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· 3 min read

Improvements​

  • Added a reference for actions, including Mech Special Actions, to the Mech Sheet.
  • Added stat block view for Vehicles.
  • Improved handling of armor upgrades that have a capacity and usage but do not require a battery (eg. Haste Circuit, Teleportation Unit etc.). Such upgrades no longer require you to install batteries to track charge usage.
  • Moved UPBs to be under the "current" and "stash" tabs in the inventory to allow UPBs to be stashed.
  • Additional skills for Sheath Array can now be selected for the Versatile Nanites Nanokcyte Knack.
  • Active sklll for Envoy class feature Signature Clothing can now be selected on the Sheet.

Bug Fixes​

  • Fixed incorrect name for Vehicle Mod "Deflective Field" (previously listed as "Detective Field").
  • Fixed incorrect description for Blip-Drive vehicle mod.
  • Fixed description for augmentation Thorgothrel Armature.
  • Dwarf racial trait "Slow And Steady" now maintains land speed at 20 ft. even when equipping heavy armor or encumbered.
  • Fixed Tagtech Rifles not having the Injection special property.
  • Fixed typo in description of multiple Archetype features where the word "type" was written as "r#type".
  • Fixed incorrect level and price for augmentation Electrical Affinity. The augmentation will now also add the spells Jolting Surge and Energy Ray to sheet.
  • Fixed Expertise Talents being part of the Gear Boost selection for an NPC with the Soldier class graft when their Primary Fighting Style isn't Commander.
  • Fixed typo in the description for Reinforced EVA Suit armor.

Improved Selections​

The "Selections" tab on the Quick page of the Character Sheet has been part of Hephaistos since the original release. It was designed to account for decisions that can be made and changed frequently, such as the type of resistance provided by a Solarian's Solar Armor. However, the original implementation was limited in a number of ways that have become more obvious as time has passed. This release introduces an improvement to the Selection implementation that aims to overcome these limitations.

The new selections can be found in the "Selection 2.0" tab on the Quick page. If you had any selections in the current "Selection" tab you should find the same list of selections in the "Selection 2.0" tab, though it should be noted that the options you've selected will not automatically carry over to the new tab. It is recommended that you unselect all options in the current tab and reselect the same options in the "Selection 2.0" tab. The "Selections" tab is considered deprecated and will be removed in a future release.

Additionally, some options were relegated to the "Selections" tab even though it doesn't make sense for them to be there, like choosing a Connection for the Mystic Epiphany Secondary Connection. These options can now be selected within the Creator where it's appropriate for them to be.

Next Up: Animal/Creature Creator​

The next feature to be added to the website will be the Creature Companion Creator. Even though it's ranked second after the Homebrew feature, it should be significantly less effort to implement than Homebrew and doing so will "round out" the player focused functionality on the website.

· One min read

Data​

  • Added Data from AP 44.

Improvements​

  • Amphibious and Hybrid Aircraft special grafts now automatically provide additional types of speed to vehicles.

Bug Fixes​

  • Fixed incorrect capacity for Polarity Gauntlets, Spark.
  • Removed extra word in the special properties for Spark Knife.
  • Fixed intelligence score for Sage Drone chassis being 10 instead of 12.
  • Origin grafts now add or subtract vehicle modification slots appropriately.
  • Transport & Racer Special Grafts now correctly adjusts vehicle travel speed.
  • Luxury Special Graft now grants vehicles autocontrol instead of autopilot.
  • Fixed Elf racial trait "Elven Skeptic" not providing racial bonus to Sense Motive.
  • Fixed incorrect "target" listing for the spell Radiation Ray.
  • Dwarf racial trait Ship Dwarf now apply bonuses to skills as described.
  • Fixed "Feint" not being an option for the Entropic Attunement feature in the Vanguard NPC class graft.
  • Fixed issue with Shireen racial trait Individual Obsession whereby bonuses weren't properly applied.
  • Fixed Mech upgrade Superior Computer increasing in MP cost upon repeated purchases.

· One min read

Data​

  • Added data from AP 43.

Improvements​

  • Spells in the Character and NPC creator can now be filtered by school.
  • UPBs in the inventory now count towards bulk (1 bulk per 1000). Added missing trade goods from the Core Rulebook.
  • Combat tracking can now be activated/deactivated in the Selections section of the Character Sheet.
  • Added Hammer Fist as a separate inventory item that represents benefits from the Armor Storm Soldier fighting style.
  • Added Acrobatics, Atheltics and Mysticism skills for crew members on the Starship sheet.

Bug Fixes​

  • Fixed Mobility Enhancer armor upgrade not reducing an armor's speed adjustment.
  • Fixed Operative NPC class graft providing bonus ranks to Specialization skills.
  • Implemented effects from Perfect Fit feature of the Powered Armor Jockey archetype.

Vehicle Creator​

This release adds the Vehicle Creator based on rules from Tech Revolution.

