Heroes of Fortunia

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Released: Apr 4, 2019
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02 Aug 2020Developer post
0.7.0 Public Testing has begun!
The long-awaited day is finally here. Heroes of Fortunia's newest update: Version 0.7.0 has now entered public testing, and you may start playing NOW! Continue reading for instructions on how to participate. What is the purpose of this test version? Since publishing the 0.6.0 sur
The long-awaited day is finally here. Heroes of Fortunia's newest update: Version 0.7.0 has now entered public testing, and you may start playing NOW! Continue reading for instructions on how to participate.
What is the purpose of this test version?
Since publishing the 0.6.0 survey near the end of 2019, we've taken early 2020 to evaluate all the feedback that was gathered from that, as well as through other channels such as Discord, the community forums, and the in-game feedback form. We've spent the remainder of 2020 up until now conceptualizing a complete relaunch of Heroes of Fortunia.
With pre-production having wrapped up in May this year, development went underway quickly, but in order to speed the process up, we've decided to open up Heroes of Fortunia's development builds for public testing. The reason behind this is two-fold:

It allows us to offload highly time-consuming tasks, such as testing, to the players.
It provides players the opportunity to experience the development process of the game first-hand, without wait times for announcements or teasers.
Why not just use Early Access for this testing phase?
We aim to have the "Early Access" version of Heroes of Fortunia act like a production build. Before publishing a new update, the game build has to go through various stages of testing in order to ensure it is ready for public distribution. This is especially important as it includes micro-transactions, and shipping an incomplete or buggy product while at the same time asking users to pay for it doesn't feel right.
The test version only sees the most basic of QA, that is making sure things "work", but not making sure things are robust, or don't interfere with other features. The bulk of QA is thus offloaded to the participants, which allows us to focus entirely on developing new features and speeds up development tremendously.
We're aiming to fully release Heroes of Fortunia (no more Early Access) early 2021, all the while completely rebuilding the game, so in order to meet this admittedly ambitious goal, this is the best option for us.
What will await you in this test version?
It is important to note that the test version is not a complete game. Features will be missing, broken, or might even crash the game. We thus won't be accepting any feedback on features anymore, but rather limit player feedback to bug reports only.
As everything is currently being reworked, the test version will initially feel a bit more similar to Heroes of Fortunia's very first Early Access version, albeit with all heroes and components still present.
You can expect constant updates to the test version, sometimes even multiple times a day. However, the game will not inform you of a new version when you connect to the server, so you need to make sure to manually keep it up to date via Steam, or make sure your auto-update is working correctly. We won't be making announcements every time we publish a new test version, as the process is largely automated on our end, meaning whenever we finish working on a new feature, it'll be live on Steam roughly 30 minutes afterwards.
How to participate?
Taking part in Heroes of Fortunia's public testing is very straightforward. Follow this guide in order to do so:

Right-click Heroes of Fortunia in your Steam library and select "Properties"
Select the "Betas" tab at the top
Click on the select box below "Select the beta you would like to opt into"
Select "testing - Public testing branch"
Close the window
If you are attempting to participate right after this post was published, the branch may not yet be visible to you. Try restarting your Steam client or wait a few minutes.
Here are some screenshots to help you find the way:
You will then notice Steam starting to download the test build. You can switch back to the production version of the game at any time, by following the same process outlined above, but instead of selecting the testing branch, you will select "NONE".
NOTE: Steam only keeps one copy of the game on your local hard disk, so switching between production and testing frequently means you will have to re-download parts of the game also.
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Thank you for participating in the Heroes of Fortunia public test version!
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20 Jul 2020Developer post
Version 0.7.0 Public Testing & Future Plans
It has been a little over a year since Heroes of Fortunia first entered Early Access in April 2019. Since that time, we have been eager in working with the players by collecting feedback, both in-game and through other channels (community forums, Discord, surveys, ...) in order t
It has been a little over a year since Heroes of Fortunia first entered Early Access in April 2019. Since that time, we have been eager in working with the players by collecting feedback, both in-game and through other channels (community forums, Discord, surveys, ...) in order to make Heroes of Fortunia into the best version it can be.
In late 2019, we've stopped collecting new feedback and started devising a plan in order to realize the most requested features and improvements without delaying development too much. Over the last couple of months, we've been busy rebuilding core parts of the game in order to accommodate some of the new features that are to come.
We're still a long way from finishing 0.7.0, but we've felt that you've waited more than enough for a new version. The problem is, 0.7.0 in its current state is not fit for public release, as many things are still disconnected from each other or just outright don't work yet, this includes past features since many things are being redone entirely. Essentially, 0.7.0 is going to be like a new game.
The solution we've come up with is to create a separate "Public Testing" version of Heroes of Fortunia. This is different from Early Access in such a way that things change rapidly and drastically on a frequent basis. This does not only include features and game content, but also the economy, that is player currency, inventory, etc. since we are actively working on both the game and the server.
We're planning to enter 0.7.0 into public testing on August 2nd, and we'll make a separate announcement that day with instructions detailing how to participate.
The full 0.7.0 update is expected to enter proper Early Access later this summer, and you'll be able to track live development process in the public testing version. Finally, we'd like to give you a rundown of our currently planned timeline, and some of the features you'll be able to expect in the future:
0.7.0 (summer 2020)

Complete revamp of internal systems & server architecture
Complete UI redesign
Removal of Overtime
Removal of casual play until 0.8.0
Complete revamp of currency, store & component acquisition (no more lootboxes)
Component crafting temporarily removed until armory introduction in 0.8.0
0.8.0 (late 2020 / early 2021)

Introduction of items for your heroes & crafting
Introduction of component upgrades
Introduction of new armory (includes store, collection, crafting menus, etc.)
Introduction of "creative mode" as the replacement for casual play
Introduction of player leveling
Complete hero redesign of the three major heroes (visual + abilities)
0.9.0 (early/mid 2021)

Last big update before final release
Introduction of guilds
Introduction of tutorial for new players
Introduction of story mode
Note that this list only includes the biggest changes that are to come, and does not take into account smaller features. Note also that this list is not final, and items may be (re)moved and added later on during development. We will make separate announcements for the upcoming updates when the time has come, in order to elaborate some more on the new features that are listed here.
We'd like to take this opportunity to thank all those of you who have submitted extensive feedback, as most of the features we are currently working on, and planning to work on, have been inspired by you. We're looking forward to seeing you once public testing commences!
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16 Jan 2020Developer post
Heroes of Fortunia's Next Update & More
Hey everyone, it's been a while since Heroes of Fortunia has received a major update, and there's a reason for that. But first, we need to make a slightly related announcement which is that we will be performing some internal reorganization in regards to server storage within the
Hey everyone,
it's been a while since Heroes of Fortunia has received a major update, and there's a reason for that.
But first, we need to make a slightly related announcement which is that we will be performing some internal reorganization in regards to server storage within the coming days, in order to improve accessibility, speed & security. This means that between now and January 22nd, you may experience sporadic maintenance breaks & outages (depending on where you live). We'd like to apologize for the inconvenience in advance and thank you for your understanding.
Now, back to the regularly scheduled news. It's been no secret that the launch of Heroes of Fortunia into early access had its ups and downs. This is something that was to be expected, as it is a game very early in development, though it quickly became quite clear that the gripes most players had with the game were related to core mechanics that couldn't simply be changed with a quick update.
The feedback we've received through the various channels made it quite clear of which mechanics you like, which mechanics you dislike, and features you are still missing. Therefore, we made the decision to pretty much start development all over by rebuilding those core parts in the game which you feel are lacking, in order to try and have a fresh start.
This has been going on since fall 2019 and is still very much work in progress. Do keep in mind that the original development for Heroes of Fortunia, from the very beginning towards the barebones early access version you got to experience in April 2019, took about 1 year and 8 months to produce, so rebuilding most of that will take quite some time as well.
However, we do believe that this is a worthwhile investment to make, as we believe that together with your help we can make Heroes of Fortunia the game it was always meant to be.
If you are more curious about what it is that we are doing to rework the game, feel free to join the community-run discord server for Heroes of Fortunia, where we are able to communicate more directly and immediately with you: https://discord.gg/bwdT2S5
However, here is a quick summary:

