DOE: Locations Extension

[dulux-oz]

Oh you're such a tease!

Well, since I'm such a tease, here's some of the stuff that's new (and working as of today):

• All Cyclebuttons replaced with Dropdown Lists
• Completely reworked the code, making it more efficient
• Incorporated 5E- and C&C-friendly graphics to automatically load
• Dynamically Sizing Menubar/Sidebar
• Better Shared Record Handling
• Better NPC, Encounter, & Map Link Handling
• More granular "Display to Players" options
• Building Types, including Commercial Buildings (Shops)
• Shop Markup and Buyback Percentages
• Full Item ID-integration in Building Inventories
• Actual Drag-&-Drop Shopping from Shops (still working on getting the Money handled correctly)

Any (maybe) more to come

(Call me a tease, will you)

[dr_venture]

Any (maybe) more to come

All hail the Great and Powerful Oz! To my mind, this is a major and indispensable component of FG. Thanks so much for your work, hobby or not!

*skulks back to shadows, making a dump run instead of making a game run*

[Trenloe]

*skulks back to shadows, making a dump run instead of making a game run*

TMI!

[dulux-oz]

All hail the Great and Powerful Oz!

And ignore that man behind the curtain.

To my mind, this is a major and indispensable component of FG. Thanks so much for your work, hobby or not!

Seriously, thanks for the thanks - I really do appreciate it.

[lsujonno]

To my mind, this is a major and indispensable component of FG.

To that point, what does it take for something that was an extension to become an out of the box feature? I think most DMs feel this is a necessity.

[dulux-oz]

To that point, what does it take for something that was an extension to become an out of the box feature? I think most DMs feel this is a necessity.

I suppose it would mean SW and myself coming to some sort of arrangement - something I'd be willing to discuss. Doug and Moon have a lot on at the moment with the Unity rebuild so I don't know when/if it'll happen.

Fundamentally, the Community could bring it to SW's attention - whether that'd have any effect is something I'm not sure about.

[Trenloe]

To that point, what does it take for something that was an extension to become an out of the box feature? I think most DMs feel this is a necessity.

The devs constantly look at community developed extensions/code and consider adding it to the main rulesets. Many things need to be considered before this is done: maturity of code, ease of fit into the current code, backwards compatibility, plans for future development, future maintainability, developer wishes, etc., etc.. It takes a while and the devs need to consider if there is ongoing development on the extension/code or if it is pretty stable and mature before they even start looking at inclusion. It's usually not just a case of plugging it in - there are usually additional aspects to take into account (the graphics being discussed in this thread is one such "thing" to consider).

The difference between loading an extension and having it included in the base product is minor (from a GM activity standpoint) - just load up the latest and greatest version and off you go. There's nothing stopping you using this great extension.

Is it a necessity? I'd say probably not for the majority of GMs. No offence Matt! It's a very, very, nice to have though...

[dulux-oz]

No offence Matt!

None taken

[lsujonno]

yeah, necessity wasn't the right word. It's just a great organizational tool.

[Trenloe]

It's just a great organizational tool.

It certainly is.