Template Creation

jephkay23 · 08-17-2022, 12:50 PM

I'd like to create templates with choices and randomization typical of templates. Is there a guide to this process?

Stormcrow · 08-17-2022, 01:27 PM

There isn't a guide, but there is a reference manual for the GDF file format.

https://www.misersoft.com/gca5/downl...Guide_2022.pdf

Look at templates in the data files that come with GCA, and copy the techniques they use.

Armin · 08-17-2022, 05:14 PM

As Stormcrow said, there isn't a guide for that at the moment. The best we have right now is the GDF Reference linked above, and a bunch of files with examples. (And the GDF Reference often includes usage examples.)

For the record, the Delvers to Grow optional file includes character templates that show some of the most recent features. Those features include recommended picks, using triggers() to perform actions in the order the tags appear inside the triggers(), and the use of addsorincreases() to add a trait or increase it if it already exists.

There may be a guide at some point, but it takes time to write docs, and unfortunately I can't currently afford that time.

jephkay23 · 08-20-2022, 01:05 PM

I really appreciate the responses. I'll see what I can discover.

08-17-2022, 12:50 PM	#1
jephkay23 Join Date: Jun 2019	Template Creation I'd like to create templates with choices and randomization typical of templates. Is there a guide to this process?

08-17-2022, 01:27 PM	#2
Stormcrow Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Ronkonkoma, NY	Re: Template Creation There isn't a guide, but there is a reference manual for the GDF file format. https://www.misersoft.com/gca5/downl...Guide_2022.pdf Look at templates in the data files that come with GCA, and copy the techniques they use.

08-17-2022, 05:14 PM	#3
Armin GCA Prime Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Portland, OR	Re: Template Creation As Stormcrow said, there isn't a guide for that at the moment. The best we have right now is the GDF Reference linked above, and a bunch of files with examples. (And the GDF Reference often includes usage examples.) For the record, the Delvers to Grow optional file includes character templates that show some of the most recent features. Those features include recommended picks, using triggers() to perform actions in the order the tags appear inside the triggers(), and the use of addsorincreases() to add a trait or increase it if it already exists. There may be a guide at some point, but it takes time to write docs, and unfortunately I can't currently afford that time. __________________ Armin D. Sykes \| Visit my GCA5 blog for updates and previews. \| Get GURPS Character Assistant 5 now at Warehouse 23.

08-20-2022, 01:05 PM	#4
jephkay23 Join Date: Jun 2019	Re: Template Creation I really appreciate the responses. I'll see what I can discover.