Spanner's Companion Public Beta

Submitted by Thad (He/Him) on Wed, 9/16/2015 at 3:13pm

I've recently made Orn's first foray into mobile app development with the Spanner's Companion, an Android hybrid web app that will serve as a pocket reference of game materials while you're at the game. For the initial release, I've got it pulling in the game guide, lore, and monster licenses. The app dynamically updates, so materials remain as consistent with the website as connectivity allows. There is also a favoriting feature so you can pull up frequently-referenced items quickly.

Anyone who's interested can join the public beta and try it out. The design leaves a lot to be desired and there are sure to be bugs, but hey, that's why it's in beta.

If there's enough public interest, I may try to create an iPhone release, too. Thanks to the nature of hybrid web apps, I don't actually have to change the code any. An Apple developer license is considerably more expensive, though, and they're notorious for having a much more stringent review process. If I do go forward with it, then, it won't be until after the Android version is much more polished.

I hope you guys enjoy it. Give me your feedback in the comments below.

So far I can verify the download works, and the app syncs up to the site; pulled up several monster licenses. So far so good! Thank you sir :)

Just got it!  I hope this picks up because it looks really nice so far!

Bug #1: Link on home page is garbled and does not open in an external web browser.

Bug #2: Favorites link does nothing when accessed prior to adding a favorite.

Above two bugs resolved. I also added the Ornish date to the home page and a level sort for the monster list in last night's build.

Oh genie of the interwebs. I wish for my mod to appear on this magical screen.

It'll have to wait for version 2. Version 1 will only have public information. Once I figure out the nuances of remote session management, I can pull off access to restricted content like character sheets and non-archived stories.

I went ahead and added a Taglines section to tonight's build. I also tweaked the auto-update logic so it won't try to update on every page load if there's no connection.