We've updated the German language localization. We fixed an Autosave bug that sometimes created multiple Autosave files.
We've updated the German language localization.
We fixed an Autosave bug that sometimes created multiple Autosave files.
Thanks to a massive effort by Fabian Wiescher, you can now play Hero-U: Rogue to Redemption "auf Deutsch" in the German language. Bring up Settings, then Language, and select Deutsch.
Thanks to a massive effort by Fabian Wiescher, you can now play Hero-U: Rogue to Redemption "auf Deutsch" in the German language.
Bring up Settings, then Language, and select Deutsch.
We're fixed: Missing Achievements will now be recorded. Fixed a condition that sometimes freezed the game on examining the magic barrier. Fixed the flickering lights on the door to the Magic Class. Improved the fireplace particle effects in the Rec Room. Fixed missing portrait cl
We're fixed:
If you spot any more pesky bugs, please let us know via Discord, or send an email to [email protected] !
Thanks!
Corey, Lori, and Team Transolar Games
Fixes: The missing text on the Character Sheet is fixed. Fix a freeze with Day 2 of the Science Lab elective. Fix to the Wraith King sequence particle effects. Fix to the Spark runestone particle effects. Cosmetic fix to Aeolus’s wardrobe. Minor tweak to the end-of-game sequence.
As always, if you run into issues, let us know via Discord, or send an email to [email protected] .
Thanks!
Corey, Lori, and Team Transolar Games
We’re releasing a new update to fix the Equipment screen and Mac saved game index! Fixes: The Equipment Screen has been fixed. Dragging and dropping to remove your gear will now work as expected. Fix to the Save and Load screen; the top save will automatically appear in the previ
We’re releasing a new update to fix the Equipment screen and Mac saved game index!
Keep us posted on Discord, or [email protected] if you run into any more issues!
Thanks!
Team Transolar Games
We’ve released version 2.1 with numerous bug fixes and improvements. The game is now fully translated and playable in French, with a German translation in the works. The Mac version is notarized and now playable in Mac OS 10.15 (Catalina). If you see any further issues, let us kn
We’ve released version 2.1 with numerous bug fixes and improvements. The game is now fully translated and playable in French, with a German translation in the works. The Mac version is notarized and now playable in Mac OS 10.15 (Catalina).
If you see any further issues, let us know on our Discord server or contact us at [email protected] with a description of the bug.
Enjoy!
Lori, Corey, and Team Transolar Games
We've updated the Beta test version of Hero-U: Rogue to Redemption with a candidate for version 2.0. In your Steam library, right-click the game name, select Properties, then the BETAS tab, then "beta - Build Candidate". No access code is required. This build contains several new
We've updated the Beta test version of Hero-U: Rogue to Redemption with a candidate for version 2.0. In your Steam library, right-click the game name, select Properties, then the BETAS tab, then "beta - Build Candidate". No access code is required.
This build contains several new options under the Settings menu. There are additional options for unusual screen resolutions.
There is also a Languages tab. We are currently testing the French language localization. We also have a partially complete Simplified Chinese version. To change languages, click on the arrow next to your current language until the display changes to the language you want to use.
The Super Gluey is now active. It will hold even large monsters in place for much longer than an ordinary Gooey. It should even be usable as a puzzle solution on a particularly large and heavy monster. Let us know whether the Super Gluey lives up to your expectations.
We're raising funds to complete Summer Daze at Hero-U, the prequel to Hero-U: Rogue to Redemption. This is a story game in a visual novel format, but also an adventure game with many choices and consequences.
In Summer Daze, you'll play as either Tilly, a mischievous Disbarred Bard, or Ifeyo, a studious rogue who is related to Ifetaya, the master chef of Hero-U. It will be your responsibility to make the end-of-Summer harvest festival a success... or not. As in Hero-U: Rogue to Redemption, you'll meet many fascinating and unusual characters, and there will be puns.
If you enjoyed Hero-U or Quest for Glory, we think you'll love Summer Daze at Hero-U. Check it out at https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/transolargames/summer-daze-at-hero-u.
