MEAMP Builder

Thank you so much!
I really look forward to this and donated a few dollars (SAINT) for your efforts.

It's mostly optimized for 1920*1080, but I do need to make some concessions for mobile too. Hence the design in columns of 300-350px.

In 1920*1080, you should see your character stats, all your skills and all your weapons without having to scroll. Equipment, Boosters and other things will be on a new row which will require scrolling, but the important part of the build should not require scrolling.

Right now, I'm just listing the effects as is so it tends to force scrolling a bit. Eventually, I plan to combine them and apply them to the appropriate values so it won't need any scrolling in the majority of cases.

I also support 2K and 4K which means those won't need as much scrolling either.

Kalence and Naridia were great builders but had also their problems. A lot of information was locked away by tooltips so you had to go all over the place to see the values. They also didn't respond well to smaller screens, mobile being absolutely impossible. Big screens were completely wasted too...

Yes, some things looks a bit bigger than they should in my builder, but they also allow to remove all the problems from Kalence and Naridia builders. I always keep in mind I have a screen real estate to manage and I need to display as much info as possible in the less amount of space. I don't want to overload the screen either so it's a big challenge and at some points you have to make compromises.

Thanks for the feedback, I always keep those things in mind when I design new features or improve existing ones.

Just updated the data with the generous contribution from the MP database from leafspring.

You'll find the new info for the Salarian Architect and it's skills.

I'm also currently starting a Tips feature where I'll give tips for characters, skills and weapons. I'll include builds to load in the builder dynamically too. Whenever I know about a bug, I'll include it there too.

Just updated the builder with patch 1.06.

I'm aware of some problems with the server, I'm currently trying to find the source. For the time being, operations that requires the database won't work. We're talking logins and donations so it doesn't affect the MP builder per se.

I'm nearing the release of the Tips feature, patch 1.06 made significant changes so I have to make the adjustments before launching it. More on that later, it will require the server problems to be solved first.

Server problems have been resolved. The site should be much faster now.

Thanks to everyone who helped me with the tests!

This looks really good so far, I appreciate what you're doing. I think that being able to calculate stats such as shields, power damage, recharge times, etc is what made the Kalence builder useful, and it's needed now more than ever since this stuff isn't even calculated in the game properly.

***Important Announcement***

Tips feature has just been released.

This is a limited exclusivity feature, meaning only members who donated will have access to it. In time, it will become free to other users.

Tips include:

• Builds and strategies (in coming weeks)
  
• Analysis on skills and skill evolutions. Characters are coming soon and more to come in the future...
• Known mechanics, quirks, etc.
• Known bugs
  

Why the exclusivity?

First, the server cost something to keep online. The goal is to keep the builder and the future projects alive and kicking for a long time. Granted, there are ads on the site, but ad blockers simply make them mostly irrelevant. As long as ads can't cover the costs, the donations will be relied upon.

Second, there was a lot of work involved in this. Think upward 150 hours before release, more to come later... It's one thing to make the builder available to everyone, it's another to package all the tips and experience from the community in a visual and comprehensive way.

Let's be completely honest here. You could find all that information online for free in forums, YouTube, wikis and social networks. It's nothing "new", it's simply a nice package with all the information you need without requiring you to go find it yourself.

If you think having a visual and comprehensive resume of all the community's experience is worth 1 Expert pack, yeah it's not even a Premium pack, then you should be happy with this offering.

If you don't, the feature isn't for you and there was no harm done.


Donations

Be sure to read how donations works

If you decide to donate, it will count toward future projects too. We can't promise anything, but we are planning to extend the builder features to other games, notably the next Dragon Age and the next Mass Effect.

The features will keep coming for the MEA MP Builder too. It's been slower than anticipated since the site was built from the ground up. Also, there's only 24 hours in a day...


Conclusion

There will be no technical support this weekend (May 20th and 21st). Problems and questions will be answered on Monday. I just wanted to push this feature before the long weekend in Canada.

I welcome all comments and feedback, but please remain polite.

Good weekend to you all!

Well, let just say I follow you guys closely with the Numerical Data Tests thread. Although sometimes it's not easy to decipher all the data there 

I just hope it will help many players make decisions for their build and spread the knowledge.

Thanks for the encouragement!!

The DPS is mostly "static" for now.

I will eventually make the real calculation, but the current version is graciously provided by leafspring . He's been invaluable in helping me get the data and images from the APEX HQ mobile app.


The DPC might be in the cards, but it might be on an "extended" section (accordion type) so it doesn't too much space in the screen while folded.


As for your contributions, I consider every good question a good contribution. I mean, I have trouble to keep up with the data and the builder functions so anyone else asking the questions I'd like are real time saver to me!!!

Better to send them as PM so we don't flood the thread for this.

There's also a contact section on the site for my email: thethirdrace@outlook.com

Also, it's all written by hand on my side so I'll modify the files promptly

Edit: fixed!

Just pushed another update.

Characters can now be filtered by Race and Rarity.

"Unknown" values have been fixed.

There's now a Tips section for the MP builder itself.