Wednesday, November 2, 2011

Garena HoN 2.2.6.0 Server Update

All full changelogs can be found at HoN Updates

In case the update message does not appear, hit Ctrl+F8 and type the command
Upd_checkforupdates 1

Expected Garena HoN Server Down Time:
7:00AM to 9:59AM, GMT+8, November 2, 2011

What's New?

New Hero: Gemini


Alt Avatars: Cleopatra Pharoah and Heavy Metal Rhapsody

For those missed it: Ronin Swiftblade Voice

Saturday, October 8, 2011

Garena HoN 2.2.2.1 Server Update

Garena Heroes of Newerth 2.2.2.1

Updating HoN:
In case the update message does not appear, hit Ctrl+F8 and type the command
Upd_checkforupdates 1


View the new HoN changelog here:
HoN 2.2.2.1 Patch Notes (credits: HoN Updates)

Friday, September 30, 2011

Garena HoN 2.1.10 Server Update

Garena HoN Version 2.1.10



New Strength HoN hero: Cthulhuphant

Patch Notes for Garena Heroes of Newerth 2.1.10
- Added a new Strength hero: Cthulhuphant
* This hero is not Early Access limited
- Added a Limited Edition Alt Avatar: King Cthulhuphant
* Will only be available for two weeks! You can see it in the Early Access section of the HoN Store.
- Added a new Premium Alt Avatar: Mr. Chipper
- Added Cthulhuphant Hero Symbol
- Some UI tweaks to fix some warning spam
- Fixed two server crashes
- Rampage's Horned Strike now pops up a number when you hit someone showing the damage done
- Fixed a bug with Kongor's Pit that made Defiler's spirits miss him when he was in the front half of the lair

source: HoN 2.1.10 Changelog (Credits: HoN Updates)
In case the update message does not appear, hit Ctrl+F8 and type the command
Upd_checkforupdates 1

Garena HoN 2.1.9 Server Update

Garena HoN Version 2.1.9


Paul Bunyan
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- The Friends List limit has been increased from 100 to 250
- Login and Server stability increased significantly
- Added more Log information for servers and failed connections
- Fixed a server crash
Full Changelog from S2 Games:
HoN 2.1.9 Changelog

In case the update message does not appear, hit Ctrl+F8 and type the command
Upd_checkforupdates 1

Did you know HoN was based on DotA?
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Tuesday, September 13, 2011

Garena HoN 2.1.8 Server Update

What's new in Garena HoN 2.1.8?

- New Early Access Hero: Geomancer
- New Early Access Hero: Midas
- Nyan Cat Courier
- Heavy Metal Taunt
- Alternate Skins: Dark Jereziah, Subzero Accursed



Full Garena HoN Changelogs:
(Credits: HoN Updates)
HoN 2.1.8 Changelog
HoN 2.1.7 Changelog
HoN 2.1.6 Changelog

Friday, August 26, 2011

Garena HoN 2.1.5 Server Update

What's new in Garena HoN 2.1.5?



Limited Hero Pool is now in effect.

Full Garena HoN Changelogs: (Credits: HoN Updates)
HoN 2.1.5 Changelog
HoN 2.1.4 Changelog
HoN 2.1.3 Changelog
HoN 2.1.2 Changelog
HoN 2.1.1 Changelog
HoN 2.1.0 Changelog

Heroes of Newerth is officially in the World Cyber Games!

Saturday, July 30, 2011

Garena HoN 2.0.40 Server Update

What's new in GarenaHoN 2.0.40?

New Alt Avatar: Flint Broomstick (Inspired by DotA's Dwarven Sniper)


New Language support: Thai



Garena HoN 2.0.40.3
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- Old replays should now work correctly

Garena HoN 2.0.40.2
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- Fixing the Alt Avatar in the Store

Garena HoN 2.0.40
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- Added a new Alt Avatar: Flint Boomstick
- The Tutorial should be much more functional
- Moraxus' Shield Bar should be fixed
- Tweaked tooltips for Revenant

Friday, July 22, 2011

Garena HoN 2.0.39 Server Update

What's new in GarenaHoN 2.0.39?

New Item: Sol's Bulwark
New Hero: Revenant
New Courier: Robot Courier



To download Garena HoN Patch 2.0.39 manually, press Ctrl and F8 then type:
Upd_checkforupdates 1
Follow Garena HoN on Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/GarenaHoN

Full Garena HoN 2.0.39 Change Log (credits: HoN Updates)

Sunday, July 17, 2011

Garena HoN 2.0.38 Server Update

What's new in GarenaHoN 2.0.38?

