HERO Designer
General discussions of the HERO Designer character creation software.
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When attempting to open HeroDesigner it keeps asking for what program to run it with. I do have JavaScript installed but it does not recognize the program. I am on a Windows 10.
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Specifically when talking about powers. It ups the CP cost of the power, but I can't for the life of me figure out what the quantity field is and how it relates to the level field. Looking at this screen specifically:
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Is there a "template" to get Hero Designer to print to a standard 8.5" x 11" paper? (This would be for both 5th and 6th editions.)
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How do you set Hero Designer to have characteristic maximums but receive no disadvantage points in Heroic 5th edition games?
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I downloaded HD, followed the instructions on the install. I downloaded java and made sure I have the most recent version, and HD will not launch. Any help would be appreciated.
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A bit of feedback here, I noticed the movement powers and Density Increase have the option to "Add to Primary/Secondary Value" on the Characteristics page, but Growth doesn't. It seems like an oversight to me. Any chance somebody could add it in?
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I have .CHA files from the original Hero Designer. Files are now called .hdc. Is there a way to open the CHA Files and copy the data? Even if I could copy the data into word or notepad I could write up the character in the new Hero Designer but too much data is missing when I try.
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I'm not sure how I managed this, but this character confuses HD. Once loaded, if I try to create a new attack power (HtH, KA, RKA, etc), once I have the power open, when I click on "Add Modifiers", nothing happens. I can still add modifiers to other powers. By process of elimination (deleting random powers) it was the EC with all the armor. Anyhows, I'm fine. I just deleted that EC, and created it fresh and all was well, so I'm just throwing another bone in your growing pile of bugs. Enjoy. Devil_Kitty bad EC.hdc
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Hello everyone, Mysteriously today my print to pdf stopped working in Hero Designer. It's build 20220312. Is there a way to fix this? Please advise, GrandmasterGM
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Anyone know if there's a pre-designed modifier in HD to apply "Works Against EGO, Not BODY" for the Transform power? I don't see one? I can add it as a Custom Modifier, of course, but because this modifier is specifically noted in the 6E Transform rules, I figured it would be in HD too.
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As per our previous conversation, I decided that, in many cases, it would be easier to edit the descriptions in HD instead of continually editing them in the RTF export. I realised I was resistant to this idea because my neurospiciness wasn't happy with having some lines blue and others black. I am still struggling but adjusting. These are for my GenCon games, so I want them to be as simple as possible. So I am editing a Weapon +2DC martial maneuver to just put the total dice (no math). I change the maneuver to say 12d6. I export the RTF sheet and in the Martial Arts section it still says "Weapon +2 DC." Pics attached. It doesn't appear that the RTF export for…
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I doubt we'd ever see a new iteration, but if we did, I know my wish would for this thing to be a web app. Maybe electron or something. Might allow for more platforms that HD could be available for. I don't know. What do you all think. I'll admit, this is coming from the delirium of debugging with no idea which program is at fault for what. LOL!!! Anyways, what do you all think?
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I apologize if this has been asked before, but is it possible for Hero Designer to automatically calculate the skill modifier for a power bought with RSR? If not, would it be a feature that could be requested down the line?
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Ever since my Mac received a software update (Sonoma), Hero Designer no longer works correctly. I can open it via Java, but cannot use the mouse to go to each entry and at best, tab from Characteristics to Skills via keyboard but not back. I've deleted the previous version, and then downloaded and reinstalled the latest version (dated March 2024) and still no success. Has anyone else experienced this issue?
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Finalising my GenCon characters and proofreading them. I have exported them like 47 times at this point during the process. There are a few spots where I have been manually editing text EACH TIME. It would make my life easier if I could set the non-WG abbreviation, but I am unsure how to do so. I have "Use Abbreviation Where Possible" turned on and "Use WG Abbreviations" off. I have looked through my export templates, appPrefs, campaign rules, and I don't see anywhere to add a specific abbreviation. Does it go in the Export Format or the Campaign Rules? How would I format it? If you could point me to the correct space, I can tinker with it. Just not sure where…
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Hi How do I set up something like the Turakian Age spell break costs (dividing by 3), please? Thanks!
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What was the character program before Hero Designer? Alternately, with Herodesigner , is there a way to recover heroes from the previous program?
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When I select File/Open Character from the menu, nothing happens. The file selection dialog does not open. The same thing happens if I select File/Open Prefab. Selecting a recently opened file using File/Open Recent works fine. I cannot, however, save that character under a new name, as the Save As dialog does not open. All this functionality has worked before, with this install of HD6. My Java was updated to 1.8.0_411 on Apr 21. Could this be the issue?
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I am looking for a way to add the focus limitation to a martial maneuver. Specifically i want to use martial grab but only with OIF extra limbs. How would I go about forcing the HD to allow that?
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I am very confused. Bought the Pulp Adventures Character pack. I see three new Talents (animal friendship, hotshot pilot, inspire) in the unzipped file but I cannot figure out how to either add them to a character or better yet, permanently add them to the Talents list. I read through the manual, but how to use character packs was short and generic, and sadly, I kinda need a more detailed walkthrough of how to use these. Also, noticed there is a plugin folder when Designer is unzipped...what constitutes a plugin and goes there?
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So far, downloaded four different sheets. Look great on screen, but some of us prefer a printed copy. Whatever I do the printed page comes out wonky....parts of two pages on one, headers of the next page on the previous. Can someone recommend one of the many available templates that actually is formatted for 8.x11" US Letter? Also, do the default directories actually work? I set the directory for characters to one I created, go to open the character and it defaults to downloads and I have to browse back to the actual folder. I created and set an export folder, Hero Designer cheerfully ignores this and dumps completed HTML files in the main directory. What …
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Is there a way to create a list of skills that one can choose within a HD Prefab? For example: Choose 9 points of the following skills: Acrobatics, Forgery, Persuasion, Stealth, Tactics
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following the procedure on page 30 of hero designer, there is no export template shown? Is this something I have to download from here like I did the character export sheets or is it something i am missing? Tring to pull 2 pc's and an NPC into combat manager, but am stuck on the export step. Please forgive the barrage of questions, my group just picked up the designer and combat manager for me today and I am still learning. So far, love the Hero Designer, other than printing not being part of it like earlier editions (Last one I used was Hero Creator).
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A friend of mine helped me create a character but i need to make a couple small changes but when they sent it to me its in a pdf format and when i click the open character button in the files tab it cant find my character. is there a way to fix this?
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I just bought HD6, and i can't get it to open. I downloaded the latest version of Java, not sure what to do,my game is Friday and i can p&P my character, but i prefer to have my numbers checked as I'm a new player.
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