Forge Beta: 03-27-2013 ver 1.3.11
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Forge Beta: 03-27-2013 ver 1.3.11
by Chris H. » 27 Mar 2013, 16:38
Forge Beta: 03-27-2013 ver 1.3.11
12427 cards in total.
Release Notes
- User data migration -
User data files, like decks, saved gauntlets, and card pictures, are now stored in new directories separate from the program data. When this version of Forge is first run, it will scan the program directory for all user data and automatically migrate the files to their new homes. There are three defined user data directores: userDir, cacheDir, and cardPicsDir, and their locations depend on the standard paths for your operating system:
Windows:
userDir=%APPDATA%/Forge/
cacheDir=%LOCALAPPDATA%/Forge/Cache/ (or %APPDATA%/Forge/Cache/ for windows versions before the local/roaming directory split)
OSX:
userDir=$HOME/Library/Application Support/Forge/
cacheDir=$HOME/Library/Caches/Forge/
Linux:
userDir=$HOME/.forge/
cacheDir=$HOME/.cache/forge/
cardPicsDir is defined as <cacheDir>/pics/cards/ by default. If you wish to use a non-default directory, please see the forge.profile.preferences.example file located in the Forge installation directory root. You can use this file to, for example, share the card pics directory with another program, such as Magic Workstation.
If you are using the Mac OS X version of Forge then you will find the forge.profile.preferences.example file by right clicking or control clicking on the Forge.app icon. Select "Show Package Contents" from the contextual menu. A Finder window will open and will display a folder named Contents. Navigate to the folder:
/Contents/Resources/Java/
and you will find the file named forge.profile.preferences.example.
For reference, here is the full list of moved directories and files:
- New Import Data dialog -
The Import Pictures dialog, accessed via the Content Downloaders submenu, has received an overhaul and has been reincarnated as the Import Data dialog. You may recognize it from the automatic data migration procedure if you had any data to migrate when this version was first started. Instead of just importing pictures from a previous version of Forge, it can now import any kind of Forge data whatsoever. If you have a directory full of deck files, you can use the Import Data dialog to copy or move them to the appropriate directory. If you have just downloaded a torrent of high-quality pics for a particular set, use the Import Data dialog to get them to the proper place. The dialog give you a full listing of all file copy/move operations, so you can see what will happen before you click 'Start Import'.
- New User Preferences -
The display of clones and copied cards is now a matter of user preference. A user to now choose whether a clone/copied card should use its native artwork or the artwork of the card being cloned. So if Infinite Reflection is played and the "Clones use original card art" preference is checked, the cards that become copies of the enchanted card will still use their own art whereas by default they would all use the card art from the enchanted card.
- Flippable Cards -
Flippable cards -- cards that have an alternate card printed upside-down at the bottom -- will now flip their appearance on the battlefield when in a flipped state. They are now also flippable in the card viewer by clicking on the card image, just like double-sided "transform" cards have been. When flipped this way, the details of the flipped side can be examined in the Card Details oracle text.
- High Quality Booster Pictures -
Forge will now download high quality booster pictures. If you are interested in these high quality booster pictures, then you should delete the pictures that are found in your <cacheDir>/pics/boosters/ directory. Then download the new pictures by using the Home View -> Game Settings -> Content Downloaders -> Download Quest Images button.
New Cards
New Planes
Known Issues
Contributors to This Release
Agetian
Gos
Marc
Max
Myk
Nordos
Rodan
Sloth
Sol
Swordshine
Xitax
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:
12427 cards in total.
