STF Character Planner

[aj]

Here's an early version of a STF Character Planner!
Current Version - 0.17 (Forum table output, Updated components, Updated jobs and talents)





Current Features:

• Plan Bridge Crew, up to 7 officers
• Plan Ship Layout
• Plan Non-officer Crew
• See Dice Pools for Crew and Ship
• See Ship Combat Dice Pools
  
• See Card Reward Pools
• Output to Text File
• Output for TB forum
• Save/Load to XML
• Search All Talents by Job, Type, or Description term
• Browse All Ships
  
• Browse All Components
  
• Browse All Weapons
• Weapon Layout with range and damage

TODO

• Show direct percentage blocked for Shields/Armour
• Update Text output for Steam
• Crew Combat display and output.  Ranges, weapons, armor, talents

Download v0.17 binary


Github Repo

Should the planner fail to load you probably need to download .NET 4.0 runtimes.  A link to the Microsoft page for those are in the included readme.  The generated text file must be read in a doc reader that can read '\n'.  Notepad won't do this but Wordpad or Notepad++ will.

Changelog:
v0.17
- Added Forum output option. Creates table data for easy output to TB forum
- Updated ship component list to current in-game components
- Updated for new job talents
- Updated for new job ranks and character experience levels
- Fixed a few bugs

v0.16
- Added Weapon Data and Browser
- Added Weapon Layout during config and output
- Added Engine data, engines now change to their correct stats
- Added Ship Combat Pool calculations for display and output
- Added Crew Dice Pools to output
- Added Card Game Rewards from skills to output

v0.15
- Added Ship Configuration and planning
- Added Crew Manifest and planning
- Added Display for Ship dice pools
- Updated Save/Load/Output for new data
- Various small bug fixes

v0.14
- Added ability to configure up to 7 officers total
- Sorted Selected talents by Job first, then Rank in output text and display fields
- Reformatted output text to be tab-formatted and focused on readability
- You may now clear job 2 or 3 by selecting 'None' on the dropdown
- Changing your jobs or ranks will no longer lose all selected talents. It will retain any selected talents you can still have.

v0.13
- Added Talent Search Form. Search for Talents by type, job, or term in description.
- Changed Talent related text fields to tab delimited for better readability
- Changed Text Output to use tabs instead of spaces for spacing

v0.12
- New Color Scheme
- Now user can load/save crews to XML file

[fallen]

John Robinson - you've got to check this one out

[drspendlove]

Please do shove this on Github and allow us to open issue tickets or submit pull requests.

[Bariel]

This looks fantastic - thanks so much for putting it together.

Also can't wait for the ship one you said you were thinking of doing post the fighter update...

[fallen]

We will be working on getting CSV exports together so that tools like this can be maintained more easily.

[aj]

fallen Thanks!  That will be great, I can hold off data input tools until those are done.

The planner is updated with the ability to load/save your crews to XML so they can be shared, stored and tweaked.

drspendlove  the project is on github and open source.

[drspendlove]

Nice! Thanks aj!

[Cory Trese]

we had a great chat about this on Twitch today. thnkas .

[John Robinson]

Jun 11, 2018 20:59:41 GMT -5 fallen said:

John Robinson - you've got to check this one out

aj Incredible! This is the best I've ever seen. My work looks anemic in comparison. Great job ! +1k

[Cory Trese]

made a wiki page:


startraders.gamepedia.com/Third_Party_Tools

[aj]

John Robinson Thanks! The planner will have a crew selector, ship dice pools and a ship planner with components so a total ship plan can be made by the end of this weekend. Then I'd like to setup the text export to make some tables like you have posted to make it easy to post created layouts for forums or steam and share them.

[aj]

John Robinson Updated with ship stuff, up-to-date weapons data, and more dice pools such as Ship Combat pools and card games. If you have any advice on what to feature for displaying Crew Combat details I'd appreciate any.

Edit:  Unfortunately the forum here doesn't like the tab character, so formatting isn't as pretty.

New output text sample:

Name	Type	Range	Damage	Radiation	Void	AP	Accuracy	Critical Chance	Cripple Chance	Level
M94 Barrel-Cannon	Autocannon	1-2	160	0	0	2	5	10	55	4
Helios X2 Railgun Array	Railgun	2-4	200	0	140	4	12	20	45	7
Lionheart Cannon	Autocannon	1-2	90	0	0	1	10	15	40	7
Lionheart Cannon	Autocannon	1-2	90	0	0	1	10	15	40	7

[Cory Trese]

Dang this thing is sweet

[John Robinson]

Jun 28, 2018 16:52:46 GMT -5 aj said:

John Robinson Updated with ship stuff, up-to-date weapons data, and more dice pools such as Ship Combat pools and card games. If you have any advice on what to feature for displaying Crew Combat details I'd appreciate any.

aj Your detailed, and long ranged planning is inspiring!  I've never seen this level of tech expertise from a forum member before.
It's like remembering not to stare at the sun too long or I'll go blind.   +2K and onwards!

