Hero Lab and Ranger animal companion confusion

[Tony Mills 954]

So I have been using Hero Lab for my ranger and it has been working great so far. However, when I became level 4 my animal companion (female eagle) reflected a level 2 status instead of level 1, which I believe she is supposed to be (Druid level -3). When I turned level 5, she is showing level 3 and is set to gain an ability point at the next level, although I think it should actually not be for another two levels. So...what it seems is that Hero Lab made a mistake and gave her an extra level. It also seems like some of her stats/abilities are off. Am I right on this? Is this a bug that Hero Lab needs to fix?

[Grick]

Tony Mills 954 wrote:

when I became level 4 my animal companion (female eagle) reflected a level 2 status instead of level 1, which I believe she is supposed to be (Druid level -3).

Your Nature Bond functions like the druid animal companion ability, except that the ranger's effective druid level is equal to his ranger level -3.

At Ranger Level 4, you have the animal companion of a Druid Level 1.

Looking at Table: Animal Companion Base Statistics
A Level 1 Druid's animal companion should have 2 HD.

At Ranger 5, it's like Druid 2, which is 3 HD.

[Tony Mills 954]

Thanks for the info. Actually I did a little playing around on Hero Lab and discovered that they actually have it right. Apparently the software defaults to equating levels with HD, but the stats are all correct.