Merecs ItemCreator for Dawn of Light

Postby **Merec** » Sun Mar 11, 2007 9:13 pm

Hi,

I made a small but useful Application for Dawn of Light. It is an Item creator, where you can simply create new Items and save it directly to the Mysql-Database or export it as C#-Code for quest-Items or so.

I will make a webpage where you can simply preview Item models and effects. This feature will be implemented in the next version.

The first thing I want to know, if there are more interests to use this tool.
Questions and suggestions are welcome.

If you have a running ItemCreator 2, you can use the Updatefunction to get the lastest version!

The Link:
ItemCreator_latest.zip
ItemCreator_2_1_1_0.zip

NEW sources available at the Dawn of Light respositories.

Its written within MS VisualStudio 2008 Professional.
If you want to join the team to develop the ItemCreator, pm me.

Change log:

28th of November 2009 version 2.1.1.0
- Added: Preview of Models in the model chooser using the Dawn of Light items showroom (http://dev.dolserver.net/models/items.php)
- Added: Column preview to Models database
- Updated: Models database to be usable with LINQ
- Changed: to .NET Framework 3.5
- Changed: Set timeout (3 sec.) on startup to mysql connection test

19th of August 2008 version 2.1.0.1
- fixed error while searching a model-id

2nd of April 2008 version 2.1.0.0
- added Localization, available languages are English and German
- redesigned update-procedure, have a look at the preferences to set: check for new versions on startup
- fixed problem with single quoted strings
- fixed problem with NULL-Field values
- minor fixes

05.02.08 version 2.0.2.0
- Added LootTemplate and MobXLootTemplate support for Items. Yo are now able to assign or edit Items to pre-defined mobs. Enjoy!

12.12.07 version 2.0.1.1
- custom fields in the ItemTemplate-Table are now supportet. A default value of the customfield is needed, because it is not set.

11.12.07 version 2.0.1.0
- fixed some errors
- added new MySQL options, for Databases without the default columns like ArtiID. Simply check the preferences.

25.11.07 version 2.0.0.2
- fixed a problem by selecting a spell

25.11.07 version 2.0.0.1
- minor bugfix

24.11.07 version 2.0.0.0
- Complete rewrite beginning from the basics
- New Updating Feature, which can also Update the App itself.
There are not really a lot of new Features, but I hope it will be a little bit more stable. Have Fun!

12.03.07 version 1.0.0.1
- Layout Modifications. Added a tabbed Pane. General & Visual Informations on tab1, Magical Bonusses & Proc/Spell/Poision-Options on tab2.
- Added Columns "Value" and "Damage" to the SpellList-Window

11.03.07 version 1.0.0.0
- first release

Supgee · Postby **Supgee** » Sun Mar 11, 2007 10:18 pm

Very nice.

coffins · Postby **coffins** » Sun Mar 11, 2007 11:57 pm

Shrink its height, i run in 1024x768 and its to tall, sorry i just dont like higher resolutions on my 19 inch screen.

Supgee · Postby **Supgee** » Mon Mar 12, 2007 12:41 am

I'm running a 24 inch flat-widescreen.

Looks nice for me.

coffins · Postby **coffins** » Mon Mar 12, 2007 1:01 am

well dang i have yet to get what i want which is 42 lcd so i have to do with what i got lol.. its just a bit to tall it hides under my taskbar even when pulled to the top so the top is hidden. makes reading the buttons hard the first few uses.

Postby **Batlas** » Mon Mar 12, 2007 1:54 am

I will take a look at this tommorow, however I would say excellent idea on the tool. Will make life easier for those of us who create our own custom items. Have you thought about making it resizable?

Postby **Merec** » Mon Mar 12, 2007 2:45 am

Well, I can make it resizeable, but on the mainform are just Textboxes and Comboboxes, not type that I can resize in a variable value. That the reason I made it as a fixed window. Making it smaller is really difficult.

coffins · Postby **coffins** » Mon Mar 12, 2007 2:49 am

Looking at its layout you might be right about resizing it, the spacing is great and the only way to change the size would be to shrink the spacing but to much would be bad.

The only issue for me really are the bottom two buttons, try moving them up about 1/2 inch and then when i slide it to the top of my screen it will look better while working. Not really a must do change just a bit annoying having the buttons partially hiden unless i hide my start bar.

Postby **Etaew** » Mon Mar 12, 2007 11:36 am

Why don't you use a tabbed interface, and then you can have less controls on the form and so make it smaller.

Postby **Roozzz** » Mon Mar 12, 2007 2:05 pm

I like the way the bonusses are done, makes it a lot easier to find the ones which I dont know by heart

Postby **Merec** » Mon Mar 12, 2007 2:37 pm

Etaew wrote:Why don't you use a tabbed interface, and then you can have less controls on the form and so make it smaller.

The chance is higher to forget a value when its not visible, but maybe the bonusses can can be moved to a tabbed pane.
I'll do that.

coffins · Postby **coffins** » Mon Mar 12, 2007 3:59 pm

personally for me the charges, procs, poison are not needed on the front page making them a tabbed box like he said would make more sence, for those server where they offer these things as BP additions rather then on Dropped loot. Good idea there Etaew...

Postby **Merec** » Mon Mar 12, 2007 4:19 pm

new Version 1.0.0.1 is online. See first post for changelog.

Next things to do: Database Updates. Adding weapon and armor attributes in the models.xml.

Check on Updates/Database updates if there are new Database-Versions.

bye

Postby **Etaew** » Mon Mar 12, 2007 4:21 pm

I'm trying to encourage more people to submit and maintain things on the User Files section :-)

Postby **Merec** » Mon Mar 12, 2007 4:26 pm

Hm, i haven't seen, that there is allready a tool called "Item Creator". It is from Ordens.

What should I do now?

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