HeroEngine

The engine has online creation. For example, one developer can be creating a house and the entities inside, while another works on the landscaping and terrain around it. Each sees the other's work in real time.{{cite web|url=http://www.warcry.com/articles/view/previews/3403-Preview-Hero-s-Journey-HeroEngine|publisher=WarCry Network|title=Preview: Hero's Journey & HeroEngine|last=Massey|first=Dana|access-date=2008-07-02|date=2007-04-03|archive-date=22 May 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130522033643/http://www.warcry.com/articles/view/previews/3403-Preview-Hero-s-Journey-HeroEngine|url-status=dead}}

The simulation and rendering processes of the engine are currently run on a single-thread. However, it is planned for there to be a multi-threaded release, but the publish date has not yet been determined.{{cite web|url=http://community.heroengine.com/forums/index.php?topic=889.msg4155#msg4155|work=Official forum|title=In the current release, simulation and rendering run on a single shared core}}

Development times vary between games. Faxion Online took 18 months to complete,{{cite web|url=http://community.heroengine.com/forums/index.php/topic,454.0.html|title=HE-Cooper Administrator|work=Official forum|quote=Faxion's Development cycle was around 18 months. Which, luckily for us, is exactly what the HeroEngine is supposed to do.}} and Star Wars: The Old Republic took over five years.{{citation needed|date=August 2021}}

HeroBlade contains integrated features such as custom scripting and collaborative project management, which allow developers to make notes directly onto the in-game levels for others to see.{{cite web|url=http://www.heroengine.com/features.asp |title=The official HeroEngine webpage's feature page |access-date=2008-07-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080309214904/http://www.heroengine.com/features.asp |archive-date=2008-03-09 |url-status=dead }} These notes can be attached to tasks to signal other developers that something specific needs to be worked on.{{cite web|url=http://www.heroengine.com/management.asp |title=The official HeroEngine webpage's management tools page. |access-date=2008-07-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080307045509/http://www.heroengine.com/management.asp |archive-date=2008-03-07 |url-status=dead }} HeroEngine also works with technology from third-party vendors,

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| last = Jordan

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| title = Engines of Creation

| periodical = Game Developer

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}} such as FMOD, PhysX, SpeedTree, Wwise, Scaleform, and Vivox, as well as having plugins for 3D Studio Max and Maya.

HeroCloud was a version of HeroEngine that was available for $99 per year, under the license that they received 30% the money sales of any game made with it. It included everything that a license to the HeroEngine had, except for access to the source code.{{cite web |url=http://www.heroengine.com/heroengine/licensing-options/ |title=Licensing Options {{!}} HeroEngine |website=www.heroengine.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120117175414/http://www.heroengine.com/heroengine/licensing-options |archive-date=2012-01-17}}

• Finalist for "Best Engine" from Game Developer magazine in 2006.{{cite web|url=http://www.gdmag.com/frontlineawards/fla_2006.htm|title=Front Line Awards|year=2006|work=Game Developer magazine|quote=HeroEngine finalist for 'Best Engine'|access-date=2 July 2008|archive-date=13 February 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120213171626/http://www.gdmag.com/frontlineawards/fla_2006.htm|url-status=dead}}

The company chairman of Idea Fabrik announced on 6 November 2015 that they were having funding issues related to an unnamed 3rd party, which could cause downtime on their HeroEngine and HeroCloud services. He stated that they were attempting to resolve and were "currently in negotiations to secure [their] funding for the present and the future."{{Cite web|url=https://community.heroengine.com/forums/index.php?topic=6050.0|title=Login|website=community.heroengine.com}}

• Star Wars: The Old Republic (2011- present) - BioWare Austin{{cite web| url=http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=13088 | archive-url=https://archive.today/20130123210804/http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=13088 | url-status=dead | archive-date=23 January 2013 | title=Simutronics' HeroEngine Gets Three Licensees | first=Brandon | last=Boyer | work=Gamasutra | publisher=UBM | access-date=2008-07-02 | date=2007-03-09}}(2011-2023), Broadsword Online Games (2023-present)
• The Elder Scrolls Online (used for development){{cite magazine| title=Why The Elder Scrolls Online Isn't Using HeroEngine | first=Adam | last=Biessener | magazine=Game Informer | publisher=UBM | access-date=2019-07-30 | date=2012-05-25| url=https://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2012/05/25/why-the-elder-scrolls-online-isn-39-t-using-heroengine.aspx | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120527065323/http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2012/05/25/why-the-elder-scrolls-online-isn-39-t-using-heroengine.aspx | url-status=live | archive-date=27 May 2012 }}
• [https://store.steampowered.com/app/2292370/PlayM2M Magic To Master] (used for closed beta){{Cite web |title=It was announced on the HeroEngine Official Twitter page with the post dated Mar 19, 2024. |url=https://twitter.com/theheroengine }}

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