Ship of Heroes

This internal dev video shows a Martial Arts Brawler in melee combat against several Yekus Mercenaries with and without infusions. In the first fight, no infusions are used, and the hero is defeated, though he does kill a few enemies first. In the second run, the same hero consumes five random infusions to improve his combat stats, then he fights and defeats all of the Yekus. The location is the Ship of Heroes arena map.

The new Ship of Heroes Steam page trailer shows off gameplay. To see more, visit the Ship of Heroes Steam page. The entire video was created from in game footage. Ship of Heroes is a new superhero sci-fi MMORPG with magic, currently under development. Create your unique avatar and show your heroic side. Select and custom augment your powers as you rise through the ranks. Team up to defeat enemies, or try the hardest content solo, if you dare… Harvest. Craft. Trade. Gain fame, wealth, and power. Ship of Heroes is created in Epic’s Unreal 4.27. It is currently expected to launch at the end of 2023.

Create the superhero base you've always wanted! SoH has a short video showcasing their blank slate process, where a player can design the layout of their player housing to be exactly what they want, as an alternative to the many premade layouts already available. This means that you can not only decorate, set the lighting, and add the props wherever you want, but you can control the room shapes and connections as well. The SoH team is a small group of indie developers working to create a completely new MMORPG with both superheroes and space travel as themes, and with intense customization of character looks, superpowers, and other game elements. The story and the missions are set in a unique universe unlike any other, where danger and excitement lurk around every corner. Ship of Heroes is an MMORPG currently under development in the Unreal 4.27.3 engine, and it is expected to launch some time in 2023. Learn more at www.shipofheroes.com/player-housing-is-radically-improved/

Save the date for May 5-8, 2022! Registration for the event is here: https://www.shipofheroes.com/player-housing-beta-registration/. Create the coolest superhero base ever devised! In this video, the devs at Ship of Heroes are showing some examples created by testers prior to the Housing Beta test, which begins on Thursday, May 5th and continues until Sunday night, May 8th. The SoH team is a small group of indie developers working to create a completely new MMO, with both superheroes and space travel as themes, and with intense customization of both character looks and superpowers. The story and the missions are set in a unique universe unlike any other, where danger and excitement lurk around every corner. Ship of Heroes is an MMORPG currently under development in the Unreal 4.27.1 engine, and it is expected to launch soon. Come visit our site to learn more.

In this video, we're looking at some of the options for player housing and base-building. There are currently six interior layouts including multiple floors and dozens of textures. Hundreds of props can be placed, recolored, resized, rotated, and titled for a truly unique look. Individual light sources can be set to be brighter or dimmer, and even the light color can be changed. And there's more to come in our next Beta event in a few months! The SoH team is a small group of indie developers working to create a completely new MMORPG with themes of superheroes and space travel, as well as intense customization of characters and superpowers. The story and the missions are set in a unique universe unlike any other, where danger and excitement lurk around every corner. Ship of Heroes is an MMORPG currently under development in the Unreal 4.27 engine, and it is expected to launch around the end of 2022. Come visit our site at https://www.shipofheroes.com to learn more.

The Summer Event is over, but there will be more in the future. This video shows how to find key mission NPCs like Ambassador, Iris the Great, and Dr. Strikewell, as well as locations like the Beta Club and the Snow Lair. The SoH team is a small group of indie developers working to create a completely new MMORPG with themes of superheroes and space travel, as well as intense customization of characters and superpowers. The story and the missions are set in a unique universe unlike any other, where danger and excitement lurk around every corner. Ship of Heroes is an MMORPG currently under development in the Unreal 4.26 engine, and it is expected to launch some time in 2022. Come visit our site at https://www.shipofheroes.com to learn more.

Halloween 2021 is here! In this video, we're going trick-or-treating in a spooky version of Apotheosis City. Last year's werewolves are back, the skeletons have accessorized, and there are two new boss enemies with knock-back attacks and minion spawns! The new holiday currency, Spectral Gold, is also in the game now. The SoH team is a small group of indie developers working to create a completely new MMORPG with themes of superheroes and space travel, as well as intense customization of characters and superpowers. The story and the missions are set in a unique universe unlike any other, where danger and excitement lurk around every corner. Ship of Heroes is an MMORPG currently under development in the Unreal 4.25.1 engine, and it is expected to launch some time in 2022. Come visit our site at https://www.shipofheroes.com to learn more.