Using CSV exports for automatic updates. XML saved/sharing crew and ship designs. Using the tools to export tables
and other shared materials onto the forum, and especially Steam! I'm rowing a dingy watching a cruise ship sail over the horizon.
You can count on whatever I can provide.

Yes not being able to tab text on Proboards has driven me nuts over the years. 

As far as tabbing goes. I use tables without grid lines. Then copy paste the data into each line/column. First you
highlight the text click and copy as normal.

However you cannot paste directly into the table. But it will accept the "CTRL + V" hotkey combo

As you were saying:

"Edit:  Unfortunately the forum here doesn't like the tab character, so formatting isn't as pretty.

New output text sample:

Crew Dice
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Skill Crew Ship Pct
Electronics 152 50 304
Gunnery 142 36 394.44
Navigation 80 35 228.57
Pilot 104 41 253.66
Ship Ops 150 47 319.15 "

Using the tool bar to create a table with 4 columns then copy ctrl+v will get this result.  I also use this technique to copy data directly
from the wiki talent tables.

Skill	Crew	Ship	Pct
Electronics	152	50	304
Gunnery	142	36	394.44
Navigation	80	35	228.57
Pilot	104	41	253.66
Ship Ops	150	47	319.15

You can force allot of automatic BBCode generation and then twist it too your own designs by directly editing it.
Here is a sample of the first line of an empty four column table.

[table][tbody]
[tr]
[td style="padding: 3px;"]Row 1 column 1[/td]
[td style="padding: 3px;"]Row 1 column 2[/td]
[td style="padding: 3px;"]Row 1 column 3[/td]
[td style="padding: 3px;"]Row 1 column 4[/td]
[/tr]
[/tbody][/table]
You probably already know all this, but thought I'd toss it in.   Great work, I'm going to add you to my follow list. 

[aj]

John Robinson Forum output done. Updated the planner with the new captain, officer and crew job ranks, skill and talents. Updated ship components as the list was old and not up to date. Next is steam output and crew combat.

Now we can post nice templates to the forum!

Crew Name: Dart Liner Try
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Captain
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Jobs
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Commander	11
Military Officer	11
Zealot	22

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Skills
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Blades	6
Command	29
Intimidate	18
Pistols	5
Tactics	6

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Talents
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Expert Planning	Automatically passes a failed Tactics test in any situation, including on patrol, deep space travel, or during a mission	3 weeks Cooldown	Military Officer	Skill Save	1
Power Play	When completing steps in a Mission, increase Faction Reputation bonuses by Charisma %	3 weeks Cooldown	Military Officer	Reputation	1
Fanatical Court	Upon defeating an enemy captain during a Conflict, seize their ship through a local prize court. We must pay the court 65% of the ship's value in tithes and fees and we will lose 60 Reputation with the enemy while striking a mighty blow in the Conflict	36 weeks Cooldown	Zealot	Victory	15
Enduring Defender	When Patrolling a system, reroll all 5 cards and draw a new hand	21 weeks Cooldown	Zealot	Patrol	15

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First Officer
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Jobs
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Commander	11
Pirate	18
Quartermaster	10

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Skills
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Command	12
Gunnery	5
Intimidate	21
Pilot	13
Ship Ops	3
Tactics	3

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Talents
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Aura of Command	Automatically passes a failed Command test in any situation, including deep space travel, mutiny or during a mission	3 weeks Cooldown	Commander	Skill Save	1
Rallying Aura	In crew combat, Buffs entire team with +10% All Damage, +10% Critical, +10% Armor for 3 Turns and Restores (10 + 0 Command) Morale	Costs 12 Initiative to use	Commander	Combat	1
Barked Order	In crew combat, intimidating command causes -25% All Accuracy, -25% All Damage for 3 Turns, knocks target back 1 slot	Costs 12 Initiative to use	Commander	Combat	5

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Second Officer
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Jobs
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Diplomat	11
Merchant	11
Military Officer	17

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Skills
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Command	17
Intimidate	6
Negotiate	20
Pistols	7
Tactics	8