Talent levels for player profiles, allowing you to make your dungeon & heroes stronger.
Items for heroes that can be collected in the shop & during attack mode, which can either provide passive buffs during attack, or act as one-off consumable skill buttons.
Removal of dungeon-publishing, and have publishing be done automatically instead.
Real-time multiplayer functionality.
Guilds.
Automatic dungeon-publishing and the inclusion of items is basically what is prompting this huge workload, as the first requires a complete new system to be built, and the latter requires a complete revamp of the existing combat system in order to accommodate for it.
We would like to take this moment to thank you for your continued feedback. You are what keeps the ball rolling, and what keeps the development on the right track. Thank you for that.
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17 Jul 2019Developer post
OVERTIME! - Version 0.6.8 is now live!
Heroes of Fortunia version 0.6.8 is now live. Please update your game to the latest version in order to keep playing. This update brings some big gameplay changes in attack & publish mode, so be sure to update your dungeon in order to accommodate for these changes. Attack Cha
Heroes of Fortunia version 0.6.8 is now live. Please update your game to the latest version in order to keep playing.
This update brings some big gameplay changes in attack & publish mode, so be sure to update your dungeon in order to accommodate for these changes.
Attack Changes & Overtime
The timer in ranked & casual mode now runs out based on the publish time of the player you're attacking. Once the timer runs out, the game will enter Overtime Mode for another 30 seconds - 2 minutes depending on the publish time.
Once overtime hits, the screen begins flashing and the music changes. All enemies' maximum health and your own maximum health is reduced by 50%, and certain traps will stop working in order to speed up gameplay. Below you will find a list of traps that are affected:

B.O.U.L.D.E.R.: Automatically drops upon the start of overtime.
Freezing Tower: Completely deactivated during overtime.
Electric Fence: Completely deactivated during overtime.
Defense Gate: Automatically opens upon the start of overtime, and will no longer close during overtime.
When overtime expires, you immediately die akin to the concede function.
In addition to the timer changes, we've now added out-of-combat health & mana regeneration, in order to make dungeons less punishing for a few mistakes, and to allow longer dungeons to be built & completed in a reasonable manner.
Attack Rewards & Golden Heroes
We've changed the way attack rewards work for 0.6.8. Instead of receiving 75 gold after each successful attack, you will now receive 50 gold. However, rewards are no longer capped on a daily basis, but instead now follow the season reset pattern. The amount of gold you can receive uncapped during a season hasn't changed, but you are now 100% in charge of when you do your attacks, instead of being forced to complete a set amount each day to avoid missing out on gold.
We've also introduced golden heroes as a reward for the most dedicated ranked attackers. In order to unlock a golden hero, you will need to win 500 ranked attacks with said hero. The golden variant will replace their default skin for you permanently.
Other Changes

Freezing Tower: Increased placement box size.
Flaming Exhaust: Reduced the hitbox size of the flame projectiles.
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03 Jul 2019Developer post
The Electro Knight enters the dungeon - Version 0.6.7 is now live!
Hey everyone, it's been a while since the last update and unfortunately the recent heat wave in Europe has adversely affected our ability to work on the game, but things are back to normal (for now) and we are back on track! Today we are finally bringing you the very first altern
Hey everyone,
it's been a while since the last update and unfortunately the recent heat wave in Europe has adversely affected our ability to work on the game, but things are back to normal (for now) and we are back on track!
Today we are finally bringing you the very first alternate hero in the form of the Electro Knight, as well as some other miscellaneous features and gameplay improvements.
New Content

The Electro Knight has entered the dungeon as the first alternate hero! More info on what he does and how to get him below.
You can now dissolve components you don't want for some extra elixir. Gone are the days of having to scour through hundreds of chests to get the components or the elixir you need.
We've overhauled the character selection screen to allow you to pick different hero skins, and to make it a bit prettier overall.
We've added support for special offers & promotions through the game's shop. More info below.
Electro Knight
As mentioned before, the Electro Knight is Heroes of Fortunia's first alternate hero. He plays exactly the same as the Knight, but has a different color and his abilities have an electric flair.
You can get the Electro Knight plus 40 chests as part of a special promotion right now. This offer will only be valid through Sunday, after which the Electro Knight will enter the personal offers rotation. More info on personal offers below.
Special Offers
From now on, special offers will appear in your shop every now and again, and the game will notify you whether that's the case. Special offers are split into two categories: Seasonal offers and personal offers.
Seasonal offers are available for everyone and are usually one-time purchases. The Molten Fort theme for example is now a seasonal offer, which is valid until the game's full release. Note that in-game, the reference date for the Molten Fort offer is December 31st 2019, but the game's release may possibly happen before that date, and thus the offer may expire earlier also.
Personal offers are different for every player and follow the same timer as the dungeon challenge. Every Wednesday morning, you are allocated a new personal offer which you are able to buy until the next Monday morning. Some personal offers are one-time purchases, while others have the option to reappear in your shop. These are often value packs of chests and/or elixir at a discount, but can also be something else like an alternate hero or a dungeon theme.
Hero/Component Changes
All Heroes:

Mobility skills & other knockback now properly scale with haste.
Components:

Freezing Tower: Reduced time frozen from 2.5s -> 2s.
Other Changes

Epic components are now guaranteed to be looted once every 10 chests (was 20), and are statistically expected once every 5 chests (was 10).
Adjusted some visual elements of the Molten Fort theme.
Fixed an issue that would cause knockback to behave differently depending on frame rate.
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14 Jun 2019Developer post
Friendly Attacks - Version 0.6.6 is now live!
Heroes of Fortunia version 0.6.6 is now live. Please update your game to the latest version in order to keep playing. Below you will find a list of all changes: New Features We've finally added a friends list to the social tab of the game, that gives you the opportunity to intera
Heroes of Fortunia version 0.6.6 is now live. Please update your game to the latest version in order to keep playing.
Below you will find a list of all changes:
New Features

We've finally added a friends list to the social tab of the game, that gives you the opportunity to interact with the friends you've made on Steam.
You can now invite your friends to attack your currently published dungeon.
You can now spectate your friends' attacks if they're in a ranked, casual or challenge attack.
Some projectiles that fly in an arc now have a landing radius indicator.
Hero/Component Changes

Freezing Tower: Freeze time reduced from 3s -> 2.5s
Electro Wraith: Attack speed reduced by 20%
Hungering Scarecrow: Attack reduced from 4 -> 1, health increased from 41 -> 47
Bugfixes

