Alright, since you're fixated on my Toolbox, I'll break it down:
This is an expansive project I've been working on for a long time, completely solo (until recently). I find a question I'm interested in, do the math to answer it, test and re-test to find and fix formula errors, label and organize the calculations to my satisfaction, and then publish it for others to use. I know of no one else making calculators that can model the various systems in this game, in any language. I do it primarily to further understanding of these game systems, since generalizations have limitations and simulations are required to model complex systems that vary in different ways depending on the input.
These tools are provided AS IS, as in they're configured for my use first, and everyone else's use second. I will never sacrifice usability for myself to increase usability for others. I will fix bugs in the formulas, clean up clutter, and provide basic documentation so motivated individuals can make use of these tools--hopefully to generate useful discussion and guides for others.
You've outlined criticisms with various aspects of the presentation. You claim there's too many tabs (redundant information). You claim there's too few tabs (unrelated tools clustered on the same sheets). You want it to be simpler and easier to find what you're looking for (with the most important info highlighted).
The Toolbox contains many tools to answer multiple distinct questions. Some tools are related. Some are connected. A few are interconnected, with the output of one feeding into another and back again (I try to avoid this as much as possible, but sometimes complexity balloons, as it did with the damage calculations). To my knowledge, there are no redundant or useless tabs. There are tabs with labels that may SEEM redundant, simply because I shorten them as much as possible to fit more tabs without scrolling. I do in fact organize the tabs with the most important ones (to me) placed first. I actually have no idea what tab users will land on when they click a url to my Toolbox, nor how to control this.
I could summarize information better. I could write user guides to help users find what they're looking for and understand the layout. But I haven't seen any demand for these things. I see one person who, after starting an argument and getting piled on, is looking for something, anything, to nitpick (which is what started the whole argument in the first place, that I joined only belatedly).
If I'm wrong, and you're genuinely interested in contributing, then pick a tool you're interested in, figure out how it works (by playing with it and asking me questions), and then suggest to me how I can make it better. The more specific, circumscribed, and easier to implement your suggestions are, the more likely I'll implement them. You can find me on Discord if you want to talk further.




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