PBeM Tool 2.4e Beta

Post by **GalakStarscraper** » Thu Dec 04, 2003 10:31 pm

Dark Lord wrote:Don't know if you know this or not but it's a little niggle I have with it.

Your Niggle is cured DL ... next version won't have this bug anymore ... zapped for you in about 15 minutes of coding just now.

Galak

Darkson · Post by **Darkson** » Fri Dec 05, 2003 1:13 am

Galak, can you fix it so that my dice don't roll so many 1's?

Post by **GalakStarscraper** » Fri Dec 05, 2003 1:37 am

Darkson wrote:Galak, can you fix it so that my dice don't roll so many 1's?

No but it will tell you know at the end of the game how many 1s and 2s your rolled from all your D6 rolls ... is that close enough???

Galak

Darkson · Post by **Darkson** » Fri Dec 05, 2003 1:41 am

I know how many it is!! To bloody many! Only time I seem to roll 6's is when I fail my GFI's!

Post by **GalakStarscraper** » Mon Dec 08, 2003 12:52 am

Check out the to do list.

I'm going to have to release version 2.4f after the playtest vault comes out anyway as it will have a new version of OFAB. So I figure I can wait to automate the Chaos Dwarf Firethrower secret weapon until that change to speed up getting out the new version with the Rules Review code changes.

Galak

Joemanji · Post by **Joemanji** » Mon Dec 08, 2003 1:21 am

GalakStarscraper wrote:Chaos Dwarf Firethrower secret weapon

Say what? Have I missed something? Is this a rule to be added to the playtest vault? Or a house rule that's been around for ages?

Deathwing · Post by **Deathwing** » Mon Dec 08, 2003 1:22 am

GalakStarscraper wrote:
Darkson wrote:Galak, can you fix it so that my dice don't roll so many 1's?
No but it will tell you know at the end of the game how many 1s and 2s your rolled from all your D6 rolls ... is that close enough???

Galak

Just curious, but would it be possible (in future perhaps) to differenciate those 1's & 2's that come up in AV and INJ rolls as opposed to attempting something on the field rolls?
Big difference between rolling an average number of 1s total and rolling a disproportionate amount of them on 'actions'.

Post by **GalakStarscraper** » Mon Dec 08, 2003 5:46 am

Nazgit wrote:
GalakStarscraper wrote:Chaos Dwarf Firethrower secret weapon
Say what? Have I missed something? Is this a rule to be added to the playtest vault? Or a house rule that's been around for ages?

Okay ... short story.

2nd edition Star Player book says that Chaos Dwarf teams can have Firethrowers. This led me to investigate. Found out it was a cut and paste error from WFB. I located the White Dwarf with the rules for the Chaos Dwarf Firethrower. The rules are pretty easy to convert to BB so I convert them. They are a secret weapon option in the MBBL2 for the Chaos Dwarf team for Chaos Dwarf players only (site doesn't currently say so, but it will very soon (just like Daggers will be for Hobgoblins only)).

Galak

Post by **GalakStarscraper** » Mon Dec 08, 2003 5:49 am

Deathwing wrote:Just curious, but would it be possible (in future perhaps) to differenciate those 1's & 2's that come up in AV and INJ rolls as opposed to attempting something on the field rolls?

Already done DW. The counter only counts instances of the D6 single die being rolled. The AV and INJ procedurce calls don't trigger the D6 luck counter at all. 2D6 rolls don't trigger it either (ie Dauntless).

Galak

By the way as of posting this version 2.4e is finished. The PlayBook option and the GFI first windows took most of today to write ... but the PlayBook is very cool for those that are willing to learn how to use the feature.

I'm waiting for some feedback from Lucien for the Lustrian league. As soon as I have that ... I'll post 2.4e to http://www.pbembb.com

Hopefully by end of day tomorrow.

sean newboy · Post by **sean newboy** » Mon Dec 08, 2003 1:58 pm

Will this just be a case of overwriting the exe file?

Post by **GalakStarscraper** » Mon Dec 08, 2003 2:53 pm

sean newboy wrote:Will this just be a case of overwriting the exe file?

And the inis.

Galak

Darkson · Post by **Darkson** » Mon Dec 08, 2003 5:10 pm

Not bugging or anything, but will the ini's also include those for TeamCreator.

Also, would it be possible to add an option for Pitch Invasion/Riot to be D3 instead of D6?

(Must remember to copy the REBBL Pub settup ini).

Post by **GalakStarscraper** » Mon Dec 08, 2003 5:46 pm

Darkson wrote:Not bugging or anything, but will the ini's also include those for TeamCreator.

Also, would it be possible to add an option for Pitch Invasion/Riot to be D3 instead of D6?

(Must remember to copy the REBBL Pub settup ini).

Now that the new version of the PBeM Tool is ready, I'm working on the Team Creator and its ini files next.

As for the D3 PI/Riot ... yes this is possible .. in version 2.4f. Not the one I just published.

Galak

Post by **GalakStarscraper** » Mon Dec 08, 2003 5:46 pm

Speaking of which:

Version 2.4e BETA is finished and posted to http://www.pbembb.com

The biggest change for those into HTML. Is the Playbook, you can create up to 10 setup for your team that you can use to field players with just a couple clicks now.

The format is VERY specific to work. It looks like this for 2 plays I normally use for my Halfling team.
Start each line with a ~ .... your setups are then listed as the setup number:setup name/player roster number (ie 1 - 16) NOT his jersey number-square player should be placed in/repeat/repeat/

Team Pictures End <BR>
~PLAYBOOK
~1:Standard Defense/1-M7/2-M9/3-M8/4-K5/5-K14/7-J2/11-K2/13-L11/14-K11/15-J14/16-L5/
~2:Standard Frenzy D/1-M7/2-M9/3-M8/4-K5/5-K13/7-J2/11-K3/13-L11/14-K11/15-J14/16-L5/
~PLAYBOOK END
</P>

This version of the tool has all the 2003 Rules Review changes in it and also automates Side Step (which is probably a work in process to be honest).

I playtested every change so hopefully the changes won't be buggy ... but I made a LOT of changes so it could be that there are issues ... if so let me know.

The inis are also update to date for all the leagues as well.

You should all start using 2.4e BETA immediately.

Galak

Joemanji · Post by **Joemanji** » Mon Dec 08, 2003 8:52 pm

I'm having trouble downloading the upgrade. It gets about halfway through the download, then skips right to the end. The file itself has a "No Zip file, bad Zip file or part of a spanned/split Zip file" message over it. If I try to unzip, it says it isn't a valid archive. Says the same for all three files (full install, just .exe and just .ini).

Any clues as to how I can fix this?

Cheers