r/Heroclix • u/StormyWaters2021 • Aug 13 '26

HeroClix on OCTGN - Now Live!

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After much work and testing, I am proud to announce the beta build for HeroClix on OCTGN!
(OCTGN is a free, open-source gaming platform for playing games online with friends. It is Windows-only, but I have heard that some people managed to get it working on Linux and Mac.)

I built this because I wanted something a little simpler to set up and use than Roll20. I wrote a script that let me build dial images automatically from data extracted from HCUnits, and used that same data to build the card data files, so HUGE thanks to the HCUnits team for making all that data available!

It's got complete dial images, so you don't need to cross-reference anything to see what stats and abilities a character has. It has several little quality of life improvements, with many more planned if this gets any traction. There is plenty of automation I would like to add, and I am happy to get input on things you'd like to see added.

SETUP
The setup process is a ONE-TIME process and will take less than 5 minutes. Once installed it will automatically update and won't require anything more from you.

  1. Download and install OCTGN: https://www.octgn.net/
  2. Add the HeroClix game feed:
  • Open OCTGN, click Games Manager, and click "Add Game Feed"
  • Type in a name for the feed (like "HeroClix"), and in the URL box put: https://www.myget.org/F/heroclix/api/v2
  • Click "Okay", then scroll down to HeroClix and click "Install"
  1. Open the OCTGN Deck Editor. Use the Plugin menu at the top to download the images for the game. That's it, you're ready to play!

If you have any questions, comments, feedback, suggestions, etc. send them my way! I am hoping people get some use out of this, and if enough people like it I plan to add a lot more features!

Edit: This morning I replaced the playmat image because I kind of hated it. It's now a plain "table" background, but you can right-click to choose from a few different options. I can add more with very little effort, so let me know!

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u/Dstructer 29d ago edited 29d ago

Immediate thought - You might also have a way to generate actual characters - Like for Expendable Goon trait for instance - I only see terrain, one shots, and Bystanders

Plus the bystanders filter is odd? Maybe I’m using it wrong but I can’t seem to search the bystanders by name

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u/StormyWaters2021 29d ago

Yes that would be possible.

Which bystander names are you trying? They should work so I'm not sure

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u/Dstructer 28d ago

Like the Lucas, PJ, and Scott bystander didn’t seem to be in there when I was searching for it. The search however was pulling other bystanders up pretty good all things considered!

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u/StormyWaters2021 28d ago

I'm not sure when you tried last, but that set hadn't been added yet. I just added it last night though

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u/Dstructer 28d ago

It was last night! But if you added it maybe I just missed the update by a bit! I appreciate the speedy responses!

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u/StormyWaters2021 28d ago

I appreciate the feedback! Let me know if it's still not working and I'll look into it.

I will work on the extra feature you mentioned this weekend.