I've written the code to allow MSE to save sets in more or less whatever format we want. Yes! I am now at the stage of trying to actually build the program. This has turned out to be something of a challenge for me due largely to the fact that I'm unfamiliar with GNU autotools. I have, however, met a very generous fellow who is now helping with the process so I'm hopeful to have good news in the next days or weeks. I also found some folks willing to join the project so it's possible we'll be picking up speed in the near future.
Again, if you're interested in really digging in and helping just post here or PM me. In particular at the moment I could use help from anyone who understands how to build programs in a Linux environment. I'm using MinGW on a Windows computer, but I think my problems at this point are actually dump little things about how I'm using MinGW's gcc.
Fantastic and ambitious project, love the cockatrice converter.
Now all we need is an easier way to draft custom sets online.
Thanks for saving me hours of xml editing.
I am very happy to report that I've sucessfully built MSE on Linux and a collaborator has built on Windows with Visual Studio. As soon as we get a build working with mingw for Windows I will build in the new code and release it. When the Lotus team gets their stuff together or daenyth starts returning my emails we'll get on online gaming system compatible with the MSE updates and away we go.
Just recently been using this program a little more and had a couple of ideas for extremely useful features.
-Picture URL automator: When converting to the cockatrice xml format you currently just use a local directory system, which is fine for local testing but makes online play with friends difficult.
So was wondering if you could have it generate picture URL's if you put in a base directory.
EG: If I own http://examplesite.com/ I could put all my exported card images to http://examplesite.com/images/{cardname}.jpg
Then If I could input the http://examplesite.com/images URL to your program when converting it would automatically generate the required URL for each card allowing me to play with my custom sets online with far greater ease.
Also your program doesn't like reprints very much and will not export them, is this intentional?
-Picture URL automator: When converting to the cockatrice xml format you currently just use a local directory system, which is fine for local testing but makes online play with friends difficult.
So was wondering if you could have it generate picture URL's if you put in a base directory.
EG: If I own http://examplesite.com/ I could put all my exported card images to http://examplesite.com/images/{cardname}.jpg
Then If I could input the http://examplesite.com/images URL to your program when converting it would automatically generate the required URL for each card allowing me to play with my custom sets online with far greater ease.
Sure, that's easy to do. I will have some time this weekend. If you would please submit a ticket to the sourceforge project that will help me remember to actually do it. I also need to fix a bug with the way the image file names are generated.
Posted a new version of of the xml converter that allows the url path for image files. If someone wants to test it and let me know if they like it that would be useful. It's on the Sourceforge page but not as the default Windows download. Here's a link to the Windows downloads page. Pick the one with -internetTest if you want to try that. Note that there are instructions inside the zip archive.
I am extremely happy to announce that as part of the recent efforts to get MSE up and into active development one of the guys I've been working with has made a Mac build! He's testing basic functionality, so the program should be available shortly. He (or I if he doesn't want) will post here when it's released and will also post on the MSE website forums.
Around the last time I posted here, a few people tried to get MSE building and were ultimately unsuccessful. Interest petered out and the effort stalled.
However, I am working on this again and in earnest. I realized that revitalizing the MSE code really isn't the right first step. MSE makes set files and those can be converted into whatever format we need with a small shim program like the one I already made. The more important next step is bringing up a custom card repository. So for the last few weeks I've been learning SQL and the Django web framework to get something prototyped. I have no experience in web design so this is going to take me a little while... unless someone with experience wants to lend a hand.
Also, very exciting, I met a very experienced professional programmer who is now tearing MSE apart. The plan is (again) to revitalize it so we can extend it to suit the purposes of this effort. Anyone interested in helping please shoot me a PM.
Oh my that sounds really interesting.
I've been thinking for a long time about creating some sort of web draft system for custom cards similar to systems like that on Tappedout.com except being able to load any custom set.
I'll send you a PM to see If I can help with anything.
I know it's been a few years; wanted to see whether this community ever did materialize.
I ask because I'm entering the main testing phase of my own block design (2 250-card sets), and am looking for tools to make the conversion between MSE and Cockatrice, etc, more automated.
What are you folks using for this today?
For those interested, my set can be found on github under hewhocutsdown/bse (not allowed to post links here, yet).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvDMR6q4UNk
This video shows the main way to play custom cards online at the moment (fairly clunky)
However I know KJoppy has been planning an online database for custom cards as well as modifying cockatrice to better support custom cards.
However work has been going slow due to real life commitments.....
It's been a couple years since the last comment. Not really sure if anyone is still following this. When I get home I'm going to try out the program that's posted here. I'm just wondering if people are still working on this, or how far it got.
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I've written the code to allow MSE to save sets in more or less whatever format we want. Yes! I am now at the stage of trying to actually build the program. This has turned out to be something of a challenge for me due largely to the fact that I'm unfamiliar with GNU autotools. I have, however, met a very generous fellow who is now helping with the process so I'm hopeful to have good news in the next days or weeks. I also found some folks willing to join the project so it's possible we'll be picking up speed in the near future.
Again, if you're interested in really digging in and helping just post here or PM me. In particular at the moment I could use help from anyone who understands how to build programs in a Linux environment. I'm using MinGW on a Windows computer, but I think my problems at this point are actually dump little things about how I'm using MinGW's gcc.
Come help develop the color yellow in MtG
We're making online play with custom sets easy!
Tutorials
custom mana symbols in MSE
custom card frames in MSE
Now all we need is an easier way to draft custom sets online.
Thanks for saving me hours of xml editing.
Are you designing commons? Check out my primer on NWO.
Interested in making a custom set? Check out my Set skeleton and archetype primer.
I also write articles about getting started with custom card creation.
Go and PLAYTEST your designs, you will learn more in a single playtests than a dozen discussions.
