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Okay so I have tried working with the partner for the last week or so, but I've still had no luck with it. I have tried selected in trees from the compendium. On step 6 I have used two browsers and entered my D&D Insider account information, but still nothing. And at the very bottom when it ask to yeah we had a little time in that field it gives me the error that I do not have an account. Please somebody help me.
Make sure you are logging in when you first open the parser, not when it asks you after you've already done the trees etc.
Otherwise can you post images of the errors you are getting and at what steps.
That got it! Thanks.
Modified parser to update GUI to make slightly easier to use with Compendium for new users since it seemed to be a problem. Also fixed various bugs with incorrectly parsing some entries (mainly some powers in paragon paths, classes, epic destinies, etc.)
If you get an error that "We were unable to find an account with that username and/or password", then you probably did not do Step 1 (i.e., login to DDI in the browser in the tool.)
So I just renewed my DDI sub as I plan on running a 4th edition game soon. I found out that the DDI is no longer supported so I fancy getting the whole thing downloaded and archived for future use. Any idea how long that will take?
Alternatively, do we know if the parser will work with the following tool?
https://github.com/Sheep-y/trpg-dnd-4e-db
Thanks.
It will take 12+ hours. It will be comparable to the tool you mention. That is, 2-3 seconds per entry on average. The parser does not work with the tool you mention. However, once you have downloaded entries it does store the entries as a text file. One text file per time you download entries. Those files can then be used in the future instead of downloading the entries again. So basically it archives the data as well. I recommend not trying to download all the entries at once but to download a category at a time (e.g., all monsters, then all traps, etc.)
Huh, I've filled out the form to make for this 'essentials' package and it's really taking it's time. I imagine it would not be faster than downloading 9000+ powers at once.
Anyone got the parsed data zipped up somewhere? Or would that constitute piracy? [REMOVED BY MOD]
Yes, this would breach copyright.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fizban
That's the point of this parser - it allows people with a DDI account to do a one-off scrape of the compendium themselves. No sharing of copyright data, just do it yourself. It might take a while, but it's a one-off scrape (as mentioned by valeros above). Patience required! :)
Interesting that this is still managed. Is there any chance of there being a change to how feats are handled? Ever since 3.2.0 the feats are unable to be opened, even breaking them down to Heroic/Epic etc, Heroic causes issues for me and players.
So next question, what ever happened to the functionality of parsing a pdf into the data? Pretty sure I was able to do that with the digital copies of the books that I have. Which made for easily managing modules along the normal FG method.
Personally, I was unaware of any such functionality for parsing 4E PDFs. (I had written something like that for 5E. But it only worked with the basic rules PDFs.)Quote:
what ever happened to the functionality of parsing a pdf into the data
I posted a new version of the parser to change the output "to a single data path location that matches other ruleset data paths" per https://www.fantasygrounds.com/forum...read.php?35460. If you notice any errors, please let me know. Thanks
Hmm, I distinctly remember a tool that let me put my digital copies into FG. No matter, the compendium is doing fine, those digital copies are long gone, and the last time I play 4e was many years ago so I may just be imagining it lol. Another question though (sorry there may be a few of these). After downloading the compendium onto my PC, is there an easy way to filter through the 'creatures' list in order to only parse specific creatures from existing data. For instance, if one session called for only a few goblins encounters, could I filter through the data to parse just the required goblins, thus creating a module for one session (which would improve download times for the players and keep their caches low).
Thanks again.
Players dont cache anything that hasnt been hared with the,. If they dont fight a Gorgon they wont have the Gorgon in their cache.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fizban
Ok cool. Does that mean that I can literally have everything from the compendium loaded up as a module and it won't affect load times?
Updated parser for fix for bug with new data paths. (Items were not listed if powers were also included in the module.)
Won't effect player load times based of GM content not shared, yes.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fizban
If the information is in the DDI Compendium then it should parse it out.
I have a strange bug with the parser, everything works fine (well, it downloaded some of categories and it's working right now on bigger ones so fingers crossed), but not with every category. When I select Creatures or Feats in Compendium, click "Search", then click "Add entries to download", it shows the amount of entries there which I can then parse. But when I select "Companions & Familiars" then Search it shows entries in Compendium, but when I click "Add entries" it just says "0 Total Entries for Download & Parse". No amount of filtering it further helps.
I also can't help but notice that it's the only category with "&" in its name. Can it be a scraping bug ?
From description of tool on first entry:
Tool does not parse those entries. SorryQuote:
All Compendium Entries but "Companions & Familiars", Artifacts, or Item Sets supported (but most items in Items Sets already listed separately.)
Is it worth reparsing with the changes that weremade for 3,2,0? Or will existing modules work with the changes to libraries?
Greetings all!
Trying to get this 4e thing a go, and have parsed all material into module. I get this error on accessing powers though:
Ruleset Error: windowcontrol: Database type mismatch for control (flavor) in windowclass (power_stats)
Script Error: [string "power_stats"]:1: attempt to index global 'flavor' (a nil value)
Any ideas?
Thanks ahead of time
The problem as far as I can tell is that the update expects the flavor text to be a "formattedtext" field instead of a "string" field. I can change the parser for that, but not sure if that will break anything else. Also, I do not believe Powers are the only thing with flavor text, so not sure if that change affects other types now. I would think just Powers since the 3.2.2 update made a change to Powers and Feats, but I do not think Feats not have flavor text.
