Hero Lab and DC Adventures

[TalonKane]

So if someone buys the Beta for M&M 3.0, will they automatically get updated when the full version comes out? Also, when someone purchases a rule set, how many PCs that it be installed on?

 

[rob]

So if someone buys the Beta for M&M 3.0, will they automatically get updated when the full version comes out?

Absolutely. We tried to make sure this was clear in the press release, but apparently not clear enough.

Also, when someone purchases a rule set, how many PCs that it be installed on?

The number of computers is tied to a user *license*. The initial primary license purchase includes one free game system of your choice. All subsequent rule sets purchased are tied to that license and subject to the access limitations of that primary license.

When you purchase a primary license, you are also able to obtain one free secondary license, which allow the product to be installed on a second computer. This handles most people, who might want to run Hero Lab at home on their desktop and at games on their laptop.

Additional secondary licenses can be purchased for $10 apiece, subject to a maximum of 4 total licenses. This makes it possible to put Hero Lab on up to four different computers.

Since all of these secondary licenses are tied to the same primary license, all of the secondary licenses have access to all the same game systems. So if you purchase multiple data packages through your primary license, those data packages will all be available through all of the associated secondary licenses.

Let's use a concrete example. You purchase Hero Lab for use with M&M and activate your initial license for M&M. You can then obtain a free secondary license for use on another computer, and it will have access to M&M as well. Then you purchase a second game system (let's say Pathfinder). You can now use Pathfinder on both computers through both licenses. Now you want to put Hero Lab on a third computer. You can purchase an additional secondary license for that computer. Since the new secondary license is tied to the primary license, that computer immediately gains access to both M&M and Pathfinder.

Note that if you replace a computer, you can transfer an existing license to the replacement computer. Purchasing a new secondary license is only necessary to run Hero Lab on another computer while retaining access on all the current computers you're using.

Hopefully all that made sense.

 

[Jason_Sunday]

Will Monday night work for you (as in 24 hours from now)? :->

Note: That's the plan, subject to the possibility of last-minute gremlins that can muck everything up in a hurry.

Where should be look for it? Hero Labs itself? The Hero Labs website or MnM website? All of the above?

 

[Colen]

We'll hopefully post the release in a couple hours time - we're testing some last things in preparation for Gen Con. Once it goes live, you should see a new version of Hero Lab (v3.6d) and the new M&M3 game system in the Hero Lab updates list. (They'll also be available for download from our web site.)

(If you're frantically checking the updates list, remember to close and restart Hero Lab each time - once HL fetches updates, it caches them until you quit. )

 

[rob]

The M&M3 Beta is now available. Details will be found below:
http://forums.wolflair.com/showthread.php?t=10940

 

[TalonKane]

Absolutely. We tried to make sure this was clear in the press release, but apparently not clear enough.



The number of computers is tied to a user *license*. The initial primary license purchase includes one free game system of your choice. All subsequent rule sets purchased are tied to that license and subject to the access limitations of that primary license.

When you purchase a primary license, you are also able to obtain one free secondary license, which allow the product to be installed on a second computer. This handles most people, who might want to run Hero Lab at home on their desktop and at games on their laptop.

Additional secondary licenses can be purchased for $10 apiece, subject to a maximum of 4 total licenses. This makes it possible to put Hero Lab on up to four different computers.

Since all of these secondary licenses are tied to the same primary license, all of the secondary licenses have access to all the same game systems. So if you purchase multiple data packages through your primary license, those data packages will all be available through all of the associated secondary licenses.

Let's use a concrete example. You purchase Hero Lab for use with M&M and activate your initial license for M&M. You can then obtain a free secondary license for use on another computer, and it will have access to M&M as well. Then you purchase a second game system (let's say Pathfinder). You can now use Pathfinder on both computers through both licenses. Now you want to put Hero Lab on a third computer. You can purchase an additional secondary license for that computer. Since the new secondary license is tied to the primary license, that computer immediately gains access to both M&M and Pathfinder.

Note that if you replace a computer, you can transfer an existing license to the replacement computer. Purchasing a new secondary license is only necessary to run Hero Lab on another computer while retaining access on all the current computers you're using.

Hopefully all that made sense.

Yes! This all made perfect sense. Thanks so much for taking the time and to answer is such detail!

 

[EberronKnight]

Bought it! Having a lot of fun with it for a Beta version, can't wait till we get the full version. Great stuff guys!

EK