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Wow, so I'm hearing a lot of passion here for the inclusion of the H.E.R.O. tool in its current form, and that's great but as is common, there are reasons as to how things come to be. Essentially, I'm not a graphic artist and when I started this project I reached out to the publishers and asked for permission to use their branding including the logo for the app. They were cool with this as long as I wasn't turning a profit off of the backs of the HERO System contributors, and this aligned nicely with my own ambitions for the project. That's why the app looks the way it does and is branded the way it is...I'm a terrible artist and publishers are kind I love this game and want to add value to the current ecosystem by providing tools and services for free to my fellow HERO-philes. I want more people to play this game and fall in love with it like I and many of us have - lets be honest, this community's size pales in comparison to the 800lb dungeon crawling gorilla. I want to help change that. To that end my app is free to use, ad free, and respects the users privacy, and will remain that way. I'm telling you all this because I want to make my own intentions crystal clear. Now, to answer why I didn't do 6e random characters at launch. Primarily, it's because the Champions Character Card kickstarter went live when I was developing this tool. If I were to include a random 6e character generator I would run the risk of directly countering my express goal of not harming this community or company. The reality is that this is a business and DoJ needs to make money, and the inclusion of a random 6e character tool in my app undermines the bottom line for DoJ. Secondly, Cassandra's excellent work was 5e originally, as we all understand...no need to rehash that. In summation, I will make the wording clarifications on Google Play and the app store because I think you're on point with people potentially being confused about what 5e vs 5th edition HERO means. I will not be adding in a random 6e character generator though for the reasons I outline above. The only thing that would change my position would be a request from the publishers themselves.

Technically, I've only been able to simulate the issue. I don't own an iPad so I'm stuck with using Apple's Simulator tool for xcode which has obvious differences from the real thing. The iOS app is in review right now so once it's approved I would *really* appreciate it if you could let me know if it's working on the real thing. Tabs now only show if there's something to display, ie. if you don't have Perks then the Perk tab won't render...it's an attempt to save some screen real estate. I loaded up that file you linked the other day and the Equipment tab is there for me...let me know if it doesn't show up for you. This only applies if you're running the latest build (1.1.0), prior to this there was no equipment tab.

That shouldn't be too bad to put in. I'll see about getting it in.

Version 1.1.0 is rolling out for Android as I write this. Apple should be rolling out sometime tomorrow pending review. Patch Notes: http://www.herogames.com/forums/topic/96734-hero-system-mobile/?do=findComment&comment=2642800

I just put in a fix for Google Drive access and some experimental code for iPad file access. As of the current release (1.0.4) the only way to load a file is to do it off your local phone for Android/iPhone. I plan on pushing the patch later tonight or tomorrow morning.

Final note, it looks like I have to add in special handling just for iPads in order to open files. My bad, a case of not RTFM on my part. I'll get that code in for the next build, should be soon...tonight or tomorrow is my guess. Until then your iPad will be unable to load a character I'm sorry to say. Apologies for the confusion and frustrations this has caused you.

I just loaded some files into my Drive folder and it looks like they're not actually selectable for me. You can browse to them but you can't actually press on them. There may be a permission issue with loading from Drive. I would definitely try loading it from your phone directly until I can dig into this more.

Also, make sure that you've granted the app permission to read from storage. Settings -> Apps & Notifications -> HERO Mobile -> Permissions Make sure that "Storage" is flipped on.

Hmmm, that's really strange, I load characters all the time but from my local storage. Have you tried loading from local storage on your phone? One thing you may want to try is clearing any loaded characters...open the drawer and go to Settings click on the "Clear" button next to the Loaded Character option. I haven't tried loading from Google drive personally although I've heard it works...I'll test that later today after work.

I built the "Cruncher" tool last night...lets you calculate power costs on the fly Should be available next build.

Flip phones are gateways...first it's a flip phone then you'll be playing 6e

No, unfortunately the app and Hero Designer is a one way thing, you can save a single character though. The tool is really meant to be used for brainstorming/one-shot campaign ideas. The characters should be easy enough to transpose into Hero Designer though

That's something that could be added in later, Cassandra was the mad architect behind the current tool and she only plays 5e Interesting idea, so you could put in a point value and have a slider to move to add or subtract advantages/limitations? I may add it in.

