We need to create a new character for Foundry?

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Just dipped my toes into Tribble, and seen something that's a bit concerning.

It seems that we need to create a new character to test the missions we write. All very well, but this will also take one of our character slots!

Most players only have enough slots for a character from each class. So where does it leave those who have filled their slots already?

Will they need to delete an existing character to be able to test their missions? (One they may not want to lose.)

Or will an additional slot be granted once they begin authoring?

Or, as is more likely, will they be pointed in the direction of the C-Store and told to pay up or get out?


It's a bit of a poor show if folk need to pay extra just for the privilege of creating content.

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Just dipped my toes into Tribble, and seen something that's a bit concerning.

It seems that we need to create a new character to test the missions we write. All very well, but this will also take one of our character slots!

Most players only have enough slots for a character from each class. So where does it leave those who have filled their slots already?

Will they need to delete an existing character to be able to test their missions? (One they may not want to lose.)

Or will an additional slot be granted once they begin authoring?

Or, as is more likely, will they be pointed in the direction of the C-Store and told to pay up or get out?


It's a bit of a poor show if folk need to pay extra just for the privilege of creating content.

I don't think you have to worry about this HS. It's just a toon that you use to test play. A dev can clarify this easily.

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I don't think you have to worry about this HS. It's just a toon that you use to test play. A dev can clarify this easily.

Just going by what it says on the Create Content tab (emphasis mine):

Please create at least one character so that you can test your content. This will take up one of your character slots, but you will be able to change the test character's level and equipment as needed.

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Just going by what it says on the Create Content tab (emphasis mine):


I'm guessing that it's kind of like Tribble v. Holodeck. When you create a character on tribble, it doesn't take away from your holodeck character slots, because your on tribble, not the holodeck.

So, there are two "spaces," if you will. One is the primary game that you play. The other is the foundry, where you create and use a toon to test stuff.

I may be wrong, but that is how I interpret the screen.

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I may be wrong, but that is how I interpret the screen.

Each to their own, and with full respect for your interpretation.

But when I read "This will take up one of your character slots", I'm generally led to believe that one of my character slots will be taken up.

Has the wording always been like this? I'm surprised no-one flagged it up as potentially confusing.

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Looking at the Create tab, it also has toon slots, apart from your regular Tribble toon. They are just for play testing the missions you create. With your regular Tribble toons, you'll be able to play/review other's missions. In a thread, it states that once you create a toon for play testing, you'll be able to change its rank/abilities as needed for testing. Since I plan to write missions for both SF & KDF, it make's sense to have a test FED toon and a test KDF toon.

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Interesting...

I've filled up my roster on Tribble with junk characters, and sure enough I can't create any more.

However, the greyed out 'new character' button on the Create Content tab has a tooltip stating I've got 1 new character remaining. So presumably once it gets switched on everyone gets another test character.


The text on that screen could really use some better wording.

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I have looked into this, and when you hover your mouse over the create character tab, on normal character selection screen it will say you have so many slots left (In my case 7, so we will go with that.)

Then once you go to the Foundry tab, if you hover your mouse over it, it will say you have 8 slots remaining. So as you can see, it gives you a free slot. Additional Foundry characters will use your slots.

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I have looked into this, and when you hover your mouse over the create character tab, on normal character selection screen it will say you have so many slots left (In my case 7, so we will go with that.)

Then once you go to the Foundry tab, if you hover your mouse over it, it will say you have 8 slots remaining. So as you can see, it gives you a free slot. Additional Foundry characters will use your slots.

Wait. Are you saying the foundry lab is out of closed beta, so schlubs like me can use it now?

EB

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Wait. Are you saying the foundry lab is out of closed beta, so schlubs like me can use it now?

EB

Nope, sorry dude.

maybe tomorrow

maybe january

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Wait. Are you saying the foundry lab is out of closed beta, so schlubs like me can use it now?

EB

Just the 'Create Content' tab on the character screen in the latest Tribble build.

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Wait. Are you saying the foundry lab is out of closed beta, so schlubs like me can use it now?

EB

the page is up but its all blanked our atm.

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I am going to take an educated guess

Creation takes 1 character slot...or 2 if you want to create both fed and klingon stuff,
however they will give you 1 or 2 new character slots at launch for that.

So you can use them to create more stuff, or if you not into that...you get 1 or 2 new toon
slots for free

a win/win situation

...................................... my reasoning behind this is that the backlash from having to burn
one of your character slots to use foundry would be....bad
What ??? I have to delete one of my admirals???
ECT.. :p

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Well like my previous post says, they give you one slot. And it seems that additional characters will use your slots.

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Well like my previous post says, they give you one slot. And it seems that additional characters will use your slots.

There ya go...they give you one slot
...any others come out of your slot list


thxs for the info....one test toon will be fine, I only plan on working on one mission at a time,
SO...if I want to switch to say...Klingon will just delete test toon and make a klingon one

easy breazy

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Boy, I freaked out a little too when I saw that wording.

If they're going to add a character slot for UGC testing only, just tell us so! Don't make people who have filled up their three (or more) already worry.

Better yet, don't tell us anything! Just have a big "Test here" button, which creates a "character" that looks like one of those crash test dummies, who is customizable by level, etc. Allow this "character" to test any mission, regardless of faction, and we're a go.

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I've got two toons on regular Tribble... a Fed and a Klink. The Create tab shows that I have two slots available for testing... I'm assuming one for Fed and one for Klink. That will work well since I'm planning to write missions for both. I read a dev post not too long ago that stated that with your 'test' toons, you'll be able to modify them at will (rank, abilities, etc) so that you can properly test your newly created missions.