Inquisitor_Lensoven Posted June 18 Share Posted June 18 One thing I would like as I start out my journey into a 3rd army, is a ‘gallery’ section for each datasheet with full screen pictures of the units and for multi model units a an individual shot or two. what ideas would you guys like to see make it into the official app to improve it? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/383130-ideas-to-improve-the-app/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
MithrilForge Posted June 18 Share Posted June 18 sorry, but I got to ask, as I don't use the App... If you have a New Codex (Paper copy) with your Code in the back ,can you Freely use the App to Add your Codex ...without spending any money on the App???.. Mithril Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/383130-ideas-to-improve-the-app/#findComment-6045995 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nephaston Posted June 18 Share Posted June 18 19 minutes ago, MithrilForge said: sorry, but I got to ask, as I don't use the App... If you have a New Codex (Paper copy) with your Code in the back ,can you Freely use the App to Add your Codex ...without spending any money on the App???.. Mithril Yes, the code is used at mywarhammer.com/redeem and gets locked to your account. When logging into the app you can see everything rules related from the redeemed codex. MithrilForge and Inquisitor_Lensoven 1 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/383130-ideas-to-improve-the-app/#findComment-6045997 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inquisitor_Lensoven Posted June 18 Author Share Posted June 18 Also unlocking 1 army list slot for each unlocked faction w/o having to pay extra would be nice DemonGSides 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/383130-ideas-to-improve-the-app/#findComment-6046062 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emperor Ming Posted June 18 Share Posted June 18 Battlescribe Gets updated before the app All the information you can get on the app but no silly paywalls Kept UpToDate by people who actually love the game and not some mindless servitor excelite, ThaneOfTas, sairence and 2 others 1 3 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/383130-ideas-to-improve-the-app/#findComment-6046067 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Clock Posted June 18 Share Posted June 18 More automation in wargear selection so that it's not possible to create 'illegal' loadouts. Like a lasgun should disappear if I select a meltagun, and if I have done so the other special weapons should be greyed out / impossible to select until I de-select the melta. Other than that, I quite enjoy the app. BScribe basically stopped working on my OS about 18 months ago so I stopped using it... seems okay now tho, so I may skip a codex here or there if they don't feel worthwhile... All relevant ones have felt fine so far with the notable exception of AdMech - hopefully there's a proper update for them on the cards this week tho (they kinda implied there would be). Cheers, The Good Doctor. Inquisitor_Lensoven and Zoatibix 2 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/383130-ideas-to-improve-the-app/#findComment-6046081 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DemonGSides Posted June 18 Share Posted June 18 (edited) 1 hour ago, Emperor Ming said: Battlescribe Gets updated before the app All the information you can get on the app but no silly paywalls Kept UpToDate by people who actually love the game and not some mindless servitor Battlescribe sucks. Use new recruit if you're gonna use a non official app. Official app is serviceable. WH+ sub should get you all the datasheets. I end up on Waha more often than not to figure out data about the game and that can't possibly be the preference of GW. Edit: why would we have waha be auto corrected to GW? It's not illegal to talk about websites. Edited June 18 by DemonGSides Emperor Ming and Cenobite Terminator 1 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/383130-ideas-to-improve-the-app/#findComment-6046082 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noserenda Posted June 18 Share Posted June 18 Yeah just employ the guy who runs w ahapedia, much more useful reference and he keeps it fairly well updated last i checked. (And yeah the filter on the website here is just ridiculous but last time i complained the mods were insistent) Emperor Ming and Inquisitor_Lensoven 1 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/383130-ideas-to-improve-the-app/#findComment-6046091 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emperor Ming Posted June 18 Share Posted June 18 48 minutes ago, DemonGSides said: Battlescribe sucks. That's why it must be the most used list builder app DemonGSides 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/383130-ideas-to-improve-the-app/#findComment-6046097 Share on other sites More sharing options...
RWJP Posted June 18 Share Posted June 18 2 hours ago, Emperor Ming said: Gets updated before the app It most definitely doesn't. While I love Battlescribe and use it constantly, it's one failing is that it doesn't always get updated as quickly as the 40k App does. Currently, the 40k App gets updated on the day rules change. Battlescribe is at best going to match that, or in some cases lags behind. That's no criticism of the BSData devs, it's just the reality of them not really being able to start their work until the newest document/Codex/update is released publicly. The devs are amazing and manage to work incredibly quickly, but they're still limited by when they can actually get the info. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/383130-ideas-to-improve-the-app/#findComment-6046102 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Focslain Posted June 18 Share Posted June 18 (edited) A way to buy just the codes for the codex at a cheap price (~$5) would be good. Almost pure profit for GW too. I'm fine with the overall design of the App, especially the Command Bunker part as it makes it easier to swap units during a game as well as having all the strats in phase order has helped. Edited June 18 by Focslain sairence and Aarik 1 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/383130-ideas-to-improve-the-app/#findComment-6046113 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DemonGSides Posted June 18 Share Posted June 18 1 hour ago, Emperor Ming said: That's why it must be the most used list builder app Literally no way to prove that and also lol, lmao, rofl even. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/383130-ideas-to-improve-the-app/#findComment-6046117 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DemonGSides Posted June 18 Share Posted June 18 1 hour ago, RWJP said: It most definitely doesn't. While I love Battlescribe and use it constantly, it's one failing is that it doesn't always get updated as quickly as the 40k App does. Currently, the 40k App gets updated on the day rules change. Battlescribe is at best going to match that, or in some cases lags behind. That's no criticism of the BSData devs, it's just the reality of them not really being able to start their work until the newest document/Codex/update is released publicly. The devs are amazing and manage to work incredibly quickly, but they're still limited by when they can actually get the info. They are also fully volunteer because the guy who owns BS sucks. Charges for ad free, takes all ad revenue, does nothing to support his own app. Screw that. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/383130-ideas-to-improve-the-app/#findComment-6046118 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inquisitor_Lensoven Posted June 18 Author Share Posted June 18 6 hours ago, Emperor Ming said: That's why it must be the most used list builder app Don’t confuse popularity with quality. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/383130-ideas-to-improve-the-app/#findComment-6046180 Share on other sites More sharing options...
