Mids' Hero Designer v1.810

[Diellan]

Greetings and salutations!

As many (if not all) of you are aware, St0n3y and Steiner stepped down a bit ago, and a new duo has been brought on to continue developing this fabulous tool. I, Diellan, am the new Lead Programmer, and DeProgrammer is assisting me with bugfixes and QA. The third person in the Mids' triumvirate, Energy Aura, has stuck around and is still handling all the database updates and bugs and pestering me for feature requests. We've been busy with the changeover and with coming up with our new version of Mids, and it is finally ready to release into the wild. Highlights include Swap Ammo and Fiery Embrace support, and finally fixing the Updater (so after you install this version manually, you'll be able to use the internal updater instead of reinstalling every time).

So, without further ado:

Mids' Hero/Villain Designer v1.810

Mids' Hero/Villain Designer 1.81 - October 2010

Game Build
Power database in line with game build 1850.201009101722.3T2 (Issue 18)

Changes & Updates:

• Fixed the automatic updater. From now on, it will be perfectly safe to update Mids from inside the software
• Added Perception and Elusivity to Totals
• Separated Endurance Drain Resistance and Recovery Debuff Resistance in Totals
• Implemented Dual Pistol ammos
• Old (pre-version 1.8 ) Dual Pistols builds can be loaded and imported normally
• Implemented Fiery Embrace for all melee ATs
• Added ArcanaTime option in Options->Configuration->Effects & Maths; this will display all Cast Times in terms of ArcanaTime (see ParagonWiki for an explanation)
• Increased number of significant digits to 4 in several places (numbers smaller than 10 will show 3 decimal places if they are relevant)
• Fixed salvage repetition bug in Shopping List
• Defense Debuff Resistance now displays proper ED values
• Accuracy values on powers now have a mouseover displaying their Real Numbers equivalent (e.g. 1.6)
• Various tweaks in the Database Editor to support Swap Ammo and Fiery Embrace, allow editing of power indices, and increasing size of Invention Set Type selector for powers

Known Issues

• Diminishing Returns for PvP mode have not yet been added, all buffs currently show their full, unmodified values.
• The Power Graphs for the current build do not display effects for pseudo-pet powers like Ice Storm. This does not affect the Powerset Comparison, which is now fully aware of pseudo-pets.
• 60 Month Vet reward button not added.  This means taking a Tier 3 travel pool power at level 6 or higher is automatic for everyone.  You need to know whether or not you are eligible for this reward or you must take your travel power at level 14 or higher.
• Flight Speed values are currently incorrect. On Live they are bugged such that Blasters have the value that the Issue 18 patch notes say they should, while all other ATs have a higher value.
• Some of the epic powers are wonky. This is because they are wonky on live and we reflect what is on live, not what we want to be on live.

[Diellan]

Hm... Need this to replace the existing sticky...

[ohms]

Thanks for the update :)

[patteroast]

You guys rock! ;D Thanks for all the hard work. Worth the wait. :)

[Nitra]

Sweet, glad to see you guys taking the reins, it's well appreciated  ;D

[Arc-Mage]

The Epic Power Pool power"Ice Blast" is currently bugged in game. It will not let you slot "Slow IO Sets" Just an FYI.

[Cannonfodder]

• Fixed salvage repetition bug in Shopping List

Thank you, thank you, thank you for fixing this!  :)

The salvage still shows up duplicated when the display is set to Recipes: On and Pop-Up: On, but this is a minor issue compared to getting the shopping list working correctly again.

Any chance of the salvage listing being reordered?  It's got some alphabetization issues (Military Cybernetic, Mu Vestment THEN Magical Conspiracy?).

Also, could the 4 alignment powers be added to the Temp Powers window, please?

Thanks again for the great job picking this back up!

[DeProgrammer]

Duplicated salvage entries will be fixed in the next release.

I'll fix the alphabetization. It's currently being done by looping from A to Z and checking each salvage name for just its starting letter and adding it to the text if it's equal to the current letter, not by actually ordering the list.

[Tinnota]

Thank you for the update.

One issue I have noticed though is that Fiery Embrace is not properly updating the damage values of any Ancillary/Epic Pool attacks nor Electrical Melee's Lightning Rod attack.

