HERO Designer
General discussions of the HERO Designer character creation software.
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It seems that there are some rather nasty updates to either Windows itself or Java running under Windows that is removing the file association for .jar files for a number of users. It is not clear at this time why this is happening, but it is preventing people from running HD by double-clicking on the HD6.jar file (or any shortcut they've created). I'll use this thread for troubleshooting this issue with folks -- the fix information in this post will be edited as needed to help out. The following is the most direct way to check and/or set the file association for .jar files under Windows: 1. Open a command prompt (Start -> Run... -> cmd) 2. To …
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So I'll get this out first... I'm old. I'm old enough to have the DOS Champions v4 character creator. And old enough to have the Creation Workshop character generator with the Champions-specific add-on. I have the current Hero Character Designer and use it frequently. I have 4th/5th/6th edition sourcebooks, but (and here's the punch line) I like the v4 character generation system. I'm also a fan of self-contained programs more than Java-based, due primarily to Sun/Oracle experience in my working life. So... 1) is there any community interest or possibility of adding 4th edition to the Hero Character Designer? 2) is there any interest of possibility…
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For those having issues with HD appearing too small under high resolution screens (when running Windows), an update has been posted which enables command-line flags to set the default font size throughout the application. To use, you need to launch HD from the command line (or create a batch script) with the following: javaw -jar HD6.jar [font size] for example, the following would set the default font size throughout the application to 18pt: javaw -jar HD6.jar 18 Windows does not appear to pass font scaling along to Java, hence the issue under high resolution screens. Moreover, there are known issues within Java in attempting to change the font size once the UI has…
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Sorry to ask this but apparently my interweb skills are not getting it done today. Where is the download for Hero Designer? Is it something that needs to be purchased?
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NOTE: I'm running Hero Designer 6, Build 20170504 So when I attempt to load certain prefabs from either the Champions Powers (CP HD) files or the Equipment Guide (HSEG HD) files, I run into an issue where I cannot see the actual .hdc files in a given sub directory. This has occurred in the following sub directories for the Powers files: - Size Alteration - Sleep and Dream - Solar and Celestial - Spirit Projection - Stretching - Telekinetic - Time - Vibration - Water - Weather This has occurred in the following sub directories for the Equipment Guide files: - Powered Armor This issue did not seem to occur with the last build and I delet…
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The "Print to pdf" function in HD (Build 20190530) is not working, regardless of what kind of character I try to "Print", I always get the exact same error message (screencap attached for reference).
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Downloaded HD, when I couldn't open the .jar file I was told to download JDK. Now I have both, but all I get is an error message saying I can't launch it and to check the console. Should I download a different program to use HD? Any help is appreciated.
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It's been many (many) years since I dusted off my Hero Designer software and 5th edition books to have a gaming session with my friends, and I checked my good ol' HD software. Seems I'm running the Hero Designer v3 [Build 2008100210]. Now, I know it's been more than a decade since I have come here, but my account still exists, and that in itself is a good sign. So, as the title states, where might I find the newest version of the software? Is it something I'd have to buy again, or can I simply upgrade, since I have it from ages past? Thanks folks! Peace!
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Hi Folks, I guess this is related to ChaosDrgn's "What do you code in" post... I've recently switched over to linux and have run into a quandry...Actually 2: 1) In windows I've been using either Notepad++ or Codelobster for most of my html/css/javascript/php work. Any recs on the linux side of things? I don't mind learning eclipse, I was just never able to get it working right on windows (plus there's also a bazillion versions - heck I might even dust off my c/c++ skills). But it definitely seems like overkill. Then again, maybe not. Like I said, while I don't mind diving in, having some lightweight tools also helps. 2) For …
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Does HD work on Apple computers? If yes, what are the Mac requirements, and what special steps might I need to take to get it set up? Many thx.
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Hero Designer has the option to "Print to PDF" which creates a fantastic character sheet that resembles the default sheet in the back of the 6e book. There are only a couple things I'd want to add to this (such as headings for Perks and Talents). Is there a template associated with this that can be modified a little bit to fit what I have in mind?
