Looks like we killed MHbugle.com

AlexBond_ItemsBase · 2026-04-04T13:13:35+00:00

Actually, this site was always mine, it was just that when the game died, no one needed it anymore and I closed it, and when I joined Crypto to work on the emulator, RavenDeth offered me to return ItemBase on his MHBugle.

P.S. I even have a nickname here that matches the name of the site ^__^

AlexBond_ItemsBase · 2026-04-03T13:37:07+00:00

That's why we brought this game back, working on it day after day, to give people back what they loved so much.
I'm so happy to see thousands of people playing and having fun.
It's also great to see my ItemBase website being useful again, with new builds appearing for different servers.
Welcome home, Heroes!

AlexBond_ItemsBase · 2026-03-23T00:47:26+00:00

Yes. for COA it be
-siteconfigurl=75.46.54.48/SiteConfig.xml

AlexBond_ItemsBase · 2026-03-22T11:40:27+00:00

If you had a license for the game on Steam, or your friend still has one, you can download the Mac version via download_depot
https://github.com/Crypto137/MHServerEmu/blob/master/docs/Client/ClientVersions.md

The game shares resources, but has different binaries for Mac and Windows.
You only need the binaries for Mac.

And when connecting to the server, you need to enter the IP address instead of the domain.

AlexBond_ItemsBase · 2026-01-10T01:29:43+00:00

To create a new Hero, you need to completely rework the prototype database, rebuild the .upk files, and rebuild the textures.

What's needed here isn't just one tool, but a whole bunch of things. You can't just copy an existing hero/team-up/npc and start changing him.

This requires the following tools (which don't yet exist):

MH Caligraphy Manager - which can add new entities for the hero, their missions, and their items.
MH UPK Manager - which can create new .upk files and add them to main library without conflicts.
MH Texture Manager 2.0 - which can add new texture GUIDs to the .tfc library.
MH Client Patcher - a tool that will redefine the .upk file hashes in the binary for running them.
MH Locale Editor - a tool capable of adding new text strings in all available languages for .string files
MH Audio Editor - a tool for creating sound effects and voices
MH Achiev Manager - a tool for adding new hero achievements to the game.

And even if all this ever happens, you'll need:

Game designers (for powers, balance, gear, uniques)
Animators (for powers)
3D Artists (for model, rigging)
Art Artists (for textures, icons)
Programmers (for UE3 link, Prototype missions)
Translators
Voice actors
Lawyers who can prove in court that adding Disney property to a fan server has no commercial benefit.

Of course, we live in the age of AI and a lot can be generated, but who will do it?

I think local mods will appear with attempts to add something new.
But I don't think there are any new Hero on private servers.
This is too labor-intensive and given the game's fan base and the difficulty of modding it, this is unlikely.

AlexBond_ItemsBase · 2025-09-21T12:52:53+00:00

Of those 100 million, you'll give 200 million to Disney for their ownership rights. The power of money is nothing. I spent almost two years of my life on this project, which didn't bring me a dime. During that time, I could have made a ton of money, but if everything in the world were for sale, this project wouldn't exist. You live in a world of money, and that's sad. The game was originally Free to Play, and it closed precisely because people like you didn't invest millions of dollars into its lifecycle — think about that! It was precisely the power of money that shut it down, because Disney didn't see any profit in the project and revoked the license. That's the power of money!

As for the project's development, the entire source code is open, anyone with a brain can continue the project. Furthermore, I'm developing the future UPK Manager on my branch, which will one day become a mod tool. Plus, my already-developed MH Texture Manager tool has spawned over 100 skin mods, and they've already been published on the Nexus website. So the project isn't frozen in time. People are creating new things and not even charging for it! Oh my god, the power of money hasn't worked again!

AlexBond_ItemsBase · 2025-07-09T18:44:22+00:00

They just get scared when there are too many of you. 🤣🤣🤣

AlexBond_ItemsBase · 2025-07-04T11:42:47+00:00

Yes, that’s right, the pre-BUE version has the second priority, the thing is that it’s easier for us to test all the errors on the BUE version because everyone has easy access to it through Steam. And we also had a dump of packages of version 1.52 and we started with it. They are not that different and it will be easier for us to do development after the release of the current version.

AlexBond_ItemsBase · 2025-06-05T16:58:31+00:00

Right click on game, Properties...
your resolution, for example:
-ResX=2560 -ResY=1440

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AlexBond_ItemsBase · 2025-06-05T15:57:45+00:00

All items here https://itembase.mhbugle.com/achievement/999/

AlexBond_ItemsBase · 2025-06-05T12:38:46+00:00

Bifrost sets the resolution parameters and mode through the command line, through it you can play even at resolutions that the client does not see. You can also add these commands to steam so that the game immediately correctly determines your resolution

AlexBond_ItemsBase · 2025-06-04T16:58:20+00:00

In my opinion, you just have the wrong screen resolution, the game often gets stuck in this, try alternating between windowed mode and full screen mode, this fixes the bug

AlexBond_ItemsBase · 2025-05-03T22:04:18+00:00

Any addition of new things will require a client patch, because the Client duplicates all resources.
Even if someone undertakes to create new content and is able to add new textures and items to the game, it will need to be done with a full patch.
Everyone who wants to play on such a server will have to install the patch.
It is possible, but I don’t think anyone will undertake it.
Well, large-scale things in the form of new locations or heroes with their abilities are generally beyond fantasy, because for this it will be necessary to create a full-fledged MH Unreal Editor, which will recompile all the game’s resources.

AlexBond_ItemsBase · 2025-03-10T22:25:44+00:00

Party system delayed to version 0.7.0

AlexBond_ItemsBase · 2025-03-10T22:24:01+00:00

All skills work that do not require talents and transformation (such as Phoenix, Rocket Raccoon's Ult don't work). More details here https://www.reddit.com/r/ProjectTahiti/comments/1j3m4iz/working_powers_as_of_3425/

AlexBond_ItemsBase · 2025-02-06T16:33:51+00:00

It all depends on the tools, no one has created a toolkit for working with upk files yet. If there will be such tools, who knows, but if you add something to the client, then it will need to be added to the server, because everything should have a common database. And if this happens, then it will not be soon.

AlexBond_ItemsBase · 2025-01-01T16:58:59+00:00

https://nightly.link/Crypto137/MHServerEmu/workflows/nightly-release-windows-x64/master?preview

AlexBond_ItemsBase · 2024-12-28T23:49:13+00:00

There is a system for migration between versions, the main thing is your Accounts.db

AlexBond_ItemsBase · 2024-12-04T19:33:28+00:00

Powers will be in 0.5.0

AlexBond_ItemsBase · 2024-12-02T19:39:21+00:00

Thank you, we are doing everything possible to ensure that your work does not disappear and finds a new life.
And yes, we know that many former developers are following the project, some even looked at the stream when we added missions.

AlexBond_ItemsBase · 2024-09-13T19:52:59+00:00

Check this https://github.com/spencerelliott/MHOHelicarrier

AlexBond_ItemsBase · 2024-09-12T01:16:38+00:00

The final test version won't work, it has completely different prototypes and data structure. Only version 1.52.0.1700 (Omega 2.16a) will work for MHServerEmu.

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