Ko-fi and Redbubble​

In addition to Patreon, I now have a Ko-fi page for one-off donations, and a Redbubble shop in case someone besides me wants a t-shirt with the Hephaistos logo/banner. Links to these pages can also be found in the website footer.

· 2 min read

Improvements​

  • Multiple filters of the same type can now be applied when browsing Equipment in the Character and NPC creators.
  • Qualification for feats with prerequisites based on race or racial traits should now be correctly determined.
  • The Plasma Sheath Stellar Revelation can now be activated or deactivated from the Selections section of the Character sheet.

Bug Fixes​

  • Added missing traits for Space Goblins to the Goblinoid subtype graft.
  • Fixed Blaze Scimitars from Tech Revolution being incorrectly named "Blade Scimitars".
  • Fixed Blaze Scimitars from AP 13 having the wrong description and being attributed to the Armory.
  • Fixed strength modifier not being added to melee weapons and attacks in the NPC Creator & Sheet.
  • Fixed special weapons not showing as attacks in the NPC stat block.
  • Fixed incorrect price for Doshakari, Zero-Edge.
  • Mystic connection power Shadow Infusion now actually adds stealth as a class skill.
  • Fixed mystic connection Akashic not providing channel skill bonus at level 1.
  • Fixed typo in description of theme benefit Black Market Connections.
  • Fixed list of selectable spells not accounting for overrides in the NPC creator.
  • Fixed spell Wall of Steam being incorrectly listed as Wall of FIre.

Feature Voting​

A new feature has been added to the list of potential features: Starship-Scale Creature Creator. As the name suggests, this will allow creation of starship-scale creatures based on rules introduced in the Starship Operation Manual.

· 3 min read

Data​

  • Added equipment and Divine Weapon feat from Galactic Magic.
  • Added missing special ability Skillful provided by the Envoy class graft at CR 9.

Improvements​

  • When copying an NPC's stat block CR appear on the same lines as the NPC's name.
  • Added tabs to the landing page to separate out Characters, Starships, Mechs and NPCs.
  • The Gear & Attacks tab in the NPC Creator now includes an Equipment section similar that lists all equipment.
  • Selection dropdowns for class features now have a default value that indicates what level a selection is for instead of "Select One..".
  • Increased Character, Starship, Mech & NPC limit to 30.
  • The current number and maximum limit for each type of creation is now shown on the main page.
  • Base speed for NPCs can now be entered on the Details page.
  • Improved source description for speed to better represent where the base speed comes from.
  • Added a checkbox on the Details page in the Starship Creator to mark the ship as a Squadron HQ. Enabling this will apply the adjustments described in the Starship Operations Manual.
  • Max BP for starships can now be overridden from the Creator > Details page.
  • NPCs can now multiclass & select archetypes as per the rules from Pact Worlds.
  • Added "Misc" tab to the Character, Drone & Mech sheets to show description.
  • NPC stat block now includes the description, if any.

Bug Fixes​

  • Fixed inability to select Gear Boosts for a CR 2 NPC.
  • Fixed formatting in the Special Abilities section of the NPC Stat Block.
  • Fixed Crusader Mystic Connection not providing bonus feat if character was already proficient with Advanced Melee Weapons.
  • Fixed Biohacker Theorem Painful Injection not adding additional damage to injection weapons.
  • Fixed damage from the Soulfire fusion sometimes being added multiple times to a Solarian Crystal.
  • Precog Temporal Anomaly Time-Hardened now actually increases HP and SP.
  • Fixed the Universal Creature Rule Darkvision being listed as an Offensive Ability instead of a Sense.
  • Saving Throw and Attack sidebars in the NPC Sheet no longer take ability score overrides into account.
  • Fixed Animal type graft not updating the intelligence modifier.
  • Starship weapons with the Array special property now take up 2 mounts instead of 1.
  • Fixed incorrect price for Plasma Ring, Dual-Valve.
  • Fixed issue where the Buy dropdown for Weapon Fusions would not take the selected weapon level into account.
  • Fixed special ability selection becoming empty and using the last search term for filtering results even when the search input was blank.
  • Fixed inability to disable class graft adjustments.
  • Fixed bonuses from class graft adjustments not being applied.
  • Fixed Adjustment Preference dropdown in the Class Graft section of the NPC Creator not working.

Next Up - Vehicle Creator​

The Vehicle Creator has been at the top of the feature rankings for quite some time and now it's finally time for it to become the next major feature in development.

Patreon Goal Reached!​

A few weeks ago the Patreon goal for improving the website's infrastructure was reached. A very special thanks to all the patrons whose generous contributions have made this possible. Hephaistos will be moving to dedicated infrastructure which should improve the general responsiveness and reliability. Unfortunately, this transition will require some downtime. So, Hephaistos will be down on Thursday, March 17, 2022 at 10:30 AM (UTC) for approximately 1 hour.