I noticed today that my folders are currently being listed as 0 characters. Turn off folders and it lists them all. Are character folders broken right now?
I have also noticed that Beyond Help is manipulating the CSS and the menus are broken. This may simply be a case of the plugin breaking on my end,, but it's annoying as has happened before when my folders did not work.
Hello all, it has been a long time since my last update, a long time between every update in the last two years to be honest. Since the beginning of 2019 my focus on beyond help ended up dwindling and my free time progressively went to other projects. As of today, I made a decision that it is not fair to leave this project in an undead state.
So as all things this also has to have an end, so I am closing this chapter of the adventure. I just sent a new version of beyond help to the chrome web store, as soon it goes live it will disable all the features of it for everyone. Monsters in the tracker will still be there for reference.
I just notice that this will block access to play-by-post data in the extension, so as soon as the 0.18.0 is deployed I will publish a 0.18.1 that will still allow access yo pbp data in the extension options page. So if you have any pbp data do not worry it will not be deleted.
If for any reason you still want any feature of beyond help as is and (that may break even more at any time) it is possible to load the previous version (0.17.2) before discontinuation:
I have to say that canceling all the features seems unnecessary and a bit of overkill. Seems like announcing that you're ending support for it would be enough without taking away the features that many would like to continue to use. Having to side install it is a bummer, as I use it on 3 different computers.
Anyway, thanks for the work you did while it was alive, it was a great extension.
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Much that once was is lost. Objects in Mirror Image are closer than they appear.
My decision to remove everything is based on the fact that dnd beyond changes over time and unknown bugs from the extension occur when those changes happen, and even the features that are ok today might not in a couple of months. The overhead that causes is just unacceptable for dnd beyond folks that I am sure to get complaints due to it.
A possibility is to publish a legacy version as a new extension, and anyone that wants it as is may install that knowing beforehand that nothing will be fixed. But even that will cause the same problem.
Thank you for all the work you've done on this over time. The character folders have absolutely been a lifesaver for my 47 characters (I sort them by GM!, and by whether they actually have use :P ), but I understand not wanting to continue - hopefully the dndbeyond team can at least take inspiration from the functions you added!
I appreciate everything you have done. You provided features well before dndbeyond got around to implementing anything similar and it helped me out personally. Thank you.
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"Where words fail, swords prevail. Where blood is spilled, my cup is filled" -Cartaphilus
"I have found the answer to the meaning of life. You ask me what the answer is? You already know what the answer to life is. You fear it more than the strike of a viper, the ravages of disease, the ire of a lover. The answer is always death. But death is a gentle mistress with a sweet embrace, and you owe her a debt of restitution. Life is not a gift, it is a loan."
What I like about Beyond Help the most is actually the addition to the DDB text editor that shortens a lot of things that could take a lot of time and I like the reference copy for every section of the compendium. These are great and they shouldn't change.
What I like about Beyond Help the most is actually the addition to the DDB text editor that shortens a lot of things that could take a lot of time and I like the reference copy for every section of the compendium. These are great and they shouldn't change.
Yeah, honestly that saves me tons of time.
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"Where words fail, swords prevail. Where blood is spilled, my cup is filled" -Cartaphilus
"I have found the answer to the meaning of life. You ask me what the answer is? You already know what the answer to life is. You fear it more than the strike of a viper, the ravages of disease, the ire of a lover. The answer is always death. But death is a gentle mistress with a sweet embrace, and you owe her a debt of restitution. Life is not a gift, it is a loan."
Just made a small donation. I love this tool and use it all the time, thanks for the work you've put into it.
Much that once was is lost.
Objects in Mirror Image are closer than they appear.
Thank you very much! Never said this here, but thank you all, in special for the donators and patrons on patreon!
And I cast Heroism on the community.
I noticed today that my folders are currently being listed as 0 characters. Turn off folders and it lists them all. Are character folders broken right now?
I have also noticed that Beyond Help is manipulating the CSS and the menus are broken. This may simply be a case of the plugin breaking on my end,, but it's annoying as has happened before when my folders did not work.
With Beyond Help
Without Beyond Help
Hello all, it has been a long time since my last update, a long time between every update in the last two years to be honest. Since the beginning of 2019 my focus on beyond help ended up dwindling and my free time progressively went to other projects. As of today, I made a decision that it is not fair to leave this project in an undead state.
So as all things this also has to have an end, so I am closing this chapter of the adventure. I just sent a new version of beyond help to the chrome web store, as soon it goes live it will disable all the features of it for everyone. Monsters in the tracker will still be there for reference.
I just notice that this will block access to play-by-post data in the extension, so as soon as the 0.18.0 is deployed I will publish a 0.18.1 that will still allow access yo pbp data in the extension options page. So if you have any pbp data do not worry it will not be deleted.
If for any reason you still want any feature of beyond help as is and (that may break even more at any time) it is possible to load the previous version (0.17.2) before discontinuation:
Thank you all, it was a good journey.
And I cast Heroism on the community.
I have to say that canceling all the features seems unnecessary and a bit of overkill. Seems like announcing that you're ending support for it would be enough without taking away the features that many would like to continue to use. Having to side install it is a bummer, as I use it on 3 different computers.
Anyway, thanks for the work you did while it was alive, it was a great extension.
Much that once was is lost.
Objects in Mirror Image are closer than they appear.
Your points are fair enough.
My decision to remove everything is based on the fact that dnd beyond changes over time and unknown bugs from the extension occur when those changes happen, and even the features that are ok today might not in a couple of months. The overhead that causes is just unacceptable for dnd beyond folks that I am sure to get complaints due to it.
A possibility is to publish a legacy version as a new extension, and anyone that wants it as is may install that knowing beforehand that nothing will be fixed. But even that will cause the same problem.
I will think about it.
And I cast Heroism on the community.
Thank you for all the work you've done on this over time. The character folders have absolutely been a lifesaver for my 47 characters (I sort them by GM!, and by whether they actually have use :P ), but I understand not wanting to continue - hopefully the dndbeyond team can at least take inspiration from the functions you added!
I appreciate everything you have done. You provided features well before dndbeyond got around to implementing anything similar and it helped me out personally. Thank you.
"Where words fail, swords prevail. Where blood is spilled, my cup is filled" -Cartaphilus
"I have found the answer to the meaning of life. You ask me what the answer is? You already know what the answer to life is. You fear it more than the strike of a viper, the ravages of disease, the ire of a lover. The answer is always death. But death is a gentle mistress with a sweet embrace, and you owe her a debt of restitution. Life is not a gift, it is a loan."
What I like about Beyond Help the most is actually the addition to the DDB text editor that shortens a lot of things that could take a lot of time and I like the reference copy for every section of the compendium. These are great and they shouldn't change.
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Thank you for this extension. I am sad to see it go, as it has helped me so much. Thank you for still providing a way to use the old version
Yeah, honestly that saves me tons of time.
"Where words fail, swords prevail. Where blood is spilled, my cup is filled" -Cartaphilus
"I have found the answer to the meaning of life. You ask me what the answer is? You already know what the answer to life is. You fear it more than the strike of a viper, the ravages of disease, the ire of a lover. The answer is always death. But death is a gentle mistress with a sweet embrace, and you owe her a debt of restitution. Life is not a gift, it is a loan."
Hello all,
I created a legacy version of the extension as mentioned above: here
This is for those that really want to keep using it, not for the average user. So it is even better to not share it.
I also sent the 0.18.1 I mentioned to the review. Should be live in a couple of days.
Again, thank you all.
And I cast Heroism on the community.