Skip to main content

v109

· 3 min read

Improvements​

  • Updated Community Use Policy statement in the website footer.
  • Improved how special properties for Mech weapons are displayed.
  • Equipping Voidglass armor or shield will now increase Telepathy or Limited Telepathy as described.
  • Other items can now be installed into the Personal Comm Unit as described. The price of intsalled items still needs to be adjusted manually.
  • Right-click menu for weapon dice rolls now has an option to copy both the attack and damage roll for Discord dice bots.
  • Dice rolls copied for Discord dice bots now include a list of the weapon's special properties and fusions.
  • Improved searching for equipment by name in the Add Equipment sidebar.

Bug Fixes​

  • Fixed typo in the description of weapon Mercy Pistol.
  • Fixed typo in the name of the "Consumable" item filter.
  • Fixed typo in description of Biohacker Theorem Major Minor Inhibitor.
  • Fixed typo in the name of the Spiritual Minion spell and the Operative's Professional Trick, and in the description of the Technomancer Magic Hack Enhance Energy Save.
  • Fixed incorrect description for the Talk to the Crowd feature of the Union Organizer archetype.

Hephaistos 2E​

https://sf2e.hephaistos.online/

This update adds all the new content from the Starfinder 2E playtest, and a lot of the Pathfinder Player Core content referenced in it. That said, not all of the new content has been implemented yet, so you may find that some of the bonuses, adjustments and general effects described by feats, class features and so on are not automatically applied. I'll be improving this in subsequent releases. You can get a more detailed snapshot of the state of Hephaistos 2E at https://sf2e.hephaistos.online/roadmap.

Hephaistos & Licensing​

With the reinstating of the Community Use Policy (CUP) on the 22nd of August work on Hephaistos can proceed as normal. I hope those affected by the changes to Infinite licensing can get a similarly amicable resolution. In the mean time, Paizo have extended the deadline for publishing SF1 and PF1 content on Infinite to 1st of October (post).

I mentioned in my last update that Paizo had reached out to discuss the terms of a bespoke licensing agreement. That discussion is no longer happening, because a special license isn't necessary anymore. To be honest, I was never thrilled with the idea of getting a bespoke license anyway.

Of course, the Community Use Policy now is no more legally irrevocable than it was before. However, it was killed and then it was resurrected. I don't think that would've happened if it wasn't for the widespread community outcry in support of all the projects that depend on it. While I wish Paizo would've communicated these changes before implementing them, at least they are willing to listen to the community, admit mistakes and fix them, which is good. I also feel that this demonstrates that the only way we get to keep the Community Use Policy is by using it to build pillars that elevate the community, which is why I want Hephaistos to continue being CUP-based.