Ship of Heroes has a Beta going on! Sign up to participate in the Beta: https://www.shipofheroes.com/mission-beta-event-registration/ Starting on August 14th, the general public can jump into SoH and play about a dozen missions, including one full story arc, in Apotheosis City. This video shows a team of four running through the final mission of the Iris arc and defeating the two bosses at the end. The SoH team is a small group of indie developers working to create a completely new MMORPG with themes of superheroes and space travel, as well as intense customization of characters and superpowers. The story and the missions are set in a unique universe unlike any other, where danger and excitement lurk around every corner. Ship of Heroes is an MMORPG currently under development in the Unreal 4.26 engine, and it is expected to launch some time in 2022. Come visit our site at https://www.shipofheroes.com to learn more.

Have you ever wondered how mission maps for a modern MMORPG are made? In this video, the Ship of Heroes dev team takes you behind the curtain to show how they use a vast library of environmental art assets and specialized coding tools to create dungeons… or at least, the first few steps of that process. The SoH team is a small group of indie developers working to create a completely new MMORPG with themes of superheroes and space travel, as well as intense customization of characters and superpowers. The story and the missions are set in a unique universe unlike any other, where danger and excitement lurk around every corner. Ship of Heroes is an MMORPG currently under development in the Unreal 4.25.1 engine, and it is expected to launch during 2021. Come visit our site at https://www.shipofheroes.com to learn more.

Celebrate the holidays by fighting snow monsters! Holiday content is a beloved component on MMORPGs, and Heroic Games is continuing this tradition. In this video, we're invading part of an alien world called the Snow Lair. In the past, we’ve seen an invasion of the Justice by snow monsters; this is the reprisal raid. The SoH team is a small group of indie developers working to create a completely new MMORPG with themes of superheroes and space travel, as well as intense customization of characters and superpowers. The story and the missions are set in a unique universe unlike any other, where danger and excitement lurk around every corner. Ship of Heroes is an MMORPG currently under development in the Unreal 4.25.1 engine, and it is expected to launch some time in 2021. Come visit our site at https://www.shipofheroes.com to learn more.

August 29, 2020, at 10:30 AM EST, will be the moment that the third invasion event takes place for Ship of Heroes. This video shows off fight scenes with the Berserker, the Nagdellian raid boss that you’ll be able to fight on Saturday. He has more hit points, new powers, more resistance and defense, and very bad attitude. We invite you to test your abilities against this new foe, and see if a team of 30+ heroes can defeat him. Ship of Heroes is an MMORPG currently under development in the Unreal 4.25.1 engine, and it is expected to launch at the end of 2020. Come visit our site at https://www.shipofheroes.com to learn more.

This year, Ship of Heroes has a Halloween-themed mission to show. Skeletons and vampires are not a common enemy group aboard the spaceship, but many things are possible. The mission contact, Iris the Great, will have other missions for enterprising heroes to do as well. Ship of Heroes is an MMORPG currently under development in the Unreal 4.25.1 engine, and it is expected to launch during 2021. Come visit our site at https://www.shipofheroes.com to learn more.

How big can a battle be? We're pushing the limits with an advanced simulation for measuring FPS in big battles. So far, we can generally maintain 25-30 FPS with 150 characters on the screen in close proximity in an open world. That’s 60 heroes, and 90 invading aliens. In this video, you’ll see real examples of 30 vs 30, 40 vs 50, 50 vs 75, and 60 vs 90 taken from our simulation tool. This is one thing we're doing to get ready for the new community event, an invasion of the Justice by hostile extraterrestrial soldiers. We have new powers, optimized FX, and additional changes on display. Stay tuned – the first run with players on the 15th will have a big surprise! Ship of Heroes is an MMORPG currently under development in the Unreal 4.25.1 engine, and it is expected to launch at the end of 2020. Come visit our site at https://www.shipofheroes.com to learn more.

