Category Archives: News & Updates

The latest happenings on all things HeroMachine.

HM3: Quit badgering me!

Because it's a badger, get it?! I slay myself. This requested item from Simon is now available in Companion-Standard.

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HM3: Playing Head Games

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Whiz Bang rolls out this week's new items!

The Futuristic Soldier Helmet was the winner of this week's poll. It resides in Headgear/Military as three objects (full piece, helmet, and mask). This piece was originally suggested for the item poll by Shocking458. I hope you have fun playing soldier!

Robot Skull was a item poll piece suggested by CKnap. It resides in Head/MaleStandard. Keep an eye on this one. I have a feeling it has malevolent plans for the human race.

Generic Flared Helmet and Star Insignia were item poll pieces suggested by Lightningsword. The Generic Flared Helmet can be found in Headgear/Standard, while the Star Insignia can be found in Insignia/Standard. Call me crazy but I bet these two items would look good together.

The guitar is an item created in the distant path for a young rockin adventurer called Harlequin. The reasons behind its creation are lost in the mists of time. It can be found in ItemRight/Music.

Whiz Bang Item Creation Poll #2 (Footwear)

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This week's poll theme is Footwear, so step right in and kickstart this poll!

Now's your chance to decide what artwork I will work on next. Whatever wins the vote will be completed the following week. This doesn't mean I won't work on other pieces. The winning piece will just be guaranteed my attention.

This poll will end on Wednesday, December 18th.

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HeadZombies is becoming more sort of HeadHorror, but whatever. It now has these things in it!

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Whiz Bang Item Creation Week 1 Poll Results!

And the winner is....

Futuristic Soldier Helmet!

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Sorry Robot Skull and Nova Helmet. You just didn't have the right stuff to overcome this militaristic juggernaut. Back into the old unfinished idea crate with you...

But wait! This memo just in. The high ups at Whiz Bang have demanded we put all three into production. This totally undermines the democratic process, but I'm sure all of you are just as pleased as punch. I hope you can live with yourselves.

By Zeus!

Random add to the HeadMaleStandard set just now in case you're feeling mythological:

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New Companions

I just threw the following three items into the Companions-Standard set. Enjoy!

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Furniture

To complement the recently-added "Rooms" set of items, I've just released "Background-Furniture" for HeroMachine3, featuring such items as:

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And more! As usual, you may have to refresh the page or clear your cache for the new option to appear.

The idea behind these is that you can use them either alone or in combination with the Rooms to dress an environment. They're all modern designs, but if they work well for you let me know and I can start on some fantasy and/or sci-fi settings as well. If there are additional furniture items you'd like to see, feel free to speak up in the comments.

Have fun!

Head Materials Added

I've just added the following items to Head-Male-Standard to match the bodies in Body-Male-Materials:

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Male Body Materials Set Added

I've just added a new set of items to HeroMachine3, "Body-Male-Materials". It has the following options:

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As usual, you might have to clear your cache for the new stuff to appear.

From left to right and top to bottom, they represent a direct translation of the options in the same set for HeroMachine 2. They are:

  • Banded metal (already exists in another set);
  • Crystal (already exists in another set);
  • Concrete;
  • Earth/rock;
  • Lava/dirt with veins/blobby stuff;
  • Classic riveted robot;
  • Wood;
  • Shiny metal;
  • Slime/water;
  • Air/clouds/vapor;
  • Classic "Human Torch" style flame lines

I haven't broken them into pieces because a) I'm lazy and hate doing that and b) I wanted to see if there were any additional materials you'd want to see here. I think it makes more sense to have the full set available up front, then all the pieces later, to save so much scrolling.