Hero System for FoundryVTT

[techogre]

@Legendsmiths

 

Where do we report bugs?

[darkutopia]

I am not seeing how to upload HDC files. Where is that on the token?

[techogre]

The Basic version does not have HDC upload. 

[Juxtapozbliss]

22 minutes ago, techogre said:

The Basic version does not have HDC upload. 

 

Ah, didn't realize that. I'm definitely waiting for the paid version then to even test it...the unofficial version does have HDC upload, which sure makes creating NPCs and Characters a lot easier.

[techogre]

@Legendsmiths

 

When going to https://www.uberwald.me/gitea/uberwald/fvtt-hero-system-6/raw/branch/master/changelog.md, I'm getting a 404 error. I'm logged in with an account. When I log out, I can see the page.

 

When logged out, and going to https://www.uberwald.me/gitea/uberwald/fvtt-hero-system-6/issues/new it asks you to log in, I do and get a 404 error.

 

www.uberwald.me is a self-hosted service. It requires wherever it's installed to be running 24/7 and be properly configured. I strongly suggest you use a standard git service, like github.com.

[Legendsmiths]

Try again. There was an error when it first went up. I've installed it now.

 

The repository at uberwald should be public and open to submit bugs.

 

We are hosting it there now (with the developer) during this initial bug finding period. Ultimately it will be hosted at github.

[Juxtapozbliss]

38 minutes ago, Legendsmiths said:

Try again. There was an error when it first went up. I've installed it now.

 

The repository at uberwald should be public and open to submit bugs.

 

We are hosting it there now (with the developer) during this initial bug finding period. Ultimately it will be hosted at github.

I'm getting the same 404 as techogre, after registering w/ the site. 

[techogre]

@Legendsmiths

 

Same problem.

 

Cleared the browser, restarted, same problem.

[Jkeown]

I got it. Can't wait for the HDC import. Seriously. I need it... like now. I might die without it, and you'll feel guilty for the rest of your life or an hour. Sooner if there's good stuff on TV. 

[techogre]

Retried, still having the 404 issues.

 

[Juxtapozbliss]

49 minutes ago, Jkeown said:

I got it. Can't wait for the HDC import. Seriously. I need it... like now. I might die without it, and you'll feel guilty for the rest of your life or an hour. Sooner if there's good stuff on TV. 

 

I'll say it again...if you are jones that badly, use the unofficial hero system Foundry world, HDC import works well. And join the discord. That will tide you over plenty until the paid version comes out. 

[techogre]

It's obvious there are some issues with their git hosting. I suggest you transfer the code base anywhere else.

[Legendsmiths]

@techogre I'm sorry, I don't know what to tell you. I pulled out a laptop with a fresh install of Foundry, went to the Game Settings, searched for hero, and clicked install (you can see the downloading package progress bar in the back). It installed and ran fine. 

 

It is for v11, although should still run in 10. I'm not sure that is an issue. 

 

I ran into an issue where I had a manual install (from downloading directly from uberwald's site). If you do that, you need to delete that version before you can successfully install from the Foundry menu. I had to manually remove the old system folder before I could install through just searching (as in the image). 

[techogre]

Installing is not the problem. The issue is being able to report bugs. The site:  https://www.uberwald.me/gitea/uberwald/fvtt-hero-system-6/issues/  is the issue. When I'm logged in to uberwald.me I get a 404 error. When I log out of the uberwald.me site and go back to that page, it displays normally, but then I can't submit any issues. This is regardless if I'm running foundry or not, in a browser or not.

[Legendsmiths]

@Jkeown I feel sorry that I somehow contributed to the shortening of your time on this big blue marble. But no hdc import yet. 

 

What I've done with my regular crew is spent about 15 min to drag and drop some key powers onto the character, input their characteristics, and that handles all the key rolls they needed. As they need something else, they can add a maneuver, power, skill, or equipment with the right levels/effect and then its done. 

 

The objective was to get a fully functional build out that supports rolling and tracking. No automation. I will be soliciting suggestions for features that are must haves and nice to haves to prioritize how we spend our development dollars. 

 

hdc import is a must have, it's just out of scope for this release. 

 

The repository is public, so you can head to https://www.uberwald.me/gitea/uberwald/fvtt-hero-system-6/issues to report any bugs (you do have to register on the site). 
We are going to host it here to make it easier for my developer to make any fixes. Once this stablizes we will transition to hosting at the Legendsmiths github site, but that likely won't be a for a month or so. 

 

I'm sorry for any issues that folks ran into downloading this. As far as I can tell (fresh install, search, install system) it's all working properly. 

1 minute ago, techogre said:

Installing is not the problem. The issue is being able to report bugs. The site:  https://www.uberwald.me/gitea/uberwald/fvtt-hero-system-6/issues/  is the issue. When I'm logged in to uberwald.me I get a 404 error. When I log out of the uberwald.me site and go back to that page, it displays normally, but then I can't submit any issues. This is regardless if I'm running foundry or not, in a browser or not.

Ahh, so the issue is on reporting bugs. okay, I will verify with my dev that he's configured the repository properly. I did just check that I can do a bug submission, but I've had an account on there for months so I'm sure my perms are good. That seems like an easy enough fix. I'll message him now. 

[Legendsmiths]

In the meantime, DM me the bug and I will enter it until we get the repository fixed.

