OpenHeroSelect

Extendable HeroSelect script for Marvel Ultimate Alliance and X-Men Legends II

Download

• Download the latest 64-bit version here (you probably want this one): Latest Release (64-bit)
• Download the latest 32-bit version here (this is only for very old computers): Latest Release (32-bit)
• View latest version release info here: Latest Release info

Please note that 32-bit versions take longer to generate, so the latest release of the 32-bit version may not be available for a while after the 64-bit version is created.

Usage instructions

Instructions

Developing/Building instructions

• Requires python/pip (recommended Python version is 3.12.1) and nodejs/npm (recommended Node.JS version is 20.12.1) to be installed
  • If using a node version management tool like fnm, you can simply type fnm use to use the nodejs version defined in .nvmrc.
  • If using a python version management tool like pyenv-win, you can simply type pyenv install $(get-content .python-version) to make sure you're using the python version defined in .python-version.
• Recommended to use eslint --fix with provided .eslintrc.js to reformat code
• The build script should automatically add the icon and version info to the generated exes, version info is based on what's set in package.json
• Don't forget to run npm i to bring in the required dependencies, before doing anything else; also run this command after changing the project version in package.json, before committing the version number change

npm commands

• npm run pipsetup: Sets up python dependencies (assumes pip is in your path)
• npm run clean: Clean out build files
• npm run fullclean: Clean out build and cache files
• npm run build: Builds the entire project to the build/ directory
• npm run build32: Builds the entire project to the build/ directory, attempts to create a 32-bit compatible version
• npm run distpackage: Cleans out the build/cache files, rebuilds the project, and packages it for distribution inside the dist/ folder.
• npm run distpackage32: Cleans out the build/cache files, rebuilds the project, and packages it for distribution inside the dist/ folder, attempts to create a 32-bit compatible version.
• npm run buildohs: Build only OpenHeroSelect.exe
• npm run buildohs32: Build only OpenHeroSelect.exe, attempts to create a 32-bit compatible version
• npm run buildjson2xmlb: Build only json2xmlb.exe
• npm run buildjson2xmlb32: Build only json2xmlb.exe, attempts to create a 32-bit compatible version
• npm run buildcopyfiles: Copy supporting files to build/ directory

MarvelMods thread

https://marvelmods.com/forum/index.php/topic,10597.0.html

Special Thanks

• @sgprinc/Sagap @ MarvelMods - Various improvements in v2
• @EthanReed517/BaconWizard17 @ MarvelMods - xml to json conversion Python script, testing and rosters for X-Men Legends II support, additional testing and improvements
• @nikita488/nikita488 @ MarvelMods - json to xmlb conversion Python script
• @ak2yny/ak2yny @ MarvelMods - OCP v2.4 character stats and roster, xml to json conversion Python script, additional testing and improvements
• @JordanLeich - Additional menulocations