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V1.15 - Bug - AssistantGM had major client CT initialization issues that slowed down the host when any client first brought up their CT with a huge number of shared NPCs that they had the potential to control. Rare for normal users to see but a killer on performance like big player controlled battles like I sometimes run. Fixed.
Decided to fix this annoyance. Updated in DMsG will be updated in Forge when Grim Press gets around to it.
V1.16 - Update - added support for TokenHeight so that when you change ownership you keep the token height assigned.
@SilentRuin Just for clarity, does this grant the "assistant GM" permission to unlock and edit the statblock/NPC record too?
Thanks.
Gives full ownership and whatever that means to FGU. The below pictures are using all the extensions I use so I will just describe it and you can pick out what has meaning for you. Below is an exact example of someone helping me run my next Mondays game as a player - they will do all the NPCs so I can be uber lazy DM. 4 other players will be normal characters.Quote:
Originally Posted by Reynard203
In this case, I show you an Assistant GM dummy character (empty placeholder) which is a member of Rival Gang combat group and when active player will show only that group in its CT (combat group option). Assistant GM 2 dummy character (empty placeholder) which is a member of Rival Gang 2 combat group and when active player will show only that group in its CT (combat group option). My assistant will run both of these characters as shown below with Assistant GM currently active (Rival Gang in CT). The host has granted NPC access and he has taken ownership of everything in his CT by clicking special button icon in upper right of each entry he sees (which in this case is only Rival Gang). I then show him double clicking on the map token for Rival Gang Leader and unlocking and adding the word BUBBA to the end of it (he would need to have taken ownership which he has).
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I then have him switch to his other dummy char he has selected to run which is Assistant GM 2 which is tied to Rival Gang 2 combat group which is all that will show in CT. I can do this all as one dummy char or as many as I like when dividing things into groups to make them more manageable for him (I mean he controls mines but with Aura extension BCEG effects there is not anything he really has to do with them so I broke them out to keep his turns simpler and CT less cluttered).
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I include host's perspective so you can see how his CT shows all the combat groups I have visible and how the dummy chars are in CT with same combat groups as things I want that character to control though no player will actually see/do anything with those dummy characters (they are not even on map) plus turn ignores anything marked not visible (option). These were created with encounters then added into combat groups.
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I show you all this as I get asked a combination of questions like this and I can just point to this post now. Your specific answer is in the BUBBA example where they edited an NPC sheet they had taken ownership. If they release that ownership obviously they will no longer be able to do anything with the CT entry, map token, or NPC sheet.
V1.17 - Bug - FGU snuck a relocation of the target logic for ct clients - which resulted in the logic that allows owned NPCs to show targets on client ct's to be disabled. Fixed.
Since mid august this has been bugged.
V1.18 - Update - added support for client combat tracker sheet links when they have ownership of the CT entry.
My last complex large campaign I got supper annoyed that players could not always double click the map token to get the sheet for things they owned - now with the same link that host sports on its combat tracker - the client combat trackers will have one also (if they own the ct entry).
While V1.18 works - it has some stuff I'm working through to fully fix. Apparently the owned NPC can get "lost" for the carrier/link info and you just have to un-own it and re-own it (toggle assistant GM ownership button on far right of NPC entry) to get the link or carrier data (if present) to appear. The PC links also seem to have some issues where they do not appear at all (though do sometimes when running from client on same host as machine - which is how I tested - but now I have an external user trying it and I see something is not updating).
In the end, you have more than you had with V1.18 - but still working out the kinks. As both carrier extension data and assistant GM extension data have client CT entry buttons dependent on ownership to display - the above workaround will have to be used (except for PCs which is another issue of its own).
V1.19 - Bug - fixed some issues with V1.18 not displaying link correctly all the time (when combat tracker window was not up and other cases). Added Clear Button that will clear only the current User selected in the list - will do the same as clear all button but do it only for one user (remove all ownerships). When doing a clear all the list of users will now be replaced with the active logged on users (instead of empty).
V1.20 - Update - added ability to drop NPC CT entry onto the Clear button to remove NPCowner access to a single entry. If you accidentally click on the clear button when you do the drop and have an active user - then obviously you can kiss all that user's owned stuff goodbye as designed.
