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zemd
Master of Realmslore
France
1103 Posts |
 Posted - 08 Dec 2002 : 19:56:45
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Do you use eTools?
I bought it but i'm a little bit disapointed 
The skills points are always wrong (it doesn't look at the intelligence) and their database is a real mess!
Does anyone of you know were i could find updates of eTools that fix the skill point problem? I also look at the XML file of the prestige classes of the Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting book.
I some have eTools and want to update their Database:
http://webpages.charter.net/ericnoah/noahrpg/
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Edited by - Alaundo on 08 Dec 2002 21:07:03
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Zacas
Learned Scribe
USA
261 Posts |
Posted - 08 Dec 2002 : 23:06:34
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Wizards put out a BETA... i say again BETA patch 1.0.
http://www.wizards.com/dnd/article.asp?x=dnd/dx20021115x |
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Lord Rad
Great Reader
United Kingdom
2080 Posts |
Posted - 16 Feb 2003 : 22:17:18
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I bought e-tools a month or so back but i mainly wish to use it on my laptop rather than my main PC. However, it insists i insert the CD when loading the program, which is stupid considering its on a laptop, i tend not to carry a case of CD's around with me! Does anyone know how to get around this? I heard that there are two versions of e-tools, one which DOESNT need a CD, so there must be a main program upgrade or something?
Anyone help? |
Lord Rad
"What? No, I wasn't reading your module. I was just looking at the pictures"
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zemd
Master of Realmslore
France
1103 Posts |
Posted - 16 Feb 2003 : 22:21:55
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Bellua Aeneus Lacerta
Senior Scribe
USA
428 Posts |
Posted - 17 Feb 2003 : 00:55:30
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| More and more programs are coming this way. Prevents illegal file sharing,or some such nonsence. |
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Rolling
Acolyte
USA
2 Posts |
Posted - 20 Feb 2003 : 06:08:51
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Right click on your shortcut and click properties. Then in the "Target" field, add space followed by "adragonateit" without the quotes. I guess it's supposed to be an attempt at humor by WoTC. I found it to be rather funny  . |
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Lord Rad
Great Reader
United Kingdom
2080 Posts |
Posted - 20 Feb 2003 : 20:22:22
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Originally posted by Rolling
Right click on your shortcut and click properties. Then in the "Target" field, add space followed by "adragonateit" without the quotes. I guess it's supposed to be an attempt at humor by WoTC. I found it to be rather funny
Yaaayyyy thanks Rolling
Although I dont understand the "humor" thing, maybe im missing something?! |
Lord Rad
"What? No, I wasn't reading your module. I was just looking at the pictures"
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Mumadar Ibn Huzal
Master of Realmslore
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Posted - 26 Feb 2003 : 17:42:31
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The Wizards of the Coast have cast a summon familiar spell and turned up with a group of monkeys to enhance and debug the e-tools. I guess the unseen servant and mending spells didn't work anymore...
Anyways, included in the summoning was a tidbit that the monkey's could also put some of the Wizard's D20 stuff in their own product PCGen. Both sets of tools will feature more 'official' D&D items and best of all FR compatibility as well, no more manually inserting feats, skills etc. the datasets should be updated in upcoming releases.
Does the above sound like monkeytalk... probably, but click on the URL and find out. |
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Lord Rad
Great Reader
United Kingdom
2080 Posts |
Posted - 26 Feb 2003 : 19:04:03
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Originally posted by Mumadar Ibn Huzal
The Wizards of the Coast have cast a summon familiar spell and turned up with a group of monkeys to enhance and debug the e-tools. I guess the unseen servant and mending spells didn't work anymore...
Anyways, included in the summoning was a tidbit that the monkey's could also put some of the Wizard's D20 stuff in their own product PCGen. Both sets of tools will feature more 'official' D&D items and best of all FR compatibility as well, no more manually inserting feats, skills etc. the datasets should be updated in upcoming releases.
Does the above sound like monkeytalk... probably, but click on the URL and find out.
