What changed in Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era in 2026

The emoji wheel will be more user-friendly and feature additional responses.

Additional perks exclusive to Steam users.

A highly requested co-op play feature allowing players to team up against AI or other players.

Features allowing players to watch matches or recap their own gameplay.

Introduction of advanced options and features for the matchmaking system.

Completion of the campaign story with additional acts.

Hero skills will be adjusted based on player feedback.

The maximum level for spells will be increased from 4 to 5.

Post-match charts and statistics will be available.

A new mode offering a roguelike experience in PVE.

Cities will visually change based on upgrades.

A new map level feature with special terrain and objects.

Enhancements to make the map editor more user-friendly and stable.

Introduction of new creatures, including Lich Dragons.

A challenging mode allowing only one save for the campaign.

Players can change map size, player count, and other options directly in the game.

A feature allowing players to gather more information about enemies.

Fixed incorrect behavior of the 'Taunt' effect.

Fixed UI breaking when loading the game in map view mode after one of the participants had left the match.

Fixed a bug that caused an empty, broken dialogue to appear.

Map exit points and paths leading to them are now more visually prominent.

Fixed a bug where the player received a negative effect despite having the option to avoid it.

Fixed game area layouts in several missions affecting AI behavior logic.

Selecting 'Give Resources' now correctly deducts them from the player's total.

Fixed a bug that made it impossible to use a hero's strike when using the upgraded Excalibur.

Fixed game territory layouts in several missions affecting AI behavior logic.

Added the ability to select the localization language in the bug report submission form.

Fixed the pocket dimension logic that allowed army size to be doubled.

Fixed incorrect display of the name of a participant who lost or left the game.

Fixed a bug where the camera would sometimes zoom in too far at the start of combat.

Fixed timing of story dialogue windows to play after enemy death animations.

Fixed a bug that caused the dialogue with the Crystal Canyon guards to repeat after attacking.

Fixed a critical bug related to the Troglodyte that broke all subsequent mission scripts.

Added an alternative starting camera position in combat, allowing zoom adjustments.

Updated localization for all languages: added translations for new settings, fixed errors, etc.

Added a unique model and icon for one of the quest items.

Fixed a bug where Ignatius would appear in the final dialogue even when he shouldn't have.

Fixed a bug that doubled garrison troops during a city siege.

Fixed a critical bug related to the Sentinel of Glory that broke all subsequent mission scripts.

The builders' quest is now correctly removed from the journal if the player decides to attack instead.

Added unique inventory icons for quest-related items.

Fixed a bug where a hero on the map could not interact with a city by pressing Space.

Fixed a bug that blocked mission completion after winning in one of the possible situations.

Fixed a bug where the game incorrectly registered the death of one of the characters.

Fixed a bug where a player would sometimes not appear in the 'Connection Problem' window for kicking.

Fixed a bug where AI was not constructing buildings in its cities.

Fixed missing ability description text for Temps magique in French.

Fixed a crash occurring in multiplayer matches with 3 or more players when unit abilities were used during player vs. player combat.

Fixed game date display in Japanese.

Fixed various typos across multiple languages.

Fixed Crystal Iriyad Defense stat (8 → 10).

Fixed a bug that occurred when loading several save files in a row and attempting to open the Esc menu.

Fixed the cost of the 'Nature’s Fury' ability of Faun Warriors (1 → 2).

Time for selecting heroes, skills, and artifacts on Arena increased from 5 to 6 minutes.

Set the default AI difficulty in lobbies to Easy. Please double-check your settings when creating a new lobby if you want to change it!

Increased the influence of army composition and hero level on the likelihood of creatures joining the player.

Adjusted construction costs for Hive faction buildings.

Added an option to enable input from peripheral devices. Important! Full support for controllers is still not available.

Added a notification when receiving an artifact from the 'Crow Nest' object.

Improved filtering for lobbies without password protection.

Thaumaturgy: Additional mana cost for re-casting a spell: 150/125/100% → 100/75/50%.

Fixed a rare AI-player error during sieges.

The recruitment window now automatically closes once all available units have been hired.

Resolved several issues related to joining lobbies and starting games.

Fixed an issue with construction menu scaling on 21:9 monitors.

Fixed a bug blocking progress in the 'Into the woods' mission.

Fixed an issue where the 'Children of the Wild' faction law was not functioning.

Tactics: 'One for All' sub-skill. Attack bonus reduced from 3 to 2 per adjacent enemy. Tactics: 'All for One' sub-skill. Defense bonus reduced from 3 to 2 per adjacent friendly creature.

Added a game version check when inviting friends to prevent desynchronization caused by version mismatches.

PvE combat timer in Single Hero mode reduced by 5 seconds. The daily timer bonus increased by 15 seconds, and the weekly bonus by 30 seconds.

Fixed the reconnection system during active game.

Defense tower damage per constructed building increased from 10% to 15%.

Restored missing tooltips explaining stats within the neutral creature window.

Fixed an issue causing AI-player to freeze in some battles.

Fixed the incorrect tooltip for AoE attacks that only target enemy creatures.

