28-Aug-2010   August Newsletter

Our August newsletter is now available. If you're signed up, you should find it in your inbox very soon - if not, what are you waiting for? Head over to our newsletter page and sign up now.

This month, we talk about our new Facebook pages and Twitter feed, Pathfinder and Mutants & Masterminds for Hero Lab, Army Builder 3.3, and a little about Tournament Ace. You can also find the newsletter here on our web site.

11-Aug-2010   Advanced Player's Guide and Mutants & Masterminds 3e beta available!

We're back from Gen Con 2010! At the show, we released two new supplement packages for Hero Lab:

• Pathfinder Advanced Player's Guide - This supplement adds the widely anticipated Advanced Player's Guide for the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, including 6 new classes and dozens of new "Archetypes" and options for existing classes. (Price: $9.99.)
  
  Please note that the Hero Lab package is not yet complete - if you buy it today, some content like the prestige classes and racial subtypes will be missing. We'll be adding the missing content as updates over the next month. To see a list of the current missing content, check the FAQ for the Pathfinder game system within Hero Lab.


• Mutants & Masterminds 3rd Edition Beta - Beta data files for the 3rd edition of the Mutants & Masterminds rules, which will be officially released this fall. These data files will let you get an early start creating heroes for M&M3.
  
  M&M 3rd edition is available as a separate game system, which can be added to your Hero Lab license for the standard cost of $20.

31-Jul-2010   Hero Lab Support Plans for Pathfinder RPG Announced

We've just announced details regarding ongoing support plans for the Pathfinder RPG within Hero Lab. This includes the particulars of the Advanced Player's Guide add-on and additional packages covering all the Player's Companion supplements. You'll find all the particulars on the Lone Wolf support forums.

29-Jul-2010   Hero Lab for Mutants & Masterminds 3rd Edition

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

GREEN RONIN PUBLISHING AND LONE WOLF DEVELOPMENT ANNOUNCE HERO LAB SUPPORT FOR M&M 3E

July 29, 2010 - Seattle, WA and San Jose, CA: Lone Wolf Development announced today that their award-winning Hero Lab character management software will support the forthcoming third edition of Green Ronin Publishing's Mutants & Masterminds superhero RPG.

"Hero Lab is an invaluable tool," said Steve Kenson, Green Ronin staff writer and M&M designer. "It automates the mechanical elements of character design, letting you focus on your hero's concept and adventures instead."

A "beta" Mutants & Masterminds 3rd edition Hero Lab package will be released at Gen Con in August, giving M&M fans early access to the same award-winning suite of digital tools they've enjoyed for 2nd Edition. When the M&M3 Hero's Handbook is released in the Fall, users of the beta version will receive a free update to the final data set.

"We've had a lot of users ask us about using Hero Lab for M&M third edition," said Rob Bowes, President of Lone Wolf Development. "We’re pleased that not only can we make this happen, but that the beta release will get the players early access to the rules.”

"Hero Lab has been a tremendous asset for the M&M fanbase," said Green Ronin President Chris Pramas, "and we couldn’t be happier to see it continue into the third edition era.”

About Green Ronin Publishing
Green Ronin Publishing is a Seattle-based company known for its dedication to quality books and games. Founded in 2000, Green Ronin has won more awards for excellence and innovation than any other game company in the new millennium, and took home the coveted ENnie Award for Best Publisher an unprecedented three years running. With great licenses like DC Adventures and Dragon Age, groundbreaking games like Mutants & Masterminds and Blue Rose, and a roster of top flight designers and illustrators, Green Ronin Publishing is a leading light in the hobby game industry.

About Lone Wolf
Lone Wolf Development specializes in creating innovative digital tools for the tabletop gaming industry, allowing players to streamline game preparation, eliminate errors, and spend more time playing the games they love. With an ever-growing suite of tools, including the award-winning Army Builder and Hero Lab products, Lone Wolf’s digital tools are in regular use by tens of thousands of gamers, from miniatures games to card games to role-playing games. Find out more about Lone Wolf Development by visiting our web site at www.wolflair.com.

26-Jul-2010   Gamer's Haven Podcast appearance

Hi everyone,

We're super-busy with Gen Con preparation right now, but I wanted to post a quick link to an interview I did with Ethan from the Gamer's Haven podcast last week.