TIRED OF GAMES FULL OF DEATH, DESTRUCTION, AND DESPAIR? TRY SUMMER DAZE AT HERO-U FOR HUMOR, FUN, AND CHARM! Video Game Legends Corey and Lori Cole Offer A World Where Heroes rule... and puns are always In order. Since 1989 Corey and Lori Cole (Quest For Glory) have been masters
Video Game Legends Corey and Lori Cole Offer A World Where Heroes rule... and puns are always In order.
October 8, 2019 — It’s the pre-holiday rush, and in video games, that means an onslaught of blood, guts, and “hard-hitting”, depressing narratives. Yes, violent games are fun, but sometimes you’re just not in the mood, and some indie games have gotten so obsessed with making a point that it’s started to feel… pointless.
Wouldn’t it be nice to spend some time in a world where most people are good, and where friendship and tolerance are the rule rather than the exception? Summer Daze at Hero-U is that place. After 30 years making games, master Quest For Glory developers Corey and Lori Cole are Kickstarting this lighthearted new game, the follow-up to 2018’s Hero-U Rogue To Redemption.
“Our #1 rule has always been, ‘The player must have fun.’ For us, that starts with likable characters and humorous dialogue.” - Lori and Corey Cole
Summer Daze at Hero-U is a story-driven point-and-click adventure game. Play as female rogue Tilly Appleberry - whose humor and wits are her greatest weapons - or the studious male wizard Ifeyo Kinah and his meerbat familiar Jafafa. The adventure begins during Hero-U’s summer festival… which has to be a success or here will be consequences! Each character is very different, and each of their stories weaves through the school in a special way.
While there are exciting secrets to discover, the game affirms the inherent goodness of people… and minotaurs, katta, kwirks, ghosts, and more! So take a break from the grim darkness of many other games, and enjoy a shamelessly fun experience!
Summer Daze at Hero-U’s kickstarter page is https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/transolargames/summer-daze-at-hero-u.
Corey and Lori Cole are doing a livestream tonight (May 4, 2019) on YouTube starting at 6 pm PDT (3 a.m. UTC on May 5) and ending at midnight (9 a.m. UTC). Corey and Lori will play partway through Quest for Glory III: Wages of War (aka Seekers of the Lost City) and answer questio
Corey and Lori Cole are doing a livestream tonight (May 4, 2019) on YouTube starting at 6 pm PDT (3 a.m. UTC on May 5) and ending at midnight (9 a.m. UTC). Corey and Lori will play partway through Quest for Glory III: Wages of War (aka Seekers of the Lost City) and answer questions. Roberta Vaughan is hosting and will be running contests and giving away several amazing prizes donated by Himalaya Studios, artists, and the Coles.
The stream is supposed to be at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJLMIcRLZWw. If you don't find it there, find the Hero-U: Rogue to Redemption channel on YouTube and look for the livestream there. We'll also be saving the entire livestream as a video so you can watch it later. Subscribe to the channel to keep up with all of our YouTube content posts.
While you're at it, subscribe to our Facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/TheSchoolForHeroes/ - to keep up with Hero-U projects including next year's Summer Daze at Hero-U.
We've also created a Discord server for discussion of our games and related topics. Join us at https://discord.gg/Z7dp47M. This will be our main discussion forum in the future.
Finally, after many requests, Corey and Lori have set up a Patreon page for fans who would like to help us afford to continue making games. We'll be posting a lot of unique content there including comics and articles from our 1980's fantasy gaming newsletter, The Spell Book. We'll also include articles from Corey and Lori's Quest Blog on the original School for Heroes website as well as new articles, artwork, and art photography.
The Patreon page is https://www.patreon.com/coreyloricole . Our tiers are $2/month, which will get you most of the Patreon material and access to a special Discord channel for patrons, and $10/month, which will also include a new desktop wallpaper each month and occasional special rewards.
Version 1.5 of Hero-U: Rogue to Redemption released! We have just released Version 1.5 of Hero-U: Rogue to Redemption. This is a small change in nomenclature – We might have called it Patch 5 previously – but it contains some big quality of life improvements to the game. Graphica
We have just released Version 1.5 of Hero-U: Rogue to Redemption. This is a small change in nomenclature – We might have called it Patch 5 previously – but it contains some big quality of life improvements to the game.
Graphical version of this announcement.
Version 1.5 includes:
Steam will automatically update Hero-U: Rogue to Redemption to the latest build when you start the game.
