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]

16-Jul-2008   Hero Lab to support Paizo's Pathfinder RPG

Lone Wolf Development is pleased to announce that Hero Lab will support Paizo Publishing's upcoming Pathfinder RPG. The Pathfinder RPG, built upon the success of Paizo's acclaimed Pathfinder Adventure Path series, covers new changes and additions to the d20 System rules.

Hero Lab will fully support Paizo's refinements to the d20 system, including a host of new feats and spells, updated options for all core classes, and hundreds of new items, both magical and mundane. Hero Lab support for the Pathfinder RPG will become available shortly after the release of the planned Beta edition, due out at GenCon Indy this August.

Hero Lab updates will be released as necessary throughout the playtest period. Following publication of the finalized Pathfinder RPG, final Hero Lab data files will be made available.

Hero Lab will also continue to support the Adventure Path series content via ongoing updates.

20-Jun-2008   Mutants & Masterminds data files released in Hero Lab 2.1b!

Lone Wolf Development and Green Ronin Publishing are pleased to announce the full release of Hero Lab's support for the highly successful Mutants & Masterminds game system.

Hero Lab now provides M&M players with the ability to build any character you can imagine, easily creating custom powers and exploring every character option to generate your unique superhero! Hero Lab's Campaign Workbench helps GMs build encounters and manage combat, while the integrated Editor allows the creation of custom content by players and GMs alike.

Interested in taking Hero Lab for a free test drive? Visit wolflair.com and download the software to try our demo!

15-MAY-2008   Savage Worlds datafiles to be included with the Hero Lab Authoring Kit

Lone Wolf Development and Great White Games are excited to announce that Hero Lab's upcoming Authoring Kit release will incorporate support for the Savage Worlds game system.

Great White Games' popular Savage Worlds system is among the most notable RPG successes in recent years and has established strong roots in the player community. Hero Lab's multi-system platform provides an excellent launch-point for character creation and in-game support for Savage Worlds.

With the release of Hero Lab's Authoring Kit, you'll be able to create complete datafiles for any RPG, and share those files with anyone. Providing a flexible framework which simplifies the datafile creation process, the Authoring Kit will include detailed documentation and a tutorial that outlines the creation of datafiles for Savage Worlds. The complete Savage Worlds datafiles will also be included for players who simply want to start using Hero Lab immediately for their Savage Worlds gaming.

26-MAR-2008   Hero Lab's v2.0 Release offers Major Enhancements!

We're pleased to announce the immediate release of Hero Lab v2.0, which includes the first of many Campaign Workbench tools for Players and GMs.

Included in this release are the following major enhancements:

Multiple Hero Support
Multiple characters can now be seamlessly managed at the same time. An entire party of player characters, allies, and even enemies, can all be accessed with the click of a button. Characters can create fully-linked animal companions, familiars, hirelings, etc., which Hero Lab can output either with the linked character or separately.

Campaign Workbench
Designed for use by Game Masters, this initial release of our Campaign Workbench content focuses on the Dashboard and Tactical Console components.

The Dashboard conveniently displays summary information for player characters, enemies encountered, important NPC allies, etc. In addition, the Dashboard provides expansive access to quick-reference data via mouse-over buttons, and allows the user to switch between characters with a click of the mouse. When reviewing a character, you may note the expenditure of spells and item charges, track damage, or update modifiers as a result of spell effects or abilities.

Hero Lab’s Tactical Console shows even more summary information regarding the characters on the Dashboard, including weapons, armor, health, combat modifiers, and a selection of useful skills and abilities (especially those the GM might want to roll in secret, such as “listen” and “spot”).

The Tactical Console is tailored for use both in and out of combat, highlighting the information most useful in each context - serving as the command center when running a game. During combat, the Tactical Console generates and tracks initiative status for all combatants, including delayed and readied actions. Player characters and their allies are visually distinguished from enemies on the Tactical Console, for maximum usability.

Original Art
Because images are an essential way to visually tailor Hero Lab, this release includes a diverse selection of 60+ pieces of high-quality, original art for your use.

Current Hero Lab users can download and install these core product enhancements for free, enjoying the expanded content and functionality at no additional cost.

Future updates will include additional content for Hero Lab’s Campaign Workbench, as well as new output options.

For more details on this release, click here!