Development framework for Hero Lab?

blueapples · February 1st, 2012, 10:42 AM

I was wondering if the framework used to develop Hero Lab is available for licensing. With the Mac port coming out that framework seems like a viable product in it's own right - provided it uses the same skinning and scripting subsystems as the Windows version.

Mathias · February 1st, 2012, 12:42 PM

Are you asking about the authoring kit: http://wolflair.com/index.php?contex...=authoring_kit - that's used to create game systems for use within Hero Lab.

blueapples · February 1st, 2012, 12:53 PM

Not really - something more like a generic software development framework. Since you guys use what seem to be the same stuff for multiple applications it seems like there is some sort of reusable SDK behind all of it, which would be a cool thing for other software developers to have available - likely for a license fee.

mirtos · February 2nd, 2012, 09:29 AM

A a software developer myself, I would imagine this sort of thing would/could seriously be an issue for them to make available. The licensing fee would probably have to be quite large for it to make sense from a business standpoint.

blueapples · February 2nd, 2012, 10:39 AM

I would be surprised if there was any actual cost beyond making a new forum available. Development frameworks are traditionally priced fairly modestly and can do quite well for their owners. The key is leveraging user self-support forums so you don't end up with a lot of support costs, then people know what they're getting into before they buy it. There isn't really much of a downside since you just put in the license agreement that buyers can't make software that would compete with Lone Wolf's own product.

It's pure profit for the company since they already developed it, and they can increase their market appeal by attracting a new group of people.

Good cross platform frameworks are fairly rare - there's real value here.

Anyway, something to think about guys. I'd love to buy a copy if it was reasonably priced.

mirtos · February 2nd, 2012, 12:06 PM

The problem is that the software here has a very limited market, and it would likely compete with their software. When the cross platform development has a wide capability of applications, then I agree with you. The cost has to equal what they would be losing.

blueapples Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 8 February 1st, 2012, 10:42 AM	I was wondering if the framework used to develop Hero Lab is available for licensing. With the Mac port coming out that framework seems like a viable product in it's own right - provided it uses the same skinning and scripting subsystems as the Windows version.
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Mathias Senior Member Lone Wolf Staff Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 13,213 February 1st, 2012, 12:42 PM	Are you asking about the authoring kit: http://wolflair.com/index.php?contex...=authoring_kit - that's used to create game systems for use within Hero Lab.
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mirtos Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 865 February 2nd, 2012, 09:29 AM	A a software developer myself, I would imagine this sort of thing would/could seriously be an issue for them to make available. The licensing fee would probably have to be quite large for it to make sense from a business standpoint.
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