Fixed an issue that would cause various projectiles to be rendered incorrectly in replays only.
Improved the way spike traps behave in replays.
Please do let us know what you think of these changes either via the Steam community forums or the in-game feedback form. It's only a matter of time before Guilds are added into the game now!
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08 Jun 2019Developer post
Hotfix update 0.6.5 is now live.
The recent update for Heroes of Fortunia, version 0.6.5 is now live. Please update your game to the latest version to continue playing. All changes Fixed an issue that would cause the Poison Arrow Trap to behave incorrectly in replays only. Fixed a visual issue that would cause P
The recent update for Heroes of Fortunia, version 0.6.5 is now live. Please update your game to the latest version to continue playing.
All changes

Fixed an issue that would cause the Poison Arrow Trap to behave incorrectly in replays only.
Fixed a visual issue that would cause Project L.O.G. to sometimes dip into the ground in edit mode.
Fixed an issue that would allow heroes to negate all knockback in some circumstances.
Knockback from traps no longer prevents hero skills from being cast.
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07 Jun 2019Developer post
Version 0.6.4 is now live!
Heroes of Fortunia version 0.6.4 is now live. This update brings some more balance changes, as well as a few new traps to the game. Please update your installation to the latest version in order to continue playing. Replays recorded on 0.6.3 and below are still compatible with 0.
Heroes of Fortunia version 0.6.4 is now live. This update brings some more balance changes, as well as a few new traps to the game. Please update your installation to the latest version in order to continue playing.
Replays recorded on 0.6.3 and below are still compatible with 0.6.4.
New Components

Poison Arrow Trap: New rare trap.
Flaming Exhaust: New rare trap.
Freezing Tower: New rare trap.
Project L.O.G.: New legendary trap.
Hero/Component Changes
Knight:

Magma Shield: Duration increased from 6s -> 8s, cooldown increased from 10s -> 14s
Radiant Dash: Cooldown reduced from 6s -> 5s
The Knight has been the second most popular hero in ranked since the beginning of time, but his win rate after the recent minion buffs has been less than stellar. These changes should make him a bit more mobile, and allow him to combat low but sustained damage a bit better, at the cost of not being able to withstand so much burst damage anymore.
Archer:

Shadowstep: Cooldown reduced from 3s -> 1.5s
The most popular pick in both ranked and casual, but the hero with the worst win rate up until now. This small change should allow the Archer to leverage the invulnerability granted by Shadowstep a bit more, especially in trap "cages", as he doesn't have any other form of damage mitigation.
Components:

All Minions: Line of sight requirement increased from 40 units -> 42 units (now require enough space for a hero to fit through)
Electric Fence: Slowness duration reduced from 6s -> 3s
Electro Reaper: Health reduced from 36 -> 27, slowness duration increased from 3s -> 6s
Haunted Tomb: Defense rating increased from 9 -> 10
Protection Tower: Defense rating reduced from 7 -> 6
M.B. Factory-3: Defense rating increased from 6 -> 7, mini-B.O.U.L.D.E.R. lifetime reduced from 20s -> 12s (now covers around 1 room)
The Electric Fence has been the pinnacle of many defenses for a long time now. The nerf to its slowness duration and the buff to Electro Reaper should make the decision between the two of them less obvious in certain scenarios, and it will also make the Electro Reaper a more favorable pick in combination with the new traps that were added.
Other Changes

Minions are now more likely to try and walk through haste fences if they're on the way to the enemy hero, even if another path is potentially shorter.
We've made some visual adjustments and increased the overall brightness of the Molten Fort theme & its associated traps.
Regular ranked & casual attacks no longer award elixir.
Dungeon challenge rewards are now more varied, with some awarding more gold than others, and elixir has been added to the reward pool to make up for the aforementioned change.
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04 Jun 2019Developer post
Balance Update - Version 0.6.3 is now live!
The aforementioned balance update, version 0.6.3, is now live. In addition to the balance changes, we've also made some other miscellaneous changes and quality of life improvements. Below you will find a full list of changes. Replays recorded on version 0.6.2 are still compatible
The aforementioned balance update, version 0.6.3, is now live. In addition to the balance changes, we've also made some other miscellaneous changes and quality of life improvements. Below you will find a full list of changes.
Replays recorded on version 0.6.2 are still compatible with version 0.6.3.
Balance Changes

Rat Grunt (Poisonous): Health reduced from 7 -> 3
Reaper: Health increased from 15 -> 26
Cyclops Wizard: Health increased from 20 -> 32
Speedy Rat: Defense rating increased from 4 -> 5, attack increased from 1 -> 2
Shadow Rat: Health reduced from 15 -> 11
Holy Wizard: Defense rating increased from 6 -> 7, health increased from 16 -> 21
Night Prowler: Health increased from 12 -> 15, attack increased from 2 -> 4
Ravaging Hound: Defense rating reduced from 6 -> 5, health increased from 18 -> 22
Shadow Wizard: Health increased from 35 -> 68
Freezing Treant: Attack increased from 2 -> 3, health increased from 7 -> 8
Speedy Treant: Defense rating increased from 3 -> 4, attack increased from 2 -> 3
Wraith Mage: Health increased from 25 -> 39
Electro Wraith: Health increased from 30 -> 48
Big Brute: Health increased from 45 -> 59
Burly Brute: Health increased from 60 -> 66
Peaceful Brute: Defense rating increased from 5 -> 6, health increased from 50 -> 52
Dagron the Undying: Health increased from 290 -> 364
Alarming Hound: Movement speed reduced from 250 -> 200, attack reduced from 2 -> 1, health increased from 12 -> 15
Ghost: Health increased from 8 -> 9
Arms of the Damned: Health reduced from 10 -> 6
Gloom Hound: Defense rating reduced from 3 -> 2, health increased from 1 -> 2
Unholy Defender: Health increased from 1 -> 9, bond is now limited to up to 20 seconds.
Marok, the Summoner: Health increased from 310 -> 353
Electro Reaper: Health increased from 20 -> 36
Venomous Spiderling: Defense rating increased from 3 -> 4
Herald of Marok: Health reduced from 12 -> 11
Copycat Scarecrow: Health increased from 12 -> 14
Hungering Scarecrow: Attack increased from 3 -> 4, health increased from 21 -> 41
Exploding Scarecrow: Defense rating reduced from 5 -> 4, health increased from 9 -> 10
Venomous Viper: Health increased from 15 -> 27
Fiery Serpent: Health increased from 35 -> 54
Venomous Broodmother: Defense rating increased from 6 -> 7, health increased from 18 -> 25
Immunity Tower: Now called "Protection Tower". Damage reduction reduced from 90% -> 40%, reduced placement box size, defense rating reduced from 8 -> 7
Other Hero/Component Changes

Heroes will now always turn towards the mouse cursor when performing an aimed skill (e.g. mobility skill, Archer shots). This change was made due to technical reasons, in order to prepare for a future feature.
Copycat Scarecrow: Will no longer successfully copy a minion if the copy cannot fit in the current position.
Other Changes

We've made various connection improvements to the game to ensure that even players with unstable connections will have a smooth experience. If you've had connection issues before, we're hoping that this update will have addressed them once and for all.
We've included a crash reporter that will show up if your game crashes, and it will give you the opportunity to share some information with us that will help us track down the issue. Submitting crash information is entirely optional, and any submitted crash information is subject to our privacy policy
We've changed the way the placement boxes are rendered in edit mode, and also added a toggle in the options menu for you to enable a visual grid, so you can fine tune your dungeon to perfection!
Increased the area in which hideable components will become invisible when close to the camera.
Improved the rendering performance of the mini-B.O.U.L.D.E.R.s
Bugfixes