Got annoyed in last night's game from having to switch around owners of NPCs from a player not able to make it and only way was to clear whole users owned npcs - when I just wanted to clear one. Now I can.
V1.21 - Update - implemented node and childList changes to code that SW wanted.
V1.22 - Update - supported vehicle class as much as possible in the same manner as npc class.
We noticed an odd thing last Friday with this extension. The assisting GM could operate the NPC properly in all respects except that the end-turn button on the bottom of the combat-tracker had no effect. Is there something special they need to do to end an NPC turn?
No there shouldn't be. I'd try and see if you can duplicate it with no other extensions to rule out a conflict. I assume he ran with a dummy PC logged in and part of the combat tracker - or else more than end turn would might be affected as FGU is geared for clients to have a logged in PC. I admit I've never tried without logging in a PC in combat tracker (even a dummy one for the assistant GM running purely NPCs). All the demo's show that as required. If everything worked without that - well I'd be surprised for one - but who knows? Try it and see. Might surprise me and work without a logged in PC or not in the combat tracker. But I doubt it - as something has to have meaning for the combat tracker tools.Quote:
Originally Posted by webdove
V1.23 - Bug - Assistant GM is allowing PC to get an NPC access control icon shown when it should not - fixed. Was not allowing PC sheet to be displayed from CT link - fixed. After an NPC was polymorphed it was stuck on assistant GM ownership even when cleared on host - fixed. Running a local client would have ownership detection issues - changed check to be with Session.UserName instead of User.getUserName() so the correct login user would be returned for comparison with owner when the client is running on same machine as host.
But in latest delivery that can blank the host link - will need to fix. You will see a broken link symbol on right of host CT entry.
V1.24 - Bug - V1.23 tied the CT player side to the host CT and accidental wiped the link data when not displayed. This causes the link to be broken on host - this fixes it so it won't kill the link anymore. If you suffered from that brief window V1.23 was live just delete and replace any CT entries that lost their link.
There are two bugs in Assistant GM currently I'm trying to figure out how to solve. One has evidently always been there - when I process a clients CT initial add of something the onInit functions for the buttons and things do not get the full PC data. The other is that the PC name will not be displayed after something is initially added into the CT only on the client. This is when the host adds something to CT (or something like Polymorphism adds something to CT). This is evidently caused by when I started supporting PC links in the client.
I have no solution for either of these yet. The work around for the first is if a PC looks like it has the Assistant GM icon on it (only NPCs should) just close and reopen the CT on the client. If the client's CT entry name is missing after you added something to the CT in the host (or something added it for you in code) then the name will remain blank until the client is shutdown and brought up.
I'll try and figure these out but as they are things happening down in FGU code someplace it may take a while to figure out where/how and then how to work around it.
V1.25 - Bug - This was super weird - basically I fixed it by trial and error so when a PC is added into CT on host it will now have correct CT entry (no assistant GM icon) and will not blank the name. Voodoo fix. Not even going to explain what I did as I don't understand why it fixed it to start with.
See previous post for description of what was voodoo fixed.
V1.26 - Bug - add new callback for CombatRecordManager.getRecordTypePostAddCallback(" charsheet") to insure if someone defined this already I call theirs before I do my stuff. Prevent conflicts (maybe, as this is voodoo code now and if everyone setting these RecordType functions does not also do this type of thing my stuff will be stomped if the load order does not favor me - but at least now I won't be responsible for the stomping of anyone else).
A guess based on what someone told me was conflicting with dropping something in CT for 5E Advanced Effects extension.
Note to self:
Something in FGU changed in the last month so that:
Owned NPC cannot have end turn done by player that owns it (previously worked fine).
Owned NPC that player executes a generic actions help operation says it has no target when it does (previously worked fine) - can't duplicate with local client.
V1.28 - Bug - FGU underlying execution somehow shifted so that my end turn override didn't get applied anymore. Fixed.
V1.30 - Update/Bug - FGU no longer properly processes a double click in maps that are not simple (not much or any LOS/Lighting). Using middle mouse button to also do the onDoubleClick logic here.
