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<blockquote data-quote="Slander" data-source="post: 383361" data-attributes="member: 1593"><p>Hey,</p><p></p><p>One quick thing to clear up: PCGen approached WotC at GenCon, not the other way around. They had been trying to establish a formal dialogue with WotC for awhile and the opportunity presented itself at GenCon. WotC did not force PCGen to go in the direction it has ... they choose to become OGL and d20 compliant. So, whatever your opinion on the current state of PCGen, don't blame Wizards; WotC has assisted PCGen extensively in their <em>voluntary</em> effort to become d20 and OGL compliant.</p><p></p><p>The main task was ensuring no rules were put into the source code itself. Everything PCGen does at this point is defined by the data files. While I haven't messed with it extensively, it should allow for much more flexability. Though, everyone is still waiting for a LST file editor.</p><p></p><p>The following threads here talk more about what they've done.</p><p></p><p>PCGen 4.0 Released</p><p><a href="http://enworld.cyberstreet.com/showthread.php?threadid=24296" target="_blank">http://enworld.cyberstreet.com/showthread.php?threadid=24296</a></p><p></p><p>PCGen Officially d20/OGL Compliant</p><p><a href="http://enworld.cyberstreet.com/showthread.php?threadid=24295" target="_blank">http://enworld.cyberstreet.com/showthread.php?threadid=24295</a></p><p></p><p>PCGen 3.1.0 Released</p><p><a href="http://enworld.cyberstreet.com/showthread.php?threadid=22099" target="_blank">http://enworld.cyberstreet.com/showthread.php?threadid=22099</a></p><p></p><p>State of PCGen (on yahoo group)</p><p><a href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pcgen/files/State_O_PCGen" target="_blank">http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pcgen/files/State_O_PCGen</a></p><p></p><p>Welcome Notice (on yahoo group)</p><p><a href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pcgen/files/Welcome" target="_blank">http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pcgen/files/Welcome</a></p><p></p><p>That should get you up to speed. One quick thing: the topic has been discussed to death on the yahoo group and they're trying to get back to normal. If you ask real nice, they may fill you in on the board; likely, they'll give you a canned response (which I believe comes from the State of PCGen file). If you do ask, don't bash or down WotC (not that you would, but it really hurts their chances of getting the non-SRD material back if you do).</p><p></p><p>Hope that helps.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Slander</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Slander, post: 383361, member: 1593"] Hey, One quick thing to clear up: PCGen approached WotC at GenCon, not the other way around. They had been trying to establish a formal dialogue with WotC for awhile and the opportunity presented itself at GenCon. WotC did not force PCGen to go in the direction it has ... they choose to become OGL and d20 compliant. So, whatever your opinion on the current state of PCGen, don't blame Wizards; WotC has assisted PCGen extensively in their [i]voluntary[/i] effort to become d20 and OGL compliant. The main task was ensuring no rules were put into the source code itself. Everything PCGen does at this point is defined by the data files. While I haven't messed with it extensively, it should allow for much more flexability. Though, everyone is still waiting for a LST file editor. The following threads here talk more about what they've done. PCGen 4.0 Released [url]http://enworld.cyberstreet.com/showthread.php?threadid=24296[/url] PCGen Officially d20/OGL Compliant [url]http://enworld.cyberstreet.com/showthread.php?threadid=24295[/url] PCGen 3.1.0 Released [url]http://enworld.cyberstreet.com/showthread.php?threadid=22099[/url] State of PCGen (on yahoo group) [url]http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pcgen/files/State_O_PCGen[/url] Welcome Notice (on yahoo group) [url]http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pcgen/files/Welcome[/url] That should get you up to speed. One quick thing: the topic has been discussed to death on the yahoo group and they're trying to get back to normal. If you ask real nice, they may fill you in on the board; likely, they'll give you a canned response (which I believe comes from the State of PCGen file). If you do ask, don't bash or down WotC (not that you would, but it really hurts their chances of getting the non-SRD material back if you do). Hope that helps. Slander [/QUOTE]
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