Town of the Week - Bastion

How could we possibly do our first "Town of the Week" blog post if we didn't do it on the most important town on the entire Server?

For this week's TOTW, we put Bastion in the spotlight.

Bastion, located in the exact center of the map, is also known as "Spawn City" and is home to some very important places in the main world. This is where new Heroes "spawn" for the first time (after they've completed the tutorial area of course) and choose their destiny in the realm of Heroes.

When you first spawn here, you'll actually find yourself in the Main Hall of the castle, on top of a floating platform, enchanted with ancient magic (presumed to be powered by the glowstone above it). Once you're here, it's time to jump down and explore this new world.

If you're not spawning here for the first time, you can also get here by walking, using the skill "warp" (if you're an un-spec'ed crafter), getting a teleport from another Hero, or by using the "Port" skill if you're a level 30+ Wizard or Mystic. You can also get here by taking a portal to The Nexus (from any of the Herogates or from specific portals on the server).

The Nexus is located inside Bastion, and is home to portals that lead to different worlds and places throughout the server. Inside it, you will find most portals are marked with their destinations and that there is plenty of room for more. This is because Herocraft has big plans for the server and the several maps we have already is only the beginning.

The next important place in Bastion is known specifically as Herocraft's DHX. Also known as Herocraft's bank, the DHX is one of the most important places in the world of Bastion. This is because this is how Heroes make the majority of their coin when they are first starting out on the server. This can be considered the heart of the economy and without it, it would be much harder to get rich on the server.

At the DHX, players can sell their gold ingots for 9 coins each, and with it all set up like a bank, you can even sell you gold in bulk, saving your fingers the clicks if you're carrying several stacks of gold in your inventory.

The DHX can be found by following the signs that lead up the first set of stairs, all the way to the top, into another section of Bastion's castle, and just over half-way up the next flight of stairs (there will be a sign marking it so you can't miss it). Be sure to hug the wall when going up these stairs; It's not uncommon for Heroes to tread carelessly and fall, losing both their precious gold and their life.

Skin Spotlight - Tree Creepers

This weeks first ever "Skin Spotlight" goes to the rulers of PVP, The Tree Creepers!

The Tree Creepers (aka TC) is a PVP Guild notorious for their well-organized strategies and teamwork. The Guild comprises of 20 to 25 members, with many hopefuls in the queue for their "big break". Their ring leader, C12095, had only one goal in mind when he re-created the guild for Herocraft's new map; Quickly dominate Herocraft's PvP frontier.

It seems this idea has worked for many maps already, so why should it fail?

Because of their name and legacy, most heroes are actually hesitant to leave the safety of their "PVP-Free" zones when they see this cleverly-created skin that has become strongly associated with the TC. It's actually become so associated with the TC that non-TC who wear the skin may be targeted by other players who aren't thrilled about the presents of a potentially-hostile Hero (especially if they're caught alone and off-guard).

Though the skins have a basic concept, each skin from the group is entirely unique as every player who wears the skin is allowed to customize the mask. This means you may find these skins with all kinds of different faces and masks on it, each as unique as the next.





For more info and updates (as always) keep checking back and always be sure to visit www.HerocraftOnline.com for your exclusive and direct coverage of the latest on-goings, updates and events. 

Player Shot 1 - Feet Need Hats Too

This picture is part of a screenshot, taken by MultiHeartGold. As you probably noticed, he's wearing 2 chain Helmets; one on his head and one on his feet (where his boots should be).

According to the Hero, he Logged in and died. When he went to check his inventory, he found out he had his Chain Helmet on where his boots should be. He put another one on and went about his merry way after taking a screenshot of this bizarre incident. 

For more info and updates (as always) keep checking back and always be sure to visit www.HerocraftOnline.com for your exclusive and direct coverage of the latest on-goings, updates and events. 

Class Of The Week - Warrior

One of the 4 Basic Paths, and one of the most basic combat classes Herocraft has to offer, the Noble Warrior is best noted for it's ability to tank damage with it's heavy armor and extra health.

It starts off with a 420 Base-HP, 10 points more than the other three Paths. As the Warrior levels up, they gain an additional 9 HP per level, granting them a max of 690 Health Points at level 30 (the level cap for all basic Paths).

As a melee combat class, a Warrior's best weapon of choice is an Iron sword, which deals 42 points of damage to an unarmored opponent. If an Iron sword is not available, a stone sword (deals 38 dmg), or even wooden sword (deals 32 dmg), can be used instead.

