Heroes Rising

Inspiration and Concept

This mod is inspired by the popular anime and light novel "The Rising of the Shield Hero" and allows players to develop their characters through a system of stats, levels, and unique weapons. You can become one of the Cardinal Heroes (Shield, Spear, Sword, Bow), which grants access to special skills and various weapon forms with unique abilities.

Important Information

NOTE: The mod is in beta version and may be unstable!

TIP: Set graphics to "fast" in settings to avoid black screen in menus!

How to Become a Cardinal Hero

Currently, the only vanilla way to become a Cardinal Hero is to find the "Record of the Four Holy Heroes" book in a library and read it.

Available Hero Classes

• Shield Hero
• Spear Hero
• Sword Hero
• Bow Hero

Weapon and Skill System

To unlock new weapon forms and skills, simply hold an item in your off-hand while having your main weapon equipped and press the absorb button. If you have enough materials in your weapon inventory and have reached the required level, the form will unlock. Switching between forms is done with the "(Weapon Name)!" command. Some forms require unlocking other forms first. Skills can be obtained from various weapon forms or by reaching certain milestones like level 5 or defeating a wave boss. Activate skills with: "(Skill Name)!".

Status Magic

Status magic is a system inherent to all living beings that binds them to the rules of the game world (levels, experience, parties, stats, etc.). Heroes interact with this system most actively - they can only attack and defend with their chosen weapon. They also cannot leave their dimension without permission. You can form parties with other players to share experience from kills.

Leveling and Stats

Level increases by killing naturally spawning monsters, with the amount of experience gained depending on their stats and yours. Main stats: HP (health), MP (magic power), [HEROES ONLY] SP (soul power), Atk (attack), MAtk (magic attack), Def (defense), MDef (magic defense), Agi (agility), Str (strength). These stats increase with each level, with the amount of increase depending on your class.

Dragon Hourglasses and Class Advancement

Dragon hourglasses currently spawn in mountain and underwater biomes. They count down time until the next wave (not yet implemented), allow heroes to retrieve items from their inventories, and are needed for class advancement or level reset.

Power-Up Methods

Power-up methods are ways heroes can strengthen themselves and others. All heroes have their own power-up methods from the start: cardinals have 3, vassals have 1. Shield Hero: Sharing, Trust, and Energy Boost. Spear Hero: Refinement, Spirit Enchant, and Status Enchant. Sword Hero: Mastery, Energy Transfer, and Rarity Increase. Bow Hero: Reinforcement, Job Level, and Item Enchant. Currently, 2 out of 20 planned power-up methods are working.

Mastery: Actively using a weapon form after unlocking its abilities increases mastery up to 100%. The weapon form's stats will increase depending on the mastery level. Mastery can be reset, converting it into energy points that go into your shared energy pool.

Sharing: You can always share power-up methods with others, and knowing a method increases the efficiency of all power-up methods.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: How do I use menus?
A: Use assigned keybinds for navigating and interacting with menus, and you can scroll with the mouse wheel.

Q: Are there any commands in this mod?
A: /share - allows you to share known power-up methods with others (in creative mode you know all methods)
/weapon - allows you to become a hero