Forge Beta: 02-07-2014 ver 1.5.12

[Chris H.]

Forge Beta: 02-07-2014 ver 1.5.12


13579 cards in total.


Release Notes

- Image View (i.e. Card View / Pile View) for View Deck dialog, Deck Editors, Quest Spell Shop, and Draft Screen -
The "List View" combo box that had no other options has been replaced with two buttons, one for "List View" and one for the new "Image View"
In Image View, each card in the pool or deck has its card image displayed, with multiple copies of the same card each having its own image displayed.
Card images support the same hover, selection, right-click and double-click behavior as rows in list view
Card images can be arranged in groups and/or piles based on different configurable criteria, with groups being collapsible if you click on their header.
You can use Ctrl+MouseWheel to zoom in to maximum card width of 300px or out to a minimum card width of 50px.


- Loading decks with unsupported cards was causing Forge to crash -
Forge will no longer crash when there are decks with unsupported cards. These cards will appear in decks and games player starts as a dummy without cost, types, abilities, but with explanation in card's text. The unsupported cards will be listed in the console window as Forge is loading. Unfortunately, it is currently impossible to pinpoint which decks exactly include these unsupported cards in order to list them. However, depending on your operating system, you should be able to either use your operating system utilities or third party software to make a search inside deck files for the offending card name, locate the problematic decks and either update or remove them.


- Deck Conformance fix -
Toggling off Deck Conformance in Preferences now properly allows adding more than 4 cards to deck in editor


- Commander 2013 cards -
Forge now includes many of the new Commander 2013 cards. It may take a few days/weeks before these new card pictures become available for downloading via the "Download LQ Card Pictures" button. The LQ set pictures tend to take a few more weeks/months to process before they become available for downloading via the "Download LQ Set Pictures" button. Please be patient. The Forge devs are not involved in maintaining the servers that house these pictures.


- New Born of the Gods cards -
Forge now includes many of the new Born of the Gods cards. It may take a few days/weeks before these new card pictures become available for downloading via the "Download LQ Card Pictures" button. The LQ set pictures tend to take a few more weeks/months to process before they become available for downloading via the "Download LQ Set Pictures" button. Please be patient. The Forge devs are not involved in maintaining the servers that house these pictures.


New Cards

Cards list | Open

Aerie Worshippers
Felhide Spiritbinder
Forlorn Pseudamma
Gild
God-Favored General
Hunter's Prowess
Lightning Volley
Pheres-Band Raiders
Satyr Firedancer
Satyr Nyx-Smith
Teferi's Imp

Known Issues

Issues list | Open

There is a known issue with the timing of Leaves the Battlefield triggers and multiple permanents Leaving the Battlefield. As an example, when Blood Artist died at the same time as a lot of other creatures due to a Wrath of God, the Blood Artist should trigger for every creature but does not do so.

Several people have noticed that the cards displayed on the battlefield will fail to be displayed when the number of cards on the battlefield increases. Maximizing the human panel can help to re-display the cards.

Some time was spent turning the static ETB triggers into the proper ETB replacement effects they should be, mainly to interact correctly with each other. This work is not yet finished. As a result there is currently some inconsistencies with "Enters the battlefield with counters" (Not incredibly noticeable).

A recent contribution to the code base should fix some of the bugs that people noticed with cloning type abilities. At this time there is one remaining issue that we hope will be addressed in the near future:
Copies of cards that setup Zone Change triggers via addComesIntoPlayCommand and addLeavesPlayCommand will not function correctly.

The Forge archive includes a readme.txt file and we ask that you spend a few minutes reading this file as it contains some information that may prove useful. We do tend to update this file at times and you should quickly read this file and look for new information for each and every new release. Thank you.

The archive format used for the Forge distribution is ".tar.bz2". There are utilities for Windows, Mac OS and the various *nix's that can be used to extract/decompress these ".tar.bz2" archives. We recommend that you extract/decompress the Forge archive into a new and unused folder.

Some people use the Windows application 7zip. This utility can be found at http://www.7-zip.org/download.html. Mac users can double click on the archive and the application Archive Utility will launch and extract the archive. Mac users do not need to download a separate utility.

Contributors to This Release

Agetian
DrDev
Gos
Marc
Max
RumbleBBU
Sloth
Sol
Swordshine
Chris H


(Quest icons used created by Teekatas, from his Legendora set http://raindropmemory.deviantart.com)
(Thanks to the MAGE team for permission to use their targeting arrows.)
(Thanks to http://www.freesound.org/browse/ for providing some sound files.)


