Chefzilla Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 Does anyone use this program? I have it and love it but I have a question. I keep getting an error in my roster stating that I need to put my units in detachments but I have no idea how to do that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarriorFish Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 I don't use it, but have you made sure it's up to date along with the rosters? You will likely designate the detachments as part of initially setting up a list, or perhaps adding one as an entity to place a codex under? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacinda Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 Hi Chef. Start off with adding the detachment to your list. It is under the Detachment tab (imagine that ) where there should be a Combined Arms Detachment and an Allied Detachment. Add the CAD just like you would any other unit. Next, we fill in needed HQ and troops. Let's do something g simple like ... Yarrik. Go to the HQ tab and double click on Yarrik to add him to the roster. Now comes the part you are asking about. Click and hold on Yarrik, then drag and drop him on to the CAD. The tricky part is where to click and hold on Yarrik. It is not the main top heading, but the next level in. This is going by memory so I may be off, but it should look something g like: + HQ Yarrik |-Yarrik | |- stats and stuff |____ Click and hold the second line, like you are going to drag him out of that box; drop it into the Combined Arms Detachment box. [ETA] There is a bug in the current version that makes Commissars and Priests take up an HQ slot each. This is known and will be fixed in the next update. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarriorFish Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 Good job Jacinda, I'm going to go out on a limb and assume you're right Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicodemus Doloroso Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 I stopped using it long ago because they really gouge users with their pricing and mandatory updates and they are ultra slow at updating their data. You can get a roster that is just as good for free from Battle Scribe or Quartermaster. Plus the last two update their data within days of releases. Whereas Army Builder takes months and in many cases never (like most FW lists are not supported by army builder). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chefzilla Posted December 31, 2014 Author Share Posted December 31, 2014 Thanks for the help so what exactly according to these rules is a detachment? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elmo Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 I use it and have for many years... Yes they can be slow to update but I like the layout and functionality and the updated data files are free so once I bought the base license I have not had to pay any more. Jacinda has covered your error fix very well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irwit Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 Get Battlescribe, Its miles better than army builder and free! Maybe a bit more googling to get going but not much really. Im extremely untech savvy and got it working in no time on PC and my android phone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarriorFish Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 I've taken to using Battle Scribe too. I used to use the forge and craft my own data lists! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elmo Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 This always seems to turn into the battlescribe/army builder discussion ;) It ends up with the answer "use what you are happy with." If it works for you then great... :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarriorFish Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 I prefer the question "which is free?" :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fibonacci Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 Thanks for the help so what exactly according to these rules is a detachment? Anything that calls itself a detachment. For Imperial Guard, they only have combined arms and allied detachments since they have no other formations in their codex. If you look at Orks, they have 4 because their codex has the Great Waaagh and Ork Horde formations. If you are asking what these detachments contain, they are exactly like they are presented in the basic rule book. I prefer the question "which is free?" I prefer the question "which is free from advertisement spam?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irwit Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 Thanks for the help so what exactly according to these rules is a detachment? Anything that calls itself a detachment. For Imperial Guard, they only have combined arms and allied detachments since they have no other formations in their codex. If you look at Orks, they have 4 because their codex has the Great Waaagh and Ork Horde formations. If you are asking what these detachments contain, they are exactly like they are presented in the basic rule book. I prefer the question "which is free?" I prefer the question "which is free from advertisement spam?" I think they both are if you pay for battlescribe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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