Deck Builder and Rules Viewer

[Snacko]

NaTeDoGG:

I messed around and created a very simple MTG deck editor. My goal for this little project was to come up with a powerful, easy way to search cards. It is difficult to build decks when you have 8300+ cards to choose from! Here is my first crack at it. It is still a little rough, but is fully functional (except for displaying card images, and you can't restrict by set). I'd be interested in ideas on how to improve the searching.

I'm not developing this application, however expect database updates, fixes for new symbols(like new hybrid mana), or inclusion of patches.
Changelog
2.9.6a

• updated MTGO Vanguard cards

2.9.6

• updated cards up to Eventide
• updated legality
• updated mana produced
• fixed saving files with dot(.) not having the proper extension leading to errors on the next program start up
• fixed searching for mana produced m=, mana=, manaproduced=
• fixed image panel being visible when starting the software with Card images display set to None

Latest development version(old plugins no longer compatible, all NaTeDoGG's plugins included)
Deckbuilder 0.17 rc 6.6 updated to DKA
M13 data update
Source repository at https://gitorious.org/arcane

Changelog
Arcane 0.17 rc1

• changed to Arcane framework
• backporting of fixes from the stable version 2.9.x
• various deck zapping and feature lacking bugs fixed form Arcane 0.16

Arcane 0.17 rc2

• fixed user data loading
• consistent proxy setting behaviour (hopefully)

Arcane 0.17 rc2v2

• missing images folder
• updated rules text

Arcane 0.17 rc3

• updated to ALA
• legality valid from 3rd October
• fixed magicTraders plugin
• added support for mythic rare
• fixed a bug with artefacts which had a color but no additional types

Arcane 0.17 rc4

• fixed a bug affecting set dropdown in decklist
• missing help is back
• updated h2 database dependency, start up might be faster
• Added 2 new shortcuts (forgot to include in the helpfile)
  When card pool table has focus:
  + - Add to owned qty (1).
  - - Decrement (1) from owned qty.

Arcane 0.17 rc5

• Planeswalkers aren't counted as creatures in the statistic
• new search parameter {cardname} which exapnds into current creature's name ex. sacrifice {cardname}:
• updated legality and cards up to Conflux

Arcane 0.17 rc5 ARB update

• update to Alara Reborn
• some small fixes to editions abbreviations, so that MWS exported decks are valid with GH masterbase

Arcane 0.17 rc5 M10 update

• update to M10
• fixes for MagicTraders Plugin
• new plugin to update rulings summaries from Crystal Keep

Arcane 0.17 rc6.2 ZEN update

• update to ZEN
• fixes for MagicTraders Plugin
• fixes for parsing Crystal Keep rulings

Arcane 0.17 rc6.5

• update to NPH

Arcane 0.17 rc6.6

• fixed a crash with custom filter
• added Modern legality
• new price plugin TCGplayer (their API is single card centered so it takes up to 1h to update all card prices); link to their shop if you click the price; option to buy deck; (there's a small referral %, so don't feel obliged to buy anything from them)
• TCGplayer plugin will overwrite Magic Traders prices if available (order of loading plugins)

Download:
2.9.6a version is no longer supported please use the development versions of Arcane listed above.
If you want the updated French translation download it from here (Oracle translation).
The included cards-french.csv may or may not be newer than available above.

Screenshots

[crestfallen]

I understand that this program is no longer actively developed and is basically maintained by the charity of the great people here.

When are updates typically made to incorporate a new set? I only ask because I have several deck ideas and I'd like to get some of them down on paper. I also haven't been around here long, so maybe that's a dumb question. I am perfectly okay with waiting.

[maitai]

G'day All,

Below is a link to Eventide updates for Nates Deck Builder.

http://www.lachlanwilkinson.com/mws/NateEventideUpdate.zip

Enjoy!

[Ferris]

Thanks

[crestfallen]

Oh, this is excellent, and much faster than expected. Many thanks!

[Huggybaby]

Awesome, thanks for the update maitai. NDB rules! (especially when it's current. )

[Bog Wraith]

maitai strikes again!

Your awesome pally!

As always, thanx for keeping Nate's great app current!

[Snacko]

Some small bugfixes and card database update.
See the main post for changelog and link to download.

[Ferris]

Thanks.....

[maitai]

Cheers

[Snacko]

As a side effect of me making various languages available for the card generator, there will be some limited support for those here too.

[Nate]

Thanks for taking care of the project so it doesn't die Snacko! After deciding to stop work on Arcane, I needed to stop.

It has been a while, but I believe the DeckBuilder and RulesViewer that existed in the Arcane codebase was more up to date that the pre-Arcane codebase. I can't remember how many functional improvements there were, but the code is much, much cleaner. It would be awesome to merge your fixes with the Arcane codebase.

The "arcane" project is a framework that handles all the card loading and database stuff, with helpers for building Magic related Swing apps. So arcane+deckbuilder+rulesviewer is equivalent to the DeckBuilder you have been maintaining. The server, client, and network projects were the MTG game playing projects that I've abandoned, but these are completely separate from the other projects.

[Snacko]

It would be great if you could repost the Arcane codebase, because I don't have it and last time I tried to find it mediafire lost the file.
That's why I've been building on top of your last work in progress builds.
It shouldn't be a problem to port the changes back when I get the code.

[Snacko]

Some testing version of decbuilder-arcane
http://www.mediafire.com/?tjcgbq0iaat
It shouldn't zap your decks like 0.16 and has all(or most of) the bugfixes backported, but use with caution as I haven't tested every single case of usage.
The supplied plugins might not work at all or have crippled functionality.
Please leave some feedback if something doesn't work as it's still work in progress. Hopefully I will iron out most of the bugs and release the fixed source.

[Bog Wraith]

Again, thanks to Snacko for his continued support & development for this awesome app!

Nate, good to hear from you, hope all is well old friend!