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New update released!

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robert

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hi all,

i have put up a new version of the datafiles with fixes for bugs people have reported :~) thx! it also has improvements for armybuilder3.2, so model list output looks nice now :~)

thx
 
Tried to download the update, get "The data files in this import file require a newer version of Army Builder. Please obtain the latest version of the product and try importing them again." (I'm running 3.1)

So this is prolly a stupid question, but is AB 3.2 going to be required for all future updates?
 
Hey there, thanks for the update.

One request though; any chance of updating the "current bugs" list too? seems that there are still issues listed for previous editions of army books...
 
I'm also on 3.1 and can't load the data file. Do I have to fork out for a new version of ab now or is there a way to make the data file work for all version 3 army builder clients. Otherwise it should have been called version 4 instead of 3.2 :rolleyes:
 
I also feel like the new updates are an effort to phase out 3.1 users who are happy with the gui or otherwise feel disinclined to update to 3.2. The data files aren't written by LoneWolf so there should be no reason to drop support for 3.1.

Oddly enough I find it amusing that the yearly subscription, which I was willing to pay to upgrade - required me to purchase 3 years of upgrades... nice that's more expensive than a new product. I'll switch back to spreadsheets if this is to be the status quo from here on out.

I'm just annoyed that they've cleverly hidden a little 'trick' that drops all support of new data files that they themselves don't even write. I feel stupid for bug fixing the demon data set at one point when users could actually upload data files.
 
armybuilder 3.2 has some sweet new features like model list output, and some things that make it easier for me to write data files. u can still use the old data files if you dont want to upgrade to it, so entirely your choice.
 
Not a critical issue, so i won't make a new thread about it, but this release still has Heralds of Slaanesh having Magic Resistance (1), when they should not have any Magic Resistance.
 
armybuilder 3.2 has some sweet new features like model list output, and some things that make it easier for me to write data files. u can still use the old data files if you dont want to upgrade to it, so entirely your choice.
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Great, so what you are saying is that if I want to get updated data files for new books I have to buy a new version of army builder. :confused:

Is there no way to make the data files backwards compatible within the same version? Its not like its army builder 4 and then I could understand no backward compatibility. But no compatibility between 3.1 and 3.2? That's a bit of strech IMO.

Not complaining so much at the data file author as I am at the developers of army builder, this is clearly a way to force people to upgrade. :rolleyes:
 
There is really no way around it. If new functionality is added in a new version, even a minor version change, and new data files are created and take advantage of those changes, there is no way to make them backwards compatable with an older version as the older version can't use them.

You have two choices. Upgrade or learn to update the files yourself. Unfortunately these are the only options. There's actually a third option and that is to stop using it. Not the best option, but one.

Now does this mean the updates and changes are a devious way to force people to upgrade? Who knows? I surely don't know, but my guts says no, even if I do have some problems with other aspects of the software and the company's policies.
 
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I'm a software developer by profession, and to say its not possible to make it backwards compatible is not true. I cannot believe the datafile structure has changed that much that it is no longer compatible.

Responsibility lies with the developers of Army Builder. If they are going to make breaking changes the should

a) call it version 4.0 or
b) release a patch for 3.1 to be able to read the datafile, even if not using allowing it to take advantage of the new features.

my 5c as a customer...
 
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