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.