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My only beef is no apple support!

But only because I just got an iphone 4s and want this great app on it!

I have already found two errors in Dark Angels and Tyranids. I am not sure how to correct them, so I'd like to hear from someone who does.

I am pretty sure I fixed the error with the point costs on DA with my own repo. The problem with the main repo is that it doesn't get updated fast enough.

Your best bet is to find people who are actively fixing theirs and join a common repo. Perhaps all Dakkalite should get together for a repo.

Where is yours? Mine is off of randomhit.

I do not care for army building programs, I find pen and paper (or microsoft notepad) to programs, find it much faster.

@SoloFalcon1138: Try https://dl.dropbox.com/u/565769/40KCatalogues/index.xml
@Buttons: I am happy for you as well. To each his own. Cheers.

The Black Templar repo is wrong too. Terminator squads are 40 points on top of the 40 per model they cost. Along with some other problems it has. I am probably going to go through and remake the whole repo myself cause I am bored and want to put off homework.

Anyone know if there is a way to print the rules like on army builder or no? It woudl be awesome if things like say tank hunters was defined with what it does on a rules sheet. But this may not be possible, and could probably get people in trouble.

It is possible. Mine prints with all the rules. Look at CataloguesEditor executable.

I've been having lots of fun building some catalogues for Dropzone Commander ahead of its launch, but this is really one of those programs where you get out what you put in. Some of the files (like 40K) have had a lot of work put into them, with rules text, characteristics and validation etc, while others are just lists of units you can pick with some points costs.

Documentation on the catalogue editor is really shabby though, and the forums are too small to be of any significant use, so it boils down to either copying existing files or trial and error

still, it's a good program, and definitely worth the time to get to grips with

Yeah it took playing with the program to learn how to set the files up.. Then mostly it was shot in the dark.. The forums really suck, if your problem is not posted..

Call me hopeful but if this program one day becomes open source, there would be quite a few people working on improving it.

That would be awesome. Either way I am happy just with the fact that it is free!

same here,, I haven't used army builder since I found this one.. I got tired of the year updates to make you pay again..

I just heard of this two weeks ago. Thanks for all the links fellas. Good stuff!

i love battlescribe because it works on my smartphone

might also start writing lists for it

leohart wrote:It is possible. Mine prints with all the rules. Look at CataloguesEditor executable.

If you don't mind, maybe provide an assist? I loaded the catalogs, but how do you get the rules entries to appear on the rosters?

In short, how do I get the "selection rule summary" working?

Open program,
Load Catalog,
Expand unit,
Click on rule you want to have the entry for,
Enter the description

rigeld2 wrote:Open program,
Load Catalog,
Expand unit,
Click on rule you want to have the entry for,
Enter the description

Got it. If the hidden box isn't checked it should print right, but may not be visible on print preview... yes? This is the part thats not quite working, my entries aren't printing in the army lists. Thanks for your help.

Just found this out after reading this thread.

Great program and easy to use, will never use anything else again

Byte wrote:

rigeld2 wrote:Open program,
Load Catalog,
Expand unit,
Click on rule you want to have the entry for,
Enter the description

Got it. If the hidden box isn't checked it should print right, but may not be visible on print preview... yes? This is the part thats not quite working, my entries aren't printing in the army lists. Thanks for your help.

You may have to add a rule page to it all. I wish I had one with it already done so I could basically copy it right.

@Byte: What catalogues are you looking at? I know that my Space Marine one (repo above) has many rules info included.
@sparkywtf: What catalogues are you looking at?

I have only ever looked at the Tomb Kings and the Black Templar one, as those are the armies I play. (well and guard but for some reason I never make a list ahead of time)

Hmm, I don't maintain those in my personal repo so you definitely need to find someone that does to get the full rules included that is.

I wonder if there is a way to get better BFG files. They are all updated (which is absolutely amazing and awesome) - but the stats of the vehicles are not up. Its kind of like having a Space Marine in your list but not telling you the BS, WS, S, T, W, so on and so forth :/

I mean I can write it in but I really wanna see how I can fix this - too bad I suck with computers :/

All it takes is someone with the books to go enter the stuff, really not that hard.

Once I figured out you could add rules to the catalog, its rather simple in doing so.

Hardest part is getting it shared with others. not sure how often the site that hosts these files updates their files with older updated books (like if the book gets some fixes on the file)

I never got one for the Tomb Kings since their update.

Do like the software though; I use it for my Tyranids regularly.

leohart wrote:@Byte: What catalogues are you looking at? I know that my Space Marine one (repo above) has many rules info included.
@sparkywtf: What catalogues are you looking at?

GK and IG. Found lots of errors in the GK one. Just seems the rules aren't imputed. You know, Eternal Warrior, Fearless, stuff like that. The explanation and such. I'm using the randonhit.org repos.

I'll check some of the other catalogs. Great tool so far. Easy to learn. I'm already editing my catalogs! I don't even have facespace err.. iface err.. facebay... nevermind...

@Byte: lol. My repo has some updated GK stuff in there (notably the ability to take 2 Psycannon for every 5 paladins). I don't input rules info because I remember them all plus repeating them is kindda meh. I hope Jon (the creator BattleScribe) eventually implement linked items.

True about the rules, it would be handy but not necessary.

The error messages kinda flake out when you give henchman 3 meltas and than add some storm bolters. Psycannon point value was off for Purifiers I think. Other small things.

Overall I dig it.

Is it? I am pretty sure Psycannon point value is on the dot for Purifiers. It just includes the base cost into it. That way it takes one click instead of 2 to equip your squad.