Unfrozen has revealed the ‘Preliminary Roadmap for the Early Access’ for Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era. The roadmap includes key features fans are waiting for, including teamplay, hero skill rebalances, more random map options, and underground terrain.
The roadmap is organized into several stages, beginning with Stage 1, which arrives within the next several months. Probably the number one most requested feature is teamplay, and it’s first on the docket. Teams can play versus other teams, or versus AI opponents.
Also coming during Stage 1 are some hero skills rebalancing (“according to your feedback”), as well as more features for the random map generator, including changing map size and player amount.
Stage 2 will arrive toward the end of this year, bringing matchmaking improvements, observer mode, and replays to assist with the online experience. Subclasses are also getting a rework, which is good news — they were often frustrating to unlock given the random skills on level up. Plus, a rebalance to creature upgrades.
Stage 3 will arrive early next year, and represents the Early Access roadmap up until the 1.0 release. Judging by the one-year mark mentioned on Steam, that should be around April or May. Stage 3 includes the highly requested Underground Layer, an entirely secondary map that exists beneath the first one. Plus, new tier-8 neutral creatures, increased spell levels, more hero balance reworks, and more.
Finally, the 1.0 release will finish the campaign with Acts 2 and 3, as well as something entirely new called a PvE Roguelike mode.
Hmm, still no word on adding water terrain, however. Maybe they’ll save that for an expansion?
In addition to these stages, the developers will continually add new game content in the form of creatures, heroes, spells, map objects, scenarios, and more. Plus, more balance changes and AI tweaks, bug fixes, and other quality of life improvements.
Heroes of Might and Magic Olden Era is a tactical, turn-based strategy RPG currenlty availble via Steam Early Access. In our Early Access Review, I said it “expertly revitalized one of my favorite all-time gaming series.”
