Heroes of Newerth
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Developers | |
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S2 Games | |
Publishers | |
S2 Games | |
Garena | |
Ntreev Soft | |
Engines | |
K2 engine | |
Release dates | |
Windows | May 12, 2010 |
macOS (OS X) | May 12, 2010 |
Linux | May 12, 2010 |
Warnings
- This game requires a constant internet connection for all game modes.
General information
- The official game services were shut down on 20 June 2022.
- Alternative community services exist.
- Official forums
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Official website (unavailable) | Free to play. |
Essential improvements
Honserver Login screen patch
- Removes the login screen, allowing for the game to be played offline or via direct connection/LAN.
- Incompatible with the community-run private server, which requires login.
Kongor Online
- Community-run replacement for online services. Allows LAN and direct-connection based play.
Using Kongor Online |
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | |
macOS (OS X) | |
Linux |
- It's unknown whether this game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux. Please fill in this information.
Video
Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
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Widescreen resolution | |||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | Available by disabling the Full Screen Mode in the Video Settings on the Display Tab in Options Menu. | ||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | Available by enabling the Full Screen Mode and disabling the Exclusive Mode in the Video Settings on the Display Tab in Options Menu. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | Called Texture Filtering, available in None, Bilinear, Trilinear, and Anisotropic 2x, 4x, 6x, 8x, 12x, and 16x. | ||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | Available in None, 2x, 4x, 8x. | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS | |||
High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. | ||
Color blind mode | Bar Colors setting |
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | Allows in combination with Ctrl or Shift modifiers. | |
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support |
Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | ||
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | ||
Royalty free audio |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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Local play | ||||
LAN play | 10 | |||
Online play | 10 | The official multiplayer service was shut down on June 20, 2022; use Kongor Online. |
Connection types
Type | Native | Notes |
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Dedicated | ||
Self-hosting | ||
Direct IP |
Issues fixed
General
Game stuck at "loading assets"
- Occurs due to corrupted game files
Reinstall the game and ensure the user has write permissions for the game directory |
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Bright flickering heroes in background at login screen
- Caused by video card and/or its drivers being unable to handle the game's lighting
Disable dynamic lights and/or background effects in the settings menu |
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Linux
./hon-x86_64: cannot execute binary file
Try running ./hon-x86 instead (or vice-versa).
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Segmentation fault while trying to start the game
Replace incompatible libraries |
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K2 - Fatal Error: ARB_vertex_buffer_object not available
- If the glxinfo command from the mesa-utils package reports that
ARB_vertex_buffer_object
is supported, override the OpenGL detection by doing as follows:
Edit configuration file |
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Vsync does not work even if enabled in settings
- Occurs when using more than one monitor.
- Related to a bug in Intel Graphics drivers prior to Linux kernel 3.8
Disable all but one display units |
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Use an OpenGL window compositor (e.g. kwin) |
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Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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OpenGL | 2.0 | |
Glide | 1.20 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows | |||
macOS (OS X) | |||
Linux |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 2000, XP, Vista, 7 | XP, 7 |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium 4 2.8 GHz Intel Core 2 2.0 GHz AMD 2400+ |
Intel Core 2 2.4 GHz Intel Core i3 2.4 GHz Intel Core i5 2.2 GHz Intel Core i7 2.2 GHz AMD 3500+ |
System memory (RAM) | 1.5 GB | 2 GB (XP) 3 GB (7) |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | ||
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce 5 ATI 9800 GMA 950 128 MB of VRAM | Nvidia GeForce 7800+ AMD Radeon X1900+ 256 MB of VRAM |
- A 64-bit operating system is required.
macOS (OS X) | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 10.5 | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel | Intel Core 2 Duo 2.0 GHz |
System memory (RAM) | 1.5 GB | 3 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | ||
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce 7300 Nvidia Quadro FX 4500 AMD Radeon X1600 128 MB of VRAM | Nvidia GeForce 7800+ AMD Radeon X1900+ 256 MB of VRAM |
- A 64-bit operating system is required.
Linux | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | ||
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium 4 2.2 GHz | Intel Core 2 Duo 2.0 GHz AMD 3500+ |
System memory (RAM) | 1.5 GB | 2 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | ||
Video card (GPU) | AMD 2400+ 128 MB of VRAM | Nvidia GeForce 7800+ AMD Radeon X1900+ 256 MB of VRAM |
- A 64-bit operating system is required.