Release Notes
- User data migration -
User data files, like decks, saved gauntlets, and card pictures, are now stored in new directories separate from the program data. When this version of Forge is first run, it will scan the program directory for all user data and automatically migrate the files to their new homes. There are three defined user data directores: userDir, cacheDir, and cardPicsDir, and their locations depend on the standard paths for your operating system:
Windows:
userDir=%APPDATA%/Forge/
cacheDir=%LOCALAPPDATA%/Forge/Cache/ (or %APPDATA%/Forge/Cache/ for windows versions before the local/roaming directory split)
OSX:
userDir=$HOME/Library/Application Support/Forge/
cacheDir=$HOME/Library/Caches/Forge/
Linux:
userDir=$HOME/.forge/
cacheDir=$HOME/.cache/forge/
cardPicsDir is defined as <cacheDir>/pics/cards/ by default. If you wish to use a non-default directory, please see the forge.profile.preferences.example file located in the Forge installation directory root. You can use this file to, for example, share the card pics directory with another program, such as Magic Workstation.
If you are using the Mac OS X version of Forge then you will find the forge.profile.preferences.example file by right clicking or control clicking on the Forge.app icon. Select "Show Package Contents" from the contextual menu. A Finder window will open and will display a folder named Contents. Navigate to the folder:
/Contents/Resources/Java/
and you will find the file named forge.profile.preferences.example.
For reference, here is the full list of moved directories and files:
- Code: Select all
Old location New location
---------------- ----------------------
res/decks/ <userDir>/decks/
res/gauntlet/ <userDir>/gauntlet/
res/layouts/ <userDir>/preferences/
res/preferences/ <userDir>/preferences/
res/quest/data/ <userDir>/quest/saves/
res/pics/ <cacheDir>/pics/
forge.log <userDir>/forge.log
- New Import Data dialog -
The Import Pictures dialog, accessed via the Content Downloaders submenu, has received an overhaul and has been reincarnated as the Import Data dialog. You may recognize it from the automatic data migration procedure if you had any data to migrate when this version was first started. Instead of just importing pictures from a previous version of Forge, it can now import any kind of Forge data whatsoever. If you have a directory full of deck files, you can use the Import Data dialog to copy or move them to the appropriate directory. If you have just downloaded a torrent of high-quality pics for a particular set, use the Import Data dialog to get them to the proper place. The dialog give you a full listing of all file copy/move operations, so you can see what will happen before you click 'Start Import'.
- New User Preferences -
The display of clones and copied cards is now a matter of user preference. A user to now choose whether a clone/copied card should use its native artwork or the artwork of the card being cloned. So if Infinite Reflection is played and the "Clones use original card art" preference is checked, the cards that become copies of the enchanted card will still use their own art whereas by default they would all use the card art from the enchanted card.
- Flippable Cards -
Flippable cards -- cards that have an alternate card printed upside-down at the bottom -- will now flip their appearance on the battlefield when in a flipped state. They are now also flippable in the card viewer by clicking on the card image, just like double-sided "transform" cards have been. When flipped this way, the details of the flipped side can be examined in the Card Details oracle text.
- High Quality Booster Pictures -
Forge will now download high quality booster pictures. If you are interested in these high quality booster pictures, then you should delete the pictures that are found in your <cacheDir>/pics/boosters/ directory. Then download the new pictures by using the Home View -> Game Settings -> Content Downloaders -> Download Quest Images button.
New Cards
- cards list | Open
New Planes
- Planes list | Open
Known Issues
- Known Issues | Open
Contributors to This Release
Agetian
Gos
Marc
Max
Myk
Nordos
Rodan
Sloth
Sol
Swordshine
Xitax
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 03/27/2013 Windows and Linux archive (requires java 6):
forge-1.3.11.tar.bz2 (28.8 MB, at cardforge.org)
Forge 03/27/2013 BETA packaged as a Mac OS application:
forge-1.3.11-osx.tar.bz2 (29.8 MB, at cardforge.org)
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Re: Forge Beta: 03-27-2013 ver 1.3.11
by friarsol » 27 Mar 2013, 16:56
Overall Stats:
Implemented (Missing) / Total = Percentage Implemented
12425 (730) / 13155 = 94.45 %
Implemented (Missing) / Total = Percentage Implemented
12425 (730) / 13155 = 94.45 %
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Re: Forge Beta: 03-27-2013 ver 1.3.11
by gos » 27 Mar 2013, 20:04
. Cephalid Constable and Mistblade Shinobi are still bugged. They trigger & target, but nothing happens when their abilities resolve.
