HERO Designer
General discussions of the HERO Designer character creation software.
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Hey Folks, I am looking for a 3 column template for 6e, but following the 4e 3 column format (i.e. Not including Background or quotes on the first page.). It should have the stats in the proper order, for 6e, and should in most cases, fit on one page with a small sans-serif font (like 4e). It would be nice to include the martial moves , and hit location information, but not necessary. I have tried the Derek Heimforth 3 column and the Compressed 3 column, but the stat orders were messed up and the compressed was missing the STR stat. Any help would be gratefully accepted, and there is no major rush for this, but i wanted something to display as a PDF Character sheet, t…
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Using 5e template. How can I sell back characteristics, such as running, through the Powers Tab? Main reason is to put limitations (or advantages) on the points being sold back. Example, Armor (OIF) that reduces running by 2". That means putting an OIF on -2 points of running. How would you be able to do the following: You have a power, let's say a blaster rifle 4d6 EB with 6 charges. You also have a gadget VPP that includes a gadget, such as a power pack, that gets attached to the blaster rifle which adds an extra 2d6 to the EB (for a total of 6d6) and replaces the 6 charges with 16 charges. How can you build that gadget in the VPP? The…
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Hi Simon, Quick question about custom templates. I was looking at the downloads page for the built-in templates for 6e, and the documentation says "Remember to always extend Main.hdt or Main6E.hdt and not replace!" I see that the custom templates I've saved before actually extend the "builtIn.Main6E.hdt" (and not "Main6E.hdt"). So am I correct in assuming that the custom template is actually extending the built-in Main6e template in the HD6.jar file, and not a copy of the Main6E file that I save in my directory with other HD files? Thanks in advance. I've never paid attention to this before when I've done other templates. I've only ever saved an e…
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Hi - Powers have the following fields - that can be exported with tag ids (<!--NAME-->, etc). Disads have - What is the name of the tag to use for Display? I don't see an entry in the ExportTags file that seems to be analogous to <!--NAME-->, for Complications. I found a way to export the type name (pysch, social,etc), but not the Display, Situation, etc fields. Also, there are a series of tags for sections, like <!--IFSKILLS-->, <!--IFTALENTS-->, powers, etc. Is there something similar for characteristics? Again, don't see it in the tags doc. O…
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where did this go?
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Is there a unique ID per item that could be exported via the templates (apart from XMLID)?
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I was thinking about getting the Monster Hunter character pack, but wanted to see if it included all of the book's templates/equipment/vehicles etc. or just the actual characters.
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I have Hero Designer, Prior to it I had MetaCreator. Is there a way to convert Meta Creator's .cha files into Hero Desiner's. hdc without manually recreating all the files?
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So I lost my previous CD of Designer. So I repurchased it today... Am I in a holding period until the Snail Mail gets it delivered as a CD again? Is there a downloadable option? I was hoping to run a game at a Con coming up. Anyone have insight on this?
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Hello I am currently running 20200217 and Java 8-241 I have the Hero System Equipment Guide HD Files I can see some of the files, but the others are invisible inside of HeroDesigner Here are some examples comparing the HD open prefab window vs windows explorer showing the actual files Weird
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Hello all, I have done some reading in the forums, and I see the "Print to PDF" feature was removed on a previous update. So, is there now no way to print to a PDF? I looked at the documentation, and it seems there is no mention of any other way. Any help is greatly appreciated!
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Hello, Please forgive this question, but I've done a search on the forums and paged through the eight pages. I'm wondering if Hero Designer will run on my Mac (OS 10.14.6). I did read I need to install Java, but wasn't sure if this was Windows only. Thanks so much! Ted
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Hi Simon, I'm curious: what updates have been made to the new update of HERO Designer? I've been happy with the previous version, and like to use the print to PDF option in it. I'm trying to decide if I should update to the new version, knowing that I'll lose that feature. Thanks!
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When I try to print I get this message below. I saw in a past blog #'s in powers or titles can cause this, but I have no pound signs or numbers in my titles. I only have acrobat reader, is that enough to print to pdf? If so does anyone know what I have to do to be able to print to pdf?
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Is there a way to make HD have a default folder, so when I go looking for characters I don't have to always navigate through my entire Hard drive?
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So long story, but I want a movement power (Running) that has it's speed but then under certain circumstances (downhill for instance) the power is better. I bought a multipower and put running twice into the multipower with 2 ultra slots but what it seems to be doing is adding ALL the running together even though they are ultra slots (Hero Designer btw) am I doing something wrong, is there a better way?
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Our campaign uses the Heroic Strength chart from APG I. Is there anyway to set up HD so that it uses that encumbrance instead of the superheroic encumbrance?
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I just bought the program and unzipped the files into a folder. I cannot find a Setup or EXE file to run the program. How do I start Hero Builder?
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I was trying to work on a new 5th edition character but the Add Modifier button is not doing anything. I tried with a 6th Edition character and the same happened. I have attempted to download a fresh version of HD and install the latest version of Java and there was no change. Build used: 20200102
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OK, that's not totally true . . . I did use the software that came with a copy I used to have of the 4th edition hardback, but haven't messed with anything like it since. My question is has there ever been talk or is there talk now of including with the software the ability to design costumes of the heroes and villains in our games? I am sure many know about programs like HeroMachine and iirc there was at one time a program that let you design characters in the style of the DCAU. Also back in the day I did my share of creating characters in City of Heroes/Villains and the Champions mmo. If there was a version of Hero Designer that included software to visua…
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Hello, I am trying to use the print to PDF function on the hero designer. I keep getting an error when I do so. It says there was an error and to try again, with an error message: null. It does this every time. I just want to see my character somewhere other than the builder... I also got the mobile app, got the new template downloaded for it, and when I get the file to my phone and try to use it, just get a "Unsupported file type: text/plain. Any help would be very appreciated.
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Hey all. I have a .hdc file I created that won't open and locks up HD when I try. I can open other files, including ones I created the same day as ProblemChild.hdc*, so I'm guessing it's a corrupted file or something? Any suggestions where to look or how to fix it, other than starting over from scratch? Thanks, * That's not the actual file name, but now I want to create a villain named Problem Child...
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Steps to recreate: 1. Create a brand new character (6E, Heroic or Superheroic, 15 points, 0 matching complications). 2. Add a Multipower framework. Set it at 10 active points (which costs 10 points of the 15). 3. Add a 2d6 Blast (Fixed, no modifications), which is 10 active points and 1 real points, for a total character cost of 11 points. At this point, it gives a warning about the character exceeding the points available. Presumably, this is because the AP of the Multipower and the AP of the slot add up to more than 15 points, even though the actual points spent does not.
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Is there a way to add resource pools in Hero Designer, like a setting or something? Or do they need to be built with Custom Powers?
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Is it possible to change the points cost of Characteristics? I'd like to house rule DEX, INT, and PRE all costing 2 points each (and still be able to use Designer for character creation.) I'd also like to get rid of CON completely (I'd use BOD whenever CON is called for) but I assume this would cause a lot of issues. Thanks.
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