(Yet Another) Squad Builder: Now with fancier printing

By geordan, in X-Wing

Thanks for the update on larger Xs on the upgrade deletion. I use the site all the time it is great.

Truly a great update. Thank you for putting so much time and effort into this great squad builder!

Just thought I'd say that you're a legend for making this :D

Maybe it's because I'm on my mobile but the "previews" for Attack, Defense, Hull, Shield read %, ^, &, * the colours are correct though. Only started to notice it today.

Don't know if this is implement-able, but it occurred to me today that it would be nice if, when we sign in, we could tell the builder which pilot to default to for each ship. I know when I pick the decimator, 99% of the time I want the rear admiral. When I pick an a-wing, I'm probably going for Tycho. Interceptors, Fel.

Like I said, that may not be doable, the 2 drop downs are great as is, just might be a nice feature for people who sign in.

Great tool.

One thing I'm struggling with is the print/view as text.

I am using Ipad to view the site so Safari. When I click the button, it loads the squad but I can't set the pop up to view as text. I think the option is there very briefly at the bottom of the pop up as it scrolls onto the screen from the top, but the pop up is a little too low down the screen when it stops, so I can't see the bottom of it and can't seem to drag it back up.

Not sure I'm being clear?

Hey Geordan! I hope this comment doesn't get lost in this veritable flood of comments. I love your squad builder, it's absolutely wonderful. Thank you so much for the work you do to constantly improve it.

I only have two things to report:

1) the Aggressor dial has an extra maneuver on your maneuver sheet. It should not have the 4 straight maneuver.

2) When I'm on my iPhone and trying to load squad lists, I cannot load the last squad on the list. I try to click the "load" button for it, but it won't load. I think for some reason on the Safari app the very bottom of the screen cannot be pressed, so I think raising up the bottom of the box might fix it, but honestly I have no clue...

Thanks again for all the work you do!

Maybe it's because I'm on my mobile but the "previews" for Attack, Defense, Hull, Shield read %, ^, &, * the colours are correct though. Only started to notice it today.

Sounds like you still have the old font cached. A reload or three should fix that.

Don't know if this is implement-able, but it occurred to me today that it would be nice if, when we sign in, we could tell the builder which pilot to default to for each ship. I know when I pick the decimator, 99% of the time I want the rear admiral. When I pick an a-wing, I'm probably going for Tycho. Interceptors, Fel.

Like I said, that may not be doable, the 2 drop downs are great as is, just might be a nice feature for people who sign in.

It's doable but requires a lot of UI work and backend support; probably not something I'm gonna get to soon, as I have other stuff that needs to be fixed first.

I am using Ipad to view the site so Safari. When I click the button, it loads the squad but I can't set the pop up to view as text. I think the option is there very briefly at the bottom of the pop up as it scrolls onto the screen from the top, but the pop up is a little too low down the screen when it stops, so I can't see the bottom of it and can't seem to drag it back up.

I think this is another symptom of the dialog being too tall. Could you take a screenshot and post it? I've heard of this happening on phones but not tablets.

I only have two things to report:

1) the Aggressor dial has an extra maneuver on your maneuver sheet. It should not have the 4 straight maneuver.

2) When I'm on my iPhone and trying to load squad lists, I cannot load the last squad on the list. I try to click the "load" button for it, but it won't load. I think for some reason on the Safari app the very bottom of the screen cannot be pressed, so I think raising up the bottom of the box might fix it, but honestly I have no clue...

1) That's what I get for copying and pasting from another ship's dial. Will fix later today when I add the Raider ship stats.

2) I'll make the whole row clickable (instead of just the Load button); I keep meaning to do that, and then I don't because I'm lazy :unsure:

It's doable but requires a lot of UI work and backend support; probably not something I'm gonna get to soon, as I have other stuff that needs to be fixed first.

Yeah, I figured. Not a big deal. You can put it on the list for "someday..."

Question: On the ships with turrets can you put a circular arrow around the attack value like on the Pilot Card?

Yeah; we actually have the icon for that in the font, I just need to add support for that. Probably will be a little while, though, as I'm going to be fairly busy for the next week. I'll add it to the enhancement list.

By the way, just noticed how the shield upgrade affects the shield value for the pilot card. Nice!

Keep up the (topnotch) work. Much appreciated.

Love the builder. Use it every day! Thank you for all your hard work!

I am using Ipad to view the site so Safari. When I click the button, it loads the squad but I can't set the pop up to view as text. I think the option is there very briefly at the bottom of the pop up as it scrolls onto the screen from the top, but the pop up is a little too low down the screen when it stops, so I can't see the bottom of it and can't seem to drag it back up.

I think this is another symptom of the dialog being too tall. Could you take a screenshot and post it? I've heard of this happening on phones but not tablets.

Afraid I can't. The home button on my ipad died a while ago and I've not figured out how to take a screenshot without it.

Above the squad pop out, there is a small gap, maybe a little finger width. The box cuts off at the bottom right below the tick box for add space for damage/upgrade.

Really stupidly.. I tend to be using the app on my way home from work on lates when I'm already brain dead... And hadn't even considered simply rotating the iPad. D'oh.

In portrait the box is perfect. It's just in landscape this is an issue so maybe not worth the trouble for you unless as you say it ties in with issues elsewhere.

Once again great tool :)

Is it possible put the Energy pips for the Epic Ships or a number denoting energy gained for their dial previews.