Heads Will Roll — patch notes and updates
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Dated developer announcements recorded from Steam. Open the source for the complete update.
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| Threads of Destiny DLC is out now! + Patch 2.0 | 2024-12-19 | Hello, everyone! We are very happy to announce that the third DLC for Heads Will Roll: Reforged — Threads of Destiny — is out and is available for purchase with 15% discount! https://store.steampowered.com/app/3172940/Heads_Will_Roll_Reforged__Threads_of_Destiny/ The base game - Heads Will Roll: Reforged - is also available for purchase with a 55% discount for a limited time. https://store.steampowered.com/app/687800/Heads_Will_Roll_Reforged/ About "Threads of Destiny" Threads of Destiny massively increases the game's scope with three additional expansions. The first one of them is the long-awaited French Campaign - an epic adventure of garga |
| Not A Hero DLC for Heads Will Roll: Reforged is out now + Patch 1.5 | 2024-05-31 | Hello, everyone! We are very happy to announce that the second DLC for Heads Will Roll: Reforged — Not a Hero — is out and is available for purchase with 15% discount! This DLC brings three additional story branches with a total of 7 brand new chapters that will see the player go on all kinds of unexpected adventures. On top of that the DLC also contains the much-awaited squad system rework that includes new visual models for allies, full customization of their equipment as well as an ability to give them orders in battle. The DLC includes 8 new endings and 14 new achievements. To celebrate the release of the DLC, the base game - Heads Will R |
| Patch 1.03, OST and Trading Cards | 2023-10-06 | Hi everyone, The release of Heads Will Roll: Reforged is booming: we are proud to hold the line on the Steam Popular & Trending tab, boasting an impressive 90% Positive Review Score! If you haven't already, now is the perfect time to grab your copy. We're offering a fantastic 15% discount on the game, exclusively on Steam. PURCHASE NOW https://store.steampowered.com/app/687800/Heads_Will_Roll_Reforged/ But that's not all! We have some exciting news that we can't wait to share with you: Patch 1.03 is live! Fixed a bug that occurred if you sided with bandits against the knight in a random encounter and prevented the battle from ending. Fixed a |
| Heads Will Roll: Reforged has been released! | 2023-10-05 | Hello everyone! We're incredibly happy to announce that Heads Will Roll: Reforged has now officially been released. We have been working on the project for an unbelieveably long time and poured all of our heart and soul into it. The original HWR had a very unique vision behind it, a vision that — for a variety of reasons — we were not able to fully accomplish at the time. Reforged is everything that we envisioned the original HWR to be. Hopefully you will enjoy playing this game just as much as we've enjoyed making it. Sincerely yours, Nikita Rusakov and Christina Khalmuratova aka 1917 Studios Our Discord: https://discord.gg/V8WHnQSq2m Our Bo |
| HWR News: Downfall's release, upcoming patch and crowdfunding campaign | 2022-10-27 | Hello guys! I wanted to do a quick announcement in case some of you missed our latest news. Heads Will Roll: Downfall — a free-to-play prologue for HWR: Reforged — is already out and you can play it right now! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1903060/Heads_Will_Roll_Downfall/ At the moment we're working on a big patch for the game that is going to add a bunch of QoL features and also do a major balance shift. You can read more about the upcoming patch here: https://steamcommunity.com/games/1903060/announcements/detail/3409813763404182281 And last but not least we wanted to announce that we're lauching a Boosty page (an equivalent of Patreon |
| Weapons and Combat Mechanics | 2022-05-11 | Hello. In this blogpost we'd like to share some news about weapons and combat system of both HWR: Reforged and HWR: Downfall. In our opinion, the original Heads Will Roll both had a pretty respectable arsenal of weapons and did a decent job highlighting the strengths and weaknesses of different weapon types. In Reforged and Downfall we decided to expand the overall arsenal while, at the same time, increasing and preserving the uniqueness of each weapon. At this point in development there're 56 different melee weapons in the game including several ones that fall into completely new categories like 'curved swords' and 'throwing spears' that wer |