I'm already aware that Power Attack Rolls aren't calculating properly, and the spelling of the project is wrong in Foundry (already submitted to the dev).

[Legendsmiths]

Documentation is on the list of things we need to do. However, here are a couple of videos that demonstrate how stuff works.

There is a big with Dice So Nice right now that can cause double rolls, but this is only cosmetic. If you look closely, the second roll is the same as the first.

I took a modular approach to things. Everything on the character (except characteristics) is an "item". This is a Foundry term for a generic item. You can create new items, and when you do you will be prompted for the type of item you want to create. Once created, you can then drag that item onto your sheet.

However, all skills, perks, talents, powers, complications, and equipment from the Basic Rulebook are already in the compendiums. You can drag them from the compendiums and change the names or details as needed.

We took this approach to make it easier once we do the hdc import.

We did already have one bug fix tonight: Power Attack Rolls are now rolling accurately. Some visual bugs in the layout, but we should squash those quickly.

[Jkeown]

4 hours ago, Legendsmiths said:

@Jkeown I feel sorry that I somehow contributed to the shortening of your time on this big blue marble. But no hdc import yet. 

 

Seriously, it was a well-meaning compliment in the form of a weird (bad?) joke. Please take all the time you need. I'm aware of the sheer unadulterated fun that is software development. I work for an invoicing and procurement platform. It can be awful. Your effort is appreciated and is way more fun. Electronic cXML-based invoices make poor character sheets. You can't even wad them up and throw them at your players. 

 

 

[techogre]

The first round of issues was found and sent as PM.

[techogre]

The issue system now working! Unlesh the testers!

[Legendsmiths]

A bit of a bumpy start but we will get there. Some things to keep in mind about the Basic version:

• Automation is not a priority. Our focus is on character definition and basic rolling functionality. Think of it as a character sheet where you can click and roll your abilities.
• That said, there is no applying damage vs defenses, or targeting oppoenents. Basic rolling functionality. The attack rolls calculate margin of success, so that will tell you what DCV you hit. Alternatively, if you specify the DCV as a penalty when you roll, then you'll know the margin of success on the attack vs that DCV.
• STR will not add to any damage powers automatically. You can edit the damage field of powers and the effect fields of maneuvers: set the values to what they need to be
• All rolls calculate BODY for convenience (e.g., Penetrating attacks). At this point the distinction between Killing, Normal, Standard is nominal only.
• The formula is 11 + OCV + Item OCV Mod + Roll Mod and it determines margin of success for the result. That's your DCV, plus any other penalties.
• Powers are all in the compendium.
• Vehicles will make it eventually.
• hdc import is not part of this version

I do appreciate that for some of you there isn't enough automation. That will come. Automation is complex, very prone to bugs, and we want to get it right. The focus right now is making sure all the basic mechanics work properly, that items have all the fields they need to have in order to support automation, and that the system is playable.

I'm running my regular weekly games in Foundry now (just played last night) and things are absolutely playable and functional. If you can't submit bugs on the site yet (at uberwald), just PM me anything you find and I will add it to the list.

I've got techogre's initial round of bugs and the dev is working on them today. There is a new big one that I'm not sure how it happened (since it was working fine last night) where attack rolls are now borked. In the last update the function started concatenating modifiers instead of adding them. Right not that makes attacks unusable, but that should be solved pretty quickly. I'll post when that's fixed.

[techogre]

A big one that I already added to the main site is killing attacks. It should handle, as in just roll for, five basic effects:

1. standard (body & stun, seems to be working)
2. killing (body plus stun multiplier)
3. stun only (only stun damage)
4. body only (only count the body damage normally)
5. effect (add up the dice like stun)

Right now it only handles #1 fully, #3, #4, and #5 accidentally, and #2 not at all.

 

When setting up a power, I need a little dropdown to say what kind of effect the power/equipment has. 

[techogre]

As for automation, there should be some included. Minimal, like an attack card in the chat that combines an attack roll (and what DCV it hits) and the effect.

 

 

[Legendsmiths]

35 minutes ago, techogre said:

As for automation, there should be some included. Minimal, like an attack card in the chat that combines an attack roll (and what DCV it hits) and the effect.

 

 

For now attack and effect will remain separate rolls.

 

44 minutes ago, techogre said:

A big one that I already added to the main site is killing attacks. It should handle, as in just roll for, five basic effects:

1. standard (body & stun, seems to be working)
2. killing (body plus stun multiplier)
3. stun only (only stun damage)
4. body only (only count the body damage normally)
5. effect (add up the dice like stun)

Right now it only handles #1 fully, #3, #4, and #5 accidentally, and #2 not at all.

 

When setting up a power, I need a little dropdown to say what kind of effect the power/equipment has. 

 

Right now it handles 1, 3-5 as designed. Without any subsequent automation, they are just dice.

STUN multiplier is a nice automation. When we add automation, any automation that is appropriate for the Basic version will be included (e.g., targeting, apply damage vs defenses, STUNx, END/charges use on powers, etc.).

I did enter output tagging as an issue and will push for this to be included as early as possible.
 

[Legendsmiths]

Okay, whew. Busy day.

Squashed more bugs and things look good. We've gathered some Enhancements for future releases.

STUNx for Killing damage is now rolled. However, STUNx bonuses are not calculated properly (bug reported already). Easy fix though.