In the interview we talk about some of the history of Lone Wolf Development, plans for our current and upcoming products, and more. You can find the episode here - enjoy!

21-Jul-2010   July Newsletter (plus, vote in the ENnies!)

A quick reminder: Hero Lab has been nominated for an ENnie award, and voting closes at midnight on July 25th! Quick, go vote for your favorite gaming products before the deadline: http://www.ennie-awards.com/voting/ballot.asp!

Today, we dispatched the first "Lone Wolf Email Blast" to all of our users. This is a new, monthly email newsletter that covers news about all of our products. If you purchased something from us in the past, you should have it in your email inbox right now - check it out!

This month, we talk about the seminars we'll be running at Gen Con, upcoming features in Army Builder 3.3, Hero Lab's official Pathfinder Roleplaying Game license, and we encourage you to vote in the ENnies (again).

The newsletters will also be available here on our web site every month - you can read our July newsletter here. Enjoy!

12-Jul-2010   Hero Lab nominated for 2010 ENnie award - "Best Aid or Accessory"

We're proud to announce that Hero Lab has once again been nominated for the "Best Aid or Accessory" ENnie award!

Voting for the ENnies runs July 16th-25th, so be sure to vote for Hero Lab and your other favorite products. The full list of nominees can be found here.

Thanks go to the ENnie judges, and congratulations to all the nominees!

02-Jul-2010   Hero Lab Partners with Pathfinder RPG

Hero Lab Now Only Officially Licensed Character Management Tool for the Pathfinder RPG

July 2, 2010 (SAN JOSE, Calif. and REDMOND, Wash.) – Lone Wolf Development announced today that it has signed a licensing agreement with Paizo Publishing for Hero Lab to be the only officially licensed character management tool for the bestselling Pathfinder Roleplaying Game. As part of the agreement, Hero Lab will not only include content from the Core Rulebook and Bestiary, but also from the soon to be released Advanced Players Guide, in addition to all of the setting specific elements from Pathfinder products published by Paizo.

"In the last year Pathfinder has really taken the industry by storm, and those of us here at Lone Wolf are delighted to provide a valuable service to such a great product," said Lone Wolf President Rob Bowes. "Paizo is one of the companies that just gets it. They understand that software tools like Hero Lab are critical to the success of games published in the 21st century and by lowering the barrier to entry, Hero Lab makes it easier than ever for Pathfinder to attract new players, and for existing players to maximize their gaming experience."

"We’ve been watching the development of Hero Lab for years, and it’s been amazing to see how the Lone Wolf team has adapted the tool for use with the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game," said Paizo Publisher Erik Mona. "I can’t wait to use Hero Lab to help me design cool characters for use in my own campaigns as well as in future Paizo books and adventures."

Released in 2006, the ENnie award-winning Hero Lab includes an easy-to-use, intuitive interface integrated with a versatile database engine. Users can add their own custom content to existing Pathfinder and/or other roleplaying games. Players can even create data files for entirely new game systems. The combination of powerful, user-friendly software and the diverse RPGs it supports make Hero Lab one of the most successful character management tools ever released.

The Pathfinder Roleplaying Game is a fully supported tabletop RPG, with regularly released adventure modules, sourcebooks on the fantastic world of Golarion, and complete campaigns in the form of Pathfinder Adventure Paths like Kingmaker and The Serpent’s Skull. The Pathfinder RPG is also compatible with the 3.5 edition of the world’s oldest roleplaying game.

For more information and a free demo of Hero Lab, please visit www.wolflair.com.

About Lone Wolf Development

Lone Wolf Development specializes in creating innovative digital tools for the tabletop gaming industry, allowing players to streamline game preparation, eliminate errors, and spend more time playing the games they love. With an ever-growing suite of tools, including the award-winning Army Builder and Hero Lab products, Lone Wolf’s digital tools are in regular use by tens of thousands of gamers, from miniatures games to card games to role-playing games. Find out more about Lone Wolf Development by visiting our web site at www.wolflair.com.

