Release Notes for PCGen v5.7.15 Beta

What's new for v5.7.15

As my good friend Aragorn used to say "Sill not King". We are getting near though.

Paul and Eddy where on a rool it appears. See all the new RPGO, Spycraft and Modern stuff.

Any volunteer is welcome to get in touch with Paul W. King for self-imposed slavery (paulking.rhochi@verizon.net). Keep your comment and bug report coming, we really enjoy them (in fact, we count on them).

Éric "Space Monkey" Beaudoin for the PCGEN Team -- February 8, 2005.

Known Bugs

• Type of secret on language Druidic is deprecated
  We know about it and will fix it for next release.
• Out of Memory error when exporting high level casters
  With the basic parameter, the export of a high level character will freeze or crash PCGEN. See the PCGEN.BAT comment or use the PCGEN_HIGH_MEM.bat file as a workaround.

Installation

There are 4 versions of this release:

• pcgen5715_full.zip (PGP Signature):
  everything including GMGen and PDF
• pcgen5715_partial.zip (PGP Signature):
  everything except GMGen and PDF
• pcgen5715_win_install.exe (PGP Signature):
  the full package bundle with Ed's nifty installer for Windows
• pcgen5715_mac_install.dmg (PGP Signature):
  the full package bundle with Connor's nifty installer for Mac (distributed as a disk image)

Note: the installer versions are normally added to the release one or two days after the initial release date.

If you have Windows machine, we recommend that you use the Windows installer. Dito with the Mac installer if you use a Mac. Otherwise, grab one of the package and unzip it. We also recommend you use a new directory with every release. Once the package is unzipped, see docs\index.html for the full documentation.

Please make sure you read the doc. Also, make sure you have Java 1.4.x. Both 1.3.x and 1.5.x are known not to work properly with PCGEN (or is it the other way around? :-).

Usefull Links

• The project home page:
  http://pcgen.sourceforge.net
• The Yahoo main mailling list (for help and feedback):
  http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pcgen
• The Yahoo LstHelp mailling list (for help with making your own data files):
  http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCGenListFileHelp?yguid=74622709

Change Log

PCGen Bugs Closed

• [ 1026696 ] [5.7.5] Spell Listing ordering erro
• [ 1031589 ] SECONDARYDAMAGE tags need to be undeprecated
• [ 1079498 ] Double-click in the Spell list works only on names
• [ 1093535 ] GMGEN: plugins loaded in pcgen can't open files
• [ 1097574 ] Multiple WEAPONBONUS tag problems
• [ 1098612 ] No class skills for Expert
• [ 1099385 ] [Modern]Summary Tab has a problem
• [ 1102261 ] Preview Problem
• [ 1103049 ] domain.lst file doesnt support "SPELLLEVEL:DOMAIN..."
• [ 1103238 ] [PCGEN 5.7.14]Remove Special Ability broken
• [ 1103908 ] [5.7.13] ADD:CLASSSKILLS broken
• [ 1104391 ] [PCGEN]Split post export command into two
• [ 1105515 ] ADD:FEAT on skill adds but doesn't remove when ranks 0
• [ 1106003 ] [RSRD]Feat pane broken for Martial Weapon
• [ 1106432 ] non-existent KITs throwing null-pointer errors
• [ 1106899 ] Alertness from familiar listed twice on pdf sheets
• [ 1107192 ] NullPointerException when removing Cleric class
• [ 1107577 ] Spontaneous caster spells from spellbook not in known spellb
• [ 1108368 ] [BUG] jep not ignoring MIN as part of class name
• [ 1109573 ] BAB is displaying
• [ 1111457 ] dbl click on type in avail list on feat tab throws exception
• [ 1111613 ] Plugins have no way to use File->New
• [ 1111615 ] notes side panel seems to extend
• [ 1111616 ] PREAPPLY:Weapon seems to be broken

