Mids' Hero Designer 1.92 - With Alpha Slot!


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It's been a bit since the release of Issue 19 and Mids 1.90 and 1.91, and we've now had the I19.5 Strike Pack hit, and people are wondering: where's Mids? Well, it's right here! It took a great deal of time and effort, and a lot of testing, but we've got the Alpha Slot implemented completely - including the Rare and Very Rares from the Strike Pack!

And just to show how sorry we are for keeping you waiting, we've thrown a couple little QoL improvements in there, too. Just read and find out what!

MidsÂ’ Hero/Villain Designer 1.92 - February 2011 (link)

New features:

  • Introduction of Incarnate Abilities! All of the Alpha Slot abilities are available in the Incarnate button on the top right corner of the Mids screen.
  • Drag and Drop reordering of already selected powers! Slot levels will change automatically as necessary. There are a lot of options for this feature; they can be found under a new tab in the Configuration window.
  • Temp Powers and Accolade powers now have their own buttons at the top, next to the Incarnate button, no longer taking up valuable real estate in the Inherent section (once again, the Inherent section has been reordered)
  • A Hero/Villain toggle added at the top right, changing the color of the skin and what accolades are available to the character.
  • Export Data Link menu option added to Exports, it copies just the url of the Data Link to your clipboard

Fixes & changes
  • Fixed bug causing the automatic scaling to work at an accelerated rate
  • PvP Set Bonuses should now appear and apply properly
  • Shield Breaker Defense set should now stack properly with other sources of Defense enhancement
  • IOs should now max at 50, not 53
  • Fixed bug causing the enhancement flip animation to play in the wrong spot
  • Recipe viewer now shows non-crafted enhancements on your checklist (like Hami-Os).
  • Recipe viewer should now sort in a more OCD manner.

Known Issues
  • Windows Vista and Windows 7 have issues with the updater due to UAC interfering with writing to the Program Files folder. Many of these problems can be resolved by (a) installing as Administrator, (b) running Mids as Administrator, or (c) installing Mids to a different location than the Program Files folder.
  • Diminishing Returns for PvP mode have not yet been added, all buffs currently show their full, unmodified values.
  • The Power Graphs for the current build do not display effects for pseudo-pet powers like Ice Storm. This does not affect the Powerset Comparison, which is now fully aware of pseudo-pets.
  • 60 Month Vet reward button not added. *This means taking a Tier 3 travel pool power at level 6 or higher is automatic for everyone. *You need to know whether or not you are eligible for this reward or you must take your travel power at level 14 or higher.


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sweet... been waiting on this


 

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Hurray! thanks Diellan and DePr0grammer et al!


 

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WooHoo! Thank you!

I like the new popup interface for Accolades and Incarnate stuff. Much cleaner.


 

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Lol I just got the previous version today around 1:00 pm today and I asked if the Alpha Slot was used in it and like 6 hours later its put in


 

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WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOO
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seriously! Thankyou thankyou thankyou


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Very nice, I just downloaded it and installed it!

I know my friend/sgmate has been waiting for this



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Of course, thank you very much to all who made this possible


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biggest of thanks


 

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Very cool, thank you!


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Huge congrats on this release, Diellan! He has really put a lot of time and effort into developing and testing this, and what makes it even more amazing is how quickly he has taken this project and completely owned it. Seriously pro work, Diellan, definitely top-notch.


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So. Much. WIN!
Thank you!


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NOTE: The Incarnate System is basically farming for IOs on a larger scale, and with more obtrusive lore.

 

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Drag and Drop reordering of already selected powers!
I know the Alpha slot is going to be the high point of this release for a lot of people, but this feature deserves just as much attention and appreciation. Really wonderful improvement to the program, going to be very useful. Thank you very much.


 

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*SCHNIP!*
Got this as a surprise download tonight.

Damn fine work on this!



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I know the Alpha slot is going to be the high point of this release for a lot of people, but this feature deserves just as much attention and appreciation. Really wonderful improvement to the program, going to be very useful. Thank you very much.
This feature kind of came out of left field. There is a Suggestions forum for Mids at the Titan site, and somebody named mykos1 put in a suggestion for it. DeProgrammer decided "hey, I think I can do this..." and by the time I read the thread and got a hold of him to ask whether he wanted to do it, it was almost done. A very unexpected but pleasant surprise.


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Excellent work, I've been waiting forever for this!

Noticed a small bug though, I noticed a can no longer double click to remove a slot on a power, Shift Click still works but its a bit of a nuisance.

Keep up the good work


 

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Yes, yes, and hell yes!

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Yes, yes, and hell yes!
Titan Network Appreciation
$20.00 USD


Hah! $50! </OneUp>



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Hah! $50! </OneUp>
In the end, they're the winners.


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Spectacular work folks! Thank you for helping my OCD reach new heights of craziness.


One teeny, tiny note though. The Spiritual boosts don't seem to affect the recharge time on Dominator Domination(the inherent not the Mind Hold). I don't know if this is WAI or not.


 

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Spectacular work folks! Thank you for helping my OCD reach new heights of craziness.


One teeny, tiny note though. The Spiritual boosts don't seem to affect the recharge time on Dominator Domination(the inherent not the Mind Hold). I don't know if this is WAI or not.
Spiritual boost only boosts powers which are normally capable of having a recharge enhancement slotted. Domination (and Mind Link for VEAT Widows and Forts, for the curious) do not accept recharge enhancements and thus, are unaffected by Spiritual alphas.

Question on new Mids - once you've placed a slot, how do you go by moving it somewhere else? The old Mids, you just double click it and you can pick it up, but the new Mids doesn't seem to do that anymore? o_O


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Originally Posted by Aluminum_Dave View Post
The Spiritual boosts don't seem to affect the recharge time on Dominator Domination(the inherent not the Mind Hold). I don't know if this is WAI or not.
Alpha boosts only affect things which can be slotted for the things which they affect. Meaning, you can't slot Domination with +Recharge enhancements, therefore Domination doesn't benefit from Spiritual X Alpha boosts. Intentional, by design, working as intended and properly reflected by Mids'.


 

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Spiritual boost only boosts powers which are normally capable of having a recharge enhancement slotted. Domination (and Mind Link for VEAT Widows and Forts, for the curious) do not accept recharge enhancements and thus, are unaffected by Spiritual alphas.
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Alpha boosts only affect things which can be slotted for the things which they affect. Meaning, you can't slot Domination with +Recharge enhancements, therefore Domination doesn't benefit from Spiritual X Alpha boosts. Intentional, by design, working as intended and properly reflected by Mids'.

Makes perfect sense now that someone says it.... It's still before breakfast and the brain isn't working completely yet. Thanks guys.


 

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Is the Titan Website Down? I can't get onto the Wiki or the Titan site.


 

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This is awesome! Thanks for all the hard work.


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