Dwarves Update Now Available for Her ...

Robot Entertainment has announced that a huge new update is available for their critically acclaimed asynchronous mobile tactics game, Hero Academy. The update brings with it the third team to be added to the Hero Academy roster, the crafty Dwarves. Handy with gunpowder, the dwarves excel at inflicting explosive damage to crystals and any enemy units caught in their blast radius.

The release of the new heroic team is accompanied by dwarf avatar packs as well as a dwarf-inspired playing field that features a new crystal layout and exciting new Teleporter premium squares. Game Center is also coming to Hero Academy with support for achievements and leaderboards! The update is available right now via the App Store. Players can download the Dwarves from the "Customize" area of the Hero Academy app for $1.99. To celebrate the release of the update, the Dark Elves team will be on sale for $0.99 for a limited time.

Full Update Notes

• Explosive New team available: Dwarves!
• New Dwarven-themed playfield featuring Teleportation squares - FREE to all players!
• Game Center achievements and leaderboards
• Less Waiting for Games to Load: New "Next Game" button goes right to your next active game
• German language support added, more languages coming soon
• Your music continues playing when entering the app
• Auto-forfeit if no turn is submitted - 7 days for random games, 14 for custom games.
• Double-tap items, units, and premium squares for help
• Balance changes to the Knight, Wizard, Necromancer, and Void Monk
• Various stability and functionality fixes
• BUG FIX: All chat bugs should be fixed with international character sets.
• BUG FIX: Submitting a Win at the end of a game, but getting a Loss instead because of bad network lag.

Meet The Dwarves

The dwarves hail from distant fortresses of stone, seeking wealth and glory through victory at the Hero Academy. Dwarves are extremely crafty and gain improved bonuses from the playfield's premium squares. They are masters of area attacks.

 

Paladin

(Class: Fighter) - Holy warrior who can heal and revive allies, healing herself in the process.

Gunner

(Class: Shooter) - Shooter who deals high damage to a nearby enemy. AOE damage at range.

Grenadier

(Class: Caster) - Lobs molotovs over enemies for AOE damage. Weak melee attack.

Engineer

(Class: Support) - Shields a single ally/crystal. Higher bonus from premium squares.

Annihilator

(Class: Super Unit) - Deals heavy damage with AOE knockback. Direct hits weaken physical defenses.

The New Dwarven Playing Field - FREE to all players!

Hero Academy is a mobile asynchronous multiplayer tactics game from Robot Entertainment. Featuring humorous fantasy visuals, Hero academy is a mix of classic strategy and fast-paced casual gaming and has something for every player. For more information about Hero Academy, please visit http://www.HeroAcademyApp.com.