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Update on Hero Engine and Hero's Journey

MMORPG.com Managing Editor Jon Wood recently sat down with the folks at Simutronics to talk about their Hero Engine (currently being used by Bioware for Star Wars: The Old Republic) and the game that started it all... Hero's Journey
Posted on 04/01/2009 by Jon Wood

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A Visit to Simutronics

Staff Writer Adele Caelia recently visited the Simutronics offices where they are making the MMORPG Hero's Journey. Today, she files her report.
Posted on 06/05/2007 by Adele Caelia
Report From GDC

MMORPG.com Managing Editor Jon Wood had the opportunity to talk to Eric Slick, the Technology Director for Simutronics, about the progress of their upcoming MMORPG, Hero's Journey.
Posted on 03/14/2007 by Jon Wood
Wyr Explained

Jay Miller explains the concept of Wyr.
Posted on 07/25/2006 by Guest Writer
The Real World: Elanthia

A new developer journal flying your way.
Posted on 07/11/2006 by Guest Writer
HJ Developer Journal

A new developer journal from the people behind Hero's Journey.
Posted on 06/20/2006 by Guest Writer
Exclusive Screens, Week #47

Here are two new images from Hero's Journey.
Posted on 06/20/2006 by Dana Massey
Much Ado About Roleplay

Stephanie Shaver is back to her antics with this new dev journal.
Posted on 06/06/2006 by Guest Writer
Service Abilities

Mike Paddock looks at this specific area of Hero's Journey.
Posted on 05/23/2006 by Guest Writer
Exclusive Screens, Week #46

Two new shots of Hero's Journey.
Posted on 05/23/2006 by Dana Massey

Previews

A Visit to Simutronics

Staff Writer Adele Caelia recently visited the Simutronics offices where they are making the MMORPG Hero's Journey. Today, she files her report.
Posted on 06/05/2007 by Adele Caelia
E3 2006 Preview

In our first on the floor interview, we see if Hero's Journey can live up type.
Posted on 05/10/2006 by Dana Massey
Preview Live From E3 Expo 2005

Dana Massey dropped into the Simutronics booth and got to see some great gameplay footage of their upcoming MMORPG "Hero's Journey".
Posted on 05/20/2005 by Dana Massey

Interviews

Report From GDC

MMORPG.com Managing Editor Jon Wood had the opportunity to talk to Eric Slick, the Technology Director for Simutronics, about the progress of their upcoming MMORPG, Hero's Journey.
Posted on 03/14/2007 by Jon Wood
Q&A #15

We return with one more Q&A before we head back to the developer journals.
Posted on 02/14/2006 by Dana Massey
Q&A #14

Designer Mike Paddock answers some more questions.
Posted on 01/17/2006 by Dana Massey
Q&A #13

Melissa Meyer answers more questions this week.
Posted on 01/03/2006 by Dana Massey
Q&A #12

Melissa Meyer, the Producer of Hero's Journey, answers more of our questions.
Posted on 12/13/2005 by Dana Massey
Q&A #11

Jeremy Starley gets more answers from Simutronics.
Posted on 11/22/2005 by Jeremy Star
Q&A #10

Jon Wood and Jeremy Starley combine to ask five questions of Eric Slick.
Posted on 11/08/2005 by Jon Wood
Q&A #9

Jeremy Starley talks to Melissa Meyer of Simutronics about their game as our bi-weekly Q&A series continues.
Posted on 10/11/2005 by Jeremy Star
Q&A #8

The folks at Simutronics are back with five more questions and answers.
Posted on 09/27/2005 by Jon Wood
Q&A #7

Melissa Meyer answers our questions as we get things back into gear and ask five more questions.
Posted on 09/13/2005 by Jon Wood
Q&A #6

Aaron Standridge answers five more questions from staffer Jon Wood as our bi-weekly quiz series continues for the sixth week!
Posted on 08/23/2005 by Jon Wood
Q&A #5

Jon Wood takes up the charge, as we quiz Game Designer Aaron Standridge about their upcoming MMORPG.
Posted on 08/09/2005 by Jon Wood
Q&A #4

Melissa Meyer, the Producer of Hero's Journey, sits down to answer five more of our questions in this latest Q&A about the award winning MMORPG in production at Simutronics.
Posted on 07/26/2005 by Dana Massey
Q&A #3

