Arrow to the Build v2.0.0 - The Build Comes Alive

Arrow to the Build 2.0.0 is the major release that turns ATTB from a character progression checklist into a full Character Tracker + Build Editor for The Elder Scrolls Online.

The goal is still the same: a build guide should tell you more than what an endgame character looks like. ATTB follows the character you actually have, shows what matters next, and keeps the future target understandable from Level 1 through CP160 and beyond.

Version 2.0 adds a second half to that idea: ATTB can now observe your real ESO character locally, compare CURRENT state with the TARGET build, and even use that state as the starting point for a new editable build.

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What is new in 2.0

Two complete workspaces

ATTB now has two remembered workspaces:

Character Tracker - follow a real character through levels, skills, passives, equipment, action bars, Champion Points, consumables, and build-specific guidance.
Build Editor - create, import, fork, validate, revise, compare, and export complete Schema 4 builds without hand-editing JSON unless you want to.

The Build Editor includes guided creation, advanced editing, recovery drafts, autosave, undo/redo, immutable saved revisions, revision comparison, loadouts and variants, Build Notes, validation, quality suggestions, and automatic human-readable JSON mirrors for saved user builds.

Bundled builds remain read-only. Editing one creates a user-owned fork rather than silently modifying the shipped source.

ESO Companion Addon 1.0.0

The desktop release bundles the stable Arrow to the Build ESO Companion Addon 1.0.0.

It is split into two silent components:

ArrowToTheBuild - the durable, fuller multi-character archive.
ArrowToTheBuildBridge - a deliberately compact current-character bridge with a 32 KiB internal budget.

The addon can export locally observed character information including:

account/server/stable character identity
class, race, alliance, level, attributes, and available points
skill-line ranks
purchased abilities, morphs, ultimates, and passive ranks
front and back action bars
equipped armor, jewelry, weapons, traits, enchants, and set information
Champion Point totals, purchased stars, and slotted stars

The desktop app can install or repair both components automatically and watches both SavedVariables sources.

No account, cloud service, network communication, combat automation, or gameplay modification is involved. The addon exports data; ATTB decides how to display it.

Addon source and technical documentation:

https://github.com/DeadxxSmile/Arrow-to-the-Build-ESO-Addon

CURRENT reality stays separate from TARGET planning

ESO synchronization never gets to silently rewrite the build you chose.

ATTB keeps three concepts separate:

the latest observed ESO state;
optional per-field local overrides;
the authored target build and its future recommendations.

That means a gear swap in ESO can update Currently Equipped without replacing the final gear roadmap. A changed action bar can update the observed bar without rewriting the authored rotation. A new skill purchase can mark current progress without inventing where it belonged historically.

Newly discovered ESO characters are also never silently added or merged. ATTB asks first.

Create Build from Character

A synchronized character can become the starting point for a new editable Schema 4 build.

ATTB imports the CURRENT state it can prove-identity, attributes, owned skills/passives/morphs, action bars, equipment, and Champion data-without inventing future recommendations or fabricated leveling history.

Before the draft is created, you choose its permanent identity and planning direction.

Adapt Build to Character

An existing build can also be adapted around a synchronized character.

ATTB preserves the original TARGET plan while overlaying current ownership and equipment. Bundled builds fork automatically. Imported progress is labeled truthfully as Owned at Import, Catch Up, or Future rather than pretending ATTB knows when an older purchase happened.

The Mighty Seven - audited for Update 50

2.0 ships one flexible pure-class PvE progression baseline for every ESO class:

Stamina Arcanist
Magicka Dragonknight
Stamina Necromancer
Stamina Nightblade
Magicka Sorcerer
Magicka Templar
Magicka Warden

Before release, all seven were manually re-audited as ESO builds, not merely valid JSON. The pass reviewed current mainstream Update 50 buildcraft and corrected passive priorities, weapon bars, Scribing recipes, Champion Points, gear-stage set counts, consumables, source metadata, and practical solo/group alternatives.

They remain baseline progression builds, not claims that one loadout is best for every trial, dungeon, arena, PvP campaign, or group composition. ATTB deliberately leaves room for crafting and personal progression instead of spending every available Skill Point merely because a passive exists.

