Ability to save combat
Submitted by joeman on Tue, 2009-04-21 12:36.
If for any reason vcc needs to be closed mid combat, you would lose all your info. Would it be possible to have a menu option that lets you save mid combat?
If it isn't hard to implement I personally would appreciate the usage of this. If it's tricky to do then I guess there are more important things to work on first for sure.
Here is an example of when this function would be of use for me personally:
During a game I use my laptop to:
- run audio programs which provide background sound effects and ambiances.
- run Character Builder
- read pdf's
- occaissionally browse an internet forum for advice on a rule
Sometimes the system needs to be re-started for various reasons and if I'm mid combat when this occurs well, I would simply not be able to restart because my vcc session would be lost.
Maybe it's trivial and I shouldn't be so picky. I just thought that if it isn't hard to do, it would be a bonus.
Thanks for all your efforts so far! I'm looking forward to further development of this fine application.
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This feature will come
This has been asked before, and I added an issue to document this: #66: Save Combat In Progress. It shouldn't be very difficult. I wanted to implement this feature after I change the way data is saved (see issue #53: Refactor data files).
My idea is to have a better way of saving combatant information (one that allows other feature, like #61: Track Combatant Power Usage). I could do a quick hack on the current way things are working, but I fear this will break when I change the data file format. I'll evaluate how hard it will be to do this two time (one now and one after I refactor the data files).
For a temporary solution,
For a temporary solution, you could always hit printscreen and save a screen shot of your VCC window and save that so that when you restart you could recreate the conditions everyone was in.
Good for the base stuff
Good for the base stuff but that doesn't handle things like duration, or initiative order will be harder to recover. I normally save relevant info (like HP) on a text file, or excel spreadsheet. However for a mid battle save there is quite a lot of information to save.