Custom Class Question

[Xorial]

I have made a couple of classes, and have the same problem. How do I get it to show up on the list so that I am able to give it archetypes?

 

[chiefweasel]

Hey Xorial, what is the problem you are having?

 

[Xorial]

I enter a new class. I give it archetypes. The class does not appear in the list for you to be able to choose one of the archetypes.

 

[Xorial]

Curse you Holiday!!!! Making it where nobody is around to answer my question!!!!!

Okay, I feel better now.

 

[Mathias]

Did you assign a source to your class? (The very last option on every editor tab)? If so, do you have that source turned on for this character?

Also, saying "Move along" in big red letters may make people miss the text in your messages. I know my eye goes naturally to the red, and skips over the smaller black text above it.

 

[Xorial]

Actually I did assign a source & I did check it. Choosing the class for use is not the problem. It doesn't show up on the archetype list, is the problem. So I can't use any archetypes.

 

[Umarian]

Are you referring to the Class title under the archetype section? For instance Druid, with the list of available archetypes below it?

 

[Xorial]

Well, suddenly it is working. I had done all of this last night, but now it is working. Thank you all.

EDIT

Well I thought it was solved, lol. I can pick the Archetypes, but the parent class is still not listed. It has the archetype choices listed under the Druid class.

 

[Aaron]

Ah, so the issue is that the sort order of your archetypes is placing them with another class?

 

[Umarian]

Xorial,

Take a look at this post from the Mythic section.

 

[ShadowChemosh]

Ah, so the issue is that the sort order of your archetypes is placing them with another class?

Yea so my guess is his new class starts with a "D" and so archetypes then get sorted down with Druid.

The problem is that new "Headers" are not auto created. At least for archetypes you can create the headers. For all other sections of HL you can NOT make new headers that work.

If you are fine with working at the XML level you can use what I did for Mythic and add in the Header following THIS post.

 

[Xorial]

Uhhhhh, where exactly do I add it? I don't even know where to find what you are talking about.

 

[Xorial]

Nobody wanting to tell me where you manipulate XML? Do I need to open the file in a separate editor?

 

[ShadowChemosh]

Sorry never saw your question.

XML is what HL .user files actually are which is stored as plain text. So you can use any text editor to open a .user file. I prefer "TextPad" but most will work just fine.

Be sure to make a backup copy of the .user file before you do anything!!!!

You need to copy the XML from the above linked post into the .user file. You have to do this very carefully as its easy to make a mistake if you not use to working with XML. In this case go to the BOTTOM of the .user file and look for:

</document>

You want to paste just above that line and before </thing>.

Then you need to change the attributes "ID", "NAME", and "THING" to match to your new class. So lets assume your new class is called "Dude" and its Thing ID is "cHelpDud".

The XML would look like this:

<thing id="arHdDude" name="Dude" compset="ClassVary" uniqueness="unique" isshowonly="yes">
  <link linkage="varies" thing="cHelpDud"/>
  </thing>

 

[Xorial]

Thank you. i have worked with XML a little. i have just never got into the .user files, so I wasn't sure where I needed to place the code. i really need to start my XML for Dummies book and free online class if I plan on doing this much more. lol