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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Merlin the Tuna" data-source="post: 5252823" data-attributes="member: 55638">Yeah, they've added contrast and cleaned up some of the icons to make the general look and feel a bit nicer.  That's good, but I hope that they also cleaned up some of the memory leaks in the software; that's probably been the biggest issue for me so far.It looks like they did a pretty good job of updating custom monsters, as well.  A couple of abilities seem to have been dropped into a section in the stat block called "Other Powers," but that at least draws attention to it as something I'll need to fix.All in all, it looks great.  Lets hope the performance has improved as well.Edit:  Actually, I just noticed a couple errors.<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">You can no longer search for just a power. While in the reference list, you can drag powers over from a monster you're already looking at, but if you're just hunting for the perfect Lightning attack for your custom monster, you can no longer search without an existing monster in mind.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">When sending a custom Immediate power to the holding pen, the Trigger is not copied over with it.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">When copying powers from the holding pen to a monster being edited, Immediate Reactions become Immediate Interrupts.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The values on Recharge powers frequently get dropped</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Looking more, I think that the damage values on a couple of my custom monsters has been messed with.</li> </ul>My initial verdict is that you should back up any custom monsters you intend to use in the near future before updating -- you'll want to be able to reference the previous version since mistakes can be erratic.  In one case I had a modified Hell Hound's Bite attack be renamed Fire Shield and his Fire Shield aura disappear, for example.  If you're working from a stock monster in the updated monster builder (and do note that not all of the stock monsters converted properly), be sure to copy it as an image and paste it in MSPaint or similar for your reference, since sending it to the holding pen will cause some of the information to be lost.Also, it looks like the app still gorges itself on memory the longer you leave it open.  It's a pity, since that makes it way less useful on the netbook that I actually try to game with.I don't want to give the impression of being grumpy about the update --  it's certainly a step forward -- but like so many go-lives, there are no  shortage of bugs.  Be wary.</blockquote>

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