I'd be more than happy to do this if it can help me using the character builder in my mother tongue! I'll make a post soon about the database files scheme, and how it will allow to support several languages. As for the platform itself, it already includes a tool for text externalisation, so it should allow to create several platform languages quite quickly. I'm not into this part yet, but it'll definitely comme to it. As for the database files, expect skills, factions, background, assets and so on to have : - a name - a tooltip (in most cases the most defining part of the in-book presentation) - a description (which consists of the original presentation), for example for skills the two paragraphs about what it is and how it is used. Should include page reference too. - the list of specialisations -> linked aptitudes, types and other will be implemented into the platform. Aptitudes are built in as it made the whole modeling more convenient. I'm thinking about letting skill types in a datafile in the case of new custom skills. More of this when I have a complete (means WORKING) CP expense editor...

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Also note fields for field skills, but be sure to leave both fields and specialization open, just in case the player has one he wishes to take that isn't on the list. Case in point: my async character has touch attacks as a specialization for unarmed combat... and that's not on the regular list.

Yeah I forgot to mention fields, but it 's been taken care of.

Some updates. The program now allows to buy aptitudes , be it by spending free points or CPs. As it is, maximums are defined (free aptitudes points total, CP total, and eligible aptitudes max values), and it hard blocks any means to go beyond those limitations. I'm now looking into adding a soft ruling mechanism, a lil like the one found in D&D insider, which piles up warnings when precise situations occur, making the character "not legal" or "houseruled". These warnings will include : - too much CP Spent - too much free aptitude points spent - maximum value for morph exceeded - skill value of 80 exceeded and should allow some quick fixes when the user hovers on these warnings (remove from higher aptitude, set skill points bought to fit 80 total, change morph type,...) or relevant tweaks in the rules. I now works on the character skills editor, and should update with a video while i'm at it.

Ho yes, I'll make sure... **sorry, in fact it's already been ^^

Yes i do have some screenshots. I'll get them online when I have both the time and the energy. And I'll fix that vid too.

Update. No vid or screenshots this time though. After some unexpected changes to skill model, the skill buying page is now in progress. Its layout should be like this : - left a list of all model skills, with field skills only present as a group. - double click or selection+Add button clic adds the skill to the character. - in the case of Field Skills, it then opens a popup list of the existing applications in this field, where you can choose several and enter new ones. So you canenter your several knowledges in Academics at the same time. - Skills added to the character can get CP to improve them, buy specialties, etc... other are computed from aptitudes. (all of this get displayed in a table like part of the page, which should allow near complete modification and sorting). - finally special and morph/gear bonuses get applied. Other updates : - I've delved a little into the PDF generation process. The action to export PDF files is ready already and is able to build a mention free PDF (ie a copy of the standard character sheet but using the character name as file title). I'm preparing Text fields locations for the moment. Getting full character prints then will be easy. - I have some requests about character illustration : enclosing box doesn't get resized to fit the image as per now, it will soon. - some layout problems are now fixed. It included buttons changing sizes in an awkward way, problems when reducing window size, and the like. Some of them are fixed, but i'm not focused too much on layout for now. I'll check it again when i'm done with skill acquisition.