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[Muttley]

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[QckSilverDragon]

Just want to say that i really appreciate everything you have done to contribute to Fallout2D20 in Foundry.

I have been a hobbyist become "professional" developer of C# windows applications for years. I have dabbled in many languages over the years so javascript isnt new. Web development is new.

After seeing your wiki post a few weeks ago about how to contribute i decided to give it a go. Ill try and follow your conventions while i learn html and web development. I like to jump into the deep end so im starting by working on the vehicle sheet that i requested some time ago.

Heres to hoping something i do gets pulled in. 🍻 👍

[Muttley]

Great stuff. I look forward to seeing what you come up with.

[MorganBard]

Hello all! Is there a way to add a Source to the source list? I've added some homebrew content and would like to source it as such, merely for the sake of completeness.

Also, as a veteran C# developer, is there any way to develop modules in C#? Frankly, I dread working in Javascript. It is so completely different from languages in which I've worked.

Many thanks!

[QckSilverDragon]

You can make a custom module with compendiums that can be recognized as a source. Muttley has made an example.
https://github.com/Muttley/foundryvtt-fallout-custom-module

As for development, i dont know if you can use pure C#. You may have to ask in the dev channel in the Foundry discord server.
If you look at the source for the Fallout2d20 system you can see how similar this is to C# already. I am a primary C# dev but am able to pick up JS pretty easily due to the similarity.

[MorganBard]

It's similar in syntax, that's about where the similarity ends (at least IMO). Object orientation doesn't work the same way, inheritance doesn't seem to work the same way. Anyways, I've tried. I've used it extensively in client-side web development, but never for something like an actual application. It just seems... clunky, I guess is the best word to describe it.

[MorganBard]

So, here's a more difficult question. One of the things we've found with the Fallout 2D20 game system as written by Modiphius is a severe lack of skills covering social functions and other areas. I've added a separate compendium with a skill list as I and my players like it. How do I get new characters to be based on that compendium instead of the built-in one? I've added skills to the built-in one, after unlocking it, but, of course, those will be wiped out when the system updates. Is there a relatively painless way to do what I need?

Incidentally, this is a duplicate of the post on the Discord. Apologies if that's inappropriate. Let me know and I shall restrict myself to one venue or the other.

Thanks again :)

Morgan

[Muttley]

Add them to your own compendiums and they won't get overwritten. For maximum usability add them to your own custom module that you can then load into any Fallout world you create.

There's an example custom module with compendiums built in you can use here: https://github.com/Muttley/foundryvtt-fallout-custom-module

Obviously make sure you backup your custom compendiums regularly.

[QckSilverDragon]

I have custom skills in my custom module and they dont get added to new character sheets. If i add the skills to the core compendium, they get added.

[Muttley]

I have custom skills in my custom module and they dont get added to new character sheets. If i add the skills to the core compendium, they get added.

Only the core Skills are added automatically as of right now.

[QckSilverDragon]

Thanks for the clarification. i haven't looked into new document creation process yet.
May be worth including them as part of the source selection setting.