Hearthstone
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Although this product has been released, it remains under active development - information may change frequently and could be outdated or irrelevant.
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| Developers | |
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| Blizzard Entertainment | |
| Engines | |
| Unity[1] | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | March 11, 2014 |
| macOS (OS X) | March 11, 2014 |
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Warnings
- This game requires a constant internet connection for all game modes.
| Warcraft | |
|---|---|
| Warcraft: Orcs & Humans | 1994 |
| Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness | 1995 |
| Warcraft Adventures: Lord of the Clans | Cancelled |
| Warcraft II: Battle.net Edition | 1999 |
| Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos | 2002 |
| World of Warcraft | 2004 |
| Hearthstone | 2014 |
| Warcraft III: Reforged | 2020 |
Key points
- Available for free
General information
- Official website
- Official forums
- Official technical support forum (EU)
- Wowpedia - A huge wiki mainly for World of Warcraft, but also handles anything Warcraft universe related
- /r/hearthstone's Resources page - A compilation of links to various websites, guides, and community databases
- Hearthstone Players - A community resource site for the game
- HearthPwn - Another community resource site for the game
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battle.net | |
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- All versions require Battle.net DRM and a constant internet connection for all game modes, as well as a free Battle.net account.
- All expansions and Adventure packs (excluding Heroes) can be purchased with in-game gold, making them effectively "free" (700 gold per Adventure pack "wing", with each Adventure pack containing 4-5 wings)
- Individual cards from all released decks can be made via the in-game crafting system (even discontinued expansions). Note that cards from Adventure packs can only be crafted once they have been discontinued
- As of February 2, 2016, expansions and Adventure packs older than 2 years after initial release will no longer be sold in the in-game store, with newer expansions taking their place[2]
- Cards from discontinued expansions and Adventure packs cannot be used in Standard play[3]
DLC and expansion packs
| Name | Notes | |
|---|---|---|
| Curse of Naxxramas | Discontinued Adventure pack. | |
| Goblins vs. Gnomes | Discontinued expansion. | |
| Blackrock Mountain | Discontinued Adventure pack. | |
| The Grand Tournament | Discontinued expansion. | |
| League of Explorers | Discontinued Adventure pack. | |
| Whispers of the Old Gods | Expansion. | |
| One Night in Karazhan | Adventure pack. | |
| Mean Streets of Gadgetzan | Expansion. | |
| Journey to Un'Goro | Expansion. | |
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | %LOCALAPPDATA%\Blizzard\Hearthstone\options.txt |
| macOS (OS X) | ~/Applications/Hearthstone/client.config |
Video settings
In-game options menu.
Input settings
Audio settings
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | Can switch between US and UK English. | |||
| Simplified Chinese | ||||
| French | ||||
| German | ||||
| Italian | ||||
| Korean | ||||
| Polish | ||||
| Portuguese | ||||
| Russian | ||||
| Spanish | ||||
| Latin American Spanish | ||||
| Thai |
Network
Multiplayer types
| Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAN play | ||||
| Online play | 2 | Versus |
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Connection types
| Type | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Matchmaking | ||
| Peer-to-peer | ||
| Dedicated | ||
| Self-hosting | ||
| Direct IP |
Ports
| Protocol | Port(s) and/or port range(s) |
|---|---|
| TCP | 1119, 3724 |
| UDP | 1119, 3724 |
- Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.
Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Direct3D | 9 | |
| OpenGL | 2 | OS X only.[citation needed] |
| Shader Model support | 3 |
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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| Windows | |||
| macOS (OS X) |
Middleware
| Middleware | Notes | |
|---|---|---|
| Multiplayer | Battle.net |
System requirements
| Windows | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | XP, Vista | 7, 8, 8.1, 10 |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium D AMD Athlon 64 X2 |
Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ |
| System memory (RAM) | 2 GB | 4 GB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 3 GB | |
| Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce 6800 ATI Radeon X1600 Pro 256 MB of VRAM | Nvidia GeForce 8800 GT ATI Radeon HD 4850 512 MB of VRAM |
- Support for Windows XP and Windows Vista will be dropped some time in 2017. The game will no longer run on these versions after this change.[4]
| macOS (OS X) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | 10.9.5 | 10.11 |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Core 2 Duo | Intel Core i3 |
| System memory (RAM) | 2 GB | 4 GB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 3 GB | |
| Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce 8600M GT ATI Radeon HD 2600 Pro | Nvidia GeForce GT 650M ATI Radeon HD 5670 |