<img src="http://www.hoardgame.com/miscimages/HOARD_dragon_square.png" alt="Dragon!" />

A new build has already pushed out to PC, and will push to Mac later today.

April 7 2011 Build, Fixes Summary:

- Fixed bug with certain graphics cards that was causing crash on some systems or corrupted graphics on others
- Corrected language support so Steam setting is used instead of simple region detection
- Fixed crash relating to playing single player mode followed by multiplayer
- Fixed input issue with Logitech controlelrs
- Added smart map selection so lobby will default to a map you haven't earned gold rating in
- Improvements to lighting
- Upgrade menu prompt only shows once
- Numerous improvements and tweaks to screen layout items

Enjoy!

--The HOARD Team

A new build has already pushed out to PC, and will push to Mac later today.

April 7 2011 Build, Fixes Summary:

- Fixed bug with certain graphics cards that was causing crash on some systems or corrupted graphics on others
- Corrected language support so Steam setting is used instead of simple region detection
- Fixed crash relating to playing single player mode followed by multiplayer
- Fixed input issue with Logitech controlelrs
- Added smart map selection so lobby will default to a map you haven't earned gold rating in
- Improvements to lighting
- Upgrade menu prompt only shows once
- Numerous improvements and tweaks to screen layout items

Enjoy!

--The HOARD Team

The inhabitants of the realm are not friendly!

Archers, while weak individually, become deadly when grouped. Knights pack a punch, and hero knights can surprise even the toughest dragon with their wallop. On top of all this, wizard towers act as arcane sentinel artillery, and other dragons are always eager to pick on a weak wyrm.

<img src="http://www.hoardgame.com/miscimages/HOARD_dragon_square.png" alt="Dragon!" />

While upgrading Speed and Fire Breath are sexy, improving your Armor can be critical to achieving good scores, and especially in multiplayer play. Every time you are wounded and sent back to your hoard, you lose your score multiplier. That is your lifeblood to big treasure.

If you find yourself constantly getting injured, then you probably need tougher scales! Put a few upgrades into ARMOR and your tactical options will increase greatly. Knights will stop being able to do one-hit kills, archers will seem less irritating, and even upgraded wizard towers won’t be quite as deadly. A fully-upgraded armored dragon is a sight to behold, with horns and armored wings and tail.

Having extra hit points in multiplayer can also mean the difference if your opponents like to fight. Store up a MEGA-BREATH powerup and let your armor soak the damage while you toast them and send them packing…and scoop up their gold, naturally.

The inhabitants of the realm are not friendly!

Archers, while weak individually, become deadly when grouped. Knights pack a punch, and hero knights can surprise even the toughest dragon with their wallop. On top of all this, wizard towers act as arcane sentinel artillery, and other dragons are always eager to pick on a weak wyrm.



While upgrading Speed and Fire Breath are sexy, improving your Armor can be critical to achieving good scores, and especially in multiplayer play. Every time you are wounded and sent back to your hoard, you lose your score multiplier. That is your lifeblood to big treasure.

If you find yourself constantly getting injured, then you probably need tougher scales! Put a few upgrades into ARMOR and your tactical options will increase greatly. Knights will stop being able to do one-hit kills, archers will seem less irritating, and even upgraded wizard towers won’t be quite as deadly. A fully-upgraded armored dragon is a sight to behold, with horns and armored wings and tail.

Having extra hit points in multiplayer can also mean the difference if your opponents like to fight. Store up a MEGA-BREATH powerup and let your armor soak the damage while you toast them and send them packing…and scoop up their gold, naturally.

Want to put some HEAT onto your desktop? Download the Official HOARD Wallpaper Pack today!

Three designs are included, each in HD and SD resolutions.

<p><a href="http://www.hoardgame.com/press/HOARD_wallpapers.zip">Click here to download HOARD_wallpapers.ZIP</a></p>

Here's a preview of the awesomeness:
<p><img src="http://www.hoardgame.com/miscimages/HOARD_wallpaper2_sm.jpg" border="0" alt="HOARD Wallpaper 2 thumbnail" width="450" height="253" /></p>

Want to put some HEAT onto your desktop? Download the Official HOARD Wallpaper Pack today!

Three designs are included, each in HD and SD resolutions.


http://www.hoardgame.com/press/HOARD_wallpapers.zip


Here's a preview of the awesomeness:

As the kingdom becomes more populated with farms and houses, there will be much more valuable merchant wagons rolling around. The value of each wagon that gets created is determined by how many houses surround the town, or crops surround the mill. More commerce means more treasure for the taking. If you kill everything and keep the kingdom in ruins, you’ll starve your own hoard! So don’t kill the goose that laid the golden egg.

Of course, letting everything grow unchecked isn't always the best, either. If Taverns appear in your towns, you might want to burn them down, as they create more thieves than usual. Then again, if the tavern is in a town nearby your opponent, you might want to let it live.

Another time you might want to kill crops or houses is if the town/mill is full. Burning a few crops yields instant gold, and it won't be long before the new one grows back.

The fact of the matter is, being a dragon takes some thought! Happy HOARDing!

As the kingdom becomes more populated with farms and houses, there will be much more valuable merchant wagons rolling around. The value of each wagon that gets created is determined by how many houses surround the town, or crops surround the mill. More commerce means more treasure for the taking. If you kill everything and keep the kingdom in ruins, you’ll starve your own hoard! So don’t kill the goose that laid the golden egg.

Of course, letting everything grow unchecked isn't always the best, either. If Taverns appear in your towns, you might want to burn them down, as they create more thieves than usual. Then again, if the tavern is in a town nearby your opponent, you might want to let it live.

Another time you might want to kill crops or houses is if the town/mill is full. Burning a few crops yields instant gold, and it won't be long before the new one grows back.

The fact of the matter is, being a dragon takes some thought! Happy HOARDing!

Have you seen all the awesome HOARD avatars you can choose from?

There are 15 in all--click through to see the Archer, Princess, Giant, Thief, and Knight!

<img src="http://www.hoardgame.com/miscimages/HOARD_Thief.png" alt="Where Did He Get All That Gold" />

Have you seen all the awesome HOARD avatars you can choose from?

There are 15 in all--click through to see the Archer, Princess, Giant, Thief, and Knight!