| HWR News — New armor system overview | 2022-04-04 | Hello. As was promised, today I'm bringing you another blogpost with more information about new features that will be introduced in Reforged and Downfall. This time we will discuss armor. First of all, let's talk numbers. The overall amount of available armor items has been increased dramatically. At this point the work-in-progress build of the game has 21 body armors, 21 helmets, 20 gorgets\bracers\greaves and several helmet attachments. This is a considerable improvement over the original game and this number is very likely to increase even more as the work is not yet done. Having this many types of defensive equipment will allow the player |
| A response to criticism and feature overview | 2022-03-28 | Hello. About a week ago we've made an official announcement of HWR: Reforged and HWR: Downfall that received some criticism from the community. In my eyes the main reasons for that are misunderstanding and miscommunication that might've taken place. So, with this blogpost, I would like to clarify what exactly are HWR: Reforged and HWR: Downfall. HWR: Reforged — What will be new? 1. Story Reforged will properly conclude both English and French storylines adding several new chapters to each of them, introducing a lot of new characters (including girls) and making the game at least twice as big in terms of story content. On top of that, some of |
| An official announcement and some big news | 2022-03-22 | Hello guys! Today we're coming at you with some very big news regarding the ongoing development and the future of Heads Will Roll. First of all, we're happy to announce our partnership with Valkyrie Initiative - a publisher that will be helping us in the development of the game. They, among other things, will be taking care of the proper English and Chinese localization and the QA process. Instead of splitting future content into severall DLCs, we decided that the best thing would be to re-release the whole game, but this time - in a complete state. With fully finished storylines, all the characters available and without bugs. This re-release |
| The Best Is Yet To Come | 2022-01-11 | Hello! As all of you probably know, we're hard at work at our big story DLC and intend to release it somewhere around late February - mid March. The official announcement with more details and Steam page should come later this month. But new story chapters is not the only thing to look forward to. Together with the release of the DLC, the base game is going to receive another huge free update - 1.6. Here's just a glimpse of what's coming: 1. Scabbards and in-battle weapon swapping. 2. Roguelike mode (player's score at the end of each run is converted into gold that can be used to level up stats and purchase various equipment at the start of a |
| Heads Will Roll available on Mac! | 2022-01-02 | We're happy to inform you that Heads Will Roll is now available on Windows, Linux and MacOS! The most recent game update also includes a couple of bugfixes: -fixed a bug when player was not able to equip posion after using it once -fixed a bug when the game would crash if you open the description of 'Dressed to kill' quest If you would like to know more about the development of the DLC and discuss various upcoming mechanics - then consider joining our Discord: https://discord.gg/6y2NjEpXWv If you encounter any bugs or technical issues - you can also get in touch with me there. Hope you're all enjoying your holidays! |
| Update 1.5 is out! | 2021-12-26 | Hello, guys! First of all - merry X-mas and happy holidays to all of you! We're a little late to the party (as always) but better late than never, right? Update 1.5 is finally out. It brigns along lots of new gameplay features and also a bunch of new quests and mechanics. Unfortunately, due to the lack of time, we have not been able to do everything we wanted (like add more quests for the Blacksmith or partial item repair option etc.) but we'll continue to work and these things will come in the future. Our next stop will be big story DLC that should be arriving around the end February 2022. There will be about 5 to 7 new chapters, lots of new |
| Regarding Update 1.5 | 2021-12-19 | Hello! First of all I'd like to apologize as I promised to release Update 1.5 some time ago but was unable to do that. However there's good news - the update is now in its final stages and should be coming very soon. I will not be giving a precise deadline so I won't blow it again but it is very close to being done. Update 1.5 is shaping to be absolutely massive. Here is an incomplete changelog with just the main changes: 1. Antidote rework - it now can apply a 'Poison Shield' effect that negates incoming poison damage. It also can be comsumed before battle. 2. New weapon type - throwing daggers. 3. New attacks (including some unique ones) fo |
