Hero's Story
Cloud Save
I'm happy to announce that Steam Cloud is now available for Hero's Story. Have a good game!
Sincerely yours, Silentplaygames.
Silentplaygames Sale
I am glad to announce that Hero's Story is 15% off until the 29th of May!
Also for the same period of time my first game, platformer Wanderer of Teandria is 50% off:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/477910/Wanderer_of_Teandria/
Also in the next month new update for Hero's Story Early Access will be released. Have fun!
Beta Update #19
In this update many bugs have been fixed, controller support has been significantly improved and some new items and features have been added. In particular, some cases were fixed when it was possible to "get stuck" by unsuccessfully opening a book or a character's inventory. From the controller you now can open world map or start a new game. Rotation angle of the camera from the controller has been increased at the request of the players. Materials for future updates have also been added to the game.
Full list of changes can be found below.
General
- At the request of the players rotation angle of the character from controller has been increased
- At the request of the players the sounds of mechanisms and traps in the Flame Keep are made less noticeable
- Added partial controller support
Additions
- Underwater breathing potion added
- Added ability to find Map of Theandria
- Added background music to the Flame Keep
- Added ability to start a new game from controller
- Added ability to open inventory, quest journal, world map and character window from the controller
- Control scheme for the controller has been added to ingame settings
- Added back sneaking and running character animations
- Added materials for future updates
Optimization
- Optimized some graphical settings
- Optimized program code of notes and books
- Removed some unused parts of program code
Balance
- Now it will be impossible to use inventory and move at the same time
- Now quest items will no longer be usable
Bugfixes
- Fixed a critical bug where opening service windows quickly sometimes caused the game to stutter
- Fixed a critical bug where it was possible to open pause menu on top of the inventory window
- Fixed a critical bug where some notes and books could not be closed sometimes
- Fixed a bug where an exclamation mark continued to float over the NPC after completing available quests
- Fixed a bug where the name of spiders was not displayed when hovering
- Fixed a bug where incorrect character animations were played when attacking with any weapon, as well as picking up an item or casting a spell
- Fixed a bug where it was possible to open the inventory window while UI was hidden
- Fixed a bug where the health of enemies was updated too rarely when hovering
- Fixed a bug where the Cleric's passive ability was not working correctly
- Minor main menu fixes
- Minor game levels fixes
Now let's take a closer look at some points!
CONTROLLER SUPPORT
In this update controller support has been significantly improved - the inability to close popups and some notes and books has been fixed, the ability to start a new game and open service windows has been added, the camera rotation angle has been increased. It is worth noting that some actions (for example, changing ingame settings or exiting the game) still require a keyboard and mouse.
IMPORTANT FIXES
The more updates and mechanics are released for Hero's Story, the more relevant the topic of optimization becomes. In the current version I have fixed animations of the main character, rare bugs that caused the game to soft lock and also optimized program code of the main character, items and some of the game levels. Description of some items, Duke's Keep level and some sounds have also been fixed.
Have fun! Your Silent.
27th of April Hotfix
Today I uploaded small update for Hero's Story. Basically, it includes fixes to quest system which was added in the latest update.
Bugfixes
- Fixed critical bug, when progress of the started quests kept dropping after loading the game or changing game level
- Fixed bug with floating jugs in 'Old House' location
- Various 'Sacred Grove' location fixes
- Minor fixes
Thank you for your attention and enjoy the game! Sincerely Yours, Silentplaygames.
Beta Update #18
In this update new location, quest system and new NPCs were added. Besides that, game balance was changhed (some enemies became easier to kill, some became stronger), many game levels and interface windows were updated. In the future updates I plan to continue working on improving both the combat and the quest systems.
Full list of changes you can find below!