Fixed an issue that sometimes caused mobility skills to behave incorrectly in replays only.
Fixed an issue that would sometimes cause big-bodied enemies (such as bosses) to get stuck on the Molten Fort's ceiling lamps.
Fixed a visual issue that would cause the haste fence to apply haste to minions in edit mode.
Please do let us know how you feel about the changes we've made either via the in-game feedback form or the Steam community forums.
The next update will finally bring the long-awaited friendly attacks to the game, as well as friendly spectating, so stay tuned for that!
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30 May 2019Developer post
Balance Update Approaching!
After the recent introduction of line of sight and the nerf to many popular setups, it is now time for us to level the playing field by increasing minion strength across the board. For this, we have devised an early balancing plan we are applying to all minions in the game, meani
After the recent introduction of line of sight and the nerf to many popular setups, it is now time for us to level the playing field by increasing minion strength across the board.
For this, we have devised an early balancing plan we are applying to all minions in the game, meaning that most of them are likely to change in some way.
Note that these changes are not live yet. They will be published after the season reset, on Tuesday June 4, 2019.
Balance Changes

Rat Grunt (Poisonous): Health reduced from 7 -> 3
Reaper: Health increased from 15 -> 26
Cyclops Wizard: Health increased from 20 -> 32
Speedy Rat: Defense rating increased from 4 -> 5, attack increased from 1 -> 2
Shadow Rat: Health reduced from 15 -> 11
Holy Wizard: Defense rating increased from 6 -> 7, health increased from 16 -> 21
Night Prowler: Health increased from 12 -> 15, attack increased from 2 -> 4
Ravaging Hound: Defense rating reduced from 6 -> 5, health increased from 18 -> 22
Shadow Wizard: Health increased from 35 -> 68
Freezing Treant: Attack increased from 2 -> 3, health increased from 7 -> 8
Speedy Treant: Defense rating increased from 3 -> 4, attack increased from 2 -> 3
Wraith Mage: Health increased from 25 -> 39
Electro Wraith: Health increased from 30 -> 48
Big Brute: Health increased from 45 -> 59
Burly Brute: Health increased from 60 -> 66
Peaceful Brute: Defense rating increased from 5 -> 6, health increased from 50 -> 52
Dagron the Undying: Health increased from 290 -> 364
Alarming Hound: Movement speed reduced from 250 -> 200, attack reduced from 2 -> 1, health increased from 12 -> 15
Ghost: Health increased from 8 -> 9
Arms of the Damned: Health reduced from 10 -> 6
Gloom Hound: Defense rating reduced from 3 -> 2, health increased from 1 -> 2
Unholy Defender: Health increased from 1 -> 9, bond is now limited to up to 20 seconds.
Marok, the Summoner: Health increased from 310 -> 353
Electro Reaper: Health increased from 20 -> 36
Venomous Spiderling: Defense rating increased from 3 -> 4
Herald of Marok: Health reduced from 12 -> 11
Copycat Scarecrow: Health increased from 12 -> 14
Hungering Scarecrow: Attack increased from 3 -> 4, health increased from 21 -> 41
Exploding Scarecrow: Defense rating reduced from 5 -> 4, health increased from 9 -> 10
Venomous Viper: Health increased from 15 -> 27
Fiery Serpent: Health increased from 35 -> 54
Venomous Broodmother: Defense rating increased from 6 -> 7, health increased from 18 -> 25
Some of these changes are still subject to change until the patch goes live. We will post a final list of all changes once that happens.
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27 May 2019Developer post
Version 0.6.2 is now live!
We've just released a small update for Heroes of Fortunia. Below you will find a full list of changes: Made some visual adjustments to the Molten Fort theme, to properly highlight walls in certain areas. Added a toggle for "always move to target" under the controls section, which
We've just released a small update for Heroes of Fortunia. Below you will find a full list of changes:

Made some visual adjustments to the Molten Fort theme, to properly highlight walls in certain areas.
Added a toggle for "always move to target" under the controls section, which is disabled by default. If you liked the way combat works by default in 0.6.0, you should consider enabling that option.
Minor gameplay adjustments.
Note that we've recently made an update to our official roadmap at https://trello.com/b/okXns9sY/heroes-of-fortunia-roadmap and we will be moving away from the major update model, and instead update the game on a more frequent basis, through smaller updates.
Expect new features & balance changes to arrive more quickly in the future!
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26 May 2019Developer post
Feel the Burn - Version 0.6.0 is now live!
Heroes of Fortunia version 0.6.0 is now live. This update brings a new dungeon theme, some mechanic adjustments as well as some balance changes with it. Please update your game to the latest version in order to keep playing. With the release of 0.6.0, the current dungeon challeng
Heroes of Fortunia version 0.6.0 is now live. This update brings a new dungeon theme, some mechanic adjustments as well as some balance changes with it. Please update your game to the latest version in order to keep playing.
With the release of 0.6.0, the current dungeon challenge has come to a premature end, as we prepare future challenge dungeon to be in line with the new mechanics.
Replays recorded on version 0.5.2 and below are not compatible with version 0.6.0 and have thus been removed from your attack log.
New Features

The Molten Fort dungeon theme has been added. This is a fiery visual upgrade to your dungeon that can be obtained by making a purchase of 20 chests or greater during the game's Early Access period. A thank you token to all of you who support the game as it grows!
Line of Sight has been added as a minion mechanic, which affects the way in which minions engage and how certain targeted abilities behave.
Attackers in ranked mode now have three unique attempts at defeating the dungeon they are paired up against. During these attempts, attackers are free to change their hero if they choose to do so.
Highlights have been added to edit mode that display which minion is going to interact with another minion as long as it is targeted.
New Components

Small Pole: New common trap
Venomous Broodmother: New rare minion
Fiery Serpent: New rare minion
Exploding Scarecrow: New rare minion
M.B. Factory-3: New rare trap
Copycat Scarecrow: New epic minion
Venomous Viper: New epic minion
Hungering Scarecrow: New legendary minion
Hero/Component Changes
We have re-evaluated our stance on the rarities in the game, and have decided that a component's rarity should be related to the complexity of the component, as opposed to its power level. The one exception is legendary components, which are going to be those we deem to be so strong that having multiple copies of them in a dungeon would be too powerful.
Rarities are now assigned as follows:

Common: A component with no or very limited special effects.
Rare: A component with either a mix of special effects, or a more powerful special effect than your average common component.
Epic: A component with either a variety of special effects, or a much more powerful special effect compared to your average rare component.
Legendary: A component with special effects that would render it overly powerful if you could have two or more copies of it in your dungeon.
Although these definitions are still relatively vague and open to interpretation, based on them we have made the following changes to the rarities of existing components:

Wraith Mage: Now common rarity (down from epic)
Shadow Rat: Now common rarity (down from rare)
Herald of Marok: Now common rarity (down from rare)
Peaceful Brute: Now common rarity (down from rare)
Speedy Treant: Now rare rarity (down from epic)
Electro Reaper: Now rare rarity (down from epic)
Venomous Spiderling: Now common rarity (down from rare)
Additionally, we have made the following changes:

