Map Expansions, Patch Releases, Staff Changes, and More!

Today, April 5th, our 4.90 Patch will be released for all to enjoy!

This is an extremely important patch for all of you Herocraft Fanatics as it features tons of map expansions, some new store items, a few server changes, bug fixes and class tweaks, the long-awaited addition of Herogates, and tons of opening positions in several of our staff teams. Also, for those who've been patient with us while we worked out a few kinks; The Herocraft Mod-Pack has officially been released! 

Map Expansions

• Bastion - 200 Block Radial Expansion
• Warshard - 300 Block Radial Expansion
• Forgelight - 400 Block Radial Expansion

New Store Items

Herocraft is proud to announce the newest additions to our Social Pet Family:

• Baby-Zombie
• Iron-Golem

Server Changes

There will be a LOT of changes made official once the new patch has been released. Here's just a few of them:

• New Bastion Trade Area - On the second level of Bastion Keep. More info coming soon!
• Town Cap INCREASE! - Township Cap has now been increased to 40
• Automated Death Matches - Death Matches now start automatically every few hours
• Emeralds and Diamonds Restoration - Emeralds restore 20% mana (60s cooldown) and Diamonds restore 40% stamina (30s cooldown). 
• Black Market now Safe - PVP has been turned off in the Black Market
• Auto-Crafter - New players are now automatically set to "Crafter" for their profession.

Bug Fixes and Class Tweaks

Bug Fixes:

• Fixed "Auto-LWC" on Trapped Chests
• Balanced Skeleton Melee Damage 
• Fixed Entity Detection range
• Combat-Logging now gives the opponent the kill
• Removed "un-stuck" ability in Residences

Class Skill Tweaks:

• Excavate set to 2.0 haste
• Duskblade heals normal now
• Minor fixes to Bloodblond

Herogates

Herogates are portals that offer a safe, quick, and cheap means of traveling to and from spawn. They can be found in 4 different places around the map (aside from spawn) and will make getting around the map much quicker. 

Here are some of the changes taking place with the new gates:

• Herogates to Spawn can be found at +/-1500, +/-1500
• Main Herogates will cost 25c to use
• Herogates from spawn and Portals will have a low cost to use (1c)

Staff Positions

We're doing some house cleaning for the staff positions, out with the old and in the with the new! If you're interested in becoming a staff member for the greatest server out there, drop an application!

- Kainzo 

As stated above, some older and inactive staff members on the server are getting let-go to clear up some room for new players who may be interested in playing a role behind the scenes of Herocraft!

All players who are interested in applying for a staff position must read all rules and guidelines for that staff position and must be over the age of 15 (except where specified). 

The Teams with open positions:

• In-Game Positions:
• Guide - Specializing in helping anywhere they can. Answering questions, giving input, (and maybe giving a new player a walk-through on how to get from point A to point B every now and then entails the duties for this position.
• Proctor - White-listing new players is what being a Proctor is all about! Checking applications to meet a specific quota and making sure you weed out the occasional hackers will be your top priority as a Proctor
  
• Out of Game Positions:
• Coder - If you're good with Java and have some experience in coding and scripts, this may be a position you should look into! Our coders are experienced scripting-geniuses who not only know how to make things work, but make them work better than before. They specialize in working on the many plugins used on our Servers and play a huge role in keeping our server running smoothly and efficiently.
• Herald - If you're handy with photoshop, video-editing software, and/or love to write and blog, then a position as a Herald may be what you're looking for. Heralds are players who focus on spreading the word of Herocraft anywhere they can from blogging to bumping forums to even creating videos and more!
• Designer - Our Web Designers are in-charge of keeping our website up-to-date with coding and are constantly tweaking it to perfection! If you're experienced with HTML and other coding used for designing websites, why not apply for a position as one of our Designers?
• Balance - The Balance team works behind the scenes, testing new features before they hit the server. They work along side our developers to make sure they catch the glitches and bugs before anything goes live.
• Role Play Positions:
• Architect - Only the most elite builders are accepted onto the team! Architects are in charge of creating exquisite works of art for the server that works well with the style of the server and the lore.
• Loremaster - The masters of role-play and story-line development, these guys focus on the Lore of Herocraft. Lore Masters are constantly focusing on how they can bring an epic story-line to Herocraft. This may be from creating an actual tale to scripting quests to even creating concept pieces for our architects to focus on building. 

For more information and updates, please visit our forums at www.HerocraftOnline.com