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Talents
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Silver Tongue	Price for military Rank is discounted by 10% + Negotiate Skill	3 weeks Cooldown	Diplomat	Discount	1
Upstaged Success	Increase Contact Reputation and Influence bonuses when completing a Mission by Charisma %	3 weeks Cooldown	Diplomat	Reputation	5
Political Hooks	Increase Conflict Score bonus by 10% + Faction Rank when impacting a Conflict through Missions, Spying, Blockade or Patrol	3 weeks Cooldown	Diplomat	Conflict	11
Garner Favor	When executing a trade at the Exchange worth over $5,000, gain Reputation up to your Negotiate Skill with the local Faction	9 weeks Cooldown	Merchant	Reputation	5
Wise Counsel	Automatically passes a failed Negotiate test in any situation; including deep space travel, mutiny or during a mission	3 weeks Cooldown	Merchant	Skill Save	1
Known Trader	Discounts price for trading Permit by 10% + Negotiate Skill. Contact spends Charisma % less Reputation	3 weeks Cooldown	Merchant	Discount	1
Jettison Cargo	Dumping one randomized type of our ship's cargo into space buys time to escape a Pirate before Ship Combat starts	3 weeks Cooldown	Merchant	Encounter	5
Expert Planning	Automatically passes a failed Tactics test in any situation, including on patrol, deep space travel, or during a mission	3 weeks Cooldown	Military Officer	Skill Save	1

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Third Officer
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Jobs
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Combat Medic	11
Doctor	17
Engineer	11

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Skills
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Command	5
Doctor	26
Electronics	6
Pistols	6
Repair	11
Tactics	4

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Talents
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Cleansing Purge	In crew combat, Removes all Debuffs; Restores (10 + 0 Doctor) HP and Morale	Costs 10 Initiative to use	Combat Medic	Combat	1
Bio-Poison Grenade	In crew combat, Grenade Attack hits 2 targets with 31-50 Dmg and Cripples with -2 Initiative, +14 Bio-Poison Damage, -25% Parry, -25% Dodge, -10 Bio-Poison Resist for 3 Turns	Costs 16 Initiative to use	Combat Medic	Combat	5
Field Surgery	In crew combat, Removes all Debuffs; Heals (20 HP + 0 Doctor) HP	Costs 6 Initiative to use	Doctor	Combat	1
Life Saver	Saves a life during ship combat, blockade, spying, patrol or black market. Crew member is restored to HP equal to Doctor Skill + 3 x Medical Rating of onboard medical components	9 weeks Cooldown	Doctor	Life Save	5
Voice of Reason	A ship's crew loves a good doctor, and a calm voice of reason can calm angry minds. The mutiny ends and Morale of entire crew is increased by 10 + Doctor skill	26 weeks Cooldown	Doctor	Mutiny	8
Attentive Overhaul	Automatically passes a failed Repair test in any situation, including wild zone repairs or deep space travel	3 weeks Cooldown	Engineer	Skill Save	1
Stormhunter	Careful study of readings and conditions allows Engineer to guide the ship through Radiation Storms (quadrant) and Ion Storms (system) while granting additional Experience reward	6 weeks Cooldown	Engineer	Storm	8
Boarder's Demolition	After a successful Boarding, rig an explosion which leaves the enemy ship vulnerable to continued attack; -15% Defense, -15% Shield, -15% Armor for next 4 Turns	9 weeks Cooldown	Engineer	Boarding	5
Unforeseen Discovery	While Exploring a Wild Zone, replace a risk card with a Experience bonus card		Engineer	Explore	11

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Fourth Officer
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Jobs
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Bounty Hunter	11
Exo-Scout	11
Soldier	17

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Skills
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Evasion	12
Explore	11
Intimidate	9
Rifles	26

