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+ <h1>Release Notes for PCGen v5.13.8</h1>
+
+ <h2>Table of Content</h2>
+
+ <ul>
+ <li><a href="#WhatsNew">What's new for v5.13.8</a></li>
+ <li><a href="#Chars">Character Changes</a></li>
+ <li><a href="#GMGenIssue">GMGen known issue</a></li>
+ <li><a href="#Installation">Installation</a></li>
+ <li><a href="#CustomDataSets">Custom Data Sets</a></li>
+ <li><a href="#WantToHelp">Want to Help?</a></li>
+ <li><a href="#links">Useful Links</a></li>
+ <li><a href="#ChangeLog">Change Log for 5.13.8</a></li>
+ </ul>
+
+ <h2><a name="WhatsNew">What's new for v5.13.8</a></h2>
+
+ <p>PCGen v5.13.8 is an alpha release from our development branch to allow
+ experimentation and testing of our latest work. The main change in this release
+ is the implementation of the new data-set installation command.</p>
+
+ <ul>
+ <li></li>
+<img alt="add" title="add" src="http://pcgen.sourceforge.net/autobuilds/images/add.gif"></img></li>
+FAVCLASS and FAVOREDCLASS updates</li>
+Fixes <a href="http://sourceforge.net/support/tracker.php?aid=1800342" class="externalLink" title="External Link">1800342</a>.</li>
+<a href="http://pcgen.sourceforge.net/autobuilds/team-list.html#thpr">thpr</a></li>
+<li></li>
+<img alt="add" title="add" src="http://pcgen.sourceforge.net/autobuilds/images/add.gif"></img></li>
+EqMod CHOOSE Changes</li>
+Fixes <a href="http://sourceforge.net/support/tracker.php?aid=1809933" class="externalLink" title="External Link">1809933</a>.</li>
+<a href="http://pcgen.sourceforge.net/autobuilds/team-list.html#thpr">thpr</a></li>
+
+ </ul>
+
+ <h3>New Sources</h3>
+
+ <p>The following new sources were added in 5.13.8</p>
+
+ <ul>
+ <li>[Bad Axe Games] Heroes of High Favor - Dwarves
+ <li>[Vigilance Press] Clash of Arms: Cavalry
+
+ </ul>
+
+
+ <h2><a name="Chars">Character Changes</a></h2>
+
+ <p>We've been making some major changes behind the scenes to the way special
+ abilities for characters are handled. The benefit is that it lets us
+ model them more accurately, with fighter feats tracked separately to normal
+ feats for example, and that we can output them more accurately on the character
+ sheet or stat block. However there is a downside - this means that there is some
+ migration required for some characters. For details of what you need to do, see
+ the sections for the affected game modes below.</p>
+ <p>This revamp of abilities is something we would like your feedback on. So please have a play
+ with them and send your thoughts to the <a href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pcgen">PCGen list</a>.</p>
+
+ <h3>Fantasy Character Changes</h3>
+
+ <p>When a pre-generated SRD (3rd ed) or RSRD (3.5 ed) ranger, archmage or high level rogue
+ character is loaded, it will not recognize
+ the selected abilities anymore. For that reason one or more error
+ messages will be displayed at character load, which read: "Warning:
+ Unable to Find Ability: xxx", where xxx is the name of an ability that
+ the character had previously selected.</p>
+ <p>To fix this problem, you can take the following steps:</p>
+ <ol>
+ <li>Write down the abilities that are mentioned in those error messages somewhere.</li>
+ <li>Go to the Feats tab and select the new "Class Abilities" subtab.</li>
+ <li>In the lower right corner of the Class Abilities tab you see a drop down
+ menu which reads "Rogue Special Abilities". Select the appropriate type of ability
+ for one of the abilities that you have noted. The "remaining" field should now show a
+ positive number.</li>
+ <li>In the upper left field only abilities that belong to that group will
+ be displayed. Select your ability(s) for that group there.</li>
+ <li>Repeat for any abilities that were taken from another group.</li>
+ </ol>
+
+ <h3>MSRD Character Changes</h3>
+
+ <p>When a pre-generated modern character is loaded, it will not recognize
+ the selected Talents anymore. For that reason one or more error
+ messages will be displayed at character load, which read: "Warning:
+ Unable to Find Ability: xxx", where xxx is the name of a Talent that
+ the character had previously selected.</p>
+ <p>To fix this problem, you can take the following steps:</p>
+ <ol>
+ <li>Write down the Talents that are mentioned in those error messages somewhere.</li>
+ <li>Go to the Feats tab and select the new "Talents" subtab.</li>
+ <li>In the lower right corner of the Talents tab you see a drop down
+ menus which reads "Talents". Select a class that one of the talents
+ you have noted was taken from. The "remaining" field should now show a
+ positive number.</li>
+ <li>In the upper left field only Talents that belong to that class will
+ be displayed. Select your Talent(s) for that class there.</li>
+ <li>Repeat for any Talents that were taken from another class.</li>
+ </ol>
+
+ <h2><a name="GMGenIssue">GMGen Known Issue</a></h2>
+
+ <p>There is a known issue with GMGen when used on a Macintosh. In the Initiative
+ Tab when running a combat when you select any character other than the one whose
+ turn it is and click the Damage or Heal buttons the character whose turn it
+ is becomes selected and the damage is applied to him instead of the character
+ which had been selected.</p>
+ <p>A solution has not yet been found but fortunately there is a simple work-around.
