remember the CoH planner doing something like this and it was terribly hard to read. (everything was way too spread out) Made for really long posts too. It was an option but I hated it. I dunno. I might think about this if enough other people want it in.
Oh, one thing I thought about for the export: an import/export code-string for fast build loading?
Got the idea while messing around with my Guild Wars builds.
They have some sort of hex string that instantly loads the build before it can be fiddled with.
Would the Planner be able to do so?
Importing / Exporting hasn't even been worked on yet. I've seen other programs with this kind of implementation before. (Hero Machine) My main plan is to have *.cop files which can be used for saving/loading. I'll look into it.
Comments
1) Window is resizable, yes. Power Info and Power Selection will expand to accommodate. I have it at this size because there are still people out there that use 1024x768 screen resolutions.
2 & 3) I can look into rearanging it a bit. Nothing's set in stone. I know someone else was requesting this as well.
4) Yes there will be a specialization page as well as a stats/gear page.
Scheck it out!
I did manage to put everything in columns though. You like?
The only thing different I would do is have the Power Progression run vertically, like so:
Level 1 Level 20
Level 1 Level 23
Level 6 Level 26
Level 6 (Travel) Level 29
Level 8 Level 32
Level 11 Level 35
Level 14 Level 35(Travel)
Level 17 Level 38
Really more a preference than anything else, but I think it's more intuitive this way.
What does everyone else think?
Edit: I hope you all can get the gist of the layout...stupid forums not letting me put in extra spaces...
Which way do y'all like better?
1) Left to Right
2) Top to Bottom
Judging by the Radiant AT's level progression as posted in the PTS patch notes from last week, primary superstat is at lvl 6, followed by secondary superstats at lvl 10 and 15.
http://docs.oracle.com/javase/1.5.0/docs/api/org/xml/sax/XMLReader.html
http://dotgnu.org/pnetlib-doc/System/Xml/XmlReader.html
http://xmlsoft.org/html/libxml-xmlreader.html
http://search.cpan.org/~keichner/XML-Reader-0.39/lib/XML/Reader.pm
That is all way above my head but perhaps it can help.
Added Stats under the SS/Talent column. Also added Text Box for username. Aaaaaand it seems most everyone wants top to bottom, so that's been changed as well.
sorry for the late reply, that is most sweet looking man ... loving it
Oh, and what's the chance of putting BOTH the TP selections on the bottom?
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Gear Stat Input has been added!! Also AoC, I've moved the travel powers to the bottom as requested. I had actually planned on doing that anyway. I also added some selection for device travels as well.
Assuming I can get the correct equations this could now be used to affect advanced info values.
Enjoy!
Need to figure out how to display it on the wiki, when/if I get around to it.
:-)
Actually there is a list of icons that I need as fully transparent pngs instead of the blue background they currently are on the wiki. See below:
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New Super Stats: (PTS)
- Strength
- Constitution
- Ego
- Endurance
- Recovery
- Intelligence
- Presence
- Dexterity
Power Set Characters:- Earth
Heavy Weapon:- Annihilate
- Arc of Ruin
- Bludgeon
- Brimstone
- Brute Strike
- Cleave
- Decimate
- Earth Splitter
- Eruption
- Guard
- Skewer
- Skullcrusher
- Vicious Descent
Fire:- Pyre
Force:- Force Shield
Telekinesis:- Ego Blade Dash
- Ego Reverberation
Celestial:- Conviction
Power Armor:I hope i did it right?
PST SS Icons
All Icons except Earth
Hope the transparence effect works
...
what do you mean with "Power Set Characters:
Earth"
Constitution
Dextery
Ego
Endurance
Intelligence
Picture Frame
Presence
Recovery
Strength
I named the pictures
Hmm, for whatever reason the pictures didn't name on site.
The character I mean something similar to this: Wiki Gadgeteering Page. If you look in the top right there's a character that has been made. I don't know if they made one for earth other than the hex picture. It may just need to be a screenshot of the Mountain? I dunno how to get it.
EDIT: Rar file didn't have the Heavy Weapon pics.
EDIT2: Force Shield has black where transparency should be...or is it like that in the game? Never paid attention >.>
Great minds think alike
*"A.R.F." bro fist bump*
Distortion Superspeed
Displacement Superspeed
Distortion Acrobatics
Displacement Acrobatics
Mach Speed
Athletics
Here is everything include the travelpowers
30 minutes of work for nothing
FIGHT! FIGHT! FIGHT!
>.>
What?!!?
Sorry. I just haven't been on enough to actually upload them.
Rox, the mountain AT.
Only if there's mud.
...
And a camera.
...
And bikinis.
Sweet! Thanks! Earth page has been updated accordingly.
:eek: What's this? Super Stat popups?!? :rolleyes:
(it's looking sweet already and I really enjoy these little updates - keep up the good work!)
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Sleestack. He's helping me out with the xml reader.
Ooooooh fun!! Good idea!
Ohhhh! Neat!
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I do think that you might want to consider holding off on launching this for a month or two after the update goes live. I don't know how much the update will need to be patched or balanced after it goes live, but it could be a significant amount.
Also, I updated the icons for the travel powers. I will upload the rest of what I have for stuff over the weekend. I need to come up with a way to put up the detail for the tree specializations, just quite haven't wrapped my head around all of it.
Not sure yet. Haven't looked that deep into all the changes.
Most likely not. I don't know how to program for those.
My thoughts so far:
1. Maximize Program at Startup
2. Program Colors
3. Forum Export Colors
4. Fonts
What else would y'all like to see? Some of these may or may not be incorporated depending on how hard they are to implement.
can i sell tickets?
(Especially if things scale to the window size... you know... not like in-game XD)
Well up to you to see if the work is worth it. ^_^
In any case, I won't advocate following the in-game UI.
Playskool... hasn't been my style for the last 25-30 years... XD
Perhaps move the travel powers out of the power progression, like it's the case for SS and talents.
(Would help people to remember to float them XD)
Also for the advantage / rank layout, would it be possible (perhaps as an option) to have something similar to what's present in-game?
Like:
Perhaps others think the same, dunno...
Would you be able to use the in-game font? (or a close match?)
A font size / magnify option would be neat too... for those short-sighted people out there (like me XD).
Oh, one thing I thought about for the export: an import/export code-string for fast build loading?
Got the idea while messing around with my Guild Wars builds.
They have some sort of hex string that instantly loads the build before it can be fiddled with.
Would the Planner be able to do so?
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