Update 1.40

[Simon]

Update 1.40 is now available for download.

The only bug fix in this update is a fix for Charges.

Charges was "freezing" the app (actually it was causing a HUGE amount of churning, but it wasn't freezing the app....it just looked that way). This issue was, in part, a result of recent changes....it just took a LONG time to track down exactly where the issue was occurring due to the insanely complex nature of Charges as a Limitation.

But it's been fixed.

I also began some of the code refinement that I will be finishing in v2. It's doubtful that you'll see much of a difference in performance yet, but the groundwork has now been laid for working in some fairly large performance boosts and removing as much "unnecessary" CPU cycles as possible (there's a fair bit of work that I can do on this still).

[psychoph]

I can't load the vehicles.hdt from the website. When I try to load it hero designer gives me an error message null.

If I set the vehicle template from inside the program it works fine.

I want to modify the vehicle template and at first i thought i had messed up but when I couldn't load the vehicle.hdt I decided to post.

attached is my trace log in .txt format.

[psychoph]

I have the same problem when loading up the base.hdt file for the character.

The character is just a set of powers for fighters that I am going to make into a prefab for a Star Wars Converstion.

I can set a heavily modified standard hero template for a normal character but not a vehicle or base.

I also can't set that template with just a new character.

[Simon]

Try pulling the templates down again. It looks like the online versions were slightly out of sync with a few changes/fixes I had made.

[Barton]

I have a problem loading a file that has a power with charges that continue. The error upon loading the file is :
Error loading character
Error occuring during loading of the character. Data loss may occur if you save. Please shut down Hero Designer and restart.
Error Message: null

Running v 1.40 on Windows 2000 Professional.

[Simon]

Please email or post a copy of the character file.

[Simon]

I replied via email, but I want to put this up here so that other folks know what's going on:

One of the fixes in the recent round of updates was an implementation of the rule that Continuing can only be placed on Charges which are applied to Constant Powers.

The RKA in the character that is giving the error is not a Constant Power (RKA is Instant, and Continous has not been applied to it), but has Continuing on the Charges. This is due to the lack of implementation of this rule in earlier versions of HD.

This is what's causing the error in HD during the load.

I'll fix things in the update that is going out tomorrow, but you need to be aware of the rule, because HD will automatically be stripping the Continuing Adder from your Charges Limitation during the restore (since it's not valid).

[Barton]

Thanks for the very quick response.
Important questions..
How will you strip the value out? Will it just disappear? What will happen to the points spent? Will the program tell me that it occured?

[Simon]

Originally posted by Barton
Thanks for the very quick response.
Important questions..
How will you strip the value out? Will it just disappear? What will happen to the points spent? Will the program tell me that it occured?

It will be ignored during the restore process. At this point, there is no mechanism in place for notification of this change.

The value of the Modifier (and the cost of the Power) will be adjusted automatically.