New Item: Energizer (bunny)
Alt Avatars: Phantom Defiler
Alternative Courier Skin: Rat courier



To manually update Garena HoN:

Press Ctrl+F8 and type the command:
Upd_checkforupdates 1

The command will download the latest Garena HoN update.

To download the FULL Garena HoN client, go to:
http://dl.garenanow.com/hon/HoNInstaller.exe
Copy and paste the link given above to your browser to begin download.

View the full HoN 2.0.38 Changelog (credits: HoN Updates)

Saturday, July 9, 2011

Garena HoN 2.0.37 Server Update

What is new in GarenaHoN 2.0.37?



Manual Update for Garena HoN

Press Ctrl+F8 (console) and type the command:
Upd_checkforupdates 1
This command will download the latest HoN Garena Update.

New HoN Hero:
Emerald Warden

New Alternate Avatars:
Leprechaun Blacksmith



Full Garena HoN 2.0.37 Changelog: (credits: HoN Updates)
HoN 2.0.37 Patch Notes

Saturday, June 25, 2011

Garena HoN 2.0.36 Server Update

What is new in GarenaHoN 2.0.36?



-Garena HoN Matchmaking now has different regions:
Malaysia
Singapore
Philippines

-Message of the day (MOTD) improved.

-Secret Shop Changes to Observatory

New HoN Heroes:
Martyr
Parasite
Amun-Ra

For the full Garena HoN changelogs: (credits - HoN Updates) HoN 2.0.29 to HoN 2.0.36

Garena HoN 2.0.29
Garena HoN 2.0.30
Garena HoN 2.0.31
Garena HoN 2.0.32
Garena HoN 2.0.33
Garena HoN 2.0.34
Garena HoN 2.0.35
Garena HoN 2.0.36

Wednesday, May 18, 2011

Garena HoN Matchmaking Released

Garena Heroes of Newerth MatchMaking Now Online!

After months of waiting, the Garena Heroes of Newerth Matchmaking System is Here.



Keep using the Matchmaking feature and redeem silver coins to use in the Garena HoN Goblin Shop.

Thursday, May 12, 2011

Garena HoN 2.0.28 Server Update

What is new in Garena HoN 2.0.28?

New HoN hero: Flux


On May 13 2011, there will be a Garena HoN Scheduled Update:
If the Garena HoN update message does not appear, hit Ctrl+F8 and type the command:
Upd_checkforupdates 1
Expected Garena Server Down Time:
May 13, 2011 7:00AM to 10:00AM +8 GMT

Garena HoN 2.0.28 Patch Notes (Courtesy: HoN Updates)
Garena HoN 2.0.28
Garena HoN 2.0.27

Join the Garena HoN Forum:
http://forum.hon.garena.com

Wednesday, May 4, 2011

Garena HoN 2.0.26 Server Update

What's new in Garena HoN 2.0.26?

New hero: Silhouette


To Update your Garena HoN, you can type the following commands in the console:
Upd_checkforupdates 1

To activate console, press Ctrl+F8.

Garena HoN Patch Notes: (credits: HoN Updates)
Garena HoN 2.0.25
Garena HoN 2.0.26


Friday, April 15, 2011

Garena HoN 2.0.24 Server Update

What's new in Garena HoN 2.0.24?

New Hero: Nomad
New Alternate Skins:

MSIvy Slither


Mountain Tundra


Quadropod Tremble


Garena HoN 2.0.24 Patch

Garena HoN 2.0.22 to 2.0.24 Patch Notes: (credits: HoN Updates)
Garena HoN 2.0.22
Garena HoN 2.0.23
Garena HoN 2.0.24

Garena HoN beta key update:
Garena players from Malaysia and Singapore do not need a Garena HoN beta key anymore.
Just register via the Garena HoN registration page for FREE.

Sunday, April 3, 2011

Garena HoN 2.0.21 Server Update

What's new in Garena HoN 2.0.21?

New Hero: Tremble
New Alternate Skins

Together with the Garena HoN 2.0.21 update are 30 new servers which include Singapore servers.