Hello. My friends and I just started FGU playing Pathfinder. We realized after we bought the game that only 1 of us can DM. When we started playing together we agreed to do shorter 2 to 3 month campaigns and switch the DM between us to keep it fresh. So I have 2 questions. One does this extension work for Pathfinder? Two would it add enough functionality for a player to actually DM for a party? I strongly disagree with how FGU has made all of the modules so expensive and requires each DM to purchase separately. We were planning to pool resources and buy the majority of everything but I'm starting to have buyers remorse and I'm considering just quitting if I can't DM anymore.
“5E only” means wont work for other rulesets including pathfinder.Quote:
Originally Posted by cordent09
This extension, as you can see reading forum posts, .txt file, and videos allows a player to assist DM by running NPCs for them. Mostly used for players to have full control of NPCS they own with same CT options host has.
I strongly agree with how ultimate license has allowed me to be only one that has to purchase anything as DM and how players (6) all play for free.
Hi, I've recently started to use this extension and I'm a big fan of its functionalities.
I just wanted to report that (unless I'm doing something wrong) monsters controlled by players don't have their bonus actions listed on the player side of the combat tracker (meaning that as a GM I can see the bonus actions being there on my side of the CT, but on the player side, the BAs are just not there). I've tested this with just Assistant GM loaded. The issue only seems to affect bonus actions, all the other types of actions (even legendary) and traits are shown correctly.
#1. It would be illegal under copyright law for SW to allow the sharing of those resources. SW only has the right to sell these products to an individual's account under the rules set by the copyright holder.Quote:
Originally Posted by cordent09
#2. They have to charge what they charge to cover their costs and pay the staff they have. SW only gets part of the price charged and the rest goes to the copyright owner (and the governments involved, lol).
#3. Both of these issues are going to be for any VTT, not just Fantasy Grounds (unless there are some shenanigans going on).
#4. There is technically a workaround, but it would require you to give access of your SW account to someone else. Which is probably illegal in itself.
#5. Another work around is for you to upload all of the data yourself into a module, export that module then share with your friends. Be warned, the sharing part would still be illegal under copyright law, even if you do not charge your friends.
I’ve lost internet till weekend so I’ll look at it then. But I suspect it was not data available when I wrote this or missed it - either way you’ll have to use sheet to execute those for now.Quote:
Originally Posted by Nalistar
Ok I hotspotted my iphone to look at this, and I can see a goblin with bonus actions (traits) and they are displayed in client CT - I can bandit captain with bonus actions? (reactions) and they are displayed. I have no idea what 5E MM, MotM NPCs to look at that have these missing bonus actions in Host CT that are not in Client CT. You'll have to identify one or two for me to look at.Quote:
Originally Posted by Nalistar
V1.33 - Update - make hidden effects and targeting of NPC seen in their CT entry display if they own it. Can leave leftover effects visible on client CT entry when ownership is removed - this is because FGU does not refresh the effect summary unless effects are changed. If you filter out non owned NPCs via faction/combat group filters this will not be noticeable.
Also, because FGU does not update client CT effect summaries unless an effect is changed, if you have any leftover effects from turning off ownership of an NPC make sure you change one of the effects so that it updates. Personally, when I drag a host NPC CT link over the Clear button to clear its ownership I will also be flipping one of the effect list buttons for that NPC CT entry like GM/VSBL back and forth to trigger the update on the client CT in case it was not being filtered out (if it is who cares its gone). Probably same for targeting (only will clear the target(s) as its changing back to host control anyway so will need to retarget likely or clear anyway).
New GP video on page 1.
Edit **Sry, didn't put 2&2 together about the actual thread :)**
Any way we can remove this argument out of my extension thread? I should have NEVER answered the first guys questions and stated that I agree with how SW is doing things in one line at the end of it. An argument started - I ignored it - it went away - now its suddenly come back?
This has zero to do with this extension. Any chance a moderator can remove it? (the non Assistant GM arguing about SW?)
Renamed to "Feature: Assistant GM" for extensions loading into campaign.
Next time its delivered.