A new update of the Shadowrun 5th edition files for Hero Lab is now available from the automatic updates mechanism within Hero Lab.
We've got a new package available for sale, starting with this update. The package is our 3rd supplements package for Shadowrun 5, collecting several of the smaller books Catalyst releases into a single package. This one, like our other supplement packages, is available for $9.99. Initially, it has Cutting Aces, Shadows in Focus: Metropole, and Shadows in Focus: San Francisco, but over future releases, we'll be adding more content to this package.
Here's the full change list for this release:
New Releases!
- Content from Cutting Aces is now available in the new Supplements Package #3! You can purchase this by choosing "Purchase Data Package" from the License menu.
- Content from Shadows in Focus: Metrópole is now available in the new Supplements Package #3! You can purchase this by choosing "Purchase Data Package" from the License menu.
- Content from Shadows in Focus: San Francisco Metroplex is now available in the new Supplements Package #3! You can purchase this by choosing "Purchase Data Package" from the License menu.
Enhancements & Changes
- The Faction rules from Cutting Aces are now supported. Factions can be added on the Social tab.
Bug Fixes
- The Bulk Modification option was not available for the Partial Cyberskull.
- The GTS Tower drone was showing the rating 4 medkit from the Crashcart Medicart drone.
- The Focus Formula option for Weapon Foci was missing.
- Spell and Focus formulae are specific to a tradition. All existing formula items have had a selector added to allow the tradition to be selected for that formula. On a character who has already gone to advancement mode, this may create errors, because the tradition has not been filled in yet. If so, on the Advances tab, use the Unlock option to return to character creation, select traditions for your formulae, and then use the Lock option on the Advances tab to return to advancement mode.
- On a wounded character, the defense add-ons, such as full defense and dodging, had the wound penalties applied. These add-ons are bonuses to the base defense, and since the wound penalties have already been applied to the base defenses, they should not be applied again to the add-ons, since they're part of the same pool.
- Using the reputation adjustment to modify Street Cred or Honor would modify the dicepool that street cred/honor grants by double the amount of adjustment added.
- Nanohives would always report that they were not supporting any nanites, even if an appropriate nanite was added as a mod for that item.
- Height and Weight limits on the Personal tab are no longer enforced for metasapient races (pixies, centaurs, sasquatch, and nagas).
- The restriction that matrix devices can only have one Device Modification (Data Trails pg. 66) was not being enforced.
- The martial arts technique two-weapon style attack was requiring a reach 1 weapon and a reach 0 weapon, but both weapon choices should allow either reach 0 or 1.
- The ComPac Esprit General PI-Tac was not adding a dicepool bonus to tracking.
- The Remington 990 was missing its two standard slide mount accessories.
Data File Authoring
- Added a "Faction" tab to the General grouping, so that specific factions can be set up for characters to select from.