About Paizo Publishing

Paizo Publishing®, LLC is a leading publisher of fantasy roleplaying games, accessories, board games, and novels. Paizo's Pathfinder® Roleplaying Game, the result of the largest open playtest in the history of tabletop gaming, was the most successful RPG launch of 2009. Pathfinder Adventure Path is the most popular and best-selling monthly product in the tabletop RPG industry. Paizo.com is the leading online hobby retail store, offering tens of thousands of products from a variety of publishers to customers all over the world. In the eight years since its founding, Paizo Publishing has received more than a dozen major awards and has grown to become one of the most influential companies in the hobby games industry.

Hero Lab, the Hero Lab logo, and Army Builder are registered trademarks of Lone Wolf Development, Inc.

Paizo Publishing, LLC, the Paizo golem logo and Pathfinder are registered trademarks of Paizo Publishing, LLC, and Pathfinder Chronicles, Pathfinder Companion, Pathfinder Modules, Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, and Pathfinder Society are trademarks of Paizo Publishing, LLC.

16-Jun-2010   Hero Lab v3.6b released

We've just released Hero Lab 3.6b, which is now available for download here or within the updates mechanism within the product.

This release fixes a number of bugs we encountered, including several crash bugs, so we recommend all users upgrade as soon as possible.

11-Jun-2010   PaizoCon Hero Lab GM Giveaway

In recognition of all the hard work GMs invest in their games, Lone Wolf Development and Paizo are teaming up this PaizoCon to reward all official GMs with a free copy of Hero Lab, the ENnie award-winning character management tool.

GMs are a vital part of the roleplaying community. They put an immense amount of work into running games that the rest of us enjoy. This is especially true at conventions, where volunteer GMs take up their dice so that players from across the country can play and enjoy RPGs. This reward is our way of saying thank you to these volunteers.

Anyone who GMs an officially scheduled game at PaizoCon is eligible. GMs can simply drop by our booth in the dealer's room at any time during the Con to collect their reward.

If you have questions about Hero Lab, or if you just want to see Hero Lab in action, drop by our booth at PaizoCon. We look forward to seeing everyone at the con!

13-May-2010   Lone Wolf Development to develop Shadowrun data package for Hero Lab

Catalyst Game Labs and Lone Wolf Development are pleased to announce that they have entered into a new, long-term license for the Shadowrun intellectual property. Lone Wolf will shortly begin development of a Shadowrun data package for its award-winning character management software, Hero Lab. The new data package will initially cover the core Shadowrun Fourth Edition game system, and will later be expanded with content from Shadowrun’s many great supplements.

"We’ve been working with Lone Wolf to make this happen for a long time," states Randall Bills, Managing Developer of Catalyst Game Labs. "Once we finalized the details, Topps approved the license quickly, signifying their appreciation of the importance of digital tools in further developing the Shadowrun line. Lone Wolf Development has a history of bringing innovative technology to the gaming industry, and we look forward to diving into this great new opportunity for Shadowrun alongside them."

Released in 2006, the ENnie award-winning Hero Lab includes an easy-to-use, intuitive interface atop a versatile database engine. Data packages for more than a dozen different role-playing games from a wide range of publishers are already available. Users can add their own custom content to existing games or even create data files for entirely new game systems. The combination of powerful, user-friendly software and the diverse RPGs it supports make Hero Lab one of the most successful character management tools ever released.

"We’re very excited to add Shadowrun to the list of games Hero Lab supports", said Rob Bowes, President of Lone Wolf Development. "Catalyst recognizes that digital tools like Hero Lab are critical to the success of the gaming industry in the 21st century. By lowering the barrier of entry, Hero Lab makes it easier than ever for RPGs to attract new players, and for existing players to maximize their gaming experience."

Look to www.wolflair.com and www.catalystgamelabs.com for future announcements concerning this exciting development!

Catalyst Game Labs

Catalyst Game Labs is dedicated to producing high quality games and fiction that mesh sophisticated game mechanics with dynamic universes-all presented in a form that allows beginning players and long-time veterans to easily jump into our games and fiction readers to enjoy our stories even if they don’t know the games.

Catalyst Game Labs is an imprint of InMediaRes Productions, LLC, which specializes in electronic publishing of professional fiction. This allows Catalyst to participate in a synergy that melds printed gaming material and fiction with all the benefits of electronic interfaces and online communities, creating a whole-package experience for any type of player or reader. Find Catalyst Game Labs online at www.catalystgamelabs.com

Lone Wolf Development

Lone Wolf Development specializes in creating innovative digital tools for the tabletop gaming industry, allowing players to streamline game preparation, eliminate errors, and spend more time playing the games they love. With an ever-growing suite of tools, including the award-winning Army Builder and Hero Lab products, Lone Wolf’s digital tools are in regular use by tens of thousands of gamers, from miniatures games to card games to role-playing games. Find out more about Lone Wolf Development by visiting our web site at www.wolflair.com.

