HeroForge!

[adienpryde]

It is in a GZip archive which WinZip will not open. you can try using 7-Zip from http://www.download.com/3001-2250-10229169.html it's a free program that should do the trick for you.

Nope, still didn't work

 

[Sir Whiskers]

It is in a GZip archive which WinZip will not open. you can try using 7-Zip from http://www.download.com/3001-2250-10229169.html it's a free program that should do the trick for you.

No offense, but if you want many people to try this, you should consider using WinZip - using any other program puts some substantial limits on your potential customer base. Just IMO.

 

[SubMensa]

Nope, still didn't work

have you tried redownloading the file, your download mey have been screwed up.

No offense, but if you want many people to try this, you should consider using WinZip - using any other program puts some substantial limits on your potential customer base. Just IMO.

Just trying to help out. I had trouble at first because of the file type, and I figured that I could offer some advice to people hwo wanted to try it out.

Personally I agree though I agree, WinZip is the defacto standard. If the file is in some other standard SnowyOwl should have given some info on how to open it. Not all of us would recognise the extension, we're Role Playing geeks, not necessarily CompSci geeks.

 

[adienpryde]

have you tried redownloading the file, your download mey have been screwed up.



Just trying to help out. I had trouble at first because of the file type, and I figured that I could offer some advice to people hwo wanted to try it out.

Personally I agree though I agree, WinZip is the defacto standard. If the file is in some other standard SnowyOwl should have given some info on how to open it. Not all of us would recognise the extension, we're Role Playing geeks, not necessarily CompSci geeks.

I downloaded it 6 times from 2 different sites and I get the same thing.

 

[adienpryde]

I downloaded it 6 times from 2 different sites and I get the same thing.

Has anyone gotten this file open? and if so what program did you use?

 

[Agamon]

I got it open in the browser, but I can't save it to file without a user name and password. I downloaded the zip, and 7-Zip doesn't support that type of archive. Looks like it wants to opened by WinRAR, but my trial period is up, and I just don't use WinRAR enough to buy it (I've used it once).

By the way, Shannon, HeroForge rocks. I used it for my 3.0 PCs and was disappointed it wasn't FR compatible when I started playing that with the launch of 3.5. My jaw hit the floor when I saw what you did for the new release a couple weeks ago. Good job!

 

[realmaster]

By the way, Shannon, HeroForge rocks. I used it for my 3.0 PCs and was disappointed it wasn't FR compatible when I started playing that with the launch of 3.5. My jaw hit the floor when I saw what you did for the new release a couple weeks ago. Good job!

First I also give my congrats and my thanks to shannon. I have been using heroforge since I found the original on the lorekeeper website from chris. As for the FR compatible I found a copy of the original with the FR added into the program. So right now I have 4 different copies of heroforge. I have converted a couple of my gaming friends to heroforge users. 10 thumbs up to shannon.

 

[mps42]

Timpani

I was able to open it with WinRAR and am briefly looking at it. I also re-compressed it with Winzip so if anyone wants to have a look, let me know where to send it and I will (author willing).

(edit for spelling)

 

[adienpryde]

I was able to open it with WinRAR and am briefly looking at it. I also re-compressed it with Winzip so if anyone wants to have a look, let me know where to send it and I will (author willing).

(edit for spelling)

If you could send it to me would be great.

MSN and e-mail is bamsmn@yahoo.com

Thanks

 

[SnowyOwl]

Various people said things like:

I downloaded the file but WinZip says it not a valid archive. Any ideas?

Sorry about that! As others noted, it was a gzip file. I mostly use a Mac, and didn't realize Windows users would have problems opening it. (Then I went out of town for the long weekend.)

Thanks to all the excellent suggestions here, Timpani is now available for download as either a ZIP file (use WinZip; best for Windows) or a StuffIt file (best for Macs). The 3e versions are also available in those two formats; visit the main Timpani page to get them.

Again, my apologies for the trouble. Please let me know if you still have problems with the download, and if you have any suggestions or comments for the tool.

- Pam Greene