Editorial: Getting Started on Heroes Rising (Part 1: Portals of Access)

Contributed by Chih Chan (aka Strange Quark)

So, you wake up one day to find that aliens have invaded your planet. They have contaminated the atmosphere with strange particles that seem to have weird effects on life on Earth. You gain new abilities but are only just starting to understand and learn to control them. You want to use them to save the planet. But how? Where do you begin? 

Before you even start to train and build your hero, you have to find the right portals to be able to access all you need: training modules, missions, events, powers, equipment, etc. 

There are two portals: one via Facebook apps (https://apps.facebook.com/heroes_rising_game/), and the other via the Heroes Rising website (https://www.heroesrisinggame.com/).

They are both *mostly* similar, and both can be accessed on a desktop computer and on mobile.

The apps version looks similar on both desktop and mobile (on mobile, you can open a browser and enter the URL above):

Fig 1

The web version can also be accessed on desktop and on mobile.

The desktop version looks similar to the apps version (see above).

However, there is a big difference in the mobile version:

Fig 2

NOTE: If you are on a mobile but would still like to access the full desktop version, *you can*. Here is how to do it:

1. Open Chrome or Yandex (browser); 
2. Go to the URL www.heroesrisinggame.com; 
3. On Chrome, go to the top right drop down menu and select "Desktop site", or on Yandex, select "Desktop version".

Not many are aware of this method of accessing full desktop features on mobile. Yandex is the only browser I know of that supports Chrome extensions on mobile, which means that you can use FJ's Snack Bar on mobile with Yandex.

I recommend that you access via the Heroes Rising website. There are some advantages to doing so. For one, you do not get notification or chat pop ups from Facebook; also, there are better options to purchase Morphons from the store, including clan purchases. 

Once you have gained access to Heroes Rising, bookmark your preferred portal. Just remember, regardless of which way you choose to enter, you must remained logged in to Facebook on the specific browser you are using. 

(To be continued...)