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v2.8.2: Combat Stats and Local Storage Upgrade (Patreon)

Published:
2019-09-25 03:09:15
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2026-06
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Hello DMs,

Welcome to Improved Initiative v2.8! Lots of behind-the-scenes work this month.

The app can show a Post Combat Stats Summary at the end of an encounter. You can enable this feature in the Encounter View section on the Options tab in the Settings pane. This feature was entirely designed and built by coreyjkelly. Thanks Corey!

The app now supports a larger StatBlock library in modern browsers. If you've had crashes after importing multiple StatBlock files, this should fix the issue for you. Let me know right away if your existing StatBlocks aren't showing up.

I made great progress on the D&D Beyond Importer extension. Patrons got a sneak preview this month. The extension will be available to Epic Initiative supporters after we reach 1500 patrons.

I'd like to take a moment to promote a Kickstarter called Realm of the Gateway.
This is a re-printing of a classic multi-genre RPG with a focus on realistic combat. Realm of the Gateway was created by the DM who taught me to play Dungeons and Dragons. There's one week left for it to hit some stretch goals.

As always, thanks for your support!

-Evan

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Update 2.8.2: Deployed some bugfixes. I'm aware of some issues with import and export having unexpected results; these are my next priority to fix.

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Anonymous

Just tried to check this out and ran into an application error and it's telling me to check heroku logs --tail. Tried it on incognito mode and it worked, but I can't load into my saved monsters/encounters.

Evan Bailey
>>27181722

Should be a temporary blip from the upgrade, let me know if you keep seeing application errors. Thanks for the heads up!

Sourcreamsicle

Oh man, I was thinking I'd implement some post combat stats thing for an encounter tracker I would make before I found Improved Iniative. I wanted to make it track the damage per round characters had. I'd be happy to contribute it after I learn some TypeScript.

Anonymous

Looks like the sample player characters are getting duplicated in sync storage each time "Download all synced data to local data" is used on a new browser/session

Anonymous
>>27181722

I just tried again as well and I'm still getting the error. I'll try to clear my cache and resync my content.

Anonymous

Again, cannot thank you enough for this app man. My players love it and it makes my job as DM easier. Keep up the good work!

Anonymous

Just pledged to this app, its incredible and makes DMing a VERY manageable experience! My party LOVES the 'players view screen' during our game sessions. I can wait to add more monitors to build a DM screen from it and have an entire PC devout to just your application :)

Brad Koch

I've been using this app forever and happily support. I cannot wait to use d&d beyond Integration! Next would be importing PCs or importing from the encounter builder

Anonymous

Love the new stats, well done Corey! Is it something that will be developed further? I'd love to be able to tell me players how much damage they've done - they all asked when I told them about this stat block! I haven't checked - but does it display in the player view as well?

Matthew Picard

Love this system. Super quick request - can you add a "Long Rest" or Full Heal button that resets everyones HP to max?

Evan Bailey
>>27449548

There's a "Restore all Player Character HP" command you can enable under Encounter Commands.

Anonymous

I'm unable to log into it, and receive the following error: {"error":"Scopes must be set on post auth."} Otherwise, I wanted to tell you that my group and I love this and have been using it for over a year every Saturday!

Anonymous

I use your program weekly, and have been a contributing member in the past. This week however I noticed the Spell pane does not allow for scrolling anymore, so there is no way I can see the entire description. Makes the app a lot less useful now :(. Is this a new bug?