30-Apr-2010   Hero Lab 3.6a and Pathfinder Bestiary package now available!

Hi everyone,

Hero Lab v3.6a is now out! This new release fixes a number of bugs, so you'll want to start using the new version as soon as possible. We fixed a number of crash bugs, and several others - you can read about the bugs in the readme.txt file, as usual.

We've also added the "Pathfinder Bestiary I" package to Hero Lab. This new data package includes all material from the Pathfinder Bestiary and Bonus Bestiary, with over 300 creatures and stock heroes ready for instant use in your games.

This optional add-on package costs $14.99, and can be purchased by going to the "License" menu within Hero Lab and selecting "Purchase Data Package...".

Enjoy!

19-Apr-2010   Tournament Ace web preview unveiled!

The Tournament Ace section of our web site is now open! If you have questions about our upcoming Tournament Ace project, you should be able to find the answers there.

Enjoy!  [More Info]

30-Mar-2010   Tournament Ace & Realm Works

At this year's GAMA trade show in Las Vegas, Lone Wolf Development announced two new products - Realm Works and Tournament Ace.

We'll be divulging more about these products in the next few weeks, so watch this space. In the meantime, you can discuss Realm Works and Tournament Ace in our new "Upcoming Products" forums.  [More Info]

16-Mar-2010   Hero Lab V3.6 Now Available!

A major new release of Hero Lab is now available for immediate download. The ENnie Award winning character management tool continues to evolve and bring even more capabilities to players and GMs alike.

Hero Lab V3.6 marks the initial release of data files for the Call of Cthulhu game system from Chaosium. This update also incorporates major enhancements for the Pathfinder RPG, including the playtest classes from the upcoming Advanced Players Guide. Numerous new features have been added to the product in general, significant performance improvements have been implemented, and the data files for every game system have been updated with new capabilities.

Discover for yourself why gaming groups around the globe are standardizing on Hero Lab. From its extensible character creation to robust in-play support, Hero Lab offers gamers an array of features that simplifies bookkeeping and keeps the focus on the game. Fight the monsters, not the tools.

25-Nov-2009   Hero Lab and Pathfinder Video Review

For anyone who wants to see Hero Lab's new Pathfinder data package in action, "doremicom" has put together a video review for you. This review walks you through building a Pathfinder character in Hero Lab, showing off a lot of our cool features.

You can find the video here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AMScWuvw0Ic

If you're hungry for more details, check out the Hero Lab section of our web site for screenshots and more information.

Enjoy!  [More Info]

15-Jul-2009   Lone Wolf Development Featured on the D6 Generation Podcast

You can find our very own Colen McAlister in an interview on the D6 Generation podcast - Episode 35. In this interview, you will hear about the many new features being added to Army Builder 3.2, as well as updates made to Hero Lab V3.3.

To listen to the podcast, click here. Our section starts at time 1:08:50.

Happy listening!  [More Info]

07-Jul-2009   Army Builder 3.2 FAQ

We've added some Frequently Asked Questions to the Army Builder 3.2 preview, to answer some questions about Army Builder's new features. Topics covered include backwards compatibility, mobile output, model list generation, and inventory management.  [More Info]

03-Jul-2009   Army Builder 3.2 Preview!

Army Builder 3.2 will be released soon, so we've posted a preview to whet your appetite.

Check out the preview to find out about AB3.2's cool new features, including mobile-friendly output, model list generation, an optimized user interface, and more!  [More Info]

21-Jan-2009   Hero Lab and d20Pro Now Offer Seamless Integration

For Immediate Release

Lone Wolf Development and MindGene, LLC are proud to announce compatibility between the award-winning character creator Hero Lab and cutting-edge virtual tabletop d20Pro.

With Hero Lab 3.0 and d20Pro 1.14, you can create a d20 System character within Hero Lab and then import it into d20Pro with only a few clicks of the mouse. Characters created and validated in Hero Lab are seamlessly transferred to any campaign augmented by d20Pro's virtual tabletop (VTT). "Building upon our alliances with numerous publishers, this partnership with MindGene represents the first step towards creating a collaborative software ecosystem for the RPG community," says Rob Bowes, President of Lone Wolf Development.

