Nanzou: The Divine Court News

[h2]Last time we talked briefly about villagers hair and you provided us with a lot of feedback regarding your favourites. This time we'd love to see your opinions about... houses![/h2]

[h3]Beta test sign-ups are still on-going and we invite you all to send your application in order to have a chance to play the game and check it for yourself a little bit earlier![/h3]

There simply cannot be a builder without a building they themselves could call their home. Everyone of us needs to take a breather in a safe haven provided by our own 4 walls and that is a truth that has been known through ages. Our lovely subjects, working for the glory of the Empire, also need to rest and sleep somewhere and we had the lovely opportunity to design their houses and farmlands.



We were quite dedicated to make sure that even a small detail would look appropriately as we discussed the house design with our specialists in the particular field. On the picture you can see the designs and how they evolved through time. Even something that might seem trivial as grass placement or the positioning of flowers near the hut is not a thing we can omit - a heated (yet civilized!) discussions took place to make sure that we can find the best spot for each of the features and to make sure that the overall image of the farm stays creatively diverse and atmospheric.

And to make it more clear for you - looking at the picture:

The linearts presents the early concepts for the huts and placements of features around them. That is an important stage as we need to at least limit the number of concepts before going into another step.

Then some more detailed work was done to ensure that we can find just the right look for our building. Afterall we would love for its dwellers to feel as happy as they can!

Then you can see the final creation for thist particular concept art - image of the hut from its front and back.

We think it looks lovely but more importantly - what do you think about this little glimpse into the game?


Hope the New Year is treating you well! Stay tuned for more soon!

Best regards,
Builders of China Team



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[h2]Welcome to the Happy New Year 2021![/h2]



Beginning of the New Year is always a special time for each of us. In a way it is a symbol - a start of another road, a chance to become better or to reach out for new opportunities. Although it is still some time before Chinese New Year we still would like to celebrate this day and convey our sincere wishes to all of you following the development of Builders of China.

We hope that this year will be full of positive moments. We want to see all of you fulfilling your dreams, reaching satisfaction from your endeavours, in a ways building yourself to be a happier, better and greater person. We know you can do it and we offer our wishes to all of you.

We also wish you many moments to simply relax and rest. To find time for games and fun. To do what you love to do without worrying about anything else!

Let's make this year a great one - together!

Best regards,
Builders of China Team



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[h2]Festivities are upon us and we would love to wish you all the best![/h2]



We would like to wish you a merry, warm and beautiful Christmas!
It does not matter whether you are someone who believes or not - we would like for all of our players and supporters to have a great time during the next few days. Find some time to relax, to kick back, perhaps spend some time with your family or friends and make sure to surround yourself with positive vibes and atmosphere!

Try to gather as much energy as you can - very soon we will be welcoming a New Year (and after that a New Chinese Year!) and we believe that you might need that in order to follow up with what we are going to have prepared for you! And if you haven't done that yet - consider signing up for the beta tests for Builders of China!

Merry Christmas!

Best regards,
Builders of China Team



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[h2]Sign-up for a chance to join the beta tests![/h2]

三百六十行，行行出状元

What you see above is an old Chinese proverb which literally translates into “among three hundred and sixty trades, every profession produces its own top experts”. And we believe that there are no better experts when it comes to playing our game than you! As such we are happy to announce that we decided to start sign-ups for testing the beta version of Builders of China!



Starting from now on you will be able to sign up for a beta test on the main page of the game on Steam. In 2021 we will randomly select a few participants that will have the chance to test the game simply by playing through it. We are hoping to gather as much feedback from those lucky fellows as possible - all for the task of making our game the best it could be!

As it is a beta test you need to remember that some of the things might be still not fully implemented or might work in an inappropriate way. Please do remember that it is the nature of beta tests to find out what is working well and what is working… not quite as good. We’re hoping to hear back from you about any issues you might encounter during tests as we will be closely monitoring your suggestions, opinions and feedback. Your words are what matters the most!

Nonetheless we are sure you’re itching to play the game as much as we are - the great empire awaits your arrival and its greatness depends fully on you!

Don’t wait - sign up for the beta right now!

Best regards,
Builders of China Team



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[h2]Game development is inseparably linked with art creation and concepting! This time we would love to explore the characters that will live in the world of the game we’re creating and we invite you to join us![/h2]

Builders of China is about us supervising the grand process of building a great empire but at the same time it’s about people (builders!) walking, working and living in the places that we have prepared for them. And all of those people need their own faces, their own hairstyles, clothes, boots and so on! During the game development we have explored many different ideas and consulted our specialists from the fields of Chinese culture in order to make sure that we have a wide selection of “looks” available for our builders.



As you can see we have prepared several different variations of the hairstyles for our female villagers. Do remember that when you create concept art you explore a variety of possibilities - we can’t say that all of them you will see in the game itself. It’s also difficult for us to choose a clear favourite among those options but we feel like you might be able to tell us more about those that you liked the best!



Of course we’re not forgetting about male builders that you will be able to spot in the game. In this case we’ve tried exploring not only hairstyle but also beards and facial hair, checking what would look the best on our brave villagers. As you might already know we’re still working on the visual aspects of our game and our artists are busy preparing many different variations of which most likely a small percentage will find the way into a final game. Us sharing these concept arts with you is a small glimpse into incredibly potent word of art creation for game development and we would like to also this moment in order to appreciate all artists involved in the projects.

Now that you had the chance to see them - which are your favourite concepts?

Best regards,
Builders of China Team



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