General
- Now there will be a corresponding sound when UI gets hidden
- Changed hide UI key combination (Alt+Z)
Additions
- New location: Sacred Grove
- New mechanics: Quests
- New enemy type: Young Wolf
- New enemy type: Sandbug
- Added new NPCs and items
- Added new music and sounds
- Added blur effect for some of the UI windows
- Added materials for futuree updates
- Added unarmed attack (0 key)
Optimization
- Now most of the pickable items have no collision
- Some old unused enemies were deleted from the game
Balance
- Now game's bosses will no longer be affected by player's crouch ability
- Increased angle of view, attack speed and visibility radius of some enemies
- Reduced chance of Cartel Badge drop from Outlaws
- Reduced Zombie fire resistance
- Slightly increased Rakshasa fire resistance
- Rakshasa's resistance to arrows has been slightly reduced
- The resistance of Rakshasa Warrior to fire has been slightly reduced
- The protection of Mummies from arrows has been slightly reduced
- Reduced Mummy's resistance to fire
- Slightly increased resistance of Skeleton Wizard to fire
- Slightly reduced the protection of Skeleton Warrior from fire
- Slightly increased protection of Skeleton from arrows
- Slightly increased protection of Skeleton Warrior from arrows
Bugfixes
- Fixed a critical bug, when after the character was sneaking (Ctrl), the enemies lost sight of him
- Fixed a bug when the main character could jump while under the effect of Fear
- Fixed a graphic bug, when the corresponding effect continued to play after the death of Rakshasa
- Fixed a graphic bug, when the corresponding effect continued to play after the death of the Skeleton Wizard
- Fixed a bug when grass sometimes disappeared in the Endless Desert
- Numerous fixes to game levels
- Minor main menu fixes
Now let's take a closer look at some points.
SACRED GROVE
Sacred Grove is part of the Magic Forest which is guarded by Angalar's magicians. This place is a small glade surrounded by forests and rocks. Fiona the Fairy lives in this grove, and she definitely has some tasks for young mercenaries! You can travel to Sacred Grove through the portal which is located in eastern part of the Endless Desert.
QUEST SYSTEM
Quests is one of the main features in any role-playing game. Quests in Hero's Story have different types and difficulty levels. For example, in one quest you need to scout some area and return back, and in other quest - defeat mighty boss and gather the loot. Brave adventurers will be rewarded with gold, equipment and glory points!
NEW ENEMIES AND MORE
A lot of new content has been added to the game in this update. These are new characters, new items, new objects and places on the game levels. There are also two new types of enemies - Young Wolves, which are found in the forests and can cause bleeding with their bite, as well as Sandbugs, which are heavily armored and have a small chance of inflicting poison. Get your antidote ready!
Have fun! Your Silent.
Beta Update #17
New location and enemy type were added in this update, alongside with Endless Desert revamp and fixes. Also at the request of the players character movement speed was increased and some old bugs were finally fixed. Note: saves from previous versions may not be compatible with the current update!
Full list of changes, as usual, you will find below.
General
- Now enemies remains will no longer disappear after some time
- Cactuses in the Endless Desert will now prick player's character and inflict some damage
- Slightly decreased player's FOW
Additions
- New location: King's Cave
- New enemy type: Ghoul
- 'What's New' section was added to main menu
- 'Achievements' section was added to pause menu
- 'How To Play' section was added to pause menu
- Some dialogue windows were added at the start of the game
- Hint for opening the treasure chest was added
- New sounds were added
Optimization
- Enemies program code was optimized
- Unused game levels have been removed
Balance
- Increased character movement speed in the open world
- Slightly increased the walking speed of the character
- Increased the number of glory points for the defeated Spirits of Shasaf
- Slightly increased the delay in archery
- Potions can no longer be obtained from Gold Chests
- It will now be possible to get a lot more gold from the Gold Chests
- Increased Zombie fire resistance
- Reduced the damage done to Rakshasa by arrows
- Slightly reduced the damage done to Goblins by arrows
- In general, the AI in this update has become a little more aggressive
Bugfixes
- Fixed a critical bug where a Mage spent twice as much mana on a Fireball as he should
- Fixed a critical error when the number of items with quick use (RMB) went into negative
- Fixed a graphic error when the texture of sand in the Endless Desert randomly flickered
- Fixed a bug where the animation of using or picking up an item was not played
- Fixed a bug where the settings menu was sometimes shown when opening the pause menu
- Fixed a bug where the enemy name was not displayed in the center of the screen
- Fixed a bug where players could look beyond the level
- Various game level fixes
And now let's take a closer look at some points!
KING'S CAVE
This cave once became the battlefield of a mighty warrior and an ancient monster. Now only the restless spirits of the deserts and the abandoned gold of Enthor are left here. According to rumors, there is a large underground lake under this cave. Perhaps that is why several types of rare medicinal plants grow here.