No worries, glad you like it

I'll look into it but it should be doubling already. I've actually been debating showing the knockback roll just for this reason. Did you get an odd number?

I think I have a solution...it'll require an update to both the app and the export template. Change the export template to use the ISO-8859-1 character encoding Tell the app to read in that format It'll strip out characters like smart quotes but it will read and render in the app. Not perfect but better than today.

That would be much appreciated ?

Looks like there was some typesetter quotes on line 189 (hoist 'n' heave)...this is a known issue with the export template that unfortunately produces invalid XML...which means the app can't read it. Attached is a file with the offending characters removed. Lia-Kavair - Strong Enforcer.xml.XML

Releases 1.0.4 - 2018-03-03 (Android/iOS) Added in a section for movement modes on the Characteristics tab Skills checks now work when there's more than one roll to select from (OIHID, etc) The app now reads in a wider range of characters by default 1.1.0 - 2018-03-05 (Android/iOS) Added in the Combat tab on characters that allows you to track STUN/BODY/END and REC for your loaded character The 3d6 die roller now lets you set an optional skill level when making a check Created the Cruncher tool that lets you calculate power costs in the app Tabs on the character viewer now only appear if they have content in them Fixed an issue on Android that was preventing the loading of character files from Google Drive Added in some experimental code for loading files on an iPad There is now an Equipment tab available in the View character tool 1.1.1 - 2018-03-12 (Android/iOS) The Powers and Equipment tabs now show less info about items (touch an item for full info) All sliders now have an editable value in addition to the slider Loading a character now shows the user feedback Added in support for 5th or 6th edition rule sets in the settings tab There's now an option for Autofire on the HIt tab Changed the "Maneuvers" tab to "Martial Arts" Fixed a bug that was always using a x3 multiplier when using a KA and not using hit locations 1.1.2 - 2018-03-14 (Android/iOS) Added in a new app icon and splash screens Fixed a number of issues with character loading 1.1.3 - 2018-03-16 (Android/iOS/Amazon) Fixed scrolling issues on iPhone/iPad Added in the "Combat Moves" tab to the damage tool Added in the "Range Mods", "Hit Locations" and " Target Shots" tabs to the hit tool Added in an explosion option for the damage tool 1.2.0 - 2018-03-18 (Android/iOS/Amazon) There's a now a document library included in the app Long touching an attack power (or piece of equipment) now populates the damage tool Explosions now show the user a breakdown of damage by distance The Combat tab now shows more information (long touch your strength/presence dice to roll) The Characteristics tab is now easier to read (touch a characteristic to see notes) The sidebar now uses the new logo 1.2.1 - 2018-02-14 (Android/iOS/Amazon) Added support for many missing knockback options in the damage tool Blast now properly responds to a long touch on the character screen Your phone status bar is now visible in app Miscellaneous spacing and layout tweaks 1.2.2 - 2018-02-15 (Android/iOS/Amazon) Fixed a few bugs with loading characters Fixed a layout issue on the character screen 1.2.3 - 2018-02-18 (Android/iOS/Amazon) Various fixes to loading characters 1.2.4 - 2019-02-19 (Android/iOS/Amazon) Fixed a character loading bug on some devices (Android only) Fixed an issue that caused sliding a slider to also switch tabs (iOS only) 1.2.5 - 2019-07-25 (Android/iOS/Amazon) Added the ability to make more than one to hit roll Numbers now animate on the result screen Minor UI tweaks 1.3.0 - 2020-01-11 (Android/iOS/Amazon) You can now import 6th edition characters directly from Hero Designer files Completely restyled the application 1.3.1 - 2020-01-12 (Android/iOS/Amazon) Fixed an issue with HKA not calculating damage from STR properly if it had advantages Fixed an issue with certain types of advantages not calculating their costs correctly Fixed an issue with the app splash screen not showing (iOS only) 1.3.2 - 2020-01-13 (Android/iOS/Amazon) Fixed a bug with the lift calculation for intermediate strengths The "Skill Check" button can now be toggled off Modifiers now enforce minimum and maximum values Modifiers now correctly discount negative adders Skills that grant skill levels only now calculate and display properly 1.3.3 - 2020-01-14 (Android/iOS/Amazon) Fixed an issue with Cramming Added in support for custom skills, perks, and talents Fixed a number of issues relating to stale data when loading one or more characters into the app in succession Skill Levels now show more useful information at a glance More work to clean up how modifiers are calculating and displaying 1.3.4 - 2020-01-17 (Android/iOS/Amazon) Added in a phases to the combat screen Added a section for combat values (OCV, DCV, etc) to the combat screen The health section of the combat screen now uses a calculator for its input Fixed a rare crash with custom martial maneuvers Fixed some display issues with martial maneuvers 1.3.5 - 2020-01-19 (Android/iOS/Amazon) *** Clear all your caches from within the app before using this release (under