This video shows the first-ever test of new code for a riot with invading enemies. The test was conducted live with Beta players during the recent community event for Ship of Heroes in March and April of 2020. A mix of players and devs are testing a new kind of event in which enemies invade the ship through interstellar portals, and must be beaten back. The video was recorded by players and devs as it happened, with a soundtrack and voiceover added later to help explain things. Ship of Heroes is an MMORPG currently under development in the Unreal 4.24.1 engine, and it is expecting to launch at the end of 2020. Come visit our site at https://www.shipofheroes.com to learn more.

How fast should melee combat get? We're using the development server and the fastest melee powerset, Twin Swords, to illustrate our current maximum combat speed. The devs made an rough estimate of the fastest melee powerset, and they are showing it here. Slower options exist, but nothing faster. The purpose of this video is to allow supporters of SoH to give us their opinions. Does this look right? Tell us what you think in the game forums. Ship of Heroes is an MMORPG currently under development in the Unreal 4.24.1 engine, and it is expected to launch at the end of 2020. Come visit our site at https://www.shipofheroes.com to learn more.

We’re increasing the speed of melee combat, both to keep pace with the increases that have occurred in other MMORPGs over the last ten years, and because it is more fun for players to have rapid melee battles. We are also showing off the first ten powers in the Martial Arts powerset for the first time. In this video we see a hero named Uba fighting three melee opponents – all Prometheans. Of particular interest are the reaction animations, which have been significantly upgraded to give more of a superhero flair to combat. Both heroes and enemies can now be knocked back and knocked down with more of a feel like a movie, and less of the feel of MMORPGs from 10 years ago. Martial Arts is a powerset that emphasizes kicks and punches along the lines of traditional Eastern fighting styles. Ship of Heroes is an MMORPG currently under development in the Unreal 4.24.1 engine, and is expecting to launch a Beta version of its character creation tool to donors sometime in 2019. Come visit our site at https://www.shipofheroes.com to learn more.

This internal footage was produced to update our dev team on the status of the Street Fighting powerset, but we thought you'd like to see it, too. Unlike the Martial Arts set from our last video, Street Fighting is designed for self-taught brawlers, with a mix of straightforward punches and kicks, plus a few dirty tricks. Ship of Heroes is an MMORPG currently under development in the Unreal 4.24.1 engine, and is expecting to launch a Beta version of its character creation tool to donors sometime in 2019. Come visit our site at https://www.shipofheroes.com to learn more.

The SoH character creator Beta begins November 1st! The defining visual traits of a unique superhero include both his costume and his silhouette. We’ve previously covered costumes, so now we're showing off the huge range of character silhouettes and body types a player can create. This is the fifth and final pre-Beta video published by the Ship of Heroes team to illustrate the features of their character creation tool (CCT). Over a dozen morphs with individual sliders give players detailed control of their characters' silhouettes. This means that a player is free to bulk up some parts of the body and not others for a completely unique look. The costumes automatically morph to fit, with little-to-no clipping. No other MMORPG allows this level of flexibility and customization. Ship of Heroes is an MMORPG currently under development in the Unreal 4.21.3 engine, and is launching a week-long donor event in two days for those who have supported the game's development. Come visit our site at https://www.shipofheroes.com to learn more.

The character creator Beta begins November 1st! During the upcoming CCT Beta test, participants will be able to make their own heroes in Ship of Hero’s character creation tool. This video shows off all the morphs, sliders, and hair models, and how they affect a character’s appearance. We anticipate that some players will want to spend time creating the perfect hero to adventure in Apotheosis City. One of the main reasons why we are showing this internal footage is because we want to show off all the options available when creating a character for the first time. We feel that given the power and flexibility of our CCT, a person could easily become lost in the process of creating the perfect hero. Hopefully, this footage that is narrated by our lead developer will inspire you when you make your own! Ship of Heroes is an MMORPG currently under development in the Unreal 4.21.3 engine, and is expecting to launch a Beta version of its character creation tool to donors sometime in 2019. Come visit our site at https://www.shipofheroes.com to learn more.

