No Editor Defined?

[Micco]

When I try to use the Editor for the Pathfinder RPG system on 3.4a I get a message that there are "No editor tools defined for this game system."

Is there something I'm supposed to do to be able to access the editor? Or is it missing from the game definition file still?

Thanks

[JimGroves]

Originally Posted by Micco

When I try to use the Editor for the Pathfinder RPG system on 3.4a I get a message that there are "No editor tools defined for this game system."

Is there something I'm supposed to do to be able to access the editor? Or is it missing from the game definition file still?

Thanks

When the datafiles were first released, Rob mentioned that some functionality was not installed yet. They only had 6 weeks to prepare a datafile for GenCon.

The Editor is one of the last parts of the Datafile development. In the next couple weeks they're going to have free some updates (and in fact, most updates are free except when significantly new content is added). The Editor will be done then, hopefully.

Thanks to a lot of very hard work by Colen and Mathias, the Pathfinder RPG data files *will* be making their debug on the 13th of this month. This coincides with the official release of the game itself at GenCon. The data files will be available online, so you do *not* need to attend GenCon to get ahold of the Pathfinder files.

Due to the short time we had to develop these files (6-7 weeks), and the lack of an electronic version of the rules, there are a few known limitations regarding these initial files. Once we have an electronic version of the game and a couple extra weeks to refine the files, an update will be released that addresses these limitations.

1. The description text for just about everything will be terse or non-existent. Without access to an electronic version of the rules, we either had to re-type everything or wait until we could copy and paste it. We opted for the latter.

2. The ability to add custom content via the Editor is not yet accessible. This is always the final step with any set of data files for Hero Lab, so this hasn't been completed yet. It will work just like it does for every other game system.

3. The prestige classes are currently d20 SRD only. They have not yet been converted over to reflect the appropriate changes for Pathfinder.

4. While the vast majority of class special abilities are fully implemented, there are some that require a bit more work.

5. Animal companions and paladin mounts are not being handled properly yet.

6. Tracking of charges for in-play support has not been revised yet for Pathfinder.

That's the short list of known limitations in the initial release of the Pathfinder data files. Everything else should be in place and ready to roll on Thursday. For those of you going to GenCon, feel free to stop by our booth (#1810) and take a look at what Hero Lab can do for Pathfinder.


If you notice a lack of descriptive text, that will be added as well. They didn't have a PDF to work off, and had to most of this by hand-typing from the book.

[Micco]

Doh! I even read that before I bought it, but having never used HL before, I didn't have the context to remember all the points.

Thanks for referencing that post again. At least I know it's not something I haven't installed properly.

[JimGroves]

No problem.

Don't let this stop you from posting any bugs however! It's impossible for them to get everything right the first time out. If something isn't working as it is intended, be sure to report it.. that way they can fix it.