iPad/iPhone/iPod Touch Compatibility?

[Tashtego]

Any plans to come out with an app for some of the i* stuff that would be able to read and manipulate Hero Lab files? I was thinking it'd be nice to use the iPad as a sort of character sheet, with control over the 'in play' functions used in HL.

[Duggan]

I suspect they would have to rebuild it from the ground up, something which a small company like this is usually not in a good position to do. ^_^ Although, if they had someone skilled in iPhone development who did it as a contract and agreed to onyl get paid on net, that might work...

I think the iPhone store would help reduce/remove the risk of copyright infringement from copied software. Restricted platform and all that.

[rob]

We've been discussing this as a possible scenario, but we haven't put anything on the schedule yet. As Duggan pointed out, it would require a massive rewrite and we're a tiny company, so it's not something to be taken lightly. We'll keep folks posted on this once we do the necessary analysis.

[bocephus]

Theoretically, this sounds like a cool idea... but unless the app had the capability to view PDF's, or the next version of iphone OS added multitasking, I wouldn't be interested at all. And for another $500 you can just get a tablet pc... and its not like one weighs more than a couple of rpg books anyway!

[krathen]

and for less you can get a netbook, which runs it nicely as is anyway...

[bocephus]

There's a netbook tablet that has just been released by Lenovo. $500. So for the price of the entry level IPad, you get a tablet plus a keyboard, webcam, usb ports, and 15x the storage space, as well as a full OS and compatibility with Hero Lab. Apple smug not included.

http://newnetbookreviews.net/2010/le...-now-shipping/

I guess Bestbuy had them going for $450, but they sold out already.

[Grantyr]

I have an iPad - won't be buying a netbook - and will pay to purchase a copy of Army Builder for my iPad as soon as you were able to have it ready.

[TBKenie]

I read about this app for the iPad (LogMeIn) which would allow your iPad to act as a remote viewer/controller for Hero Lab, D20 Pro, and other computer apps. YMMV as I don't own a iPad, yet, so I can't try it out. I wonder how different LogMeIn compares to using VPN though LogMeIn looks easier to set up.

[ogexam]

Originally Posted by TBKenie

I read about this app for the iPad (LogMeIn) which would allow your iPad to act as a remote viewer/controller for Hero Lab, D20 Pro, and other computer apps. YMMV as I don't own a iPad, yet, so I can't try it out. I wonder how different LogMeIn compares to using VPN though LogMeIn looks easier to set up.

oooh kewlness... possibly. I do not own an idevice myself due to their inability to run d20Pro or herolabs.

Though this sounds kewl. Has anybody tried this?

I posted this information on the d20pro forum as well. http://forums.d20pro.com/viewtopic.p...7&p=1413#p1413
Maybe we can get some people to try this out to see how well it really works.

[chiefweasel]

hey all, two things. i dont have an iPad, but will get one soon. A friend has one and did a little hacking with it. What he ended up doing is tethering the iPad to his iPhone so it uses the 3G network connection without having 3G on the iPad. he then created an app that allows for remote control and connection to his desk top. Using this, we were able to access and run Hero Lab from the desktop and display and manipulate it on the iPad. So in effect it allowed full use of Hero lab on an iPad. If I pick up an iPad before I come to Gen Con, which i probably will, I'll rig it to allow remote access and show anyone who is interested.

Also I do have a netbook, which is great, but i dont have a license yet to put HL on it. Is there a way to get a cheaper license for secondary devices? I already use my secondary license for my laptop and desktop units. But a third license would allow me to take the netbook to games and play from it. Just a thought.