All Minions: Now require line of sight towards the enemy hero in order to engage, unless they are damaged or alarmed by another minion.
Skill "Engage Others": Now only engages other minions that are within line of sight. This affects: Alarming Treant, Alarming Hound, Gloom Hound.
Skill "Soul Bond": Now only creates a bond with a minion that is within line of sight. This affects: Unholy Defender.
Skill "Consume": Now only consumes enemies within line of sight. This affects: Reaper.
Immunity Tower: Adjusted placement box size.
Spike Field: Defense rating reduced from 4 -> 3
Electro Wraith: Defense rating reduced from 10 -> 8 (this reduces the placement box size!)
B.O.U.L.D.E.R.: Removes all buffs again (damage can't be mitigated), now deals damage equal to 60% of the attacker's current health.
We have also fixed an issue that caused the heroes' mobility skills to behave incorrectly depending on frame rate. This means that certain mobility skills (such as the Knight's) might be much more useful to you now depending on your graphics card. We do encourage you to try out every hero again to see what has changed for you!
Other Changes

Targeting has been reworked, such that your character will always move to be in range of the target unless instructed otherwise, e.g. via target clear, move, or maintain stance. This removes the necessity of having to manually click the enemy or move back into attack range after moving too far away, and effectively creates a hybrid system between the first control system and the 0.5.0 one.
We've made a lot of backend changes to the way replays are recorded and saved, in order to make viewing live replays more efficient and in order to prepare for future updates. Although we have not encountered any significant bugs during testing, we do encourage you to report anything unusual you find to us directly, either via the Steam community forums or the in-game feedback form.
Bugfixes

Fixed an issue that would prevent tab-targeting properly when the current target was out of range.
Fixed an issue (hopefully) that caused an excessive amount of disconnects for some players.
Fixed an issue that would cause the Knight to become invisible for a short time if stunned/slowed during the heroic ability.
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24 May 2019Developer post
Version 0.6.0 is approaching!
Heroes of Fortunia version 0.6.0 will be distributed within the next few days. Below you will find a list of some of the content that's to come. Line of Sight Version 0.6.0 will introduce enemy line of sight as a valuable mechanic. Enemies will no longer be able to engage when th
Heroes of Fortunia version 0.6.0 will be distributed within the next few days. Below you will find a list of some of the content that's to come.
Line of Sight
Version 0.6.0 will introduce enemy line of sight as a valuable mechanic. Enemies will no longer be able to engage when their view of the player is obstructed by walls, and certain targeted skills won't go through walls either.
Enemy Link Highlight
Certain targeted abilities will now produce a visual effect whilst in edit mode to see which enemy is going to interact with another enemy, in order to minimize trial and error in edit mode.
New Dungeon Theme: Molten Fort
A new visual upgrade for defenders is approaching! Once 0.6.0 releases, you will be granted the option to apply a new flair to your dungeon in the form of the "Molten Fort" dungeon theme, which can be obtained by making a purchase of 20 chests or greater in the Treasury.
Multiple Attempts in Ranked
As an attacker in ranked mode, you will have three unique attempts at defeating a dungeon. These are three full attempts, meaning you will have to start over from the very beginning, but you will be able to change your hero in between attempts!
New Components & Balance Changes
0.6.0 is going to introduce a variety of new minions & traps, as well as balance a handful of existing components. The upcoming balance changes include:

All Minions: Now require line of sight towards the enemy hero in order to engage, unless they are damaged or alarmed by another minion.
Skill "Engage Others": Now only engages other minions that are within line of sight. This affects: Alarming Treant, Alarming Hound, Gloom Hound.
Skill "Soul Bond": Now only creates a bond with a minion that is within line of sight. This affects: Unholy Defender.
Skill "Consume": Now only consumes enemies within line of sight. This affects: Reaper.
Immunity Tower: Adjusted placement box size.
B.O.U.L.D.E.R.: Once again removes all buffs from the enemy hero before applying the damage (mitigation is no longer possible), but deals damage based on the enemy hero's current health, as opposed to their maximum health. This means that B.O.U.L.D.E.R. is more effective the more health the enemy hero has, and stacking B.O.U.L.D.E.R.s is less effective.
We will provide a full list of everything that has changed once 0.6.0 goes live.
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08 May 2019Developer post
Version 0.5.2: Quality of Life Update
Heroes of Fortunia version 0.5.2 is now live. This update brings some quality of life improvements, as well as a few bugfixes and minor changes with it. Controls Update The way targeting & attacking works in Heroes of Fortunia has changed slightly: Targeting an enemy via the
Heroes of Fortunia version 0.5.2 is now live. This update brings some quality of life improvements, as well as a few bugfixes and minor changes with it.
Controls Update
The way targeting & attacking works in Heroes of Fortunia has changed slightly:

Targeting an enemy via the tab-target, or auto-switch targets feature no longer makes your character move to that enemy automatically.
Moving after targeting an enemy will no longer make you untarget them. This means you can target -> attack -> move -> attack in quicker succession, without having to re-target. It also allows you to cycle through enemies using tab-targeting while moving, until you have selected the target you want. Last but not least, it allows you to use targeted abilities like the Knight's fissure in a "drive-by" fashion, without having your character auto-walk towards the enemy.
You can now clear your current target by pressing the Escape key. Note that this will not make you stop moving towards an enemy if you targeted them by clicking on them.
Other Changes

B.O.U.L.D.E.R.: Damage can now be mitigated by most effects, and now scales with poison.
B.O.U.L.D.E.R.: Now properly activates "On Death" effects and causes enemy deaths to trigger the Defense Gate if applicable.
B.O.U.L.D.E.R.: Fixed an issue that would sometimes cause the projectile to be completely invisible when activated far away.
Fixed an issue that would sometimes cause the game to freeze for a long period of time when watching replays only.
Fixed an issue that would discard your work-in-progress dungeon when starting to watch a replay from your replay log.
This will be the last update in the 0.5.X series, and as previously announced the upcoming 0.6.0 update will once more introduce some new components, and bring some improvements for attack & edit mode, as well as introduce a very special surprise to all defenders.
Please do let us know what you think of these changes (especially the new controls) either in the Steam community forums, or using the in-game feedback form!
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06 May 2019Developer post
Version 0.5.1: Hotfix update.
Heroes of Fortunia version 0.5.1 is now live. Be sure to update the game through Steam to keep playing. This update fixes some issues that 0.5.0 brought with itself, as well as tweak a few things here and there. We are expecting to release a second hotfix, 0.5.2, within the next
Heroes of Fortunia version 0.5.1 is now live. Be sure to update the game through Steam to keep playing.
This update fixes some issues that 0.5.0 brought with itself, as well as tweak a few things here and there. We are expecting to release a second hotfix, 0.5.2, within the next few days after we collect more data from you.
Hero/Component Changes

Wizard: Basic attack damage increased from 2 -> 3.
B.O.U.L.D.E.R.: Now also activates when the attacker enters the Treasury room.
B.O.U.L.D.E.R.: Now only destroys traps that block the path of heroes & minions.
Other Changes

Enemies now contribute to the attacking hero's power bar upon engage, as opposed to on death. This means that enemies that are never part of actual combat (such as Reaper victims) will not contribute to the power bar at all.
The "Maintain stance" functionality now prevents ALL movement.
Adjusted the component description of several components to maintain a coherent vocabulary.
Bugfixes

Fixed an issue that would cause the "My Collection" tab to be rendered incorrectly on some resolutions.
Fixed an issue that would sometimes cause B.O.U.L.D.E.R. to behave incorrectly in replays only.
Fixed an issue that would cause the Defense Gate to behave incorrectly in replays only.
Fixed an issue that would cause B.O.U.L.D.E.R. to destroy a trap it was not even close to.
Fixed an issue that would cause live attacks to appear in your attack log before the popup shows up.
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05 May 2019Developer post
The Most Heroic Update - Version 0.5.0 is now live!
Hey everyone, the long awaited 0.5.0 update for Heroes of Fortunia is now live. This update brings a number of big changes & new content with it, but first we need to go over some important information! The currently running challenge, "Deadly Navigation", has come to a prema
Hey everyone,
the long awaited 0.5.0 update for Heroes of Fortunia is now live. This update brings a number of big changes & new content with it, but first we need to go over some important information!

