Confusion while following editor tutorial

[Publoluso]

I'm new to hero lab and i'm trying to learn how to use the editor. I worked through the 1st tutorial and added a new feat. How do I remove this test feat? It appears that I added a .user file which contained this addition, is it Ok to just delete the .user file? The test now button appears to have compiled this feat into the main database which is more permanent that I was expecting from a button labeled test now.

How do you manage .user files? Is this documented somewhere or has everybody just learned to use the editor by trial and error?

Thanks in advance for any help.

 

[Duggan]

Deleting the .user file will remove that item from the system. Any files who made use of the item will come up with errors the next time you load it.

 

[ShadowChemosh]

How do I remove this test feat?

Go into the editor and open the .user file the feat is in. Select the feat and then click "Delete". The feat is gone from the .user file. To take it out of memory you have to Restart HL.

A short-cut to learn is go to "Tools->Enable Debugging". This will allow you then to do "CTRL-R" from the HL main screen and do a quick-reload of the game system. Very handy as you start using the editor.

It appears that I added a .user file which contained this addition, is it Ok to just delete the .user file?

Custom content is done is .user files. These are basically nothing more than a text file and stored in ProgramData\HeroLab\Data\Pathfinder folder. You can move these files in and out or delete them as you wish without harm.

The only issue as Duggan said is that if you created a character (.por) that has this test feat. Then it will throw errors when you open that character file after deleting the feat.

The test now button appears to have compiled this feat into the main database which is more permanent that I was expecting from a button labeled test now.

Their is not really a "test" environment in HL. It loads it like you saw directly into the main game system. Under the "tools" menu you could create a whole new copy of Pathfinder and do your testing/learning inside so that you don't affect your main CORE version of Pathfinder.

How do you manage .user files? Is this documented somewhere or has everybody just learned to use the editor by trial and error?

My advice is take a look at THIS thread that has a glossary of terms and a FAQ section on the Editor. That will also lead you to some Videos you can watch about the editor.