| Coming next week - Update 1.5 | 2021-12-04 | Hello! We definitely did not expect this, but "small" update 1.5 is somehow shaping up to be even bigger than 1.3 with tons of new features. Here's a glimpse of what's coming: 1. Antidote rework. If applied before being poisoned it will give character a Poison Shield that will absorb incoming poison damage, negating its effect. 2. Change of crafting mechanics for poison. One bottle of poison can now be used on up to three bolts, losing 1 charge after every use. 3. Armor, helmets and shields now can be repaired. This service will be provided by a new character with new quests. 4. New attacks for Executioner's Axe, Justice Sword, Warhammer, Gre |
| Update 1.4 | 2021-11-29 | Hello guys! Several hours ago we released update 1.4 with several very important changes and improvements. What's new? 1. Infinite loop error has been fixed. 2. The Sergeant now can assist you in finding the gear you want. After the player proved himself to Sergeant, he will offer you his help in getting decent weapons and equipment. A lot of players have previously complained about the trade system and the fact that they cannot reliably find the items they want (like armor, shields or specific weapons). This feature is supposed to help remedy this situation. 3. New attack types for Maces (Bone Crusher) and Spears (Pierce) with high injury ch |
| Update 1.3 is live! | 2021-11-17 | Hello guys! We're glad to announce that update 1.3 is finally live. It is a little bit late but hopefully it will be worth the wait. So, what's new? 1. Steam achievements. 2. Top scores board and proper score calculation at the end of each playthrough. 3. Strength is now responsible for inventory size. 4. Poison rework. Poison now can be applied to your weapon before combat. It can also be taken into combat without activation and then applied to your weapon at any moment. After it was applied an indicator above player's weapon will show what type of poison has been used and how long will it last. 5. New types of attacks for Spears (Feint Stri |
| Update 1.3 — Coming this weekend | 2021-11-12 | Hey guys! Just a quick news regarding the status of Update 1.3. We've been working very hard for the last couple of weeks and, if all goes according to plan, it should be released at the end of this weekend (late night on Sunday Vladivostok time). Here's a preview of some of the new stuff that's coming in 1.3: 1. Steam achievements 2. Top scores and proper score calculation at the end of each run 3. Strength becomes responsible for inventory size 4. New unique attacks for Spears and Halberds 5. Enemies can spawn with and use various consumable items 6. Poison rework 7. Several new missions\encounters 8. AI improvements 9. A lot of bugfixes Du |
| Update 1.2b | 2021-10-27 | Hey guys. This week we're uploading an update with balance and bugfixes. Changelog: 1. Weapon skill and Agility have been slightly rebalanced. Now weapon skill is primarily resposible for offense, while agility - for defense. When you're attacking an enemy, your agility will give only a slight bonus, while weapon skill will give a major one and when you're trying to dodge an enemy attack it will work the other way around. For enemies it works the same way. 2. Added a new type of training - training with coach. It will allow you to level your weapon skill significantly faster, but only for a price. Fatigue cost of other types of training have |
| Update 1.2 is live! | 2021-10-24 | It has been a long time coming. Hey guys! We're glad to announce that the update 1.2 is finally here. With it comes a complete Russian localization of the game, a number of important bugfixes and several balance changes. The balance changes are primarily aimed at making the game more challenging in a fun way — nerfing overpowered weapons and builds while buffing less favoured weapons and gameplay strategies. We undestand that at this point the balance is still significantly flawed and have a lot of ideas about how to fix this. With the Russian localization out of the way we will have a lot more time to implement these ideas, as well as finall |
| Coming this week — Update 1.2 | 2021-09-28 | Hello guys! Update 1.2 is just around the corner and (if all goes well) it should be coming this weekend (most likely Sunday night). This update will bring Russian localization and a number of very important gameplay changes. Here are some of them: 1. Crossbows have been slightly reworked: now they require less skill points to be used effectively and have a higher chance of inflicting injuries. Coupled with all the pouches now having an extra slot (as of patch 1.1) they should become a considerably more viable option as a secondary or maybe even a primary weapon. 2. Crossbows' Aimed Shot attack now can target limbs and inflict proper limbs-re |
| Heads Will Roll available on Linux! | 2021-09-18 | We're glad to announce that Heads Will Roll can now be played on Linux! Together with Linux update we've uploaded a hotfix for patch 1.1 that fixes several minor issues that some players have recently encountered (including bug during crafting canteens\waterskins and bug after second duel with Ruffin in Chapter V). Stay tuned. |