This new integration allows you all the power and flexibility of Hero Lab's character management engine, coupled with the extensive capabilities of d20Pro's virtual tabletop, to run your regular game session. You can also take advantage of the hundreds of stock heroes and animals already included within Hero Lab, quickly importing them into your d20Pro game. Once imported, you can mix and match these creatures with those already in d20Pro. "This partnership emphasizes the core competencies of both products and establishes a new high water mark for what software can offer those who enjoy d20 based gaming," adds MindGene President, Mat Morton.

Hero Lab, winner of a 2008 ENnie award for "Best Aid or Accessory", is an easy to use character management program for Windows. Supported game systems include the d20 System, Mutants & Masterminds, World of Darkness, and Savage Worlds. Download the free demo from http://www.wolflair.com/hero_lab/.

d20Pro is a VTT for d20 System games that runs as a Java application on Windows, Mac, and Linux. Last year's exploits include groundbreaking player experiences at Origins, GenCon, and Dragon*Con featuring d20Pro enabled sessions of Paizo's Pathfinder Society, The Cheese Grinder, original series Kobolds' Revenge, and many other games. Obtain more information and a free trial of d20Pro at http://www.d20pro.com/.

Contact:

Rob Bowes
Lone Wolf Development
408.927.9880
rob@wolflair.com

Nick Bevilacqua
MindGene, LLC
786.586.6148
nick@mindgene.com

22-Dec-2008   Hero Lab 3.0 & Authoring Kit released

Hero Lab 3.0 is now available! This release, a free update for all users, has one major update - the long-awaited Authoring Kit.

(Note: Although all users will be able to view the new 'sample game system' and any game systems created with the Authoring Kit, Hero Lab will operate in demo mode with those games unless you purchase the "Authoring Kit / Savage Worlds" data package.)

PLEASE NOTE! The Authoring Kit, and the Savage Worlds data files, are NOT YET COMPLETE. The documentation for the Authoring Kit still needs to be updated, and the Savage Worlds data files still need a few days work. However, after consultation with our beta testers, we decided that it was better to release this incomplete version, then update it later - that gives any users of the Authoring Kit an extra few weeks during the holidays to start learning it.

The d20, Mutants & Masterminds and World of Darkness game systems have not had any major updates yet, due to the fallout from the hack we discovered last week. These will be updated in the coming weeks.

As always, you can download Hero Lab 3.0 through the updates mechanism, or from our website at http://www.wolflair.com/ .

If you're interested in using the Authoring Kit to work on new games, you can find searchable work-in-progress documentation here: http://hlkitwiki.wolflair.com/

A new forum for discussion of the Authoring Kit has been created here. Please post any questions or comments about it in that forum.

Once again, PLEASE NOTE! The Authoring Kit, and the Savage Worlds data files, are NOT YET COMPLETE. More complete versions will be released in the upcoming weeks.

Happy gaming and Happy holidays!
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15-Aug-2008   Hero Lab Wins ENnie!

At the ENnie Awards ceremony, held Friday night at Gen Con Indy 08, Hero Lab received an ENnie Award in the Best Aid or Accessory category!

We're thrilled with the award, which recognizes the effort we've put into making Hero Lab a powerful character creation and GM support tool.

We'd like to thank the ENnie award judges and all of our customers, whose support means a lot to us!

While at Gen Con, we had several people come to our booth to purchase, noting that friends had shown them the program, so thank you to all those friends!

We feel Hero Lab is the best tool of it's kind on the market, and many players apparently agree.

While at Gen Con, a gentleman come to the booth for a demo. Well, okay, hundreds of gentlemen came to the booth for a demo, but at the end of the demo this particular gentleman just stood staring at the monitor. We couldn't tell if he was in deep thought or angry about something. When asked if something was wrong, he told us that he had already pre-ordered another software tool which was to be released in the coming months. That tool had cost $40, while Hero Lab's cost is only $30, and his opinion was that Hero Lab was a far superior tool. After a few more moments of thought, he purchased Hero Lab. :)

Again, thank you all for your support!
The LWD team.  [More Info]