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Re: Forge Beta: 03-27-2013 ver 1.3.11
by friarsol » 28 Mar 2013, 00:23
Got anymore information? I just tested this and it worked for me. Are you skipping your combat damage and end combat phases?gos wrote:. Cephalid Constable and Mistblade Shinobi are still bugged. They trigger & target, but nothing happens when their abilities resolve.
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Re: Forge Beta: 03-27-2013 ver 1.3.11
by xdaft » 28 Mar 2013, 00:33
I am trying to store data in Forge\res\ using relative path under windows. tried ./res and ./res/ but it does not seem to work (the import dialog opens every time and I do delete the preferences file that is said that is part of my old installation). Using 1.3.11-SNAPSHOT/ build from 27.03.
What is the correct syntax to use?
What is the correct syntax to use?
Re: Forge Beta: 03-27-2013 ver 1.3.11
by myk » 28 Mar 2013, 00:45
using "res" as your data directory defeats the purpose of data separation and will make the features that depend on data separation inoperable. if you want to store data under the forge directory somewhere else, though, try "profile", or "data", or even "res/profile"
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Re: Forge Beta: 03-27-2013 ver 1.3.11
by Chris H. » 28 Mar 2013, 01:18
I suspect that most people should use the default userDir and cacheDir locations as defined by their OS. This will ease your transition to our new user data system.
In the future, people will be able to download and extract the newest version and forge will automatically find your data files. Granted, we need to do either a migrate or an import as the initial stage of moving forward.
Some people will find that moving their user data files out of the default location makes sense.
I have a windows/linux version with its own data files location and it contains low quality pictures and a few decks.
I also have a Macintosh version with its own data file location and it contains high quality pictures and all of Gos' deck files.
I obviously need to have two different user data locations. In fact I have three. The default location I save for my local copy of the SVN files as this allows me to build and release the snapshots and betas without having them contain any of my personal data files.
Then again, most people should be able to use the default userDir and cacheDir locations as defined by their OS.
In the future, people will be able to download and extract the newest version and forge will automatically find your data files. Granted, we need to do either a migrate or an import as the initial stage of moving forward.
Some people will find that moving their user data files out of the default location makes sense.
I have a windows/linux version with its own data files location and it contains low quality pictures and a few decks.
I also have a Macintosh version with its own data file location and it contains high quality pictures and all of Gos' deck files.
I obviously need to have two different user data locations. In fact I have three. The default location I save for my local copy of the SVN files as this allows me to build and release the snapshots and betas without having them contain any of my personal data files.
Then again, most people should be able to use the default userDir and cacheDir locations as defined by their OS.
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Re: Forge Beta: 03-27-2013 ver 1.3.11
by xdaft » 28 Mar 2013, 01:27
The reason I use the relative path is portability. I usually just copy the whole Forge folder and carry it with me so I can just start to play or just copy it when I want to show Forge to another person. It was really nice to see that Forge can be moved to both custom folders and OS default ones.
Re: Forge Beta: 03-27-2013 ver 1.3.11
by myk » 28 Mar 2013, 02:10
Just a by-note here, assuming you have set userDir and cacheDir already, and just want everything together, there is no need to set cardPicsDir. cardPicsDir will automatically follow whatever you set for cacheDir.xdaft wrote:Used cardPicsDir=./res/cached/pics/ and it seems to work. cached was a semi-random name.
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Re: Forge Beta: 03-27-2013 ver 1.3.11
by Agetian » 28 Mar 2013, 05:30
Great job on the release, guys!
