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We cleared some things on our side for the product and recommend doing another update, then try reverting the module. If that doesn't work then again remove the vault file and re-update. Could you also try a new campaign and see if it shows up there if you have continued issues.Quote:
Originally Posted by drempel
In addition to the 32 missing monsters in "Monster Vault 2", the name of the "Bog Bounder" appears listed on NPCs as "Fiend, Bog Bounder", which is not correct, it should just be "Bog Bounder".Quote:
Originally Posted by ferrnando
Did all of the above. Still the same issue.Quote:
Originally Posted by superteddy57
Did it at one point have a different filename? Should I go hunting for a different .dat file and remove it? I've noticed exporting modules that two different .mod's (like X1.mod and X2.mod) that have the same "Name" (like both have been exported with the name "X is Cool") can make it hard to determine which file actually got loaded...
Dave
The other option could be I just wipe out my entire vault, wait for all (checks directory....) 437 files to download...man I've given you guys a lot of money....LOLQuote:
Originally Posted by drempel
Confirm, I have the same missing art as Drempel in the ToV GMG. I just saw it update, too.
Ok, so it's not just me :)Quote:
Originally Posted by ColoradoGM
All of the CHAP OPENER art pieces open as black screens. I've had a map in another product that did that because its name included an apostrophe (and it was in the vault so I could not access it to change the name) but none of these have (visible) special characters in their names.Quote:
Originally Posted by drempel
I just did a fresh install on a mac. (other two installs I've tried are windows).Quote:
Originally Posted by drempel
Problem still persists.
No Chapter art, most of the art records (including Naval Battles) are empty.
So, given everything, sounds like its a problem with the fantasy grounds program, or the fantasy grounds product servers.
At least two customers have the issue, and it appears on both windows and mac.
I'm not sure there's much more I can do to help. You guys need to repro in a customer equivalent environment (instead of a dev one) and debug. Or failing that, look into why these accounts aren't working (I do beleive Colorado GM and I both got our GMG's as kickstarter backers if that matters).
@drempel,
There are no real differences between our local environments and yours. We added the product to our personal accounts and not seeing the issue as you are.
Can you please send us a zipped up copy of the campaign folder (either one); as well as the KPFGTOVGMG.dat file from your vault?
We're trying to track down what is different in your scenario vs. ours.
Also, could you walk me through the exact steps of how you are opening the Naval Battles?
(open campaign, click Images, search for Naval Battles, click on Image record (Art - Naval Battles)? Or something else?)
Regards,
JPG
Nevermind, found the issue. The developer used em-dashes for all the file names which will get removed by the compression library (i.e. use of non-ASCII characters). We highly recommend developers not use non-ASCII characters in file names for this reason; and I'll remind the ToV developer.
Will have to manually fix them all; so I'll push out an update in a bit.
Regards,
JPG
Ok, just cleaned up the files as well as some other issues with file linking that the developer had. Can you please run a new Check for Updates, and see if that resolves your issues with the module?
Thanks,
JPG
Yup! Working now!Quote:
Originally Posted by Moon Wizard
You guys must be using SOMETHING different if the em-dashes caused us issues and not you. :P
Thanks for figuring it out! :)
Hah! So my apostrophe clue was relevant!
Yeah, unfortunately, issues like that are OS-dependent (works in some cases; not in others); which is why we recommend developers not do that.
And mostly em-dash issues, but there were definitely a few right-apostrophes too.
Regards,
JPG
That would imply to me that you guys are using a flavor of Linux primarily? (Since I saw the issue on both Windows and macOS (Darwin))Quote:
Originally Posted by Moon Wizard
Just curious.
No, mainly windows. But when you test things locally things can work. It's only once it's downloaded from the servers that you can get issues like this. I've seen several instances where things have worked on my local machine when developing but don't once they are downloaded by other users, because a single incorrect apostrophe or em dash had sneaked into something.Quote:
Originally Posted by drempel
I took the time to review the ToV Monster Vault 2 PDF more thoroughly, and the problem is that the FG module has forgotten to include the creatures from the APPENDIX: ANIMALS (page 322) and the APPENDIX: NPCS (page 330).
