Thirty years after its release, a community is rebuilding New World Computing’s fantasy strategy game, restoring missing artwork, making battles easier to read and bringing it to handhelds.
  • Bruncvik@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    8 hours ago

    I’ve been a fan of the Might and Magic universe since the beginning. I have boxed copies of every game from King’s Bounty to HoMM V, promo materials, and even a very minor design credit on one of the HoMM IV expansions. Unfortunately, life, family and kids took precedence to gaming, so I missed this initiative. Thanks for the heads up! I’ll definitely explore fheroes2.

  • PerfectDark@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
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    1 day ago

    Today’s NeoCities article is just little feature about fheroes2, the free, open-source project rebuilding the engine behind Heroes of Might and Magic II.

    Its latest update adds optional health bars, smarter opponents and gentler behaviour on easier difficulties, but I liked the smaller things the community has spent years fixing, from missing pieces of town artwork to clearer battle information.

    My article also touches a little on how some contributors got involved and how this 1996 PC game has found its way onto Android, Vita and Switch. Thought it might interest anyone who enjoys seeing old games cared for, or fancies exploring Heroes II for the first time!