Mission : Ordeal of Fire Mission : Ordeal of Fire the currently main Hero Factory online game . It is built up like its predecessor , . It was released in 2010 . Gameplay . When beginning to play the game , the first screen shown is the main starting screen . The player can either start playing the game by clicking " Play " , or get a rough description of how to play the game by clicking " How to play " . Further information on this is given while playing . By logging in with the LEGO ID the player can save their progress . When not logged in , a notice shows up . Before beginning to play , the player needs to select a hero via the same screen as used in " Mission : Von Nebula " . This can either be a hero which was played with in that previous game , or a hero created by the Hero Recon Team application . Players can choose a class the hero shall operate in ( long - range " Gunner " , short - range " Fighter " or tool specialist " Technician " ) . After the hero is selected , the player enters the control center . The control center works in the same way as in " Mission : Von Nebula " . To save the progress made in the game , players can click " Save " . Clicking on the sound icon results in turning off the background music , clicking on the question mark lets a pop - up window appear which explains the control center and by clicking on the X the player exits the control center and returns to the Hero selection screen . Professor Nathaniel Zib . By clicking on Professor Nathaniel Zib players begin to play the main levels of the game , starting with " Camera Eye " and finishing with " Proper Fire " . Big Joe . When clicking on Big Joe the player can upgrade their hero by spending credits earned in missions . The screen is different from that one used in " Mission : Von Nebula " . The subsection " Hero " displays the players hero and its current stats . By clicking on " Store " the player can buy items or boosts by spending credits to improve their hero ' s abilities . The items increase the following : The " Health Boost " , " Energy Boost " and " Attack Boost " each increase the hero ' s health , energy and damage , the " EMP Boost " damages all nearby enemies . While the cost of the boosts stay the same , the cost of the items increase with the abilities increasing . There is only a certain amount of storage room for items and boosts , so the player eventually needs to delete such by dragging them to the bin icon . The store also shows the amount of credits the player has . The sub - section " Upgrades " is used to improve the following abilities : " Enhanced Load Out " , " Modified Gadgets " , " Improved Reactors " , " Quaza Reserves " , " Supercharged Batteries " , " Armor Integration " , " Efficient Boosts " , " Improved Boost Storage " , " Resource Extractors " . By holding the mouse over the symbols , the abilities are explained . The player can spend one point for each new level reached with his hero ( not the levels reached with Nathaniel Zib ) . Once spent a point on an ability , the action cannot be undone . The " Stats " shows the progress of the game and stats of a hero , like the health regeneration rate , total of earned credits or the total of deactivated bots . By clicking " Close " the player returns to the control center . Quadal . When clicking on Quadal , a pop - up window appears , where the player can enter an unlock code . The code always starts with an " M " . These codes can trigger several things , like receiving a certain amount of extra credits . Lucy . By selecting the Call Center Operator Lucy , the player can accept random emergency calls . Four scenarios are known , called " Binary Meltdown " , " Circuit Breaker " , " Hazardous Heatwave " and " Machine Menace " . Each one consists of three areas and a boss . The purpose of these missions is to earn experience points and credits to upgrade a hero for the levels of Nathaniel Zib . Hints . " The hints are the same ones as those from the game " Mission : Von Nebula " . "