Garena HoN 2.0.17 to 2.0.21 Patch Notes: (credits: HoN Updates)

Garena HoN 2.0.17
Garena HoN 2.0.18
Garena HoN 2.0.19
Garena HoN 2.0.20
Garena HoN 2.0.21

Download the latest Garena HoN client:
http://http.cdnlayer.com/hon/HoNInstaller.exe

Try your best to get a Garena HoN beta key via:
a) http://hon.garena.com/betakey.php (HoN Garena Beta Key Giveaway Page)
b) Garena HoN Beta Keys Giveaway (Neutralcreeps.com Beta Key Giveaway)

Thursday, March 17, 2011

Garena HoN 2.0 Released

Garena HoN 2.0 is now out!

When you log in Garena Heroes of Newerth, a notifier will pop up and ask you to update your HoN game. Click Yes and the game will be updated automatically.


Garena HoN 2.0 Updated

Manual Garena HoN 2.0 Update
If that does not happen, press Ctrl+F8 and type the command:
Upd_checkforupdates 1

Download Garena HoN 2.0 Installer:
http://dl.garenanow.com/hon/HoNInstaller.exe

Known Issues with the new Garena HoN 2.0 Update:
1. GVIP Access issues - only GREG servers are currently available.

2. Some Gold member features such as Gold Color and Taunt are not yet functioning.

3. When players join game for the first time it will show 1500 psr.

4. Ladder page is currently unavailable.

Expected Down Time:
1:00 PM to 8:00PM GMT +8 , March 18 2011 (Friday)

Garena HoN 2.0 Changelogs (credits to HoN Updates)
Garena HoN 2.0 to Garena HoN 2.0.16

Learn more about Garena HoN 2.0's Item Shop and Goblin Coins.

Garena HoN 2.0 Goblin Store

Garena HoN 2.0 Goblin Shop - Merrick joins Garena HoN
Merrick sets up shop in Newerth!


Click on the picture to zoom in and look at the Garena HoN 2.0 store.

The currency used in Merrick's store is the Goblin Coin.

There are 2 ways with which you can get Goblin Coins:
1 - Play Matchmaking games - For Silver Coins

Each matchmaking game gives you goblin coins depending on your performance in the game. These coins go directly into your bank as silver coins and can be immediately used to purchase all non-premium items in Merrick's Store.

(Matchmaking is unavailable currently but will be completed and available for testing soon)

2 - Exchange Garena Shells for Goblin Coins - For Gold Coins

* Garena Shells are online currency used to purchase items in various Garena games.
* There are 2 a number of ways to purchase these Shells depending on your country of residence.
* Visit http://www.payment.garena.com and you will be redirected to the page specific to your country.
* Login to the account you want the shells to be credited to (the account you use to login to Garena Messenger before launching HoN)
* Select either a form of online payment, or purchase a Prepaid card and enter its card number and password for the prepaid amount of shells to be instantly added to your account.
* A list of the distributors of such cards is available in the page itself.

After you have Garena Shells credited to your account you can proceed to Merrick's Store to convert them into Coins. Click on the Goblin Store icon in the main interface and click on "Buy Coins"


A dropdown tab will appear and you can select the number of coins you wish to trade for depending on the amount of Shells you have. The conversion will give you Gold Coins that can be used to purchase any item in the store, Including Premium Items.

Convert to Coins, and you're all set to get your account pimped out!

Garena HoN 2.0 Goblin Coins and Store FAQ :

Q : What are the lifespans for the items i purchase in Merrick's Store? Will they disappear after a set time?

A : No, these items will be bonded to your accounts and will not disappear.

Q : Will my items expire when Garena HoN moves to OPEN BETA or its Official Launch?

A : No, these items will carry over.

Q : Will the unspent coins expire or it will carry over when Garena HoN is open beta and official launch?

A : All the gold and silver coins will carry over.

Q : Will my items Disappear if i get banned? Can i Transfer my items to another account then?

A : If you are banned, your items will remain locked in that account, there are no ways for you to transfer items out to another account.

Q : Are the items in Garena Merrick's Store cheaper or more expensive than his international Brother's?

A : On average the store's items are 30%- 50% cheaper than in international HoN.

Q : If i have both silver and gold coins and i want to purchase a non-premium item, how will my gold be deducted?


A : When purchasing items, your Silver coins will always be used first, then it will dip into your Gold coins. There is a coin breakdown showing how many of each type of coin will be used before you confirm your purchase.

Q : What is the conversion rate for shell to coin?

