Interesting news about e-Tools...

[Balok]

WoTC has announced that Code Monkey (the folks behind PCGen) will be releasing a patch to fix about 40 bugs in the e-Tools package. Code Monkey also gains the right to make templates for its own PCGen software from WoTC products.

It would appear that Fluid Studios has been fired; perhaps not surprising considering how long it took them to finish eTools and how little was actually achieved. (Although in their defense, I think WoTC made several design changes midstream that complicated their efforts).

[Starwolf]

This will be ongoing. CMP has promised to produce the initial patch within 90 days. They will then continue to support E-Tools. They will be in charge of producing the splat packs for E-Tools and PCGen. The splat packs will sell for around $5.00. So while PCGen core and E-Tools patch will be free the add-ons will incur a minimal cost.

The Code Monkeys are hard workers, so I figure it will take about 2 years to equal the current quality of HD....

And by that time Fantasy Hero will be out in force....so can anyone say RIP D&D