UCS Beta 5.1 on line

[Thindaraiel]

UCS Beta 5.1 is a small update for the UCS model, adding only a few functionalities and correcting some little problems.
- new card type: Power Feature (for powers who have no level and are class/race/talent dependent)
- default card is now "Power Feature"
- 'type' field is no more defined by the card type, but is only initialized with the card type. You can modify the value as you want
- new ritual category: Thievery (for alchemy rituals)
- new field: 'trap conditions' contains the description of the trap and the conditions of activation. This must be used to separate the "pure" rule field from the specific "trap info"
- 'action' field is enabled on Traps
- missing icons have been added (see other thread)
- symbol menu and shortcuts have been updated

The Thindaraiel template has been improved to fulfill these functionalities, plus some little updates:
- when selecting an alchemy category on a ritual card, the card design changes for "alchemy ritual": icon and color are not the same
- new illustration added (mainly for my own campaign, but it can be useful also for you !)
- automatic keywords are lowercase in the keywords zone. damage keywords and ritual skill keywords are now separated by comas instead of slashes. styling option "keywords field" proposes a new value "sorted (no edition)". When selected, you cannot modify the keywords field, but all the keywords (including manual ones) are now sorted alphabetically and are lowercase.
- I added in 5.0 the new item and ritual fields (cost, enhancement bonus, ritual manifestation, and so on) as hidden fields before the rules. You have to move the cursor before the rules to access these fields. This was not really easy to use, so I have added a new styling option "rules edit mode" to show all the hidden fields.
- new styling option "header icon small" for those who prefer the small icons like in Ander00 original template rather the bigger icons I propose.
- new design for some of the character/monster cards. Try them !

Ander00 template has been updated to be compliant with UCS Beta5.1. It is still a reduced version of Thindaraiel template, thus limited to its functionalities.

Hirahito template has been updated to correct a major bug:
- a new box is available in the header to select the power frequency (it's a shame I didn't see that before !)

Naienko (formerly DnD) template has been updated.

You can find the UCS Beta5.1 and all these templates, and the Beta4->Beta5 converter by Meigetsu, at the following adress:
http://www.mediafire.com/?sharekey=e00e ... dc3fd0631c

Do not hesitate to send a feedback !


UCS Beta5.2 will certainly contain a bunch of programming aids for template developpers, plus some little information fields I'm thinking of. I want to develop the Feat/Race/Class info cards. If you have any suggestion, please notify me !
UCS Beta5.2 will have to wait till late august, due to real life and vacations, unless there is a major bug to correct.

[Rheikon]

Awesome! No rush on the 5.2, take a break

Thank you.

[Thindaraiel]

Before the break, a small patch to correct some of the errors in Thindaraiel template.

Juste extract the content of the file to the appropriate directory

[Highland Raider]

Hmmm, I opened the Hirahito template in UCS in order to begin entering Avenger powers from Divine Power and received this message:

variable not set get_back_color

Errrrr, not sure where that call up is from.

Now, there are also the following massages as well, but I think these are things I can correct on my copy of the files (maybe):

Warnings while reading file:
C:\Program Files\ . . .\4E-UCS-Hirahito-Simple.mse-style/style
on line 67 expecting closing '}' for the '{' instead of '/4E-UCS-symbol-white.mse-include/atk_hybrid_hybrid_beast.png'
on line 96 expected 'end of input' instead of 'if'

Any suggestions for correcting these errors would be appreciated.
Thanks.

[Highland Raider]

Thindaraiel [or DrunkenEwok or anyone else who wants to pipe in],

A couple of things I noticed while entering info for the Avenger class . . . is it possible to insert a command that allows the Source (i.e, Divine Power) into the Set Info part of the card creator? Also, I had a hard time getting the Power/Class/Level stuff to fall into whatever fields those are supposed to be in. I think I hit two or three accidentally but for everything else I just deleted the word Feature, backspaced until I couldn't anymore, then typed Avenger Attack # [or whatever]. This makes everything end up in the Class column, so if anyone wants to sort by level, they're out of luck. Is there any way to make a clear demarcation for those fields? Also, I just typed in the keywords not supplied by checkboxes, such as charm, implement, fear, and so on. I'm guessing there is not a check box for all the keywords. Of course, having one would be nice. But I really like what you've done with the latest version. Thanks.

[Thindaraiel]

is it possible to insert a command that allows the Source (i.e, Divine Power) into the Set Info part of the card creator?

I don't think it is a good idea. For the moment, you enter the powers as a single file per source, but later on the different sets will be added to each other to make the ultimate mse set with all the cards from all the sources. Of course in this case, a unique source cannot be given for a set.

I think that the source must remain a card field.

Also, I had a hard time getting the Power/Class/Level stuff to fall into whatever fields those are supposed to be in. I think I hit two or three accidentally but for everything else I just deleted the word Feature, backspaced until I couldn't anymore, then typed Avenger Attack # [or whatever]. This makes everything end up in the Class column, so if anyone wants to sort by level, they're out of luck. Is there any way to make a clear demarcation for those fields?

it's a known bug, I will correct it as soon as possible (but I have little time for the moment)

Also, I just typed in the keywords not supplied by checkboxes, such as charm, implement, fear, and so on. I'm guessing there is not a check box for all the keywords. Of course, having one would be nice.

I think that I will work on this for Beta6, but the difficulty is that new keywords are constantly added in the books (for instance, "Rage" has been added in PHB2), and thus it is difficult to have an up-to-date keywords list. Maybe I will give a list for the known keywords, and leave the possibility to enter manual keywords for those who are not yet known by the program.

[Highland Raider]

is it possible to insert a command that allows the Source (i.e, Divine Power) into the Set Info part of the card creator?

I don't think it is a good idea. For the moment, you enter the powers as a single file per source, but later on the different sets will be added to each other to make the ultimate mse set with all the cards from all the sources. Of course in this case, a unique source cannot be given for a set.

I think that the source must remain a card field.

That's understandable. I wasn't thinking about compiling everything into one set. Don't know why I didn't since it was done for earlier sets.

[infocynic]

Using the Thindariel-H template (just downloaded today, 9/23), if I setup a power with a range of Melee Weapon and enable the text box to the right (e.g., Str vs AC) the word weapon wraps around to the next line. If I change the power to basic melee weapon or "melee or ranged weapon" or even if I type in "weapon " (note the space) in the range box, it flows normally.

[Highland Raider]

Hmmm, any idea when a 5.2 [or however the version formatting is running] will be out? Or are those doing the creating of these so wonderful templates waiting until the PHB3 comes out with its additional power sources and such? Just curious as there hasn't been much activity here of late . . . .

[Shibboleth]

Why does the link for 5.1 in mediafire say Processing download request but it is not downloading. I ave had it sitting on the Processing thing for 2 hrs and it still not downloading any other way to get the file?

[Takayuki]

Hi, I have the same issue than Shibboleth.
Isn't there another way to download the UCS BEta 5.1 ?

[Chewie]

Are you guys still having trouble with this download? If you are, let me know and I will set up an alternate download.

[misalo1]

The link & download is working fine (just tested it).

[Thindaraiel]

I have checked the files, all seems to work correctly for me.

Sorry I can't help, but I cannot reproduce the problem...