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Do you use apps in any of your gaming?

malfred — GMT

With the announcement of Privateer Press's in-house developed army creation
app called War Room, I was wondering if there was any app you used on any
kind of mobile device in your tabletop gaming. I'm curious as to what's out there
and what I'm missing out on.

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Bat Manuel — GMT

Just ibodger.

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darefsky (Flight Medic Paints) — GMT

Still waiting for the day that Lone Wolf comes out with an army builder app......

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Dais — GMT

I probably would if I had access to them, there are some really cool ones coming out, but data plans are just too expensive to justify a smartphone for me.
I'm sure there's someway to use some of them on a desktop but most are meant to be mobile and don't work as well sitting at home.

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chromedog — GMT

Apps?

No.

I use AB and Devilteam Infinity army builder - neither for an iOS platform - just my comp at home.

That said, I don't play WM/H anymore. It's not the models, it's the players.

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oadie — GMT

I tend to play around with free army builders and digital rulebooks at home, but like Dais, I can't justify a smartphone and the accompanying data plan. Even if I could access them (and played enough to potentially justify using one), I don't know of anything aside from list creation that really warrants electronic assistance. The point at which things become sufficiently complicated that a player requires more than a rulebook, tape measure, some dice/cards, and an ounce of wit is the point at which you've begun inexplicably making dynamic dioramas to reenact your video game battles.

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thameslink — GMT

I'm writing a python application that matches up two units and simulates a close combat battle between them.
It's rough around the edges right now but it works.
You need to run it in a python shell, if you don't know what that means just Google, how to install "idle for python 3".
Anyway this is a double post because I mentioned it in the general WHFB forum.

http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/428231.page

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Johnny-Crass — GMT

There is a great app though I forgot its name that mathhammers things out for you in unit v unit combat

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Brother SRM — GMT

Even if I had a smartphone, I'd rather roll dice myself and so on. I don't need Army Builder/Bodger to write my army lists, since I can do math well enough myself and don't need the formatting. Wargaming is a very tactile hobby, and I don't really want to see it digitalized, outside of separate computer games like the DoW series.

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Dheneb — GMT

Similar to thameslink, I am writing something to calculate the chances of causing x wounds from y attacks, sort of as a my-first-.exe. But no, I do not use apps, either on computer or phone.

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SpaceMarineCollecter — GMT

Quartermaster. Expensive, but IMO worth it.

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malfred — GMT

What is quartermaster?

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Absolutionis — GMT

malfred wrote:What is quartermaster?

Quartermaster is Armybuilder for iOS. Costs $5. Still slower than pen+paper+simplemath. Still more expensive than a spreadsheet program.

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Mandor — GMT

ArmyBuilder --> Dropbox (PC, iPad, HTC Desire Z) --> GoodReader (iPad), Adobe Reader (HTC Desire Z).

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Blitza da warboy — GMT

Ipod calculator for mah calculating of armies, and the notes app for making army lists. Really, thats one of the main reasons as to why I have an ipod now too, screw the music :p

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yastobaal — GMT

Warmachine player here. I use iBodger and I'm curious about war room. I also use battle timer to time normal streamrollers and a chess clock app called game clock when playing that way.

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malfred — GMT

Absolutionis wrote:
malfred wrote:What is quartermaster?
Quartermaster is Armybuilder for iOS. Costs $5. Still slower than pen+paper+simplemath. Still more expensive than a spreadsheet program.

More expensive than a spreadsheet program you already own

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Azreal13 — GMT

I use Battlescribe for Android, its a bit of a faff to get the core files for different armies, and as it relys on user input there can occassionally be inaccuracies, but once its running, it works well and highlights any illegal choices.

Would like a few more export options for finsihed lists, but hey, its free, I can live with emailing it to myself and cutting and pasting!

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Emerett — GMT

Battlescribe for android is amazing, albeit a bit of a pain to set up.

The Munchkin app is great... for Munchkin.

There's a couple of dice stat apps that are good (or just use battlescribe if you want to pay for it).

Privateer Press just nailed it though, they are truly the future of tabletop gaming.

Right now is probably the best time imaginable for a gamer to buy a iPad / Kindle Fire.

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malfred — GMT

Someone told me that it may /may not work on kindle fire? Is that true?

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Laughing Man — GMT

The Kindle is technically an Android tablet, but the particular flavor it uses is pretty badly hobbled, and the lack of buttons on the thing prevents you from jail breaking it to vanilla Android very easily. So yeah, you could theoretically run any app you wanted on the thing, it's just too much of a pain in the ass to be bothered.

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malfred — GMT

Right. But you'd have to jailbreak it to make it work. No thanks. :(

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George Spiggott — GMT

malfred wrote:More expensive than a spreadsheet program you already own

Open Office is free and widely respected. http://www.openoffice.org/

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malfred — GMT

Yeah, I use open office. Just saying that people who bought
a bundle forget to factor in that cost when talking about spreadsheet
army lists

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Lormax — GMT

Army Creator for my Android. Building a list from scratch isn't the best with it, but I use it to save my lists in the phone to reference them for the game. Been great for that!

Dominion Shuffle for when we play Dominion. Hands down the easiest way to figure out your Kingdom cards

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ph34r — GMT

No.