The currently running challenge, "Deadly Navigation", has come to a premature end as we release this update.
The currently running leaderboard season has come to an end (more info below)
Replays from 0.4.2 and below are not compatible with 0.5.0, and thus your attack log has been cleared.
With that out of the way, let's get into this update's new features!
Biggest Changes

Characters now gain "power" while inside another dungeon, which enables them to unleash heroic abilities. More info below.
Leaderboard seasons & seasonal rewards have been introduced. More info below.
You can now tell your character to stand their ground and not automatically move to their current target (default: Left Shift).
You can now view & craft components in the Treasury you do not own yet, including legendary components!
The Treasury room now has an additional gate in front, which only opens if no enemies are engaged, and permanently closes once you enter the room.
Work-in-progress dungeons are now stored locally instead of on the server, so you won't lose progress inbetween updates anymore, and the annoying "It seems you have unpublished changes" message box is no more.
All players will need to re-publish their current dungeon in order to be permitted to ranked play.
Several UI elements have been added to indicate the location of future features, and the Leaderboards are now located in the "Social" tab.
The replay system has been improved to be more fluid under certain circumstances, and you can now turn the camera while the replay is paused.
Attacks in your attack log now display the runtime of the replay, and the crown/gain loss applicable to you (ranked only).
Editing rooms in edit mode has now been improved, and the performance in edit mode has been increased, especially in dungeons with lots of components.
All traps now have a proper icon.
The entire environment (including traps) has been visually overhauled, with models & textures now being much more detailed.
You can now turn off enemy & trap shadows separately in the graphics settings. On mid to lower-end machines this is the recommended setting, and will allow you to increase the other graphics settings, as dynamic shadows are the most expensive graphical component of this game.
We've upgraded the backend version of Unreal Engine from 4.20 to 4.22. This is a pretty big upgrade and is supposed to increase performance & stability a lot, though this usually brings a bunch of bugs with it. We'd like to think that we've ironed most of them out during playtesting, but we are confident in your bug hunting & reporting skills, so please feel free to share any you discover!
New Components
Since you will be able to view these components in greater detail in your Treasury under the "My Collection" tab, we will no longer post detailed component descriptions in the patch notes.

Herald of Marok: New rare minion.
Venomous Spiderling: New rare minion.
Electro Reaper: New epic minion.
Haste Fence: New epic trap.
B.O.U.L.D.E.R.: New epic trap.
Hidden Zapper: New legendary trap.
Hero & Component Changes

All bosses: No longer affected by any loss of control debuffs (freeze, stun, impale, etc.)
All enemies: No longer change their stealth status while incapacitated.
All heroes: No longer play a visual damage effect when all incoming damage is negated (the sound effect still plays though).
All traps: Fixed an issue that would sometimes make a trap think a hero is within range, when in fact that was not the case.
Enchanted Furnace: Range reduced from 8m -> 6m. Fire rate increased from 1.5s -> 2s.
Defense Gate: Can no longer be placed close to another Defense Gate.
Marok, the Summoner: Now has a different visual effect for his energy volley.
Dagron the Undying: Fixed an issue that would cause Dagron to sometimes end up on top of traps/walls when coming down from his intermission phase.
Reaper: Now always kills its target, even when it is protected, e.g. by an Immunity Tower.
Other Changes

Reduced the collision box size of the end-of-game collision in the treasury room, to mitigate some issues.
Fixed an issue that sometimes caused the Enchanted Furnace to behave incorrectly in replays only.
Fixed an issue that would sometimes cause the replay UI to be created multiple times when tuning into a live replay or restarting the replay from scratch.
The camera now zooms out a little further in attack mode & when watching a replay.
Fixed an issue that would sometimes cause you to be able to tab-target enemies after winning a game.
Fixed an issue that would sometimes cause you to be able to act after winning a game.
Fixed an issue that would cause the music to stop/restart when too many sounds are played at once.
Fixed an issue that would sometimes cause a buff to be removed twice.
Fixed an issue that would cause the "connection lost" popup to appear multiple times.
The escape menu can now be closed by pressing escape.
Power Bar & Heroic Abilities
Characters now have a power bar above their skills that fills up as they traverse more of the dungeon. Rules for filling the power bar are as follows:

Every enemy defeated provides 1 power per defense rating.
Every trap passed provides 0.5 power per defense rating.
The power bar does not fill while publishing a dungeon.
Once your power bar is filled up, you will gain a charge of your heroic ability, which is a very powerful skill with high mana cost and a high cooldown. Once your heroic ability is used, you will lose access to it until you charge your power bar further.
Since you don't have access to your heroic ability during publish, you need to build your dungeon accordingly! Maybe opt for a trap-heavy dungeon to render the ability less useful, or place down smaller groups of minions before your biggest pull to "bait" the enemy to use their skill.
Either way, it will make for an interesting dynamic between attacking and defending, as replays are now more valuable than ever in showing you where in your dungeon attackers usually prefer to use their heroic ability!
Leaderboard Seasons
Leaderboard seasons & seasonal rewards are here! One season lasts for exactly 30 days, at the end of which everyone's crowns will be adjusted and rewards will be handed out depending on their ranking during the last season.
The crown adjustment works as follows:

Your new crowns are your old crowns reduced by half.
If you finish a season with more than 5,000 crowns, you start with 2,500 crowns in the next season (hard cap)
This ensures that over the course of this game's lifetime, matchmaking won't be as dreadful even at higher crown levels, and everyone gets a fair chance to reach the top after every reset. Additionally, there are some great rewards to be had!
For every 500 crowns you have at the end of a season, you will receive 1,200 gold and 50 elixir! This reward caps out at 10,000 crowns, so the maximum reward would be 24,000 gold and 1,000 elixir respectively. We realize that 10,000 crowns is still very far from reachable, but trust that we'll get there someday!
The current leaderboard season has now come to an end, meaning that when you log in after this maintenance is complete, you will find that your crowns have been reduced by half, and that your rewards have been given to you. You should see a nifty little message box informing you of that once you log in! :)
Thank You!
This concludes the 0.5.0 patch notes. What a mouthful. We'll be back with the 0.5.1 update to address this update's bugs that you discover and bring to us shortly!
In the meantime, we do hope you enjoy this patch's new content & features as much as we enjoyed making it, and we'd like to take this opportunity to thank you for your continued support!
The next update (0.6.0) is going to introduce some more functionality for attack & edit mode, as well as bring an all-new special surprise package for you dungeon creators out there. Hope you look forward to it!
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02 May 2019Developer post
Version 0.5.0 is approaching!
Heroes of Fortunia version 0.5.0 is going to be released within the next week. This version will bring a number of performance & stability upgrades, heroic abilities when attacking another dungeon, edit mode & replay improvements, a couple of new minions & traps, as w
24 Apr 2019Developer post
Version 0.4.2: Hotfix Update
Version 0.4.2 of Heroes of Fortunia just went live. This update fixes some issues in the game and is designed to overall polish the experience. Full Changes Immunity Tower: Now also absorbs any healing the target receives. This change was necessary in order to nerf setups where e
Version 0.4.2 of Heroes of Fortunia just went live. This update fixes some issues in the game and is designed to overall polish the experience.
Full Changes