In the previous list, I forgot to include 2 creatures, making it a total of 34 creatures missing from the Monster Vault 2 module:
APPENDIX: ANIMALS
- Axolotl, Giant
- Cavalry Camel
- Feymount Raccoon
- Hammberbill Goose
- Hedgehog, Giant
- Honey Bee, Giant
- Honey Bee, Swarm of Bees
- Millipede, Giant
- Nightwing
- Oliphaunt Warbeast
- Opossum
- Opossum, Giant
- Skunk
- Skunk, Giant
- Tress Lizzard
- War Pig
- Wooly Hippopotamus
APPENDIX: NPCS
- Arcane Grenadier
- Bard Maestro
- Cultist, Necrograft
- Diviner
- First Servant
- High Mechanist
- Huntmaster
- Mage Knight
- Master Assassin
- Merchant
- Merchant Captain
- Monarch
- Monster Hunter
- Scavenger
- Thief Lord
- Venture Priest
- Wrestler
All of these creatures function like any other and have their complete stats. Could you fix this and include them?
Might be good to add some code to detect these things somewhere before they go to the store.
I know there's an extension called conversion checker devs are encouraged to use.
Or maybe if there are characters that you consider illegal for distribution, have FG sanitize the strings where it can and for filenames throw an exception and just refuse to load the resource while the dev extension is loaded?
Some ideas. I'm sure you have more being actually familiar with the codebase.
@ferrnando,
We'll pass along to the developer.
@drempel,
I'll pass along to James who manages the pipeline for content to see if that is something that can be added. It's not as automated as you might think, due to the variety of developers we work with and the variety of tools they work with.
Regards,
JPG
I worked from the Word files on this one before the PDF was released. I noticed the ommissions, but completely forgot to mention them to my KP contact. i'll contact KP and get this updated.Quote:
Originally Posted by ferrnando
Minx
Hotfix uploaded on Sunday, 10/12/25. Hopefully goes live Tuesday.Quote:
Originally Posted by ferrnando
Minx
Good to know! Thanks Zach.Quote:
Originally Posted by Zacchaeus
Thank you for the fixes in the Monster Vault 2, it was quite fast!Quote:
Originally Posted by Minxdobby69
I’m pointing out 2 small errors:
1. The links in the "Appendix: Creatures by Challenge" under "Challenge 0 (10 XP)" are missing. The creatures without links are just two: Opossum and Skunk.
I’m attaching a screenshot. Attachment 65631
2. The name of the "Bog Bounder" appears listed under NPCs as "Fiend, Bog Bounder," which is not correct; it should simply be "Bog Bounder." Attachment 65632
Trying to import a npc from text and i get an error message
Can you share what you were trying to import and what option did you choose for the import mode?
Quasit in Monster Vault, should have fire resistance in addition to cold and lightning resistance. same in the Game Masters Guide.
The player's guide has "Demonic Resilience" for the Quasit which does nothing. Quick look at the players' guide NPC's, it seems all of them that use resilience categories have this error in them (Zombie has Undead Resilience for example instead of the proper keywords).
I have tried several npcs from Monster vault 2 and i get the same error message, I havetried all the import modes with TOV causing the error message . Other modes do import but with lots of errors
here is an example text block
Broken Fixer
CR 4
Large Construct
Armor Class 15 (natural armor)
Hit Points 71
Speed 30 ft.
Perception 12
Stealth 15
Immune Construct Resilience
Senses darkvision 60 ft.
Languages understands the languages of its creator and
Machine Speech but can’t speak
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
+2 +5 +2 −3 +0 −3
Auto-Repair. The broken fixer regains 10 HP at the start of its turn if it has at least 1 HP. If the fixer takes lightning damage, this trait doesn’t function at the start of the fixer’s next turn.
