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Well i just dl 1.09 rules so title to be updated yet again...

http://dl.dropbox.com/s/sqqzh0s2n4we3fs/AB40K6v1_09.ab?dl=1

Out of curiosity (and I know this is somewhat off topic) Anyone know if it's possible to run AB from say... a USB pen? (I'm not very IT knowledgeable, I admit.)

I'd wager a guess not. The way the licensing works, it would have to be reactivated on each computer you plug it into, and you can only reactivate it so many times.

You'd have to encapsulate it in a virtual machine that you kept on the USB drive if you wanted to pull that off, which would require probably a good 5-10 GB to do, minimum, and a decent amount of technical know-how.

 Yojiro wrote:
Out of curiosity (and I know this is somewhat off topic) Anyone know if it's possible to run AB from say... a USB pen? (I'm not very IT knowledgeable, I admit.)

The software will run from a flash drive, but it will run as a demo.

2.2 you could do that since the license could be obtained with a keygen that saved into the install, but 3.0+ requires online registration for the keys, and you only get 2 devices at a time iirc.

It seems like they decided not to include Veterans of the Long War for CSM. Or power weapons for Chosen Terminators. I wish they would implement all the rules before releasing.

 ph34r wrote:
It seems like they decided not to include Veterans of the Long War for CSM. Or power weapons for Chosen Terminators. I wish they would implement all the rules before releasing.

Seems to be working OK for me.

 ph34r wrote:
It seems like they decided not to include Veterans of the Long War for CSM. Or power weapons for Chosen Terminators. I wish they would implement all the rules before releasing.

If you have found a bug, report it on the site: http://www.ab40k.org/ and it will be addressed in a timely fashion. They release the files ASAP because otherwise people are bitching that it isn't out fast enough. Also allot of times there are user errors, not errors in the files themselves, that they can help you address.

UltraPrime wrote:

 ph34r wrote:
It seems like they decided not to include Veterans of the Long War for CSM. Or power weapons for Chosen Terminators. I wish they would implement all the rules before releasing.

Seems to be working OK for me.

Pray tell then, where is the VotLW button? I'm not exactly new to Army Builder. http://i.imgur.com/98f5R.png http://i.imgur.com/Dr6Af.png


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 NecronLord3 wrote:

 ph34r wrote:
It seems like they decided not to include Veterans of the Long War for CSM. Or power weapons for Chosen Terminators. I wish they would implement all the rules before releasing.

If you have found a bug, report it on the site: http://www.ab40k.org/ and it will be addressed in a timely fashion. They release the files ASAP because otherwise people are bitching that it isn't out fast enough. Also allot of times there are user errors, not errors in the files themselves, that they can help you address.

I wouldn't describe it as a "bug" unless this is indeed some freak code error. The option simply is not there for any unit I have checked.

EDIT: It seems that there are in fact a large number of bugs in this release. I guess I will just reference the ab40k site.

I can select VotLW units like Raptors, CSM and Dark Apostle. What units are you trying?

 ph34r wrote:

UltraPrime wrote:

 ph34r wrote:
It seems like they decided not to include Veterans of the Long War for CSM. Or power weapons for Chosen Terminators. I wish they would implement all the rules before releasing.

Seems to be working OK for me.

Pray tell then, where is the VotLW button? I'm not exactly new to Army Builder. http://i.imgur.com/98f5R.png http://i.imgur.com/Dr6Af.png

Don't know what to say. The options are there for me. I suggest deleting files manually and reinstalling.

Arschbombe wrote:I can select VotLW units like Raptors, CSM and Dark Apostle. What units are you trying?

UltraPrime wrote:Don't know what to say. The options are there for me. I suggest deleting files manually and reinstalling.

It turns out it was one of about a dozen bugs, not in fact missing features. If you have the Competition Output formatting option selected under roster rules, it mysteriously deletes many unit options.

Competition output works wonky for sisters too, leads to many validation errors because of weapon options suddenly being not allowed.

 ph34r wrote:
It seems like they decided not to include Veterans of the Long War for CSM. Or power weapons for Chosen Terminators. I wish they would implement all the rules before releasing.

Oh my. May I ask what you paid for those data files they provided you. Maybe you should demand a refund. I mean who on earth would think its right to release incomplete work as if it was fully complete. The arrogance.

 jlong05 wrote:

 ph34r wrote:
It seems like they decided not to include Veterans of the Long War for CSM. Or power weapons for Chosen Terminators. I wish they would implement all the rules before releasing.

Oh my. May I ask what you paid for those data files they provided you. Maybe you should demand a refund. I mean who on earth would think its right to release incomplete work as if it was fully complete. The arrogance.

The sheer gall. how dare you! I demand that your free work be better, faster, and better from the previous amount of better that I just demanded.

 Aerethan wrote:

The sheer gall. how dare you! I demand that your free work be better, faster, and better from the previous amount of better that I just demanded.

