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(Drop Dead Studios) Spheres of Power: Official Support Thread

Version 1.30 for the core package is out. Patch notes on first page, but the most visible change is that the individual sphere tabs now show you calculated ranges just like the main Sphere Abilities tab, which is handy for characters like Elementalists who have a higher-than-base CL with certain spheres.
 
WhiteUnggoy said:
So I received an error when I installed the new package: All of my other packages *should* be up to date... any ideas?
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I'm guessing you added the Gadgeteer tradition? And you don't have the Enhancer's Handbook? It looks like I accidentally created a dependency. I'll get started on a fix for that right now.

EDIT: Nope, looks like you don't actually need to add the tradition for this bug to happen.
 
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Just posted version 1.1 for the Mentalist's Handbook. I've temporarily removed the Gadgeteer tradition while I come up with a proper long-term fix. You can, of course, still add the component Drawbacks to a character who is supposed to be using that tradition.
 
Vivomancer's Handbook for Hero Lab is now available!

Hero Lab files only
Hero Lab files plus Vivomancer's Handbook PDF (with a bundle discount)

Version 1.31 for Core came out yesterday. No new features, just compatibility with the new handbook.

The Creator's Handbook ([url="http://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/229047/The-Creators-Handbook?term=creator%27s+handbook&test_epoch=0]the PDF for which was released this week[/url]) is now entering development. For once, I'm not months behind a handbook's release!
 
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Hi folks, just bought the Spheres of Magic Expanded Options HL files, but got errors when installing. Some of the (many) error messages are:
File:DDS_SpheresOfPowerExpOpt.user(line 4325) - Thing "rcSoPSymLt" (dynamic tag) - Tag 'SymbArmor' not defined.
There are multiple errors of this nature, each with a different undefined dynamic tag.

Can someone from DDS test this and find out what's wrong?

Thanks!
 
Bob G said:
Hi folks, just bought the Spheres of Magic Expanded Options HL files, but got errors when installing. Some of the (many) error messages are:
File:DDS_SpheresOfPowerExpOpt.user(line 4325) - Thing "rcSoPSymLt" (dynamic tag) - Tag 'SymbArmor' not defined.
There are multiple errors of this nature, each with a different undefined dynamic tag.

Can someone from DDS test this and find out what's wrong?

Thanks!
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You mention you just bought Expanded Options, so I'd like to make sure you also got the core Spheres of Power package as that is required for any other SoP content (including Expanded Options and all of the sphere handbooks) to function. I mention this because the most likely cause of that error is that the core package is missing (it's where I put any tag groups I need to define for SoP stuff).
 
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TheIronGolem said:
You mention you just bought Expanded Options, so I'd like to make sure you also got the core Spheres of Power package as that is required for any other SoP content (including Expanded Options and all of the sphere handbooks) to function. I mention this because the most likely cause of that error is that the core package is missing (it's where I put any tag groups I need to define for SoP stuff).
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Thanks for the quick response. I do have the SoP core package, and it is enabled. What else could be causing the issue?
 
Bob G said:
Thanks for the quick response. I do have the SoP core package, and it is enabled. What else could be causing the issue?
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Should have mentioned this in my previous post, but you also need to have an up-to-date version of the core file. If you have an older version and it wasn't updated, that could also explain why you're missing the SymbArmor tag group. If you haven't already, follow the instructions from the readme file that's included in the .zip you got when you purchased the package. The current version of SoP is 1.31.
 
TheIronGolem said:
Should have mentioned this in my previous post, but you also need to have an up-to-date version of the core file. If you have an older version and it wasn't updated, that could also explain why you're missing the SymbArmor tag group. If you haven't already, follow the instructions from the readme file that's included in the .zip you got when you purchased the package. The current version of SoP is 1.31.
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Ha! Yes, that was the problem. Thanks for the save.

I have a cosmetic issue to bring up, however: I started working on a sphere witch. It would appear that the bootstraps for patrons are still referencing the descriptions for bonus spells. You may want to delete the bonus spell text so as to not confuse anyone.

Thanks for your hard work on these files.
 
Bug in SoP Expanded Options - Sphere witch

Hi Folks,

I've found an issue with the SoP witch when selecting patron spheres and talents. It would appear that when selecting a patron from the Witch tab, the associated sphere and talents are not being decremented from the available magic talents on the Sphere Abilities tab.

For example, I have a 4th level witch, who should receive four magical talents plus two more from their patron. On the Witch tab, I select the Time patron, and the Time sphere is automatically enabled in the Patron Talents selection. However, after selecting the Time sphere and a talent from the Time tree, if I tab over to the Sphere Ability tab, my selections from the Witch tab are not carried over, and the available magic talent count is not decremented.

Furthermore, on the activated Time tab, I now show a total of ten talents, when I should only have six available at current level.

Thanks!
 
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Bob G said:
Hi Folks,

I've found an issue with the SoP witch when selecting patron spheres and talents. It would appear that when selecting a patron from the Witch tab, the associated sphere and talents are not being decremented from the available magic talents on the Sphere Abilities tab.

For example, I have a 4th level witch, who should receive four magical talents plus two more from their patron. On the Witch tab, I select the Time patron, and the Time sphere is automatically enabled in the Patron Talents selection. However, after selecting the Time sphere and a talent from the Time tree, if I tab over to the Sphere Ability tab, my selections from the Witch tab are not carried over, and the available magic talent count is not decremented.

Furthermore, on the activated Time tab, I now show a total of ten talents, when I should only have six available at current level.

Thanks!
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Never mind, I figured out how you configured this. When you select your patron sphere, the base powers of that sphere are added to the sphere tab that you select. So if I choose the Time patron, the base powers of haste and slow are added to the Time tab, along with any Time talents you select from levels and bonus talents.

Nice work! Sorry for the fire drill...:o
 
Bob G said:
I have a cosmetic issue to bring up, however: I started working on a sphere witch. It would appear that the bootstraps for patrons are still referencing the descriptions for bonus spells. You may want to delete the bonus spell text so as to not confuse anyone.
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Unfortunately I can't really do much about that. Since the Patrons are Lone Wolf's code and not mine, I can't prevent the spells from bootstrapping, nor can I touch the component code that causes them to be auto-listed in the Patron's description text.

Theoretically I could find the spell list after it's written and replace it with a blank string, but I'm pretty sure that would end up being buggy and slow and more trouble than it's worth.
 
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