The builds you see posted were generated using a program called Mids' Hero Designer. While it is possible to read the build as it is posted in the forums it's much, much, much easier to simply import it into Mids'. You can get Mids' here:
http://www.cohplanner.com/
Once you have Mids' there are two ways to get a forum build into it depending on what version of export the person used. I've posted a full export below (grabbed from a random post) and marked in red the bits that allow you to import into Mids'. Hope that helps.
Villain Plan by Mids' Villain Designer 1.803
http://www.cohplanner.com/
Click this DataLink to open the build! <--- Clicking on this link will allow you to download a save file that Mids' can open
Level 50 Magic Brute
Primary Power Set: Dark Melee
Secondary Power Set: Invulnerability
Power Pool: Speed
Power Pool: Leaping
Power Pool: Fighting
Power Pool: Leadership
Ancillary Pool: Soul Mastery
Villain Profile:
Level 1: Smite
- (A) Kinetic Combat - Accuracy/Damage
- (36) Kinetic Combat - Damage/Endurance
- (37) Kinetic Combat - Damage/Recharge
- (37) Kinetic Combat - Damage/Endurance/Recharge
- (37) Mako's Bite - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge
- (A) Steadfast Protection - Resistance/+Def 3%
- (A) Obliteration - Accuracy/Recharge
- (3) Obliteration - Damage/Recharge
- (3) Obliteration - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
- (5) Obliteration - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge
- (5) Obliteration - Chance for Smashing Damage
- (46) Obliteration - Damage
- (A) Doctored Wounds - Endurance/Recharge
- (46) Doctored Wounds - Heal/Recharge
- (50) Doctored Wounds - Heal/Endurance/Recharge
- (50) Doctored Wounds - Recharge
- (50) Doctored Wounds - Heal
- (A) Reactive Armor - Resistance/Endurance
- (7) Reactive Armor - Resistance
- (7) Reactive Armor - Resistance/Endurance/Recharge
- (A) HamiO:Nucleolus Exposure
- (9) HamiO:Nucleolus Exposure
- (9) HamiO:Nucleolus Exposure
- (13) HamiO:Golgi Exposure
- (15) HamiO:Golgi Exposure
- (15) HamiO:Golgi Exposure
- (A) Recharge Reduction IO
- (11) Recharge Reduction IO
- (11) Recharge Reduction IO
- (A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
- (13) Kismet - Accuracy +6%
- (A) Empty
- (A) Endurance Reduction IO
- (A) Obliteration - Damage
- (19) Obliteration - Accuracy/Recharge
- (19) Obliteration - Damage/Recharge
- (21) Obliteration - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
- (21) Obliteration - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge
- (40) Obliteration - Chance for Smashing Damage
- (A) Empty
- (A) Reactive Armor - Resistance/Endurance
- (23) Reactive Armor - Resistance/Endurance/Recharge
- (23) Reactive Armor - Resistance
- (A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
- (25) Luck of the Gambler - Defense
- (25) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Endurance
- (A) Obliteration - Damage
- (27) Obliteration - Accuracy/Recharge
- (27) Obliteration - Damage/Recharge
- (31) Obliteration - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
- (31) Obliteration - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge
- (43) Obliteration - Chance for Smashing Damage
- (A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
- (29) Luck of the Gambler - Defense
- (29) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Endurance
- (A) HamiO:Enzyme Exposure
- (31) HamiO:Enzyme Exposure
- (A) Kinetic Combat - Accuracy/Damage
- (33) Kinetic Combat - Damage/Endurance
- (33) Kinetic Combat - Damage/Recharge
