- Patch 2.2.1 September 2021 - 3 September 2021
We've updated the German language localization. We fixed an Autosave bug that sometimes created multiple Autosave files.
- Now playable in German! - 5 August 2021
Thanks to a massive effort by Fabian Wiescher, you can now play Hero-U: Rogue to Redemption "auf Deutsch" in the German language. Bring up Settings, then Language, and select Deutsch.
- Version 2.2 Now Available! - 25 July 2020
We're fixed: Missing Achievements will now be recorded. Fixed a condition that sometimes freezed the game on examining the magic barrier. Fixed the flickering lights on the door to the Magic Class. Improved the fireplace particle effects in the Rec Room. Fixed missing portrait closeups. Increased maximum saved game limit. You may now have up to 250 saved games. The vignette behind the Minotaur will not show his locket if the locket has been taken. It is now easier to complete Hans’s quest. Fixed user interface for Magic and Poison Resistance. Improved particle effect for poisoned enemies. If you spot any more pesky bugs, please let us know via Discord, or send an email to [email protected] ! Thanks! Corey, Lori, and Team Transolar Games
- Hero-U Updated to Version 2.1.2 - 21 April 2020
Fixes: The missing text on the Character Sheet is fixed. Fix a freeze with Day 2 of the Science Lab elective. Fix to the Wraith King sequence particle effects. Fix to the Spark runestone particle effects. Cosmetic fix to Aeolus’s wardrobe. Minor tweak to the end-of-game sequence. As always, if you run into issues, let us know via Discord, or send an email to [email protected] . Thanks! Corey, Lori, and Team Transolar Games
- Version 2.1.1 available - 9 April 2020
We’re releasing a new update to fix the Equipment screen and Mac saved game index! Fixes: The Equipment Screen has been fixed. Dragging and dropping to remove your gear will now work as expected. Fix to the Save and Load screen; the top save will automatically appear in the preview window. Fix to the vignette image that appears when examining a dead body in the Sea Caves. Fix to the lighting outside the tomb in the Dungeon. Fix to the Spark runestone visual effect Fix to the Mac version not referencing old saved games. The files are still there, but weren’t referenced in the index. Keep us posted on Discord, or [email protected] if you run into any more issues! Thanks! Team Transolar Games
- Version 2.1 Available - 23 March 2020
We’ve released version 2.1 with numerous bug fixes and improvements. The game is now fully translated and playable in French, with a German translation in the works. The Mac version is notarized and now playable in Mac OS 10.15 (Catalina). If you see any further issues, let us know on our Discord server or contact us at [email protected] with a description of the bug. New Features: The entire game is playable in French. Go to Settings -> Languages and switch to French to change languages in-game. The game is running the latest stable version of Unity (2018.4), taking advantage of performance improvements and behind-the-scenes fixes. Fixes: The gazebo in the Courtyard no longer has an explicable shadow in the center. Mac builds are notarized and will run on MacOS 10.15 (Catalina) Supergluey will be removed from inventory if used to defeat a certain dungeon boss monster. Fixed an instanc…
- Hero-U Beta 2.0 and Upcoming Prequel - Summer Daze at Hero-U - 9 October 2019
We've updated the Beta test version of Hero-U: Rogue to Redemption with a candidate for version 2.0. In your Steam library, right-click the game name, select Properties, then the BETAS tab, then "beta - Build Candidate". No access code is required. This build contains several new options under the Settings menu. There are additional options for unusual screen resolutions. There is also a Languages tab. We are currently testing the French language localization. We also have a partially complete Simplified Chinese version. To change languages, click on the arrow next to your current language until the display changes to the language you want to use. The Super Gluey is now active. It will hold even large monsters in place for much longer than an ordinary Gooey. It should even be usable as a puzzle solution on a particularly large and heavy monster. Let us know whether the Super Gluey lives…
- Hero-U Prequel - Summer Daze at Hero-U - now on Kickstarter! - 9 October 2019
TIRED OF GAMES FULL OF DEATH, DESTRUCTION, AND DESPAIR? TRY SUMMER DAZE AT HERO-U FOR HUMOR, FUN, AND CHARM! Video Game Legends Corey and Lori Cole Offer A World Where Heroes rule... and puns are always In order. Since 1989 Corey and Lori Cole (Quest For Glory) have been masters of narrative design. Hero-U: Rogue to Redemption has a Very Positive rating on Steam. Summer Daze at Hero-U began crowdfunding ends Nov. 5, 2019. 54% funded in the first week! Visit https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/transolargames/summer-daze-at-hero-u to support the game’s development. October 8, 2019 — It’s the pre-holiday rush, and in video games, that means an onslaught of blood, guts, and “hard-hitting”, depressing narratives. Yes, violent games are fun, but sometimes you’re just not in the mood, and some indie games have gotten so obsessed with making a point that it’s started to feel… pointless. Wouldn…
