Simon

Aw...you had me curious what you were doing...

Where (and when) did you get your copy of HD?  

That error would occur if HD were compiled to a higher version level than Java 8 (which has major version 52). While I do run a higher major version of Java, HD is compiled specifically to be compatible with Java 8.  Checking the latest build verifies this:

javap -classpath ./HD6.jar -verbose com.hero.HeroDesigner | grep "major"

  major version: 52

1 hour ago, Grailknight said:

Real game situation: How would you rule if two combatants, both with offensive Damage Shields, took turns blocking each other?

They would have to be alternating between Blocking and Striking -- aborting one Action to Block, then on their next available Action (after the aborted one) Striking.  Each time they struck a character with Damage Shield, they would take the damage as appropriate, regardless of whether the character Blocked the attack or if the attack hit.

From 6E1:
 

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Any attacker who makes a successful HTH Combat attack against a character with a Damage Shield takes the damage (and possibly Knockback) from the Shield. This includes a HTH attack that would have hit the character, but which the character Blocks in such a way that the attacker comes in contact with the Damage Shield. (Characters who make other forms of contact with a Damage Shield, such as being Knocked Back into the character with the Shield or casually touching him, also take the Shield’s damage.)

Run HD from a directory that you have full access/rights to.

The closest you'd get would be a note within the download page for that product (indicating the last update date/time)...but it's moot as the PDFs don't generally get updated barring issues with the original upload (e.g. missing section or whatever).  Changing the PDF to take into account errata requires going back through layout and editing phases, which rarely (if ever) happens outside of major version updates. 

Read the manual...page 27 (Multipowers) to be specific.

19 minutes ago, Ragitsu said:

catching lightning in a bottle.

Waste of perfectly good

lightening, if you ask me.

First day out of self-isolation.  Never got much worse than a middling head cold...and I apparently isolated well enough that my wife never caught it (she's been testing throughout -- all negative).

Thank you vaccines and booster for what seems to have been a very mild case.  Apart from 10 days of enforced boredom (where I never left the bedroom), not too bad....and the enforced boredom was likely something that I kind of needed...

10 minutes ago, Simon said:

Ooh!  My turn for an example!

"Hi, I'm having a problem with HD.  I'm trying to [insert your specific goals here -- what you're actually trying to do].  I'm trying to do it by [insert the VERY specific steps you're taking in an attempt to achieve your goal].  When I do that, HD is [insert the VERY VERY specific results/response when you attempt to do whatever it is you're trying to do]."

 

You started with the grammatical equivalent of "Powers...huh?" and little else.  You then followed up with a page reference to the manual for the program that I wrote....which at the very least seemed to insinuate that you were trying to create a custom rules template (since that what was being covered on the page you referenced).  And now seem to have posted the XML for a Power you're trying to re-define in your custom template...but without ANY indication of a single piece of the information detailed in the above example.  Starting to see the problem?

Read that.

Let's work on that student bit...Try reading my responses (again).  Then make sure you understand them.  Then read them again (again). Make sure your understanding of them is complete.  Then read them again.  Then respond here.

Ooh!  My turn for an example!

"Hi, I'm having a problem with HD.  I'm trying to [insert your specific goals here -- what you're actually trying to do].  I'm trying to do it by [insert the VERY specific steps you're taking in an attempt to achieve your goal].  When I do that, HD is [insert the VERY VERY specific results/response when you attempt to do whatever it is you're trying to do]."

You started with the grammatical equivalent of "Powers...huh?" and little else.  You then followed up with a page reference to the manual for the program that I wrote....which at the very least seemed to insinuate that you were trying to create a custom rules template (since that what was being covered on the page you referenced).  And now seem to have posted the XML for a Power you're trying to re-define in your custom template...but without ANY indication of a single piece of the information detailed in the above example.  Starting to see the problem?

So you're....trying to create a custom rules template?

Have you read the friendly manual?

I'd like to thank everyone for keeping level heads through that bit of inanity - while Greywind was an annoyance to wake up to, he was trivial to deal with and your responses made it a net positive.

Now I need to go find another borderline poster to go off on before you all think I'm going soft...

Greywind will no longer be joining us on this site.

*somethingsomethingpunchingnazissomethingsomething*

Yeah...I'm closing this thread now.  Congrats.

Nothing in this thread has anything to do with an application breaking (regardless of your feelings about Apple or apps running in their "universe") -- it is and has been about understanding how your system manages file permissions.  Windows users have had to worry about it since UAC was introduced...Apple users for longer technically but with permissions being locked down more and more as time has progressed.  Linux users have been aware of permissions management throughout.

MacOS has been 64-bit only since Mountain Lion (2012)....and all of this is missing the point.

Just now, Villain In Glasses said:

Well, 32-bit applications don't run under new macOS operating systems so I waited for those to be upgraded before updating my Mac. As other posters have noted the issue with HD doesn't show up under older versions of macOS.

Actually, it would but older systems tend to have permissions (particularly file operations) for Java pre-established as fairly open.

And holding off on updating your OS for years is a horrific idea for security...so opening up file permissions for Java on a current system shouldn't bother you in the slightest.

4 minutes ago, Villain In Glasses said:

Thanks for the solution. It is not the first thing I'd think of to put an application in the user folder. I had waited to upgrade macOS for a couple of years while 32-bit applications got upgraded or replaced.

This has nothing to do with 32-bit vs 64-bit....it's simply down to knowing how your operating system handles permissions (particularly those granted to applications like Java, which is what HD runs under).

12 minutes ago, Pariah said:

 

Best wishes for a speedy recovery. Lots of fluids, lots of rest, lots of Disney+. Hey, it worked for me.

More or less the plan

And...just tested positive (home test, so no info on variant).

Mild symptoms -- mostly a minor head cold so far (low grade headache, congested sinuses, and fatigue).  Maybe shortness of breath, but not really noticeable.  Hoping it stays this way.

You can update your copy at any time by going to the Purchases section of your Client Area (on this site) -- the current update is always linked to the purchase.

Unfortunately, the only way we would merge an account would be if you could demonstrate access/ownership of both -- i.e. you'd need to be able to access the old account.  It's still there -- if you no longer remember the password used on the account, you can use the forgot password function to have a one-time link emailed to the address on record.  If you don't know the password for the account and no longer have access to the email address on record, then you're likely out of luck.

it's at the same level as "start" "stop" and "step" in a looping container (e.g. POWERS) -- it specifies an optional string to include between each increment (so you could, for example, make a comma-separated list).  Other ways to accomplish the same, of course, but that's in-keeping with much of HERO

27 minutes ago, Stirling.N said:

What am I missing?

A solid grasp of the rules?  Unless you buy the Characteristic Power with the Limitation “Does Not Affect Figured Characteristics” it will.