Settings) Added in a new tool called the "Effect" roller which replaces the "Free Form" tool Effect results now show a message regarding the effect such as the number of segments a target is flashed for Pressing a phase bubble will highlight it in gold to indicate the phase has been spent Long pressing a phase bubble highlights it on red which indicates the phase has been aborted or lost due to stunning Added Dexterity and Speed to the phases section of the combat screen Added the defenses section to the combat screen which lists PD, ED, Power, and Mental defense Fixed an issue with tabs not immediately updating when toggling the "Show Secondary Characteristics?" button Fixed a bug with custom martial maneuvers which caused a crash Complications now display more useful information as a glance 1.3.6 - 2020-01-20 (Android/iOS/Amazon) Added the ability to display notes to powers, skills, talents, etc Pressing on your strength die code from the characteristics tab will now bring you to the damage screen Fixed a couple of bugs with the settings page and clearing caches Changed the "Free Form" line item to "effect" on the statistics page 1.4.0 - 2020-02-01 (Android/iOS/Amazon) Added support for tablets Added in the ability to manage characters within the app The app now plays sounds when rolling dice Added a back button in the top left corner of the app 1.5.0 - 2020-02-04 (Android/iOS/Amazon) Portraits now display when loading a Hero Designer character It is now possible to load up to 5 characters at once All characters now have a "Notes" tab Combat State and notes will be preserved if importing a new version of your character 1.6.0 - 2020-02-06 (Android/iOS/Amazon) Added in support for figured characteristics for Fifth Edition characters in the Hero Designer character viewer The "Combat" tab of the Hero Designer character viewer now supports Fifth Edition characters Fixed a rare bug that would prevent loading a character in the Hero Designer character viewer Fixed a bug with Forcefield/Damage Resistance inflating characteristic values 1.6.1 - 2020-02-09 (Android/iOS/Amazon) Added in support for 5th edition specific powers such as Find Weakness Added support for Elemental Controls Added support for 0 point characteristics with advantages A warning message now appears when importing an XML character Fixed a couple of display issues with Compound Powers Fixed a bug with equipment which were created as Compound Powers 1.6.2 - 2020-02-10 (Android/iOS/Amazon) The roll result screen now shows you how much you were over or under the average roll Added Quantity, Weight, and Cost fields to equipment Importing a character that is already loaded in the character viewer will now replace that character automatically Fixed an issue with the reset button on Endurance on the combat screen Fixed a display issue with Compound Powers which were composed of skills, talents, and/or perks Fixed AoE costs for 5th edition characters Fixed Forcewall dimensions for 5th edition characters 1.6.3 - 2020-02-12 (Android/iOS/Amazon) Fixed a crash with loading characters from the local device Fixed a crash which could occur when toggling off sounds under certain circumstances 1.7.0 - 2020-02-19 (Android/iOS/Amazon) Added tools to Add/Edit/Delete status effects on a character Added Drain to the Effects screen as a selectable option Fixed a bug with Complications in lists on import Fixed a bug with empty lists on import 1.8.0 - 2021-06-06 (Android/iOS/Amazon) MAJOR CHANGE (Android ONLY) The app will no longer require file system access however you will need to re-import your characters (https://bit.ly/3waTWZD) Replaced the autocomplete on the status dialog with a new UI Fixed a display issue with section headings Fixed a bug with header spacing on some iPhone models Fixed a bug which caused extra whitespace to show at the bottom of some iPhone models Fixed a white screen flicker which could happen during screen transition 2.0.0 - 2021-06-20 (Android/iOS/Amazon) Removed support for loading characters using the old export template The app will now be backed up if you use the Android backup feature Fixed a spacing issue on the side panel with certain iPhone models Updated the side panel menu item "Free Form" to be "Effect" 2.0.1 - 2022-03-10 (Android/iOS/Amazon) Fixed a bug with Variable Power Pools on 5th edition characters 2.1.8 - 2023-09-23 (Android/iOS/Amazon) The home screen has been redesigned Added animated dice to the dice rollers Redid the look and feel of the cards in the character viewer Animations can be disabled on the Settings screen Added icons to the drawer menu Removed the main subheading on the view character screen The characters screen now prints by character name, not file name Added a hex-grid to the app background Improved the display of partial dice on the Result screen Changed the chart on the statistics screen Fixed Mental Defense totals in 5th edition Fixed Elemental Control costs in 5th edition Added support for No Figured Characteristics in 5th edition Fixed a bug with HKAs and adders Stylized the gutters on switches so they are more visible 2.1.9 - 2023-09-24 (Android/iOS/Amazon) fixed a bug with the new roller 2.1.10 - 2023-10-11 (Android, iOS, Amazon) Upgraded toast messages 2.1.11 - 2023-12-04 (Android, iOS, Amazon) Fixed a bug with how dice were counting BODY