- Keeping Up With Hero-U - 4 May 2019
Corey and Lori Cole are doing a livestream tonight (May 4, 2019) on YouTube starting at 6 pm PDT (3 a.m. UTC on May 5) and ending at midnight (9 a.m. UTC). Corey and Lori will play partway through Quest for Glory III: Wages of War (aka Seekers of the Lost City) and answer questions. Roberta Vaughan is hosting and will be running contests and giving away several amazing prizes donated by Himalaya Studios, artists, and the Coles. https://cdn.steampulse.org/steam/asset?u=https%3A%2F%2Fsteamcdn-a.akamaihd.net%2Fsteamcommunity%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fclans%2F32934054%2Fc4f0ade30da377424a7894ddf959437c8a65086c.png The stream is supposed to be at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJLMIcRLZWw. If you don't find it there, find the Hero-U: Rogue to Redemption channel on YouTube and look for the livestream there. We'll also be saving the entire livestream as a video so you can watch it later. Subscribe to the channel to keep up with all of our YouTube content p…
- Version 1.5 of Hero-U: Rogue to Redemption is Live! - 21 February 2019
Version 1.5 of Hero-U: Rogue to Redemption released! We have just released Version 1.5 of Hero-U: Rogue to Redemption. This is a small change in nomenclature – We might have called it Patch 5 previously – but it contains some big quality of life improvements to the game. Graphical version of this announcement. Version 1.5 includes: Added a version label to the Start Menu, especially for GOG players who do not get automatic updates. Fixes to the “pacifist” route against the Wraith King. Using the Null runestone against the Wraith King will now behave more logically. Thomas can only be given the One and Only Ring once. Cleaned up an inconsistency with “Lockpicking” and “Tool Use” in the user interface. Improved appearance of the Tentacle Monster. Tweaked sound effects and particle effects on monsters. Fix combat bug with traps and messages not reporting the same damage amount. The Cloaker…
- New Build - "Patch 4" - is Live! - 12 January 2019
https://cdn.steampulse.org/steam/asset?u=https%3A%2F%2Fsteamcdn-a.akamaihd.net%2Fsteamcommunity%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fclans%2F32934054%2F12e0748ae6bdf143d2220fedf59ed0a8ddb31262.jpg We've updated Hero-U: Rogue to Redemption with several "quality of life" improvements along with dozens of game tweaks (mostly audio, along with a "final" fix to the long-troublesome Katie quest chain) to reported issues. Steam will automatically give you the new update when you play the game. The biggest changes are in the Settings page - now also available from the main menu. A much-requested feature is the ability to speed up character (including monsters and other non-player characters) in the game. If you like a faster pace, this feature is for you. Character animation might look a bit strange at higher speeds. Also added to settings are options for switching between full screen and windowed mode and some other options for the adventurous. "Done" items in the Jou…
- Treats and Tricks at Hero-U - 30 October 2018
https://cdn.steampulse.org/steam/asset?u=https%3A%2F%2Fsteamcdn-a.akamaihd.net%2Fsteamcommunity%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fclans%2F32934054%2F8c11878105ecf0f4883e417cf2f7126947a55ecd.jpg Halloween at Hero-U Noctes de Mortuis - Nights of the Dead - are an important Fall event at Hero-U: Rogue to Redemption. They are a time when the veil between the worlds of the living and the dead becomes stretched thin. With the proper preparation, communication with the dead becomes possible at this time of year. Halloween has always been one of our favorite holidays. What’s not to like about creepy decorations, people in costumes, and candy? This year Lori and Corey will celebrate with a live stream on the Hero-U: Rogue to Redemption channel on YouTube. We’re still setting it up, but what could possibly go wrong? :-) Oct. 31 from 1 pm PDT until probably 1 am on Nov. 1. The channel is Hero-U: Rogue to Redemption on YouTube. We also have some Hero-U video teasers and…
- Patch 3 Is Live - 4 October 2018
There is a new patch, primarily to fix 16:10 monitors and the Fitness ability. Fixes include: The game now supports 16:10 ratio monitors properly. The Statistician achievement now works properly with 100 Fitness. We've fixed some typos and improved some game text. The final "endgame" combat is more challenging now, as the boss avoids all traps. Occasional camera problems after combat have been fixed. We have not yet changed the Wraith combat. It will be a much more dangerous battle in a future patch.
