This has been a long time coming, sorry about not getting this patch out much sooner.

We wanted to bring many of the engine improvements from Hammerwatch 2 to Heroes of Hammerwatch, this has taken longer than we expected and we're sorry about the lack of communication from us.

A lot of our core technology has been updated and to no longer use the unstable networking service it was previously.
Mainly this is a fix aimed at improving multiplayer experience, but it should also improve stability and performance in general.

* Multiplayer now runs only over Steam when two or more Steam users play together
* Set bonus descriptions are now more consistent across sets
* "Not your lucky day" now works as expected
* Fixed a fringe case where resistance bonuses wouldn't show correctly on the character sheet
* Splitshot Ballista now appears in bestiary
* Improvements to issues with getting pushed out of bounds in Battlements
* Some visual minimap fixes
* Moon Temple reworked to be a bit more free to spread out in multiplayer
* Editor now supports rotation and 3d models
* Performance Improvements

We’re excited to announce that the long-awaited sequel to Hammerwatch is now available! Hammerwatch II offers an improved, richer Hammerwatch gameplay experience with all-new immersive environments to explore. Quest, collect items, fight new enemies, and go up against challenging bosses - all in four-player co-op.

You can purchase Hammerwatch II as a standalone game or in a special edition package called Hammerwatch II: The Chronicles Edition, which contains Hammerwatch II, the Hammerwatch Anniversary Edition, and the Hammerwatch II Anniversary Pack DLC.

About Hammerwatch II

Blight the Horrible and his dragon army have succeeded in the sinister plot to overthrow King Roland and bring destruction across the Kingdom of Herian, but hope hides deep within the sewer system, where the King’s resistance movement holds strong. On the King’s order, a select few of mighty and skilled heroes have been entrusted with defeating Blight’s dragons and restoring the Kingdom.

Adventure alone or gather a party to aid King Roland’s resistance in online four-player co-op, tackling the diverse and epic quests in Hammerwatch II’s vast, dynamic world. Journey through Hammer Island, the Fallowfields, and the dark mountainous regions of Blackbarrow all created in the signature Hammerwatch pixelated art style. Build a custom Hero and choose between five distinct character classes: Paladin, Ranger, Rogue, Wizard and Warlock before customizing a hero’s appearance and leveling up to unlock powerful new abilities and skills.

https://steamproxy.net/steamstore/app/1538970/Hammerwatch_II/

Gather your heroes and journey beyond the dungeons of Castle Hammerwatch to explore a pixelated open-world like never before.
Coming to PC, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4/5 and Nintendo Switch this year, Hammerwatch II offers an improved, richer Hammerwatch gameplay experience with all-new immersive environments to explore. Quest, collect items, fight new enemies, and go up against challenging bosses - all in four-player co-op.

Watch the Announcement Trailer Here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=levsLa-NLWI
Blight the Horrible and his dragon army have succeeded in the sinister plot to overthrow King Roland and bring destruction across the Kingdom of Herian, but hope hides deep within the sewer system, where the King’s resistance movement holds strong. On the King’s order, a select few of mighty and skilled heroes have been entrusted with defeating Blight’s dragons and restoring the Kingdom.

Adventure alone or gather a party to aid King Roland’s resistance in online four-player co-op, tackling the diverse and epic quests in Hammerwatch II’s vast, dynamic world. Journey through Hammer Island, the Fallowfields, and the dark mountainous regions of Blackbarrow all created in the signature Hammerwatch pixelated art style. Build a custom Hero and choose between five distinct character classes: Paladin, Ranger, Rogue, Wizard and Warlock before customizing a hero’s appearance and leveling up to unlock powerful new abilities and skills.

A special edition of Hammerwatch II, Hammerwatch II: The Chronicles Edition, is available for preorder for $39.99 and will be available in retail stores and digitally at launch. The Chronicles Edition includes the following:

• Hammerwatch: Anniversary Edition – the original Hammerwatch, now remastered.
  
• 20 Additional Player Colors to Choose from.
  
• 2 Additional Voice Packs.
  
• 5 Additional Hero Facial Features.

Be sure to follow Hammerwatch II on Steam and join us on Discord [discord.gg]for all the latest updates.

Hammerwatch II will also be avalible stand alone for 24.99 USD here on steam and the Anniversary Edition of Hammerwatch 2013 for 19.99 USD.

https://steamproxy.net/steamstore/app/1538970/Hammerwatch_II/

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Heroes of Hammerwatch is getting its much awaited console release starting now, with the switch and xbox, ps4 will follow soon.

It includes all the DLCs and costs 19.99 USD.

Blitworks has put a lot of effort into this, please check out the site[blitworks.com] and the trailer below:

• Mercenaries now start with the squire pet selected
  
• Fixed issue with deleting mercenaries from ledger
  
• Arena now always gives 5 swords when beating it with a mercenary
  
• Beating a dungeon in a multiplayer game while dead now revives mercenaries instead of incorrectly marking them as dead
  
• Walking pet now moves a bit better and can now teleport to the player in some cases
  
• Waning and Waxing Crescent can now be found in all dungeons, still requires completion of Moon Temple
  
• Papers of Nobility are now attunable
  
• Fixed some mistakenly placed destroyable secret wall parts
  
• Fixed a spelling error
  
• Fixed a glass walk not spawning correctly

We're aware that there have been issues with multiplayer lately that are affecting a lot of people, sorry for the frustrations, we don't have answers just yet, but it's being looked into with our multiplayer service provider.
Apologies for the troubles everyone has been having, hopefully we can update everyone soon with a solution.

The Moon Temple DLC was just released, with an all new campaign and tons of new features and also updates and tweaks to the base game, feel free to check that out!

https://steamproxy.net/steamstore/app/1142880/Heroes_of_Hammerwatch_Moon_Temple/

Ps. Heroes of Hammerwatch will be released on consoles this year.

• Fixed an issue where saves got tagged as being modded when joining multiplayer lobbies where the host had enabled cheating

If your save has been affected by this issue please ask for help in Discord ( https://discord.gg/hammerwatch ) or email us at support@hammerwatch.com
Please include your save file which can be found it in the game install directory under the saves directory (the slot_X.hws file)