Greeting Ballers,

We regret to inform everyone that Crew Quest and Crew Shop that was supposed to be updated on 2/3 is being delayed.

We promise to update it as soon as possible and apologies again for the inconvenience.

- 3on3 FreeStyle Team

Hey all, Verc and Rocket here!

Let's jump straight into the main things that are new this patch:


We are excited to release the Laboratory map today! Rocket has been working on this map since last December and we absolutely love the end result, and hope you do too!

It currently supports Breakthrough and Capture the Flag game modes.

Here's some screenshots!







The latest Twitch Drops campaign brings the two superpowers back into the spotlight to create some friendly competition amongst yourselves and the playerbase. Each partnered content creator will have an Aegis or Helix banner displayed on their stream, each of which have slightly different drop rewards, including a brand new weapon skin called Grid!

Find a streamer with Drops Enabled here



Here's the campaign summary for Aegis:




This patch brings some engine changes and improvements that may cause issues on older PCs. If you are having startup or rendering issues, please follow the instructions at https://sectorsedge.com/support or contact me on our Discord server at https://discord.gg/sectors


Verc will be working on more animated killcams and tags to further the Helix v Aegis rivalry, as well as tweaking progressions and adding new ones.

Rocket is currently working on the next BRK/CTF map, here's an early preview which also shows the new Grid weapon skin:


Rocket's also working on the animations for the Rocket Pistol, which is a 3 / 4 point, single-shot explosive pistol:



Verc also started experimenting with the mechanics for the Tether, which will be a 3 / 4 point equipment that rips blocks off walls. Each free-flying block will deal damage to players and the environment.



Thank you to everyone that plays, streams and supports the game! We are incredibly thankful to be able to work on this game full time and can't wait to see where the game is going next. See you in game!

- Fixed upside down flag icons in the minimap
- Fixed crash when loading a map with an invalid texture name
- The subscribed map list can now be scrolled
- Landing Power can no longer kill dead people
- Fixed mods disappearing from loadouts
- Fixed personal health not updating sometimes
- The flag will no longer fall into oblivion when dropped outside the map boundary
- Fixed missing players on the scoreboard when joining from a party invite
- Fixed muzzle flash positions
- Combat Shotgun choke now resets correctly on death
- Fixed not being able to redeploy after capturing a zone in BRK
- Fixed single-block digging on custom maps
- Fixed auto-recoil-reset on single-shot weapons
- Fixed some errors that caused the game to freeze
- Scavenger and Extraction mods are now included in randomised Static loadouts
- Fixed incorrect bullet hit sounds on Crashed Freighter terrain
- Fixed external Scanner reload animation
- SMG/LMG/Assault Rifle recoil no longer gets stuck at certain angles
- Fixed large black squares on the minimap
- Fixed 4v2 "Teams are balanced" in the Arena
- Fixed the Aegis and Helix match count achievements

- Default field of view increased from 80 to 90

- Players appear on the minimap for 1 second after shooting. This will help overall with visibility+awareness and make it easier to track campers
- Stealth mod levels reduce minimap visibility time after shooting to 750ms, 500ms and 250ms
- Emblem and animated killcam for content creators
- Laboratory Map
- LMG jamming animation
- New Twitch Drop campaign with the Grid weapon skin and tier 1 Aegis/Helix tags!

- Double Barrel per-pellet damage increased from 7 to 9
- Double Barrel full damage distance reduced from 6 to 2 blocks
- Double Barrel has 25% less recoil when ADS
- Combat Shotgun movement bloom penalty increased by 20%
- Combat Shotgun choke resets 50% faster when sprinting

- Particle system memory and processing optimisations
- Multithreading optimisations
- Chunk meshing optimisations
- Networking memory optimisations
- Chunk meshing optimisations and better multithreading system
- Improved voxel texture quality

This stream focuses on content primarily featuring Cook, a character who focuses on high stats and fighting up-close with fists and at a distance with his boomerang weapons. His boomerang mechanic allows his melee attacks to deal more damage while holding his ranged weapon, but in Onslaught and Conquest, he gains more Extreme when attacking while his ranged weapon is in flight.