NEW ENEMIES
Ghouls, vampires, utopians - this evil undead has many names. Being corpse-eaters, ghouls can terrify the enemy, not allowing them to move or attack. Ghouls are a formidable opponent and are dangerous even in small numbers, but the anti-magic potion can help to cope with fear!
ENDLESS UPDATE
A long time ago, the way to the Endless Desert was opened to travelers, but many important things, apparently, were lost in the sands. In this update, the Endless Desert will be transformed, opening the veil of mysticism and secrets! The oasis in the east will now heal the player's character, cacti, rocks and sands have begun to look even better, and the Ruins of Shasaf, although hidden by a magical storm, now look more like ruins. Also, the whole area was covered by a sandstorm - look, don't get lost!
Have fun! Yours faithfully, Silent.
Beta Update #16
This update is pretty big - it includes both new content and important fixes. Much more time was spent on polishing and testing this update than usual. For example, playes will now properly see item's descriptions in inventory, enemy healthbars will no longer lie about their actual amount of health left, and some items and locations were optimized pretty heavily in terms of shadows, collision and post-process. Maybe I will write another post about the ongoing development of such massive project for solo developer. I hope you will enjoy this update as much as I do!
Full list of changes you can find below.
General
- Now players will see item's description when hovering over item in inventory
- Now you can faster use items from inventory using RMB
- Now you can faster drop items from inventory using MMB
- Now enemy health bars will stay on screen longer
- Some pickable items (icons. descriptions) were updated
- Travel screen was updated (reworked)
- Key bindings list in settings was updated
- Dialogue window when exiting Duke's Keep was updated
Additions
- New Steam achievement: 'Day of destroyer'
- New pickable items and sounds were added
- Partial controller support was added*
Optimization
- Some irrelevant code parts were removed
- Various game levels and items fixes
Balance
- Fear status effect was reduced by 2 seconds
- Now Poison will leave character with 1 health
- Dark Grimoire will no longer summon Necromancer boss
- Cartel Sign will now give some Glory Points when used
- Distance from wich players can see enemy health was increased
- There will be no more useless keys in Old Chests
- Chaos Chest will no longer be empty
- There will be no gold in Chaos Chest anymore
- There will be more gold in other chests in return
- Now escape from starting priosn will give players some glory points
- Now all pickable items will stack
Bugfixes
- Fixed the critical bug when enemy healthbar didn't show correctly health left
- Fixed the critical bug when there were no loading screen during travel from zone to zone
- Fixed a bug when picking up hint was stuck on the screen
- Fixed a bug when opening door hint was stuck on the screen
- Fixed a bug when inventory closing sound was played twice
- Fixed a bug when spider couldn't be killed with dagger
- Fixed a bug when spiders explode after death
- Various game's levels fixes
Now let's take a closer look at some points.
NEW ITEMS
Inventory and loot in this update have been significantly improved. Among the new items this time are a rare potion that protects against magic, greater potions of health and energy as well as a special loot from the Spider Queen and an ominous eye that reminds of old times. Let me remind you that you can find these items both in the game world and as loot from enemies.
NOTIFICATIONS SYSTEM
Hero's Story is not an easy game, but that's no reason to make it artificially confusing! In the very first versions of the game, there were simple notifications informing that the door was locked or that the way further was closed. In the new version I decided to go further - and add fancy notifications for all picked up items. In the future, most likely, similar notifications will appear, for example, to start of a fight or getting status effect.
TRAVEL SCREEN
When you get far enough in the world of Teandria, you will most likely see a window offering to travel to a new game zone. In the update, this window has been expanded, and now includes a brief description and an approximate threat (difficulty) level. So far there are no really difficult locations in the game, so don't worry! And yes, it is still impossible to return to the starting prison.
*you can't navigate UI fully using controller yet
Have fun! Your Silent.
27th of January Hotfix
Today I uploaded small update for Hero's Story.
General
- Rest of the ingame books and notes were updated
Optimization
- Optimized some shadows and collision settings for enemies
Bugfixes
- Fixed critical bug, when players got too many glory points for treasure hunting
- Fixed critical bug, when health and name of the enemy wasn't displayed correctly
- Fixed bug, when spider couldn't be killed by the arrows
- Minor fixes
Thank you for your attention and enjoy the game! Sincerely Yours, Silentplaygames.
