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{{ii}} ''Marvel Heroes'' required a constant internet connection; servers were permanently taken down on November 28, 2017.<ref name="online" />
  
 
==Essential improvements==
 
==Essential improvements==
 
===Skip intro videos===
 
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Use the <code>-nostartupmovies</code> or <code>-nomovies</code> [[Glossary:Command line arguments|command line argument]].
 
Use the <code>-nostartupmovies</code> or <code>-nomovies</code> [[Glossary:Command line arguments|command line argument]].
 
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{{Image|Marvel Heroes game settings.jpg|Video settings.}}
 
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|minCPU2  = AMD Athlon X2 2.1 GHz
 
|minCPU2  = AMD Athlon X2 2.1 GHz
 
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Marvel Heroes
Marvel Heroes cover
Developers
Secret Identity Studios
Gazillion Entertainment
Engines
Unreal Engine 3
Release dates
Windows June 4, 2013
macOS (OS X) Early access[2]
Taxonomy
Modes Multiplayer
Series Marvel
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Marvel Heroes on Wikipedia
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⤏ Go to series page
Fantastic Four (series)
Spider-Man (series)
X-Men (series)
The Punisher (series)
Iron Man (series)
Hulk (series)
Marvel: Ultimate Alliance (series)
Lego Marvel (series)
Marvel Trading Card Game 2007
Marvel Heroes 2013
Marvel Puzzle Quest 2013
Marvel vs. Capcom (series)
Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy: The Telltale Series 2017
Marvel End Time Arena 2018
Marvel Powers United VR 2018
Marvel's Avengers 2020
Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy 2021
Marvel's Midnight Suns 2022
Marvel Snap 2023
Marvel Rivals TBA

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Official website (unavailable)
DRM details are not known
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Steam (unavailable)
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 In-game purchases are made through Steam.
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Marvel Heroes required a constant internet connection; servers were permanently taken down on November 28, 2017.[1]

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Use -nostartupmovies parameter[3]

Use the -nostartupmovies or -nomovies command line argument.

Manual fix
  1. Go to %USERPROFILE%Documents\My Games\Marvel Heroes\MarvelGame\Config
  2. Open WillowEngine.ini.
  3. Find:
    StartupMovies=2K_logo
StartupMovies=UE3_logo
StartupMovies=Startup_GazillionLogo
StartupMovies=Startup_MarvelHeroesLogo
  4. Replace it with:
    ;StartupMovies=2K_logo
;StartupMovies=UE3_logo
;StartupMovies=Startup_GazillionLogo
;StartupMovies=Startup_MarvelHeroesLogo
  5. Save changes.

Skip splash screen

Instructions
  1. See Command line arguments.
  2. Use -nosplash
Delete or rename the splash file
  1. Go to <path-to-game>\UnrealEngine3\MarvelGame\Splash\PC in the installation folder.
  2. Delete or rename Splash.bmp

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Marvel Heroes\MarvelGame\Config\
macOS (OS X)
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/226320/pfx/[Note 1]
As an online-only game, characters and save games are held on online servers.

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Steam Cloud

Video

Video settings.
Video settings.

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
See Windowed.
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
FXAA (low, medium & high) & MLAA
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)

Widescreen resolution

Edit DefaultEngine.cfg to set resolution[citation needed]
  1. Go to %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Marvel Heroes\UnrealEngine3\MarvelGame\Config\
  2. Open DefaultEngine.cfg using Notepad.
  3. Edit the values:
ResX=1920
ResY=1080
Fullscreen=True

Windowed

Edit DefaultEngine.cfg to set fullscreen/windowed mode[citation needed]
  1. Go to %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Marvel Heroes\UnrealEngine3\MarvelGame\Config\
  2. Open DefaultEngine.cfg using Notepad.
  3. Edit the values: from Fullscreen=False to Fullscreen=True

Input

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Added in 2016 update.[4]
Full controller support
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion
Controller types
XInput-compatible controllers
PlayStation controllers
Generic/other controllers
Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Notes
LAN play
Online play

Issues fixed

Please download the latest patch

This is sometimes caused when maintenance is in place and the service is down. Simply wait for some time until the servers are back up. It is worth checking the official Twitter account for updates.

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Shader Model support 3.0
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) Vista 7, 8, 10
Processor (CPU) Intel Core 2 Duo 2.1 GHz
AMD Athlon X2 2.1 GHz		 Intel Core i5
Intel Core i7
AMD FX series
System memory (RAM) 3 GB 8 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 30 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce 8800 series
ATI Radeon HD 3800 series
Intel HD 3000
512 MB of VRAM
Shader model 3.0 support		 Nvidia GeForce GTX 600 series
Nvidia GeForce GTX 700 series
AMD Radeon R9 series
AMD Radeon HD 7900 series
2 GB of VRAM


Notes

  1. ↑ Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:

References