| Update 1.1 is live! | 2021-09-17 | Update 1.1 is finally live and it's bringing some huge and long-awaited changes to the game! 1. Game now has 3 difficulty levels, including an Easy mode that allows to save game at any point and makes combat significantly less challenging (increased hit probasbility for the player, lowered hit probability for enemies, more gold, more time etc.). 2. Improved overall combat balance. Some of the enemies have less stats; number of enemies in some fights is decreased (Lindisfarne, London etc.); decreased chances of enemies having poison (and especially level 2 posion). 3. Increased gold bounties that the player receives at the beginning of each ch |
| Update 1.1 will be uploaded today | 2021-09-17 | Hello. The long-awaited update 1.1 is coming today (September 17th). We plan to begin uploading at around 23:00 GMT+10 (Vladivostok time). The game might be unavailable for a couple of hours. After the patch has been uploaded we will monitor the situation for some time and if there're any launch issues (or serious errors of any other kind) we will do our best to fix them ASAP. Thank you for your understanding. Approximate changelog has already been published on our community Discord and in one of the previous posts. Complete changelog will be posted after the patch has been uploaded. Thank you for playing Heads Will Roll! Stay tuned. |
| Community Discord | 2021-09-12 | Hey guys! I've set up a community discord for HWR. Feel free to join! We intend to actively support the game for a long time and would love to keep in touch with the playerbase. https://discord.gg/6y2NjEpXWv |
| Update 1.1 — upcoming changes | 2021-09-10 | Hello guys! We are hard at work on update 1.1 and intend to release it next weekend if all goes smoothly. Here are some of the main features of the upcoming update: 1. Game now has 2 difficulty levels, including a Normal and an Easy mode that makes combat significantly less challenging (increased hit probasbility for the player, lowered hit probability for enemies, more gold etc.). 2. Improved overall combat balance. Knights and bandits\brigands have less stats; number of enemies in some fights is decreased (Lindisfarne for example). 3. Increased gold bounties for some of the quests and also the wages that the player receives at the beginning |
| Errors have been fixed | 2021-09-05 | The errors that some players have experienced are fixed. Please download an updated version. |
| Errors and failure to launch | 2021-09-05 | If you're running into any errors or bugs - please uninstall game and dowload an updated version. A fix has already been uploaded. Sorry for the inconvenience. |
| Heads Will Roll is out now! | 2021-09-05 | Hello! We're tremendously glad to announce that Heads Will Roll is finally released and is available in the Steam Store! For all memebers of our small team this was the first experience in the field of game development and we hope that the results of our work will not disappoint you. Right now the team will be focusing on finishing the Russian localization, fixing bugs and improving game balance. After that we intend to release several updates the will expand some areas of the in-game world, adding new characters, missions and storylines. We will keep you updated. Hope you will enjoy! 1917 Studios |
| Heads Will Roll has been submitted for Steam review! | 2021-09-01 | Hello. First of all I would like to inform you that Heads Will Roll has been submitted for Steam review and should be going live as soon as it is approved by Steam (normally it takes 3-5 days). Secondly I would like to once again apologize for the delay. Heads Will Roll is not only a huge project but also is my first experience with game development, so naturally getting everything done on time proved to be a challenge. The version that we will be releasing in the upcoming days will be English-language only. Russian version will be coming shortly after (I hope to get it done until the end of September). Other languages are also being talked a |
| The development has been completed! | 2021-07-28 | Hello guys! My name is Nik and I'm the creator of Heads Will Roll. I am glad to inform you that I have completed the development and the game itself is finally done! However, due to huge amount of content, we've run into some minor issues regarding localization and will require just a little bit more time to properly translate everything and make sure all works as it should. With that being said I am pushing the release date to August 30th 2021. I know that this is the second time that I'm postponing the game and I feel ashamed for that. I would like to apologize to all of you and promise that this is the last time I'm doing this. To make you |