PCGen FREQs Closed

• [ 1077933 ] VISIBLE:x tag implemented in KITs
• [ 1097540 ] OS Tokens for Spell COST and XPCOST
• [ 1104952 ] In Spells Files – PPCOST
• [ 1104954 ] Export Token BASEPPCOST
• [ 1106433 ] funds in KIT file
• [ 1109567 ] AUTO:WEAPONPROF|TYPE=>blah< in Feat file
• [ 1110393 ] HIDDEN_ to miscinfo file
• [ 1111460 ] InfoSpells.add.with.metamagic from languagebundle to gamemod

DATA Bugs Closed

• [ 1018058 ] [Darwin's World] Should not use , in element names.
• [ 1033134 ] Innate spells broken for some monsters
• [ 1077780 ] [MSRD] Menace: Some advanced creatures missing
• [ 1103394 ] [MSRD] Occupations Flaw
• [ 1103397 ] [MSRD] Wealth Bonus issues
• [ 1104747 ] [RSRD] Dragon Disciple Breath Weapon DC incorrect
• [ 1104979 ] Sprite (Pixie) missing level adjustment
• [ 1105263 ] [RSRD] Ghost template does not work as expected
• [ 1106233 ] [SRD] Ghost missing special attack variantions
• [ 1106728 ] [MSRD] psionic powers SCHOOL: data incorrect
• [ 1108864 ] [MSRD] Starting benefits granted when multiclassing
• [ 1110021 ] [MSRD] Cure Moderate Wounds misspelled
• [ 1111165 ] [RSRD] Warmind has incorrect base power points for 5th level
• [ 1112227 ] [MSRD] lst coding errors in fx files
• [ 1112933 ] [MSRD] FX classes skill points are incorrect
• [ 1113510 ] [MSRD] FX EQMODs not quite working
• [ 1113676 ] [MSRD] Armor ACCHECK incorrect
• [ 1114422 ] [MSRD][Menaces] typo in msrd_menaces_races_a-i.lst
• [ 1114460 ] [MSRD] Wyrm (Adult) has Cleave (bite)
• [ 1114475 ] [MSRD] Various errors found by Prettylst
• [ 1115715 ] [MSRD] Med Armor prof covers Shields

DATA Feature Requests Closed

• [ 1089773 ] [SRD][RSRD][Modern] add CASTERLEVEL and DC info to SPELLS
• [ 1102910 ] [SRD] dragons need to use SPELLS tag for spell-like ability
• [ 1104573 ] [MSRD] FX feats need revised
• [ 1104659 ] [MSRD] Swords need TYPE:Sword
• [ 1104769 ] Conditional Temp Bonus improvements
• [ 1114458 ] [MSRD] update psionics to new SRD/RSRD standards
• [ 1115114 ] [RSRD] Improved Natural Attack

DATA Tag Addition Requests Closed

• [ 1058604 ] Add FACE tag to Race files [FFG - Seafarer's Handbook]

List File Fixed/New Source Material Requests

• [ 1088492 ] [RPG Objects] Blood and Space: High Flyers and Ground Pounde
• [ 1088664 ] [RPG Objects] Blood and Space: Prometheus Rising
• [ 1090401 ] [RPG Objects] Blood and Guts: Inside Vossberg Supermax
• [ 1092932 ] [RPGO] Blood and Guts: Soldiers
• [ 1094317 ] [RPGO] Blood and Circuits
• [ 1104748 ] [RPGO] Blood and Relics 2
• [ 1105460 ] [RPGO] Blood and Space 2: Merchants, Smugglers and Pirates
• [ 1105777 ] [Spycraft] Shadowforce Archer, review and move from Alpha
• [ 1107159 ] [MSRD] Future - Basics
• [ 1108914 ] [MSRD] Future - Mutations
• [ 1110459 ] [MSRD] Future - Cybernetics

OS Bugs Closed

• [ 1106688 ] [BUG]Familliars VFEAT Alertness shows up twice on pdf

DOC FREQs Closed

• [ 1108526 ] use of brackets for parens in variables
• [ 1113411 ] CASTERLEVEL and Variable use in Spell tags

pcgendm-Tag Creation and Modification Requests

• [ 1070084 ] Convert SPELL to SPELLS