Ronald's Bloodbowl Tool

VersionRelease dateFeatures
1.020 september 2000
  • First release of the tool.
1.11 oktober 2000
  • some bug fixes
  • included MI, DT and RE cards drawing and playing
  • allowed players to be dragged
1.1
not renumbered
2 oktober 2000
  • made loading of a game a LOT faster by disabling window updates while playing to end of file
1.28 oktober 2000
  • one bug fixed: handing the ball from one player to another didn't work correctly in playback
  • added pbembb.ini where user can set default values for ViewLogOn, AutoSaveOnTurnClick, ShowSPPatPlayerDetails, GrabBagAllowed and DirtyPlayer
  • added AutoSave, which (if set in pbembb.ini) saves to autosave.bbm every time a turn marker is clicked
  • added 2 more counters for Casualties scored, next to the Score counters
  • player details are shown as the mouse is moved over the player, it's not necessary to click the player anymore
  • player details include total SPP scored for that player (if set in pbembb.ini)
  • added Grab Bag to the card drawing procedure (if set in pbembb.ini)
  • the ball can now be dragged too. If you drop the ball on a player, or drop a player on the ball, that player gets the ball automatically.
1.2a10 oktober 2000
  • Solved problem when loading teams from html files with lots of html-tags
1.315 oktober 2000
  • Added BackGroundColor, RedTeamTextColor, BlueTeamTextColor to pbembb.ini so user can specify his own colors
  • Because it didn't work properly, the 'Play' button is removed
  • Corrected a minor error that appeared when entering a password for the cards
  • Now the team name and the player's names are shown in the log (Dirty Ratz #4 (Ratski) instead of Red4)
  • Added 'Red says:', 'Blue says:' before the comment field to identify the player giving the comment
  • Added a check to see if the program is already running (running 2 instances of the program resulted in errors)
  • Added status to the roster. Also a player who is out is shown in light gray
  • Added counter for Leader reroll
  • Added 'Start Half' button on the toolbar. Resets all turns and reroll counters (including Leader). Clicking on 'Turn' doesn't work anymore
  • Added the Notes window and entering notes with '!'
  • Added Apothecary and Wizard counters
  • Added automatic text and block dice roll for a block action (drag and drop a player on a nearby player)
  • Added automatic text and foul roll window pop-up for a foul action (drag and drop a player on a nearby prone/stunned player)
  • Added FoulAssists to pbembb.ini
1.423 oktober 2000
  • Bug with blocking and fouling corrected
  • Bug with log corrected (memo-field replaced by listbox)
  • Added double-clicking in log as 'Go to entry'
  • Made game faster by not redrawing log while playing a turn or playing to end
  • Reorganized menu
  • New logo for cards button
  • Added BBFullScreen, BBTop, BBLeft, BBWidth to pbembb.ini so user can specify start positioning of the window
  • Added automatic change of 'Red says:', 'Blue says:' at click on turn marker
  • Added showing of passing ranges at right-click on field or player
  • Added recognition of Blitz when dropping player on other player (block action)
  • Added use of Horns at Blitz action
  • Added new Special Action: Prepare for Kickoff (with automatic rolls for KO'd players)
  • Added automatic rolls for Ally at Start of Half
  • Added extra information when player is Seriously Injured (MNG, Nig, -1 MA, etc)
  • Added change of color in Roster window when player gets a SPP-roll
1.4a26 oktober 2000
  • Bug that re-generates the same numbers as before corrected
  • Added the use of Dauntless at Block action
1.528 january 2001
  • Added a new ini-file: bbtables.ini with different Handicap tables and Match Winnings tables
  • Added HandicapTable and MatchWinningsTable to pbembb.ini to indicate which table in bbtables.ini to use
  • Added WonMatchModifier and TiedMatchModifier to pbembb.ini to calculate Match Winnings
  • Corrected a bug that appeared when clicking 'Cancel' while Loading or Saving a game
  • Implemented the Jump Up skill: a player with Jump Up is NOT turned to a smaller font when standing up
  • Added buttons for working out Handicap and Match Winnings
  • Re-designed the menus and toolbar. Added a new separate window for the log-buttons
  • Hidden cards that have been played are shown instead of still being hidden
1.68 april 2001
  • The bbm file is encrypted now!
  • A Dodge roll window is implemented
  • Added PlayButtonDelay in pbembb.ini to set the Play button speed
  • Added menu-options for working out the gate at a final or semi-final
  • The Serious Injury is shown in the pop-up for the seriously injured player
  • Added the Stats Change window to change player stats on-the-fly
  • Added a player menu option to lose/regain the player's tackle zone
  • Added a throw-in window
  • Added an option to FoulAssists in pbembb.ini to reflect PBEMBBL-rules
  • Added a checkbox at armour, injury and foul rolls to reflect the +1 injury modifier for Goblins and Halflings
  • Added the bbcards.ini file for user-defined cards. Added UseBBCARDS.INI to pbembb.ini
  • Added 4thEditionMightyBlow in pbembb.ini to work out Mighty Blow as in 4th edition rules
  • Added the 'Add Card' menu option to add a card instead of redrawing them all
  • Added a variable field background. Added FieldImage to pbembb.ini
  • Added IGMEOY-markers
  • This time really corrected the bug that appeared when clicking 'Cancel' while Loading or Saving a game
  • Corrected the 'Decode cards for Blue' menu option
  • Corrected a bug when turning a player with 'Jump Up' from stunned to prone
  • Corrected a bug that made Ally rolls for players with the Really Stupid skill (reALLY stupid...)
  • Corrected a bug that made cards visible after starting a new game
  • New dice are supplied by Steve Meinel. Great work, mate!
1.6a21 april 2001
  • Fixed a small error that caused problem when re-loading a file
  • Fixed the error that fouls and injuries with modifier of +10 where interpreted as +1 (lost the second digit)
  • Fixed the 'Go to...' menu option
  • Fixed the error that the dodge window didn't recognize opponent's Prehensile Tail automatically
1.6b5 may 2001
  • Fixed a MAJOR bug that erased part of the bbm file
1.6c19 may 2001
  • Fixed a bug that made drawing extra cards (using 'Add Card') work incorrectly

Thanks to everybody who sent in bug reports and ideas for improvements.

Ronald Lokers