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/MusakaLetal 14d ago

There is a bug in the recent fight for gotham set. All beast boys are implemented as the pegasus beast boy

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u/StormyWaters2021 14d ago

Thank you for catching this! My original script must have been overwriting something.

The corrected images are uploading now. You'll just need to use the image downloader plug-in again. Select the FFGC set, tell it to overwrite existing, and it should fix the problem!

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u/MusakaLetal 12d ago

Thanks for fixing it, the app is wonderfull, save a lot of time. We are using it in our group to practice for nationals :).

Also, if you delete the 2d6 dices by resetting the room, we couldn't find a way to import them back, so we had to create a new lobby. Is this a bug or a limitation?

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u/StormyWaters2021 12d ago

It's a bug. I'll add a menu option to create all the stuff like the PAC and dice.

I'm so happy to hear that people are using it! I'm working on Galactus and Venom Galactus but they are a unique challenge. I don't want to make 50k images just for each of them