HŌRU

Build The Battlefield!

You create the terrain the battles will be waged on thanks to the game's unique mechanics.

Strategy Maxed Out

Each level consists of logical, strategic and tactical phases that build on one another.

Universal Multiplayer

Play with your friends, no matter the OS! PC, Mac and Linux are all cross-compatible in multiplayer.

NEWS

Cover System Talk and Slides

04/19/2019 by DavidNadaski

slides, talk, tutorial

I’ve recently given a talk at ECGC 2019 about the implementation of my cover system, you can find the slides here A recorded video of the talk will be uploaded to youtube in the coming weeks.

Substance Plugin with Unreal Engine 4.22

04/05/2019 by DavidNadaski

Very short guide on getting the Substance Plugin to work with UE 4.22 until Allegorithmic release an updated version. Copy the substance plugin over from an earlier engine version, e.g. from 4.21. It normally resides under \Engine\Plugins\Runtime\Substance\ Edit SubstanceEngine.Build.cs which you may find under \Engine\Plugins\Runtime\Substance\Source\SubstanceEngine\SubstanceEngine.Build.cs Find this line: IEnumerable<FileReference> projectfiles = UProjectInfo.AllProjectFiles; and replace it with this: IEnumerable<FileReference> […]

Unreal Engine 4.22 with Visual Studio 2019

04/04/2019 by DavidNadaski

This is a short guide on getting the freshly released UE 4.22 source build, launcher build and any existing projects to compile & work with VS2019. If you have a launcher build i.e. not building the engine from source, you’ll only need to do what’s under “Getting your projects to use VS2019″. I also cover […]

From Galactic Map to Mission

01/26/2019 by DavidNadaski

Showcase of galactic map, mission selection, map building and commencing a match. Day-night cycle shortened considerably to show how the transitions look.

Scan / heat map VFX

12/07/2018 by DavidNadaski

Radar scan / heat map VFX that reveals hidden units on the map.

Fog of War

10/30/2018 by DavidNadaski

Implemented 3D fog of war. You can also see a prototype of the new HUD.

About

Don’t build bases – build entire battlefields using ready-made, highly detailed battle tiles. Command robotic tribes that steal the experience and body parts of their enemies to assimilate new technology and tactics in this fast-paced, tactical RTS! A.I. is at the core of the game, along with the player-centric map building mechanic.

Development on HŌRU began in February 2017 and our Early Access target is set to Q2 2019. We are planning on launching a KickStarter in Q2-Q3 2019, so stay tuned for more on that by signing up to our Newsletter!