- (33) Kinetic Combat - Damage/Endurance/Recharge
- (34) Mako's Bite - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance/Recharge
- (34) Siphon Insight - Accuracy/Endurance/Recharge
- (A) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
- (36) Luck of the Gambler - Defense
- (A) Perfect Zinger - Taunt
- (39) Perfect Zinger - Taunt/Recharge
- (39) Perfect Zinger - Taunt/Recharge/Range
- (39) Perfect Zinger - Accuracy/Recharge
- (40) Perfect Zinger - Taunt/Range
- (40) Perfect Zinger - Chance for Psi Damage
- (A) Thunderstrike - Accuracy/Damage
- (42) Thunderstrike - Damage/Endurance
- (42) Thunderstrike - Damage/Recharge
- (42) Thunderstrike - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
- (43) Thunderstrike - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
- (43) Thunderstrike - Damage/Endurance/Recharge
- (A) Positron's Blast - Accuracy/Damage
- (45) Positron's Blast - Damage/Endurance
- (45) Positron's Blast - Damage/Recharge
- (45) Positron's Blast - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
- (46) Positron's Blast - Chance of Damage(Energy)
- (A) Dark Watcher's Despair - To Hit Debuff
- (48) Dark Watcher's Despair - To Hit Debuff/Recharge/Endurance
- (48) Dark Watcher's Despair - Recharge/Endurance
- (48) Dark Watcher's Despair - To Hit Debuff/Endurance
- (A) Resist Damage IO
Level 1: Brawl
- (A) Empty
- (17) Empty
- (17) Empty
- (34) Empty
- (A) Empty
- (36) Empty
- (A) Empty
Level 1: Ninja Run
Copying the information below to the clipboard (ctrl+c on a PC) and then selecting the forum import function in Mids' will also import the build.
Code:
| Copy & Paste this data into Mids' Hero Designer to view the build | |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |MxDz;1404;690;1380;HEX;| |78DA9D94D96E52511486F761102950A02D748416B076C6F6CA3A24265A9B34294A2| |546A34682EDB64509205063EF7C005FA14EAFE0546BA2C6E1397C018DD3A5D6E35A| |EBDFA0F6D293F07FFBACBDA6B3CE3E646ECDF995BA7D4C59BE13A542BD9E3F5E5B6| |F6877A6B05A5C561EA554540CF98C2E699D9E2BD4AE631983794E5FD5E5BA4E2F94| |6FAE97CABA56B8522C151B1BE185F29AAEE97223DD5CB4652B95523A57D57AC52FC| |B455DA816CBAB01B9992FAEAE35E82ED8DC5AD1B5FA5AB1DA7DB25A5C4EA354AEB2| |5ECA670AF586AE6DF4506363F4FBA89A97ED52594252A59604FBCE0039E01A6146B| |D644F4BDC95EAA6454C7D6A5A94EDB67E3AD8CBB103FC12B86C403919533FE4EE35| |F93B4D5DE7A2253B19C1CC29200B9C16BC224737EA3ADC715A8CA83D492021F84C5| |B1ED385E728C1E5547B77D13F0BB6EF629202BD26B977429EB3ED1F44C9C10707CB| |179186FC3B8A1F3E453B019455019B2EF586D64133A16042C2BF92866546B63B8CC| |7EFC0A03A30A82E0CAA0B831AC1A02C4ADD6952774A6A275922A6CF088610C5D347| |310B97072F851DBAD1674F1710127CA3AD5ED3492F3AE943277DE8248E4EE2E8641| |C9DBC23FF7E4BA21CFD483B80B403481BA6BA31339FD8410C356EF89D30685ECC20| |0ED8100ED8100ED8100E5802072CE19392EFD9663226513285925FC8366CF20D97A| |5CDFD15A00ADCC0146B405DB04C59474DD4E8A6541ABB0BDC03EE0BC61F000F059A| |A226CC219D7824A6C9C7C013E099606A4BF081FE07D27077A69F4ADD035BC073605| |BF0963CA6CD11999E94D00157EB33742A79D9A1BF3421BAF8C7C7824F4A34EB6A7D| |80CA12CBBCABF595DADE502BEA7FAF6D7F338577A98D34C77296E51CCB79960B2C1| |7592EB15C66C9B3D82F5AD1C159EEEB10CB6196232C11EEEF0E7B7A7C243E163F4B| |80A59D25C81262E964E963D964B17F03D75E130E| |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Only problem with that is that every time I try to download Mid's, it gets down to the actual installation process and it says there was an error and it won't finish installing. I retry the installation and still nothing so there is no way for me to get the program onto my computer.