A : 3 packages are available:

100 Shells for 150 Coins
300 Shells for 480 Coins
500 Shells for 850 Coins

We also have a first time purchase bonus which will give the following rate for one time only:

100 Shells for 170 Coins
300 Shells for 550 Coins
500 Shells for 1000 Coins

Tuesday, March 8, 2011

Garena Messenger 1.1.3.1P Update

Garena Messenger Updated to v1.1.3.1P.

Garena Messenger is now updated to version 1.1.3.1P.
Please restart your messenger to get your messenger updated.

You may download the latest Garena messenger from:
http://messenger.garena.com

Change log of v1.1.3.1P:

Bugs fixed:
1. Messenger will no longer lag for a few seconds right after login.
2. Limited the length of the text edit in main window and search window to 15.
3. Server health tooltip.
4. Duplicated file id in file transfer
5. Display "Authenticating..." in order not to show button without caption during authentication period(for GoKart, GoKartPH, HoN, Blackshot)

Adjustments/Modifications:
1. Removed unneccessary data sent from server during login.
2. Added 3 games for Taiwan users.
3. Add machine id in login packet to fix the "kickout by myself" problem during the server restart period.
4. Increased login timeout from 30 secs to 1 min.
5. Displayed update progress bar immediately after click update button in updater.
6. Added white list checking to HoN plugin.
7. Flash window when new file transfer request comes.
8. Add p ng support for background and posters which can implement alpha effect.
9. Add border enable, border color, slide interval setting in game panel version file.
10. Make downloaded background and posters files saved under the url folder structure.
11. New ordering of games in messenger for Philippine users.

Thursday, February 17, 2011

Garena HoN 2.0 Q & A with GG.MaRs

10 Q&A about Garena HoN 2.0

1. When will Garena HoN 2.0 be released?

We are trying to hit the end of February timeline. There are still works pending to be done to port everything over on Garena HoN. In the meantime the Garena staffs are in the process of testing the 2.0 features. We are making sure to deliver the perfect HoN 2.0 to the community so please be a little bit patient.

2. Will stats reset when Garena patches to Garena HoN 2.0?

No, considering that most players have put great efforts to earn the PSR and score, stats will remain exactly as they were.

3. Does Garena HoN 2.0 mean that we will enter Open Beta or release?

No, but 2.0 is another step in that direction. Once 2.0 is stable we will announce the plans for Open Beta. Right now the first priority is to get 2.0 patched on Garena HoN.

4. How can we purchase the store items?

Players can play matchmaking games to earn Goblin Coins, the currency in HoN. Players are also able to top up Garena Shells, exchange Shells into Coins in game and purchase the items.

5. Can we expect coins or other cash shop incentives in GM Events?

Yes you certainly can.

6. How do you price the store items?

We are setting up the item price based on retail HoN, and of course you can expect CHEAPER price in Garena HoN.

7. Will the shop get updated as we continue patching or will the shop stay stagnant?

The shop will be updated regularly as the game patches.

8. Besides the store, are all the other Garena HoN 2.0 features free?

Yes everything is free. Even for store you can earn coins from matchmaking games.

9. Will there ever be a report a player function?

No, players violating in-game rules will be dealt with through a different protocol based on the forum report and support ticket.

10. Is Matchmaking available at the beginning of Garena HoN 2.0?

Same as retail HoN, we will disable match making initially. It will be enabled periodically while we are performing tests and monitor the performance. Once we are good with everything we will keep the matchmaking running all the time.

Read more about HoN 2.0.

Got any Garena HoN 2.0 related questions?
You can ask at the Garena Heroes of Newerth forum.

Wednesday, February 2, 2011

Garena Messenger 1.1.2.3P Update

Garena Messenger Updated to v1.1.2.3P

The Garena Messenger has been updated.
The Garena Messenger is the client used to be able to play Garena's most popular Dota genre game - Heroes of Newerth.


To download the Garena Messenger, go to:
http://messenger.garena.com/

Garena Messenger New features:

1) In-game name is now displayed in the signature while user is playing LoL and HoN
2) Chat window & multi-chat window can now be changed smoothly
3) Poke function has been added
4) Clan can now be displayed in the messenger
5) Transparency is now available for emoticons
6) URL detection is now enabled in the chat box

Garena Messenger Adjustments and Modifications:

1) New language: Russian is now supported.
2) Multi-language support is now added for member type display
3) Tables about messages and groups in the local database have been merged
4) Multi-chat can now store the chat log like MSN, you can find the log in anyone's log who has participated in the chat session
5) Stats for file transfer has been added
6) Adjusted buddy relation popup menu and message hint
7) New design for login window's register button
8) Changed the emoticon button to switch button
9) Tooltips are now added for plugin buttons
10) Enabled drag and move window in the blank areas of login/main/chat windows
11) Game panels will now be displayed on the right side of the main window when there is not enough space on the left side

Garena Messenger Bugs fixed:

1) Updater may crash in some circumstances in Windows 7/Vista
2) The active border of UISlide control was kept shown when mouse moved out of window
3) User's input with character ' caused crashes when inserted into local database
4) Language with the ID in setting file will now be selected instead of the ID of current using language in the option window.

Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Garena HoN Beta Key Giveaway

5000 Free Garena HoN Beta Keys

Are YOU ready to take up the warriors mantle?
Are YOU the hero Newerth has been waiting for?



Garena HoN - The number 1 Free to play Dota genre game

Garena HoN will be giving out a new round of beta keys on Friday 17:00PM GMT+8 on http://hon.garena.com.

5,000 Garena HoN beta keys will be available on a first come first serve basis.
This is a way of saying thanks to the very supportive Garena community.

Get an EXCLUSIVE Garena HoN beta key.

Schedule
The giveaway will take place on January 21st at 17:00PM (Singapore Time – GMT+8).
*You need to create a Garena account in order to get the beta keys.

Garena members can login at http://hon.garena.com/beta_login.php to get the Closed Beta Keys. Keys are limited.

Steps after obtaining beta keys:
1) Go to the stated page.
2) Verify your email on the page.
3) Fill in your personal information such as Name, Date of Birth, IC Number, Phone Number and Address.
4) Fill in the Closed Beta Key.
5) Look for the download link which will show up after the account has been activated for HoN

And you’re all set to battle it out in this highly-anticipated FREE-TO-PLAY online title.

Heroes of Newerth is the most played competitive Dota genre game and here's your chance to play it for FREE.

Friday, January 14, 2011

Garena Heroes of Newerth Survey

Heroes of Newerth on Garena Survey

Your opinions on Garena Heroes of Newerth are highly valued.
Garena HoN is conducting a survey to collect all your feedback about this free to play Dota genre game.


Heroes of Newerth - the fastest growing Dota genre game on Garena

Participants will be entitled for a chance to win any of the following:
5 1-month Garena Gold Member
1 3-month Garena Gold Member
5 Ninja Bubbles Avatar in Garena HoN 2.0

So what are you waiting for?
Take the survey: Garena HoN 12 questions Survey

Don't hesitate to share your suggestions so GarenaHoN can serve you better in the future.

Wednesday, January 5, 2011

Garena HoN v1.0.21 Patch Update - January 6, 2011

Garena Heroes of Newerth v1.0.21 patch on January 6, 2011

What's new in Garena HoN 1.0.21?
2 new HoN heroes

Estimated Garena HoN server down time:
7:00AM to 10:00AM, GMT+8, 06 Jan 2011

2 New HoN Heroes:


International HoN changelogs to take effect in the January 6, 2011 GarenaHoN update:
(HoN Changelog Credits: HoN Updates)
Heroes of Newerth Patch 1.0.18
Heroes of Newerth Patch 1.0.19
Heroes of Newerth Patch 1.0.20
Heroes of Newerth Patch 1.0.21

What comes after the HoN 1.0.21 Update?
The Heroes of Newerth 2.0 series will follow HoN 1.0.21.

Garena HoN Server Maintenance - January 2011

GarenaHoN Server Maintenance (January 4, 2010)

A server maintenance was done on January 4, 2010 to fix the numerous issues plaguing HoN.



Garena Heroes of Newerth Issues fixed:
- Missing PSR
- Failed to authenticate
- Slow connection to HoN chat servers.

Future game stats will be recorded after the maintenance but previous missing stats cannot be recovered.

What's coming:
Garena Heroes of Newerth 1.0.21
After 1.0.21, the next Garena HoN patch will be Garena HoN 2.0.

Garena Messenger v1.111P Update

Garena Messenger Updated to v1.111P

Important note:
Close your Garena client if you want to play LAN games.

Garena Messenger version 1.111P Change Log:
Fixed a few issues which might cause the messenger to crash;
The full Garena Messenger (Garena Messenger only) is available for download here:
http://cdn.garenanow.com/im/PublicVersion/GarenaMessenger_v11011P.7z

To get the latest Garena HoN updates:
Twitter: http://twitter.com/garenahon
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/garenahon