2.0.26 Problem

[Sketchpad]

When attempting to open 2.0.26, I get a fatal error with the following details:
java.lang.ClassFormatError: com/hero/objects/talents/UniversalTranslator (Illegal UTF8 string in constant pool) at java.lang.ClassLoader.defineClass0(Native Method) at java.lang.ClassLoader.defineClass(Unknown Source) at java.security.SecureClassLoader.defineClass(Unknow n Source) at java.net.URLClassLoader.defineClass(Unknown Source) at java.net.URLClassLoader.access$100(Unknown Source) at java.net.URLClassLoader$1.run(Unknown Source) at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method) at java.net.URLClassLoader.findClass(Unknown Source) at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(Unknown Source) at sun.misc.Launcher$AppClassLoader.loadClass(Unknown Source) at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(Unknown Source) at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClassInternal(Unknown Source) at com.hero.HeroDesigner.setTemplate(HeroDesigner.jav a:3316) at com.hero.Hero.<init>(Hero.java:161) at com.hero.HeroDesigner.openHero(HeroDesigner.java:2 456) at com.hero.AppPrefs.restorePrefs(AppPrefs.java:388) at com.hero.HeroDesigner.<init>(HeroDesigner.java:266) at com.hero.HeroDesigner.getInstance(HeroDesigner.jav a:358) at com.hero.HeroDesigner.main(HeroDesigner.java:379) at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Nativ e Method) at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknow n Source) at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Un known Source) at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Unknown Source) at com.zerog.lax.LAX.launch(Unknown Source) at com.zerog.lax.LAX.main(Unknown Source)

It doesn't open and just shuts down :)

[Simon]

Sounds like you had a bad d/l.

Try pulling the update down again...

[Publius]

I had the same problem, got the download again and it gave me a different error message, A "Fatal Application Error" this time, with the following as details:

java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: com/hero/util/AutoUpdater
at com.hero.HeroDesigner.<init>(HeroDesigner.java:252)
at com.hero.HeroDesigner.getInstance(HeroDesigner.jav a:358)
at com.hero.HeroDesigner.main(HeroDesigner.java:379)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Nativ e Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknow n Source)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Un known Source)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Unknown Source)
at com.zerog.lax.LAX.launch(Unknown Source)
at com.zerog.lax.LAX.main(Unknown Source)

[Simon]

You haven't upgraded your v1 installation properly then. Either that, or you saved the update.jar as "Hero Designer.jar".

I'd suggest starting from square 1 with a clean installation of v1. Download the v1 patch, run the upgrade, follow the instructions, and then pull down the 2.0.26 update.

[Publius]

Duh. I are Kollage Edumacated. Or as the Sage of Springfield says: "D'OH!"

That was exactly precisely what I did, renaming the update to "Hero Designer.jar" instead of saving it as "update.jar". I failed to note that blurb you put in on update 2.0.23 because there were later updates and I didn't bother to look at it (2.0.23) until after I read your reply. That just shows what happens when you don't read all of the instructions. OK, I feel like a dufus, sorry I wasted your time.

BTW, it is working just fine now. Looks excellent, and now I have some extra time to delve into the program.

[Simon]

Great! Let me know what you think ;-)