LOL
Mumadar you sound like a sales exec! and a corny one at that Gave me a good chuckle though 
Incidently, I find etools unbearable on the eyes!  |
Lord Rad
"What? No, I wasn't reading your module. I was just looking at the pictures"
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Zacas
Learned Scribe
USA
261 Posts |
Posted - 26 Feb 2003 : 20:05:42
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for those that haven't checked Wizards.com, E-tools is now going to be fully run by a group called "Code Monkey" and they will be having a new patch ready like within a few months or such... and then all further things dealing with E-tools is strictly through them...
read up about it at.. http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/rs/20030225a |
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Mumadar Ibn Huzal
Master of Realmslore
1338 Posts |
Posted - 27 Feb 2003 : 07:32:34
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Originally posted by Rad
LOL
Mumadar you sound like a sales exec! and a corny one at that Gave me a good chuckle though
Guess that's the danger of having RL influence one's hobby... |
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Elrond Half Elven
Learned Scribe
United Kingdom
322 Posts |
Posted - 25 Mar 2003 : 22:38:15
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| I got a copy of E-tools and had a breif look at it. Does anyone think that compared to the Old core rules layout this one is terrible? I honestally prefere the Core ruels program. There also seems to be alot more included in Core Rules! |
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Bookwyrm
Great Reader
USA
4740 Posts |
Posted - 26 Mar 2003 : 06:24:12
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Originally posted by Rad
...I dont understand the "humor" thing, maybe im missing something?!
It's like the classic why-I-don't-have-my-homework excuse, that "the dog ate it." Or the dragon, in this case. |
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Lord Rad
Great Reader
United Kingdom
2080 Posts |
Posted - 26 Mar 2003 : 07:51:53
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Originally posted by Elrond Half Elven
I got a copy of E-tools and had a breif look at it. Does anyone think that compared to the Old core rules layout this one is terrible? I honestally prefere the Core ruels program. There also seems to be alot more included in Core Rules!
Well I bought eTools a couple of months ago, and I still cant get myself to use it. Every now and then I sit down and think "right, here goes.." but once past the menu page.. URGH! Its appauling! I loved the old Core Rules program and still use that, but when it comes to 3rd Ed. im stumped 
ETools is probably the most disappointing D&D product ive ever bought. |
Lord Rad
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Mumadar Ibn Huzal
Master of Realmslore
1338 Posts |
Posted - 26 Mar 2003 : 09:34:18
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Remember that this year an updated version of e-tools is due out, including more rules, including FR related stuff.
The old core rules were nice, but I wouldn't praise them to heaven. One still had to use a lot of custom made items to approximate things. Today, I still use pen and paper (or a word document) to fill out and work with charactersheets. Even for 2e characters. |
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zemd
Master of Realmslore
France
1103 Posts |
Posted - 26 Mar 2003 : 11:09:41
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Do you know if this upadte will be free (on www.wizards.com for example?)
And i agree, even if it's longer i prefer making my characters with pen an papers. I didn't find a good enough generator (and i didn't find the updates for FR for PcGen) |
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Mumadar Ibn Huzal
Master of Realmslore
1338 Posts |
Posted - 26 Mar 2003 : 15:11:03
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| IIRC the product will be for sale through the Code Monkey Publishing group (see e-mail above somewhere). Like the ESD's that are for sale on he WotC websites. Some updates might be free though, probably depends on the contents of the update... |
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Artalis
Senior Scribe
USA
444 Posts |
Posted - 22 Nov 2003 : 23:03:35
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Hey there folks long time no see.
Question....
If you happen to have a version 1.0 eTools installed where might one find the old patches?
I have the patches that bring you up to 1.2.1 and 1.3 but I have nothing to bring me from 1.0 to 1.2 and the install of the later patches fails out.
Grrrrr. Help |
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Zacas
Learned Scribe
USA
261 Posts |
Posted - 23 Nov 2003 : 04:11:15
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well this site has the file that does the patch upgrades from codemonkey... the top patch is for BOTH 1.2 and 1.2.1
http://www.codemonkeypublishing.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=Downloads&file=index&req=viewsdownload&sid=4
this site also has the later patches... be sure to read the notes on that page for each patch |
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