Pathfinder 1E Pathfinder Open Reference: Looking for feedback

[devonjones]

I've spent the past few months building an android tablet and phone app to create a quick reference for Pathfinder using the PSRD as the base. I'm getting ready to release it (for free), but I want to get some wider feedback from people outside my gaming group.

The reference is a tool to give you searchable access to the full PSRD:

• Core Rulebook
• Advanced Player's Guide
• Ultimate Magic
• Ultimate Combat
• Gamemastery Guide
• Bestiary 1-3

Other Features:

• Allows you to create bookmark collections. For example, you can bookmark certain passages that you want quick access to as a GM, and create another collection for a specific character, giving you quick access to the rules that are important for running that character.
• Has 22000 rule snippets allowing you to access over 14000 discrete rule topics. Including: 718 Feats, 1266 Spells, 975 Monsters, 44 Classes and a ton more.
• Allows you to hone in the passages that matter for what's going on in game now. Every title in every article is a link that lets you just see/bookmark that section.
• Powerful and fast search lets you find the rule you need, quickly.

The application's home page is here. You can also go to it's Github repo page.

For tablets, it has been tested on the Transformer Prime, Nook Color, Kindle Fire and the OG Galaxy Tab. For phones, it has been tested on the Galaxy Nexus. I have verified that it functions on android 2.2, 2.3, 3.0 & 4.0. For Nook Color/Kindle Fire until I get it into the Barnes & Noble/Amazon markets, you probably will only be able to install it on rooted devices with the setting "Allow installation of non-Market apps" enabled.

So, without further ado, if you have a device this will work in, please, Download the application and let me know what you think. (for non google play installs, you can install it from here.

Note: I do not have any IOS devices, nor do I have a mac to code on to port this to the iPad/iPhone. It /is/ an open source project, so I would welcome someone who wanted to take this to those devices, but I don't have the resources to.

EDIT: The application is now available from google play. The application is also now a tablet and phone app.

 

[SteelDraco]

So far it's working well on my non-rooted Xoom running ICS 4.04. I like it quite a bit so far - certainly better than the SRDs at Paizo or d20pfsrd on my tablet. Kudos!

 

[devonjones]

I'm glad you like it!

Anything you have noted so far as an irritation? I think I'm going to add level tabs to any spell list. Trying to scroll down to level 9 spells takes an unfortunate amount of time.

 

[SteelDraco]

I'll use it at game tomorrow and let you know how it goes.

 

[AnthonyRoberson]

Looks great on my Kindle Fire but only seems to work in Landscape?

 

[Hawkwind]

I already have two other apps for android that do the same thing, this app only beats the other two on price

 

[devonjones]

Looks great on my Kindle Fire but only seems to work in Landscape?

I have it pinned to landscape for now on anything smaller then 10". the side bar is basically unusable at 7" in portrait, so I plan on having it only show the present screen in portrait. This is how I plan on making it work for phones (landscape or portrait), so the feature is coming, just not there yet.

 

[devonjones]

I already have two other apps for android that do the same thing, this app only beats the other two on price

Would you mind expanding on that? What are the other two apps? What do you feel makes them better? Is there anything this app does that you feel is better designed then the other two?

Are there any features you think this app is missing that the other two hit on?

 

[SteelDraco]

I personally would love to be able to add content. That'd make it much more useful for me, if I could add new classes/feats/etc in a standardized format I could bring in Not sure how viable that is, though.

 

[devonjones]

I personally would love to be able to add content. That'd make it much more useful for me, if I could add new classes/feats/etc in a standardized format I could bring in Not sure how viable that is, though.

It's not impossible. The whole db is loaded via a set of .json files that are generated off of the PFSRD. I was planning on some point making it so that the content could be updated without having to update the app. I could possibly reuse that to create an editor that allows people to add their own content to their install.

I'll seriously consider it, thanks!

 

[devonjones]

Added a website

I've added the start of the website for the app. It includes screenshots and such.

 

[Derfmancher]

Would you consider making a version designed for just smart phones rather than tablets? I would use something like that, but can't use your current app due to the lack of a tablet.

 

[devonjones]

Yes. The present app is designed using something called Fragments which is supposed to smooth the interface differences between tablets and phones. Phone support is one of my next goals.

 

[freeAgent]

If you're looking for something on the smartphone in the meantime, there is an app called PFRPG RD which is good (though not free).

 

[devonjones]

Phone version is up. Also made it able to rotate for small tablets.

This is probably the last release before it goes into google play.

Website Download

 

[blargney the second]

I'll give it a whirl once it's up on GPlay.

 

[devonjones]

The application is now available from google play.

 

[blargney the second]

Installed, 5 starred, and will be keeping it.

Is this a good spot for a content request? If so, I'd like to have the psionic content added. I'm playing a Dark Sun game atm.
-blarg

 

[devonjones]

Awesome, I'm glad you like it! One of my upcoming features will be creating plugins to add non SRD content. I can only use OGL content - do you know where I can find OGLed pathfider rules for psionics?

 

[blargney the second]

I believe it's already OGLed. Paging Dr. [MENTION=42502]Bacris[/MENTION]!