Within Story Mode and Endless Dungeon, Cook's customization options include emphasizing his high physical power, focusing on his ranged capabilities, acting as a provoke tank and/or spreading fire across the battlefield (including powering up the fire to deal more damage per flame on the battlefield).

If the above broadcast for this event is not linking correctly, the direct link is at https://steamcommunity.com/broadcast/watch/76561198188492578

Hello there Warlords!
We will update the game during our maintenance on February 4th, which will last for 2 hours and run between 12:00-14:00 (UTC+8). After the maintenance we will give all players 5,000 Bronze Coins and 200 Honour as compensation for any inconvenience caused. Be sure arrange your time accordingly. The update will contain the following:


The end of the Lunar year approaches, and so we have prepared new Spring Festival-themed actions and appearances to herald the new year. After the version maintenance, the [Oxen Might] challenges will be available within the Season Challenges menu.



First Challenge: Reaching Season Level 8 grants the Action [New Year].



Second Challenge: Reaching Season Level 25 grants the Unit Banner [Oxen Might].
Third Challenge: Reaching Season Level 45 grants the Hero Attire [Noyan's Wolfskin].
Fourth Challenge: Reaching Season Level 66 grants the Action [Shaky Shake].



Fifth Challenge: Reaching Season Level 88 grants the permanent fireworks item [Oxen Might].

These challenges will run for 4 weeks, from February 4th (after maintenance), 2021, through March 4th (before maintenance), 2021. Enjoy them while they're available!


Your old friend the War Scholar once again has valuable information. From what he can tell, the Artisan has taken a deep interest in the Fire Lance Cavalry's armor. Why don't you check with the War Scholar? (The new quests become available after completion of the [Knights of Flame (Part IV)] quest)
Acquire 100 [Battered Armour Scraps] while on the quest to obtain the Northern Lance Cavalry exclusive attire [Fire Lancer Officer's Attire]. This unit attire is composed of the Fire Lancer Officer's Helm, Fire Lancer Officer's Armour, and Northern Cavalry Set (mount).
After this week's maintenance until March 4th, 00:00, [Battered Armour Scraps] can be obtained via matchmaking. What's more, after completing the [Fire Lancer Officer (I)] quest, you will be able to complete the [Fire Lancer Officer Daily Battle] quest each day. The daily quest is completed by playing 2 [Siege or Field] battles and grants 3 [Battered Armour Scraps].


Removed Doctrines:
1. Barber-Surgeon
2. Rare Melee Cavalry
3. Epic Arquebus

New Doctrines:
1. The Carrion Bird's Banquet:
- Initiative: Increases damage dealt to cavalry by 120. [Pikeman/Shortsword & Shield Units]
- Stalwart: Increases piercing defence and slashing defence by 80. [Shortsword & Shield Units]

2. The Bowman's Wrath:
- Perfect Aim: Increases damage dealt to ranged units by 350. [Ranged Units]

3. The Field of Broken Lances:
- Harden: Reduces arrow damage taken by 100 and increases damage dealt to ranged units by 100. [Melee/Cavalry Units]


[Siege Ballista]:
1. The damage [Siege Ballista] deals against Siege Towers, Gates, Battering Ram (or other destructible objects) is reduced by 50%.
2. The [Epic Siege Ballista]'s health has reduced to 8,500 (was previously 12,938).


1. Harbors will no longer count toward House/Alliance ranking.


1. Adjusted the supply point distribution on the [Kurak Castle] map so as to prevent units from getting stuck in narrow passages.


1. Resolved an issue where the [Northern Lance Cavalry]'s Valour skill wouldn't deal damage as intended.
2. Resolved an issue with actions when performed by male poleaxe heroes.
3. Resolved an issue where mounts could be used in Ungverijan taverns.


