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FdgK
Known Hero
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posted April 23, 2026 11:48 PM |
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Best feeling when you're coming home late from work and you see a looong HotA-update from Tevye while waiting for the metro. Looking forward to reading through it all at home. Thanks, guys!
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rolo43
Tavern Dweller
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posted April 24, 2026 11:11 AM |
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As for the Forge and random map generator - could you simply add a switch?
Like the one for tournament rules.
So Forge would be disabled by default but could be enabled for the ones who crave it.
Like me 
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Olegmods 
Hired Hero
Wrath of the Creators lead dev
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posted April 24, 2026 12:56 PM |
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rolo43 said:
As for the Forge and random map generator - could you simply add a switch?
Like the one for tournament rules.
So Forge would be disabled by default but could be enabled for the ones who crave it.
Like me
Can be wrong, but AFAIK HotA crew generally doesn't like adding switches (the ones like Tournament Rules) to their mod.
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LordInsane
Known Hero
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posted April 24, 2026 02:59 PM |
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Altering extant maps (that allow selecting your town otherwise freely) to support Forge should hopefully be easy in the editor, at least. All in due time, in any case.
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Sigmaverick
Hired Hero
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posted April 24, 2026 06:09 PM |
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I knew they were gonna bring new stuff on all fronts except a new town, even though we had some clues forge was coming it was still surprising personnally im up for it . One thing im not sure is the pyro unit seems to be a copy of engineers but that is a nitpick on my part they should have a different ability instead of breath attack a firewall attack dunno . Also does that mean there is also for sure a 14th town to close out the last spot on town selection to balance things out ? So many questions .
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Phoenix4ever
Legendary Hero
Heroes is love, Heroes is life
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posted April 24, 2026 09:43 PM |
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I guess we don't know the creature lineup of Forge yet, but the original Forge had Cyber-Deads and Cyber-Zombies. So that means undead, so Forge Mage Guild should also have Animate Dead, which can currently only be learned at Necropolis.
Seeing Forge is an evil town, it should also have Curse, Armageddon and Sacrifice, which are all pretty hard to learn. (This will make Fire Magic slightly more viable.)
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Sigmaverick
Hired Hero
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posted April 24, 2026 10:29 PM |
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If we look at the cover of the board game the t7 should be some sort of half behemoth cyborg
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MurlocAggroB
Known Hero
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posted April 25, 2026 12:46 AM |
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Sigmaverick said:
If we look at the cover of the board game the t7 should be some sort of half behemoth cyborg
Maybe a recontextualization of the Plane Guardians from MM8?
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Sigmaverick
Hired Hero
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posted April 25, 2026 04:59 AM |
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After this post by tevye HOTA is alive and well , we have more questions than answers after this. For instance I expect an update for the bulwark scenario anyday now , we could get 2 midsize updates this year but I am not expecting forge this year . I think it is an excellent idea for a forge faction switch even though the team is not inclined it could be an exception and would be a great quality of life improvement .
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Moratel
Tavern Dweller
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posted April 25, 2026 08:14 AM |
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Even if I don't like the forge, I'm waiting for its release with the hope that other cities will be released later. I wouldn't mind the limit/asylum and/or new stronghold/Roman city.
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Sigmaverick
Hired Hero
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posted April 25, 2026 04:47 PM |
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I can see a fourteenth one being a possibility , they didn't say that forge is their last go and they gotta fill that last spot would look weird. I can see a good faction since forge is evil as for the style or theme who knows but I think a sand one would fit nicely
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bloodsucker
Legendary Hero
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posted April 28, 2026 03:09 PM |
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I don't know where to ask this but since the tittle of the thread says questions...
Does the template editor already allows for islets maps? It was bugged long ago.
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Tevye
Adventuring Hero
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posted April 29, 2026 09:24 AM |
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Friends,
We present to you a concept of Elure by HotA Crew artist nosferatu. This formidable cryomancer is poised to become a key figure in the upcoming Bulwark campaign.
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Phoenix4ever
Legendary Hero
Heroes is love, Heroes is life
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posted April 29, 2026 12:19 PM |
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Will you have Sub-Zero as guest character?, he is also a cryomancer. 
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Tevye
Adventuring Hero
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posted April 29, 2026 10:48 PM |
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Friends,
We are proud to present you with the fruit of what has been a complex, seminal endeavor for us. For the first time, music from HotA is played live in accordance with the author's original score. The Bulwark town theme (composed by Vlad "Maigret" Privezentsev) is performed by the Karelian State Philharmonic Orchestra (conducted by Dmitriy Koltsov).
From the initial scribbles in a music notebook, it took over two years to arrive at the release of this video. While working on the theme, the author delved deeply into the musical traditions of different northern peoples, taught himself to play several new instruments and even had to design and craft a few himself. In this recording, Maigret plays the part of the flute. To create an atmosphere that matches our vision of the town, and as a sort of an echo of the related Rampart town, whose theme features a sitar, he also introduced instruments unusual for a classical orchestra, such as a jaw harp and even an anvil.
HotA Crew is grateful to Karelian State Philharmonic and to Glazunov Petrozavodsk State Conservatory for the opportunity to implement this project.
We also extend our sincere thanks to our friends who not only excel as videographers but also played a key role in organizing the project, as their hands-on knowledge of Karelia's vibrant musical scene helped made this recording possible.
The video was shot and produced by the ROBOFOX studio.
Watch on YouTube
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pekute99
Known Hero
The prettiest I must say
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posted April 29, 2026 11:09 PM |
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Ehh, am I the only one who dislikes the idea of bringing back the Forge to the game? Because didn’t they say that the Factory is basically their own version of the Forge? So wouldn’t bringing back the Forge just contradict that idea?
What about a revision of Cathedral, one of the scrapped towns from the beta version? That town’s theme is the one I'm rooting for the most.
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FdgK
Known Hero
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posted April 30, 2026 12:17 AM |
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@Tevye: Congratulations HotA-Crew and especially Maigret for this huge achievement! You must be incredibly proud to hear your music played by a whole symphonic orchestra. Kudos to you!
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Alustor
Famous Hero
ooo da :)
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posted April 30, 2026 05:21 AM |
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superb video and theme, congrats; i like the forge idea, but i d also want to hear hota s team thoughts about Cathedral, one of the first towns included, and a much loved one i see; is there any chance it will see daylight?
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Tevye
Adventuring Hero
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posted April 30, 2026 05:41 AM |
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Edited by Tevye at 05:48, 30 Apr 2026.
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Thanks for the kind words everyone! We are indeed very proud of this achievement.
As for the Cathedral question, we aren't closing any doors for good, but you must realize that quite a bit of time is going to pass before we can even start talking about the possibility of adding another town, especially now that we've only just revealed the ongoing development of the Forge. Churning out more and more new factions like a production line is not something we are super hot on; there are many other significant things in the game that we would really like to address.
>>Because didn’t they say that the Factory is basically their own version of the Forge? So wouldn’t bringing back the Forge just contradict that idea?
What the Factory is, is something that was indeed partly inspired by the original Forge; but you can follow the Forged in Fire storyline and see for yourself that in no way does its existence contradict the emergence of the Forge proper.
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Sigmaverick
Hired Hero
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posted April 30, 2026 07:27 AM |
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That is excellent tevye for your confirmation that cathedral could someday reappear as long it makes sense and your team feel it will be an original theme .
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