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NazguL · Régulier Joined: 15 Mar 2008 Posts: 178

Open R-Community Tools
Company and Mission manager for AT-43 and Confrontation

Concept

- Free and open-source software
- Supports multiple games (AT-43, Confrontation, ...)
- Company builder & printing
- Mission creator & printing
- Company and mission management
- Miniature inventory

Website

More information here
- R-Community website(NazguL)
- Open R-Community Tools project on SourceForge.net

Download

Download and install instructions here : http://rcommunity.nazgulworld.com/index.php?page=dl

Quick user guide

After installation, run Open RCT
- Install the games you want using the bottom left button
- In options, fill you name and set the language.
- Run you favorite game

You can create you Companies with the "+" button. Should be quite straight forward. You can import companies by Drag & drop of URL or Zip files onto the Easy AT-43 window.

Some screenshots

More here : http://rcommunity.nazgulworld.com/index.php?page=screen

Game Manager

Main window

blkdymnd · Vétéran Joined: 25 Jul 2007 Posts: 563

For those that don't play AT-43, this is one of the best programs I've ever used and Nazgul does it for free for us. I recommend it highly to everyone.
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wildger · Irrégulier Joined: 19 Feb 2006 Posts: 65

I second that NazguL has made an outstanding contribution to the AT-43 community with his Easy AT-43 program. Thanks again for doing it for Confrontation CAoR.

NazguL · Régulier Joined: 15 Mar 2008 Posts: 178

On the french forum, they notice the link was not correct (le PHP script targeted the wrong installer). I've changed it. Razz

NazguL · Régulier Joined: 15 Mar 2008 Posts: 178

BTW : I need to know the size of several miniature bases.

What is the size of the base of the cavalery ? 4cm or more ?

All Wolfen are 4cm based ?

Thx

primarchGriffin · Irrégulier Joined: 10 Feb 2008 Posts: 87

Hi!

I third and fourth this.

His program is an indispensable part of playing AT and now Confrontation.

PrimarchGriffin

Aftermath · Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2008 9:49 pm Post subject:

mriches · Irrégulier Joined: 07 Jan 2008 Posts: 83

NazguL · Régulier Joined: 15 Mar 2008 Posts: 178

As you might not know, Easy R-Community tools has an automatic update feature. Simple restart the software and the update will start.

Release 2.0.1 : 2008-03-19
- Conf : Scorpion-Dirz army added, using online partial Army Book.
- Conf : Miniatures and Cards images for Temple and Dirz.
- Conf : Leadership points hidden, Commander is selected by Authority, not Rank.
- Conf : Temple code changed from TP to GR (you may loose data).
- Conf : Optional Image pack created, online images uploaded too.
- Bug : Optional Image pack folder installation fixed.
- Bug : First/second loading crash fixed.

NazguL · Régulier Joined: 15 Mar 2008 Posts: 178

I finished the Mission printing... for AT-43. It's not available for Conf for now (I don't have the ressource files from Rackham to create the MapEditor package...)

But I Added some Wolfen pictures.

Release 2.0.2 : 2008-03-26
- Add : Mission printing is finished for AT-43 (at last!).
- Mod : Mission Instructions dialog boxes navigation changed and simplified.
- Add : New non official platoon template for AT-43 and confrontation.
- Mod : Army and faction category filtering in Company editor.
- Mod : Company editor, bigger window.
- Mod : Unit selector slightly modified.

I'll work on the Confrontation Company printing feature...

Corrupted · Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 10:13 pm Post subject:

It looks very nice, its pity that i cant run it on my linux :-/

mriches · Irrégulier Joined: 07 Jan 2008 Posts: 83

I notice that the installer downloads several modules on the fly during installation. Can there be made available a complete, offline-ready pack?

At the shop we use a computer that is purposefully kept off the Internet. This safeguards against kids web browsing to sites that install spyware, bots, and other malicious software. It also safeguards against MMORPG addicts :) There is no way to make it go online, so we would never get these modules on that machine unless a complete installer is made.

CcotD · Posted: Wed Mar 26, 2008 12:26 am Post subject:

Xenon_Wulf · Posted: Wed Mar 26, 2008 5:36 am Post subject:

Looks nice, I'll be downloading it when I have some time.

If one has typos/translations/editing mistakes to point out, I take it contact information's included? (sorry, but that "Temple of the Easy" was just too good to pass up).
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Basileus · Posted: Wed Mar 26, 2008 6:56 am Post subject:

Still not usable for me, because its not for MAC... cry

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NazguL · Régulier Joined: 15 Mar 2008 Posts: 178

As I've said many times, my expertise is in windows programming, not java or anything else. If it was a job, I could easily go to any language and IDE available. But as I'm doing this on WE, I don't have time to go to feature I won't use.

As I said, there is a multi-platform .Net framework called MONO. I've tried to run Easy AT-43 on this plateform, some features works, some other don't (printing, downloading). I don't have time to go deeper in this.

originalelite · Élite Joined: 10 Oct 2003 Posts: 1485

Thanks Nazgul! Your program for Easy At-43 was awesome! Thanks for making one for C:AoR!

NazguL · Régulier Joined: 15 Mar 2008 Posts: 178

I've made a technical update. It adds Polish, thx to YoungOlo. But it also add a TraceLog to help me find the problem. If you have a crash on loading or missing compagnies, please send me the regular crashlog but join the TraceLog.txt file you could find in the Data Folder. I've added an icon in the start menu to this folder.

Release 2.0.3 : 2008-04-02
- Lang : Polish language files added thx to YoungOlo.
- Fix : Wolfen multiple special fighter choice (you may have data loss).
- Log : Many trace logs where added to help me understanding crashes.

It also correct the Wolfen bug on Special fighters.

Veskit · Posted: Thu Apr 03, 2008 4:25 pm Post subject:

I'm trying to figure out the XML format so I can create a data file for my goblins, do you have a published XML template for creating armies?
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NazguL · Régulier Joined: 15 Mar 2008 Posts: 178

No, I'm mainly learning myself. I don't know how to create templates, and as I don't need them...

Army files aren't too complex to build :
- Info.xml contains the army definitions and factions.
- Officer.xml contains heroes
- models.xml contains miniatures
- equips.xml contains equipement (optionnal and standard) and specialists
- units.xml contains units of this army and links to equipments, officers and miniature

It's quite complexe, there are many "workaround" like officer moral switching with unit moral, fake "hero units" to print hero abilities... The miniature handeling is not simple too... And there is a lot of redundancies...

I suggest you don't go into creating your army data files, You'll have a very hard time figuring how to do it...

Futher more, to add an army in the software, I have to hardcode its folder. if not, this folder won't load.

Final words : This data model evolves as I need to implement specific rules. for example, the hero handling in Confrontation need reorgainsation of this "fake units", I must move the moral overload to the unit, and handle it as a real unit to be printed. This will change thing for AT-43 too and remove some hard coding.

For now, I suggest you stick with the online Army Builder if you army isn't available in Easy Confrontation. Maybe your help could be wellcome when the printing company feature will be ready. When this is done, I think the data model will be quite stable. When it's done, I'll go futher in adding armies

Thx for you offer though Wink