I would love to have vector graphics since that is scalable and looks good at any resolution.

By Peter DiMitri (Pdimitri) on Sunday, November 29, 2020 - 11:02 am: Edit

Paul,

There is something wrong with the filter in the control panel. When you try to use it, it takes a long time, and once you select a filter option, you can't seem to change back to unfiltered. It's very frustrating.

By Paul Franz (Andromedan) on Wednesday, December 02, 2020 - 10:12 pm: Edit

Peter,
Can you repeat the issue and then click on the "Send Feedback" button?

By Frank Lemay (Princeton) on Wednesday, December 02, 2020 - 10:45 pm: Edit

Paul,
Peter is right, I am having the same issue.
Seems to take forever for the option you want to kick in.

Cheers
Frank

By Paul Franz (Andromedan) on Thursday, December 03, 2020 - 08:32 pm: Edit

Frank,
Can you repeat the issue and then click on the "Send Feedback" button?

I ask because I am not seeing the issue here. Also, please tell me the exact steps you did.

By Frank Lemay (Princeton) on Saturday, December 05, 2020 - 07:14 am: Edit

Paul,
It is working ok now at my end, not sure what changed ?
If it does happen again, I will send a report.

As for the steps I took, I selected 'show only units' and it would take about 15 seconds or so to get my selection.
This would happen every time I would select a different option.

Thanks.

Cheers
Frank

By Peter DiMitri (Pdimitri) on Saturday, December 05, 2020 - 06:06 pm: Edit

Still not working on my end.

By Paul Franz (Andromedan) on Saturday, December 05, 2020 - 06:22 pm: Edit

Gentlemen,
I found the issue. It has to do with if you have pieces selected when you select a filter. If you have nothing selected when you change the filter everything will be fine.

I have fixed the issue and it will be part of the next release.

By Gregg Dieckhaus (Gdieck) on Tuesday, December 08, 2020 - 09:23 pm: Edit

Paul, I stopped in on a game and saw a paravian battle being played but the "modern" QWT is not on the weapons charts.
Can it be added?

Gregg

By Frank Lemay (Princeton) on Saturday, December 12, 2020 - 11:03 pm: Edit

Thanks so much Paul !

Cheers
Frank

By Peter DiMitri (Pdimitri) on Sunday, December 13, 2020 - 11:20 am: Edit

Yes for the modern QWT table.

And... PLEASE... Megafighters and Bombers?? Please??

By Aaron Staley (Awwwdrat) on Tuesday, December 29, 2020 - 07:08 pm: Edit

Peter Dimitri. If i have my way; you will get the most fantastic and well working fighters for the client you could have ever hoped for! Just tell me what races you want me to start with. Paul and I will get to it!

By Steve Cole (Stevecole) on Thursday, December 31, 2020 - 01:49 am: Edit

This is the first I have heard of fighters on SFBOL and I think it's an idea that should already have been done. Jean, Leanna, and Steve P have warned me not to approve things without asking them but I cannot see why they would object. If somebody will remind me I will see if I can get that approval by an intra-office email without having to have an actual board meeting. I feel good about the odds of approval but who knows if one of the other three knows something I do not. (Which is why they need to be consulted.)

But one thing. It's never ever about someone "having his way" not even if that someone is me. It's always and only about a good idea that serves the customers and respects the license, and one that ADB approves. "Having your way" is never a part of it and is really the wrong attitude/position to take. Confrontation just isn't needed and never works. A good idea stands on it's on strength.

By Gregg Dieckhaus (Gdieck) on Friday, January 15, 2021 - 02:14 pm: Edit

Happy Birthday to the guy who kept SFBOL alive and made it more than I could have ever imagined!
Gregg

By Paul Franz (Andromedan) on Friday, January 15, 2021 - 05:47 pm: Edit

Thank you.

By wayne douglas power (Wayne) on Friday, January 15, 2021 - 05:52 pm: Edit

Have a good one

By Geoffrey Clark (Spartan) on Monday, January 25, 2021 - 11:55 am: Edit

Hello Paul,

Happy Birthday, belated!