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Emerett — GMT

malfred wrote:Right. But you'd have to jailbreak it to make it work. No thanks. :(

Or the software maker just has to put it on the Amazon market.

I'm pretty sure he uses Dakka, ask him nicely if you don't want to Root your kindle.

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malfred — GMT

I don't really care for Battlescribe. I'm looking at War Room.

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InnerLight — GMT

Actually, i run Battlescribe on my Kindle Fire. It's easy to set up the app. You transfer the .apk file over, find a free file manager in the android market, and open it. I find that i understand my armies better after I spend a ton of time doing data entry, so that's actually a plus in my book. Plus, it's free. Not a huge deal, but it's actually well-supported, offers multiple formats for printing when you transfer the files back to your computer, if you're into that sort of thing.

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Schnitzel — GMT

I'm a big fan of iBodger. Nothing like making army lists and checking rules while on the crapper. I also have an app called Hit Chance or something similar sounding. It calculates your percent of success by entering your MAT or RAT and their DEF. It tells you boosted and unboosted chances to hit and chances to crit. Pretty nifty if you're not good at calculating that sort of thing.

The last app I'm very fond of is Battle Timer. You enter the name of you and your opponent, select your factions, set the time limit and extension limit, and you're good to go. You can set custom alarms as well. I'm a big fan of using the "reactor meltdown" alarm. It's way better than an egg timer in my opinion.

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Talliostro — GMT

I have army creator, but only the lite version. Can't get me to buy the full version yet.
And I have a Paint Converter app fro Citadel/Vallejo/Reaper (still hoping, it will cover P³ paints too sometime).
But I look forward to War Room, which will get me back into Warmahordes. I hated laminating the cards and checking the damage there...

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Kirbinator — GMT

People laminate the cards? Isn't that what card sleeves are for?

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Talliostro — GMT

yeah I laminated them back-in-the-days when there was no LGS around here and I couldn't get the sleeves anywhere.

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Talarn Blackshard — GMT

I tend to just print/laminate my lists and keep them in a binder, gusss I'm just old school like that

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Mr. Grey — GMT

I've used ibodger ever since I got an iPhone. It's just that well-done. Not that making lists on paper is that much more effort, but my phone is always in my pocket, and I don't always have pencil and paper with me.
I'm going to check out War Room as soon as it's released, though I'll hold off on buying the faction decks.

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Necros — GMT

I'll definitely be getting WarRoom if it'll work on my Kindle Fire .. which it may not since Amazon doesn't let all android stuff work :(

Also looking forward to see what Army Builder can do with the tablets and stuff, when they finally get it going

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Eilif — GMT

Nope. If I played 40k more often, I might spring for an armybuilder, but even then it probably be on my PC rather than a smartphone.

A computer is invaluable for indie games (many of which are sold via PDF) and keeping it touch with you fine folks, but if given the choice, I'd keep PC's and Smartphones as far away from the wargaming table as possible.

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darefsky (Flight Medic Paints) — GMT

I use army builder in a few ways, obviously to build lists for games, but I also use it when planning out new army's to buy. It gives me a good idea of points for dollars and a good foundation on what everything will cost in the end.

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leohart — GMT

BattleScribe is the way to go. Available on Android AND desktop. Sync can be done via Dropbox. And it costs NOTHING.

I tried Army Builder app but it looks like it was created 20 years ago. Plus, no Android version is a no-go.

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Luco — GMT

Not for miniatures games, but I do use a dice app for DnD. It doesn;t feel the same though...

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TechMarine1 — GMT

Right now just ibodger.

Waiting for the army builder app that Lone Wolf is supposedly workin on.

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NecronLord3 — GMT

Good reader or File app pro.

I use Army Builder to make rooster, save them with Mobile output and upload to my iPad. I also have the FAQs, INAT FAQ, 40k rule book and a bunch of Classic Battletech books in my Goodreader.

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Dannygee — GMT

I use Citrix to remote into my PC to use Army Builder via phone or iPad.

Also use Team viewer to do the same thing

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leohart — GMT

I think you are doing it wrong having to citrix when native apps are available for your platform.

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Pacific — GMT

chromedog wrote:
I use AB and Devilteam Infinity army builder - neither for an iOS platform - just my comp at home.

Me too, absolutely wonderful little program. Being able to click on a wargear item or rule and it to jump to the wiki-rules page is just such a great idea, I can't believe it hasn't been done before.

Apparently CB have said that an Android and iPhone app is on the way - you can look at the web browser one if you have a PDF app on your phone, although it's a little difficult to read even with the larger-screened smart phones (comes into its own on a tablet however).

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chromedog — GMT

Indeed - I don't own a smartphone, though (have no need of one) - and though my phone is net capable, it is slow and borderline useless.

It also only has a 3"x2" screen. Other than that, it makes and receives calls and handles SMS. All I need it for.

Hence why I do "before need" lists and print them out to take with me.

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kronk — GMT

No phone apps, if that's what you're asking. I use Army Builder at home, and bring a print out along with my codex and rule book to the game.

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fidel — GMT

darefsky wrote:Still waiting for the day that Lone Wolf comes out with an army builder app......

still waiting for the day when Lone Wolf is compatible with a Mac...