We've updated Hero-U: Rogue to Redemption with several "quality of life" improvements along with dozens of game tweaks (mostly audio, along with a "final" fix to the long-troublesome Katie quest chain) to reported issues. Steam will automatically give you the new update when you
We've updated Hero-U: Rogue to Redemption with several "quality of life" improvements along with dozens of game tweaks (mostly audio, along with a "final" fix to the long-troublesome Katie quest chain) to reported issues. Steam will automatically give you the new update when you play the game.
The biggest changes are in the Settings page - now also available from the main menu. A much-requested feature is the ability to speed up character (including monsters and other non-player characters) in the game. If you like a faster pace, this feature is for you. Character animation might look a bit strange at higher speeds.
Also added to settings are options for switching between full screen and windowed mode and some other options for the adventurous.
"Done" items in the Journal To Do list now show the most recently completed ones on top so you don't have to page to the end to see your progress.
Deleting game saves now works better.
The Boss Wraith battle is now slightly more challenging with the Wraith's ability to summon monsters to help him. The well-prepared player will still get through it just fine, but it's no longer a pushover.
Speaking of bosses, we've decided to make the Rogue to Redemption Bestiary a free download! This is a beautiful art book PDF with all of the Hero-U: Rogue to Redemption monsters and a few strategy tips. For now, click on "View the quick reference" on our store page to download it. We will make it available as Free DLC soon.
Also coming soon to https://www.hero-u.com will be a free interactive Hint and Strategy Guide. We're making it a web page so that we can update it easily with new and improved hints.
Halloween at Hero-U Noctes de Mortuis - Nights of the Dead - are an important Fall event at Hero-U: Rogue to Redemption. They are a time when the veil between the worlds of the living and the dead becomes stretched thin. With the proper preparation, communication with the dead be
Noctes de Mortuis - Nights of the Dead - are an important Fall event at Hero-U: Rogue to Redemption. They are a time when the veil between the worlds of the living and the dead becomes stretched thin. With the proper preparation, communication with the dead becomes possible at this time of year.
Halloween has always been one of our favorite holidays. What’s not to like about creepy decorations, people in costumes, and candy? This year Lori and Corey will celebrate with a live stream on the Hero-U: Rogue to Redemption channel on YouTube. We’re still setting it up, but what could possibly go wrong? :-) Oct. 31 from 1 pm PDT until probably 1 am on Nov. 1.
The channel is Hero-U: Rogue to Redemption on YouTube. We also have some Hero-U video teasers and trailers there.
The event will include a “slow play” of Rogue to Redemption - looking at all the jokes and clues in the first room or two. We’ll also have Quest for Glory and Hero-U trivia quizzes, giveaways, “ask us anything,” and much more!
There is a new patch, primarily to fix 16:10 monitors and the Fitness ability. Fixes include: The game now supports 16:10 ratio monitors properly. The Statistician achievement now works properly with 100 Fitness. We've fixed some typos and improved some game text. The final "endg
There is a new patch, primarily to fix 16:10 monitors and the Fitness ability.
Fixes include:
We have not yet changed the Wraith combat. It will be a much more dangerous battle in a future patch.
We've updated Hero-U: Rogue to Redemption to the latest patch. Patch 2 includes: Upgraded Unity version, requiring some lighting changes Fixed the Bossa Nova achievement so it is now achievable Fixed sound volume problems with the cinematics Added features including "overwrite" t
We've updated Hero-U: Rogue to Redemption to the latest patch.
Patch 2 includes:
Six years, two Kickstarter campaigns, and one home equity loan later, Hero-U: Rogue to Redemption has finally been released. “A year after the first Kickstarter we were approached by an outside investor,” says Corey Cole, part of the husband-wife team behind Hero-U. “We would’ve
Six years, two Kickstarter campaigns, and one home equity loan later, Hero-U: Rogue to Redemption has finally been released. “A year after the first Kickstarter we were approached by an outside investor,” says Corey Cole, part of the husband-wife team behind Hero-U. “We would’ve gotten half a million in additional funding. The problem was they wanted 50% of the game’s sales for life. At the time we felt it was too much to give up. Had we looked into our crystal ball in 2015 or 2017, we would’ve jumped on that.”