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Talents
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Blood Game	In Ship Combat, allows a boarding attempt at any range during Mission-driven battles as the hunter tracks their prey	6 weeks Cooldown	Bounty Hunter	Ship Combat	1
Steadfast Aim	In crew combat, Rifle Attack. Successful attack Buffs yourself with +25% Ranged Accuracy, +25% Ranged Damage, +20% Armor Piercing for 2 Turns	Costs Weapon's Initiative to use (No Valid Weapon)	Bounty Hunter	Combat	1
Frag Grenade	In crew combat, Grenade Attack hits 2 targets with 31-60 Dmg and Cripples with -2 Initiative, +20 Bleeding, -30% Deflection, -20% Armor for 3 Turns	Costs 16 Initiative to use	Bounty Hunter	Combat	11
Red Badge	When completing steps in a Mission and bearing an Edict of the sponsoring Faction, your fearsome prestige reduces your Reputation loss by up to Intimidate Skill	3 weeks Cooldown	Bounty Hunter	Reputation	5
Aggressive Advance	In crew combat, Rifle Attack, advances 1 slot. Successful attack Buffs yourself with +2 Initiative, +25% Ranged Accuracy, +25% Armor Piercing, +25% To Resist Debuffs for 3 Turns	Costs Weapon's Initiative to use (No Valid Weapon)	Exo-Scout	Combat	1
Resolute Hunter	While Exploring a Wild Zone, replace a risk card with an Artifacts reward card	3 weeks Cooldown	Exo-Scout	Explore	11
Plas-Charge Slugs	In crew combat, Crippling Rifle Attack with +20 Plasma, +10% Armor Piercing; successful hit causes -25% Armor, -16 Plasma Shielding for 3 Turns, knocks target back 1 slot	Costs Weapon's Initiative to use (No Valid Weapon)	Exo-Scout	Combat	11
Know Thy Enemy	In crew combat against xeno only, Crippling Rifle Attack causes -25% Deflection, -25% Dodge, -40% Armor, -16 Plasma Shielding for 3 Turns	Costs Weapon's Initiative to use (No Valid Weapon)	Exo-Scout	Combat	8
Steady Mobility	In crew combat, Rifle Attack. Successful attack Buffs yourself with +25% Ranged Damage, +25% Armor Piercing, +25% Dodge, +25% To Resist Debuffs for 3 Turns	Costs Weapon's Initiative to use (No Valid Weapon)	Exo-Scout	Combat	1
Suppressing Fire	In crew combat, Crippling Rifle Attack with +25% Ranged Accuracy; successful hit causes -25% All Accuracy for 2 Turns, knocks target back 1 slot	Costs Weapon's Initiative to use (No Valid Weapon)	Soldier	Combat	1
Fearsome Charge	In crew combat, Rifle Attack, advances 1 slot. Successful attack Buffs yourself with +25% All Damage, +25% Critical for 3 Turns	Costs Weapon's Initiative to use (No Valid Weapon)	Soldier	Combat	11
Concussion Grenade	In crew combat, Grenade Attack hits 2 targets with 20-30 Morale Dmg and Cripples with causes 50% Stun, -4 Initiative for 3 Turns	Costs 16 Initiative to use	Soldier	Combat	8
Full Auto	In crew combat, Rifle Attack hits 2 targets with +15% Ranged Damage, +10% Armor Piercing, +25% Critical. Successful attack Debuffs yourself with -25% Ranged Accuracy, -25% All Damage, -10% Dodge for 2 Turns	Costs 2X Weapon's Initiative to use (No Valid Weapon)	Soldier	Combat	8
Covering Fire	In crew combat, Crippling Rifle Attack; successful hit Pins Target and causes 25% Stun for 2 Turns, retreats 1 slot	Costs Weapon's Initiative to use (No Valid Weapon)	Soldier	Combat	5

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Crew Manifest
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Job Num Rank

Job	Num	Rank
Commander	2	32
Crew Dog	2	32
Diplomat	1	32
Doctor	1	32
Electronics Tech	2	32
Engineer	1	32
Explorer	1	32
Gunner	1	32
Hyperwarp Navigator	3	32
Mechanic	2	32
Military Officer	2	32
Pilot	3	32
Pirate	2	32
Soldier	1	32

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Ship Readout
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Ship	Dart Liner
Price	$327.0k
Engine	M3400 Void Engine-Traveler
Current Mass	3375
Max Mass	3400
Total Slots	17
Large	2
Mid	3
Small	12
Hull	950
Armour	13
Shield	17
Max Officers	5
Max Crew	24
Cargo	45
Speed	29
Agility	24
Fuel Cost	2
Fuel Tank	115
Fuel Range	57
Jump Cost	11
Pilot	45
Navigation	18
Ship Ops	36
Electronics	23
Gunnery	14
Tier	2

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Ship Components
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Large Components
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Cargo Hold 4

M3400 Void Engine-Traveler

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Medium Components
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Barracks 3

M3400 Hyperwarp

Prison Cellblock

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Small Components
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Lionheart Cannon

Lionheart Cannon

Pilot Assist Module 4

Pilot Assist Module 4

Pilot Assist Module 4

Pilot Assist Module 4

Pilot Assist Module 4

Reinforced Officer Cabin

Reinforced Officer Cabin

Scout Bridge 4

Sensor Array 4

Sensor Array 4

Name	Type	Range	Damage	Radiation	Void	AP	Accuracy	Critical Chance	Cripple Chance	Level
Lionheart Cannon	Autocannon	1-2	90	0	0	1	10	15	40	7
Lionheart Cannon	Autocannon	1-2	90	0	0	1	10	15	40	7

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Dice Pools
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Ship Combat Dice (Standard Dice counted as 1/2 Strong Dice)
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Type	Dice
Long Accuracy	125
Short Accuracy	147
Long Evasion	165
Short Evasion	160
Long Range Change	198
Short Range Change	220
Escape	225

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Crew Dice
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Skill	Crew	Ship	Percent
Electronics	94	23	408.7
Gunnery	86	14	614.29
Navigation	81	18	450
Pilot	123	45	273.33
Ship Ops	106	36	294.44

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