BattleScribe 2.03.00 Released!

BattleScribe 2.03.00 brings another batch of data format changes and quality of life improvements for data authors. Hopefully these should help authors reduce the size of their data files, and eliminate some unneeded complexity.

Mobile and desktop users of Roster Editor will still need to update to make use of data files created in the new version, though you won't see any major changes... Yet. This release provides the foundation for an upcoming feature that you might like quite a bit...

Data Editor

• Categories on Selection Entries can be added and removed using Modifiers.
• Categories can be set to primary or unset from primary using Modifiers which should make it much easier to move Entries between Categories without using multiple show/hide Modifiers.
• Costs can now be added directly to Entry Links meaning you can set costs for linked items directly, rather than using complex Modifiers to adjust costs after the fact.
• Catalogue Links can now indicate whether or not root Selection Entries should be imported. Shared items will still be imported, meaning you have access to shared items without cluttering your Catalogue with unneeded Selection Entries.
• Root Selection Entries and Entry Links can indicate whether they are imported if their Catalogue is imported.

You can discuss this release on the Reddit thread.

BattleScribe 2.02.01 Released!

Update: There was a bug in 2.02.00 that caused rosters to be deleted as "corrupted" in some cases (oops...). This has now been fixed in version 2.02.01. The update is now available on desktop and is rolling out on Android. It will become available for iOS as soon as it's approved by Apple. I have requested an expedited review from Apple so hopefully it won't be long. Apologies for the inconvenience.

BattleScribe 2.02.01 is here!

This update brings some data format changes and additions that give data authors more tools and flexibility, and improves quality of life. While this update mainly focuses on data editing, mobile and desktop users of the Roster Editor should notice some nice speed and memory improvements when creating or loading rosters. Nice!

Note: BattleScribe 2.02.00 includes significant data format changes. Loading rosters and updating data may take longer to begin with as your old data files are upgraded. It is highly recommended that you update BattleScribe on all your computers and devices.

All Platforms

• Significant memory and performance improvements when creating or loading rosters. This should help prevent some memory related crashes when using large data files (I'm looking at you Legiones Astartes), however this will still depend on your device. Your mileage may vary.

Data Editor

• Catalogues can now be imported into other Catalogues using Catalogue Link elements. This allows sharing of elements between multiple Catalogues.
• Catalogues can be marked as a "library." Library Catalogues are only used for importing into other Catalogues. They are not listed when creating a Roster.
• New "Primary Catalogue" query scope allows Conditions to check whether an Entry has been imported into a particular Catalogue.
• Entry Links can now contain child Selection Entries, Selection Entry Groups and Entry Links.
• New Modifier Group element which can contain multiple Modifiers and Modifier Groups which are all applied together according to a single set of Conditions.
• New Info Group element which can contain multiple Rules and Profiles along with Modifiers for the entire Group.
• New Publication root element replaces the book field. Child elements select a publication via a drop-down.
• All "Entry" elements can now contain Rules, Profiles, Info Groups and Info Links for improved consistency.
• Characteristic values are now XML text elements meaning formatting should work properly.
• Unneeded empty XML tags are no longer written to files when saving.

You can discuss this release on the Reddit thread.