The new ‘Hallowes – XP for Friends’ update for Heroes & Generals has a strong focus on rewarding teamplay.

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“We are aiming to make it both more fun and rewarding for soldiers to fight with their friends on the frontline,” says Jacob Andersen, Game Director at Reto-Moto.

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Soldiers in Heroes & Generals will now get:

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• XP bonus when assisting in a kill
• XP bonus when protecting the team’s tank
• XP bonus when teammates use their vehicle’s weapons

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Jacob Andersen continues: “As part of the update all maps have been improved to ensure a better gameflow and allow for more intense battles. Tweaks have been made to the animation system resulting in a smoother visual experience. And we have added more bicycles to the game.”

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Heroes & Generals leaving the browser behind

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Heroes & Generals has been available both through Steam and as a browser based game until now.
With the release of ‘Hallowes – XP for Friends’ the browser version is replaced by a new fully client-based game. A stand alone client that can be downloaded directly from the Heroes & Generals website for free.
For players playing through Steam, this has no impact on their game.

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There are a number of reasons why Heroes & Generals is leaving the browser version behind.

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• Browsers such as Chrome and Firefox are in the process of phasing out support for plugins needed to make a game like Heroes & Generals work – the browser is no longer a suitable platform for a high end game experience.
• Becoming a fully client-based game simplifies the development of Heroes & Generals. Only having to keep tabs on two similar versions of the game instead of testing everything in three different browsers frees up resources, that can be reinvested in the game.
• Finally a fully client-based game is better suited for future development and features planned for Heroes & Generals.

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The full changelog for the ‘Hallowes – XP for Friends’ update can be found here.

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