Immunity Tower: Now also absorbs any healing the target receives. This change was necessary in order to nerf setups where engaging two traooed Holy Wizards protected by an Immunity Tower each essentially meant the end of the run.
Haunted Tomb: Now summons Ghosts after the death animation of any given enemy has finished playing as opposed to when it starts playing.
Fixed an issue that would leave the UI unresponsive after receiving the "maintenance starts soon" message box.
Fixed an issue that would cause the hero to still be controllable after completing a dungeon under certain circumstances.
Fixed an issue that caused players to be unable to save their keybindings under certain circumstances.
Minions won't attempt to fit through the tiniest gaps in order to reach the enemy hero anymore.
Gold Issue
As some of you may know, the recent addition of the Dungeon Challenge game mode brought a nasty bug with it that allowed players to collect the challenge reward multiple times, sometimes unknowingly. This resulted in some players getting upwards of 80,000 in gold due to exploiting this bug, and the associated chests with it.
We have since corrected the issue, by removing all amounts of improperly acquired gold from player accounts, which has caused some of you to enter a negative gold balance. This way, things are 100% back to normal as they would have been had this bug not occurred. Those players who exploited this bug ultimately didn't gain anything, they just acquired a bunch of chests now which they would have otherwise gotten over the next couple of weeks.
However, after reflecting on our decision to simply deduct the gold, we've come to the realization that negative gold numbers in your account aren't very pretty to look at, and it's not as fun to play a game in order to work through your debt, as it is to aspire to something.
Therefore, we will be changing things again one last time. Here's what's going to happen:
Everyone who has a negative gold balance before 0.4.2 goes live will have their gold set to 0. Instead, their daily bonus rewards will be reduced for as long as it would take a player who plays every day to gain that amount of gold.
For reference: Including the weekly challenge, a F2P player can get up to 12,500 gold per week before the reduced rewards kick in. Now, let's say you have -25,000 gold currently, then your rewards will be reduced for 2 weeks.
It has basically the same effect as assigning a negative gold number for players, with the exception that the reduced rewards you receive can still be used to purchase treasure chests in the meantime, and it's not as ugly in your UI.
We'd like to take this opportunity to sincerely apologize for the bug and the confusion this may have caused among those of you who did not consciously exploit this issue. Something of this scale can and will not happen in the future, and we will do our best to assure that! But hey, those are the risks of EA games.
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23 Apr 2019Developer post
Version 0.4.1: Heroes are OP!
Hey everyone, this is just a quick follow-up update to fix some bugs from 0.4.0, as well as introduce a couple features that barely didn't make the initial cut. While replays won't break in this update, you will notice some odd behavior in older replays due to the way the new her
Hey everyone,
this is just a quick follow-up update to fix some bugs from 0.4.0, as well as introduce a couple features that barely didn't make the initial cut. While replays won't break in this update, you will notice some odd behavior in older replays due to the way the new hero skills work. This is expected and absolutely fine though.
Balance Changes
This update tweaks every hero a little bit in order to make them much stronger. What we have planned in terms of minions & traps for the future requires a robust set of protagonists in order to deal with these challenges, so in this update we are taking things to the next level by making everyone OP.
Of course, this will very likely throw a lot of balancing out of the window, and we are aware of that. This is why we will be looking at statistics and monitoring player replays even more closely than we have before, so we can balance things out nice and tidy for the upcoming 0.5.0 update!
Full Changes:

All Heroes: Maximum health increased by 50%.
All Heroes: Maximum mana increased by 50%.
All Heroes: No longer passively regenerate mana, but instead regain 1% of their maximum mana for each successful auto-attack against a worthy enemy. Healing globes also restore mana, following a similar formula as for health.
Knight & Wizard: Movement speed increased from 320 -> 450.
Archer: Movement speed increased from 450 -> 480.
Knight: Added the "Radiant Dash" ability.
Archer: Added the "Shadowstep" ability.
Wizard: Added the "Lightning Shield" ability.
Wizard: Psychic Blast's healing effect now only triggers on worthy enemies.
Archer: Multi-shot damage per arrow increased from 2 -> 3.
Knight: Basic attack damage increased from 5 -> 6.
Wizard: Psychic Blast damage increased from 9 -> 11.
Knight: Fissure damage increased from 12 -> 14.
Knight: Magma shield cooldown reduced from 15s -> 12s. Mana cost reduced from 20 -> 12. Maximum damage absorbed reduced from 30 -> 20.
Wizard: Reduced vulnerability after the usage of Cone of Frost.
Wizard: Basic attack range reduced from 600 -> 500. Psychic Blast range reduced from 650 -> 590.
Worthy Enemies?
Minor enemies which are more annoyances than they are actual enemies have now been given the title "unworthy enemies". Those include things like the wizard bats, and the arms of the damned. Unworthy enemies don't trigger certain special effects, like the Wizard's Psychic Blast heal for example.
Auto-attacks against unworthy enemies also don't restore any mana, so any incentive to camp mists of the damned is now completely abolished.
NOTE: This is not to be confused with "summoned enemies", as the Ghosts that are summoned by the Haunted Tomb are summoned (= they won't spawn any healing globes), but they are worthy enemies, so auto-attacks against them will restore mana, and the Wizard's Psychic Blast will heal against them, so keep that in mind when designing your dungeon!
New Components

Enchanted Furnace (common trap): 3 defense rating. Looks just like the regular old furnace, but packs a surprise!
Other Changes

When using the left mouse button to move, you are no longer able to accidentally target an enemy by hovering over them.
When using the left mouse button to target an enemy, you are no longer able to accidentally stop targeting them by moving the cursor away mid-click.
Dagron the Undying & Marok the Summoner now enter stealth mode during their intermission phase, meaning they cannot be accidentally targeted anymore.
Being frozen or otherwise incapacitated now correctly prevents any abilities from being cast.
Stealth minions will no longer unstealth when frozen. They will, however, still re-stealth if you move away from them. This is being looked into for 0.5.0.
If your hero's or an enemy's health is between two numbers (such as 0.4), the bigger integer will now be displayed (1 instead of 0). This caused some confusion among Wizard players who were surprised when their flaming orb didn't properly re-trigger.
Reduced the collision box size on Haunted Tomb.
Marok the Summoner will now correctly cast all abilities even if a path to the attacking hero cannot be found.
Please do let us know what you think of these changes either in the Steam community forums or using the in-game feedback form. The next update (0.5.0) will bring some social features to the game, as well as leaderboard seasons and seasonal rewards, so stay tuned for that!
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22 Apr 2019Developer post
The Wizard enters the dungeon! Version 0.4.0 Patch Notes
Hey everyone, the latest version of Heroes of Fortunia, update 0.4.0 is now live. Be sure to download it in order to keep playing. This update adds the Wizard as the third playable hero, a new game mode, as well as some other changes. Below you will find a full list. New Features
Hey everyone,
the latest version of Heroes of Fortunia, update 0.4.0 is now live. Be sure to download it in order to keep playing. This update adds the Wizard as the third playable hero, a new game mode, as well as some other changes. Below you will find a full list.
New Features

