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Those of you who read the official Hero Academy forum have probably seen me posting there often, and in particular, may have seen the guides I’d post whenever a new race was released. With each new race I’d test each ability in-game to create a guide with specific information on all the new mechanics.

With the Steam release of Hero Academy last week, there was not only a new race coming, but a influx of new players who hadn’t played the game at all before. I decided to compile all of my guides into one location to create a reference that could be used for all parts of the game, and REF offered to feature it here on their site.

Here is the link to the guide:Hero Academy Mechanics Guide

I’m continually adding details and rewording things to be clearer. The vast majority of info you’ll ever come across playing normal games will be in there (if you really need to predict the direction of a Wizard chain on a critical turn, you might be out of luck until I’m bored one day). I’ve tried to keep it very terse so new players can read the section on any particular race in just a minute or two, and go into any game at least knowing what all of the units can do. It should, however, contain all the information an experienced player needs to anticipate how possible lines of play will go.

My hope is that having this information collected in one place and easy to reference is that players will have easier time learning to get better at Hero Academy. Moving beyond the beginner stage requires looking ahead at least one move (as a chessplayer does), and potentially more. So whether you have aspirations in the League (see sidebar on this side), or just looking to beat randoms on the internet, keep this guide handy, and know exactly what your opponent’s units are capable of.

Avid Hero Academy fans will probably have realised that Hero Academy didnt go live on Steam last night as expected. The question on many of fans minds will be why? Luckily REF are here to shine some light on the situation.

Essentially it all comes down to quality. Robot Entertainment is in the business of making quality games that appeal to mass audiences. When it came to releasing Hero Academy on Steam it was discovered that there were some issues that would significantly impact some players. Rather than pressing ahead releasing the game with some significant known issues the decision was made to delay the games release. This decision was taken to ensure all Hero Academy players get the best experience when they purchase the game on Steam.

The delay is unfortunate, of course, but it is only in the name of quality. The end product will be well worth the wait. Hold in there, Heroes!

Welcome to all joining us after discovering Hero Academy on Steam. The League is a fan run league that has a strong relationship with Robot, but is not officially sponsored by Robot Entertainment. The League is over 5 months old, and over 6,000 games have been played by our members. Nonetheless, it doesnt take long for the very best to climb our leaderboard, and new members have continued to do so throughout our existence.

We our proud to use ELO, which ensures that our leaderboard reflects true skill. Our database allows you to find opponents at your skill level, and to seek opponents that like to move as often as you do.

The League is about choice, and you can take as many (after your trial period) or as few games as you like, and play them at your pace. You can chose to challenge someone in our top 10, or another rookie. Its all up to you.

The procedure to sign up for the League is: (1) register for this website; (2) request League membership and (3) wait for a welcome PM with detailed instructions. While we do have a terrific database, members are admitted through a manual and multi-step process, so please be patient — we try not to leave folks waiting for more than 24 hours.

Welcome aboard!

Robot Fans interviews Justin Korthof about Orcs Must Die 2 and Hero Academy on Steam. Kenny tries to bribe Justin with comic books for more information about the TF2 team that will be released August 8th.

We were able to catch up with the Robot Team at RTX 2012. We have a series of interviews to be released over the next few days. Here is a first look at Hero Academy :TF2 team in action.

Even Mario stopped by to play the new TF2 Team for Hero Academy and Orcs Must Die 2. More pics and videos one the way!

I know the studio is named Robot Entertainment, but this is ridiculous. I’ve met a few of the developers when visiting the Robot Entertainment studios and they “seem” to be human. I’ve never seen cyborg parts, bolts protruding from a neck, or wires hanging out of a shirt sleeve. They have always looked human on the surface…………… until yesterday.

What changed yesterday? I watched a live streaming event of Orcs Must Die 2. During the session Robot revealed a new “Endless Mode” and other great additions to the upcoming orc slaying sequel. During the stream they showed fans new charms, new traps, a new skull system, new ragdoll effects, new animations, a new Co-op mode, new campaign, new defenses, new enemies, a new upgrade system, new skins, new chances for higher combos and tons more.

 
After it was over…… I concluded.

 
“It’s not humanly possible to make such a great game in just 299 days. These guys must be hybrid machines. It can’t be done by mere mortals!”
OMD was released last October and the Robot team has already made amazing progress. During this small development window, fans have also seen the release of Hero Academy. The popular iOS game has additionally published two very polished expansion teams and recently announced a PC version of the game that will be available on the Steam platform in early August 2012.

 
Is that all?……. Nope.

 
Last week Yodo1 revealed the launch of its first major title, which will be an adapted version of Robot Entertainment’s Hero Academy especially for the Chinese mobile market. This move will expose Hero Academy to a growing Chinese mobile market that is reportedly 180 million people strong.

So, while I’m at RTX this weekend getting footage of the new games and interviewing the developers. I will be looking for wires and other proof that the Robot guys are bionic creatures. Make sure that you check back in for details. 🙂

Kenny