Posted by Valeriy at 05:51, 26 Nov 2005:
Heroes Community Updates Continue
Bottom section of the title page of Heroes Community now shows Last 10 Replies instead of 5, along with the poster and time. The 'Top 10 Threads' was replaced with 'Random 20+ Threads' for guests and logged out users, while the members get a very unique feature in its place, 'Replies in Your Threads', which displays 10 of the threads that you have started along with the date/time they were last replied to.
Index, forum view and thread view pages will now alert you with noticeable red text when you have new HC Messages. When your HC Messenger is running and you receive a new message, you will hear a soft bell ring - very handy if you are multi-tasking.
There has been an inflow of new members to Heroes Community in the last few weeks. I hope these improvements will make it an even more friendly and fun place to visit and contribute to. If you are new, don't forget to say hello at the Welcomes forum.
Posted by ThE_HyDrA at 07:24, 24 Nov 2005:
Heroes V: Racial Abilities Revealed, Screenshots, Fan Art
Following up on the interview from the F-Centre, Fabrice Cambounet has today revealed the towns' special abilities in detail. The information can be found here. Along with this, 4 new screenshots were posted on the Official Site, and the Official Screenshots section has been updated, with the fourth shot on page 2.
A new Fan Art section has been added to the gallery, with thanks to Heroes Community and Ubi.com forum member Kartabon providing the first artwork. A compilation of each of the 6 towns' creatures can be seen on the Fan Art page. If you have any Fan Art or Stories that you want to submit, don't hesitate to contact us.
Posted by Vesuvius at 06:53, 21 Nov 2005:
The future of ToH and Online Heroes Gaming?
Players have asked as to what will become of Tournament of Honor when Homm5 arrives. Well definitely a lot of good things, the site will once again have a new look to it, along with a brand new season that should usher a tremendous amount of new activity. Together with Age of Heroes, ToH will usher a new standard in Homm community services.
The automation for this site was designed to handle a lot of traffic, but the dissapointment called HeroesIV never allowed ToH to rise to its full potential. Now with HommV we have high hopes of a return to the days of Season III where 100s of games were being played a day.
Right now the player database has nearly 22,000 members, with all records & history intact. So when the move is made to Heroes V on its launch (realistically sometime around February 2006) all veteran dragon/wyvern icons will follow through for those concerned (along with Caesar titles). But we expect a tremendous influx of new players by that time...
Looks like Ubisoft will have its own matchmaking service (like zone, gamespy) so most if not all ToH gaming will go on there. It is also rumored that they may have their own ladder setup as well. But ToH is where its at... we promise :)
Posted by Valeriy at 00:01, 21 Nov 2005:
Heroes Community Messenger!
The next secret project has been unveiled today - the Heroes Community Messenger. HC Messenger is a revolutionary instant messaging system that is fully integrated into Heroes Community and does not involve any downloads, plugins, java or popups. In addition to lightning fast messaging, you can see what forums/threads other HC members are browsing, you can keep the messages that you receive, and you can even see when your sent messages have been delivered! All in one easy to use interface.
It's something totally unique that you have to experience for yourself. Click the 'FORUMS' link above this news window, log in to HC, click 'HC Messenger' in the page header, and maximize the window that will appear. Especially if you are new to Heroes Community, HC Messenger is the best way to make new friends. Note that you must be a member of Heroes Community to use the HC Messenger, if you're not, the registration form will only ask you 3 questions and you're in.
Another little update concerns this news section - 10 latest news are displayed at a time, and you can navigate through the archive quickly and easily by clicking the link that follows the last visible news entry.
Posted by ThE_HyDrA at 08:47, 18 Nov 2005:
Heroes V: New Screenshots, Art Contest News
The Official Site was updated today with 5 new screenshots of Heroes V (and a new collection of Dark Messiah shots), featuring the various hero trails, bar Sylvan. Fabrice Cambounet also expressed his opinions on the hero trails in Heroes V on the main page. The shots have been updated in the Official Screenshots section, while the Dark Messiah shots can be seen here.
In the Nival Interactive Heroes V Art Contest, a total of 16 posters have been placed on the Nival Site. As of yet, the posters do not showcase the newly revealed Academy, leaving that area open to new submissions. The Art Contest has been extended to the 27th of November, so you still have time to submit your entries! Good luck!
Posted by ThE_HyDrA at 09:41, 17 Nov 2005:
Heroes V: New Russian Interview, 3rd Beta Push
A Russian interview on the Russian computer-related site, the F-Centre, has been conducted with three members of the Nival crew, Ilya Karpinsky, Assistant Director, Alexander Mishulin, Creative Director, and Larisa Nuretdinova. A very roughly translated version of the interview with a summary of the most important facts can be found here. The most important facts outlined were:
- There will be no campaign editor
- There will be a universal campaign script, where you can play as all the factions
- Five difficulty levels are not planned. There could be more or less
- Each town has a special ability, read more about them in the summary
Fabrice Cambounet has informed lucky beta-testers that the e-mails for the third push have been sent, but the download will not be available until later today or tomorrow in this thread. There will be a fourth and final push before the Open Beta begins early next year.
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