The Wizard has made his way into the dungeon. He excels at controlling large groups of minions, but lacks the single-target damage to reliably deal with single high-health minions. His large mana pool and high-cost skills make him difficult to master, but when played properly, he can be truly devastating!
Dungeon challenges have arrived! Every week there will be a different challenge, which will reward 2,000 gold once you complete it successfully. While this reward can only be claimed once per week, you are free to repeat the challenge as much as you like, and try to secure a spot on the challenge leaderboards by completing it as fast as possible! Note: The first challenge will start on the coming Wednesday.
Minions now drop health globes that will persist for 10 seconds after their death.These health globes will restore 1% of the attacking hero's maximum health when picked up, for every defense rating. So for example, a minion with a defense rating of 4 will drop a healing globe that will restore 4% of the attacker's maximum health. Note: Summoned minions, such as the Arms of the Damned or the wizard bats, will not drop any healing globes.
The placement indicator for minions & traps has now been streamlined and properly indicates whether or not a trap is in a proper position.
The targeted/hovered minion now shows its actual health & maximum health on top of its health bar. This is important information for those of you who will be playing the Wizard!
New Components:

Fake Door (common trap): 1 defense rating. Won't open.
Gloom Hound (epic minion): 3 defense rating, 2 attack, 1 health. On Death: Cause all other nearby minions to also engage. Does not work on minions with similar effects.
Unholy Defender (epic minion): 4 defense rating, 2 attack, 1 health. Engage: Creates a soul bond with the nearest minion, redirecting all damage this minion takes to the bonded minion until it dies.
Marok, the Summoner (legendary minion): 30 defense rating, 3 attack, 310 health. Boss.
Marok, the Summoner
The latest boss makes his way into the dungeon! This scary skeleton doesn't just summon Ghosts, but he also starts to bring down armageddon upon anyone who is brave enough to bring him down to 50% health. That's right, this boss has an enrage effect that will make you sweat.
Marok will either be the hardest or the easiest boss for you. If you manage to keep your focus and track his abilities, this encounter will be a cakewalk for you, but if you get lost in the visuals of his attacks and make a couple wrong steps, things can snowball out of control very quickly!
Lucky for you, the very first Dungeon Challenge which is scheduled to begin next Wednesday features Marok as the final boss, so you'll get to have as much practice as you need before facing him in ranked play!
Balance Changes
The Knight:

Magma Shield: No longer restores any health. Maximum damage absorbed increased from 15 -> 23.
Stomp: Damage increased from 2 -> 5.
Potion of Flames: Startup time reduced from 2s -> 1s.
The Archer:

Potion of Swift Healing: Healing increased from 8 -> 12.
Over the course of version 0.3.0 we've noticed that the Knight was much stronger than the Archer when played optimally. In regular situations we would just buff the Archer instead, but unfortunately the Knight's optimal playstyle required the player to play very careful and surgical, to the point where many attacks would take upwards of 20 minutes.
In a game centered around watching replays of attacks against you, the issue becomes pretty obvious. The removal of the Knight's healing on his shield means that he will no longer be able to heal off of things like spike traps, but it also gets rid of his self-healing entirely.
For this reason, we've decided to buff his other skills a little bit, so he can stand his ground against groups of minions, and still absorb as much damage as he would otherwise have healed for. Plus, bearing in mind that healing globes work with maximum health percentages, he naturally gains more health from them than the other heroes.
As for the Archer, we've felt that the new potion was a good step in the right direction, but it didn't feel quite impactful enough. The increased healing should more easily bring him back from the brink of death and allow him to deal meaningful damage.
Components:

Mist of the Damned: Arm damage reduced from 3 -> 2. Arm health reduced from 15 -> 10.
Immunity Tower: No longer grants full immunity, but instead reduces damage taken by 90%. This change was necessary in order to combat certain setups where an enemy would get trapped near the tower, but will leave more regular setups intact, as attacking the enemy protected by the tower is still undesirable.
Dagron the Undying: Health increased from 210 -> 290. With the addition of healing globes, players will now on average have a larger amount of health when encountering this foe. We felt that as it stood during 0.3.0, encountering a boss wasn't the meaningful experience it was meant to be, so by lengthening the encounter just a little bit, we are trying to rectify that.
Other Changes

Treasure chests will now prioritize legendary components you do not yet own, and will only start awarding duplicate legendary components once all legendary components have been collected.
The maximum daily bonus has been reduced from 25 -> 20, but instead of denying all rewards after the cap has been reached, players can now continue to earn a small amount of gold for every successful attack (casual, ranked or dungeon challenge).
Maximum defense rating increased from 280 -> 320.
Dagron the Undying's projectiles should now be rendered correctly under all circumstances.
Fixed an issue that would permit the placement of components in invalid positions. The game wouldn't let you publish your dungeon like that anyway, but it created some odd situations.
Fixed an issue that would sometimes cause the Knight's stomp ability to be rendered improperly.
Fixed an issue where clicking the "Play Casual" button more than once would sometimes bring down armageddon and break the mainframe of the cybersphere. This was the cause of some users reporting they had received an attack result that linked to a different replay.
Fixed an issue that would cause SteamVR to open for some users when starting the game. (we're not sure if this is 100% fixed to be honest, since this one was kinda complicated, so if the issue still persists, please let us know asap so we can look at it again for 0.4.1!)
Replays recorded on previous versions are not compatible with 0.4.0 and have therefore been removed from your attack log. As this is a pretty big update for EA, we are definitely expecting there to be some bugs, so please do share them with us if you find them, either using the Steam community forums or the in-game feedback form so we can look into things asap for 0.4.1!
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Updates & announcements

What is the purpose of this test version?

What will await you in this test version?

How to participate?

We're planning to enter 0.7.0 into public testing on August 2nd, and we'll make a separate announcement that day with instructions detailing how to participate.

0.7.0 (summer 2020)

0.8.0 (late 2020 / early 2021)

0.9.0 (early/mid 2021)

Attack Changes & Overtime

Attack Rewards & Golden Heroes

Other Changes

New Content

Electro Knight

Special Offers

Hero/Component Changes

Other Changes

New Features

Hero/Component Changes

Bugfixes

All changes

New Components

Hero/Component Changes

Other Changes

Balance Changes

Other Hero/Component Changes

Other Changes

Bugfixes

Balance Changes

New Features

New Components

Hero/Component Changes

Other Changes

Bugfixes

Line of Sight

Enemy Link Highlight

New Dungeon Theme: Molten Fort

Multiple Attempts in Ranked

New Components & Balance Changes

Controls Update

Other Changes

Hero/Component Changes

Other Changes

Bugfixes

Biggest Changes

New Components

Hero & Component Changes

Other Changes

Power Bar & Heroic Abilities

Leaderboard Seasons

Thank You!

Full Changes

Gold Issue

Balance Changes

Worthy Enemies?

New Components

Other Changes

New Features

New Components:

Marok, the Summoner

Balance Changes

Other Changes