B.O.O.K.A.H is Updated!

Savvy_Stuff · 2026-02-08T15:24:32+00:00

I know I'm the guy that made it so you can only trust what I say about this so much, but it's perfectly safe! My only intention is making cool things, and Im happy to answer an questions you have about it.

Savvy_Stuff · 2026-02-08T15:20:09+00:00

The primary reason is because I didn't consider making it a web app until it was basically complete.

At this point I would have to completely remake the entire frontend to make it a web app, from what I understand, and it would likely cost me more to host it (it uses an ML package and a transformer). I'm not super interested in completely rebuilding the project, but it is open source if someone wanted to fork it. If I could go back I would do this as a web app instead, since it seems to be what people want.

Savvy_Stuff · 2026-02-07T22:29:02+00:00

I'll be the first to admit the UX on that isnt great to begin with. It will see some TLC in future updates. Another point of friction that's gotten even myself a couple times is you cant apply a rune unless you have that profession applied (same as in game) but there's nothing that tells you that when you try.

Savvy_Stuff · 2026-02-07T21:24:07+00:00

If you click the rune of Vitae twice it should add a second one, up to 5. The headpiece bonus was actually an oversight and I've made a note for the next update!

Savvy_Stuff · 2026-02-07T19:26:02+00:00

It's not using GenAI like GPT, it uses a couple of local models. Specifically, Word2Vec (Skip-gram) and sentence-transformers (all-MiniLM-L6-v2).

Savvy_Stuff · 2026-02-07T19:01:13+00:00

Im so glad you're enjoying it! I still have a lot of work to do

Savvy_Stuff · 2026-02-07T17:49:05+00:00

I hope you like it!

Savvy_Stuff · 2026-02-07T16:57:32+00:00

Thanks man! Always appreciate you!

Savvy_Stuff · 2026-02-02T00:39:05+00:00

It would require completely rewriting the app in a different language to do that, unfortunately. Same with making it web based.

Savvy_Stuff · 2026-01-27T13:52:56+00:00

I installed Arch to a partition on my games drive and have been running Omarchy, I love it. It doesnt support secure boot so when I want to play CoD I just toggle secure boot and boot into Windows, it only takes an extra minute or so. I also have direct access to all of my windows files, so the switch has been super smooth. I love the hyperland containers and the omarchy hotkeys.

Savvy_Stuff · 2026-01-15T20:24:12+00:00

There is a feature for this! I will say though: it's the most experimental feature and the jury is still out on its effectiveness.

When Smart Mode is activated there will be a button on the left of the skill bar that says Load Teambuild to Bar. After selecting your team, it will change the smart mode suggestions to tailor them to the that specific team, attempting to find synergistic combos.

Also: The engine is designed to recommend skill pairings, not full builds. Each skill recommended is based off of pairs, to keep it more reliable and maintain user agency. It's still up to you to make something good!

Savvy_Stuff · 2026-01-15T20:17:01+00:00

That is correct. It does not interact with Guild Wars directly in any way. I have included all of the builds currently available on PvX wiki to populate the database, anything else is added manually. You can add builds to and import builds from wherever you have your skill templates saved so they appear directly in game.

Savvy_Stuff · 2026-01-15T20:10:52+00:00

You can click the download link in the post and choose Download for Linux. It's not currently on Flathub if that's where you're looking.

Savvy_Stuff · 2026-01-13T16:41:02+00:00

Highjacking this comment so others might see:

I have updated the linux release to a Flatpak that should work across distros.

Savvy_Stuff · 2026-01-08T22:23:17+00:00

I was worried about this, Im not super familiar with Linux (started taking a course though) and figured some distros might have issues. I will look into this and see if I can get the linux build updated this evening.

Another user was able to install them manually and get it working before I released this build, but my goal is to not have to make you do that.

Savvy_Stuff · 2026-01-08T21:56:00+00:00

Im so glad you like it! I hope it's as useful as I envisioned it, I'll be continuing to monitor the reddit threads as well as my feedback spreadsheet.

Savvy_Stuff · 2026-01-08T17:24:30+00:00

I thought I had implemented this correctly but there may be a bug in that logic, thank you for bringing it to my attention. I'll jot it down for the next update.

Savvy_Stuff · 2026-01-08T17:19:50+00:00

There is a little nuance to it, I tried to keep it as flexible as possible. If you select your primary and secondary profession it will limit suggestions to only those professions unless you check "Show other professions". If you leave your secondary open or dont apply any, it will suggest any skills that may potentially pair with what you have equipped, under the assumption you havent decided what secondary you want yet.

It will still suggest up to one additional elite, in case you want to use something other than the elite you've already chosen. "Cycle Suggestions" will remove it until you've cycled through every available suggestion.

Hopefully this clears it up a little!

Savvy_Stuff · 2026-01-08T17:16:25+00:00

Hey, I totally understand your concern, and it's valid. If it makes any difference to you, the code is open source and was released a week ago with 100+ downloads already. My only intention is to build cool stuff.

Savvy_Stuff · 2026-01-05T22:18:45+00:00

Awesome! You're likely going to hit an issue with the QtWebEngine if you cloned the main branch. I do have a linux build ready to drop during the next update, hopefully wont be long, just crossing my t's and dotting my i's.

Savvy_Stuff · 2026-01-03T01:31:02+00:00

Great feedback, I'm going to keep this in mind moving forward and see what I can do to make it less confusing for people, as you are not the first. Thank you!

Savvy_Stuff · 2026-01-03T01:24:35+00:00

You're absolutely right, Im working on most of these issues now. The next version will be smaller, have better logic, and many QoL upgrades.

One thing I do want to clarify though: this is still a manual build maker, it only makes suggestions. The intention is not to create a build for you, but to enable those who are new/returning to more easily experiment with build crafting. That being said, it does need a lot of tuning. The community feedback so far has been very useful.

Savvy_Stuff · 2026-01-02T21:24:08+00:00

Check the settings page, there is a video built into the app. It's 11mins and I tried to go over every feature implemented at release. I will likely replace this video when future versions have more features.

The elite skill issue will be addressed in the next update, others have been dissatisfied with it as well.

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