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How to add a Modifier to a Characteristic in Hero Designer? I have recently purchased Hero Designer. I am trying to apply the Resistant advantage to normal PD and ED. There is no obvious way to do it from the Characteristics tab and I have tried from the Powers tab > Characteristics, but the numbers are not coming out right. I also want the resistant amount to reflect on the Characteristics tab. For example, display as 40 PD (40 rPD). The same for ED. Help. Thanks in advance! DamienCurr
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manual says to select print to pdf from the current character screen .. i don't have that selection.. what am i suppose to do?
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I downloaded Hero Designer to my new iMac as my old Mac died. Now that I have Java running smoothly, and I have the JDK installed, I can run Hero Designer fine. The problem is when I go to "Open Character" in the File menu in Hero Designer there is literally nothing on my Desktop. I click through to my Desktop and it's just a blank space, no files, no folders, nothing. Has anyone else run into this issue? What am I missing here?
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There were a number of .txt and .rtf export formats for Hero Designer during 5th Edition (and early 6th), what happened to them? All there is left is a bunch of uneditable (and paper hungry) HTMLs and text formats for 6th Edition that reject any data from a HD character built under 5th Edition rules. Nothing that can be opened in a word processor for editing. The only sort of functional two page format left is the PDF export...which cuts a lot of the notes and other details out...as well as being uneditable without paying for an expensive PDF editor. Just curious, since it looks like giving the finger to those who don't change up to t…
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Here's a quick overview of how to run Hero Designer on a Chromebook. My testing was done on an Asus C434 running Chrome OS 78. I personally ran into a number of issues with Java on Debian Stretch that took my some time to track down so I figured I would share this with others. The magic ingredient for smooth running Hero Designer on Stretch was to pass in -Dsun.java2d.opengl=true as a command line argument... after that all the slowness, artifacting, and UI flickering went away. Assumptions Minimal proficiency with Linux and the the command line Linux (Beta) enabled under Settings Debian Buster installed under Crostini (this is the default…
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I'm trying to open my copy of HD6 and was having difficulty so I redown loaded it. I tried again and I still can't open it. I don't see the .exe file in my download. Can you help? this is what it shows when upzipped DefaultPrintTemplate.hde DefalutPrintTemplate6e.hde HD6 HDdDocs HDLogo herologo HeroSystem_6ELogos
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Has anyone created a Resource Pool (APG p.191) using Hero Designer? I’m curious if you did anything other than a straight VPP for it. Advice would be much appreciated.
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So I'm running a few games at GenCon in 2019. I'm basing all my games off a sense of nostalgia. I'm converting a bunch of different games into Hero. My first game is going to be a Gary Gygax AD&D module. I'm not sure yet, but one/two of the GDQ series (Against the Giants, the Drow, and Queen of the Demonweb Pits). My second game is going to be a ShadowRun adventure. My third game is going to be a DragonLance module (maybe DL1 or DL2). My fourth game is going to be a City of Heroes Task Force (not sure which one yet, but I'm looking). My fifth game is going to be on of the classic Hero System adventures, maybe even with the C…
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So the program downloaded fine I tried Jarfix and my java is up to date. The launcher gets up to "loading plugins" and just sits there. What do I do
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About a year ago I purchased the Champions Villains Character Pack Bundle. I have used various characters over the year, but when I went to pull up the Ultimates in Volume II there weren't there. In face quite a few of the Teams weren't there. I figured maybe I didn't download the zip file properly, so I went and grabbed it again, but NOPE still not there. Opened up a ticket a couple of days ago, and no response as of yet. Has anyone purchased this and found the same thing or am I special? (Tryied searching the forums for this but wan't able to find anything ) Wildcat Attached is the folders I have in Volume II
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The Updates are located on the same page you probably downloaded your initial version of Hero Designer. You may want to check once in awhile to see if a new version has been uploaded. The most current version is December 16, 2022. From the upper main menu go to Store and Manage Purchases. From there scroll down until you see Hero Designer as a purchase (or even Hero Designer Source). You will find a .zip file at the bottom. The date will be attached so you may see what the last update was. From there you should just have to unzip the files into whatever Directory you currently have Hero Designer. If you are i…
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I need some advice creating a constriction ability for a snake character using entangle, or is there some other power I should use to do this. 6E
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Is there any documentation on the web, or anywhere on how to create HERO Designer Export Templates, or should I just pick apart an existing template to see all the possible inputs into the templates?
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Is there an export template for the Full Characteristics Block style of write up we find in books? I'm using something I built yesterday but am wondering if there's something official and where would I find it?
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