Comments on: Trackwork the initiative tracker, now 4e compatible

By: Caithris

Caithris — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 22:11:17 +0000

Any chance of you coming out with an android version? Or a mac version?

By: Ben

Ben — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 00:02:50 +0000

Also it seems this does not work with negative values

By: Ben

Ben — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 06:47:14 +0000

Id really like to see

Touch AC
Flat footed AC

Movement Speed

and if not too specific, CMD value for pathfinder games

and Stealth skill check :)

Thanks

By: Insideru

Insideru — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 14:03:27 +0000

Did you guys try DMEH? Combat tracking extravaganza – http://www.enworld.org/forum/4e-fan-creations-house-rules/252611-dm-encounter-helper-updated-v0-6-a.html

By: Samuel

Samuel — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 01:01:57 +0000

Great Job!
My choice of init tracker so far! Simple yet really helpful.

I’ve read the comments, but i’d like to emphasize one suggestion, that is

*Modify health on a differential basis.

That was, by far, where I spent most of my brain oil during fights. It is probably a minor change, but will greatly improve the tracker’s usability (and proportionally reduce my pre-frontal cortex usage!)

Another minor suggestion is to add variable random initiative range. A creature with +10 init should have his initiative within [11,31], not [1,20]. This also appears to be a minor change, but would require the creation of an initiative modifier field.
(Possible solution(?): Add the already implemented random [1-20] initiative to the initiative value from the input field instead of replacing it.)

Thank you for this great tool! It’s already invaluable!

By: Phil

Phil — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 03:58:02 +0000

Logan, thanks for the “Great” tools! I especially like trackwork and could possibly be interested in helping out on the project could you please email me when you get a chance. -phil

By: Liack

Liack — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 03:49:38 +0000

I must say I didn’t really check the other tools (since I was mainly interested with initiative, combat monitors and the like…and was about to program one myself ;D). I’ll check out the CrawlNotes when I’ll be done with my labyrinth (semi random encounters, so I don’t need many many notes)… Then I’ll file my bugs and suggestions ;)

Good job on the whole! Keep up the good work!

By: Logan

Logan — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 00:11:50 +0000

I’ll be honest, TrackWork is not the highest priority as far as my apps go. Don’t be put off – if I get a moment I’ll take a look at it.

Considering most of the changes you mention aren’t radical, I think I can squeeze them in soon. However:
1) I don’t think PCGen supports 4e right now, so I’m reluctant to put any work into such a feature. The format is also a little clunky, and just *reading* information from a PCG file is no small task. :P
2) For now, adding an event at the same initiative as the character it effects can be used to track temp HP and status changes (just set the duration to something like 100). A proper column though is a good idea and I think I might have played with the concept at some stage. Stay tuned!

By: Liack

Liack — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 21:51:12 +0000

Bugs:
In all the app, the random value is between 1 and 19 (randomize init and checks).

Suggestion:
-Insert a default value for the defenses (10)
-Possibility to export a combatant into PCG format
-Place the current hp value when setting health and initiative
-Modify health with a + or – value
-Add an effect column (temp hp, status)

Beside that, the tracker is really practical! :) Good job!

By: gw

gw — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 22:13:32 +0000

really like trackwork. my math skills are terrible. i would love to see a function that allowed a user to specify the amount to increase or decrease health.

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By: Logan

Logan — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 01:17:38 +0000

That’s a great suggestion, and one that’s not hard to implement. Look out for an update later today.

By: Andrew P

Andrew P — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 01:08:43 +0000

This program is nice but it’d be really nice if it allowed you to import multiple .twf files, so that you could have the PC party in one and the encounters in another.

By: Logan

Logan — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 18:14:33 +0000

Hey David,

There’s no feature to save parties per se, but there’s nothing stopping you from entering in just the players and saving the fight as a template.

By: David

David — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 16:40:06 +0000

hey – great app!

one question – its not clear to me how to save pc’s so that i can import my party when creating a new encounter and not have to reenter everything. is this feature hiding somewhere or still in progress?

thanks

By: dartmerc

dartmerc — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 08:32:50 +0000

Hey cool new logo.

By: Logan

Logan — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 22:58:15 +0000

You’re quite right. I’ve upload a revision at the same location without the limitation. It’s gone from init, reflex, fortitude, AC and willpower defenses too.

Thanks for picking that up!

By: Granger44

Granger44 — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 20:45:55 +0000

Looks like hit points are currently capped at 100. When I try to enter 222, it gets changed to 100.