Heroscape with HexScape

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Heroscape with HexScape

If you don't know what HexScape is, it is a software to play hex board game online (more on that here)

Look at what you can do :


To be able to play Heroscape on HexScape, you will need :

1. HexScape
2. Heroscape data for HexScape
3. A map made with VirtualScape
4. An army file containing your army

1) Getting HexScape

Download HexScape from the HexScape thread and install it. When it has been installed, open the folder it was installed to, and double click on HexScape.jar to launch it. (You'll need to have Java Installed on your computer for that)



2) Heroscape data for HexScape

Once you launched HexScape, you still can't play Heroscape with HexScape, because HexScape doesn't come with any game related data. You need to import those first. Here are is file you'll need :
Heroscape base asset (contains all decors, dice, markers, tile texture and figure of the MS1 - Rise of the Valkyrie)

Additionnally, a team of devoted heroscapers worked hard to also provide you with :

• Heroscape Wave1 expansion pack (contains figure from wave 1)
• Heroscape Wave2 expansion pack (contains Utgar's Rage, Orm's Return, Road to the Forgotten Forest, Volcarren Wasteland and Nerak's Return)
• Heroscape Wave3 expansion pack (contains Jandar's Oath and Viper's Vengeance)
• Heroscape Wave 4 expansion pack (contains Zanafor's Discovery, Raknar's Vision and Thaelenk Tundra)
• Heroscape Wave 5 expansion pack (contains Thora's vengeance, Crest of the Valkyrie and Sir Hawthorne's Arrival)

Import those files in HexScape (Option button => Asset tab) and you're set !

The team is already working on the others figure. Their goal is to make all officials figure, in the order of original release, then go for VC figures ! And then, who know ? C3G, HoSS, Pokemon, you name it !



3) Map files

HexScape allow you to load map from .hsc files. You can either download VirtualScape and create your own map, or just use one of the numerous map in the .hsc already avalaible on the internet.

If you search some tournament quality maps, search no further than Tyhpon2222 selection of 46 top notch maps !



4) Army File

Spuke Boy kindly updated its HAC (Heroscape Army Creator) site to support export to HexScape format ! Use it to create your army and get the needed .hsa file. Remember however that for now, only figures from the MS1 and Waves 1, 2 and 3 are avalaible.


Functionnalities

What works :

• Multiplayer games (only 4 players for now)
• Load VirtualScape maps (made with latest version of VirtualScape only)
• Load armies in HexScape Army format
• Place, move, rotate and remove freely figure on the map
• Orders markers, wound markers, grenade marker
• D20, attack, defense, combined and Valkyrie dice
• Symbole face up normals glyphs
• Chat
• Limited Point of View mode
• Start zones
• Secondary selection to show target
• Save and load saved games

What is not supported yet :

• Power face up glyphs (all glyphs are currently mapped to symbol face up glyph), revealing glyphs
• Treasure Glyphs
• Opening/Closing Fortress door
• Point of View with precise origine on the figure eyes

Please enjoy your online Heroscape ! Don't forget to post here your awesome screenshots !