Forge Beta: 12-##-2012 ver 1.3.3

(Quest icons used created by Teekatas, from his Legendora set http://raindropmemory.deviantart.com)
(Thanks to the MAGE team for permission to use their targeting arrows.)
(Thanks to http://www.freesound.org/browse/ for providing some sound files.)

11### cards in total.




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On several occasions people have noticed that the forge deck editor and/or quest mode card shop would not open or display. We have also received reports that some of the tabs/panels in the deck editor are missing. Try deleting the file named "editor_preferred.xml" which is found in the "res/layouts" folder. This should force forge to then use the "editor_default.xml" file instead.

Several people have noticed that the cards displayed on the battlefield will fail to be displayed when the number of cards on the battlefield increases. Maximizing the human panel can help to re-display the cards.

Some time was spent turning the static ETB triggers into the proper ETB replacement effects they should be, mainly to interact correctly with eachother. This work is not yet finished. As a result there is currently some inconsistencies with "Enters the battlefield with counters" (Not incredibly noticeable).

It seems like the front face of double faced cards aren't triggering properly, but the back face and single faced cards are.

A recent contribution to the code base should fix some of the bugs that people noticed with cloning type abilities. At this time there are two remaining issues that we hope will be addressed in the near future.

1. Leave play triggers don't work correct for clones.
2. Copies of cards that setup Zone Change triggers via addComesIntoPlayCommand and addLeavesPlayCommand will not function correctly.

We are now using a different system for our snapshot and beta releases. Unfortunately, this new system builds a jar file which does not accurately display the SVN revision number.

Forge is likely to be compatible with Java 7 at this time. Some people have used forge with Java 7 and have not reported any problems that are related to Java 7. If you would like to upgrade to Java 7 and have held off because of Forge then you may upgrade as we do not think that it will cause an incompatibility type of problem at this time. We will continue to try to maintain compatibility with Java 6 for the foreseeable future.

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Fixes/Features:

- Fixed Korozda Monitor.
- Simplified sacrificeHuman.
- Removed CardFactoryEquipment.
- Cleanup.
- CheckStyle.
- Cleanup and FindBugs fixes.
- Added [avatar] decksection (for deck-default vanguard avatars)
- Little text fix for preventNextDamage.
- More text fixes.
- Fixing a poorly scripted Warden of the Wall
- Bludgeoned MigLayout into adding a CardDetailPanel to Vanguard home screen. Please tell me/tweak it if it looks horrible on resolutions beyond 1280x1024
- The AI will now react to Nether Void.
- Fixed Coalition Relic.
- Fixed Explore and Summer Bloom.
- Added a possibility to couple sacrifice costs with other costs (currently by sacrificing, pun semi-intended, the input-based sacrifice interface and replacing it with a menu-based selection one).
- Cleared out the changes.txt file, now ready for new material.
- Added the recent commit logs to changes.txt. Preparing for the snapshot build release.


Many people helped with this version. A special thank you goes out to them. (Attempted to list names alphabetically):




Added the following Vanguard Avatars:

Flametongue Kavu Avatar


Added the following cards:

Catalyst Stone
Opal-Eye, Konda's Yojimbo
Read the Runes
Sirocco
Spelltithe Enforcer
AEther Rift
Kindle the Carnage
Pack Hunt
Leviathan
Exalted Dragon
Reclamation
Flooded Woodlands


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