The links to the various archives:

The Forge 02/07/2014 Windows and Linux archive (requires java 7):
 
forge-1.5.12.tar.bz2 (34.9 MB, at cardforge.org)


Forge 02/07/2014 BETA packaged as a Mac OS application:

We are not able to provide a Mac OS application package at this time. Please download the archive above and launch the forge jar file by double clicking on the "forge.command" launcher command file that is included in the archive.
 

[correioalternativo]

I can't open Forge 1.5.11 and 1.5.12, they stop at "Loading decks", no message error. Forge 1.5.10 runs normally. What is happening?

[Bundy]

Thanks for the new version.
However, i still have this weird bug where i get asked to pay whenever i block a creature.
http://www.abdesigns.nl/temp/screenshot.jpg - see screenshot
If i pay the creature is blocked, if i don't pay the creature is treated as if i did not assign a blocker to it.

[Max mtg]

The list of cards that are not yet implemented:

the remaining standard cards | Open

Perplexing Chimera | Vortex Elemental | Fearsome Temper | Daxos of Meletis | Psychic Intrusion | Trait Doctoring | Divine Deflection | Leonin Arbiter | Ogre Geargrabber | World at War | Refraction Trap | Harm's Way | Glamerdye | Plague of Vermin | Mind Bend | Grave Scrabbler | Nacatl War-Pride | Nix | Shah of Naar Isle | Kor Dirge | Magus of the Arena | Shrouded Lore | Evangelize | Thick-Skinned Goblin | Arena | Celestial Dawn | Giant Oyster | Grinning Totem | Honorable Passage | Balduvian Fallen | Balduvian Warlord | Commandeer | Cover of Winter | Lightning Storm | Panglacial Wurm | War's Toll | Flash Foliage | Street Savvy | Razia, Boros Archangel | Burning-Eye Zubera | Choice of Damnations | Pain's Reward | Rushing-Tide Zubera | Shining Shoal | Swirl the Mists | Reversal of Fortune | Spectral Shift | Mycosynth Lattice | Well of Lost Dreams | Confusion in the Ranks | Fatespinner | Mindstorm Crown | Quicksilver Elemental | Shared Fate | Okk | Lethal Vapors | Parallel Thoughts | Artificial Evolution | Aven Soulgazer | Butcher Orgg | Chain of Acid | Chain of Silence | Chain of Smog | Meddle | Menacing Ogre | Risky Move | Spy Network | Trade Secrets | Lost in Thought | Shaman's Trance | Shieldmage Advocate | Alter Reality | Flaming Gambit | Cultural Exchange | Price of Glory | Captain's Maneuver | Coalition Flag | Coalition Honor Guard | Dead Ringers | Emblazoned Golem | False Dawn | Ice Cave | Standard Bearer | Tahngarth's Glare | Goblin Game | Crystal Spray | Mages' Contest | Psychic Battle | Samite Ministration | Scarred Puma | Soul Burn | Stand or Fall | Brutal Suppression | Celestial Convergence | Hollow Warrior | Psychic Theft | Harvest Mage | Mana Cache | Barbed Wire | Crooked Scales | Wishmonger | Illicit Auction | Damping Engine | Viashino Bey | Contamination | Soul Sculptor | Veiled Crocodile | Fade Away | Kor Chant | Mogg Assassin | Hidden Retreat | Volrath's Shapeshifter | Echo Chamber | Ertai's Meddling | Legerdemain | Magnetic Web | Oracle en-Vec | Volrath's Curse | Whim of Volrath | Bosium Strip | Liege of the Hollows | Mana Web | Drain Power | Game of Chaos | Gauntlets of Chaos | Magical Hack | Mind Bomb | Orcish Conscripts | Seraph | Sleight of Mind | Desolation | Dream Tides | Elkin Lair | Equipoise | Forbidden Ritual | Ogre Enforcer | Peace Talks | Pillar Tombs of Aku | Pygmy Hippo | Teferi's Realm | Three Wishes | Ekundu Cyclops | Emberwilde Djinn | Mangara's Tome | Preferred Selection | Reflect Damage | Shadowbane | Soul Echo | Torrent of Lava | Warping Wurm | Martyrdom | Primitive Justice | Taste of Paradise | Autumn Willow | Giant Albatross | Hazduhr the Abbot | Timmerian Fiends | Cuombajj Witches | Goblin Artisans | Wall of Shadows | Adarkar Unicorn | Arcum's Whistle | Balduvian Shaman | Barbarian Guides | Drought | Errant Minion | Forgotten Lore | General Jarkeld | Ghostly Flame | Ice Cauldron | Illusionary Terrain | Infernal Denizen | Jeweled Amulet | Krovikan Vampire | Lava Burst | Lim-Dul's Hex | Mercenaries | Mudslide | Snowfall | Winter's Chill | Bronze Tablet | Erosion | Magnetic Mountain | Power Leak | Rebirth | Tempest Efreet | Merseine | Raiding Party | Thelon's Curse | Fasting | Preacher | Season of the Witch | Sorrow's Path | Whippoorwill | Worms of the Earth | Arboria | Backdraft | Divine Intervention | Equinox | Falling Star | Firestorm Phoenix | Glyph of Delusion | Glyph of Reincarnation | Halfdane | Hammerheim | Imprison | Infinite Authority | North Star | Nova Pentacle | Quarum Trench Gnomes | Reverberation | Silhouette | Rock Hydra | Tawnos's Coffin | Urza's Miter | Guardian Beast | Pyramids | Shahrazad | Ydwen Efreet | Camouflage | Chaos Orb | False Orders | Illusionary Mask | Raging River | Word of Command