I'm assembling some statistics of past RAT and Sapphire tournaments, in an effort to update some of the good work that I've seen done in the past, and also to stir up interest in SFBOL tournament play. From trial and error, I've been able to uncover the various results with links like this ...

https://www.sfbonline.com/show_results.jsp?tournament=ra08q1

That has yielded about 1000 data records of battles, for the tournaments listed below.

However, there are gaps, since I'm pretty sure I won something like RA12Q3 or RA12Q4, since I was the judge for RA13Q1.

Have any of these records been deleted or archived, please?

Also, some of the battles are nost listed with a winner, especially the final. I guess a trip through the discussion message archive might resolve that?

RA08Q1
RA08Q2
RA08Q3
RA08Q4
RA09Q1
RA09Q2
RA09Q3
RA09Q4
RA10Q1
RA11Q1
RA12Q2
RA13Q1
RA13Q2
RA14Q1
RA14Q2
RA15Q1
RA15Q2
RA16Q2
RA17Q1
RA18Q1
Sapphire 1
Sapphire 2
Sapphire 3
Sapphire 4
Sapphire 5
Sapphire 6
Sapphire 7

Regards,
Geof aka Spartan

By wayne douglas power (Wayne) on Thursday, February 04, 2021 - 02:55 pm: Edit

Hi Paul,

I am the one that sent you an email to (thefranz@comcast.net) about Gift vouchers if you are wondering who it is?
My computer does not do certain things (like printing). just would like to buy someone a gift voucher.

all good

By wayne douglas power (Wayne) on Thursday, February 04, 2021 - 11:58 pm: Edit

Paul,

It looks like it worked,

thank you for your time with me working out how to do the gift certificate. (when it comes to computers, I am barely functional).

By Paul Franz (Andromedan) on Friday, February 05, 2021 - 09:23 pm: Edit

Wayne,
Your welcome. That is one of things I really need to work on. That is being able to take Gift Certificates for renewals

By Peter DiMitri (Pdimitri) on Monday, February 08, 2021 - 03:22 pm: Edit

Hey Paul, 2 issues here:

1 - ECM plasma before SABOT is supposed to maintain the same speed, but in the client it keeps changing speed to match the target, so the speed has to be constantly changed back.

2 - I see no way to load a plasma shotgun. The shotgun option is simply not given.

By Paul Franz (Andromedan) on Monday, February 08, 2021 - 05:20 pm: Edit

Peter,
1. Why does it matter? My understanding is the ECM plasma is suppose to maintain station over the target (i.e. keep the same speed)
2. Shotgun is not really supported well. You can select it, it just does not allow the multiple targets in the launch action. It is just like the Phaser-G and multiple targets for multiple shots in a single impulse. The client does not currently really support it except notifying people that the 1,2,3 or 4 shot was used.

By Peter DiMitri (Pdimitri) on Tuesday, February 09, 2021 - 06:26 pm: Edit

Paul,

1 - No, ECM plasma does not maintain station with the target unless it is Sabot. This is the problem, the client has that it does, and the plasma is constantly changing speed with the ship, but it isn't supposed to, and this forces the player to reset the speed of the ECM plasma after every speed change.

2 - I actually see no way to even select Shotgun. Where would it notify people how many shots were fired?

By Paul Franz (Andromedan) on Tuesday, February 09, 2021 - 09:21 pm: Edit

Peter,
2. That was in reference to the Phaser-G having the ability to select how many shots. I should be able to add a "Shotgun" selection even if I can't add the multiple torpedos in the plasma launching action.

That is it will take at least a day's worth of work to implement it and it is not considered top priority over the "modernization" project.

By Thomas Mathews (Turtle) on Wednesday, February 10, 2021 - 02:21 pm: Edit

A Plasma G can be downloaded and fired as a single Plasma F under (FP1.13). A Plasma G could be shotgunned as 2 Plasma F's under (FP7.0).

As such any R Torp or S torp could be downloaded and fired as a single Plasma F under (FP1.13). Tactical Intelligence or other rules may reveal that said downloaded F torpedo was fired from a given Type R, S or G torpedo launcher.

A shotgunned Torpedo of any type must have a single separate target for each F torpedo produced when fired. See (FP7.22).