What’s new on ERA for Rolemaster

2023-12-06

  • New features
    • Spell Lists now include a category, which is used to filter names for spell castings skills.
    • Force spell dialog now includes a detail on the result calculation components.
    • Map distance calculator in the Travel module.
    • Added option to ask for several skill name filters at once, using the pipe | as separator.
    • Added search feature to the Treasure module table selection.
    • Added customization module.
  • Improvements/corrections
    • Map for Travel Module is now stored independently for each ruleset in the Adventures directory.
    • Herb codes will be interpreted as case-insensitive and unknown codes will be notified.
    • New characters will offer open and closed spell lists in the corresponding skill category.
    • Improved attacks step during character creation to ensure selections and suggest a skill name when possible.
    • Negative resistance special bonus will now be loaded correctly.
    • Non-UM rolls on force spells will be once again restricted to giving non-UM results, regardless of the total.
    • Character profile tooltip will be once again updated as the status changes (stun, bleeding, hits).
    • Choosing an attack table with parenthesis during character creation will ignore them when suggesting the name for the attack skill, to prevent it from being interpreted as a specialization.
    • Creatures can now resist against hybrid spells.
    • Having a character file without level in its name will no longer prevent loading characters by name using the load query.
    • User defined skill glossaries will now correctly override those from book packages.
    • Added notifications to wait after uploading files and before server restarts.
    • Redesigned loading notification. Added loading notification to more actions. Greyed out buttons during server processing in the Character Creation module.
    • RMFRP: resistance against hybrid spells will now correctly apply the full value of the same realm bonus.
  • Advanced Customization
    • Variant races can be included in the Races directory to be offered during character creation.
    • Added support for base 64 avatars in Creature files.
    • Added warning when using an out of date version. The check is on by default, and can be configured using option “checkForUpdates”.
  • Package updates
    • RMC: Arms Law was updated to correct a fumble table. Spell Law, Shadow World, Oriental Companion, Companion I and Combat Companion were updated to include the new category information for all spell lists.
    • RMFRP: Character Law and Races and Cultures were updated to improve culture rank assignments to spell lists. Treasure Companion, Spell Law, Shadow World, Mentalism Companion, Fire and Ice, Essence Companion, Combat Companion, Channeling Companion and Arcane Companion were updated to include the new category information for all spell lists.
    • RMU: Spell law was updated to include the new category information for all spell lists.
    • Privateers: Core was updated to include the new category information for all spell lists.