BASH! Computer App- your wishlist

Post by **BASHMAN** » Mon Feb 07, 2011 6:09 pm

Sorry about that. I know nothing about programming, just about writing (I hope).

drkrash · Post by **drkrash** » Mon Feb 07, 2011 7:26 pm

It's all good. Since most of us indie types have day jobs, when computer apps specifically get brought up as ideas, I presume the writer works with computers as his day job.

Sorry for the presumption!

Jason_Sunday · Post by **Jason_Sunday** » Mon Feb 07, 2011 11:18 pm

How about support for BASH! Sci-Fi and Fantasy?

Post by **BASHMAN** » Wed Feb 23, 2011 12:46 pm

Jason_Sunday wrote:How about support for BASH! Sci-Fi and Fantasy?

Eventually, yes- but it wouldn't be in the first launching of the app.

Post by **BASHMAN** » Wed Feb 23, 2011 12:52 pm

What other stuff can you guys think of?

What about the user interface of the Character Sheet? Should Hero Points for instance be represented by bubbles that you "pop" as you use them?

Should there be a "damage" button that you directly type how much damage you took? Soak could be automatically applied (with an option to "bypass soak" in the interface).

Gobbo · Post by **Gobbo** » Wed Feb 23, 2011 1:23 pm

I am not interested in anything that fancy. I don't need the app tone used during play.

Nestor · Post by **Nestor** » Wed Feb 23, 2011 4:05 pm

But a feature to allow a GM to keep track of characters (both PC and NPC) in terms of who goes next, basic stats, what their current status is, etc. would probably be well-received.

Boost · Post by **Boost** » Wed Feb 23, 2011 4:22 pm

iPhone/iPad compatibility would be cool, if that's even in the realm of possibility. The hero point/hero dice bubble popper sounds fun... but maybe cause I'm a fan of bubble wrap.

Post by **BASHMAN** » Wed Feb 23, 2011 7:18 pm

Boost wrote:iPhone/iPad compatibility would be cool, if that's even in the realm of possibility. The hero point/hero dice bubble popper sounds fun... but maybe cause I'm a fan of bubble wrap.

That is the plan. It is going to be in Java, which was done so it will not only be usable on Ipads, but also on the new tablets that will soon be on the market. It should also be usable on standard computers.

drkrash · Post by **drkrash** » Wed Feb 23, 2011 7:41 pm

So is the very thing I was just asking Maxwell about over on rpg.net, this "playbook format"? He mentioned working on BASH UE, which immediately caught my attention.

[BTW, sidebar: I must really love your game to be shelling out $35 for a color copy of a softcover book and PDF I already have!

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Gobbo · Post by **Gobbo** » Wed Feb 23, 2011 11:30 pm

drkrash wrote:[BTW, sidebar: I must really love your game to be shelling out $35 for a color copy of a softcover book and PDF I already have! ]

Yeah! Who doesn't? lol I have both...

Nestor · Post by **Nestor** » Thu Feb 24, 2011 7:13 am

Same here.

I picked up the PDF first, then couldn't help but also get the hardcopy while at GenCon.

drkrash · Post by **drkrash** » Thu Feb 24, 2011 3:25 pm

Yeah, I already have both AND I'm planning on picking up the NEW color hardcopy when it comes out!

digitalronin · Post by **digitalronin** » Sat Feb 26, 2011 10:40 am

BASHMAN wrote: That is the plan. It is going to be in Java, which was done so it will not only be usable on Ipads, but also on the new tablets that will soon be on the market.

To the best of my knowledge iOS does not support Java, there maybe some IDE the can recompile Java code for an iOS app though.

In the last year Apple deprecated Java, we won't be seeing any Apple-made JDK. It's now up to Oracle to maintain the Java code for Mac OS. Any new Macs are not shipping with Java just like they don't ship with Flash. If you want to run those types of apps you need to download the software yourself.