Crafting Planner

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[edit] General Information:

DDO Crafting Planner

Current Version 2.4.0 - Released 12/30/2008

http://www.inthecore.com/ddo/upload/Vinton/Crafting.zip

Version 2.3.1 will be the first functional update from within the program. V2.2.0 had a bug in it that wouldn't let it work.

Requirements:
Microsoft .NET 2.0

Created On:
Windows XP SP2 Platform
W/Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2005
(Registry is not touched)

Contact: mailto:ddocrafting@gmail.com

Website: http://forums.ddo.com/showthread.php?t=137347

[edit] Revision History:

[edit] V2.4.0:

Additions:

NEW - Added a FAQ for the Tier 3 Super Shards, it explains what gives what.
NEW - Added in Dragon Touched Crafting
NEW - Added in Alchemcial Crafting

Changes:

- Update the Walkthrough to match current strategies
- Changed the range of weapons to their appropriate ranges for powering up depleted energy cells.
- Removed the "Notes" Tab. It is now under Help\Release Notes

Fixes:

- When minimizing the the task bar, when on any tab other than the formula tab, when you restored back, then clicked on the formula tab, the Tier 1, 2, 3 drop downs would not be usable until you resized the window. This has been fixed.

[edit] V2.3.2:

Additions:

NEW - Baloon Tips will show when a Raid Timer is up (Can be configured in Options)
NEW - A beep will sound when a Raid Timer is up (Can be configured in Options)
NEW - Update Completions Counter when you Reset a Raid Timer
NEW - Monestary Light Puzzle Solver
NEW - Help file for the Raid Timer added. Goto Help\Raid Timer in the file menu bar.

Changes:

- Re-labeled some of the labels/buttons in the raid timer to better explain their purpose.
- Changed the link colors on the Help About/Credit screens
- Added credit for where I got the Monestary Puzzle Solver to the Credit Window

Fixes:

- Menu bars, Shroud4, Shroud5, Reaver, the functions behind them were not working properly, they will now perform their correct functions.
- ShroudUpdate.exe will now properly look for the Update.txt file, and not the Update.ini file.
- ShroudUpdate.exe was timing out occasionally, I've tried to increase the timeout while downloading to prevent this.

[edit] V2.3.1:

Fixes:

- Massive Memory Leak
- Path to the updater program was incorrect and not functioning. V2.3.1 will now be the first viable download from program.

[edit] V2.3.0:

Additions:

- NEW Program can now be minimized to the task bar, you can enable this under Settings, Options
- NEW Raid Timer
Special Notes:
- You can Import EightyFour's V1.0 Saved.txt file, you'll see the import button in the lower middle.
- The character drop down will NOT populate from the Import, just the Raid Timers you had setup, You'll have to enter these manually.
- You can add and remove characters/raids from the drop downs.
- You can modify any of the listings.
- There is a Raid Completions section now to keep track of total completions.
- There is an option under Settings, Options, to enable or disable the countdown (Requires Program Restart)
- You can sort by any of the column names.

Fixes:

- Ingredients tab label no longer shows character when saving the ingredients.
- Shroud IV, V, & Reaver tab were not updating the file menu's on the top.

[edit] V2.2.0:

Additions:

- NEW Check for updates. Found under Settings, Check for Update. You can now check from within the program if an update is available to it. This is smart enough to know where you have the program installed, no matter where it is, and it will update it appropriately.
- NEW Reaver Puzzle solver tab.
- NEW Add a full reset button on main page.
- NEW FAQ: Averages for each raw material for greensteel/tier1/tier2/tier3 added.

Changes:

- Changed the second tab label from Character to Ingredients
- Options window layout changed
- Updated various parts of the FAQ to take into account everything up to MOD7, and make a few a bit easier to understand.
- Changed the text you see on menus depending on the tab you are on.
- Made a *NOTE* next to the greensteel forumula's, to let the person know if you are using a horn in place of an energy cell, and to read the formula carefully.
- Updated the Shroud Lights Puzzle so when you click NEW on the puzzle, it will always create a solvable puzzle for those that want to practice (Thanks Freeman!!)
- Removed Walkthrough Disclaimer

Fixes:

- .NET 2.0 SP1 Dependancy Removed --- SafeFileName removal, replaced with function (This is kind of huge, thanks GSNull)
- Text on the Part VI tab changed to IV as it should read
- Updated Dust II's bonus
- Updated Earth Tier 3 bonus
- Clear the appropriate focus/gem/essence listings (at the top in the table) if you hit the delete key in any of the tier1/2/3 drop downs.
- Spelling fix on the Ingredients tab. Energy was spelt Engery (Thanks Tigsen)

[edit] V2.1.0:

Additions:

- MOD7 GreenSteel Forumulas Added (Full Functionality, comparisions etc working)
- You can now track your S/M/L Horns on the character tab.
- Shroud Part 4 Walkthrough
- Shroud Part 5 Walkthrough (Missing Map)

Changes:

- Small changes in text here and there.
- Updated a few of the affect descriptions

Fixes:

- Saving/Loading of GreenSteel Formula's was a little buggy, occasionally it would not load the correct formula you saved. This has been fixed.

