Both App Cloner and Multiple Accounts. I cloned the IHPS app, then used MultAcc to make a duplicate version of each - four separate apps in total.
Make sure you login into your new accounts from the splash screen, inserting ::1 or ::2 for the main or seasonal servers respectively. The first few times, teams might still get messed up, but everything should start working normally after the first day / initial setup.
By industry metrics it's been a huge success. Cheap to develop, host, and maintain while taking in tons of money from people with more money than sense. I'm afraid the only thing that can stop predatory games like this would be regulation. That will obviously carry its own consequences. Maybe the esrb will seriously get in on mobile games and retract their stance on loot wheels but I doubt it. The esrb exists only to prevent government regulation.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Entertainment_Software_Rating_Board
https://kotaku.com/esrb-says-it-doesnt-see-loot-boxes-as-gambling-1819363091
This is a reply I gave to someone else that was having issues installing. This is the method I used and there may be other methods as well.
OK, so go herehttps://www.reddit.com/r/IdleHeroesPS/comments/7jqf9f/download_info/ click one of the links and download it save it to desktop. Then go here. https://www.bluestacks.com/#gref Download bluestacks and install it. Once you have bluestacks installed down on the bottom right side of the Home page it will say install APK, click that and install the server that you saved to desktop. Then you will have the private server.
OK, so go here
https://www.reddit.com/r/IdleHeroesPS/comments/7jqf9f/download_info/
click one of the links and download it save it to desktop.
Then go here.
https://www.bluestacks.com/#gref
Download bluestacks and install it. Once you have bluestacks installed down on the bottom right side of the Home page it will say install APK, click that and install the server that you saved to desktop. Then you will have the private server.
do you play on mobile or PC (bluestacks or nox or another emulator)?
for android something like this: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.duapps.recorder
for PC emulator: https://obsproject.com/download