Remar Games
News
Games
Game guides
Resources
Doom II levels
Quake levels
UT99 levels
SMM2 levels
DDR Simfiles
Comics
Pics
Ludosity games
About/FAQ
Links
Introduction - Basics - Enemies - Bosses - Trivia
Normal - Hard - Annihilation - Boss Rush - Hero Forever
Basics
Health, levels and abilities
You start the game with 10 hit points, and every time you defeat a boss, your level and maximum hit points increase by 1. You'll also get an upgrade, usually to either your Blaster, Blade or Suit. Here's what they do:
 |
Blaster 1: Deals 1 damage Blaster 2: Deals 1.5 damage Blaster 3: Deals 2 damage |
 |
Blade 1: Deals 4 damage, cuts through dirt, deflects small shots Blade 2: Deals 6 damage, cuts dirt and pipes, deflects medium shots Blade 3: Deals 8 damage, cuts dirt and pipes vertically, deflects big shots |
 |
Suit 1: Doubles the rate at which your heat level drops Suit 2: Nullifies heat, letting you fire at any time Suit 3: Nullifies heat and halves damage, letting you pass through barriers |
 |
Pattern scanner: Reveals all save points, letting you warp anywhere |
 |
Level up: Simply levels you up without gaining any other abilities |
Zones, Generators and bosses
 |
On the Normal and Hard difficulties, the asteroid consists of ten zones, each holding a boss. The question mark on your map shows the location of the next boss you're recommended to fight. On your way you'll come across blinking barriers; there's always a Generator in a room directly adjacent to it that will lower the barrier when destroyed. On Normal and Hard, there's one barrier without a nearby Generator, however - you are only strong enough to pass through it with Suit level 3. |
On Normal and Hard difficulties, your goal is to defeat Tetron, who is located at the very center of the asteroid. The Core zone is well guarded, but you can pass through it to enter other zones very early. You can destroy the Generator in the Core zone and face Tetron without any upgrades, but it's very tough - it's easier to face some other bosses to grow stronger first. If you defeat all of them, Tetron should not be a problem.
Saving and warping
You can hold both Fire buttons at any time to warp to any savepoint you have seen. Even if you run out of hit points, Hero is safely teleported to the last savepoint, and no progress is lost. Warping is the fastest way of backtracking through the asteroid.
Autofire
Press Spacebar to activate autofire, which makes Hero fire 10 times per second. You can still fly around and aim left or right as usual. However, you can only have six bullets on-screen at once, so try not to miss the enemies or it'll take a while for your next bullets to be fired.
Firing both ways
Tap both Fire buttons at once to fire left and right simultaneously. This comes in handy for the Rock Smasher boss in particular.
Use the Blade for higher damage
As of Hero Core version 1.5, any enemy projectile deflected by your Blade is converted into your own shots and fired straight ahead. The stronger the enemy projectile, the more shots it converts into. This means that for certain enemies that fire large volleys of projectiles, a well-timed Blade can deal massive damage. Also keep in mind that the Blade can be charged while you are above or below your target, then when you get close, release it and start firing regular shots immediately afterwards. This will give a higher damage per second output compared to just using either the Blade or Blaster.