1. Added a new drop for Clearing Ruins and Suppressing the Bandits—[Battle Reports].
2. Drop removed from Clearing Ruins and Suppressing the Bandits—[Royal Letters].


Military Exercises will be available on February 13th (Saturday), and February 16th (Tuesday).

Change player oblique movement speed scale from (1,1) to (0.707,0.707)
Increase invincible time after player has taken damage from 1.5 seconds to 2.1 seconds.

Addition of 5 achievements
NORMAL 1CC
HARD 1CC
EXPERT 1CC
CHAIN X300
CHAIN X500

Due to the current funds and influence of the COVID-19 pandemic, we have decided to enter into Early Access early and release the initial version at 06:00 pm PST, March 5th, 2021, and begin developing future updates. A variety of interesting new content will be gradually updated afterward.

Crowdfunding rewards and other content will not be affected by the early release of the game, and the development of special rewards (e.g. custom characters and bosses) will be done according to schedule. Your patience is greatly appreciated.

Thank you for your continuous support.







We need your help! Wishlist and follow!

As always, 302 Studio will make every effort to create a fun and interesting game.

We look forward to seeing you at last!



Best,

302 Studio

Dear Hero Community!


We will be performing maintenance at 19:00 PM (PDT) on Feb 03.
We expect this maintenance to last about 3~4 hours.
Kindly find detailed information below.

Downtime: Feb. 03, 23:00 PM (PDT) - Feb. 04, 23:00 PM (PDT)

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Details

1. [END] Christmas Event Rewards & 2021 New Year Event

- Christmas Event Rewards will be discarded after the maintenance
- Much appreciated your kind supporting! 2021 New Year Event will be finished soon.


2. 2021 Valentine's Day Event

Happy Valentine's Day everyone!

Valentine's Day is around the corner and you know
what that means: lots and lots of chocolate.
Spread the love around Hero & Enjoy the event.
We will shortly be preparing more interesting event in the future so
all we can say is hold on and wait!

Here are Three ways to celebrate Valentines in Hero this time.
Valentine's Day.


A. [Daily] Check-in Event

- Period : 02/04 ~ 02/18
- NPC: Event Manager Mae
- Reward:

Daily : Defense Increase
Day 3 : Exp Charm (+20%) 1 Hour
Day 5 : Exp Charm (+30%) 1 Hour
Day 7 : Exp Charm (+30%) 2 Hours
Day 10 : Exp Charm (+40%) 2 Hours
Day 13 : Exp Charm (+50%) 1 Hour
+ Charm of Luck

※ Reward items will be removed on 03/18.


B. [Daily] Happy Valentine's Day!

Get a special buff and become more powerful.

- Period : 02/04 ~ 02/18
- NPC: Event Manager Mae
- Players will receive the special buff per account.

* Valentine Buff (2 Hours)
> STR/DEX/INT+ 5
> ATK+ 2%
> DEF+ 2%


C. Sweet Heart Party

Give a gift to the person you love the most: yourself♥
Sweet Treats for You!

- Period : 02/04 ~ 02/18
- Mission : Players will get ONE of the Chocolate by catching
+-10 monsters.


* Small Heart EXP(1 Hour)
> MAX HP+ 1000
> Arts DEF+ 3%
> Extra EXP +3%



* Heart EXP(1 Hour)
> MAX CHI+ 1000
> Arts ATK+ 3%
> Extra EXP+ 10%


* Heart Box
- Sky Dragon's Scale(Event)
- Advanced Boost Pouth(Event)
- Book of Form(Stone Monk)
- Heart EXP
- Small Heart EXP


*Book of Form(Stone Monk) 120mins

> STR/DEX/INT 10
> Running Speed 3
> DEF 5%
> Extra EXP+ 3%

※ Quest items will be removed on 02/18.
※ Players will will get one item from the Heart Box.
※ Reward items will be removed on 03/18.


