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by **tasoe** » December 23rd, 2012, 7:30 pm

Hello to this thread. I salute the Heroscribe program and its creators as well as every creator of every single new icon.
I just started using this program to better write my custom quests and I found it extremely easy to use.
However, I ran across some issues when trying to add new icon packs that I downloaded. I'll try to explain it as best as I can.
When I added just one icon pack, I had no problem. I copied all the files to their perspective folders, copied the objects html and xml, ran the program and found the new icons perfectly.
But when I downloaded the magnum icon pack that contains everything, copied all the files, copied the 4 files (2 objects, readme and heroscribe jar), then tried to run the program, it couldn't start, stating that it's missing the Advanced HeroQuest board. I should also mention that I had to do some overwriting here and there when copying the icon files. When I did all the same but without overwriting but renaming every file, I didn't get the missing icon message but still the program wouldn't start, just got stuck to the HeroScribe opening page.
I then tried to individually add some icon packs. For one icon pack, I could get it to work, but for 2 of them I had issues. I copied the second pack but didn't copy its objects xml/html so it didn't work. Then I copied those files and the new icons appeared, but those of the previous pack disappeared.

I'm mostly adhering to Patroclus to sort it out for me and explain everything in Greek through a private message.
In fact if you could come to my house and fix it for me that would be best!

But I guess if anyone can help out I'd be much obliged to them.
My goal is to work HeroScribe, with all available icons installed at all times.

I can relate to the issue tasoe is having. I too am trying to install that large all-in-one icon pack and after copying everything over all it does is stay at that Heroscribe screen that appears on start up, and won't go beyond that no matter how long I leave it. Anyone have any advice on what I possibly have done wrong?

by **drathe** » December 23rd, 2012, 11:57 pm

Derfel Link wrote:...the reason why it is not starting up may be due to the size of ram Java is allowed to run on your machine. You might want to try this: in the HeroScribe folder, create a file named HeroScribe.bat, then edit it with Notepad (I threw that out and only use Notepad++) and save it with this line (feel free to tweak the MB Java shall handle, I opted for 2GB when helping another user with the same -I think- issue):

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"C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\bin\java" -Xms2048M -Xmx2048M -jar "C:\Program Files\HeroScribe\HeroScribe.jar"

Of course, first path should lead to the current java.exe folder and second one to the SemiModular HeroScribe.jar folder.
Then run HeroScribe by double clicking HeroScribe.bat and let me know if that works to you.

I'm using much less than the 2048MB indicated in the code block. Don't remember exactly what. I'll check next time I'm on my home PC.

by **tasoe** » December 24th, 2012, 7:25 am

Thanks drathe, I got it to work! I had to put 1024 instead of 2048 in the text though.
Damn, it made me feel like the world's greatest hacker.

by **LordChaosX** » December 24th, 2012, 9:34 pm

Glad to see that worked for tasoe, though I tried the same thing and still no luck...

by **Patroclus** » December 25th, 2012, 3:57 am

Me too, I still have the same problem. With 4GB ram and win7 32bit on my laptop, and I can’t run it with the full pack. I believe there is a memory issue. Maybe it loads all the images in the memory even if you don’t use it.

by **LordChaosX** » December 25th, 2012, 5:30 pm

Patroclus wrote:Me too, I still have the same problem. With 4GB ram and win7 32bit on my laptop, and I can’t run it with the full pack. I believe there is a memory issue. Maybe it loads all the images in the memory even if you don’t use it.

Wow, if you got 4GB ram and are having no luck then I know I have no chance of getting it to work at this point with my measly 2GB ram...

by **tasoe** » December 25th, 2012, 6:07 pm

LordChaosX wrote:
Patroclus wrote:Me too, I still have the same problem. With 4GB ram and win7 32bit on my laptop, and I can’t run it with the full pack. I believe there is a memory issue. Maybe it loads all the images in the memory even if you don’t use it.

Wow, if you got 4GB ram and are having no luck then I know I have no chance of getting it to work at this point with my measly 2GB ram...

I also got 2GB ram. It works fine for me with the .bat file.
It has to be something else.