Introduction

I wrote this simple program to let you track which missions you put on top of, or on bottom of deck, it also allows for swapping missions and reshuffling.

What It Is Not

It does not read the log in the game and does not do it for you automatically. It is an aid in the same fashion that writing down which missions go by would do. Its only advantage is that it is on screen and allows you to track and see which missions may or may not be coming up. You still are responsible for clicking on which missions went by.

Interfaces

A main window for loading decks or missions.

On start-up this window loads all missions in the InitialMissionDefault.mpl file. This is the file that should contain all missions you might use in all of your decks. It also contains the path to the ldc game saves for easy opening of those files. A copy of this file with the information for the basic 48 starter missions (non foil) is in this file.

After start up you hit [Parse ldc file] and load a deck from a .idl file you saved from game. If every mission in this deck is in the mission pool (*See Adding Foils), the program will load the 12 missions in the deck window. You then hit play.

The actual Stargate game does not have to run to use this utility, fool around a bit to get use to moving missions and decide if you like it.

Steps to Load Missions

1. Hit Load ldc button.
   
2. Select the ldc file for your deck, this should be a deck file saved from the game on to your hard drive. When you save a deck inside the actual Stargate game, save them to your hard drive using the save as option instead of save online.
3. Hit ok to load file.
   
4. Verify that all mission files were loaded.
5. Choose whether you want images to pop up for tool tips.
6. Hit Play.
   

The Game Window

While playing in game this bar floats over window. Simple clicks can keep a record of which missions have passed by, and when they will come back around.

Icon Columns

What the columns mean is the most important part to understanding the use of the game window.

Column 1

Completed Missions

Column 2

Missions that are not completed, and their position in deck is unknown. These are the missions that are represented by question marks in the next column. They are also the ones that you select to put on top and bottom of deck as you see missions and know where they should go.

Column 3

This is the representation of the deck. It starts completely unknown. As you move missions to top or bottom then you can see them in this column. You can move missions from this column to top or bottom if needed.

Steps to Reflect a Mission Being Put On Bottom of Your Deck

1. If needed select the Deck button making sure arrow points down. This button is directly above the mission icons in columns 2 and 3
2. Left click on a mission in the second or third column.

Doing this will move the card to the bottom of the 3rd column on the right. This is the column that reflects your mission pile.

Steps to Reflect a Mission Being Put On Top of Your Deck

1. If Needed select the Deck button making sure arrow points up.
2. Left click on a mission in the second or third column.

Doing this will move the card to the top of the 3rd column on the right. This is the column that reflects your mission pile.

Completing a Mission

Right click on any mission.

Or

If the right click mouse button is up (little mouse button at top of window), a dialog offering to show you card will appear. The top option on this dialog will complete mission. If you open the mission card. You can close it with a click.

Swapping a Mission

1. Push the Swap button.
2. Select a completed mission. The mission will move to bottom showing it is the one you are about to swap
3. Select another mission in either the deck, or the unknown column.
4. The completed mission will swap with the mission you selected.

Shuffling Deck

Some effects tell you that your deck is shuffled after taking out a card. Hit the shuffle button to reset your deck as all question marks.

Fixing a Mistake

At anytime Undo will move you back to last state. Cancel will back up the swap option. Effectively doing the same thing as cancel.

Close Window

Hitting the x in the top corner of the window will return the main window and end the deck section, just hit play again to start another game with same deck.

Files Needed and Path Structure

The Zip File will build proper folder paths.

The Main Application Missions.exe should be put in any folder you wish. Inside that folder should be two folders. Decks and MissionImages. Decks will contain any decks you save and Initial Mission Pool files. MissionImages will contain the BMP for each mission. The program will run without image files if needed by giving tool tips with the mission titleto show which mission corresponds to each button inside game.

• \AnyFolder
  • Missions.exe
• \AnyFolder\Decks
  • InitialMissionPool.mpl
  • InitialMissionPoolBackup.bk
  • TemplateMissionPool.dat
• \AnyFolder\MissionImages
  • 1 bmp for each mission

Download

If you like to try out this tool, you may download mission tool now.

More Details

If you want to know more detail, report a bug, or are having problems with the program, please contact Derek Halfhand directly.