Skills and Abilities

This class is the simplest of classes to learn because it deals specifically in melee combat, with little reliance on special abilities and skills. It comprises of 1 basic skill and 4 special skills that are entirely unique to the Warrior Path. These 4 skills are Bash, Taunt, Strike, and Disarm.

Bash is a skill gained only when the Warrior has reached level 5. This skill utilizes the Warrior's inner strength to hit the opponent, knocking them back slightly, while dealing 89 (+0.1 per level) points in damage and, while only costing this fierce fighter 10 Stamina. This skill also has a cooldown of 5 seconds.

The next skill, Taunt, is gained at level 10. With this ability, the Warrior can taunt the surrounding mobs so that they are only aggro'd on them, saving their teammates from potentially-lethal damage. This ability greatly makes use of the Warrior's extra HP and ability to wear heavy armor that other classes can't handle, like Iron Chestplates and Chainmail. This ability costs 10 stamina with a small cooldown of 3 seconds, making this a very handy skill when you're mob-hunting in the wild.

Weekly Update #1 - 4.3+ Preview

Every day, the Developers and Coders of Herocraft are working away, diligently, to bring you the quickest and best-quality bug fixes, upgrades, class balancing's, and new features.

These guys pay serious attention to your suggestion threads and always keep an eye out for bug reports on the forums.


These are just a few highlights on the latest changes and add-ins:

• NEW Euro IP! 
  - Should reduce lag
  - Check out the Dev Note Thread for more info
• NEW PVP Arena is now up for LIVE TESTING!
  - Use "/Skirmish Join" to join
  - Use "/ch AO" to see who's playing
  - Currently works with Hero Parties
  - Bounty Command Removed
• NEW +4 Person PVP/FFA Arena
  - Use "/bg Join" to
  - Bounty Command Removed
• NEW Skills
  - Ultravision (night vision) - For Miners, Scribes, and Beguilers
  - SmeltGold (20%+ chance to gain a gold nugget on smelt) - For Miners and Bankers
  - SmeltIron (10-20% chance to gain an extra ingot) - For Miners and Smiths
  - Withering (places "Wither" effect, slightly slows movement) - For Pyromancers
  - BatFury (Summons 5-10 bats around player, causing "Bat Stress")
  - Bloodlust (reduces current health by 50% but greatly increases power) - For Samurais
• Skill Changes
  - Void Damage now does Leathal Damage
  - WitherEffect removed from BoilBlood
  - Firewave cooldown increased to 20 seconds
  - Runeword duration increased to 20 seconds
  - Voidsong Mana cost increased to 30
  - TransmuteOre - Iron_Ingot added for transmutes (costs 20 ingots)
  - Bloodlust renamed Seppuku (no damage changes)
• Class Changes
  - Miner Skill-list Changes
  - Wizard, Dreadknight, and Disciple Changes
  - Pyromancer Axe Damage slightly Reduced
  - Samurai skills - Gradually being renamed 

To see all currently live and worked-on patches, check out the 4.3+ Dev Notes Thread.

Kainzo's awesome new Minecon Cape

New update coming soon!
(Stay tuned for more info!)

Architecture Contest! (Spire Edition!)

Lord Kainzo

Alright Heroes, we have a very special announcement to make for you all today:

Herocraft is hosting an Architecture Contest, where players test their architectural skills to build Herocraft's future Spires. Out of the 4 Spires, Herocraft has only one: Water. That means that the world of Bastion must rely on it's creative and structurally-clever Heroes to come up with the designs for the other 3 Spires; Sand, Forest, and Snow.

Winners of the contest will receive a $5 pet of their choice and 1,000 coins. Because there are 3 Spires, multiple Heroes may win. This means that players have a chance to win up to $15 in free pets and up to 3,000 coins.

Rules and Requirements: 

• Structures must fit in a 30 x 30 with no max height (keep the height reasonable though)
• Must have an area for a beacon (can be marked with a sign)
• No Teamwork (only one player per entry)
• No stealing from someone's supply chest
• No Griefing or Stealing Blocks
• No Plagiarism/Copying another player

It is not required, but it is requested that players try to incorporate a place in the spire(s) for future NPC's. 

To enter the contest, got to the Nexus and look for the portal labeled "Spire Competition". Then, contact an admin to be giving a plot and place a sign down to claim your work space.