Hero's Journey Producer Melissa Meyer answers five fan and editor questions in this latest installment of our bi-weekly Q&A series.
Posted on 07/12/2005 by Dana Massey
Q&A #2

Eric Slick, Director of Development and Designer on Hero's Journey, takes the time to talk to us in this second of our bi-weekly Q&A series. Included is one exclusive screenshot.
Posted on 06/28/2005 by Dana Massey
Q&A #1

We kick off a brand new Q&A series with the developers behind Hero's Journey. Every other Tuesday check back for five brand new questions. Included is our weekly screenshot.
Posted on 06/14/2005 by Dana Massey
Interview with Stephanie Shaver.

Richard Duffek gets to ask Stephanie Shaver, Designer for Hero's Journey a few questions about the game. This feature includes 3 exclusive screen shots!
Posted on 04/08/2005 by Richard Cox

Media

Exclusive Screens, Week #47

Here are two new images from Hero's Journey.
Posted on 06/20/2006 by Dana Massey
Exclusive Screens, Week #46

Two new shots of Hero's Journey.
Posted on 05/23/2006 by Dana Massey
Exclusive Screen, Week #45

Three images: one screen and two piece of art.
Posted on 05/02/2006 by Dana Massey
Exclusive Screen, Week #44

A concept art/screenshot pairing is today's feature.
Posted on 04/18/2006 by Dana Massey
Exclusive Screen, Week #43

Today we have a concept to reality image, as we see a building before and after.
Posted on 04/05/2006 by Dana Massey
Exclusive Screens, Week #42

We have two new shots.
Posted on 03/28/2006 by Dana Massey
Exclusive Screens, Week #41

We have two new images of Hero's Journey.
Posted on 03/14/2006 by Dana Massey
Exclusive Screens, Week #40

Two more images coming right at you.
Posted on 03/08/2006 by Dana Massey
Exclusive Screens, Week #39

We look at character creation with a special four image edition.
Posted on 02/28/2006 by Dana Massey
Exclusive Screens, Week #38

We show off two more images as the weekly series temporarily changes days. Check back Tuesday for more!
Posted on 02/22/2006 by Dana Massey
Exclusive Screen, Week #37

The first ever image of their GUI and three pieces of concept art.
Posted on 02/14/2006 by Dana Massey
Exclusive Screens, Week #36

Two new images from the upcoming MMORPG with super-customizable characters.
Posted on 02/07/2006 by Dana Massey
Exclusive Screens, Week #35

We go behind the scenes with three images from their GM tools.
Posted on 01/31/2006 by Dana Massey
Exclusive Screens, Week #34

Simutronics shares two more images with us.
Posted on 01/24/2006 by Dana Massey
Exclusive Screens, Week #33

Two more images from the upcoming MMORPG by Simutronics.
Posted on 01/17/2006 by Dana Massey
Exclusive Screens, Week #32

Holy bloom! Hero's Journey's look evolves again!
Posted on 01/03/2006 by Dana Massey
Exclusive Screens, Week #31

Two more images of Hero's Journey.
Posted on 12/13/2005 by Dana Massey
Exclusive Screens, Week #30

Today we show off another two images, complete with shadows, from Simutronics upcoming MMORPG.
Posted on 11/29/2005 by Dana Massey
Exclusive Screenshots, Week #29

In one image we see shadows are back to stay as we get another look at the desert. The other - slightly older - image shows a character in a familiar forest scene.
Posted on 11/22/2005 by Dana Massey
Exclusive Screens, Week #28

Two new images of Hero's Journey. This week we see a familiar forest environment and get a first look at a desert.
Posted on 11/15/2005 by Dana Massey
Exclusive Screens, Week #27

Two more from Hero's Journey as we see a beautiful sun-lit area, a character and a monster pouring boiling oil.
Posted on 11/08/2005 by Dana Massey
Exclusive Screens, Week #26

We're back on track with two new images from Hero's Journey.
Posted on 11/01/2005 by Dana Massey
Exclusive Screens, Week #25

Two more from Simutronics!
Posted on 10/19/2005 by Dana Massey
Exclusive Screens, Week #24