D. Sweet EXP Day

- Period : 02/14 00:00~23:59:59
- 200% EXP for Valentine's day!


3. Hero Tavern Update

[END]

- Fire Guild Robe (~02/03)
- Gold Guild Robe (~02/03)
- Water Guild Robe (~02/03)
- Dark Guild Robe (~02/03)
- New Year Box (~02/03)


[NEW]

- Period : 02/04 ~ 04/29 (3 months)
- Cursed Guild Robe



- Period : 02/04 ~ 02/18 (2 weeks)
- Sweet Box(Limited Sale)

Soul Stone Charm Box
Charm of Luck 8X EFFECT
Charm of Luck 7X EFFECT
Socket Miled Stone(+2)
Soul Stone 3Kyu Charm of Luck
Soul Stone 2Kyu Charm of Luck
Miracle Sheronian Pouch
Brilliant Silk(3)
Charm of Luck 4x
Advanced Heavenly Flower Ginseng
No Colored Marble(3)
DeathKing Castle Entry Ticket
Hero Brew
Hero Restorative Potion
Esoteric Pill(50 Bundles)

*Soul Stone Charm Box
(All Soul Stone 2~4Kyu Charm of Luck From the Box)


- One of the item can be obtained from the chest "Sweet Box".
Some of the items drop rate are very low.


Netgame Link: http://hero.netgame.com/


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Best Regards,
Hero Team

Hello all!

We fixed a small bug that was causing the "Challenges" button to not respond when coming back from a level.

Happy gaming!
- Eric

《Hop Summer 2020》 (Jap. Ver.) has firstly been held in Oct 2020 with a successful end drawing wide public attention especially when it comes to the unexpected special guest at the end. Continued with the great support gained from China when the same live was streamed on 23 Jan 2021 on Bilibili, a live stream online platform in China , Hop Step Sing! (Niina Nijikawa, Shikiri Shiishiba, and Mikasa Minowa) is going to step further to North America to have their VR Live 《Hop Summer Tour 2020》 in English on 27 Feb(Sat) at 6pm(PST). With their brand-new costumes, they are going to sing with their full power from their debut song 《Kisekiteki Shining!》 to the latest song 《Astral Piece》 in the borderless VR space. Not only can you enjoy the English interface and subtitles but also have the precious chance to hear the cast’s speeches in English!

As the title already stated, this live performance will be held in VR. Audiences who have a VR headset can enter the venue with their avatar and enjoy the concert while moving freely with the 360-degree view. Those who don't have a headset can also watch the live performance on a gaming PC or Twitch, a live streaming platform for gamers. Their VR Live will definitely give you an exciting and surprising night with their voice actresses Maria Sashide, Mariko Toribe and Natsumi Hioka who will be on the same stage with Hop Step Sing!.

【VR Live Info.】
▼Pacific Standard Time(PST)
Date: 27 Feb(Sat) 6:00pm
VR Live: Entry starts from 5:00 p.m; Show starts at 6:00 p.m.
Twitch Live Streaming: Entry starts at 5:30 p.m; Show starts at 6:00 p.m.


▼Japan Standard Time(JST)
Date: 28 Feb(Sun) 11:00am
VR Live: Entry starts from 10:00 a.m; Show starts at 11:00 a.m
Twitch Live Streaming: Entry starts at 10:30 a.m; Show starts at 11:00 a.m.
Language: Japanese and English
▼For more details, please visit Hop Step Sing! VR Live Special Page below.
https://hopstepsing.com/live/hopusama2020_eng.html

【Two Ways To Watch】
①By VR or PC:
Please purchase a ticket in advance.
Ticket Fee: USD30
▼Buy Ticket
https://kodanshavrlab.myshopify.com/
Please make sure that you have the proper environment to view it before purchasing.

②By Twitch
Fee: Free
▼Live on Twitch
https://www.twitch.tv/kodansha_vr

Official site: hopstepsing.com
Instagram/ Twitter: @hopstepsing