- Patch 2 is live! - 21 August 2018
We've updated Hero-U: Rogue to Redemption to the latest patch. Patch 2 includes: Upgraded Unity version, requiring some lighting changes Fixed the Bossa Nova achievement so it is now achievable Fixed sound volume problems with the cinematics Added features including "overwrite" to Save and Load Fixed problems that prevented romance with Thomas and Joel Miscellaneous scripting and "wall collision" fixes Quality of life improvements such as ability to sell extra Fine Daggers
- How Hero-U avoided disaster to resurrect '90s adventure game nostalgia - 2 August 2018
Six years, two Kickstarter campaigns, and one home equity loan later, Hero-U: Rogue to Redemption has finally been released. “A year after the first Kickstarter we were approached by an outside investor,” says Corey Cole, part of the husband-wife team behind Hero-U. “We would’ve gotten half a million in additional funding. The problem was they wanted 50% of the game’s sales for life. At the time we felt it was too much to give up. Had we looked into our crystal ball in 2015 or 2017, we would’ve jumped on that.” I spoke to both Corey and Lori Cole about the lengthy, yet passionate development of Hero-U, an adventure-RPG modeled after the 1990s Sierra series that once made them design icons: Quest for Glory. After being Kickstarted the same year as Double Fine's Broken Age, Hero-U finally, and quietly, released on Steam on July 10. If…
- Early Press Coverage of Hero-U: Rogue to Redemption - 2 August 2018
The gaming press is gradually discovering our "indie RPG adventure gem." Here's some of the coverage so far: Reviews (in no particular order): Metacritic Adventure Gamers RageQuit (Greek) Emotional Media Ride The Adventure Gamer Kotaku RPG Codex Indie Games The Gaming Corner video review Mad Download PC Gamer ComicGate (German) Contact your favorite gaming site or magazine and ask them to review Hero-U: Rogue to Redemption. Tell them to contact [email protected] for more information about the game and its development. Interviews: Alternative Magazine Online Today I Found Out / Brain Food Shane Plays Geek Talk Curator Reviews: All Curator Reviews Customer Reviews: Hero-U: Rogue to Redemption Store Page Development History: Kickstarter Project Updates
- Patch 1 is Live! - 31 July 2018
We've pushed a major update we're calling "Patch 1." Through the magic of Steam, all players will automatically get it. Anyone who switched to the beta version of the game to help us test this patch - currently it's the same as default/Live, but if you don't feel adventurous, you might want to "opt out of all betas" for now. That way you won't be surprised by a future update. The major reason for this patch is to fix a problem some players have experienced with Shawn's movement being "wonky." He would appear to walk in place, then rapidly move a short distance, then walk in place again. We previously suggested a work-around involving setting monitors to 60 Hz and/or disabling GSync. Those work-arounds should no longer be necessary. However, that is far from the only update. We have fixed dozens of bugs and exploits (leaving a few in for fun). We've also made a number of small correction…
- What we're working on July 2018 - 17 July 2018
The initial game reception has been very positive, for which we are happy and grateful. Still, one of the nice things about the digital era is that we always have a chance to fix, tune, and refine the game. The first released version has one major issue that only affects some players, but is our top priority currently. That has to do with Shawn not walking properly; he appears to walk in place or close to it. A suggested work-around is to set your monitor to 60 Hz. We're working on a more general solution that will not require players to change their settings. As soon as that's tested, we will release our first patch. We've also increased walking and sneaking speed by 10%, and reduced the rate at which time passes while moving. These are small improvements to the game "quality of life" that several players have requested. Running speed will stay the same. Several players have spotted th…