Please note that all structures must be completed and ready for official entry by November 30th. Winners will be announced early, November 30th. Players will then have one week to remove their entries before the entire contest area is wiped.



For complete information about the contest, please visit Danda's original Architecture Contest Thread.

Happy Thanks Giving!

Today is a long Blogger update with some snazzy Kainzo-inspired artwork by our user, FaredX. There's one particular thing on the agenda for today's discussion, and a few of you may or may-not have an idea for what that thing is.

But first!

To kick things off, I hope all of our American Heroes are having a wonderful Thanksgiving with their families and friends. Anyone else who may-not be from the US or don't celebrate Thanksgiving, I hope your weekends are both safe and fun. No word yet on if there's going to be a special event tonight, but if I hear anything I will keep your guys posted.

Now, as you may have noticed, the schedule was released late last night for the blog (you can find it on the left, just under our "About Us" section). Though this schedule may change just a little, this is still expected to be the basic schedule for our blog.


We'll start off the week with a Weekly Update (Mondays) to get our users up-to-date with the latest trends and changes on both the forums and the server. This could include anything from bug fixes and add-ins on the server to suggestions to even just off-topic chatter that is gaining popularity within the forums.

Then, on Tuesdays, we'll be covering an available Hero Class (Profession and Main classes) in our Class of the Week posts. With these posts, we'll be covering the skills, armor, tools and weapons, what they're best known for, and (if a Main class) which classes they have an advantage and disadvantage to. We may also feature some user content, be it excerpts and quotes to even artwork inspired by their favorite classes.

Trade Away!

These days, trying to trade with other fellow Heroes can be tough. Negotiating prices, traveling to meet the trader, and even making sure you don't get screwed over can leave a Hero feeling rather discouraged.That's why Herocraft has a few things on the server, created specifically to cater to your every need when you're trying to secure that deal.

The first thing every hero should know about is how to ensure that you won't be tricked and lose coin and/or valuable items. As you may have noticed, there are several chat channels on the server, each one with their own purpose. One chat channel every player should know about is the Trade Channel (/ch t). The purpose for this channel is to discuss anything trade related. This is for negotiating prices, looking for buyers and sellers of both items and services, and for making all trade deals "official".

When a deal is made in trade chat, it becomes official, therefor you never have to worry about paying the other player and them not giving you the other side of the deal. Though the entire negotiating process can take place in "/tell"'s, only the basics of the deal need to be said (and mutually agreed on) in chat.

When your trade has gone the proper way and it's time to meet up with someone and exchange items, Herocraft has a server-side interaction, similar to the trading interaction you get when you trade with villagers.

To open up this interaction, right click the player with an empty hand to send a trade request. They can accept the request by doing the same.

To add items into the trade, simply move them into the box as you would when crafting. To add coin to the trade, you can click the gold nuggets, ingots, and blocks to increase the amount of coin sent by 1c, 10c, and 100c.

Did You Notice?

There have been some minor changes to the blog recently and one of them involves a new link in the "Important Links" section of the blog, "Our Store".

This link will take you straight to our Ethical Micro-Transaction Store, a new site that encourages donations to the server by rewarding users with all kinds of goodies and special perks.

These perks currently include Social Pets, Server-wide Experience Boosts, and even Limited-Edition titles.

Of coarse, the most talked about item in this store is the exclusive "Mass Bulk Social-Pets" package, which includes all 15 Social Pets for only $50. When buying these lovable creatures in the bulk package, you actually save $50 yourself.

If you're not too interested in the pets or you already have all the ones you want, fear not for soon there will be even more perks to buy and choose from! Here is just a small list of things that Kainzo and the Developers are working on:

• Baby Zombies 
• Iron Golems
• Creepers
• Super-Charged Creepers
• Blazes
• Cats and Fullsized Dogs
• More Limited Edition Titles
• Hero Backpacks

Remember; All social-pets are non-aggressive and cannot be hit, hurt, or interacted with. However, as our user, KiwiGuy_NZ found out the other night; Iron Golems will still attempt to kill any pets that would-be aggressive (which makes for some interesting entertainment since they cannot be killed).

Feel free to submit some screenshots of you and your Social pet and we'll post them up on the blog! Also, don't forgot to subscribe to the blog, like us, share us, +1 us, and all that other jazz. 

And as always, please visit www.Herocraftonline.com for more info about the server and any events or new features. 

