Drydock: Starship Creator/Generator Program

Been kinda busy for the last month or so. I've been working on a starship generator/builder program since October (off and on) in the same vien as my previous generator project, the character builder. The program is called Drydock and its a standalone win32 program and roughly about 65 % complete. It comes packaged with a database editor but the user must supply the data. Just to show the fruits of my work I'm posting some screenshots, hopefully to pressure me to finish it off. Just to cut down development time, i might be insearch of someone who can write the documentation file for the program and I possibly will be searching for beta testers. But one step at the time for now. Here's the screenshots:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...ship/ALPHA.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...conception.png

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...operations.png

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...propulsion.png

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...p/tactical.png

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...ship/final.png

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...p/database.png

Feedback is appreciated.

I'd be more than happy to serve as a Beta Tester. Are you including info from both Starships and the NG?

Count me in!

I'd love to help!

Tomcat

uvonbek@yahoo.com

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Originally Posted by Doug Burke

I'd be more than happy to serve as a Beta Tester. Are you including info from both Starships and the NG?

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Yes. It supports starship creation for both Starships and NG. The only thing I will not include is the data tables. The user will have to input the data from all those tables on their own with the database manager, but it also allows the user to input custom components for their starships.

I'll definitly keep you and Tomcat as testers. :)

Count me in, too.

If there's still room, I'm game. :)

I'm up for it too, if you'll have me.

Vince.

We wants it, my Precious!

I'd love to beta test this too.

Well I think you have more than enouh beta testers there :D But nontheless that looks like it could be very cool, and I look forward to seeing it in action! :)

Alright, everybody is in :)

I'm definatley in as well if you still have room. I'm about to start a new campaign and will need to be building a few ships and would most love to put your creation to work. Might I get in?

Cant wait for this either, been using one that was set up to use Access 2000 Database to run the program and it is very buggy

I liked your Character creator and if there's still room to Beta test your ship creator program, I'd like to help out.


Thanks.

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Originally Posted by Karg

Cant wait for this either, been using one that was set up to use Access 2000 Database to run the program and it is very buggy

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That would probably be mine. Sorry about the bugs - I posted a debugged version a couple of months ago. Haven't had any feedback on it yet though!

I look forward to seeing how this one comes out - I had a nightmare getting the edges and prototype calculations to work. Lotus maybe better suited to it.

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Originally Posted by Imagus

That would probably be mine. Sorry about the bugs - I posted a debugged version a couple of months ago. Haven't had any feedback on it yet though!

I look forward to seeing how this one comes out - I had a nightmare getting the edges and prototype calculations to work. Lotus maybe better suited to it.

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No Slight intended Imagus, I am grateful for what help it does provide, just that the bugs slow me down

Not to sound impatient, but what kind of timeframe are we looking at? I'm just curious and excited.

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Originally Posted by Karg

No Slight intended Imagus, I am grateful for what help it does provide, just that the bugs slow me down

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None taken! I just wish someone had told me about the bugs in the first place - like I said: I needed feedback :)

I was playing with converting the whole thing to C# as a proper program, since nobody seemed to like the Access end, but if someone is already doing one, I'll bypass it. It'll save me a ton of effort. :cool:

Hi there


a program that is reliable to create the ships is a great thing, I would happily test it at beta stage... however.... I dont have the table to enter into it... I cant afford all the book, and I most definately would buy them if i could afford them.



thanks

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Originally Posted by Captain Amado

Not to sound impatient, but what kind of timeframe are we looking at? I'm just curious and excited.

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I'm aiming sometime around March, maybe at the near end of that month.

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Originally Posted by Verdien Ulm

Hi there


a program that is reliable to create the ships is a great thing, I would happily test it at beta stage... however.... I dont have the table to enter into it... I cant afford all the book, and I most definately would buy them if i could afford them.



thanks

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Unfortunately, you have to have books. I have to respect Decipher's IP (The program is freeware and a promotional tool for the RPG itself). Unless its ok to have the tables already inputted, then i would save the time of the user to input data by him/herself.

Has there been any progress on this, by the way? I can't find it on Starbase CODA, but I might be looking in the wrong place.

I would like to check this out as well, could you email it to me?

or send me a link?

I've been looking forward to this as well, hopefully you have had time to work on this awesome project!

Please email me if you need more testers :)

i'd love to try it too ;)

While I won't jump on the testor band-wagon (and what a fun looking wagon it is BTW :D ) I do say thank you to you for creating this resource and to all the beta testers who will work out the bugs.

This is a great service to the community lads. Cheers! :D