Outils logiciels utilisés pour vos activités de RPG?

[eliana]

Envoyé par Akarius

Euh...comme on dit en bon français: "De kossé eTools?"

Pour Kessé que cé toujours des questions à développement...!

Voici l'info je vous laisse la traduction!

De Ke Cé:
e-Tools: Character and Monster Generator is a software application initially developed by Fluid Entertainment and Wizards of the Coast (WotC). The software contains several related tools designed to assist with hosting and playing Dungeons & Dragons campaigns, though it can be altered to work with most games that use the d20 System.

D'où Ke Cé:
The first incarnation of this software program was as a software demo that was simply called "Character Generator," which came free with early printings of the 3rd Edition Player's Handbook. A software patch was eventually released to fix the most glaring data errors and bugs. This early version is now available as a free download from Fluid Entertainments website.

Soon after this release, WotC announced that a software tool they called Master Tools was in development. Under this product name, WotC and Fluid Entertainment (their chosen developers) originally announced that the program would include not only a character and monster generator, but many other advanced campaign tools such as a 3D map making tool. However, for various reasons the scope of the project was reduced drastically over time and many changes were made during development cycle. Due to these changes, the project was eventually renamed to "E-Tools: Character and Monster Generator".

The initial full-version was released in 2002 at Gen Con. At first, the software was very limited and did not have the versatility demanded by many Dungeon Masters. WotC quickly moved to address many concerns and released a large patch three months after the initial release. In addition, several free third party add-on programs, such as Davin's "ET Helper," were created to allow the insertion of custom content.

WotC then contracted Code Monkey Publishing (CMP) to continue software bug fixes and improvements, handing them control of future e-Tools development and granting them a license to distribute all published D&D rules content in database form for use with e-Tools as well as the Open Source PCGen character generation software. Improvements to the software at this stage included major bug and data fixes as well as eventual introduction of optional 3.5 Edition D&D rule data sold separately by CMP. CMP's developmental involvement lasted until November 30, 2006 when WotC declined an extension of their agreement. A company representative simply explained their decision as being "because of future product considerations".

Upon the release of Dungeons & Dragons 4th edition, WotC offers a character creator and other software tools through its online service D&D Insider.

Specs:
e-Tools Developer(s): Code Monkey Publishing
Stable release: 1.666 / 2006
Operating system: Microsoft Windows
Type: RPG playing aid
Website: Codemonkeypublishing.com *More or less DEAD!

Éli,

[Akarius]

Envoyé par eliana

Pour Kessé que cé toujours des questions à développement...!

Voici l'info je vous laisse la traduction!

Specs:
e-Tools Developer(s): Code Monkey Publishing
Stable release: 1.666 / 2006
Operating system: Microsoft Windows
Type: RPG playing aid
Website: Codemonkeypublishing.com *More or less DEAD!

Éli,

Ça me semble plutôt cool...et au sujet de la courbe d'apprentissage?
Et si le site est sur le respirateur, comment peut-on se le procurer? (autrement que de se mettre a genoux et dire, avec les yeux piteux: "siteplait, Eli" ?)
Est-il difficilement configurable parce que j'ai un "tantinet" bizouner les règles...? Ce n'est pas que j'ai peur du difficile (je suis programmeur, quand même) mais mon temps libre est, disons, très limité...

Merci

[eliana]

Envoyé par Akarius

Ça me semble plutôt cool...et au sujet de la courbe d'apprentissage?

Pas plus difficile que de remplir une feuille de perso en cliquant ici et là Il y a certaines astuces, mais un grand garçon apprendra à bien le maîtriser en quelques jours.
*Une fille quelques heures seulement puisque nous sommes plus matures et d'une plus grande capacité de concentration!

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Comment peut-on se le procurer?

• Il n'est plus en vente et CMP n'ayant plus de droit sur la licence , aucun support ou développement n'est possible de leur part!
• En principe, si tu ne l'as pas acheté lorsqu'il était en vente libre, il est trop tard.
• Il se retrouve toutefois sur divers torrents avec plus ou moins tout les modules.
• La toute dernière version est 1.666
• Hehem..! Dans le pire des cas, je pourrais te guider ver une source ... Mais on ne se connait pas!

Envoyé par Akarius

Est-il difficilement configurable parce que j'ai un "tantinet" bizouner les règles...?

• Tout ce qui est de base est configurable, Item, Spell, Feat, Classe, Monstre, Race, ...
• Certains éléments sont "hardcodés" donc non modifiable. Malgré cela il demeure très flexible.
• À quoi bon jouer à 3.5 si on est pout tout changer!
• Pour certaines fonctions, Ex.: Créer la classe Dragon Chaman et permettre le chois du Dragon Totem lors de la création d'un perso.. cela prend de l'expérience et s'avoir manipuler une base de données MS Access. C'est pas fameux, mais il faut dire que WotC n'est pas connu pour ces bons produits informatiques!

Voilà...

PS: Je ne fais aucune distribution de matériel (C)* You read that Mo...! F...! WotC!

Éli,