+ The problem will only manifest when using the System Look and Feel, you can
+ change the Look and Feel by going to Preferences/Appearance/Look and Feel and
+ changing it to Java before activating GMGen and then it will work as it should.</p>
+
+ <h2><a name="Installation">Installation</a></h2>
+
+ <h3>Prerequisites</h3>
+
+ <p>Java 5. PCGEN 5.13.8 is not compatible with Java
+ 1.4.x and it is NOT SUPPORTED. To get the latest version of Java, go to
+ <a href="http://jdl.sun.com/webapps/getjava/BrowserRedirect?locale=en&host=java.com">java.com</a>.</p>
+
+ <h3>Important Warning</h3>
+
+ <p>If you have custom data created using either the LST Editor, or the my_dataset example files, it is
+ very important that you read the <a href="#CustomDataSets">Custom Data Sets</a> section below before
+ installing your new version of PCGen.</p>
+
+ <h3>Windows Users</h3>
+
+ <p>We recommend that you use the Windows installer.</p>
+
+ <h3>Mac Users</h3>
+
+ <p>We recommend that you use the OS X DMG Mac Installer, it is now working with OS X 10.4 (Tiger).
+ This has been a problem in the past due to a change on Apple’s part in how the menu bar was
+ handled with java 1.4 on Tiger, a packaged java app set to use the main window instead of
+ the application window caused the program to crash at startup. At this point in time
+ the solution is to set the menu bar to appear in application menu.</p>
+
+ <p>Also new in this version is the configuration of the program, all the necessary
+ files are now included with the program package. You can still access the files
+ by right clicking the program and choosing <b>Show Package Contents</b>.
+ See the notes included in the installer DMG for all the details.</p>
+
+ <h3>Others (or advanced) users</h3>
+
+ <p>Pick the package with the features you want and unzip it. It is highly
+ recommended that you use a new directory for every new release. Once the
+ package is unzipped, see docs\index.html for the full documentation.</p>
+
+ <h3>Read the doc!</h3>
+
+ <p>Please make sure you read the docs to familiarize yourself with the changes. You can access it from
+ <strong>docs/index.html</strong> located in the PCGen directory.</p>
+ <ul>
+ <li><a href="http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/pcgen/pcgen5138_full.zip?download">pcgen5138_full.zip</a>
+ (<a href="http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/pcgen/pcgen5138_full.zip.asc?download">PGP Signature</a>): <br />
+ everything including GMGen and PDF</li>
+ <li><a href="http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/pcgen/pcgen5138_partial.zip?download">pcgen5138_partial.zip</a>
+ (<a href="http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/pcgen/pcgen5138_partial.zip.asc?download">PGP Signature</a>):<br />
+ everything except GMGen and PDF</li>
+ <li><a href="http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/pcgen/pcgen5138_win_install.exe?download">pcgen5138_win_install.exe</a>
+ (<a href="http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/pcgen/pcgen5138_win_install.exe.asc?download">PGP Signature</a>): <br />
+ the full package bundle with Ed's nifty installer for Windows</li>
+ <li><a href="http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/pcgen/pcgen5138_mac_install.dmg?download">pcgen5138_mac_install.dmg</a>
+ (<a href="http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/pcgen/pcgen5138_mac_install.dmg.asc?download">PGP Signature</a>): <br />
+ the full package bundle with Connor's nifty installer for Mac (distributed as a disk image)</li>
+ </ul>
+ <p></ p>
+
+ <h2><a name="CustomDataSets">Custom Data Sets</a></h2>
