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Patch notesLatest · Steam news · Sep 1

Patch Notes: 1.0

Heroes Suck 1.0 is coming September 15th

Thanks for playing the demo and the beta! The full game launches on Steam on September 15th at 11:00 AM ET . Chapters 3 and 4, the ending, and the rest of the campaign are all on the way. Your existing demo and beta saves carry over, so nothing you've built gets left behind. In the meantime, here's everything that's changed since the last demo build.

New in the full release

• Steam Achievements. 35 of them, covering traps, town buildings, mastery trees, combat and more. Most unlock right away based on your existing save. Lifetime kill-count achievements are the exception, since that wasn't tracked before now, so those start counting from today.

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DemoSteam news · Aug 11

Demo Update 0.21

Two months of work since the last demo build. Most of it went into the save system, plus a round of performance work aimed at the later-game waves, preparing for release, and a handful of real balance changes.

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Patch notesSteam news · Jun 7

Demo Update - v0.19

Summary

QoL patch: improvements, optimizations, and bug fixes.

Improvements

• New and improved camera system. The pillars in the dungeon will no longer get in your view and will be occluded when they get in your way.

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Patch notesSteam news · Mar 6

Demo Update (Graphical Overhaul) - v0.18

After a bout with burnout - I'm back and at it. In this patch you can expect a whole visual overhaul (including optimizations), as well as an overhauled loot chest experience! I updated the game engine to utilize the latest that Unity has to offer, and also enabled DX12 by default.

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Patch notesSteam news · Oct 3

Demo Update - v0.16.3

Today there was an announcement relating to a security flaw found in all games that use the Unity game engine. The issue has been patched, and developers have all had to update their games to patch the security flaw as well.

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Patch notesSteam news · Jun 30

Demo Update - v0.16.2

Summary

Big QoL patch, improvements, and bug fixes. All in preparation of the upcoming beta. Save file structure has been modified, and previous saves have been invalidated. I apologize for this inconvenience.

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