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Ivelin Nikolaev edited this page Nov 29, 2022 · 27 revisions

MTG Studio has been around since 2003 and is still alive and kicking.

We are on the roadmap of biggest MTG Studio transformation - MTG Studio version 4.

Our aim is to transform MTG Studio into full blown multiplatform all in one software.

What is different in MTG Studio version 4.x?

Version 4 is a complete rewrite and here is how it compares:

Supported Devices

Version 3 - Windows PC/laptop Version 4 - Any PC/laptop, mobile phone, tablet, web browser capable device such as smart TV.

Installation Size

Version 3 - 49 MB, Version 4 - 15 MB Version 3 comes with a few hundred premade decks. We decided to not ship those any more since they are mostly obsolete.

Operating System

Version 3 - 32-bit, Version 4 - 64-bit Version 3 - runs only on Windows, Version 4 - runs on Windows, Linux, Mac, Android, iOS, in Firefox, Chrome, Opera and Edge

CPU/GPU

Version 3 - uses only CPU, Version 4 - runs mostly on GPU both occupying on average 6-8%

Memory Consumption

Version 3 - 273 MB, Version 4 - 480 MB

Time to Start

Version 3 - 23 seconds, Version 4 - less than half a second (measured on Dell Precision 9440 i7)

Themes

Version 3 - no support for themes, Version 4 - comes with both Day and Night themes

UX

Version 3 - uses "old school" Windows 2000 theme with menus, toolbars and grids. Version 4 - uses modern adaptive design build with Material Design.

Collection

In version 3 the collection file is stored as a local file on disk (mtgstudio.collection). In version 4 the collection is stored online and available from any device.

Card Art

Version 3 - allows you to fetch cards from various online places or use cached images on disk. Version 4 - fetches all card art images from Internet. No Validate Card Art is present.

Sneak Preview of Version 4 Unauthenticated screen: image

Navigation menu on the left working on all devices: image

New simplified collection building experience: image

Clean Look and Feel image

and tons of new features planned:

  • support for multiple collection
  • ability to tracked used cards from collection across multiple decks
  • audit log of all activities
  • ability to exchange cards free of any charge with other players
  • alerts for marten moves on watched cards
  • tradelists - both public and friends only
  • wishlist in collection and deck
  • speed entry of cards to collection
  • add whole set to collection
  • thumbnail view of cards
  • allow sharing of decks online and browse other players' decks
  • new videos/tuts available immediately from MTG Studio start screen
  • change the one-time lifetime license to a monthly subscription based service. Change the payments provider from Digital River to Stripe
  • completely rework Prices to allow most up to date and accurate prices
  • Collection Report with card prices
  • automatically calculated deck price

Migrate all third party MTG Studio tools to GitHub

1.1. Migrate UserVoice suggestions to GitHub issues with [enhancement](https://github.com/gaddlord/mtg.studio/labels/enhancement), [feature](https://github.com/gaddlord/mtg.studio/labels/feature) tags - ✔️ DONE

1.2. Migrate MediaWiki wiki pages to GitHub wiki - ✔️ DONE

1.3. Migrate our phpBB forum to GitHub issues with [enhancement](https://github.com/gaddlord/mtg.studio/labels/enhancement), [feature](https://github.com/gaddlord/mtg.studio/labels/feature), [bug](https://github.com/gaddlord/mtg.studio/labels/bug) - 🚧 work in progress

1.4. Migrate our Azure DevOps suggestions to GitHub to GitHub issues with [enhancement](https://github.com/gaddlord/mtg.studio/labels/enhancement), [feature](https://github.com/gaddlord/mtg.studio/labels/feature), [bug](https://github.com/gaddlord/mtg.studio/labels/bug) - 🕒 TODO

  1. Perform 50 interviews of most active MTG Studio uses to collect feedback on needed features - 🚧 work in progress In case you are interested to jump on a short Zoom call with Gad D Lord send an email to gaddlord@mtgstudio.com and we will arrange a suitable slot in your time zone.

  2. Migrate mtgstudio.com web site (written in .NET, Php) to Dart and rehost it in AWS as SaaS service - 🚧 work in progress

  3. Migrate the existing 32-bit Windows-only desktop application from Delphi/Assembly to Dart with Flutter - 🚧 work in progress We will be able to ship the same experience for all OS and platforms - Web, Windows, Linux, MacOS, iOS and Android.

In case you have ideas please submit at https://github.com/gaddlord/mtg.studio/issues

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