Suggestion - Adding New Data to HL

[Shinobikyo]

Hello, i recently bought the Hero Lab and i loved the software.With any thing that the software already has in the database you make caracter sheets easily, but when you need to add custom content it is simply impossible without programming skills, since my pathfinder campaign uses a lot of custom content my hero lab will stay unused, and i think that this will happen with a lot of users, so im suggesting that you could change the part of the system where you enter the programming for new content to be more intuitive by using buttons or somenthing like that to call for functions or some kind of wizard that helps trough the process of adding the content. I think that with these changes Hero Lab will be more complete and usefull.

 

[chiefweasel]

This topic has been brought up a few times. There is an active community of users who are creating content that is not allowed to be created, license issues, by the LW folks. You can check ou the sites:
www.sfrd20.com and www.cheeseweasel.net
These sites are the primary repository of user content. Hope tis helps some.

On a side not, entering some types of information is easy, what custom information do you need to create?

 

[Shinobikyo]

im trying to input some feats from books that i have like Monkey Grip from complete warrior, i couldnt even make it get the prerequisite, im completely noob on programing. I dunno if i didnt understood what you told me but it is forbiden to use feats from wizards of the coast even having the original book? Or its forbiden to improve the software? I probably didnt understood what you tried to tell me, i saw the sites that you told but they dont have the content i need. And things like, ok LW sells the pack of APG for pathfinder but i already bought the pdf from them, i will have to pay again to use the data on the software? Well i think that at least an manual on how to program new feats and things on Hero Lab would be usefull since the info that comes with the software didnt helped me at all. Maybe theres some tutorial on the internets, someone know where i can find?

 

[chiefweasel]

What I meant by the LW not being able to enter content themselves is because they have specific items they can do based on the license they have with each company, such as Piazo, or Wizards.

As for entering feat, I think that the Monkey Grip feat is already completed and available. I know some of the materials from Complete Warrior were alrady done, I did some of it myself so i know it floating around somewhere.

As for programming, I understand where you are coming from. Some feats and magic items especially can be difficult to program, but on the flip side, many of the feats are easy to input even if they require coding. For feats that do things like raise a skill, just find another existing feat that does the same things and copy it, change the skill that is updated and thats it.

If you need something specific just ask and we'll see what we have floating around and try to get it to you. Thanks.

 

[risner]

What he meant was that LW can't add those feats (Monkey Grip) without a license from WotC like the one they have from Paizo for Pathfinder material.

Users (like you) have entered a number of those and if you clicked on his links you would have found Cwar files. I haven't checked but I suspect Monkey Grip is already entered.

 

[Shinobikyo]

well now i understood what you said, im using pathfinder on my campaign and it was converted from greyhawk so its kinda hard to make the gods simply go poof, im curious to see if its possible to use data sets for 3.5 in the pathfinder system? i saw your site and it is plenty of content from 3.5 what is mostly what i use since i have a lot of original books from that time.

Other thing i was thinking is that maybe the system to add the effects and prerequisites could be improved for noob users like me to be able to use it.You know if its possible to open two systems at the same time in hero lab? so maybe i could use some things from 3.5 to pathfinder.

 

[risner]

its possible to open two systems at the same time in hero lab? so maybe i could use some things from 3.5 to pathfinder.

Yes, I do this often.

You can't generally import 3.5 stuff into Pathfinder, since so many things are very different low level. Your best bet is to open both systems and copy in the editor one field at a time and convert scripts that need converting at the same time.

 

[chiefweasel]

Thank you Risner for the clarification. And you are correct, the 3.5 and Pathfinder arent compatable. That being said many things like feats might be, but each would need to be verified on an individual basis.

 

[Shinobikyo]

Well then ill just download your sets for 3.5 then ill try the feats that i need to see if they work. Anyone willing to make a guide on how to code things for hero lab?

 

[ShadowChemosh]

Their are stuff provided by HL. When you click on the help menu inside the editor you can get to the Wiki that has good info and to local manuals that have info on how to code different stuff.

For now that is the best place to read up on the editor. Otherwise feel free to ask questions.

 

[Jagyr Ebonwood]

Thank you Risner for the clarification. And you are correct, the 3.5 and Pathfinder arent compatable. That being said many things like feats might be, but each would need to be verified on an individual basis.

In what way are they not compatible? For example, the Scout from Complete Adventurer is on the CheeseWeasel site under 3.5. If I open that .user file in Pathfinder HL, what about it won't work? What would need to be done to make it PF compatible?

 

[ShadowChemosh]

In what way are they not compatible? For example, the Scout from Complete Adventurer is on the CheeseWeasel site under 3.5. If I open that .user file in Pathfinder HL, what about it won't work? What would need to be done to make it PF compatible?

Certain variable names and even ways of controlling class information has changed. For example the Uses Per day field in d20 is hTotal in PFRPG it is trkMax. Also Pathfinder uses allot of abValue fields to control things and their is no such thing in d20 files.

Though many things at the same time are very similar, but their is differences and it exists at the programming language level.

 

[chiefweasel]

The files between PF and D20 just arent compatable. Some might be depending on what it is, but for the most part the way they function is different. I knows it would be nice to just transfer the information over, but as it stands now all the information needs to be recreated.