I spoke to both Corey and Lori Cole about the lengthy, yet passionate development of Hero-U, an adventure-RPG modeled after the 1990s Sierra series that once made them design icons: Quest for Glory. After being Kickstarted the same year as Double Fine's Broken Age, Hero-U finally, and quietly, released on Steam on July 10. If you haven't been following its development, you probably missed it. And even if you scrolled past Hero-U on Steam, you'd likely have no idea it came from the creators of one of Sierra's most beloved adventure series.
The first Quest for Glory, released in 1989, was also the first game the Coles worked on together at Sierra. “We met at a science fiction convention at San Francisco,” says Lori Cole. “Corey was running a game of Dungeons & Dragons and invited me to play the game.”
Adds Corey: “We needed another player, but I also thought she was cute!”
The Coles worked on several adventure-style games at Sierra throughout the 1990s, filling the roles of programmers, co-designers, writers, and directors. Corey also directed the educational Castle of Dr. Brain. But it was their Quest for Glory games that remain fan favorites.
The Quest for Glory series, which eventually encompassed five games across nearly a decade, are a unique hybrid of classic 2D point-and-click adventure like King’s Quest, infused with RPG features like raising stats, solving quests, and combat. Players select a fighter, rogue, magic-user, or later, a paladin to determine which skills and abilities they will use to fight monsters and tackle puzzles.
We used an adventure game engine for Quest for Glory because that s what Sierra had, and where their strengths were. But we always considered ourselves role-playing game designers.
Corey Cole
“We’re known as adventure game designers but we really don’t play many adventure games,” says Corey. “We used an adventure game engine for Quest for Glory because that’s what Sierra had, and where their strengths were. But we always considered ourselves role-playing game designers.”
The Quest for Glory games were beloved for their lovely 2D artwork, memorable characters, and humorous writing, though the Coles are quick to point out that nostalgia has helped highlight the series’ strengths and minimize its flaws, particularly the bugs. “When we shipped Quest for Glory 4 on floppy disks, it was pretty much unplayable,” says Corey.
Thankfully Sierra later released a much better CD-ROM version of Quest for Glory: Shadows of Darkness that included numerous bug fixes as well as full voice acting. That CD version was one of the first PC games I ever played, and remains one of my favorite games to this day, leading me to quickly back the Hero-U: Rogue to Redemption Kickstarter in the fall of 2012, along with about 6,000 other nostalgic fans.
“Tim Schafer and the Double Fine Adventure was so successful, we ended up getting dozens of emails and phone calls—someone actually tracked down our phone number,” says Corey. “Fans told us to check out this Kickstarter thing and kickstart a new Quest for Glory.”
The Coles had been relatively quiet after their careers at Sierra, having initially entered the gaming industry well into their 30s back in the late 80s. In the 2000s, Lori turned a fan request to do a collaborative Quest for Glory novel into an interactive website, which then evolved into an ARG-like role-playing experience.
“The idea was for a fantasy version of a school, called The School for Heroes,” says Lori. The Coles had been expanding upon the hero school concept, and upon seeing the success of Double Fine Adventure, adapted it for their Kickstarter project. But that wasn't the game they'd end up making.
“We naively thought we could go up on Kickstarter and make a really great RPG,” says Corey. “It would be modeled like Rogue, but with lots of story and characters. But people couldn’t imagine it. The roguelike genre has become a pure concept that’s gone in a completely different direction, including things like permadeath that we don’t believe in. A week into the Kickstarter we got comments from people who wanted to support us because we were ‘The Coles,’ but the actual game we were presenting wasn’t really what people wanted. They wanted another story-driven game like Quest for Glory.”
Wanting another Quest for Glory game from the beloved designers of a beloved series doesn’t seem surprising, but it came as a shock to both of them. “We underestimated the power of fandom!” says Lori.
The development proved challenging right from the beginning, as the Coles struggled to adjust fan expectations with their own vision of Hero-U. “We developed our initial look of the game based on the MacGuffin’s Curse engine,” says Corey.
We naively thought we could go up on Kickstarter and make a really great RPG.
Corey Cole
Adds Lori: “We really wanted to do a small-scale, easy to do game that had elements of Quest for Glory—but not a full-scale adventure role-playing game.” Fans quickly balked at the style. It looked nothing like the classic Sierra adventures.
