Hang on to your hats, Squaddies! Today we unleash the biggest update to Super Hero Squad Online since we first launched 3 years ago!
There’s a lot of stuff in here, so let’s jump right in!
First, we have completely changed how you earn currency in SHSO. Gold is still Gold and you can buy it on the website, but we’ve released smaller (and larger!) Gold packages to give you more choices. The larger packages also come with exclusive items like the Sidekick Box (also gives a Sidekick!), the Rare Hero Box (always gives out a Mystery Box Hero like Thanos or Agent Coulson!) and the super-rare Au Ultron!
You can now earn Fractals from nearly everything in the game (grabbing Tokens, catching Robbers, bopping Troublebots, etc). We’ve increased the number of Fractals you earn from Missions, and you can now spend Fractals in the Shop! Almost everything in SHSO is now available for purchase with Fractals, meaning that the longer you play, the more Heroes you can buy!
We’ve totally revamped the Shop. We gave it a brand new look and feel, more categories, and added the ability to search a category for whatever you need. Every Hero in the game now has ability icons so you can see at a glance if a Hero fights hand-to-hand, or if they can fly, teleport, heal others, and more! Missions have new icons as well to tell you about how long the mission takes to complete, and whether it is a Crisis mission or if it is a Survival mission. (Coming soon – information on what Crafting Items can be found in a given Mission!)
We’ve slashed the prices of everything in the game so the Gold you buy goes further! Heroes can now be bought for 500g or less (or for Fractals!), Sidekicks are now 300g or less, Mystery Boxes are all 50g, head into the new Shop and check it all out!
We simplified how you move around the game. The two “wheels” in the lower right and left corners of the game are gone and replaced with a new Global Nav in the upper right corner. Get one-click access to every feature in the game and even check out your Gold and Fractal levels whenever you want! The new Global Nav also includes your current Hero’s abilities (like if they can fly, teleport, double-jump, etc) in addition to any abilities your Hero has because of their Sidekick.
But wait! We aren’t done! Achievements are here! Now you can earn Fractals, Titles, Heroes (like MODOK!) and Medallions just by doing the things you like doing! Everyone starts out on the new Destiny Achievements, check out the lower right corner of your game to see what your next task is. Earn a ton of Fractals right away by completing those Achievements and get a walkthrough of all the new content in the game! Open up your Achievements window (using the new Global Nav!) to check out and track more Achievements. Not sure how to complete a particular Achievement? Check out the Help button on the trackers in the lower right corner of your screen to get more information. Want more information on the Achievements, check out our last Dev Blog which has all the details!
There are also new things to do in Super Hero City! Keep an eye out for the rare Golden Fractal, worth 10 times as much as a regular Fractal. Every Hero in your squad can find one each day, but it only appears in one zone for that Hero. If your Iron Man can’t find his Golden Fractal in the Daily Bugle, try hunting in Baxter Plaza, Asgard, or Villainville! You should also watch out for Impossible Man. He’s trying to sneak into the city by hiding inside ordinary objects like fire hydrants and benches, but he leaves behind a tell-tale cloud of multicolored smoke. Poke the things he hides in to scare him off and earn Fractals and XP! If you scare him off 5 times with a single Hero he’s got a surprise for you!
To simplify the number of things you need to keep track of (and because Fractals are so awesome) we’ve removed Tickets and Silver from the game completely. Having 4 different kinds of ‘money’ to track just wasn’t fun. This also means that the Prize Wheels have been removed from all zones in the game. If you had saved up a bunch of Tickets or Silver don’t worry, we converted them all over to Fractals so you should have a bunch of Fractals waiting for you to spend. We also removed the bonus you get for logging in every day in a row because then if you missed a day it all reset and everyone felt sad L We replaced it with a new daily reward where every day you log in you have a chance to win Fractals, Potions, and even free Mystery Boxes! Log in each day for a new prize, but don’t worry if you miss a day.
Finally, check out the new My Heroes screen. We combined the Hero Chooser with the Hero Information windows so now you can check out all the Heroes in your squad, get information on all their vital stats like Health, Powers, etc from one screen, or choose a new Hero to play.
All this and more awaits you in Super Hero Squad Online! See you in game!