Cyberpunk 2020 Character Generator
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Introduction Character Generation Improving Characters
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"Main" Sheet "Skills" Sheet "Lifepath" Sheet "Cyberware" Sheet "Weapons" Sheet "Equipment" Sheet "Armour" Sheet "MiniCharacter- Sheet" Sheet
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The Toolbar Character Database Starting a New Character Saving a Character Loading a Saved Character Deleting a Saved Character Importing a Character from another database Creating a New Database Setting the Database Adding Reference Data Language Support Setting Up Version History
# Starting a New Character There are four points where a New Character can be started: On the Character Generation form. The "New" button in the Character Database section on the "Main" sheet. Via the Character Database form. Click "View Database" on the "Main" sheet. Then click "New" on the form which appears. The first button on the Toolbar. This will clear the previous character completely, leaving a blank sheet. # Saving a Character There are many different ways to save your character. Choose between: Update Character. This option will only work if you have previously saved your character to the database or read in one. Use this button if you want to save changes to the character Add Character. Clicking this button will add the current character to the database, changing the record ID if neccessary SaveAs HTML. You can save the current character in HTML format Save Workbook Only. At the title suggests, the current workbook will be saved with the data already contained within the cells. The database file will be change. Alternatively you can use these functions via the Toolbar. The HTML format is fairly simple and should be compatible with most browsers. Note that similar options are available via the Standard Excel Save icon and menu, only use this method when wanting to save the workbook under another name (ie "Save As") because Excel does not update the database properly. # Loading a Saved Character Click the "View Database" button on the "Main" sheet. Scroll between characters by using the arrow buttons on the form. When you have found the character you want, click on the "Select Character" button. If you know the record ID, you can immediately jump to it by typing it in the "Record ID" box. # Deleting a Saved Character Click the "View Database" button on the "Main" sheet. Scroll between characters by using the arrow buttons on the form. When you have found the character you want, click on the "Delete Character" button. Confirm the deletion by clicking on "Yes" in the pop-up box. Even if you have deleted the character you have just been working on, the character will only have been deleted from the database. I.E pressing "Cancel" on the database form will not remove the data currently in the cells. # Importing a Character from another database It may be that you are using a new version of the Generator, but have characters saved under the old one. Read in your old characters using the "Import" function. Click the "View Database" button on the "Main" sheet or via the "Database" menu on the Toolbar Click the "Import" button. Select the database file you wish to import. Click "Open", or "Cancel" to exit. When the next form window opens... Add a character to the list to import by selecting it in the left-hand list and clicking, ">". Remove a character from the list by selecting it in the right-hand list and clicking, "<". Add the entire database of characters to the list to import by selecting it in the left-hand list and clicking, ">>". Remove all the characters from the list by selecting it in the right-hand list and clicking, "<<". Click "Import" when you have the list of characters you want. When you click on any entry in the left-hand list, some details are explained in the section below the listboxes. If you know the record ID of an entry, you can display the details for that entry, although it will not be added to the list. Also note that the Imported character will be given a new Record ID. # Creating a New Database Follow these steps to create a new Character Database. Click on the "Setup" sheet. Click on the "Create a New Database" button. Define the name and path of the new Character Database. This should be in standard EXCEL (.xls) format. Click "Save". The new Database has been generated and linked to the Generator. # Setting the Database It is possible to change which Database is linked to the Generator at any time. Follow these steps to choose another database Select the "Setup" sheet. Click the button marked "Choose a Database". Select the database file you want(e.g., "CP2020data.xls"). Click "Open". The database file can be copied and renamed, as long as the new path and name of the database file is kept up-to-date with the "setup" form. DO NOT EDIT the database file. The Character sheet Generator will not work without a version in the correct format. See section "Character Database" on how to read characters in from a different database version.