[DeProgrammer]

I just looked at tankers, brutes, and scrappers, and the epic pools only appear to be broken for the scrappers. (I can't tell if the numbers are correct, but they are changing when Fiery Embrace is enabled/disabled.) But Lightning Rod is definitely broken for all of them, applying fire damage even if the character doesn't have fiery aura.

[Diellan]

I just looked at tankers, brutes, and scrappers, and the epic pools only appear to be broken for the scrappers. (I can't tell if the numbers are correct, but they are changing when Fiery Embrace is enabled/disabled.) But Lightning Rod is definitely broken for all of them, applying fire damage even if the character doesn't have fiery aura.

Ah. I think I know what's going on... The code that sticks the numbers for summoned pseudo-pets isn't checking for the Modify Effect. I'll add it to the bug tracker.

[NightSpinner]

I can't install the newest version on Vista (I have a 64-bit system). Problem is I got rid of the old installer trying to make sure nothing from previous versions was interfering with the installation of the new version. Is there a different version for Vista? Or do I just have to somehow get the older version again? Thanks.

NightSpinner

[Aggelakis]

You don't need the old installer. Download the new one from the cohplanner.com front page. Save to disk. Then you may or may not need to "run as administrator" to get it to function (right-click menu of the file).

[Lynxsoldier]

I'm having error message.


See the end of this message for details on invoking
just-in-time (JIT) debugging instead of this dialog box.

************** Exception Text **************
System.ArgumentOutOfRangeException: Year, Month, and Day parameters describe an un-representable DateTime.
   at System.DateTime.DateToTicks(Int32 year, Int32 month, Int32 day)
   at Hero_Designer.clsZlib.UnPack(String iRoot, String iFileName, DateTime& iDate, String& iComments)
   at Hero_Designer.clsXMLUpdate.ApplyUpdate(Int32& UpdateID)
   at Hero_Designer.clsXMLUpdate.UpdateCheck(Boolean Silent, frmLoading& iLoadFrm, Boolean CanQuit)
   at Hero_Designer.clsDataX..ctor(frmLoading& iFrm)
   at Hero_Designer.frmMain.frmMain_Load(Object sender, EventArgs e)
   at System.EventHandler.Invoke(Object sender, EventArgs e)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Form.OnLoad(EventArgs e)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Form.OnCreateControl()
   at System.Windows.Forms.Control.CreateControl(Boolean fIgnoreVisible)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Control.CreateControl()
   at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WmShowWindow(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WndProc(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.ScrollableControl.WndProc(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.ContainerControl.WndProc(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Form.WmShowWindow(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Form.WndProc(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ControlNativeWindow.OnMessage(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ControlNativeWindow.WndProc(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.NativeWindow.Callback(IntPtr hWnd, Int32 msg, IntPtr wparam, IntPtr lparam)


************** Loaded Assemblies **************
mscorlib
    Assembly Version: 2.0.0.0
    Win32 Version: 2.0.50727.4206 (VistaSP2GDR.050727-4200)
    CodeBase: file:///C:/Windows/Microsoft.NET/Framework/v2.0.50727/mscorlib.dll
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Hero Designer
    Assembly Version: 1.6.1.0
    Win32 Version: 1.6.001
    CodeBase: file:///C:/Program%20Files/Titan%20Network/Mids%20Hero%20Designer/Hero%20Designer.exe
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Microsoft.VisualBasic
    Assembly Version: 8.0.0.0
    Win32 Version: 8.0.50727.4016 (NetFxQFE.050727-4000)
    CodeBase: file:///C:/Windows/assembly/GAC_MSIL/Microsoft.VisualBasic/8.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a/Microsoft.VisualBasic.dll
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System
    Assembly Version: 2.0.0.0
    Win32 Version: 2.0.50727.4205 (VistaSP2GDR.050727-4200)
    CodeBase: file:///C:/Windows/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System/2.0.0.0__b77a5c561934e089/System.dll
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System.Windows.Forms
    Assembly Version: 2.0.0.0
    Win32 Version: 2.0.50727.4016 (NetFxQFE.050727-4000)
    CodeBase: file:///C:/Windows/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.Windows.Forms/2.0.0.0__b77a5c561934e089/System.Windows.Forms.dll
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System.Drawing
    Assembly Version: 2.0.0.0
    Win32 Version: 2.0.50727.4016 (NetFxQFE.050727-4000)
    CodeBase: file:///C:/Windows/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.Drawing/2.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a/System.Drawing.dll
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System.Runtime.Remoting
    Assembly Version: 2.0.0.0
    Win32 Version: 2.0.50727.4016 (NetFxQFE.050727-4000)
    CodeBase: file:///C:/Windows/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.Runtime.Remoting/2.0.0.0__b77a5c561934e089/System.Runtime.Remoting.dll
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System.Configuration
    Assembly Version: 2.0.0.0
    Win32 Version: 2.0.50727.4016 (NetFxQFE.050727-4000)
    CodeBase: file:///C:/Windows/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.Configuration/2.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a/System.Configuration.dll
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System.Xml
    Assembly Version: 2.0.0.0
    Win32 Version: 2.0.50727.4016 (NetFxQFE.050727-4000)
    CodeBase: file:///C:/Windows/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.Xml/2.0.0.0__b77a5c561934e089/System.Xml.dll
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************** JIT Debugging **************
To enable just-in-time (JIT) debugging, the .config file for this
application or computer (machine.config) must have the
jitDebugging value set in the system.windows.forms section.
The application must also be compiled with debugging
enabled.

