Greetings, Heroes!
It has been an incredibly busy season for Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era. Between the unveiling of our Early Access roadmap, the teaser for the fan-favorite “Mysterious Island” PvE content, and a steady stream of balance refinements and bug fixes, there is plenty to catch up on. Here is your comprehensive roundup of all the latest developments!
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Olden Era: Progress and Roadmap
One of the most anticipated milestones was the release of our Early Access roadmap. This plan was meticulously crafted using the valuable insights and feedback gathered from the community during the first four weeks of launch. We remain committed to listening to your suggestions and integrating them into our future development cycle.
As we navigate this roadmap, you can look forward to consistent content drops, including fresh neutral creatures, new heroes, unique artifacts, and powerful spells. Click here to view the full roadmap announcement and see what we have in store.
We are also thrilled to tease the arrival of The Mysterious Island. This iconic map from Heroes III is making a comeback in Olden Era, and we are equally excited to welcome its original creator to the Unfrozen development team as our new Level Designer! Check out the official reveal post and watch our interview with Papyjama for a deeper look.
Recent Patch Highlights
Development remains at a breakneck pace with a series of patches focused on stability and fairness. Here is a brief look at the latest updates:
Patch #8: A massive update introducing comprehensive balance overhauls. We have tuned everything from creature skills and spell potency to matchmaking logic. Notably, passive creature abilities—specifically “Parry”—have been reworked. We’ve also enhanced the Random Map Generator and updated the matchmaking template pool. To keep the competition fair, we addressed several critical exploits, including combat disconnects, tactics-phase visibility issues, and free creature upgrade glitches. Read the full notes via the link above; the scale of this update is truly massive.
Patch #9: This follow-up patch maintains our trajectory of balance-focused development, ironing out minor bugs that emerged from our previous changes while providing a meaningful buff to the Dungeon faction in the Arena.
Patch #10: Our most recent update introduces highly requested quality-of-life improvements. Players can now save their tactics-phase formations, allowing for rapid deployment and consistent setups. We’ve also revamped the audio-visual feedback for unit movement and cleaned up various tooltip errors. See the full change log here for all the technical details.
Thank you for your continued support—happy gaming!
The Hooded Horse Team