Construct Nature. The broken fixer doesn’t require air, food, drink, or sleep.
Construct Resilience. The broken fixer is immune to poison and psychic damage, and it is immune to exhaustion and the charmed, frightened, paralyzed, petrified, and poisoned conditions.
ACTIONS
Multiattack. The broken fixer makes two Deadly Tool attacks. It can replace one attack with Repair.
Deadly Tool. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 16 (3d8 + 3) bludgeoning, piercing, or slashing damage (the fixer’s choice).
Repair. The broken fixer restores 11 (2d8 + 2) HP to a Construct or object within 5 feet of it. It can’t use this action to repair itself.
Flame Jet (Recharge 5–6). The broken fixer unleashes a jet of flame in a 30-foot line that is 5 feet wide. Each creature in that line must make a DC 13 DEX save, taking 31 (7d8) fire damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.
BONUS ACTIONS
Overclock. The broken fixer makes adjustments to a friendly construct it can see within 5 feet of it, enhancing the target’s performance. Until the end of the target’s next turn, the target’s speed is doubled, it gains a +2 bonus to AC, it has advantage on DEX saves, and it gains an additional action. This extra action can be used only to take the Attack (one weapon attack only), Dash, Disengage, Hide, or Use an Object action. When this effect ends, the target can only take an action or bonus action on its next turn, not both, and can’t make more than one melee or ranged attack during its turn.
I found the bug that's causing the error, but the structure of this npc stat block doesn't match the one from the rulebook and won't parse correctly. It would need to be made into the same structure as expected from the core rulebook.
The text was copied from monster vault 2. By the core rule book do you mean the players book or Monster vault 2?
TOV's core rulebook. It's the structure that was used to build the parser.
What is the structure? Is it documented somewhere?Quote:
Originally Posted by superteddy57
I just did a copy/paste straight from the monster vault 1 pdf (aboleth) using TOV as the importer and it pretty much worked except all the abilities scores were +0
(some wierdness like "-" getting a \–, otherwise known as the en dash...pdf is using non-ascii characters).
I believe it was the Gamemaster's Guide or the Player's Guide that it was setup to be a copy/paste from that source. You would need to do further clean up by removing those dashes with the clean up tool in the right click context menu. There is not documentation on it.
I have updated the extension and tried to import from npcs from the TOV core book and the import is still full of errorsAttachment 65658, what am i doing wrong?Quote:
Originally Posted by superteddy57
I don't know this ruleset nor do I have any of the books; but from your screenshot the text you are trying to import isn't in the correct order. The stat block should come after speed for example and before immunities and resistances. I also suspect that the minus symbols might be em dases; so make sure that they are actually minus symbols since FGVTT won't interpret em dashes correctly.Quote:
Originally Posted by hawkwind
So try putting the elements of the NPC in the same order as they would appear in the NPC sheet.
you would be right for dnd 5e or dnd5e24 however Tales of the valiant . I replaced the minus symbols still the same problemQuote:
Originally Posted by Zacchaeus
Not sure what that same problem is. The attributes need to be 'name [bonus]'. Other than that the structure is the same as what you posted.
The problem is that the importer doesn't import the correct hit points amor clas plus attributes even from the core books
I'm not seeing that with my latest test
Attachment 65663
This was copied from Monster Vault 1
I think I can see the issue the tool expects CR rating to be on the same line. I'm away from my computer at the moment so I can't test this theory. Thanks for taking the time to reply on your weekend
Just setting up for a Labyrinth game, and spellcasters in Labyrinth: Adventures and "NPC: Priest" from that book doesn't parse spells to the combat tracker.
EDIT: simple fix: line breaks needed in Spellcasting text, with At will, 2/day, and 1/day spells each on their own line. Same stat block with same error is in Monster Vault and Game Masters Guide.
I don't know whether there are other NPCs that need fixing.