A month after the Kickstarter campaign ended, Andrew Goulding, the developer of MacGuffin's Curse, told the Coles he couldn't work on the project. This was a significant blow, as Goulding had initially talked the Coles into doing the Kickstarter project using his developers and his code base.
“He had a crisis of conscience,” says Corey. “It was partly miscommunication, and partly realizing he had spent 60-70 hours of his own free time to make [his games] affordably. With our blessing he dropped off the project so he could pursue higher paying contracts. He offered to allow us to use his engine but we didn’t want to do that without the creator.”
Terry Robinson, whom the Coles had worked with on Quest for Glory 5, offered to join the team as art director. Robinson provided further motivation to change the entire graphical style of Hero-U. “He came in and looked at MacGuffin’s Curse and said, ‘I’m not doing a game like this, it doesn’t look good.’ He came up with the isometric view and developed the look and feel of the game.”
The Coles then ran into problems trying to do 2D animation within Unity. “We couldn’t find any good programs to animate characters as good as the old Sierra style from 20 years ago,” says Lori. “And we couldn’t find anyone who specialized in 2D animation anymore. We wanted to put out a quality product, and that meant going 3D. By the time we did the second Kickstarter campaign, we were fully committed to producing a 3D game, which meant recreating art and hiring 3D artists.”
With both sudden and gradual shifts to Hero-U’s core design and visual styles, much of the work through 2013 and parts of 2014 were spent prototyping, none of which would be used for the final game. “In 2014 we spent a substantial amount of our bankroll getting 3D character designs and models,” says Corey. “I’d stretched one year of Kickstarter money into two years of development, and we still had at least a year to go. That’s when we did the second Kickstarter.”
When asked about the second Kickstarter campaign, which ran in 2015, Corey is quick to point out the equally troubled development of Double Fine’s Broken Age, which had to eventually be broken up into two different episodes with sales of the first helping fund the second half.
Corey also admits to some budgetary mistakes. “We asked for $400,000 because that’s what Double Fine had asked for. It’s also about what our first two games, Hero’s Quest and Quest for Glory 2, had cost,” he says. “But I didn't count for inflation. Those games probably cost a million or more to make today. And honestly, we asked for $400,000 and were hoping we would get $800,000.”
The first Kickstarter campaign barely reached the $400,000 funding goal. “Double Fine Adventure got 87,000 backers. We struggled to get 6,000. That’s still a lot of backers but not what we expected. It’s real money from real players who weren't sure they’d ever see a game. They made it possible, but it wasn’t enough to make the game, unfortunately.”
By 2015 money had grown tight. The Coles were foregoing any personal salaries in order to pay programmers, artists, and musicians, some of who were taking reduced or deferred paychecks. “We couldn’t pay much but we had to make sure the paychecks were flowing,” says Lori. “As development dragged on it was clear that the money was going to have to come from us rather than just Kickstarter. We hoped it wouldn’t be too much money before we ran out.”
The second Kickstarter asked for $100,000 and sparked some justifiable outrage from fans. In a detailed Kickstarter post dated May 6, 2015 (the day after they announced the second Kickstarter campaign), the Coles broke down the exact costs of the project up until that point, including tens of thousands of dollars of early work that would never be used. At that point the Coles revealed they had taken out a $150,000 home equity loan to pay their own living expenses while Hero-U was in development.
Our personal resources weren t great but we owned a house, and had some retirement money we could draw on. It s a tremendous risk, and still is.
Corey Cole
“We didn’t have deep pockets or upfront investors,” says Corey. “Our personal resources weren’t great but we owned a house, and had some retirement money we could draw on. It’s a tremendous risk, and still is.”
With the help of some actual gameplay demos the second campaign proved successful in raising another $100,000 for the project, though now at release Corey estimates the total cost of Hero-U is closer to a million dollars.
Playing Hero-U as a Quest for Glory fan hits all the right nostalgic buttons. The 2D artwork is frequently gorgeous, including the many backer-inspired paintings that adorn the hallways. The dialogue is punchy and entertaining like a good novel, and every student and faculty member at the university has their own unique personality and goals.