[edit] V2.0.0:

Additions:

- New Menu Bar at the top of the program.
- Added in locations for shavarath stones if you choose to show locations on output.
- Check box's to exclude a full section of the forumula output (greensteel, tier 1, tier 2, tier 3)
- Crafting FAQ
- Shroud Part 1 Walkthrough
- Shroud Part 2 Walkthrough
- Shroud Part 3 Walkthrough
- Shroud Part 3 Puzzle Solver
- Keep Program On Top Option - Under Settings\Options (Requires Program Restart)
- Ability to Save and Load your crafting formula.
- Comparisons to your ingredients for Tier 3 are now working.
- About Us Window under Help
- Contact Us Window under Help
- Credit Window under Help

Changes:

- Keep On Top & Include Item Locations are by default turned OFF.
- Ingredient text boxes are now a max of 3 characters long.
- Mouse clicking into an ingredient box now auto highlights (selects all) its contents.
- Updated greensteel raw material output to be full names of the items.
- Updated the tier sections raw material output to be full names of the items.
- Changed the font used in the formula output to better allow lining up of content.
- Changed the output style in general, appears to be easier to read/follow.
- Changed the Print option on GreenSteel Item to an HTML Page type. You can now print in color directly from the program.
- The old Save Ingredients, which was just saving an RTF File, is now under Export on the File menu. The default directory it saves to has changed also. SaveItems is no longer needed and can be deleted if you so desire.

Fixes:

-Using Delete/Backspace in the Tier drop downs caused a crash. This has been fixed.

Notes:

- I removed alot of the buttons on the main form, and the ingredients form, you now get to those functions via the menu bar at the top. What each item does in the menu bar will change depending on the tab you are on. So, if you are on the Character/Ingredients tab, File\Save will save your ingredients. If you are on the main tab for formula generation, and you hit File\Save, it will save your Formula.

[edit] V1.5.0 BETA:

Additions:

- Tier 3 Dual Shard combo's added. This will only work when you are NOT comparing to your items!!

Fixes:

- Tier 3 drop down had a eroneous variable, that actually still allowed it to work properly. The correct variable is now in place.

[edit] V1.4.4 BETA (1.4.1 - 1.4.3 were closed testing)

Additions:

- You can now Reset/Clear character ingredients.

Fixes:

- Tier3 Issues on drop down, if Tier 2 focus was different than Tier 1 focus, all of Tier 3 was blank. Fixed.
- Ingredients, if they were blank, would crash the program. Fixed.

Known Issues:

- Under very rare circumstances, none of the buttons on the Character tab will work. Click on any other tab, then back to the character tab, and they start working again. (You may never see this)

[edit] V1.4 BETA:

Additions:

- Resizing the window will now adjust the forms accordingly.
- Added the ability to select some of the output to not appear on the form (Locations Currently).
- Options button now available for the above settings.
- Copy option available, this will copy everything in the output to your clip board.
- Added the ability to track your items.
- You can save and load your tracking information.
- Basic printing functionality added, anything in the output window will print, I believe just as black and white.
- Added Save for GreenSteel Item Output. This will save in RTF (Rich Text Format) to preserve the colors.
- Added in the ability to compare your ingredients to your formula and adjust the raw materials accordingly

Some notes on this:
If you have a manufactured ingredient listed in your tracking, it will update the raw totals that were needed to make that manufactured ingredient. So, Say you had a Filament of Toil, and a Husk was used to create it, the husk needed count will be reduced by one, even if you don't have a husk on you.

Changes:

- Changed some of the output to add in more items and better reflect exactly what you have to combine.

Fixes:

- Fixed wording of GreenSteel items. Previously Equipment had +5 attached to it, this no longer occurs. - Under certain selections, Tier3 Drop down was duplicating items in the list, this has been fixed.

[edit] V1.3 BETA:

Additions:

- Tier3 drop down is now populating
- Tier3 ouput is now working
- Changed defualt Icon for the program
- Added a Eldrich Device Pic...wooo
- Updated Loading Screen to be more "Flashy"

Changes:

- Sorting Items no longer results in all drop downs clearing. They will now retain their information.
- Selecting Equipment to Equipment will no longer clear the drop downs. (Equipment to Weapon will and vice versa will)
- Selecting a new tier item, will erase drop downs below it as stats change.

Fixes:

- Bonus Tier2 Weapon bonus's were reporting equipment bonus's, this has been fixed.
- Belt was not showing as an item, it is now.
- Raw Ingredient Totals list for Tier 2 was being pulled from Tier 1's list, fixed.

Not Working Yet:

- Options Tab - Reserved for more goodies later

[edit] V1.2 ALPHA:

Additions:

- Tier2 output for creating items has been added
- New Focus/Gem/Essence output on top to know what you've previously selected
- New ability to sort the drop down boxes by either Focus/Gem/Essense
- ddocrafting@gmail.com has been setup so you can bug report if needed.

Changes:

- Drop down selection size has been more than doubled in size, so you can see more of the list at once.
- Data files have changed quite a bit. Delete all old content if you have a previous version.
- Excel sheets have been removed. I'm not upating them anymore.
- Uninstall/Install.bat files removed, they were never needed to begin with.
- Took the "Future" tab and made it a notes tab

Fixes:

- Focus/Gem/Essence on Tier 1 output had the wrong labels.
- Some of the data files have been updated.

[edit] V1.1 ALPHA:

Additions:

- I've added in the Tier1 output for creating items.

Fixes:

- Green Steel formula items were showing different raw materials, yet the same formula for creating ingredients needed. This has been fixed.
- Bug in the drop down for Tier1 selections. If there was two items with the exact same bonus (spelt the same), no matter which you chose, the first was used in the underlying formulas. This has been fixed.

[edit] V1.0 ALPHA - Initial Release

[edit] Credit:

This is to all those out there that gave all the time and effort into the research and development of everything we have discovered to date. Here's some of the pages I used in getting my information for the planner:

DDO Wiki on Crafting
Inkblack's Crafting Spreadsheet
Captain Grims Crafting Spreadsheet
DDO Crafting Website
Cambo's Eldritch Rituals Cookbook