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Ivelin Nikolaev edited this page Dec 2, 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.

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

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

Operating System

Version 3 - 32-bit. Version 3 - runs only on Windows.

Version 4 - 64-bit. Version 4 it is simultaneously a desktop, mobile and web application - 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 - 1/2 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.

Version 4.0 has 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.

Features working differently

  1. Incremental search in grids "by typing part of card name" - won't be available since the Search experience will be completely changed
  2. Filters / Advanced Filters / Quick Search / Search will be combined in a single screen
  3. Filter bar - won't be available
  4. Simultaneous editing of multiple decks - we would have a drop down to select the deck instead.
  5. Decks saved on disk - instead the decks will be saved in the cloud and accessible from any device. You would be still able to import/export decks.
  6. Collection saved on disk, backup collection - the collection will be stored in the cloud. You can still import/export collections.
  7. Card art from disk - call card art will be available from the cloud and won't be cached locally.
  8. Card Pool, Collection - instead of those being 2 separate things we would have a single grid with ability to switch on/off Card Pool | Collection mode.
  9. Splash screen - there won't be a splash screen since the v4 loads in record time (below a second)
  10. Version 3 comes with a few hundred premade decks. We decided to not ship those any more since they are mostly obsolete.
  11. Installer on Windows will ask less questions and be smaller in size.

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

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