Character Converter

[Jonbens]

HI...I'm converting characters from hero labs to FG, I keep hearing about the Character Converter but cant find it for down load. Is there link to it?

Jonathon

[kylania]

Start -> All Programs -> FantasyGrounds -> FG Char Converter

[Jonbens]

Start -> All Programs -> FantasyGrounds -> FG Char Converter

OK,,now I'm following the tutorial and getting an error before I can convert. "Invalid Fantasy Grounds File"

[kylania]

Unfortunately I only have the demo of HL, so can't test this. Talen has done a tutorial though, which might show a missing step maybe?

NOTE:

The options have changed slightly from when the video was made. In HeroLab use File -> Save Custom Output… to save the file in the Fantasy Grounds export format. Then select “Fantasy Grounds” and press the Output button - this will create a .hlfg file. Use this as your input file to the character converter.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5sXnQpA2j6Y

[ianmward]

And it now supports Savage Worlds as well as Pathfinder/d20.

[Trenloe]

OK,,now I'm following the tutorial and getting an error before I can convert. "Invalid Fantasy Grounds File"
Please provide info on the options you're selecting in the converter. A screenshot will help.

[Jonbens]

OK, here's where I think I have the problem. when he goes to select the File type on the converter his has an option on the drop down menu called Hero Lab (.xml), but mine only has Hero Lab (.hlfg).

[Trenloe]

The options have changed slightly from when the video was made. In HeroLab use File -> Save Custom Output… to save the file in the Fantasy Grounds export format. Then select “Fantasy Grounds” and press the Output button - this will create a .hlfg file. Use this as your input file to the character converter.

Also, some info in the "Importing your PC from Hero Lab" here: https://www.fg-con.com/information/pathfinder-society-organized-play/preparing-your-pc-for-fantasy-grounds/

If this doesn't work, please provide a screenshot of your settings in the Character Converter.

[StuartZaq]

Hello, everyone.
I'm playing on a macOS, but I need CharacterConverter, so I dropped this .exe file to my work-PC.
And it's not working. Any suggestions? How may I launch it without installing whole FG to work-PC?
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[lacker]

Hi all. Just purchased the PF Core Rule Book and RotRL on an old Lite License key (updated to v3.3.1 Player).

I am trying to import an HL (v. 8.2a latest) character .

Following the instructions from here: Preparing your PC for Fantasy Grounds
https://www.fg-con.com/information/pathfinder-society-organized-play/preparing-your-pc-for-fantasy-grounds/

When I get to step under "Using the Fantasy Grounds Character Converter" that says "...open the “utilities” folder and run the CharacterConverter application." my character converter does not open upon mouse click or quick menu "open."

- Why is the character converter not working?

- Does it have anything to do with my old Lite license?

- Is there another way to import HL characters to FG?

Can anyone help me?

Thanks

[Willy_J66]

New user trying to find Character Converter.
Kylanias post: Start -> All Programs -> FantasyGrounds -> FG Char Converter
except my Fantasy Grounds directory doesn't have FG Char Converter
Maybe its built in now with newer version?
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[Talyn]

FG Launcher -> click the "Open Data Directory" button in the upper right -> "utilities" folder.

[Willy_J66]

That did it, TY

[Ridcully1984]

That one is Empty (using FG Unity).

[Zacchaeus]

The character converter is not available in Unity.

[damned]

This tool is no longer supported/shipped.

[Tagernako]

Will it ever come back? Or a way to use a legacy one to get it back?

[LordEntrails]

Will it ever come back? Or a way to use a legacy one to get it back?
Given that its been almost 4 years since the last request, I doubt it.

You do know this is for Hero Labs right?

[Tagernako]

Given that its been almost 4 years since the last request, I doubt it.

You do know this is for Hero Labs right?


Ye! I still run a lot of PF1e games and HL has been a favorite character builder of mine for a long, long time

[Kelrugem]

Ye! I still run a lot of PF1e games and HL has been a favorite character builder of mine for a long, long time

I thought one gets the converter when downloading FG classic? So, it might be worth a try, just download (and maybe install) FG classic, get the converter from the utility directory and then you can just uninstall FG classic again :)

[LordEntrails]

I thought one gets the converter when downloading FG classic? So, it might be worth a try, just download (and maybe install) FG classic, get the converter from the utility directory and then you can just uninstall FG classic again :)
Yea, you do get it. But the converter is so old and unmaintained I doubt the xml it creates will be compatible with current FGU. And the reason it got dropped in the first place, if I remember correctly, was that HL was changing their character format so often that SmiteWorks gave up on trying to keep the converter up to date with all the HL changes.

In short, the old converter is extremely unlikely to work with the new HL and new FG formats.

[snupy]

Some time ago I started a thread (https://www.fantasygrounds.com/forums/showthread.php?80586-HeroLab-(classic)-import) about this asking if there was any chance that SmiteWorks could release the code of the converter so that hopefully updating/maintaining it could become a community project. Unfortunately I got no answer on that specific question, although it was in the busy days following the release of FG 4.6. Maybe we'll have better luck here.

I think HL classic is barely maintained now that they have switched to HL online. On the bright side, I imagine the HL classic character format is unlikely to change any further.

I did download FG classic looking for the converter but I think I could not even find it - and I don't think I can launch FG classic at all without a lot of effort with virtual machines and such.

[LordEntrails]

Some time ago I started a thread (https://www.fantasygrounds.com/forums/showthread.php?80586-HeroLab-(classic)-import) about this asking if there was any chance that SmiteWorks could release the code of the converter so that hopefully updating/maintaining it could become a community project. Unfortunately I got no answer on that specific question, although it was in the busy days following the release of FG 4.6. Maybe we'll have better luck here.

I think HL classic is barely maintained now that they have switched to HL online. On the bright side, I imagine the HL classic character format is unlikely to change any further.

I did download FG classic looking for the converter but I think I could not even find it - and I don't think I can launch FG classic at all without a lot of effort with virtual machines and such.
I suggest you submit a ticket via the Helpdesk. Ask for a copy of the converter as it was and if the code can be released to the community.