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If I were to buy herolab would I be able to import characters for 3.5ed. of D&D easily or is it a complicated process? I am not a code writer or anything and I was just wondering how easy a character converter would be to use for FG2 then?
Thanks in advance for any response. I know they are still tesintg this importer
I would say the only difficult learning curve would be using the Hero Lab software, because of how complex and powerful the software is. It is without a doubt the most powerful DnD character creating software out.
As for the Character Converter's ease of use you can test it yourself. You can download PCGen, make a character, and use that as a test run for the converter because the process is the same as Hero Lab. I can assure you though I have been designing it to be as user friendly as possible.
Let me know if I can help in anyway. Thanks for expressing interest!
Best regards,
Cody Stebbins
It's not a complicated process:Quote:
Originally Posted by Pandar
1) Create your character in Hero Lab.
2) Export (Save Custom Output) the character to an XML file.
3) Load this XML file into the FG Character Importer.
4) Select the FG campaign you want to import to.
5) Press the "Convert" button.
The character should now be in your FG campaign.
No code writing or anything! :)
This sounds like exactly what I am looking for!! Just one more newbie question though, where is the FG character importer located at? :o
There's a link in the first post of this thread.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pandar
I think I see some of the problem with the PCGen support. It might only find PCGen automatically if the person has used the windows installer (roughly half of the users don't).
If you want to manually remove the old FantasyGrounds output sheet follow these steps.
Navigate to "\pcgenXXXX\outputsheets\d20\fantasy\htmlxml" (PCGenxxxx is the version of PCGen that you are using)
Delete the "csheet_FantasyGrounds.xml"
Use the char import tool and select the "Install PCGen support" and select a directory you can find (like the desktop). Then manually move that xml file created into the location previously specified above.
John, Cody if you want us to we can just replace the current file in the PCGen distro and replace it with your updated file.
Thanks much for taking the time to not only reply, but not say how much of a dipstick I am for not even looking at the first post and realizing that it links to the importer. I will try to keep the stupid questions to a minimum.
Thanks again
Another update from Cody:
- [HERO LAB] Bug fix: Character classes not updating
- [HERO LAB] Bug fix: Character senses not updating
- [3.5E/PF] Module manager now functional for these rulesets (4E to come). This allows the user entry of modules for use with the character converter so that skills, weapons, armor, equipment, feats, spells, and magic items can be looked up. If Fantasy Grounds 2 is installed than these modules are supported by default. (3.5E Basic Rules, 3.5E Spells, 3.5E Magic Items, Pathfinder Basic Rules)
- API stability improved. Node can contain other characters beyond API call now.
Cheers,
JPG
And another refresh:
- Console output updated. Now includes all data about various options within it.
- Updated gui for a more consistent look.
- [PCGEN] Null reference error on conversion of any PCGen character. Fixed.
- [PCGEN] Campaign import failure for some characters. Fixed.
- [PCGEN] PCGen output sheet updater corrupting sheet. Fixed.
- [PCGEN] Modules failing to look up data for PCGen characters. Fixed.
- [PCGEN] PCGen converter now uses a combination of xslt and local apis to convert data. Allows for modification via local xslt.
- [PCGEN] PCGen output sheet updated.
Cheers,
JPG
Thanks for pointing this out. I didn't realize that non-installer version was that popular. Along with emailing your team a copy of the .xslt file, I can change context menu that installs the sheet to better support the users who have not installed it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Nylanfs
Best regards,
Cody Stebbins