Behold the absolute epicness!


Feel free to share this anywhere and everywhere guys! This is a little design that comes from yours truly (MsGigi).

*Coming Soon* - Snazzy Signature Image Thingies!


Visit www.Herocraftonline.com for more info 

It's A (not so quick) Quickie!

Alright, so a LOT has been going on the past few weeks with Danda getting promoted, the new updates on herocraft, and a few additions and fixes on Herocraft.

First things first: Herocraft has been updated and is now compatible with Minecraft's 1.4.4 update (patch 4.27)! This means it is now safe to update your Minecraft client! With this patch/update, you will find a few changes and fixes. Here is just a few of them that occurred between the previous patch (4.21) and the recent one (4.27):

• **Social Pets are Here!** All pets can be purchased at http://buy.herocraftonline.com/
• "Chair Sitting" (a donor perk) was temporarily removed due to some issues when placing stairs while sneaking. This bug is currently being worked on. 
• Item Picture Frames are now protected by "World guard" (meaning your items can no longer be stolen if in a regioned area).
• Cooked Potatoes and Pumpkin Pies now regenerate health.
• You can now receive coin for leveling up 
• Mastering a class now grants rewards

Traders Beware

"Oblivion" Courtesy of EtKEnn

A new market is available for players to explore and shop around in, and this one won't be your average "Trade District". Called the "Black Market", this new area in Bastion will give players both suspense and challenge as they cautiously shop for their goods, watching out for any possible hostile players.

The Black Market is split into two cities: Black Market West (BMW) and Black Market East (BME). BMW contains more homes with dark alley ways. BME has some mining shafts and tents for shops. In both areas, PVP will be on everywhere. However, there is no pvp within shops or NPC homes. The only exception to limited PVP is that if you are attacked outside a shop/home, your pvp will still carry with you when you enter a building, meaning you can still die. This is to eliminate boarder jumping, a common problem in the previous map.

Shops are for sale and quests are being planned for this area. 

For more info, please visit this link. 

Useful Commands

Overview of Malkier

Herocraft is home to a lot of plugins; factions, economy, heroes, PVP, and even plugins for things you didn't even know existed on the server.

With these plugins come commands that are highly useful and at the fingertips of every player, but most hardly even know they're there. Those who do often have trouble with remembering or knowing the commands for what they want/need. 

This is why it's important to always check out our Commands Page on the Herocraft Wiki. 

On this page, players can see the commands for everything they have access to; be it lottery commands, the command for placing a bounty, or even the commands for choosing your Path and Profession. Though many of these commands won't exactly mean "life or death" when you may need them, it's always great to know where to go to find what you're looking for rather than experiment with possible commands or asking in Help Chat. 

For more info about everything Herocraft, please visit www.HerocraftOnline.com

Also, don't forget to keep checking the "TOWNS" page for the latest updates on currently-active and recruiting towns on the server. 

This week's shout out goes out to Malkier, for being the first town to get "City" regions on the current map. Congrats guys! 

They're Here!

Herocraft's Social-Pets are now enabled on the server!

Please see the previous post for more info about what is available. If you're interested in contributing to get your very own Social-Pet, please visit http://hero.buycraft.net

For a limited time, you can also pay $50 to get them all, including the Bat when it's officially released!

Kainzo has also added in a Baby Zombie which sells for $20 for those who want to especially stand out.

If you're interested in test-driving this new feature for free, simply log in on the server and use the command "/pet" to test out a baby cow.

If you ever want to turn off this feature, you can use the same command ("/pet") to toggle it on and off.

All pets are respawnable. However, you can only have one following you around at a time.




For more info about these lovable little darlings, please visit www.HerocraftOnline.com to learn more and see what new creatures are being planned!

Wook At Da Babehs!!!

Do you have a soft spot for anything small, cute, and fuzzy?

What about an adorable baby Mooshroom or a tiny bug-eyed slime following you around, screaming out "Mommy! Daddy! I wuv you!" (in your head of course, cause we're all a little insane like that)?

Well, Kainzo himself has just released an exclusive sneak peak of what's in store for anyone who's interested in donating to the server - Social Pets!

Currently called "Herocraft's first ethical micro-transaction commodities", players will soon be are now able to donate anywhere from $5-$50 to get an adorable little companion (non-aggressive and non-interactive of course).

*** To do so, please visit http://hero.buycraft.net/ ***

Pets will be spawnable anywhere and at any time.

