Heroes of Valor news & patch notes

Hello Heroes! :) We're back with another update. :o Introducing a couple new things such as a whole new gamemode, ladder animations, a new church for Valor Village, a new familiar/nostalgic killfeed, lots of balancing, bug fixes, new cosmetics and more!

Capture the Crate

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Ladder Animations

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/45184239/d263dd2d1c0cdc75f6a408e65acc32358063285a.gif Ladders now use actual climbing animations instead of a teleport.

Enter the bell tower

Valor Village has received a whole new church which now includes a accessible roof and belltower. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/45184239/9bd965b92fb6faf424cd6b5fd7a4caa890302d13.jpg {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/45184239/8b045011ca1d00d912ff28d2f649ad22667fddcc.jpg {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/45184239/97b1052d7887eb41cb18bc65bad6c2fd9ecc92e4.jpg

Increased HP experiment

We are currently also experimenting with a slightly increased health pool as there have been quite a few requests to make the TTK in the game a bit slower. Sadly our internal testing group is a bit too small to get a good feel for this change, so we've set the change live to gather more feedback and to see how the game feels. There's a lot more such as new cosmetics, a new kill feed (the old compact feed is returning soon behind an option), lots of balancing tweaks, bug fixes and more! Check out the details below: Patch notes: Game Mode -new gamemode: Capture the Crate (secure and defend a crate for a duration to score a point. Best out of x wins) Cosmetics -added new Elite Coat to Axis (XP item) -added arm bandage to Axis & Allies (XP item) -added medic backpacks to Axis and Allied trooper (XP item) Maps -whole new church in Valor Village with ladders, a walkable roof and a accessible bell tower -rotated lighthouse in CC so the ladder faces the ocean -disabled collisions on bushes in VV UI -new action bar (we are working on a fully re-arrangeable adjustable action bar) -new ammo counter (lower right corner) Animations -added ladder animations (no more teleporting) -some head animation system tweaks so head look at is more as it should be -improved fire animation on SMGs and Assault rifles -fixed some offset issues with knife stabbing attack / animation, now centred as expected First Person -fixed some issues with first person animations causing weird snaps and jitters -improved first person walk and run animations -added weapon sway to first person -added aim zeroing which places your weapon's iron sight directly still under your crosshair when aiming, slowly fading in movement animations over a second, making aiming feel much more snappy and accurate -tweaked some weapon positions so they feel better -tweaked weapon swap animations in first person to be more snappy and consistent / clean Balance / gameplay changes -increased base health from 100 -> 125 -accuracy now drastically decreases as you are falling / longer in the air (normal jumps remain unaffected) -accuracy slightly reduced while parachuting -heli hp increased from 80 -> 120 -heli direct damage increased from 2-> 3 -heli AOE damage increased from 4 -> 6 -heli now has mobile spawn points while someone is flying it -objective capture progress now fully freezes as soon as even one opposing player is near it (when contested) -increased spread on double barrel, sawn off and semi auto shotguns -decreased damage range on double barre, single barrel and semi auto shotguns -added recoil to double barrel, sawn-off, single barrel, RPG and long range pistols -single barrel shotgun and bolt action rifles no longer auto reload when not equipped but will still insta-reload after reload time + 1 second of not using -reduced the wait time before reloading after firing the last shot in a weapon from 0.3s -> 0.1s allowing for faster consecutive firing on single shot weapons -increased single grenade reload time from 5s -> 8s -short range heavy machinegun damage increased from 4 -> 5 -mid range heavy machinegun damage increased from 5 -> 6 -short range SMG spread reduced from 0.9 -> 0.8 -pocket SMG reworked with less spread, more range, slightly lower damage and slightly slower firerate -RPG direct damage reduced from 35 -> 25 -headshots damage boost increased from x1.4 -> x1.5 -Heavy shield reduced from 60 -> 50 -Swiftness Potion speed boost decreased from 2 -> 1.8 Options -increased max FOV from 100 -> 105 Bug fixes -fixed shadow issues causing artifacts and shadow acne/weird stripes -fixed some places in VV where you could get stuck -fixed dock stairs not working on VV -fixed a bug that sometimes caused spawn UI not to get removed after spawning causing game breaking overlapping UI -disabled collision on lighthouse light cone mesh -disabled collisions of victory flags -disabled collisions on waterfall water in RR -improved collision on fallen tree near middle waterfall in Mountain Mayhem -new collision system disabled when on roofs which should fix most problems with getting stuck on roofs -improved collisions on hay bales in CC -vehicles no longer explode when there are still passenger in them -fixed that vehicles can easily be pushed by players (tanks and helis) -fixed mid-range MGs having an incorrect hip spread multiplier of 1.5 (now 1 as intended)

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In-game tracking

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So head on in-game and discover which new challenges and their rewards await you!