+
+ <P>PCGen provides two simple ways of adding your own data, these are the inbuilt LST
+ Editors and the starter data set <em>my_dataset</em>. Both of these need some
+ attention when upgrading PCGen.</P>
+
+ <h3>Migrating Data Created in the LST Editor</h3>
+
+ <p>If, as is recommended, you install PCGen into a new directory each time you upgrade,
+ you will need to copy over the data created using the LST Editors. To do this follow
+ these steps.</p>
+ <ol>
+ <li>Stop PCGen, if it is currently running. PCGen must not be
+ running when you copy the files, as PCGen writes a new copy of these files on exit.</LI>
+ <li>Copy the data/customsources folder and all of its contents from your old PCGen install
+ directory to the new install directory.</LI>
+ <li>Start the new version of PCGen and verify that your custom data is present.</LI>
+ </ol>
+ <p>If you install PCGen in the same directory as your previous install, your LST
+ editor data will still be present in the new version.</p>
+
+ <h3>Migrating Data Created using the my_dataset files</h3>
+
+ <p>PCGen ships with an example set of data files ready to go to create you own data. This
+ is in the data/my_dataset folder. As the example files ship with PCGen, it is very important
+ to note that these can be overwritten by a new PCGen install if you have not renamed the
+ data set and install the new version of PCGen in the same location as the old one.</p>
+ <p>As a result, we strongly recommend that when using the my_dataset example files, you create a
+ copy in a new folder and work with that copy, rather than editing the example files directly.</p>
+ <p>If you install PCGen into a new directory each time you upgrade,
+ you may need to copy over the data you have created. If you cannot see your custom data, simply copy
+ over the folder with your custom data to the same location in the new PCGen install. The data should
+ then be visible when you restart PCGen. </p>
+ <p>If you are installing PCGen into the same directory, backup your custom data first, then make sure it
+ does not use the default my_dataset folder name. Once you are sure you data is safe, then proceed with
+ the upgrade of PCGen.</p>
+
+ <h2><a name="WantToHelp">Want to Help?</a></h2>
+
+ <p>PCGen is an open source project. Anyone who wants to contribute whether it is Java programming, data
+ set programming, documentation, helping new users, general cat herding, massage, walking the dogs, etc.
+ is very welcome.</p>
+ <p>If you want to help drop a mail to Eric Smith (<a href="mailto:mar...@bl...">mar...@bl...</a>)
+ or Eddy Anthony (<a href="mailto:ed...@mi...">ed...@mi...</a>), or
+ simply post a message with the title <b>"I Want To Help"</b> in one of the mailing lists (and may
+ the gods have mercy on your soul :-).</p>
+
+ <p></ p>
+
+ <h2><a name="links">Useful Links</a></h2>
+
+ <ul>
+ <li>The project <b>home page</b>:<br />
+ <a href="http://pcgen.sourceforge.net">http://pcgen.sourceforge.net</a></li>
+ <li>The project <b>Wiki</b>:<br />
+ <a href="http://pcgen.wiki.sourceforge.net/">http://pcgen.wiki.sourceforge.net/</a></li>
+ <li>The Yahoo <b>main mailing list</b> (for help and feedback):<br />
+ <a href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pcgen">http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pcgen</a></li>
+ <li>The Yahoo <b>LstHelp mailing list</b> (for help with making your own data files):<br />
+ <a href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCGenListFileHelp">http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCGenListFileHelp</a></li>
+ <li>The SourceForge <b>pcgen-dev mailing list</b> (for code monkey talk about the development):<br />
