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Initial Setup

First, you need to get the 1.52.0.1700 client. This is the final released version of Marvel Heroes, so if you still have the game in your Steam library, you can download it from there. If you do not have the game in your Steam library, you may be able to find an archived copy of it on websites like Archive.org.

Setting Up Apache and MHServerEmu

After getting the client, you need to set up a web server to serve SiteConfig.xml and redirect login requests. For this guide we are going to use Apache.

  1. Download Apache 2.4.58 Win64 here. You can use any other version of Apache you prefer, as long as it has OpenSSL support enabled.

  2. Extract the Apache24 folder in the archive to the root directory on any drive (e.g. C:\Apache24).

  3. Open Apache24\conf\httpd.conf with any text editor and uncomment (by removing the # symbol) the following six lines: LoadModule rewrite_module modules/mod_rewrite.so, LoadModule proxy_module modules/mod_proxy.so, LoadModule proxy_http_module modules/mod_proxy_http.so, Include conf/extra/httpd-ssl.conf LoadModule ssl_module modules/mod_ssl.so, and LoadModule socache_shmcb_module modules/mod_socache_shmcb.so. Make sure you remove only the # symbol and not the entire line!

  4. Open Apache24\conf\extra\httpd-ssl.conf with any text editor, find the <VirtualHost _default_:443> section, and add the following two lines to it: RewriteEngine on and RewriteRule ^/AuthServer(.*) http://%{HTTP_HOST}:8080$1 [P].

  5. Put server.crt and server.key provided in this repository in Apache24\conf. Alternatively, you can generate your own SSL certificate.

  6. Put SiteConfig.xml provided in this repository in Apache24\htdocs.

  7. Open ClientConfig.xml located in Marvel Heroes\Data\Configs with any text editor and replace the SiteConfigLocation value with localhost/SiteConfig.xml. The line should look like this: <str name="SiteConfigLocation" value="localhost/SiteConfig.xml" />.

  8. Download and install .NET 6 Runtime if you do not have it already. You can get it here.

  9. Download the latest MHServerEmu nightly build here and extract it wherever you like. Alternatively, you can build the source code yourself with Visual Studio or any other tool you prefer.

  10. Copy Calligraphy.sip and mu_cdata.sip located in Marvel Heroes\Data\Game to MHServerEmu\Data\Game.

Running the Server

Now you can actually start everything and get in-game.

  1. Start Apache by running Apache24\bin\httpd.exe.

  2. Start MHServerEmu and wait for it to load.

  3. Open the following link in your web browser and create your account: http://localhost:8080/AccountManagement/Create. This link is going to work only when MHServerEmu is fully up and running.

  4. Launch the game.

  5. Log in with the email / password combination you used for account creation.

If everything works correctly, the server should display client connection information.

Note: you can launch the game without Steam by running MarvelHeroesOmega.exe with the following arguments: -robocopy -nosteam.

You can customize how the emulator functions by editing the Config.ini file. See Advanced Setup for more advanced setup topics.

Updating MHServerEmu

In most cases you can update MHServerEmu simply by downloading the latest nightly build and extracting it into the same directory, overwriting all files. You do not have to redo the Apache setup when you update.

Overwriting all files is going to wipe your account data: if you would like to keep it, make sure to back up and restore the MHServerEmu\Data\Account.db file.

In some cases migrating to a new version may require additional steps. These are going to be posted on our Discord server in the #news channel.