OGRe 5.2 roll out – OGRe onsite!
This is probably a stupid move but I can’t wait until January to do this. MACE 2015 is a great way to test it and if it doesn’t work, you can always go to gaming registration. I had this idea and figured out a simple way to design it into OGRe. I have tested it over and over again and from what I can tell, it works. So without further ado….
Shortly, OGRe 5.2 will be rolled out and represents a major change in the way I do things. Gone are the days when I close OGRe to do my printing. Gone are the days where you HAVE to go to gaming registration to register for games onsite. Now you can register for games onsite through OGRe, if you brought you laptop, tablet or even phone (although it is a bit much to do on the phone.)
What this means is that if you have an activated OGRe account, you can register for games onsite.
What if you don’t have an OGRe account or it is not activated? Then come to gaming registration, and we can set you up. Either make your account there, and we can activate the account or register for one game, and it will be created and activated.
If you don’t have a online access to OGRe, that is perfectly fine, just come to gaming registration and sign up the old fashioned way.
So you will suddenly see OGRe registration open again, which means you can register for games any time between now and the end of the con.
Just a thought…you could open source it and put it up on GIT hub. Guys like me could add features or fix bugs.
You take the forks you like… Leave the rest..
Can this be used by event organizers in the same way as Warhorn?
Appreciate your interest in OGRe.
At this time, I am not really prepared to release it as open source or upload it to Git hub. The original design, especially on the database side is… let’s just say, not traditional… because I never envisioned it growing into what it is now. I also never imagined myself running gaming for multiple cons for over 15 years. There is zero documentation and it would take too long to explain each nuance and specialty field. It’s just not practical with my daily life schedule.
As for farming it out to other events, I have design plans for OGRe all the way to version 7.0. By that version, it should be ready to be used by other cons. However, the timetable to that version is not certain as I can only code so much in my free time.