For Quest for Glory fans, it’s like if you had a bigger, more interactive hub town, but you never actually left it, which is admittedly jarring at first. All the adventuring is done within the magical university, and if you’re making Harry Potter comparisons in your head, you’re not the only one.
“Our setting is definitely fantasy-humor,” says Corey. “It’s like reading a Harry Potter book, with a lot more humor thrown in. Our original planning was to do the wizard game first, but we didn’t want people to think that we were ripping off Harry Potter. In hindsight the Harry Potter comparisons are probably not a bad thing.”
The focus on time management makes Hero-U almost play more like Persona or Stardew Valley. I had forgotten that the QFG series always featured a progressive day/night cycle, including scripted events that were tied to certain days. “Quest for Glory 2 in particular was very time- and event-driven,” says Lori. “Players have less agency, but it also means you have to really work, and creates dramatic tension. In Hero-U you’re not the only hero who can save the day. There’s no fail state, but events will change and people can die because you didn’t do something.”
Having different outcomes and multiple endings rather than game over screens (or worse, simply getting stuck) is one of the many welcome modern improvements in Hero-U. The turn-based combat is also a notable improvement over QFG’s arcade-like click-fest, though hunting rats in the cellar is a fantasy trope I could definitely live without ever seeing again.
Hero-U’s biggest change over QFG is that it’s a much longer game. The Coles estimate that at around 25 hours it’s about four times as large as any QFG game, and it’s impossible to see everything in a single playthrough. Hero-U is definitely not the small-scale game they originally envisioned creating. “You’ll need to play through at least three times to see everything in the game,” says Corey. “We’ve had players put 100 hours into it.”
The Coles wanted Hero-U to be a great game, but they also wanted it to be the start of a whole new series. Like Harry Potter, each Hero-U story would be set at the university, but would feature a different hero character.
The second game, tentatively titled Hero-U: Wizard’s Way, would star a female wizard character, the third a warrior, the fourth a paladin. The fifth game would feature an Avengers-like crossover where all the heroes come together to fight an ultimate evil, allowing players to select different heroes to play during different points in the game—a nod to the nifty feature of importing characters into each Quest for Glory game.
Those future games depend on how well Hero-U: Rogue to Redemption sells. A launch price of $35 puts Hero-U in the upper-echelon of indie games, and the Coles are quick to point out the costs versus the original Quest for Glory games. “Hero-U is bigger than anything we did at Sierra. We spent five and a half years on it,” says Corey. “We looked at a $40 price point but GOG balked, and said we couldn’t charge that much for an indie game. We’re getting some complaints about the price, but taking in inflation, the first Quest for Glory game was about $100 at launch.
“We have a million dollars to recoup, and we’re not going to sell hundreds of thousands of copies. A lot of indie games that come out for $10 really sell themselves short,” says Corey. “We’re not looking to get rich from these games, but we’re looking at getting a sustainable income that allows us to pay people and keep making games. You can wait two years for the price to drop but by then the developer will be gone and that’ll be the last of the series.”
The Coles plan on returning to crowdsourcing for future games, mainly as a way to involve the community and gauge fan reactions. A six year development cycle isn’t sustainable, but they assure me they have it down to about three years per game. “With Hero-U we had about two years of experimentation,” says Corey. “Then two and a half years of development, and a year of testing.”
We have to at least break even on Hero-U. It was a very expensive game, but we re optimistic.
Lori Cole
“We have to at least break even on Hero-U,” says Lori. “It was a very expensive game, but we’re optimistic. We’re working on the sequel now, developing the characters and art.”
“The nice thing about doing a crowdfunding campaign for Hero-U: Wizard’s Way is that we already have Rogue to Redemption to show off,” Corey adds.
Many crowdfunded projects over the last half decade have proven that just because an original designer wants another chance at a greatest hit, it doesn’t necessarily equate to success, or even a good game. But Quest for Glory fans can be assured that Hero-U: Rogue to Redemption is a bulky, yet worthy spiritual successor, and the Coles are nothing if not extremely passionate about creating another beloved series of adventure-role-playing games.
The real challenge will be enticing those who lack the nostalgia of 90s era Sierra games to see what all the fuss is about. “It’s a niche game but people who love story and love humor are going to love this game,” says Corey.
