Heroes of Umbra - 2D networked platformer/RPG

[Andrew Keturi]

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Summary
Heroes of Umbra is a short side-scrolling RPG that takes influence from games like Maplestory, Zelda II, and Castlevania. The game is written in Java, so it runs in Win/Mac/Linux as well as Android/OUYA. Friends can join your game at any time to help you -- everyone is automatically partied -- and monster difficulty scales based on how many players are connected to your game. As your character levels you can allocate stat points, learn skills from two different skill trees, and find new gear to show off.

The game has been in alpha for the last year but I feel the current version is in a playable state. Three of the four planned dungeons are complete, and any feedback you have is appreciated.

Download
Win/Mac/Linux
https://www.dropbox.com/s/12q6pr9al9...s-of-umbra.jar
(If double-clicking doesn't start the game, try java -jar heroes-of-umbra.jar from command-line)

Keys can be rebinded by manually changing the settings file that is created when the game launches. Detailed instructions.

Android/OUYA
https://www.dropbox.com/s/htavkffv6o...s-of-umbra.apk
Or navigate to heroesofumbra.com/download from your OUYA's browser.

Links
http://heroesofumbra.com - website with updates, more screenshots, videos, etc.
http://www.facebook.com/heroesofumbra - if you "like" facebook
http://twitter.com/adketuri - my commit messages are broadcasted here

[Dave Jennings]

Spoiler Tagged due to merging.

 

Whilst looking for news on when this great Castlevania / Zelda type game is coming Ouya today I found that an alpha version of the Ouya version is freely downloadable.

http://heroesofumbra.com/download

I've tried it for half an hour today and I'm thoroughly enjoying it.

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Heroes of Umbra is a free networked multiplayer 2D sidescrolling RPG-in-progress for Desktop, OUYA, and Android.



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[Waara]

I just downloaded it and it works like a charm.

Didn't have time to play more than like 10 minutes but what I saw was awesome =D

[XanXic]

Looks a lot like Maplestory which is pretty cool

Going to have to try it out..at some point

[Dave Jennings]

Levelled up my Character a bit more - got stuck on a Zombie section - I ran back to the village like a girl after getting killed lots before I discovered the Strike hotkey which does a tonne more damage than regular attacks.
I've focused mainly on levelling Physical Damage and Weapon Knowledge & Strike which seems to be working well - I have put a few points into Stamina and Regen to help with health.

Very cool game its kind of like a more cheerful version of Castlevania Circle of the Moon (a great GBA game)

[Cave Four]

Me and my boys have been playing this for a while now and its great, I usually play with them from my PC, online multiplayer for this will be great, local coop would make it perfect.

[NML32]

Is there any port forwarding needed to play w friends over the net?

Never mind I figured it out. Port to forward is 24234.

Merged. Please Use The Edit Button Next Time.

[Carey]

This is the game I've been waiting for on Ouya. Can NOT wait.

Is it on the Store yet?!?

[NML32]

This is the game I've been waiting for on Ouya. Can NOT wait.

Is it on the Store yet?!?

Currently it needs to be side loaded. Link is in the first post.

I agree this is a great game. Also I think it is a work in progress.

[Carey]

Currently it needs to be side loaded. Link is in the first post.

I agree this is a great game. Also I think it is a work in progress.

Side Loading is something I don't quite understand or gotten my head around with yet!