I noticed the same thing, and was wondering if I would need to rerun the parser or do a find and replace in the files.
Never Mind...I was hoping to just do a find and replace on <flavor type="string"> to <flavor type="formattedtext"> in the db.xml and recompile the mod...but i see that's not how that works.
Overall though, I'm getting the error message now on all powers, but nothing else so far.
Also found it to be the case with Epic Destinies and Races.
Found a manual work around.
1. copy the [Content_Types].xml from a parsed .mod file and place it into the same folder as your parsed files (db.xml, definitions.xml and thumbnail.png).
2. do a find and replace on the db.xml for <flavor type="string"> to <flavor type="formattedtext">.
NOTE: This will not work for Items and Rituals, those elements still require <flavor type="string">. I used notepad++ to edit my file, that way i can do a global find and replace, and then select the Items and Rituals elements and return the flovor element to <flavor type="string">
3. zip all the files into a new zip.
4. rename the .zip file to .mod file and copy it into your FG Modules folder.
5. restart FG, and all parts should now work.
So far I've verified: Backgrounds, Diseases, Epic Destinies, Feats, Items, Monsters, Poisons, Paragon Paths, Powers, Rituals, Terrain and Traps all working with this method.
Thanks for the info it seems that this will be fixed in the 3.2.4 release of fantasy grounds.
"[4E] Flavor text data error when viewing powers depending on parser used. Changed to use string data type, and to load either. Only string data can be edited."
Excellent!Quote:
Originally Posted by DGM
So quick question, can this parser also parse the monsters with tokens?
Yes and no, as I am not sure exactly what you mean.Quote:
So quick question, can this parser also parse the monsters with tokens?
So when the parser runs, it leaves an output folder as well as the ".mod" file. In that folder, create a "tokens" folder. Under that folder, create a folder named the same as the module. (Not sure why I did that, I should change that in a future version.) If you then put PNG tokens named the same as the monster in all lower case and ending in ".png", then the tokens should associate with the monster.
So for example, I create a module named "Monster Vault". Then in the folder called "Monster Vault" that is left by the parser, I create a directory called "tokens" and under that a directory called "Monster Vault" and under that a token named "orc archer.png". Then I zip it all back up (from inside the top "Monster Vault" directory), rename the zip file to "Monster Vault.mod", and drop it in the "modules" folder in Fantasy Grounds. When I then open that module, the "Orc Archer" monster will have that token already associated with it.
Is that what you are asking? If not, what tokens?
It would be nice if this parser automatically linked to the tokens that can be purchased for Fantasy Grounds (i.e., D&D Tokens Volume 1 & 2), but those tokens only cover a few monsters and I do not have the info (module name and specific token names) to have the tool automatically associate them. Given a list of monster names to token names, I could setup an option to link automatically to the those tokens or Darkwoulfe's, Devin Night's. etc.
Awesome, that was what I was looking for.
I was dragging the monsters out of the module and then manually adding tokens and this was quite a hassle, now they are automatically linked from within the .mod file.
So much easier!
Thank you.
My add entries button is greyed out. What am I doing wrong
Welcome crittman are you running any extensions? Are you player or GM? Can you post a screenshot?
I figured it out. I was not pressing the Navigate to Compendium but instead pressing compendium in the browser.
New problem I am having
Ruleset Error: windowcontrol: Database type mismatch for control (flavor) in windowclass (power_stats)
Script Error: [string "power_stats"]:1: attempt to index global 'flavor' (a nil value)
Discussed on the previous page of this very thread. Fixed in the upcoming v3.3 release of Fantasy Grounds.Quote:
Originally Posted by crittman
Error when opening a weapon entry
Ruleset Error: windowcontrol: Database type mismatch for control (cost) in windowclass (item_stats_other)
I am not sure of the fix here. If you access the weapon straight from the module, it opens fine. But if you access it by going through the new Items list available with the newer FG versions, then it fails. It seems like when you open it from the new Items list, it wants to open it as if it were a magic item as opposed to a normal item. But if you copy the original record type (straight from the module) to the new Items list, it copies fine and can open. The records for normal items (weapons, armor, etc.) are different than for magic items. For magic items, the cost is a string. But for regular items (armor, weapons, etc.), the cost is a number. So I could change the cost to be a string, but then the normal weapon windows would stop working. If it stops working, then you will lose the ability to drag and drop a regular item (e.g., a longsword) onto a magic item (e.g., aftershock weapon +1) to create a concrete version of a magic item (e.g., an aftershock longsword +1.)Quote:
Ruleset Error: windowcontrol: Database type mismatch for control (cost) in windowclass (item_stats_other)
I believe this is fixed in v3.3.0 beta as well. There were a couple fields that I caught that varied between parsers, so I had to write a custom display field that could read either string or number . (Read only)
Cheers,
JPG
It's currently still broken on test. Opening the "base' items like longsword, for example results in https://puu.sh/v9E4W/e157775768.jpg with a blank item if opened from the button on the right. Opening it from the library works correctly, however.
Magic items DO open correctly from the button on the right, though. It's only the ones on the left.
Crossposting this to the 3.3.0 thread also.