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[Dragnmoon]

If you never added any user files you probably have to update your default Configure Hero options. They did some pretty major changes with the AP's, APG, etc.

So open Hero Lab and configure your options the way you like them. Then save them as defaults.

Then open each character you want to work on that you previously saved. Select Character then Configure Hero then click on an option to get the full window to pop up. Then select "Use Default" and OK. Then save the character and it will have updated your character to the new settings and patch.

If you do not want a set default, just load each character and verify the configure hero options are how you want them then save the character.

That should get you back on track. If you add new user files in the future you will have to set your "Configure Hero" options to accept those changes by checking the little box.

That Cleared it, Thanks

 

[Colen]

I just noticed that ShadowChemosh updated all his files to fix this - if you're running into the problem, you can download the updated files from the link in his signature and that should resolve your issues. Thanks SC!

 

[Maidhc O Casain]

For the data sets done by individuals and the community here is the fix. You will need to use note pad or TextPad or something else to access the .user file directly as this can't be done in the editor. Or if it can I didn't see how to do it easily.

Before doing this please backup a copy of your .user files just encase something goes wrong.

Open up the .user file in note pad and search for the following:

parent="Sources"

This needs to be replaced with the following:

parent="UserParent"

Case matters so it has to be exactly as I have it typed above or it won't fix the issue. And yes you will need to do that in each and every one of your .user files individually. I will try and update all the .user files from the d20pfsrd site tonight, but not promising I will get them all done tonight.

Also note this moves things from the old Sources section to the new "User Content" section.

None of my .user files have this. Also, even after setting my configurations to default I still get a lot of 'reference to non-existent parent source' errors - even when loading the program with no Hero active.

 

[Frodie]

Just re-download everything from:
http://www.d20pfsrd.com/extras/community-creations/hero-lab

 

[ShadowChemosh]

None of my .user files have this. Also, even after setting my configurations to default I still get a lot of 'reference to non-existent parent source' errors - even when loading the program with no Hero active.

The error message you are getting is because the .user files you have do have the old Sources listing. So either edit the .user files using notepad or you can download the new versions.

The only one this won't work for is the Spell-Less Ranger which is from KQ11 and that one is not OGL and only exists on cheeseweasel.net site which is still down. So you will have to following the process of manually changing the XML(ie .user) file directly as I can tell from the error message you have that .user file installed. The .user file will be located in HeroLab\data\pathfinder\KQ11_Ranger_Spellless.user. Just following the directions located HERE for changing the parent tag.

Hope that helps.

 

[Virtue]

So how do I fix my monster files? and my armor files

 

[ShadowChemosh]

So how do I fix my monster files? and my armor files

If your getting a similar error message like Source 'XXXXX'-Reference to non-existent source 'Sources'. Then the fix is exactly the same as what I did for the d20pfsrd .user files.

If the source is different ie Source 'XXXXX'-Reference to non-existent source 'DUDE1' then you will need to change the fix I listed to look for DUDE1 source instead.

So lets go with that your source ID is DUDE1. In that case the fix is as follows:

Open up the .user file in note pad and search for the following:

parent="DUDE1"

This needs to be replaced with the following:

parent="UserParent"

Best I can tell you without seeing the exact error message you are getting.

 

[Virtue]

Im not getting any error message they are just not there anymore with this update

When I go into races they are not there

 

[ShadowChemosh]

Im not getting any error message they are just not there anymore with this update

When I go into races they are not there

Hmmmm.... Not sure then actually. I don't think the source is the issue then.

Could you have another setting set like no NPC races and you have your custom races marked as a NPC race?

When I get home I can test to see if my custom Races are still showing up after this last update. I actually had not had time to really play with the new update yet do to the source issue.

 

[Virtue]

Hmmmm Well maybe i dont have somthing checked in the options ill play around with it thanks for any help you can give till they get back from

 

[Virtue]

So i deleted Shadows Files and I re tested all my files and it seems to be workin

 

[Maidhc O Casain]

Just re-download everything from:
http://www.d20pfsrd.com/extras/community-creations/hero-lab

The error message you are getting is because the .user files you have do have the old Sources listing. So either edit the .user files using notepad or you can download the new versions.

The only one this won't work for is the Spell-Less Ranger which is from KQ11 and that one is not OGL and only exists on cheeseweasel.net site which is still down. So you will have to following the process of manually changing the XML(ie .user) file directly as I can tell from the error message you have that .user file installed. The .user file will be located in HeroLab\data\pathfinder\KQ11_Ranger_Spellless.user. Just following the directions located HERE for changing the parent tag.

Hope that helps.

Thanks, guys - this helps with everything except for the .user files I've done myself. There aren't that many of them, but none of them appears to have the [parent="Source"] line. At least when I open them with notepad and do a search it comes up blank.

 

[Maidhc O Casain]

OK, never mind! Not sure what happened or how I did it, but somehow all of my .user files are showing up now and working correctly!

Happy days!

 

[Thazar]

Thanks, guys - this helps with everything except for the .user files I've done myself. There aren't that many of them, but none of them appears to have the [parent="Source"] line. At least when I open them with notepad and do a search it comes up blank.

I had a couple like that as well. I needed to open the editor like I would if I were changing things or adding new stuff. Open up my files and on each "Thing" go down to Source clean it up there with the little check mark changes.

That or my fixes where not really the fix and a reboot took care of it after adding the updated files from Shadow.