Simon

It's a quirk of the rules.

Naked Advantages (which is what you're buying here) cost END to use unless the Naked Advantage is Reduced Endurance, at which point the NA becomes a 0-END ability.  Otherwise, you'd end up paying END in order to reduce the END of the base ability...which is kinda screwy.  You're buying multiple Naked Advantages as part of the same writeup, so you're going to see some odd behaviors rules-wise.

If you don't want that, you can purchase the Reduced END separately as a Naked Advantage that applies to up to 60 Active Points of STR (which is what you'd be using if you used the full 20 STR with a +2 Advantage). 

The current version of Java (from Oracle) moved/removed a number of functions that HD was utilizing. The current update to HD will work with all versions of Java since Java 6 (including the current), but the versions that you list above will require Java 6 - Java 8.

1 minute ago, Pattern Ghost said:

 

And that tends to be the tone of Vox. I just figured I'd point out their citations in case you didn't see them

Saw them...has no bearing on things -- the poster is responsible for the tone and content of any links they post.  Posting a link to an article that focuses on fear mongering (or just lies) is not going to end up any different than just posting that on your own.

I'm not saying that it's impossible or even outside of the realm of likelihood.  What I am saying is that conjecture and fear mongering is not going to be tolerated.

"Oh no!  RBG is in the hospital! Everything we hold dear is going to be overturned in the SCOTUS while she's incapacitated!"  That shit is NOT going to fly and will get you banned from the forums.

I've let things slip recently while folks vented, and that was a mistake.  If you have factual news to post and discuss, feel free....otherwise, take it elsewhere if you want to continue to be welcome in the forums.  

STOP. THE. HISTRIONICS.

If you have actual information regarding cases that are going before the SCOTUS, feel free to share and comment.  If you continue to conjecture and fear monger, you will be punted.

If you're talking about the rules from the various 5th Edition supplements, they're still available in HD when you build a character based on a 5E template (just make sure you have the appropriate rules supplements enabled under the application preferences).

If you're talking about the character packs (prefabs and characters from the supplements), they're available in the online store.

Because you've selected "apply Modifiers to base Characteristic" (assuming you're purchasing STR as a Power with Modifiers added to it)

Or you're building it as a Naked Modifier and not constructing the ability properly (so you're creating, in effect, a Naked Limitation)

48 minutes ago, algesan said:

If, of course, all of the users who created the text based 5th Edition export formats that are no longer available chose to deny Hero Games the right to host their files, then I offer my most abject apologies for any impression you have of my tone that I reached from the absolutely and totally incorrect conclusion that such files were simply discarded by Hero Games when they changed the forum area. 

Apology accepted.  Please refrain from outbursts in the future -- you are a guest in these forums.

Adding "Only with PRE Attacks" is up to you/the GM.  I've seen it in the past at up to a -1 Limitation, but that's more about how prevalent PRE attacks are going to be in the campaign (as in: how often not having +30 PRE for defense against attacks is going to matter) and how limiting you see it in light of the existing Limitations on the ability.

As for the cost, it sounds like you've checked off "add Modifiers to base Characteristic" -- that means that _all_ of the character's PRE has Extra Time and Costs END to use (not just the +30).  Uncheck that box (so that the Modifiers apply only to the +30 PRE) and it should have a cost of 17 points.

Let's start with the basics:  under 6E, Growth is not a level-based Power (i.e. it's not purchased as +X for every Y points) -- it has discrete increments defined.  Density Increase, on the other hand, remains a level-based Power.  That is the reason for the difference in how they act relative to automatically adding to Characteristics.

That said, what you're doing is incorrect and not in accordance with the rules of the system.  Density Increase is meant for characters that can change their density.  Characters that are always dense simply purchase the relevant bonuses (and take the relevant Complications).  Similarly, Growth is meant for characters that can change their size -- characters that are just big (always) purchase the relevant bonuses and take the relevant Complications to reflect their size.

Vehicles have DEF, not individual PD and ED -- purchase a Reinforced Cockpit just like any sectional/reduced coverage DEF.

Tires are built pretty much the way they are presented in TUV -- buy the associated Powers/Talents, assign any relevant Modifiers, and you have your build.

