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

Space dogfight explosions and smoke

06/09/2019 by GlassBeaver

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Space dogfight explosions and smoke Lots of smoke and explosions in this dogfight now that I’ve finally optimized the rendering loop to a passable state.

Explosions in Space!

06/09/2019 by GlassBeaver

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Spaceships now have health and explode when destroyed! View post on imgur.com

Space Battle Demo

06/07/2019 by GlassBeaver

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Space battle demo with 100 to 5000 ships, warp-in animation and dogfight AI. Youtube video below the GIF. Space battle, dogfight, warp-in

65k lasers 5k spaceships 200 FPS

05/18/2019 by GlassBeaver

lasers, particles, performance, space, spaceships, tech demo

All the spaceships are running rudimentary AI with pathfinding and targeting. 6M triangles on average with 111 draw calls. Spaceship: 3k tris @ LOD 0, 60 tris @ LOD 3 Laser projectile 16 tris, no LODs Using a tricked out hierarchical instanced static mesh component (ships) and instanced static mesh component (lasers). Laser transformation happens […]

Cover System Talk and Slides

04/19/2019 by GlassBeaver

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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 by the staff at ECGC.

Substance Plugin with Unreal Engine 4.22

04/05/2019 by GlassBeaver

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> […]

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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!