Beta Update #15
The first update of 2023 brings to Hero's Story new location, glory points system and updated books. This is a very important update - after all, both the glory points system and the books are important parts of the game! Of course, the glory points will still be balanced in the future and the bonuses from the glory ranks in full version will definitely be different, but now at least you can try this system "on the tooth" and share your opinion in discussions, by email or on social media. In this update I have managed to fix some annoying bugs, a couple of annoying ones for players particularly. I hope you will enjoy this update!
Full list of changes you can find below as usual.
General
- 'Pumpkin Collector' event has been ended
- Disabled player's armor sound (at the request of players)
- Removed main character's 'lean' at the start of run animation (at the request of players)
- Fully reworked (updated) some ingame books and notes
Additions
- New location: Watchtower
- New game mechanic: Glory points
- New books and notes have been added
Optimization
- Some irrelevant code parts were removed
Bugfixes
- Fixed the critical bug when player could've spend more Energy than player's character have
- Fixed a bug when one of the items in Canals was almost impossible to pick up
- Fixed a bug when some stairs in Warehouse couldn't be traversed without jumping
- Various game's levels fixes and updates
Now let's take a closer look at some points.
WATCHTOWER
To the southeast of the Duke's Keep stands an ancient Watchtower. It was built during the wars with the barbarians. Later, the cruel duke remade the structure to suit his dark needs, but after Enthor relationship with Solheim went through another crisis, the guards again use it for its intended purpose. And what a view it offers!
GLORY POINTS SYSTEM
Glory points in its stripped-down form could be seen in the first versions of Hero's Story - but only in the credits! Players gain glory points as the game goes on by performing various actions (i.e. finding treasure). Having accumulated enough glory points, the player's character moves to the next 'rank' and receives a certain bonus. In the current version, bonuses and the number of ranks themselves are very limited, but you can try to declare yourself as a mighty hero right now!
UPDATED BOOKS
In this update, the appearance of the book has changed. Now messages that fit on one page will be displayed as notes. There are now books with different, and not fixed, as before, the number of pages. Work was also have been performed out for the future localization (translation) of the game. Books will still be added and rewritten in the upcoming updates! Also by reading the books you can learn a little about the plot of the game.
I would also like to draw your attention to the fact that the 'Pumpkin Collector' event has been completed for now - but it will definitely return this fall!
Have fun! Your Silent.
Beta Update #14
Yesterday I uploaded a new update for Hero's Story Early Access.
In this update, 'Credits' section of the main menu finally got unlocked, fall damage from previous update was carefully balanced, some annoying bugs were fixed, and some materials for the future updates were added. Probably this is the last update in this year, because soon I will have to leave for a treatment for a while. I hope you will understand.
The full list of changes can be found below.
General
- Now boss name will be displayed at the top of the screen during the fight
- Volume of various sounds and music in the game has been leveled
- Changed transcription of the name 'Ysel' (was 'Isel')
Additions
- Added 'Credits' section to the main menu
- Added some information about the enemies
Balance
- Fall damage was slightly increased
Optimization
- Some unused lines of code were removed from the game
Bugfixes
- Fixed a bug, when big chest after Spider Queen defeat appered too far from the player
- Fixed a bug, when bosses still sometimes got too much damage from projectiles
- Fixed a bug, when according sound was not played while opening the Inventory
- Fixed a bug, when sometimes Inventory did not open from the first try
- Minor fixes
Now let's take a closer look at some points.
Credits section
New update has brought the opportunity to see 'Credits' section from the main menu, which were previously unavailable . Credits themselves are still subject of change, but the main information is already there. Teandria must know its Heroes!
Enemy health
At the request of players I am adding the ability to see some information about the enemies. Since when creating Hero's Story, I always focused on immersion in the game world, initially not all information about the enemy will be available to you - and only at a certain distance!
Look into the Future
Recently, not as much new content has been released for Hero's Story as we would like. In the new year, I plan to add even more new monsters, items and locations, as well as a full-fledged game zone - the Magic Forest!
Also the 'Pumpkin Collector' event has been extended indefinitely.
Have fun! Your Silent.