2011-12-23 - version 0.3.12 - Unity

This update adds the new cards from "Unity", along with the latest errata and VPs. Merry Christmas, and happy release day!

2011-08-05 - version 0.3.11 - Tacking Into the Wind

This update adds the new cards from "Tacking Into the Wind", along with the latest errata and VPs. Happy release day!

2011-05-22 - version 0.3.10 - Surprise Party

This update just adds the new card "Surprise Party", along with the latest errata.

2011-02-04 - version 0.3.9 - Extreme Measures

This update adds the cards from Extreme Measures, along with several VPs and the latest Errata. Happy release day!

Considering the amount of new cards that look at a dilemma's requirements, i've chosen to go over the database, and give the dilemma filter knowledge about the dilemmas' requirements. This, incidentally, once more confirms that legacy is a bad card - only 184 out of 383 dilemmas have a skill printed in their requirements. That's about 48%. If you play that ratio in your dilemma pile, a balanced legacy pile will stop you on average 7 times per mission.

And last, but not least, the high-resolution printing feature has been redesigned. Previously, i tried to make it print the cards right from the corresponding pdf files. Unfortunately, that idea has turned out to have numerous flaws. First, the high-resolution rendering of the pdf pages in java is extremely time- and memory consuming. I was only able to work with the medium resolution files because rendering the high resolution ones would surpass any reasonable memory limits on the first page. This became a serious issue when the cc stopped providing mid-resolution pdfs over a year ago (high resolution printing hasn't been available for any newer cards since then). Second, the only pdf rendering library with a compatible interface and a decent performance had some quirks on 64 bit JREs, which forced me to turn off this feature completely on those platforms. Finally, one of the desired outcomes of this design, minimizing my work in preparing the cards for printing, wasn't really achieved, because the location of the cards varies slightly between pages, so i had to scan those pdfs anyway, and provide a list with precise coordinates for each card.

The new version of this feature is considerably simpler, although, i'm afraid, a bit more costly in terms of space (and download volume). I've scrapped the pdf rendering entirely, and added a third resolution of image files... really high resoultion jpegs, which i'm extracting and preparing from the high-resolution pdfs myself. With the help of several script-fu macros in the free graphics suite GIMP, this was considerably less work than i thought, and should result in a clean and simple printing experience for everybody. Please note, that this means this one time the update archive will be considerably bigger.

Have fun, and thanks for using my little piece of software!

about st:ccg virtual folder

st:ccg virtual folder is an offline deckbuilding tool for st:ccg 2nd edition. it has been inspired by tools like DeckPADD and the online deck builder on trekcc.org. you can browse a comprehensive database of all st:ccg 2e cards, search and filter by numerous criteria, assemble and manage deck lists. but st:ccg virtual folder tries to be more than these tools. the name virtual folder hasn't been chosen for naught. as a passionate collector, i was never satisfied with using these tools and not actually seeing the cards. virtual folder changes that. the main card display resembles a 3x3 ccg folder view, where the cards are displayed in a small (unreadable, but recognizable) resolution. one click on a card, and you get a perfectly readable high-resolution image opened next to it.

st:ccg virtual folder is developed by me, in my spare time, and provided free of charge. this means, of course, that any major updates will be erratic. i'll try to make sure the database and card images are updated whenever a new virtual expansion is released, but anything beyond that, will be done... when it's done. i'm open to suggestions, feature requests, and especially bug reports (this is a beta version, after all), but whether and when any development will be done is up to me and up to me only.

features

currently implemented:

planned features:

download

the current version is 0.3.12. this is the full version including all images, with a filesize of about 350MB. if you've already got version 0.3.9 (or newer), you'll just need to get the update, which is a lot smaller, and contains only files that have been changed or added since then. for further download options, have a look at the download page.

installation

just unpack the downloaded archive into a directory of your choice. running st:ccg virtual folder requires a java virtual machine (version 6 or higher). i recommend the latest version from available from java.sun.com. to run the program, just start "folder.bat" (on windows) or "folder.sh" (on unix-based systems). these scripts don't do much, they actually just set java's memory limit to 768MB before running folder.jar. on most java installations, the default memory limit is 128MB, which is way below virtual folder's requirements.

if the "folder.bat" or "folder.sh" doesn't start anything, try opening a command line window and starting it from there, to get a detailed look at the error messages. most probably your system can't find the java executable. in that case, you'll need to add the "bin" folder of your java installation to your "PATH" environment variable. the exact way of doing this is system dependent, but you should have no troubles googling a guide.

contact

E-Mail the author.

copyright notice

The Star Trek CCG was published by Decipher Inc. and is based on the Star Trek series and films produced by Paramout Pictures and copyrighted by CBS. All copyrights and trademarks remain the property of their respective holders. Neither Decipher nor Paramount or CBS has endorsed this program.

This program is © 2011 Stefan Slaby and is provided free of charge for personal use and unmodified re-distribution, but comes without any warranties.