Abilities in APG I & II are not part of HERO System cannon.  They generally fall into two categories:

1. Abilities that are specialized builds of existing Powers. These can be modeled in HD the same as any other ability -- write them up the same way they are presented in the book (purchasing the standard base Power, assigning Modifiers, etc.).  Often you'll need to use a Custom Modifier, but that's kind of the nature of the APG.

2. Abilities that have no equivalent base Power in HERO System. These are rare, but they do come up.  You'd need to create a custom rules template in HD to model these (the rules templates are where HD gets the definition/setup of all abilities).

Dude...you really need to calm down.

1. Hero Games did not quash or discourage 5th Edition. The export formats are created by users, the site simply hosts them.
2. The difference between a 6E export and a 5E export is pretty much just the Characteristics section...and only a few of them at that.  That's it.  It's about 5 minutes of work for someone to convert a 6E export format over to 5E. If you were a bit nicer and FAR less antagonistic in your approach, you might have been able to take advantage of that...but I suspect that that ship has sailed at this point.  You're going to want to learn the "massively complex" markup required to edit the exports on your own, should you choose to go that route.

Now, I would stongly suggest (as an admin of these forums) that you change your tone.  I'm being nice and not punting you from the site, but this is the only warning you're going to get.

That is in accordance with the rules.

Perhaps it's time to point out that some are painting with an overly wide brush and running afoul of the rules of this thread (and forum) - Greywind, looking at you (others as well, but you've been particularly egregious).  I'm making this a public warning -- if there's need for additional action, it will be private...and more severe than many would want.

This is not your pulpit.

I will be closing this thread after this post.

Regarding mental issues: the goal is to treat everyone equally, NOT to treat people as special or otherwise.

Your story is suspect, to say the least.  Multiple parts do not add up.

You have a gibberish account name with a likely invalid email address (possibly a one-time use email...more or less the same thing). You failed to keep backups of your purchases, but managed to keep backups of all your "receipts".  You forgot what email address you associated with the account or no longer have access to it. You forgot your login information.  You offered on multiple occasions to send an email "from" the address if we gave it to you...apparently trusting that we would not know that anyone can send an email from any address they choose (that's just how email works).

If I had to guess, the account in question was used as a shared distribution point (read: theft) and has been locked.  I will be making recommendations to Jason accordingly.

Sure - send a support request or contact to Jason.

I’ll send an email to the address on record (the current one).  It’ll be from bill.gates@microsoft.com

The from address on an email is meaningless.

You did not keep backups of your purchases, you don’t know your login information, and you either don’t know or no longer have access to your email.  You have lost access to your account.

You don't need to provide all the proof in the world that the account is yours.  You need one of the following:

1. To know your login information (username/password)
2. To know and have access to the email address that you associated with the account

The policy is for everyone's protection.

You chose to use either a false or a one-time email address on the site. You also chose to use a gibberish username...and, presumably, a random password that you did not record.  Your choices. You did everything you could to prevent yourself from accessing your account again.

No.

If you don't know the password for the account and don't know (or have access to) the email for the account, then you will not be able to regain access to it - you blocked yourself when you changed the username and email to gibberish.

Reading is a good start -- that is only the first part of the email address.  You'll need to know the rest of it (I cropped it slightly past the halfway point).

Your username went through several changes before ending up there.

The email address associated with the account begins with 4vv54bg54e5ggey.  If that's not enough to identify the email account that you used, then you may have obfuscated yourself out of an account.

If you can determine the email address that you used based on the above, then use the site's forgot password function to recover your password.  If you cannot (or no longer have access to that email), then the account is lost and your access to it cannot be restored.

You chose a username of 3uu8dh39sjhwhw?

If you can't remember your login information and no longer have access to your email account (which was a gmail address "obfuscated" similar to your username), you're not going to be able to access the account again.

Again, maintaining proper backups/copies of your purchases is something that is strongly recommended (regardless of site).

If you're talking about an account that you haven't accessed since 2013, then it's gone - the site software was changed in 2013 and only forum accounts were transferrable.

As always, it is highly recommended that you maintain your own backups of any purchased software/downloads (regardless of site).