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{{Infobox game
 
{{Infobox game
 
|cover        = Hero-Academy-logo.jpg
 
|cover        = Hero-Academy-logo.jpg
 
|developers  =  
 
|developers  =  
 
{{Infobox game/row/developer|Robot Entertainment}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/developer|Robot Entertainment}}
{{Infobox game/row/linporter|Edward Rudd}}
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{{Infobox game/row/porter|Edward Rudd|Linux}}
 
|publishers  =  
 
|publishers  =  
 
|engines      =  
 
|engines      =  
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{{Infobox game/row/date|OS X|December 11, 2012}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|OS X|December 11, 2012}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Linux|December 17, 2013}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Linux|December 17, 2013}}
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|taxonomy    =
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | Hero Academy }}
 
|steam appid  = 209270
 
|steam appid  = 209270
|gogcom page  =  
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|gogcom id    =
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|mobygames    =  
 
|strategywiki =  
 
|strategywiki =  
 
|wikipedia    = Hero Academy
 
|wikipedia    = Hero Academy
 
|winehq      = 14451
 
|winehq      = 14451
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|license      = commercial
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
'''Key points'''
 
'''Key points'''
{{++}} Fully cross-platform multiplayer between all releases and the mobile version.
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{{--}} Online servers shut down permanently on April 8, 2019.<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://steamcommunity.com/games/orcsmustdieunchained/announcements/detail/1696068721456424914|title=Orcs Must Die! Unchained Ceasing Operations|date=2019-07-19}}</ref>
 
{{--}} No choose of resolution and no fullscreen mode available.<ref>http://v2.robotentertainment.com/forum/topic/Hero-Academy-FAQ-Steam-Version</ref>
 
{{--}} No choose of resolution and no fullscreen mode available.<ref>http://v2.robotentertainment.com/forum/topic/Hero-Academy-FAQ-Steam-Version</ref>
  
 
'''General information'''
 
'''General information'''
 
{{mm}} [http://www.robotentertainment.com/Forums/Hero-Academy/Hero-Academy-General-Discussion Official Forum] - not PC-specific.
 
{{mm}} [http://www.robotentertainment.com/Forums/Hero-Academy/Hero-Academy-General-Discussion Official Forum] - not PC-specific.
{{mm}} [http://steamcommunity.com/app/209270/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
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{{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/209270/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
  
 
==Availability==
 
==Availability==
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability|
{{Availability/row| MacApp | id597247087 | MacApp | | | OS X }}
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{{Availability/row| MacApp | id597247087 | MacApp | | | OS X | unavailable }}
{{Availability/row| Steam | 209270 | Steam | | | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
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{{Availability/row| Steam | 209270 | Steam | | | Windows | unavailable }}
 
}}
 
}}
{{ii}} All Windows and Linux versions require {{DRM|Steam}} (other versions are no longer sold).
 
  
 
{{DLC|
 
{{DLC|
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===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
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|xbox cloud                =  
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|xbox cloud notes         =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Video settings==
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==Video==
 
{{Image|Hero Academy - settings.png|General settings.}}
 
{{Image|Hero Academy - settings.png|General settings.}}
{{Video settings
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{{Video
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
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|fov                        = n/a
 
|fov notes                  =  
 
|fov notes                  =  
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|borderless windowed notes  =  
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
 
|anisotropic                = n/a
 
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|antialiasing              = false
 
|antialiasing              = false
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
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}}
 
}}
  
==Input settings==
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==Input==
{{Input settings
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{{Input
 
|key remap                = unknown
 
|key remap                = unknown
 
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|invert mouse y-axis      = unknown
 
|invert mouse y-axis      = unknown
 
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|controller support        = false
 
|controller support        = false
 
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|steam input api          = unknown
 
|steam input api          = unknown
 
|steam input api notes    =  
 
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|steam hook input          = unknown
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|steam input presets      = unknown
 
|steam input presets notes =  
 
|steam input presets notes =  
 
|steam controller prompts  = unknown
 
|steam controller prompts  = unknown
 
|steam controller prompts notes =  
 
|steam controller prompts notes =  
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|steam cursor detection    = unknown
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|steam cursor detection notes =
 
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==Audio settings==
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==Audio==
{{Audio settings
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|separate volume          = unknown
 
|separate volume          = unknown
 
|separate volume notes    =  
 
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|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|eax support              =  
 
|eax support              =  
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{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
 
  |language  = English
 
  |language  = English
  |interface = yes
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  |interface = true
  |audio    =  
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  |audio    = unknown
  |subtitles =  
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  |subtitles = unknown
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
  |fan notes =
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{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
 
  |language  = French
 
  |language  = French
  |interface = yes
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  |subtitles = unknown
 
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  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
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{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
 
  |language  = German
 
  |language  = German
  |interface = yes
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  |interface = true
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  |audio    = unknown
  |subtitles =  
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  |subtitles = unknown
 
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  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
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{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
 
  |language  = Japanese
 
  |language  = Japanese
  |interface = yes
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  |fan      =  
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  |language  = Korean
 
  |language  = Korean
  |interface = yes
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  |subtitles = unknown
 
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  |notes    =  
 
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  |fan      =  
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  |language  = Russian
 
  |language  = Russian
  |interface = yes
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  |language  = Spanish
 
  |language  = Spanish
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|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
|64-bit executable     = unknown
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}}
 
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Revision as of 15:51, 23 October 2022

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Hero Academy
Hero Academy cover
Developers
Robot Entertainment
Linux Edward Rudd
Release dates
Windows August 10, 2012
macOS (OS X) December 11, 2012
Linux December 17, 2013
Taxonomy
Series Hero Academy
Hero Academy on Wikipedia
Hero Academy
Hero Academy 2012
Hero Academy 2 2018

Key points

Online servers shut down permanently on April 8, 2019.[1]
No choose of resolution and no fullscreen mode available.[2]

General information

Official Forum - not PC-specific.
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Mac App Store (unavailable)
Icon overlay.png
macOS (OS X)
Steam (unavailable)
Icon overlay.png
Windows

DLC and expansion packs

Name Notes
Shaolin Team Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Dark Elves Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Dwarves Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Tribe Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Uniform Colors
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Challenge Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux $XDG_DATA_HOME/RobotEntertainment/HeroAcademy/
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/209270/pfx/[Note 1]
This game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.

Save game data location

System Location
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux $XDG_DATA_HOME/RobotEntertainment/HeroAcademy/
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/209270/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Steam Cloud

Video

General settings.
General settings.

Input

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
French
German
Japanese
Korean
Russian
Spanish

Network

Multiplayer types

Issues unresolved

Game does not start

HeroAcademy.exe process starts, and then disappears after 15 seconds, never seeing the splash screen.[3]

Audio Or Sound Not Working

Audio does not work at all, although game is still playable.[4]

Other information

API

Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

System requirements

Windows
Minimum
Operating system (OS) XP, Vista, 7
Processor (CPU) 2 GHz Dual Core
System memory (RAM) 2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 300 MB
Video card (GPU) DirectX 10 compatible
macOS (OS X)
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 10.6
Processor (CPU)
System memory (RAM)
Hard disk drive (HDD)
Linux
Minimum
Operating system (OS)
Processor (CPU)
System memory (RAM)
Hard disk drive (HDD) 300 MB
Video card (GPU) OpenGL 2.1+ compatible


Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:

References