Damn, you caught me...

http://dl.dropbox.com/s/8cwfh3dyy8luevk/AB40K6v1_10.ab?dl=1

1.10

Thank you!

V 1.11 is out

 jlong05 wrote:

 ph34r wrote:
It seems like they decided not to include Veterans of the Long War for CSM. Or power weapons for Chosen Terminators. I wish they would implement all the rules before releasing.

Oh my. May I ask what you paid for those data files they provided you. Maybe you should demand a refund. I mean who on earth would think its right to release incomplete work as if it was fully complete. The arrogance.

This is a sucky stupid argument.

If those files weren't available this product wouldn't sell. The fact that AB manages to have a legion of stupid people that do gak for them for free and therefore allows AB to make wheelbarrows of money off the back of their free labor amazes me. It is implied that these files are available for your use - AB would not have this product to sell if the files weren't available because how many people are going to write their own files? Iff AB cannot guarantee the quality of the datafiles when they are released then maybe they should not have such an unethical business model.

Seriously, how many other companies have such money making products where the whole success of the product comes off the unpaid labor of others. And yes, I understand why they have to do it. Doesn't make it right tho. If it wasn't for the data file writers this product would be practically worthless to the majority of its users.

The fact that AB keep tinkering with the licensing model to make even more money each time makes me laugh. And people continue to support them {shakes head}.

Wolflair simply takes advantage of lost opportunities that GW dropped the Ball on. GW had good army building software that they just stopped updating and didn't see the lost revenue they threw away by not maintaining or replacing the software. GW could crush AB in a day by dedicating some resources to build official software using the model they had previously and sell it at half the price of AB.

http://dl.dropbox.com/s/prcq4rflp01t4fa/AB40K6v1_11.ab?dl=1

Army Builder 6th edition rules v1.12 is out. UPDATED 1-21-2013

http://dl.dropbox.com/s/zv4yr497hb9svyu/AB40K6v1_12.ab?dl=1

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Has anyone in the 40k area indicated if they were working on a HH file for AB?

Doesn't seem like a small task, so I wouldn't be surprised if they weren't.

Do you mean the IA book? I'm not sure what plans if any there are for a file that includes it.

www.ab40k.org would be where to ask that.

Thanks allot!

I still can't figure out why the AB authors are incapable of fixing the 6E Psychic discipline issue with GK. They still have the option to give Dread Knights and GK characters Psychic powers even after the FAQ clarified only Librarians and Inquisitors can use them. Really simple and has been reported for like 4-5 versions of the files and still not fixed.

 NecronLord3 wrote:
Thanks allot!

I still can't figure out why the AB authors are incapable of fixing the 6E Psychic discipline issue with GK. They still have the option to give Dread Knights and GK characters Psychic powers even after the FAQ clarified only Librarians and Inquisitors can use them. Really simple and has been reported for like 4-5 versions of the files and still not fixed.

Because they have one person fixing several data files. That single person might not have noticed or had to push out a update quickly because of things like terminator champions not being able to choose their weapons upgrades. But you are rught, it needs fixing. Hopefully they will do so soon.

Mohoc wrote:

 NecronLord3 wrote:
Thanks allot!

I still can't figure out why the AB authors are incapable of fixing the 6E Psychic discipline issue with GK. They still have the option to give Dread Knights and GK characters Psychic powers even after the FAQ clarified only Librarians and Inquisitors can use them. Really simple and has been reported for like 4-5 versions of the files and still not fixed.

Because they have one person fixing several data files. That single person might not have noticed or had to push out a update quickly because of things like terminator champions not being able to choose their weapons upgrades. But you are rught, it needs fixing. Hopefully they will do so soon.

I understand they have limited people working on these. But isn't that why they have the forum to report bugs and errors. They release the files, we playtest them and find things that need corrections, and they can run through the GW FAQs as they aren't really released so frequently that they can't be kept up with.

 NecronLord3 wrote:

Mohoc wrote:

 NecronLord3 wrote:
Thanks allot!

I still can't figure out why the AB authors are incapable of fixing the 6E Psychic discipline issue with GK. They still have the option to give Dread Knights and GK characters Psychic powers even after the FAQ clarified only Librarians and Inquisitors can use them. Really simple and has been reported for like 4-5 versions of the files and still not fixed.

Because they have one person fixing several data files. That single person might not have noticed or had to push out a update quickly because of things like terminator champions not being able to choose their weapons upgrades. But you are rught, it needs fixing. Hopefully they will do so soon.

I understand they have limited people working on these. But isn't that why they have the forum to report bugs and errors. They release the files, we playtest them and find things that need corrections, and they can run through the GW FAQs as they aren't really released so frequently that they can't be kept up with.

It's not only limited people, it's a zero resources program. None of them get paid, there is no budget. They do it in their spare time, and it eats into their other hobbies and interests. Also, the file editing software is readily available if you wanted to make the corrections yourself and submit it to them(or keep it for your onesy if you aren't the giving type).