Voidstate's Squadron Builder - Clutter-Free Mode and Expanded Hull/Shields

By voidstate, in X-Wing

Hi All

Been fixing a few bugs this week and have also found time to add a few more features to my squadron builder.

In an attempt to make my builder a bit easier to use on tablets, I've made buttons grow larger on smaller screens so they should be easier to use with touch devices. I've also hidden the text on some so they fit better on the screen.

Even better, there are now two ways of reducing the clutter on the page.

  • In the top right is a little arrow that will hide the menu.
  • In the header for the list of pilots when building a squadron, there is a little left-pointing chevron. Click it to hide the pilots, shrink the title and hide the grey bottom bar.

Finally, on printouts, there's a new button, "Expand health", which will put one hull and shield icon on the page for each point you have. I thought this might make it easier to visualize how tough a ship is, as well as allowing you to cross off shields as you play.

Here's an example (from here):

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Also, as you may have noticed, I've added a banner to my squadron builder asking for sponsors for the half-marathon I'm running in September. There has already been a generous response but feel free to join those sponsoring my upcoming 21 kilometres of pain. It's for a good cause. You can sponsor me here: https://www.justgiving.com/Fergus-Hadley-Great-North-Run

Enjoy!

voidstate

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Maybe it's my phone (iphone 6), but the screen is too small to be usable. Once i select a pilot, the "Your Squadron" window is too compressed and I can't see anything in that box. I've tried both Landscape and Vertical positions, but that doesn't seem to help at all.

Edit: Nevermind, once I hit the red arrow in the top corner the box becomes readable.

Edited by Deltmi

Some of my local players, as well as me personally, have experienced "squad erosion". We save and name squads but when we come back to it (or import to cryodex and import on List Juggler), some items get lost, 2-3 points at a time. It's strange and I unfortunately don't know how to repro it for sure.

Edited by Mu0n

Nice job :) I also noticed that I was able to scroll though my saved lists on my tablet now without issue. Also before it seemed to not work quite right.

Awesome. Great job like always!

Your squadbuilder is one of the cleanest and most usable fan made tools for any game I've ever seen.