Group Mob Types Initiative

daplunk · May 15th, 2016, 06:17 AM

Hi Team,

In combat I lean heavily on the grouping of the same mob type in large battles.

This helps speed the game up IMO.

Example:
Roll initiative once for group of goblins > They all go at same initiative step.

Is there a way to do this automatically in Hero Labs when using the Tactical Console?

Dami · May 16th, 2016, 03:26 AM

Unfortunately, no.
I also have creatures of the same type acting at the same initiative, and I have to manually change each one.

Colen · May 16th, 2016, 10:48 AM

Dami is correct, this is something on our to-do list, but Hero Lab currently can't do it. Sorry

daplunk · May 16th, 2016, 02:47 PM

Thanks all,

Good to know its on the To Do list. Certainly a feature I would use alot.

Paragon · May 18th, 2016, 08:44 AM

Yeah. You can fake it with games like Savage Worlds and M&M because most mobs are minons/extras, and you can get by with just a single entry for them (because of how they take damage), but any game where you want to use the tracker to actually record damage, its a no-go.

daplunk Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Adelaide, Australia Posts: 2,294 May 15th, 2016, 06:17 AM	Hi Team, In combat I lean heavily on the grouping of the same mob type in large battles. This helps speed the game up IMO. Example: Roll initiative once for group of goblins > They all go at same initiative step. Is there a way to do this automatically in Hero Labs when using the Tactical Console?
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Dami Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 1,100 May 16th, 2016, 03:26 AM	Unfortunately, no. I also have creatures of the same type acting at the same initiative, and I have to manually change each one.
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Colen Senior Member Lone Wolf Staff Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 4,690 May 16th, 2016, 10:48 AM	Dami is correct, this is something on our to-do list, but Hero Lab currently can't do it. Sorry
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Paragon Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 874 May 18th, 2016, 08:44 AM	Yeah. You can fake it with games like Savage Worlds and M&M because most mobs are minons/extras, and you can get by with just a single entry for them (because of how they take damage), but any game where you want to use the tracker to actually record damage, its a no-go.
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