Character Tracker highlights

character level, race, alliance, attributes, and separate Craft/Warfare/Fitness CP totals
complete ESO skill-line catalog with ranks, abilities, morphs, ultimates, and multi-rank passives
dynamic next-purchase guidance driven by prerequisites and actual progression
build-related versus personal Skill Point accounting
observed and authored action bars with skill icons
structured rotations and priority systems
leveling, starter, intermediate, and final gear stages
piece-by-piece equipment completion and currently equipped ESO gear
Champion Point paths, branches, investments, and final slottable bars
consumables, warnings, tips, alternatives, and Build Notes
character backup import/export
per-field synchronized-data overrides with restoration to the latest live value

Build Editor highlights

Build Library for bundled, imported, and user-owned builds
guided build creation
editable Schema 4 Overview and Build Notes
Character Setup and Class Configuration
pure-class and subclass-aware authoring support
skills, passives, morphs, Scribing, and ordered progression authoring
phase hotbars and rotations
equipment stages and acquisition information
Champion Point planning
loadouts and variants
recovery drafts and autosave
undo/redo
validation, warnings, suggestions, preview, and Review & Save
immutable revisions and revision comparison
automatic readable JSON mirrors for permanently saved user builds

Schema 4

Schema 4 is the stable public build format used by bundled, imported, manually authored, and visually authored builds.

Valid Schema 3 imports are normalized to Schema 4. Schema 1 and 2 were pre-release formats and are intentionally unsupported.

The repository and app include a Quick Start, full visual-editor guide, manual JSON guide, format reference, skill/catalog reference, validation guide, game-system coverage audit, patch-maintenance guide, and blank importable template.

SavedVariables timing: important

ESO controls when addon SavedVariables are serialized to the physical Lua files on disk.

The ATTB addon can update its in-memory snapshot immediately, and the small bridge can request a best-effort priority save, but the addon cannot force ESO to write to disk immediately. Heavy addon load can also affect when a save opportunity completes.

Natural refresh opportunities include:

loading screens
logout
exiting ESO
other client save opportunities

When you want a reliable user-controlled refresh right now, run:

/reloadui

ATTB intentionally does not promise an instant or fixed-minute synchronization cadence.

Release hardening

The final 2.0.0 dependency pass upgrades react-router-dom from 6.30.4 to 7.18.2 using an npm-generated lockfile, clearing the React Router advisory tracked during the release freeze. The retired v6 future flags were removed because their behaviors are native defaults in React Router v7.

The final release candidate must still pass the complete Windows-native SQLite suite, production renderer build, all-route boot smoke test, installer build, and installed-app upgrade smoke test before publication.

Installation

Download and run:

ATTB-Setup-2.0.0.exe

ATTB is currently an unsigned Windows application. Windows may display Unknown Publisher, Microsoft Defender SmartScreen, or Smart App Control warnings. Review the source and only bypass warnings for files you trust.

You can also build the installer directly from source with:

BUILD-ATTB.bat

The script installs the locked npm dependencies, refreshes available skill icons, runs the complete test suite through Electron's embedded Node runtime, builds the renderer, and creates the NSIS installer.

Upgrading

Installing 2.0.0 over an existing ATTB installation preserves the local application data directory and runs required SQLite migrations on startup.

The final release was designed to preserve:

characters and selected builds
character progression and notes
user builds
recovery drafts and immutable revisions
settings
addon snapshots and character links
synchronized-data overrides
configured user-build JSON paths

Exporting a character backup before a major upgrade is still sensible.

If an older ATTB addon is already installed, use Settings → General Settings → Install / Repair Addon to replace both addon components with the bundled 1.0.0 release.

Local data and privacy

ATTB is offline-first.

No ATTB account is required.
No telemetry or analytics are included.
Character data is stored locally in SQLite.
The ESO addon writes only normal local SavedVariables.
The addon does not communicate with the network.
ATTB parses SavedVariables as restricted data and never executes the Lua file.
Remote build images are disabled by default and restricted when enabled.

Thanks

2.0 grew substantially beyond the original progression tracker. Real ESO testing, repeated clean installs, deliberately broken fixtures, buildcraft reviews, and a frankly unreasonable number of screenshots helped turn it into something much closer to the tool the project originally wanted to be.

If you find a reproducible problem, please open an issue with the ATTB version, Windows version, exact reproduction steps, and the first relevant error message. Do not post private character backups, authentication data, or unredacted personal paths.

Disclaimer

Arrow to the Build is an unofficial community project. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by ZeniMax Media, Bethesda Softworks, or The Elder Scrolls Online. All game names, marks, artwork, and skill icons belong to their respective owners.

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