There's at least one (IMO) horrible aspect of the data migration that is currently making me feel utterly frustrated, to be honest - in my old card pictures folder, I had a complete HQ picture set for every MTG set ever released, including the cards not currently supported by Forge (just so that as cards get supported, I don't have to add the relevant pictures every time). However, after migration I only got the copied versions of cards currently supported by Forge, with the remaining cards still in their old locations. Moreover, the naming scheme for the card picture folders has changed (was there a reason for that, by the way?), which means that now I have to go over every folder manually, figure out which is which (and while some are quite intuitive - I mean, 8ED and 8E are obvious - some are actually far from that) and copy the remaining files manually to their proper locations. Is there at least a conversion table somewhere so that I can consult it to figure out which folder became which in this new release?
EDIT: just being one of the devs I remembered there's a file in there which contains both possible codes, so I used that to consult which edition is now which. Still took me a good half an hour to move things over by hand... Can only imagine how frustrating this might be to an ordinary user unaware of the change or of what to consult for more-or-less seamless conversion though. I'd highly recommend adding an option to move all card files (no matter if the related card is supported by Forge or not) if the user so desires.
P.S. Interestingly enough, the ingame reference to sets still uses old three-letter codes (7ED, 8ED) while the folder structure now references them as 7E, 8E, which is even more confusing. :\
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There's at least one (IMO) horrible aspect of the data migration that is currently making me feel utterly frustrated, to be honest - in my old card pictures folder, I had a complete HQ picture set for every MTG set ever released, including the cards not currently supported by Forge (just so that as cards get supported, I don't have to add the relevant pictures every time). However, after migration I only got the copied versions of cards currently supported by Forge, with the remaining cards still in their old locations. Moreover, the naming scheme for the card picture folders has changed (was there a reason for that, by the way?), which means that now I have to go over every folder manually, figure out which is which (and while some are quite intuitive - I mean, 8ED and 8E are obvious - some are actually far from that) and copy the remaining files manually to their proper locations. Is there at least a conversion table somewhere so that I can consult it to figure out which folder became which in this new release?
EDIT: just being one of the devs I remembered there's a file in there which contains both possible codes, so I used that to consult which edition is now which. Still took me a good half an hour to move things over by hand... Can only imagine how frustrating this might be to an ordinary user unaware of the change or of what to consult for more-or-less seamless conversion though. I'd highly recommend adding an option to move all card files (no matter if the related card is supported by Forge or not) if the user so desires.
P.S. Interestingly enough, the ingame reference to sets still uses old three-letter codes (7ED, 8ED) while the folder structure now references them as 7E, 8E, which is even more confusing. :\
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Re: Forge Beta: 03-27-2013 ver 1.3.11
by ozks » 28 Mar 2013, 05:34
another update? so fast? wow awesome thanks!
Edit: i really don't like the new change of folders (i have one portable forge with java included, and now the cards images change of directory?)
Edit: i really don't like the new change of folders (i have one portable forge with java included, and now the cards images change of directory?)
Re: Forge Beta: 03-27-2013 ver 1.3.11
by Agetian » 28 Mar 2013, 06:16
A couple bugs:
1) Started a random Constructed match after migration and got this NPE:
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1) Started a random Constructed match after migration and got this NPE:
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Re: Forge Beta: 03-27-2013 ver 1.3.11
by Agetian » 28 Mar 2013, 06:41
Now this was a weird thing...
The opponent attacked with its creature in my Declare Attackers phase, dealt 2 damage to me. :\ Not sure what happened here, can't say that there were any weird plays before or anything. Dev mode off if that matters.
The log, interestingly enough, says that it was me who attacked myself with the opponent's creature:
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The opponent attacked with its creature in my Declare Attackers phase, dealt 2 damage to me. :\ Not sure what happened here, can't say that there were any weird plays before or anything. Dev mode off if that matters.
The log, interestingly enough, says that it was me who attacked myself with the opponent's creature:
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