Horizon Forge: Update v1.5.0 | SHOP Online

By Shiftrox_ | Future Growth | 15 May 2026

Another version ready for you! Fresh out of the oven!

Version 1.5.0 has arrived, introducing the Shop! This is the starting point for the customizable skins and backgrounds. As I've always said, the idea is to have no NFTs, so you decide whether or not you want to buy these cosmetic items, but if you choose to buy them, they're yours forever!

I still have some questions for the future regarding this:

Is it possible to sell (internal market) from player to player?
Is it possible to transfer?
Is it possible to gift?

In short, some questions I have to try to implement later on; for now, the items are yours, you buy them, you take them, and nobody can take them away from you.

Backgrounds

As we can see in the image below, a "SHOP" menu has been added! Initially with backgrounds and skins. The first three backgrounds, forest, desert, and snow, are free to start with; they come pre-equipped when you enter the game.

For testing and to have ready for sale, 2 new backgrounds: Castle and Lake. For now, the shop menu does everything, buys and equips the backgrounds. By default, up to 4 slots and customization for you: want to play only on one map? Just equip one background and you're done!

Want to flip a coin with 2? Equip two backgrounds and that's it, in each match with bots or players, a draw will be made to determine which background will load; if you equip four BGs, then the draw will be made among the four.

These two new backgrounds are going for 5 Hive! Maybe some will be more expensive, others cheaper, anyway, a different idea every day haha.

Finally, who knows, maybe even a contest for the community to create a background? Why not? I'll think about it carefully, if I do it, I'll announce it in a post and then we'll have the contest. The winner can take some Hives and have their background officially in the game!

Skins

In this update, we also get our first glimpse of the skins. The initial 8 are totally (and obviously) free for players. To test it out and also make it available for purchase, I created a first "Kaelen, The Determination," which is a new skin for the archer class.

I set the value for it at 3 hive, and just like the backgrounds, some will be more expensive, maybe others cheaper, and who knows, maybe some will be completely free? Why not :D.

When equipped, all places where the hero's portrait appears should be updated, such as within formations and obviously on the battlefield. If you find any bugs or places where it didn't update, just let me know!

Now I need to start creating some more skins and also think about more heroes. More possibilities and more challenges on the battlefield!

Mobile

The mobile version couldn't be missing. Fully adapted and developed, the code fit perfectly in this update! What usually causes the most headaches was easily developed.