crimsondave Posted June 19 Share Posted June 19 (edited) 10 hours ago, DemonGSides said: They are also fully volunteer because the guy who owns BS sucks. Charges for ad free, takes all ad revenue, does nothing to support his own app. Screw that. I do not for the life of me understand why anyone still does volunteer work for BS. Dude basically does nothing and gives the middle finger to the people who support his app. Edited June 19 by crimsondave DemonGSides 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/383130-ideas-to-improve-the-app/#findComment-6046204 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inquisitor_Lensoven Posted June 19 Author Share Posted June 19 15 minutes ago, crimsondave said: I do not for the life of me understand why anyone still does volunteer work for BS. Dude basically does nothing and gives the middle finger to the people who support his app. Stupidity, that’s why. but this is getting off topic Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/383130-ideas-to-improve-the-app/#findComment-6046205 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MithrilForge Posted June 19 Share Posted June 19 I know a lot of players love BS and the App but i'm still a pen & paper guy I never have problems.... is it just a modern tech age thing or am I missing something I'm salty enough Paying the ever increasing Codex price, I don't want to fork over unnecessary Funds to GW (WH+ etc) unless i really have to ... M. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/383130-ideas-to-improve-the-app/#findComment-6046209 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Rohr Posted June 19 Share Posted June 19 There’s a saying that goes something like “players are normally right about what isn’t working, and never right about how to fix it” Firedrake Cordova and Aarik 1 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/383130-ideas-to-improve-the-app/#findComment-6046210 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cpt_Reaper Posted June 19 Share Posted June 19 Support for Crusade would be nice. With a nice way to print out a card for your unit with all the Battle Honours you earn. crimsondave, DemonGSides and Petitioner's City 1 2 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/383130-ideas-to-improve-the-app/#findComment-6046216 Share on other sites More sharing options...
RWJP Posted June 19 Share Posted June 19 (edited) 13 hours ago, crimsondave said: I do not for the life of me understand why anyone still does volunteer work for BS. Dude basically does nothing and gives the middle finger to the people who support his app. Couple of reasons: Number 1, the voluntary work is an intentional choice by the data devs. If they take money/patreon subs/whatever else, that opens them up to GW coming after them. GW has already hit BS with an Infringement Notice back in 2011 because at the time BS hosted all the data files themselves. After that, the data work was separated out completely to avoid any further issues and part of that involved making sure no money was involved. Number 2, the data isn't just used for BS. Several other list builders such as New Recruit and Bluescribe use the exact same data files. Edited June 19 by RWJP Aarik 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/383130-ideas-to-improve-the-app/#findComment-6046280 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emperor Ming Posted June 22 Share Posted June 22 I don't know why the people who keep battlescribe data up to date dont make their own app Aarik and Ming the Merciless 2 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/383130-ideas-to-improve-the-app/#findComment-6046896 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indy Techwisp Posted June 22 Share Posted June 22 A more recent suggestion, but I feel listing a unit's pivot value in it's datasheet on the app would solve a lot of issues regarding what does and doesn't spend 2" to pivot. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/383130-ideas-to-improve-the-app/#findComment-6046931 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inquisitor_Lensoven Posted June 22 Author Share Posted June 22 (edited) On 6/19/2024 at 1:25 AM, MithrilForge said: I know a lot of players love BS and the App but i'm still a pen & paper guy I never have problems.... is it just a modern tech age thing or am I missing something I'm salty enough Paying the ever increasing Codex price, I don't want to fork over unnecessary Funds to GW (WH+ etc) unless i really have to ... M. App not only calculates the points automatically, but the battle bunker lines up the datasheets in alphabetical order for you to select to check their rules and abilities. It’s really nice the app is free and you get to make one army list for free, that can be changed at will with the exception of the faction. For those of us who built a bunch of lists during the initial role out we have multiple free lists we can use. Edited June 22 by Inquisitor_Lensoven Emperor Ming 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/383130-ideas-to-improve-the-app/#findComment-6046942 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cactus Posted June 22 Share Posted June 22 6 hours ago, Emperor Ming said: I don't know why the people who keep battlescribe data up to date dont make their own app Probably because learning to create and edit data files that use an established format is much easier than learning Java or Python or whatever to design and create a new app. I speak from the experience of having done one of the above (the easier one). I think some of the new army building tools that are cropping up are made by former BS data editors anyway. Zoatibix, ThaneOfTas and DemonGSides 3 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/383130-ideas-to-improve-the-app/#findComment-6046947 Share on other sites More sharing options...
sairence Posted July 4 Share Posted July 4 (edited) On 6/22/2024 at 11:10 AM, Emperor Ming said: I don't know why the people who keep battlescribe data up to date dont make their own app They are. There are several usable work in progress projects, some of which were already mentioned in this thread. Development and bug fixing takes time though. Having said that, I actually think the official app is very good at this stage. The Command Bunker especially was an amazing addition. My main issues with it at this point are the paywall and list limiter for the free option, but that's a business decision not a problem with the app as such, and the way exported lists are formatted very clunkily. Other than that it's honestly pretty solid in my book. Edited July 4 by sairence Inquisitor_Lensoven, DemonGSides, Cenobite Terminator and 2 others 3 2 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/383130-ideas-to-improve-the-app/#findComment-6048589 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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