The CCT randomizer offers an alternative to manual selection of each feature to fully access the incredible variety of looks in the Ship of Heroes character creator. The randomizer gives you a new, randomly-selected look with each click. You can randomize the appearance of your entire character at once, or specific areas. You can switch back and forth between randomizing and manual selection at any time. There are three main randomizers: a character's look – body and face – the costume pieces, and the colors on the costume. There are ten secondary randomizers for specific body parts like eyes, ears, legs, etc. Ship of Heroes is an MMORPG currently under development in the Unreal 4.21.3 engine, and is expecting to make a Beta version of its character creation tool available to donors sometime in 2019. Come visit our site at https://www.shipofheroes.com to learn more.

The character creator Beta is coming! During the upcoming CCT Beta test, participants will be able to explore Apotheosis City, including entering a couple of buildings. This video shows one of those buildings: the Beta Club. We anticipate that players will gather in several spots aboard the ship, and one of these spots is the Beta Club. The community has been steadfast in requesting a location of this type that can be reached from multiple levels of the ship, and we are delivering. Some missions and special content will also be accessed from the Beta Club. During the event, there will be a special badge available for those who can find the entrance to the club, which will carry over to the player's account when SoH launches. Ship of Heroes is an MMORPG currently under development in the Unreal 4.21.3 engine, and is expecting to launch a Beta version of its character creation tool to donors sometime in 2019. Come visit our site at https://www.shipofheroes.com to learn more.

This is the full 2017 PAX West video of the presentations and discussion that occurred during the event. The video was recorded by the Ship of Heroes team, but it includes the materials and comments presented at PAX by all three panelists: Casey McGeever, CEO of Heroic Games; Chad Du Lac, COO of Silverhelm Studios, and Nathaniel Downes, President of Missing Worlds Media. The moderator is Bicycle Walrus, the founder of DM21 Gaming. Each of the speakers represents a studio that is creating a new superhero MMORPG: Ship of Heroes, Valiance Online, and City of Titans, respectively. All three initiatives are inspired to some degree by the now-closed MMO City of Heroes. Each of the three has its own unique vision and process, as shown in the video. Ship of Heroes is a superhero MMORPG currently under development in the Unreal 4.15 engine. SoH is expected to begin Alpha tests at the end of 2017. Come visit our site at https://www.shipofheroes.com to learn more.

The character creator Beta is coming! During the upcoming CCT Beta test, participants will be able to explore Apotheosis City, including entering a couple of buildings. This video shows one of those buildings: the Apotheosis City hospital. We anticipate that players will return regularly to certain spots aboard the ship, and one of these spots is the hospital. Even heroes can get overwhelmed and need a little help; the hospital provides a place for those on the cusp of death to be revived and restored to full health. Some missions and special content will also be accessed from the hospital, and vendors selling consumable items are stationed just outside so that a hero who needs to return to the fight can quickly restock on the way out. Ship of Heroes is an MMORPG currently under development in the Unreal 4.21.3 engine, and is expecting to launch a Beta version of its character creation tool to donors sometime in 2019. Come visit our site at https://www.shipofheroes.com to learn more.

Happy 4th of July! This is our first annual Ship of Heroes summer holiday video. We’re showing off improvements to Ivar & Sons, our auction house, and celebrating the 4th with fireworks in Apotheosis City. Trading is an important part of the fun in most MMOs. We want to make it easy and simple for players to buy and sell items to each other, though of course there are also NPC vendors; we’ve demonstrated that functionality in the past. At this point the auction house code works, which is the hard part. It's not yet filled out with all of the items and options that will be required for crafting – that will come later. Ship of Heroes is an MMORPG currently under development in the Unreal 4.21.3 engine, and is expecting to launch a Beta version of its character creation tool to donors sometime in 2019. Come visit our site at https://www.shipofheroes.com to learn more.

This video shows the current state of the superspeed travel power, one of three travel powers planned for launch of SoH. Check out our previous videos to see how flight works; teleportation is coming in the future. Superspeed is faster than flight, but a player has to avoid buildings and other obstacles with quick turns and powerful leaps. We've included a demonstration of how this works in practice. Other features include walking and sitting animations intended for roleplayers, as well as an early preview of a cavern entrance in the Hazard Zone. Ship of Heroes is an MMORPG under development in the Unreal 4.21.2 engine, and is preparing for its first system Beta, showing off the game character creation tool, in the near future. Come visit our site at https://www.shipofheroes.com to learn more.