For example:

<configuration>
    <system.windows.forms jitDebugging="true" />
</configuration>

When JIT debugging is enabled, any unhandled exception
will be sent to the JIT debugger registered on the computer
rather than be handled by this dialog box.

[DeProgrammer]

I'm going to guess based on the stack trace that you tried using the automatic updater in an older version to update to the most recent one?

[Pious Heretic]

This version is still broken. I am using the "MXDSetup1-8100" installer. All old versions of this program had been erased.

I get an error immediately trying to install the new version,

"Error opening file for writing: C:\Program Files(x86)\Titan Network\Mids Hero Designer\Hero Designer.exe"

I can ignore this, and the program seems to install fine. Then, trying to execute, the thing wants to look for updates, or tells me there was a database error, which causes the program to encounter "a user defined breakpoint", which leads into "unhandled exception" errors, and the whole thing crashes.

Running as administrator (Windows 7) doesn't make a lick of difference for installing, executing or anything.

[Diellan]

First step is to make certain the Installer is run with Right-click Run As Administrator, second step is to try installing to a different location than Program Files or Program Files(x86)? Those folders generally require administrator privileges to install to, and it can be finicky about letting us work with it. If neither of those work, then I suggest waiting until version 1.9 comes out, which has a modifier to the installer such that it demands administrator access to run at all. Version 1.9 will come out within a couple of days of I19 going Live, so it should be close.

[Sir Giles]

First.  I love Mids and thanks for all the hard work in the work you do getting this great program up-to-date.
Second.  Just got a bit of a problem, you probably already know, but wanted to make sure you know.

• Some of the epic powers are wonky. This is because they are wonky on live and we reflect what is on live, not what we want to be on live.

Yes, I just actually confirmed with GM Grackle about the Patron Pool Patron Power from Black Scorpion.

"The "Mace Mastery" Patron Power Pool does provide different power choices for Controllers vs. Dominators, as you noted just a bit ago. Just to clarify:

-For Controllers, the powers available are: Poisonous Ray, Scorpion Shield, Disruptor Blast, Focused Accuracy and Summon Tarantula.

-For Dominators, the powers available are: Poisonous Ray, Scorpion Shield, Disruptor Blast, Personal Force Field and Summon Tarantula.

This is working as intended. As a Controller, you're not supposed to have the exact same powers available as Dominators from the "Mace Mastery" Patron Power Pool. The difference is the inclusion of the "Focused Accuracy" power, for Controllers, that was changed earlier and is cited in the patch notes to the game on 9/28. You can read more about that here:

http://www.cityofheroes.com/news/patch_notes/live_patch_notes_-_92910.html

Originally, there was a problem with this change that required a hotfix. That hotfix was deployed to the game in the very next patch on 10/5, as noted here:

http://www.cityofheroes.com/news/patch_notes/live_patch_notes_-_10510.html

In summary, the power choices that you're seeing available when you respec are correct for your Archetype."

I am writing this, because in game, it doesn't have Personal Force Field but does have Focused Accuracy as a power choice.  Mids is showing Personal Force Field when it should be Focused Accuracy.  Just a heads up to put on the bug list to fix.

Again, thanks for the awesomeness of Mids, and can't wait for your update to include Incarnate slotting!

@Sir Giles on Infinity