Feature Requests I'll track all feature requests in this comment. Please understand that while all requests are taken seriously not all requests will be acted on immediately, if at all...thank you! This list is in no particular order. 6th edition H.E.R.O. tool Hit locations reference END costs to the Cruncher tool A copy of HERO in 2 pages Hero-pedia (HERO character reference...what books they appear in) Foxbat quote generator Populate the damage tool by long pressing an equipment item or attack power More robust tracking of damage (source, defense applied, etc) Integration into Hero Combat Manager Better tablet support The ability to set a custom stun multiplier range Character portraits Explosion option for the damage tool Combat moves list Redo the characteristics tab to be more readable Beef up the combat tab Population of the damage tool by long-pressing equipment/attack will automatically set the Stun Multiplier as well, instead of having to do it manually (i.e. if a weapon/attack has a +x Stun Multiplier) Ability to choose specific hit location for damage Damage option for critical hits (max damage), with and without hit location modifiers Hard break before the "Notes" entry in a power/equipment entry Add a switch for "Target has Clinging" to the damage tool The ability to create random characters > 250 points Add a switch to the damage tool for double knockback

I am pleased to announce the launch of the HERO System Mobile app on both the Google Play Store and Apple’s App Store. You can install the app by searching for it in your app store or by using the links provided. The app is free to use, ad free, and respects your privacy. Google Play - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.herogmtools App Store - https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/hero-system-mobile/id1352750917?ls=1&mt=8 Amazon App Store - http://a.co/byom955 This project is an extension of an export template I wrote a few months ago. I had so much fun writing that template that I decided to develop a full app. Features Import characters from Hero Designer using this export template Characteristics and Skills may be long pressed and a check will be made Dice rolling tools (3d6, Hit, Damage, and Free Form) The H.E.R.O. tool generates random 250 point 5e supers (shout out to Cassandra for allowing me to use her original idea) Track statistics about your die rolls, including average values, distribution, total stun etc. This is still very much a work in progress and I have plans to add more features as time goes on. For now though I feel that it’s mature enough to release to the general public. Feedback is always welcome either here or at phil.guinchard@gmail.com Happy Hero-ing

XML Export Template View File This export template will create an XML document of your character. The HERO System Tools app uses this template. Submitter sentry0 Submitted 02/24/2018 Category Export Formats Output Format XML Rules Version Not Applicable/Either

Good point about the <![CDATA[]]> tags, totally forgot about that. It's cool, I'll create an XML template...thanks again for your help.

What I was trying to say is if you have some magical way to get the data out of HD and into a machine readable format I would take it. If nothing like that exists then I'll just keep moving down the TSV path The XML format would have the same issue as JSON, it would actually probably be worse because of the amount of special characters you would have to watch out for.