Chummer Character Importer

[rose rose]

I'm working on the new documentation wiki, and just grabbed the old instructions for the Character Importer.

There are a few things that immediately jump out at me. Some will need adjustments in the wiki, some will need adjustments inside Foundry.

http://sr5-foundryvtt.privateworks.com/index.php/Chummer_Character_Importer

First off... the notation in the Foundry UI that the character needs to be in career mode hasn't been true for a while. I'm actually the one that requested import-in-create. 🙂

As far as language goes, the wiki instructions say it has to be set in Chummer's settings. However, there's also an option in the export window to set the language. Would setting it there be sufficient?

What's the current state of "What Is Imported" and "What Is Not Imported"?

@pallid stirrup, @pearl marlin, and anybody else who stumbles in.

Also... I'd like to see the title of the window and the heading within it changed to "Chummer Character Importer" to disambiguate it from the "Chummer XML Importer". I'll add that to the GitHub issue I'll write up once we figure out what the proper text in the window should be.

[pearl marlin]

That is sufficient

[pearl marlin]

In what structure do you want this information? Do you want to go trough the export json and tick things that are imported?

[rose rose]

Just a list in here is fine. Anything that wasn't imported that now is, or any notes or caveats about how things are imported.

[pearl marlin]

• as far as Chummer supports the importer is language independent
• vehicles are now imported, with gear and weapons
• initiation/submersion level is imported now
• metamagics/submersions are imported now
• ritual spells are supported as an own spell category
• skills with multiple specialisations import all specialisations
• importer deletes every item but actions (here is a discussion to modify it with the new import flags)
• radius of weapons (eg grenades) is now imported
• weapons are imported without the ammo stats => ammo is imported now, but not linked to inventory
• weapons are imported without accessory stats => accessories are imported
• critter powers are imported
• armors from other sources are imported as armors (e.g. cyberware, critter powers)
• hardened armors are flagged as such

Bugfixes are not in the list. If you are interested in them, tell me 🙂

[rose rose]

Initation Grade/Submersion Level don't actually show up anywhere in the UI as of 0.16.1, do they?

[rose rose]

So I'm clear regarding weapon ammo and weapon accessories... It imports items embedded in other items in Chummer, but they end up as independent items in Foundry (rather than embedded)?

[rose rose]

More specifically, on accessories... They're imported just without any values? Presence and page references only?

(BTW... when you get around to it, if you could use Discord's reply function to address the specific questions individually and directly, that'd be super cool and help me keep things straight.)

Regarding Armor... why is cyberware armor imported as Armor? The Cyberware item type has armor functionality built into it.

[rose rose]

You say metamagics/submersions, I assume you mean metamagics/echoes, correct?

Actually... this might be easier... Category:Item on the wiki should include every item type implemented in the system. Even if I haven't written the page on it, the article exists.

Which ones are imported as of v0.16.1? Which ones are not?

[pearl marlin]

Yes, if I remember right you also discussed in the issue where to place them

[pearl marlin]

Accessories are imported into the weapon. Ammo is imported into the weapon, but also into the gear tab. The weapon and gear ammo is not connected

[pearl marlin]

Because chummer provides all none armor clothing armors separately. This includes critter powers and cyberware