If you are using Windows Vista or Windows 7 you will need to run the installation program as an administrator for it to work. (Right click, run as admin).
Make a man a fire and keep him warm for the day, SET a man on fire and keep him warm for the rest of his life.
Incarnates: K'lir(Fire/Dark Corr):Hot-House Flower(Plant/Fire Dom):Kinrad X(Kin/Rad Def):Itsy-Bitsy Spider(Crab):Two Ton Tony(Mace/WP Broot):Teeny Weeny Widow(Fortunata/Widow) : Zeroth Law (Ice/Fire Tank)
And if you are on a Mac, like me, Mids doesn't exist so we have to learn to read the builds on the forum.
"Hmm, I guess I'm not as omniscient as I thought" -Gavin Runeblade.
I can be found, outside of paragon city here.
Thank you everyone at Paragon and on Virtue. When the lights go out in November, you'll find me on Razor Bunny.
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Good point. I often forget that there is a Mac client.|
Originally Posted by GavinRuneblade
And if you are on a Mac, like me, Mids doesn't exist so we have to learn to read the builds on the forum.
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Make a man a fire and keep him warm for the day, SET a man on fire and keep him warm for the rest of his life.
Incarnates: K'lir(Fire/Dark Corr):Hot-House Flower(Plant/Fire Dom):Kinrad X(Kin/Rad Def):Itsy-Bitsy Spider(Crab):Two Ton Tony(Mace/WP Broot):Teeny Weeny Widow(Fortunata/Widow) : Zeroth Law (Ice/Fire Tank)
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As Kinrad said you probably need to run it in administrator mode. Assuming that doesn't work (and that you aren't using an incompatible operating system) I recommend asking on the Mids' forums. Trying to design builds by hand really, really sucks.|
Originally Posted by Polypro Ninja X
Only problem with that is that every time I try to download Mid's, it gets down to the actual installation process and it says there was an error and it won't finish installing. I retry the installation and still nothing so there is no way for me to get the program onto my computer.
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http://www.cohtitan.com/forum/index.php/board,59.0.html
Wow...can't believe I didn't think of that. Thanks all, you've been a big help.
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I know just about nothing about Macs, so pardon if this is just plain ignorant, but is there a WINE you can use to emulate Windows like you can for Linux boxes? If so, you may be able to install Mid's to a Win Emulation or virtual machine instead?
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Originally Posted by GavinRuneblade
And if you are on a Mac, like me, Mids doesn't exist so we have to learn to read the builds on the forum.
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Make a man a fire and keep him warm for the day, SET a man on fire and keep him warm for the rest of his life.
Incarnates: K'lir(Fire/Dark Corr):Hot-House Flower(Plant/Fire Dom):Kinrad X(Kin/Rad Def):Itsy-Bitsy Spider(Crab):Two Ton Tony(Mace/WP Broot):Teeny Weeny Widow(Fortunata/Widow) : Zeroth Law (Ice/Fire Tank)
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WineHQ|
Originally Posted by Kinrad
I know just about nothing about Macs, so pardon if this is just plain ignorant, but is there a WINE you can use to emulate Windows like you can for Linux boxes? If so, you may be able to install Mid's to a Win Emulation or virtual machine instead?
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Parallels Desktop® 6
VMware Fusion 3
Crossover
I'm somewhat new to the game, or at least the technical parts to it. So I had a few questions on how to read builds. I've been looking at them to get ideas for mine and I have no clue on how to read them. The numbers on the side of the enhancements more so. Is that the level they are put on or the level enhancement they are? Never the less, it still doesn't make sense to me...please help.