Changes between Version 12 and Version 13 of Comparisons


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  • Comparisons

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    44The following tables compares various army creation applications against WarFoundry across a number of features. The features are grouped in categories for easy viewing. The main comparisons are currently between WarFoundry, Army Builder (from Lone Wolf Development) and Rollcall (from a few different individuals, including IBBoard).
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     6== Key ==
     7 * [[Image(//yes.png)]] Yes - supported or allowed
     8 * [[Image(//maybe.png)]] Maybe - could be supported or allowed, but isn't completed or currently used
     9 * [[Image(//no.png)]] No - not supported or allowed
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    611== General ==
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    1015|| '''Free to redistribute/modify''' ([http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/free_as_in_speech Free as in Speech]) || [[Image(//yes.png)]] || [[Image(//no.png)]] || [[Image(//no.png)]] || WarFoundry is licensed under the GNU Affero GPL. RollCall has a custom license and no available source code. Army Builder is a proprietary app with custom licensing ||
    1116|| '''Free updates for all users''' || [[Image(//yes.png)]] || [[Image(//yes.png)]] || [[Image(//no.png)]] || Army Builder updates are only available to people with an active paid subscription ||
    12 || '''Runs on Windows''' || [[Image(//yes.png)]] || [[Image(//yes.png)]] || [[Image(//yes.png)]] ||
     17|| '''Runs on Windows''' || [[Image(//yes.png)]] || [[Image(//yes.png)]] || [[Image(//yes.png)]] ||||
    1318|| '''Has a native Windows look''' || [[Image(//yes.png)]] || [[Image(//yes.png)]] || [[Image(//no.png)]] || ||
    14 || '''Runs on Linux''' || [[Image(//yes.png)]] || [[Image(//no.png)]] || [[Image(//no.png)]] || Army Builder and RollCall may work through the [http://winehq.org Wine] Windows compatibility layer, but WarFoundry just needs Mono to run the WinForms build ||
     19|| '''Runs on Linux''' || [[Image(//yes.png)]] || [[Image(//no.png)]] || [[Image(//no.png)]] || Army Builder and RollCall may work through the [http://winehq.org Wine] Windows compatibility layer, but WarFoundry just needs [http://www.mono-project.com/ Mono] to run the WinForms build ||
    1520|| '''Has native Linux build''' || [[Image(//yes.png)]] || [[Image(//no.png)]] || [[Image(//no.png)]] || WarFoundryGTK and WarFoundryQt are both under development ||
    16 || '''Runs on Mac OS X''' || [[Image(//yes.png)]] || [[Image(//no.png)]] || [[Image(//no.png)]] || Same as for the Linux version ||
     21|| '''Runs on Mac OS X''' || [[Image(//yes.png)]] || [[Image(//no.png)]] || [[Image(//no.png)]] || See notes on Linux versions ||
    1722|| '''Has native Mac OS X build''' || [[Image(//maybe.png)]] || [[Image(//no.png)]] || [[Image(//no.png)]] || WarFoundry on OS X is possible and [http://forums.hiveworldterra.co.uk/viewtopic.php?p=7355#p7355 design suggestions] have been made, but no current developers have access to a suitable Mac ||
    18 || '''Compatible with other platforms''' || [[Image(//yes.png)]] || [[Image(//no.png)]] || [[Image(//no.png)]] || WarFoundry can run on any of [http://www.mono-project.com/Supported_Platforms Mono's supported platforms] without modification ||
     23|| '''Compatible with other hardware and OS platforms''' || [[Image(//yes.png)]] || [[Image(//no.png)]] || [[Image(//no.png)]] || WarFoundry can run on any of [http://www.mono-project.com/Supported_Platforms Mono's supported platforms] without modification ||
    1924|| '''Has a smart-phone UI''' || [[Image(//maybe.png)]] || [[Image(//no.png)]] || [[Image(//no.png)]] || WarFoundry on iPhone and Android should be possible using [http://monotouch.net/ MonoTouch] and [http://monodroid.net/ MonoDroid] respectively ||
    2025|| '''Supports multiple game systems''' || [[Image(//yes.png)]] || [[Image(//no.png)]] || [[Image(//yes.png)]] || Rollcall supported 'Warhammer-esque' games but never properly supported game systems ||
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    3540|| '''Files are backward compatible''' || [[Image(//yes.png)]] || [[Image(//no.png)]] || [[Image(//no.png)]] || ticket:152 has implemented backwards compatibility, so newer WarFoundry files will work in older versions of the app but without the new functionality. RollCall and Army Builder both require specific versions of the application for some files. ||
    3641|| '''Files are forward compatible''' || [[Image(//yes.png)]] || [[Image(//yes.png)]] || [[Image(//maybe.png)]] || Changes between versions should be designed and handled such that old files work with new versions. Old RollCall files worked with newer versions of the app. Army Builder has some forward compatibility but files for v2 don't work with v3. ||
    37 || '''Openly document file format''' || [[Image(//yes.png)]] || [[Image(//no.png)]] || [[Image(//maybe.png)]] || Some bits of documentation exist for Army Builder files, but WarFoundry files are fully defined and documented in public [[wiki:Development/FileFormatsExplained 1]], [[browser:IBBoard.WarFoundry.API/trunk/dtds 2]] ||
     42|| '''Openly document file format''' || [[Image(//yes.png)]] || [[Image(//no.png)]] || [[Image(//maybe.png)]] || Some bits of documentation exist for Army Builder files, but WarFoundry files are fully defined and documented in public ([wiki:Development/FileFormatsExplained 1]), ([browser:IBBoard.WarFoundry.API/trunk/dtds 2]) ||
    3843|| '''Supports multiple game systems''' || [[Image(//yes.png)]] || [[Image(//no.png)]] || [[Image(//yes.png)]] || Rollcall supported 'Warhammer-esque' games but never properly supported game systems ||
    3944|| '''Supports rulesets''' || [[Image(//maybe.png)]] || [[Image(//no.png)]] || [[Image(//yes.png)]] || Planned for WarFoundry under ticket:104 ||