set info and editor

by **mtgrares** » 13 Jan 2011, 18:34

Rob, I can update my set editor if you tell me the format that you need. I understand that migrating Forge to use sets is a big task because it has so many independent parts.

by **Rob Cashwalker** » 13 Jan 2011, 19:33

The draftable card set is still in the draft folder with common, uncommon and rare text files.

Implementing "drafting by set" will be down the road a bit, after all the various screens can deal with remembering the set a card is supposed to be between games and sessions, then loading the right pictures.

In a way, I guess "draft by set" doesn't have to be entirely different than a custom draft.... This is formulating in my mind right now.

Let's say we use a single file to define a draft pool. The file can contain a reference to include an entire set.
So to draft Alara block:

Code: Select all: DraftFormat: Legal Sets DraftName: Alara block - Shards of Alara, Conflux, Alara Reborn [Sets] ALA CON ARB [/Sets]

A custom draft pool that follows normal pack distribution:

Code: Select all: DraftFormat: Custom DraftName: John Doe's Favorite Cards [Common] Aftershock Aggressive Urge Akki Drillmaster ... [/Common] [Uncommon] Abbey Gargoyles Abyssal Specter Air Elemental ... [/Uncommon] [Rare] Acid Rain Akroma, Angel of Wrath Aladdin's Ring ... [/Rare]

A cube draft generally just picks 15 random cards, with no replacement. Once a card is placed in a pack it can't show up in any other pack.

Code: Select all: DraftFormat: Cube DraftName:Evan Erwin's Cube [Cards] Ajani Goldmane Akroma’s Vengeance Armageddon Arrest Austere Command Balance Cataclysm Condemn Conquerer’s Pledge Day of Judgment Decree of Justice Disenchant Elspeth, Knight-Errant Enlightened Tutor Faith’s Fetters Griffin Guide Gideon Jura Hallowed Burial Honor of the Pure Land Tax ... [/Cards]

by **mtgrares** » 18 Jan 2011, 19:44

I think I can do that. I'm not online much so I'm a little bit slow to respond sometimes.