[Marek14]

Looks like Lightning Volley has wrong cost set:

A:SP$ AnimateAll | Cost$ 2 U | ValidCards$ Creature.YouCtrl | Abilities$ LVAbs | SpellDescription$ Until end of turn, creatures you control gain "{T}: This creature deals 1 damage to target creature or player."

BTW, might I ask what's the correct image name for the Gold token?

[drdev]

I can't open Forge 1.5.11 and 1.5.12, they stop at "Loading decks", no message error. Forge 1.5.10 runs normally. What is happening?

Are you sure you're running 1.5.12? How many decks are you loading? Is there any chance they contain unsupported cards? An issue just like the one you're reporting was fixed in 1.5.12, but maybe we missed a case.

[correioalternativo]

I can't open Forge 1.5.11 and 1.5.12, they stop at "Loading decks", no message error. Forge 1.5.10 runs normally. What is happening?

How many decks are you loading? Is there any chance they contain unsupported cards? I know that issue was supposed to be fixed now in 1.5.12, but maybe we missed a case.

~8700 .dck files, from Forge Decks topics. I think my decks are ok, because Forge 1.5.10 works fine.

[L30Bola]

I can't open Forge 1.5.11 and 1.5.12, they stop at "Loading decks", no message error. Forge 1.5.10 runs normally. What is happening?

Are you sure you're running 1.5.12? How many decks are you loading? Is there any chance they contain unsupported cards? An issue just like the one you're reporting was fixed in 1.5.12, but maybe we missed a case.

I had his problem as well. I had put on the deck folder like 1k different decks. Just remove some. Or all. Select the ones you like. Open them on the notepad and copy the card names and import on the deck builder. Worked for me

[Corwin72]

On closer look at the Deck Conformity preference, I felt it made sense to have that affect adding cards in deck editors as well. I've fixed it so now, if that setting is on, you won't be able to add more than 4 of a non-basic land to a deck, but if it's off, you can add as many cards as you like. The fix will be released tomorrow with 1.5.12.

Will that meet your needs?

I will try this tonight and let you know.
I like to build crazy large decks that I can't build in real life. They require 10+ of some non basic lands. This is a huge help. Thanks for your quick response!

[MIC132]

Thanks for the new version.
However, i still have this weird bug where i get asked to pay whenever i block a creature.
(...)
If i pay the creature is blocked, if i don't pay the creature is treated as if i did not assign a blocker to it.

Yeah, what's with that? It was here for at least two versions..

[Marek14]

I got two triggers of Mistbind Clique after I championed a Faerie with a second one. Is it possible they trigger on any Mistbind Clique, not just themselves?

[lazylockie]

I still can't delete decks on quest mode. Is it just here or is happening with someone else?

[friarsol]

I got two triggers of Mistbind Clique after I championed a Faerie with a second one. Is it possible they trigger on any Mistbind Clique, not just themselves?

Hmm looks like the Championed trigger code is just incorrect. It doesn't have any checks about the host card. Only about what card is being championed. I haven't tested it, but I'd imagine if you have a Mistbind Clique in play, and you Champion any Faerie (with any appropriate card) each Mistbind Clique would trigger.

[drdev]

Thanks for the new version.
However, i still have this weird bug where i get asked to pay whenever i block a creature.
(...)
If i pay the creature is blocked, if i don't pay the creature is treated as if i did not assign a blocker to it.

Yeah, what's with that? It was here for at least two versions..

Odd that it wasn't reported or caught last version then. Though I suppose it makes sense if other developers are like me, never blocking and using the "Set Life" Dev tool to stay alive while doing testing.

Max, was this caused during your refactoring perhaps? Or could something I did have caused this and it just wasn't caught until now? I can investigate but since this doesn't sound like gui code I don't want to step on your toes.

[Max mtg]

Max, was this caused during your refactoring perhaps? Or could something I did have caused this and it just wasn't caught until now? I can investigate but since this doesn't sound like gui code I don't want to step on your toes.

Most likely. Feel free to fix if you have enthusiasm for that