What does the Set Editor do?
It changes
the files which are used to generate the booster packs which are used for
sealed and drafting. Specifically the set
editor modifies the files common.txt, uncommon.txt, and rare.txt that are in
the "res" directory.
The default
files for sealed, draft, and quest (common.txt, uncommon.txt, rare.txt) include
all of the cards that are in MTG Forge.
Can you change the booster packs
that you win in the quest mode?
Yes, when
you run the set editor it asks the question "Do you want to edit quest
booster files?" select Yes. If you
select no, you will be editing the files that are used for sealed and
draft. Specifically the set editor
modifies the files common.txt, uncommon.txt, and rare.txt that are in
subdirectory "/res/quest/".
Why does the card text not show
activated abilities?
The set
editor only reads the card information from the file "cards.txt"
which doesn't include activated abilities.
Are any statistics generated?
Yes, the
set editor shows a number of statistics so you can evenly balance your card set. The idea is that you could create your own
custom set of cards. On a side note,
creating your own custom set of cards is really boring but some people might
enjoy it.
The
statistics are shown for cards that have been assigned a rarity: common,
uncommon, rare. Cards that don't have a
rarity are not included. When you view
the statistics your files are automatically saved.
Below is a
listing of the statistics for the cards which are using for sealed, draft, and
quest. This is also a breakdown of all
of the cards in MTG Forge.
Creatures Spells Total
White 267 85 352
Blue 188 81 269
Black 204 99 303
Red 244 83 327
Green 329 81 410
Artifact 67 89 156
Gold 184 35 219
Land 105
Total 1484 657 2141
Common Uncommon Rare Total
White 177 90 85 352
Blue 154 65 50 269
Black 163 74 66 303
Red 183 85 59 327
Green 211 101 98 410
Artifact 66 61 29 156
Gold 71 71 77 219
Land 19 34 52 105
Total 1044 581 516 2141
Can I use the keyboard?
Yup, you
can use the up and down keys as well as these keyboard shortcuts.
z - common
x - uncommon
c - rare
v - none
If you
press the z key and it will make the card common.
You can
also press the Control button and the "s" key at the same time,
Control + S, to save your work and view the current statistics.
How does the sorting work?
Each time
you sort you are sorting the current listing of cards. So if you sort by color and then type, it is
different than sorting by type then color.
Sorting by the card name "resets" everything.
What is the order of "sort by
color"?
WUBRG,
multi-colored, land, artifacts
What is the order of "sort by
type"?
Planeswalker
Artifact
Creature
Artifact
Creature
Instant
Land
Sorcery
Enchantment
Why is Master of Etherium
and Sarcomite Myr sorted
incorrectly?
Because they
are blue and yet they are artifacts, usually artifacts are colorless. Basically it is just an error.