v13.0.0beta3 – still problems with Avast and AVG

A new beta version is available, fixing the following problems since the last beta (so not including the fixes in v13.0.0beta2):

• Fix for the ammo section not working properly;
• Fix for the Add Equipment button not working properly;
• Fix for imported attack-cantrips not always being set properly;
• More fixes for spells not being recognized correctly;
• Fix for class features being jumbled up when adding two or more classes at the same time (or importing a multiclassed character);
• Fix companion HD section showing the character’s Constitution modifier instead of its own.
  

Find v13.0.0beta3 here

Scholar-tier and higher subscribers can also find the latest beta version in the shared folder on Dropbox/Google Drive.

A lot of you have reported issues downloading the v13 beta files because both Avast and AVG are flagging these files as containing a virus.

Let me put your mind at ease, these are false positives. Only Avast and AVG (which use the same virus-scanning engine) are having trouble with these files, no other anti-virus software is. I have created every part of these files myself and can guarantee you that there is no issue with them.

I have reported these files to both Avast and AVG, but the process of getting them whitelisted can take several weeks.

Until that time, your only option to use the beta is to turn of you Avast/AVG when downloading them and then excluding the files from the Avast/AVG scan.

If you would like to help combat this problem, please use your Avast/AVG installation to report these files as false positives (which, if I understand it correctly, should be one of the options when Avast/AVG warns you it is blocking something).

To exclude files or folders in Avast, follow this guide on the Avast website. 

To exclude files or folders in AVG, follow this guide on the AVG website.

Note that you can use this method to exclude the Google Drive and/or Dropbox folder on your machine from Avast and AVG. If you want to do this, only exclude the folder “MPMBs Character Record Sheet [beta] (PDF)”. However, I would recommend against excluding any folders synced through Google Drive/Dropbox, as it is a potential security risk for the future if you forget to remove this exclusion when it is no longer necessary. Instead, I recommend temporarily stopping the syncing of these folders, see below.

If you are using Google Backup and Sync to have files from Google Drive available locally, follow these steps to exclude a folder from downloading:

1. On your computer, click Backup and Sync
2. Click Settings (might just be three vertical dots)
3. Select Preferences
4. At the left, click Google Drive
5. Select Sync these folders only
6. Choose the folders you want to sync, unchecking the folder “MPMBs Character Record Sheet [beta] (PDF)”
7. Click OK

For Dropbox the process of removing a folder from being synced to your machine is explained in their help documentation here.

Long story short, the steps are roughly this:

1. Click on the Dropbox Tray Icon or Menu Bar Icon
2. Click the Gear Icon (a.k.a settings option)
3. Select Preferences…
4. In the dialog that appears, go to the Sync tab
5. Click Selective Sync… (or Change settings… on Mac)
6. A new dialog will appear where you can uncheck the folder you don’t want to sync. In this case, uncheck the folder “MPMBs Character Record Sheet [beta] (PDF)”
7. Click Update and then OK to close the dialogs and apply the changes

All the above steps, for both Google Drive and Dropbox, are from my own experience with Windows 10 and might be different if you have a different version of Windows or are using a Mac (I don’t own a Mac, so I’m no help there).