+ <a href="http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?forum_name=pcgen-devel">http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?forum_name=pcgen-devel</a></li>
+ <li>The Yahoo <b>pcgen_experimental mailing list</b> (for the data monkeys with new ideas/problems):<br />
+ <a href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pcgen_experimental/">http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pcgen_experimental</a></li>
+ </ul>
+
+ <h2><a name="ChangeLog">Change Log for 5.13.8</a></h2>
+
+ <h3>Bugs</h3>
+
+<ul>
+<li>[ <a href="http://sourceforge.net/support/tracker.php?aid=1275620">1275620</a></li> ] Domains feat selector charges feat pool
+<li>[ <a href="http://sourceforge.net/support/tracker.php?aid=1833209">1833209</a></li> ] Mystery error messages
+<li>[ <a href="http://sourceforge.net/support/tracker.php?aid=1836470">1836470</a></li> ] Feat benefits from same feat in different pool not stacking
+<li>[ <a href="http://sourceforge.net/support/tracker.php?aid=1866505">1866505</a></li> ] CHOOSE:USERINPUT error message
+<li>[ <a href="http://sourceforge.net/support/tracker.php?aid=1869020">1869020</a></li> ] Fix Messaging on Deprecated Special Cases
+</ul>
+
+<h3>Data Bugs</h3>
+
+<ul>
+<li>[ <a href="http://sourceforge.net/support/tracker.php?aid=1871643">1871643</a></li> ] RSRD Typo
+<li>[ <a href="http://sourceforge.net/support/tracker.php?aid=1872408">1872408</a></li> ] SRD Feat Typo
+<li>[ <a href="http://sourceforge.net/support/tracker.php?aid=1873151">1873151</a></li> ] [RSRD] Rogue Extra Feat Class Ability not granted
+</ul>
+
+<h3>Documentation Bugs</h3>
+
+<ul>
+<li>[ <a href="http://sourceforge.net/support/tracker.php?aid=1866131">1866131</a></li> ] WEAPONBONUS doesn't use a CHOOSE dialog
+<li>[ <a href="http://sourceforge.net/support/tracker.php?aid=1866506">1866506</a></li> ] CHOOSE:USERINPUT has an optional limiter
+</ul>
+
+<h3>Documentation Feature Requests</h3>
+
+<ul>
+<li>[ <a href="http://sourceforge.net/support/tracker.php?aid=1869962">1869962</a></li> ] Add Clash of Arms:Cavalry to Pub & Source Page
+<li>[ <a href="http://sourceforge.net/support/tracker.php?aid=1870114">1870114</a></li> ] FAVCLASS/FAVOREDCLASS updates
+<li>[ <a href="http://sourceforge.net/support/tracker.php?aid=1870483">1870483</a></li> ] AUTO:SHIELFPROF changes
+<li>[ <a href="http://sourceforge.net/support/tracker.php?aid=1870824">1870824</a></li> ] EqMod CHOOSE Changes
+</ul>
+
+<h3>Feature Requests</h3>
+
+<ul>
+<li>[ <a href="http://sourceforge.net/support/tracker.php?aid=1726449">1726449</a></li> ] Wildcard '*' for PCC calling both Vendor and Data Folders
+<li>[ <a href="http://sourceforge.net/support/tracker.php?aid=1800342">1800342</a></li> ] Please Implement - FAVCLASS resolution
+<li>[ <a href="http://sourceforge.net/support/tracker.php?aid=1809933">1809933</a></li> ] Please Implement - CHOOSE tag revision EqMod & Non-EqMod
+<li>[ <a href="http://sourceforge.net/support/tracker.php?aid=1856120">1856120</a></li> ] Please Implement - Equipment Prof Token
+</ul>
+
+<h3>New Data Source Development</h3>
+
+<ul>
+<li>[ <a href="http://sourceforge.net/support/tracker.php?aid=1666685">1666685</a></li> ] [Bad Axe Games] Heroes of High Favor - Dwarves
+<li>[ <a href="http://sourceforge.net/support/tracker.php?aid=1688504">1688504</a></li> ] [Vigilance Press] Clash of Arms: Cavalry
+</ul>
+
+<h3>Output Sheet Bugs</h3>
+
+<ul>
+<li>[ <a href="http://sourceforge.net/support/tracker.php?aid=1870277">1870277</a></li> ] Missing and incorrect data
+
+</ul>
+
+
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