Rise Of The White Sun News

[p]I’m pleased to announce the release of the first paid DLC for Rise of the White Sun![/p][h3]I think you’ll enjoy what’s in that dLC:[/h3]

• [p]Tons of new characters to recruit, confront, and negotiate with[/p]
• [p]Many fascinating Communist bases, some boasting large rosters of statesmen, officers, spies, and more[/p]
• [p]A major confrontation with a foreign power: Soviet Russia![/p]
• [p]The bloodiest warlord free-for-all of the era: the Central Plains War[/p][p][/p]

[h3]Here’s a glimpse of the settings and tensions you’ll face in the DLC:[/h3][hr][/hr][p]Nanjing, January 1929
The Guomindang’s Northern Expedition has succeeded, uniting China under Jiang Jieshi’s government. But this unity rests on fragile alliances with regional military leaders—alliances riddled with personal ambition, grudges, and suspicion.
Meanwhile, Communist base areas stubbornly resist suppression, forcing Jiang to plan larger encirclement campaigns. The stakes are high: Jiang has the chance to consolidate power, but his enemies lie both within and beyond China’s borders. Will he secure his legacy—or be swept away by the chaos?[/p][hr][/hr][p]Shenyang, January 1929
Zhang Xueliang, the "Young Marshal," inherits Manchuria after his father’s assassination by the Japanese. Prosperous but coveted, Manchuria’s fate hangs in the balance. Zhang pledges loyalty to Nanjing while modernizing his industry and military, all under the looming shadow of Japanese designs.
Will he secure Manchuria’s future by aligning with Nanjing—or gamble on independence and risk disaster?[/p][hr][/hr][p]Xinjiang, January 1929
Governor Jin Shuren faces the immense challenge of ruling one of China’s most remote and volatile provinces. Xinjiang’s patchwork of ethnic groups, local leaders, and foreign influences requires delicate diplomacy—but Jin relies instead on force, oppression, and an oversized army the province cannot sustain. Under his corrupt rule, rebellion simmers.[/p][hr][/hr][p]Shandong, 1929
The infamous “Dogmeat General” Zhang Zongchang, ousted from Shandong, plots his return. Flamboyant, unpredictable, and still well-connected, Zhang eyes unrest and Japanese indifference as his chance to reclaim power. Will his daring pay off—or finally bring about his downfall?[/p][hr][/hr][p]Gansu, 1929
Under Feng Yuxiang’s rule, famine-stricken Gansu has been stripped of resources. A Hui-led revolt, initially promising restraint, has turned into a bloody sectarian conflict. The cycle of violence threatens to engulf the province—can it be stopped?[/p][hr][/hr][p]Jiangxi, 1929
In the Jinggang Mountains, Mao Zedong and Zhu De have carved out the Jiangxi Soviet. From here, they refine guerrilla tactics and rally peasants and workers to their revolutionary cause. Every skirmish, every meeting, every march brings them closer to their vision of a new China.[/p][hr][/hr][p]…and much more awaits you in this sprawling expansion of China’s warlord era![/p][p][/p][p][/p]

The store page for the Taming the Tiger DLC is now live!
The game will be released in August the 11th.
You can check it out and add it to your wishlist here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3732510/Rise_of_the_White_Sun__Taming_the_Tigers/

The DLC is currently in its playtesting phase, and I’m working hard to ensure it’s challenging for all factions involved.

So far, the battles during the Central Plains War have been incredibly dynamic, and I’m pleased with how things are shaping up.





Have fun!

Maestro Cinetik

PS: you may have noticed many updates these days. These are all the small bugs I am correcting along the way while working on the DLC.

Hello,

I just wanted to share with you the progress on the upcoming DLC, along with some screenshots.

Given the immense amount of work, I’ve decided to split the DLC into two smaller parts, as I don’t want you to wait too long to play it.

The first part will be 1929-1930, titled "Taming the Tigers," and it’s progressing well.

The Central Plain War and the Sino-Soviet 1929 conflicts are almost finished. I’m currently working on the situation in Shanghai and all the underground struggles, as well as adding new actions for the Communist Party.

After that, I’ll mainly need to add the dialogues and events for the different Communist groups.

The content will be dense, and I’ve counted 74 new characters so far (the list keeps growing every day).

My goal is to have it done before summer, if possible, or by September. I’ll try to limit myself, but I keep falling down rabbit holes, leading to compulsive book readings and tons of new content.

Stay tuned!

Hello!

I just released a patch with some gameplay fixes and two great features.

[h2]Gameplay Fixes[/h2]

-Bandit leaders can now personally lead an army.
This changes a lot of things, so let me know if it feels unbalanced.

-Recruiting for an army with a sufficiently large stock of guns will no longer deplete the faction’s gun stock.

I also killed tons of minor bugs you don’t even need to hear about.


[h2]The Workshop is Open![/h2]

You can find the documentation for it here: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3456566337

At the moment, only two editor tools are available:

A translation tool to provide better text in your language.

A character editor to create and maintain mods like "Moe of the White Sun."

This feature was a lot of hard work, and consider it a test for more editor tools.
My ambition is that one day, you’ll be able to edit entire scenarios with their own dialogues.
So, your feedback is crucial.

Please: if you break the game while tinkering with its files, read the Steam guide I made before reaching out to me. The solution may already be available.

[h2]My Latest Game is Out![/h2]



The game is available in English, French, and Chinese (even though the store might not say so).
It’s an easy-to-pick-up but highly replayable Cold War 2 strategy game.
It’s available at the bargain price of $4.99, so if you want to support an indie dev while enjoying hours of fun with a great game, just get it now!
You can find it here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3204120/Maestros_Cold_War_2/

Do you know what’s so great about this news?

I can now focus again on the Rise of the White Sun DLC!
(By the way, the editor tools will let players get a sneak peek at the future characters and event texts.)

I hope you’ll be able to unleash your creativity with the new tools!

Maestro Cinetik

Hello!

This new update focuses on players quality of life with some screen interractions reworked.
Also: Korean language has also been added to the game, thanks to the community.

Wh'os Who windows
The who's who window is now more practical, and will display more informations.
You can now manage more things from the who's who, like recruiting characters or delegating them to the AI.
A faction tooltip has been added, and you can jump directly on that faction's diplomatic screen by clicking on the faction icon.
Once a character has been selected in the who's who, it is now easy to inspect all other characters from that faction, thanks to the side arrows I added.

Diplomacy and government panel
The navigation has been simplified, and factions tooltips added everywhere.

Districts management screen
Hovering the faction flag will now display a tooltip, so you don't have to click the flag to get more informations.

Army screen
I added the same faction tooltip as everywhere, and you can now jump right into a unit faction's window by clicking on the unit icon.

Province screen
(that's the screen you access from the left button on the map view)
I added more informations on characters, like the origine province and if they are southerners or northerners.

End turn reports
The end turn reports panel will now automatically pop up at each new turn.
That festures has been requested several times, and now you have it!
If like me, it annoys you, you can simply descativate that feature from the options menu.

I hope this update will make things more simple for new players not familar with the warlord era.

Have fun!

PS: If you want to see what I am working on these days, there is a demo available containing 6 scenarios.
It is a strategy game about the cold war, much more easy to play than Rise of the White Sun.
The demo can be found here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3361850/Maestros_Cold_War_2_Demo/