My custom sets:
Dreamscape
Coins of Mercalis [COMPLETE]
Exodus of Zendikar - ON HOLD
This makes me very happy. Thanks for the encouraging words.
Working on it
That was indeed the point
Come help develop the color yellow in MtG
We're making online play with custom sets easy!
Tutorials
custom mana symbols in MSE
custom card frames in MSE
-Picture URL automator: When converting to the cockatrice xml format you currently just use a local directory system, which is fine for local testing but makes online play with friends difficult.
So was wondering if you could have it generate picture URL's if you put in a base directory.
EG: If I own http://examplesite.com/ I could put all my exported card images to http://examplesite.com/images/{cardname}.jpg
Then If I could input the http://examplesite.com/images URL to your program when converting it would automatically generate the required URL for each card allowing me to play with my custom sets online with far greater ease.
Also your program doesn't like reprints very much and will not export them, is this intentional?
Keep up the amazing work
Are you designing commons? Check out my primer on NWO.
Interested in making a custom set? Check out my Set skeleton and archetype primer.
I also write articles about getting started with custom card creation.
Go and PLAYTEST your designs, you will learn more in a single playtests than a dozen discussions.
My custom sets:
Dreamscape
Coins of Mercalis [COMPLETE]
Exodus of Zendikar - ON HOLD
Sure, that's easy to do. I will have some time this weekend. If you would please submit a ticket to the sourceforge project that will help me remember to actually do it. I also need to fix a bug with the way the image file names are generated.
Yes.
Come help develop the color yellow in MtG
We're making online play with custom sets easy!
Tutorials
custom mana symbols in MSE
custom card frames in MSE
Come help develop the color yellow in MtG
We're making online play with custom sets easy!
Tutorials
custom mana symbols in MSE
custom card frames in MSE
http://img703.imageshack.us/img703/9984/49vv.png
What happens if we remove colour restrictions from EDH
The /tg/ Custom Cards Cube (MTGS thread)
My blog that has some Magic stuff
I am extremely happy to announce that as part of the recent efforts to get MSE up and into active development one of the guys I've been working with has made a Mac build! He's testing basic functionality, so the program should be available shortly. He (or I if he doesn't want) will post here when it's released and will also post on the MSE website forums.
Come help develop the color yellow in MtG
We're making online play with custom sets easy!
Tutorials
custom mana symbols in MSE
custom card frames in MSE
Around the last time I posted here, a few people tried to get MSE building and were ultimately unsuccessful. Interest petered out and the effort stalled.
However, I am working on this again and in earnest. I realized that revitalizing the MSE code really isn't the right first step. MSE makes set files and those can be converted into whatever format we need with a small shim program like the one I already made. The more important next step is bringing up a custom card repository. So for the last few weeks I've been learning SQL and the Django web framework to get something prototyped. I have no experience in web design so this is going to take me a little while... unless someone with experience wants to lend a hand.
Also, very exciting, I met a very experienced professional programmer who is now tearing MSE apart. The plan is (again) to revitalize it so we can extend it to suit the purposes of this effort. Anyone interested in helping please shoot me a PM.
Come help develop the color yellow in MtG
We're making online play with custom sets easy!
Tutorials
custom mana symbols in MSE
custom card frames in MSE
I've been thinking for a long time about creating some sort of web draft system for custom cards similar to systems like that on Tappedout.com except being able to load any custom set.
I'll send you a PM to see If I can help with anything.
Are you designing commons? Check out my primer on NWO.
Interested in making a custom set? Check out my Set skeleton and archetype primer.
I also write articles about getting started with custom card creation.
Go and PLAYTEST your designs, you will learn more in a single playtests than a dozen discussions.
My custom sets:
Dreamscape
Coins of Mercalis [COMPLETE]
Exodus of Zendikar - ON HOLD
Come help develop the color yellow in MtG
We're making online play with custom sets easy!
Tutorials
custom mana symbols in MSE
custom card frames in MSE
Remaking Magic - A Podcast for those that love MTG and Game Design
The Dungeon Master's Guide - A Podcast for those that love RPGs and Game Design
Sig-Heroes of the Plane
http://tappedout.net/mtg-draft-simulator/
Works fine for me......
Are you designing commons? Check out my primer on NWO.
Interested in making a custom set? Check out my Set skeleton and archetype primer.
I also write articles about getting started with custom card creation.
Go and PLAYTEST your designs, you will learn more in a single playtests than a dozen discussions.
My custom sets:
Dreamscape
Coins of Mercalis [COMPLETE]
Exodus of Zendikar - ON HOLD
This is part of the plan.
Come help develop the color yellow in MtG
We're making online play with custom sets easy!
Tutorials
custom mana symbols in MSE
custom card frames in MSE
I ask because I'm entering the main testing phase of my own block design (2 250-card sets), and am looking for tools to make the conversion between MSE and Cockatrice, etc, more automated.
What are you folks using for this today?
For those interested, my set can be found on github under hewhocutsdown/bse (not allowed to post links here, yet).
This video shows the main way to play custom cards online at the moment (fairly clunky)
However I know KJoppy has been planning an online database for custom cards as well as modifying cockatrice to better support custom cards.
However work has been going slow due to real life commitments.....
Are you designing commons? Check out my primer on NWO.
Interested in making a custom set? Check out my Set skeleton and archetype primer.
I also write articles about getting started with custom card creation.
Go and PLAYTEST your designs, you will learn more in a single playtests than a dozen discussions.
My custom sets:
Dreamscape
Coins of Mercalis [COMPLETE]
Exodus of Zendikar - ON HOLD
Running my custom block in Cockatrice now:
hewhocutsdown[dot]wix[dot]com/be-slightly-evil