Fixed a campaign bug where the Mountain Monastery object increased hero attributes by 1 instead of 2.

Infernal hydra now correctly applies Weakening Venom when using its alternative attack.

The additional cost for recruiting joining creatures reduced from +100% resources to +50%.

Battle Magic: Attack and Defense bonus based on Magic stats: 15/20/25% → 15/25/35%.

Fixed a bug where the 'Beelzebub’s Blessing' bonus incorrectly stacked with 'Battle Frenzy' and 'As Luck Would Have It' subskills, resulting in unintended massive attribute boosts of the Maniacal Reavers.

Weakened the AI's aggression and complexity in hero and city management.

This change was made to prevent desynchronization issues, though old scenario saves can still be loaded.

Resolved an issue where building effects would disappear or display incorrectly during construction.

Restored tooltips explaining stats within the creature window.

Significantly weakened the AI, making it act very passively to allow players more time for development.

Resolved display issues of the hero window after leveling up during combat.

Fixed template rules that could cause launch errors or crash during gameplay.

Removed Pandora’s Boxes that grant experience.

Fixed the display of Credits in Simplified and Traditional Chinese, Japanese and Korean.

Increased the number of artifacts.

Fixed data loading issues for the leaderboard and profile in some versions.

Adjusted the value of Dragon Utopias and Legendary Artifacts.

Fixed an issue where hotkeys would fail to save or reset correctly.

Fixed a rare server error occurring in the lobby.

Adjusted the distribution of reward values across areas 4—7.

Temporarily disabled detection of unsupported peripherals to prevent conflicts with keyboard and mouse controls.

Reduced the number of points of interest with multiple rewards and increased those with single rewards.

Added Dragon Utopias to the central area.

Fixed elevation issues that caused incorrect placement of Hell Light Arena.

Reduced the number of Pandora’s Boxes containing creatures in the central area.

Optimized analytics and data saving for online games launched from the lobby.

Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era is now available in Early Access with a 25% discount for the first 2 weeks.

A pre-release version of the map editor is available for players to create their own adventures.

Players can choose from six factions: Temple, Dungeon, Schism, Grove, Necropolis, and Hive.

Classic, Single Hero, and Arena modes are available in both single-player and multiplayer.

The team will roll out hotfixes to address technical issues during the Early Access period.

Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era will launch into Early Access on April 30th 2026.

Matchmaking, ranked play, and leaderboards are available for all multiplayer modes.

Hotseat mode allows players to compete against friends and family on a single PC.

An Official Community Wiki has been launched for players to master the game.

A series of puzzle-style challenges will be included in the game.

A pre-release version of the map editor will be available for creating custom adventures.

The first act of the campaign will be included, with more acts to come in the full release.

Hotseat mode will allow players to play against friends and family on a single PC.

A variety of Random Map Generator templates are included for unlimited replayability.

An in-game tutorial will be available to help new players.

The game features six unique factions: Temple, Dungeon, Schism, Grove, Necropolis, and Hive.

Players can enjoy premade scenarios with self-contained stories, with more to be added during Early Access.

A series of puzzle-style challenges are included in the Early Access.

An in-game tutorial is now available for new players.

A variety of Random Map Generator templates will be available for unlimited replayability.

The first act of the campaign is included in Early Access, with more acts to come.

Multiplayer modes will include matchmaking, ranked play, and leaderboards.

Players can engage in premade scenarios with self-contained stories, with more to be added during Early Access.

The game will feature Classic, Single Hero, and Arena modes, available in both single-player and multiplayer.

Only Arena mode will be available during the stress-test.

Massive online multiplayer stress-test on April 22nd to test server capacity.

The playtest will include 1v1 online matchmaking for each of the three game modes.

Enroll for the new multiplayer playtest focusing on ranked matchmaking.

The same factions as in the Demo: Temple, Necropolis, Dungeon and Schism will be available.

The playtest will focus exclusively on ranked matchmaking.

Players can now freely rebind hotkeys in settings, with new hotkeys added for various actions.

More visual cues have been added during combat for better clarity.

New settings added for background desaturation, interaction highlights, and combat camera adjustments.

Players can now see more detailed information about enemy units on the global map.

The display for unlocking hero skill subclasses has been made more comprehensive.

Players can now quickly finish ongoing manual battles if the outcome is clear and toggle auto-combat.

Players can now zoom in and out on any object or creature during combat.

Global spells now require Astrology Points and Insight for unlocking, with an updated interface for easier access.

The battlefield has been made larger to allow for more strategies and visual depth.

More in-game tooltips have been added for better guidance.

New indicators have been added to the mini-map for better navigation.

Unit models such as Onyx Dancers and Angels have been improved, with additional updates to other models.

The interface has been partially redesigned to resemble classic games, enhancing visual appeal while maintaining functionality.

Visual effects added to various global map objects to enhance the game's liveliness.

Core mechanic of necromancy reworked to balance gameplay and prevent overpowering late-game strategies.

New unit Dread Knights added to the Necropolis faction.

A toggle button will be added next to hero portraits for easier necromancy management.

Added a spell that allows players to disable undead resurrection for better control over necromancy.