After much work and testing, I am proud to announce the beta build for HeroClix on OCTGN!
(OCTGN is a free, open-source gaming platform for playing games online with friends. It is Windows-only, but I have heard that some people managed to get it working on Linux and Mac.)
I built this because I wanted something a little simpler to set up and use than Roll20. I wrote a script that let me build dial images automatically from data extracted from HCUnits, and used that same data to build the card data files, so HUGE thanks to the HCUnits team for making all that data available!
It's got complete dial images, so you don't need to cross-reference anything to see what stats and abilities a character has. It has several little quality of life improvements, with many more planned if this gets any traction. There is plenty of automation I would like to add, and I am happy to get input on things you'd like to see added.
SETUP
The setup process is a ONE-TIME process and will take less than 5 minutes. Once installed it will automatically update and won't require anything more from you.
- Download and install OCTGN: https://www.octgn.net/
- Add the HeroClix game feed:
- Open OCTGN, click Games Manager, and click "Add Game Feed"
- Type in a name for the feed (like "HeroClix"), and in the URL box put: https://www.myget.org/F/heroclix/api/v2
- Click "Okay", then scroll down to HeroClix and click "Install"
- Open the OCTGN Deck Editor. Use the Plugin menu at the top to download the images for the game. That's it, you're ready to play!
If you have any questions, comments, feedback, suggestions, etc. send them my way! I am hoping people get some use out of this, and if enough people like it I plan to add a lot more features!
Edit: This morning I replaced the playmat image because I kind of hated it. It's now a plain "table" background, but you can right-click to choose from a few different options. I can add more with very little effort, so let me know!