“We’re very proud of this game," Lori says. "We think it really reflects the intensive game experience that you’ll never forget once you play it.”
The gaming press is gradually discovering our "indie RPG adventure gem." Here's some of the coverage so far: Reviews (in no particular order): Metacritic Adventure Gamers RageQuit (Greek) Emotional Media Ride The Adventure Gamer Kotaku RPG Codex Indie Games The Gaming Corner vide
The gaming press is gradually discovering our "indie RPG adventure gem." Here's some of the coverage so far:
Reviews (in no particular order):
Metacritic
Adventure Gamers
RageQuit (Greek)
Emotional Media Ride
The Adventure Gamer
Kotaku
RPG Codex
Indie Games
The Gaming Corner video review
Mad Download
PC Gamer
ComicGate (German)
Contact your favorite gaming site or magazine and ask them to review Hero-U: Rogue to Redemption. Tell them to contact [email protected] for more information about the game and its development.
Interviews:
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Today I Found Out / Brain Food
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Kickstarter Project Updates
We've pushed a major update we're calling "Patch 1." Through the magic of Steam, all players will automatically get it. Anyone who switched to the beta version of the game to help us test this patch - currently it's the same as default/Live, but if you don't feel adventurous, you
We've pushed a major update we're calling "Patch 1." Through the magic of Steam, all players will automatically get it.
Anyone who switched to the beta version of the game to help us test this patch - currently it's the same as default/Live, but if you don't feel adventurous, you might want to "opt out of all betas" for now. That way you won't be surprised by a future update.
The major reason for this patch is to fix a problem some players have experienced with Shawn's movement being "wonky." He would appear to walk in place, then rapidly move a short distance, then walk in place again. We previously suggested a work-around involving setting monitors to 60 Hz and/or disabling GSync. Those work-arounds should no longer be necessary.
However, that is far from the only update. We have fixed dozens of bugs and exploits (leaving a few in for fun). We've also made a number of small corrections to graphics and text.
Per player request, we have slowed the passage of time while moving by about one-third. Actions still take the same amount of time, and time is an important and limited game resource.
Known bugs/issues:
1. It has been reported that the Bossa Nova achievement is impossible. We'll look into that and make sure it is fixed in the next patch.
2. The cinematics are still somewhat choppy and not up to the standard of the rest of the game. We're working on upgrading to a newer version of Unity that should allow us to improve movie quality.
3. There are a few minor graphics issues we haven't yet addressed. We'll continue to fix those, plus typos, etc. in future patches.
The initial game reception has been very positive, for which we are happy and grateful. Still, one of the nice things about the digital era is that we always have a chance to fix, tune, and refine the game. The first released version has one major issue that only affects some pla
The initial game reception has been very positive, for which we are happy and grateful. Still, one of the nice things about the digital era is that we always have a chance to fix, tune, and refine the game.
The first released version has one major issue that only affects some players, but is our top priority currently. That has to do with Shawn not walking properly; he appears to walk in place or close to it. A suggested work-around is to set your monitor to 60 Hz. We're working on a more general solution that will not require players to change their settings. As soon as that's tested, we will release our first patch.
We've also increased walking and sneaking speed by 10%, and reduced the rate at which time passes while moving. These are small improvements to the game "quality of life" that several players have requested. Running speed will stay the same.
Several players have spotted that the game locks up when interacting with a plaque dedicated to the Paladin Pyoter. We fixed this before the game was released, but that small change would have delayed release by two weeks for testing and approval, so that will be in the first patch instead.
The Journal has been hard to read because of the "script" font we used for flavor. We are changing it to an easier-to-read font that still gives the impression of a handwritten journal.
There are some issues with Achievements. A few were impossible or extremely difficult to achieve. Some will still be very challenging, but we've fixed the broken ones.
We're adding Steam Trading Cards. You will get a random card (out of a set of eight) after about one hour of play. All of the students and one famous creature are included. Faculty and staff might make it into a future set.
We've also fixed a number of small issues reported by players or found by the team - typographical errors, repeatable actions that should be once-only, and so on. We'll continue to do that sort of tuning with every patch.
Thank you to everyone who is helping to improve the game by posting on the forums, and to all of you for playing and supporting the game.