Current pets include:

• Baby Cow - $5
• Baby Chicken - $5
• Baby Mooshroom - $5
• Baby Pig - $5
• Baby Ocelot - $5
• Baby Sheep - $5
• Baby Wolf - $5
• Baby Villager - $5
• Magma Cube -$5
• Silver Fish - $5
• Slime - $5
• Cave Spider - $10
• Baby Zombie - $20
• Coming Soon: Bats - $5
• ***Get Them All*** (including the planned Bat) - $50

Do's and Do not's of Herocraft

I can swing my sword (sword).. 

As a new player on the server, you may be a little "iffy" about what is and what isn't allowed on the server. 

For some, even reading the rules can leave one slightly puzzled.

If you're one of those players... Well...


Here's a friendly list of both Do's and Do Not's to point you in the right direction:

• Do Be friendly to all Staff members on the server (including Guides and Proctors).
• Do Not Harass staff about white-list applications on the forums.
• Do Build cute little houses and structures wherever you wish!
• Do Not Build boxes, pure cobble structures, or distasteful structures that add no cosmetic value to the server. 
• Do Report any griefing of your structures if the structure is not in Warshard.
• Do Not Grief another player's structure unless in Warshard.
• Do Participate in chat topics in public chats, like Off-Topic and Tour. 
• Do Not Spam chat channels, chat in Trade or Help chats (unless appropriate), or harass/troll players. 
• Never Use Meme's, E-bonics, or any other form of trolling in global/public chats. You will be muted for "Arrow to the knee" jokes. 
• Do Feel free to use mini-maps and approved mods/plugins. 
• Do Not Use illegal hack clients, X-rays, fly-hacks, or any form of exploits on the server. You will be caught and permanently banned from the server. 
• Do Not Talk about hacks or bans in ANY public chat channel. Doing so will get you muted. 
• Always Report suspicious activity on the server. If someone is doing something that you believe is illegal on the server, capture the activity at once (using screenshots or FRAPS) and create a PE. Then, post all evidence collected in the "Exploits" section of the forums. 
• Never Annoy Kainzo. He will kill you. Yes. Kill you. Not kidding. 

For more information about acceptable behavior on the server, please visit www.HerocraftOnline.com or visit the Rules section of our wiki. 

Congratulations Danda!

Yesterday was a very important day in the History of Herocraft. One of our most beloved Moderators, Danda, was promoted to 'Admin'!

At this time, an event quickly started and a 5,000 coin bounty was placed on Danda's head. To please the gods, in order for him to ascend, he had to "leave behind his mortal coil" so that his spirit could be free.

Danda was also given "Zo" powers, bringing him up to 10,000 hp and giving him nearly every power and skill known on Herocraft.

Many brave and noble players attempted to release Danda and most of them were quickly killed. After a long battle, the only player of whom was victorious was MrChucklez, a player known for his strong hand in PVP.

After Danda was released to the heavens, the Gods collected in a new Dome, and commenced the ceremony known best for it's bloodshed and destruction; the Dome of Death.

At the end of the ceremony, the gods were pleased by the loyalty of the heroes and rewarded them generously with rare and exclusive items including end stone, mob eggs, and beacon stars.



For more info about server events and activities, please visit www.HerocraftOnline.com and sign up!

Who Says Halloween Must End?

A very special update came out for Herocraft today, giving you ghosts and ghouls to play with until Halloween comes back next year! Herocraft 4.20 has finally been released!

This update incorporates all of the new additions that were added in by Mojang and Notch (on the "Halloween Update" aka 1.4.2) and also provides Heroes with a few more added surprises.

Here's what we have for our trick-or-treat'ers:

• Bastion Map Increase - Now at a radius of 2800 (up from 2600)
• Warshard Map Increase - Now at a radius of 2000 (up from 1500)
• Hero Bounty - Players with bounties now drop their "heads"
• Whithers, Witches and Bats are now all set up on the server
• Beacons, Frames, Anvils & CMDBLOCKS - Currently restricted
• New Profession Planned
• Farmers can now spawn Bats
• Scribes can create Beacons
• Smiths can use Anvils

This is just a small list of changes from the 4.20 Halloween Update. If you'd like to see the full list of these updates (and lists of previous updates), feel free to check out our "Updates" page. 

Please visit www.HerocraftOnline.com for more info and tips on how to play.