Simutronics provides us with two new looks inside their game.
Posted on 10/11/2005 by Dana Massey
Exclusive Screens, Week #23

Today we return with two more images from Hero's Journey in this weekly feature.
Posted on 10/04/2005 by Dana Massey
Exclusive Screens, Week #22

...and let there be shadows! Simutronics recently introduced shadows into their wold and today they show it off for the first time!
Posted on 09/27/2005 by Dana Massey
Exclusive Screens, Week #21

We have two brand new images of Hero's Journey.
Posted on 09/20/2005 by Dana Massey
Exclusive Screens, Week #20

Spellcasting is the focus as we pick things back up with three new images from Hero's Journey.
Posted on 09/13/2005 by Dana Massey
Exclusive Screens, Week #19

In a special three-image week, Simutronics shows off a patened group-combo attack in images.
Posted on 08/30/2005 by Dana Massey
Exclusive Screens, Week #18

For the 18th consecutive week, we are proud to present two images from inside Hero's Journey.
Posted on 08/23/2005 by Dana Massey
Exclusive Screens, Week #17

Melissa Meyer of Simutronics has sent along two brand new images as we continue with the 17th week of screenshots from this upcoming MMORPG!
Posted on 08/16/2005 by Dana Massey
Exclusive Screens, Week #16

This week, we carry only one image of Hero's Journey.
Posted on 08/09/2005 by Dana Massey
Exclusive Screens, Week #15

Simutronics goes dark as they bring us two creepy images of their upcoming, highly-anticipated MMORPG.
Posted on 08/02/2005 by Dana Massey
Exclusive Screens, Week #14

Simutronics sends along two brand new images to go with their latest Q&A installment.
Posted on 07/26/2005 by Dana Massey
Exclusive Screens, Week #13

We continue the screenshot marathon from Simutronics' upcoming MMORPG with two new shots. One shows a playable race, never before seen on this site, the Suwari, while the other shows a beautiful lake scene.
Posted on 07/19/2005 by Dana Massey
Exclusive Screens, Week #11

To go with today's Q&A, we also have two brand new exclusive images from the highly anticipated MMORPG.com
Posted on 07/12/2005 by Dana Massey
Exclusive Screens, Week #10

Two more exclusive images from Hero's Journey, the upcoming MMORPG from Simutronics, show off their detailed player characters.
Posted on 07/05/2005 by Dana Massey
Exclusive Screens, Week #8

We return with two brand new images of Hero's Journey as our weekly series continues!
Posted on 06/21/2005 by Dana Massey
Exclusive Screens for June 7, 2005

These are exclusive screens for 6/7/05. They are taken from the video shown at the E3 2005 show.
Posted on 06/07/2005 by Dana Massey

Developer Journals

Wyr Explained

Jay Miller explains the concept of Wyr.
Posted on 07/25/2006 by Guest Writer
The Real World: Elanthia

A new developer journal flying your way.
Posted on 07/11/2006 by Guest Writer
HJ Developer Journal

A new developer journal from the people behind Hero's Journey.
Posted on 06/20/2006 by Guest Writer
Much Ado About Roleplay

Stephanie Shaver is back to her antics with this new dev journal.
Posted on 06/06/2006 by Guest Writer
Service Abilities

Mike Paddock looks at this specific area of Hero's Journey.
Posted on 05/23/2006 by Guest Writer
Classes: Bard, Cleric and Healer

Lead Designer Stephanie Shaver pens another journal.
Posted on 05/02/2006 by Guest Writer
Wizards, Necromancers & Rangers

Stephanie Shaver, Hero's Journey Designer, looks at three classes available in their game.
Posted on 04/18/2006 by Guest Writer
The Classes

Stephanie Shaver's latest looks at what characters are... beyond well... Heroes.
Posted on 03/28/2006 by Guest Writer
Putting the RPG in MMO

Stephanie Shaver, a designer at Simutronics, looks at what motivates her in MMORPGs.
Posted on 03/14/2006 by Guest Writer
Character Creation

Stephanie Shaver of Simutronics looks at character creation in Hero's Journey.
Posted on 02/28/2006 by Guest Writer
The Tools

We change things up a bit with the first developer journal from Hero's Journey.
Posted on 01/31/2006 by Guest Writer