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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Mynex" data-source="post: 1942645" data-attributes="member: 2136">Almost... <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)"  data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" />e-Tools is not dead, we still produce new data sets, we still do updates to existing ones, and will continue to do updates on released sets up to 2 years after RPG Toolkit is released (there just won't be any new ones).There will be an upgrade price break for users that have bought e-Tools directly from our store  and we will convert data sets over to RPGT for free.  We will have all tte current data sets released converted the same day that RPGT is releasedBTB - The full name for the new system is: RPG Toolkit: Core Rules Forge** CMP reserves the right to change this last word at our sole simian minds. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f61b.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":p" title="Stick out tongue    :p"  data-smilie="7"data-shortname=":p" />The reason for the "Core Rules X" designation is because it'll be the 'core engine' that drives everything else... including different game systems.  Currently we have the new engine working for 1st Ed, 2nd Ed, 3 & 3.5 Ed, 90% working for a LARP of the 'undead character variety', d6, d10, and a point buy system that is generically universal.  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f60e.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":cool:" title="Cool    :cool:"  data-smilie="6"data-shortname=":cool:" /> It's also a 'Core Engine' for 3 planned add-ons; a Campaign Management module, a Mapping Module, and a Combat management module.Yes, it _will_ be cross platform, yes it is ambitious, yes it is planned (still, for now. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)"  data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" />) by the end of 2nd Quarter 2005.It's _NOT_ being written in Java, it's being written in C++ with QT for the GUI and SQLite for the database portion.We plan on having a 'user definable' output sheet 'designer' - sorta similiar to the old Core Rules program for 2nd ed - it'll be by 'blocks' of information to make it easier, but that bit is still in early planning stage.We have _true_ randomization ploanned/partially working now and plan on having options for the randomization (Total, some user definition, strictly by the rules)....Meh, that's enough teasers for now. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)"  data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" /></blockquote>

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