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Devoted player base and managing servers for over 10 years does not look like a fail to me.

@HenryCase actually nevermind, @Anakonda managed to update the last known 1.4.0.0 version to work with lua. You can download it from the Mod Manager thread, it already has updated link. HoN Mod Manager - Download - Modifications - HoN Forums (heroesofnewerth.com)

Unfortunately, there is a problem with the original Mod Manager. It cannot <editfile> .lua files properly, you have to copy them and then <copyfile> the changed version back into the game. Which is dangerous, because the script file can change from patch to patch without actually touching functionality the mod changes. Be wary.

Single Draft to FoC.

I don't have any problems with it.

Delete resources999.s2z archive and try again.

3) Run HoN_ModMan.exe as administrator. ?

Change HoN path in options.

Game settings are located in your Documents.

The same place where the archive is.

Try java version.

Just unpack core_ru.resources from resources0.s2z and rename it to core_en.resources.

Try our version.

Follow the steps and select new HoN path (where your x64 installment is).

If you can do manually what the mod does, then there is nothing wrong with it. So it would be legal, but only a dumbass would use it.