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Content Poll result : what's next - Chinese Community Translation 90% complete

Rise of the White Sun will participate in the Turn-Based Fest, and it's truly an honor.

On this occasion, I've updated the game to reflect the latest advancements in the Simplified Chinese Community Translation. All materials in the game, up to the year 1927, should now be accurately translated.
This amounts to approximately 90% of the game's content being translated by the community.
I cannot thank them enough for their patient and diligent efforts.

Some minor, albeit rare, bugs have also been addressed in the latest patch, though none were significant enough to warrant a detailed discussion here.

[h2]So what's next?[/h2]

You cast your votes here to decide the focus of the next content update.

The winner is:
-A 1923 scenario about the United Front
And a close second is:
-More content for the 1927 scenario

Given the tight race, I've decided to tackle both updates in the order they were voted for. Following these updates, my attention will likely turn towards improving the game's manual or enhancing the wiki.

I'm excited to share that the 1923 scenario will encompass all of China except Mongolia, introduce more than 30 factions, and feature many new characters.
The GMD, the Chinese Communist Party, and the Fengtian Clique will be the primary factions, enriched with their own events and dialogues.

The GMD's challenges will include:
-Forming a United Front with the CCP, securing aid from the USSR, and transforming the Party and its Army.
-Establishing a new government in Guangzhou after once again ousting Chen Jiongming and setting the groundwork for the future.
-Navigating relationships with its unpredictable allies.

The Chinese Communist Party's challenges will involve:
-Organizing strikes and unions along the Beijing-Hankou railway.
-Joining the United Front.
-Expanding their influence in Guangdong.

The Fengtian Clique's challenges will focus on:
-Modernizing the Army.
-Enhancing their supply and industrial capabilities.
-Seeking revenge on the Zhili Clique.


The additional content for 1927 will revolve around new strategies to establish Red Bases, following the VIth Congress of the Chinese Communist Party. Given the Communist faction's lack of statesman characters, these new actions will offer opportunities to develop districts with peasant leaders and political workers. We'll also likely introduce more upgrades for the Communist armies and militias.

Enjoy!

Maestro Cinetik




First March patch notes and poll about next content patch

Hello,

I'm seizing the opportunity presented by this patch announcement to seek your input on the game's future content. Please spare a moment to cast your vote for the upcoming content here
https://strawpoll.com/3RnYl59Yxye

What's new this week?

This content patch is currently available for the Windows version only. Versions for Linux and Mac will be released at a later date.

Minor bugs:

-n the 1925 scenarios, an issue where the Comintern Compound's "Propaganda Department" action inadvertently removed the option to undertake the "Military Committee" action has been resolved.

-The issue of disappearing refugees in Xinjiang upon loading a saved game has been fixed (applies only to new saves made from this point forward).

Typos and proofreading:

-The poorly written English texts and typos identified in the Steam forums have been addressed.


Content:

-Two characters, Dai Kemin and Pan Zhongru, have been added to the Hubei CCP faction in 1927, as requested by a player. Currently, they are represented with default portraits, but I have commissioned the artist to create historical portraits.

-The "split army" action has been slightly nerfed, and a quick action button for this action has been introduced.

Have fun!

Maestro Cinetik

Weekly patch + a new army action

In this week's update:

*Some English texts in the battle reports have been corrected.
*Minor inaccuracies have been addressed in some characters' histories (for example, Xiong Kewu is now correctly associated with the right province).
*The issue where the peasant school unit from the Guangdong Provincial Committee disappeared after loading a saved game has been fixed (this fix will only apply to saves created after this patch).

Additionally:

A New Action to Split Your Units

You will find this option in the organization section of your armies' action panel.

This action can only be conducted by officers and the Generalissimo and incurs a cost (3Q1, 25 Fame, and 15 Supporters). You may also encounter loyalty issues.

Enjoy!

Maestro Cinetik





1925 Content Update

In this new content update:

The 1925 Sandbox and the Guangdong Revolutionary Base scenarios have been extended to cover whole China (save Mongolia).

The Yunnan and Guominjun factions now have more characters in 1925.

The 1925 sandbox scenario has been extended and now covers more than 400 turns.

That was few words but a lot of content!

Next update will certainly be some more content and fine-tuning for the 1925 scenario.

Have fun!

Maestro Cinetik

First February weekly patch

Hello!

A weekly update packed with numerous small yet significant improvements:

[h3]Annoying Bug of Armies Going Out of the Map[/h3]
This bug has finally been fixed!
The bizarre effect of armies flying off to the moon should no longer occur.

[h3]AI reworked[/h3]
I have begun reworking the AIs for the 1920 scenarios.
Yunnan and Shanxi have received the most extensive reworks, with the Zhili Clique undergoing a minor rework.
Smaller warlords should now also be slightly more cautious.
I will continue to enhance the AIs for this scenario.
Please let me know which factions you would like me to rework next.

[h3]Music pack[/h3]
The new music tracks have been compiled into an original soundtrack album. You can access it here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2810180/Rise_Of_The_White_Sun_Soundtrack/

[h3]Yunnan faction upgraded in the 1925 scenarios[/h3]
I have added characters introduced in the last 1927 scenario to the Yunnan character pool for the 1925 scenario (Guangdong Revolutionary Base and 1925 Sandbox).
Yunnan is now a faction with great potential, possibly overpowered (it features a generalissimo and several competent statesmen characters).

[h3]"1927mao" Cheat Code Debugged[/h3]
You should no longer encounter two different Maos in the same game.

[h3]More Proofread Texts[/h3]
This is for the English version. Given the total volume of text, there may still be typos and awkward sentences scattered throughout.

Have fun!

Maestro Cinetik