In our impatience, some friends and I are delving into making customs to play with. I'm doing a lot of the designing so I wrote a program for designing dials. It's a lot like the dial generators you can find around the internet, but I wanted something I could use offline as well. Right now, dials can be saved in the programs file format or as a webpage. I'll be adding HCRealms' bbCode format as soon as possible.

Anyway, I thought I'd share it with others in case there was anyone else that wanted an offline dial maker. Feedback welcome.

http://heroclix.adamkomar.com/downlo...aldesigner.zip

Here's a screenshot of a Deadpool dial I'm working on: http://www.adamkomar.com/images/dialdesigner.png

A few things I need to point out:

1) Checking the box next to "Point Value" will automatically calculate the point value of the dial for you. It's not 100% accurate so I'd take the result as a suggestion and modify it as you see fit. While the box is checked, you can't edit the Point Value text box. You'll have to uncheck to set your own point value.

2) The point calculator does include special powers and traits that say a character "can use" other standard powers, but there's not any calculation I can do for other special power/trait text. You'll have estimate that yourself.

3) When designing special powers and traits, use the check boxes next to the power names to give the character the "can use" terminology for those powers. If it's not worded properly then the program won't catch those powers and the point value will be even less accurate. Don't enter "can use" powers manually.

4) To assign a power to a slot, right-click on the slot and select the power. The slot's color and/or outline will change to match the selected power.

5) Checking the box next to the speed symbol dropdown box will make the character a Transporter.

Enjoy.

And please post any bugs, glitches and quirks you come across so I can fix them. Thanks.

I'm going to have to try this out.

Let me know what ya think. I've already been tweaking it (fixing bugs, adjusting features, etc.) so I should have an update some time this weekend.

I know I promised an update weeks ago, but I just got it to a point of release.

Clicking on the link in the original post will get you the updated version.

Also, the link to the screenshot in the original post has also been updated to a screenshot of the new version.

I also updated the notes in the original post about how to use it and things that don't function properly, yet.

Giving this a shot.

Very cool!

will this work on a mac?

Got it working and it's pretty straightforward. I like it, and I was just finishing a dial for a custom Karu-Sil. I tried saving it as BBcode and like you said, it didn't save all the info, but what I didn't know is that it closes the program too. I lost Karu-Sil... :'|

Aside from that one frustrating little tidbit, great work! I'm enjoying it quite a bit.

Hmm, shouldn't close like that. I'll look into it. Did you get an error when it closed?

No, it will not work on a mac.

Run-Time Error '9': Subscript out of range.
It has something to do with defining Special powers. Everything goes fine until you try to save it in BBcode with at least one defined special power.

Okay, thanks. I'll get to it as soon as I can.

I also found a glitch with saving it as a webpage. Some of the powers don't get colored properly (which I think is also a special power issue). I'll get that fixed, too.

Reported bugs fixed and all features are functional. Enjoy.

Just figured out that it's not clearing the Keywords box when you start a new dial (File -> New or Ctrl + N). I'll get that fixed in the next update.

Ugh, now opening dials isn't working correctly. The colors are loaded wrong. I'll fix that in the next one, too.

Updated again to fix those bugs. After installation, you should have version 1.0.0.4.

Unique King Leonidas
Team: No Affiliation
Range: 4
Points: 300
Keywords: Spartan, Free Greeks, Soldier, Warrior, Ruler

14 14 20 5

12 13 20 4

12 13 19 4

10 12 18 3

9 11 18 2

8 10 17 2

8 10 16 2

8 11 15 3

7 11 15 3

6 12 15 3

12 13 15 4

Attack - SPARTAN KING: When King Leonidas KOs an opposing character as the result of a successful close combat attack, if that character had the Politician or Diplomat keywords or if that character had no non-generic keywords, he may immediately make another close combat attack against an opposing character. Modify King Leonidas' damage by -1 for each additional attack made until the beginning of your next turn.
Damage - THIS IS SPARTA!!!!!: King Leonidas can use Battle Fury, Close Combat Expert, Flurry and Leadership. This power cannot be countered.
Defense - MIGHT OF THE PHALANX: King Leonidas can use Defend, Enhancement and Impervious. Friendly characters adjacent to King Leonidas can use Toughness and Energy Shield/Deflection. Characters with abilities and/or feat cards that allow them to ignore characters for line of fire purposes do not ignore Leonidas when drawing a line of fire.
Speed - TONIGHT WE DINE IN HELL: King Leonidas can use Charge and Leap/Climb. When using Charge, do not half King Leonidas' movement.
Trait - Team Affiliation: Spartan: King Leonidas can use Plasticity. This ability cannot be countered or replicated by the effects of wild cards, or any other effect that would replicate a team ability.

Testing the BBcode save.
It's great, but it counts out the last click, the ever-vital KO click for our great Spartan king here. Thanks, Speedster, and glad I could add my input to this program. I'm already recommending it to friends.