Major Update Announcement
As you guys can see, we haven’t released our weekly update this week. Because we are focusing our energy on improving and completing our major update before the Lunar New Year. The following contents will be included in the major update:
ːbbtgemː NPC Factions System
ːbbtgemː Trade Mechanism Overhaul
ːbbtgemː New Wonder Buildings
ːbbtgemː The Spring Festival Events
[h2]NPC Factions System[/h2]
We have added 5 new Factions
4 of which are from unique cultural regions. And these Factions can provide you with up to 25 new buildings, 4 new crops and 17 new recipes as your reputation level increases gradually after completing events and trading with them.
（As for the 5th one, he is the merchant who take advantage of the fruits of your hard labor in the previous version.）
In addition, the new Trade Mechanism and Wonder Buildings are highly related to these Factions and will be introduced in detail in the following sections.
We hope that introducing these Factions into game can bring you more interesting experience.
Before they are officially brought into the game, let me introduce you to some of the contents that may arouse your interest.
[h3]New Buildings and Recipes[/h3]
New Crop - Cactus
You may ask whether cactus normally grows in the desert? And currently there isn’t a desert terrain on map...
Well, that won’t be a problem for our art designer if she could do some OT work...（Wait, put down the knife! Please! Someone! Stop her!!!）
New Building -Temple of Kukulcán
Originating from the Mayan civilization, El Castillo is an ancient building mainly used for praying and sacrificing.
While in the game, it will serve as a resting place for those citizens who have passed away.
I know that many gamers who are familiar with South American culture will have different opinions on the role of this sacred building.
But! It’s like a unlimited version of Cemetery, my friend. This idea is way more humane than the one saying burning the dead and dump them into the river requested by some “brutal players”, isn't it?
New Recipes - Bamboo basket
As long as you can obtain the raw materials - Bamboo, you can start to mass produce Basket which can increase the citizens’ carry weight.
But how can you get the bamboo? Well you will know then.
Yes, the panda is just put there for decoration which has nothing to do with the contents.（Whatever you will say, cuteness is justice!）.
More interesting contents are waiting you to discover. Just in a few days. So stay tuned.
[h3]New Wonder Buildings[/h3]
There's good news and bad news about the Wonder Buildings.
The good news is, we've added 2 new Wonder Buildings.
The bad news is that in future games, the Wonder Buildings can only be unlocked after reaching the highest reputation level of Factions. In other words, friends who have not yet built the Wonder Buildings, please seize the last opportunity to build them without reputation restriction.
Wonder Building - Great Palace
The prototype of the Great Palace is the core building of the Daming Palace in the Tang Dynasty, which is also called Hanyuan Palace.
As one of the most powerful Factions in human civilization at that time, the Tang Empire managed the largest population on the earth at that time with an efficient official system. In addition, they maintained a very friendly relationship with other civilizations at that time.
The effect of the Great Palace also comes from the characteristics of this great empire:
:Lantern: The Great Palace is a special Town Hall building that will have all the functions of a Town Hall.
:Lantern: It also has 5 additional Administrator position (slots), allowing the player to hire up to 10 administrators.
:Lantern: Its construction will increase the player's reputation with any other Factions by 100%.
[h2]Trading Mechanism Overhaul[/h2]
In general, we have reworked the entire trade system except for the original merchant ship visits, and at the same time, the entire trade technology branch has also been reworked.
The new trade system will bring you the following conveniences and opportunities:
ːorbː More Relaxing Start
Basic trade buildings are now enabled by default, meaning you no longer have to rely on Tech trees to start earning your initial currency.
ːorbː Auto Trading
Compared to before, you may need to spend more time setting trade goals and executing the trade caravan, but after completing these settings, the caravan can regularly sell and buy goods according to your settings, and now players can truly achieve centralized development Advantageous industries, in exchange for the cycle of scarce materials, I hope this can make the development options of the game more abundant, and avoid the embarrassment of players having to produce all materials by themselves, or order materials at high prices.
ːorbː Market Price Mechanism
Goods are bought and sold at different prices, and Factions are also willing to pay higher price for their favorite goods depending on their needs, which means that if you have enough time to check the price changes over time, you can even gain direct profit.
Of course, the market is not eternal, dumping the items will bring down prices, purchasing will bring prices up, and powerful businessmen are super smart, but if you are good at things like stock investment, crushing NPC's IQ is completely not a problem.
ːorbː Insurance
If conditions permit, you can purchase an insurance policy for your caravan, whether transporting by land or sea, and the insurance will provide you with some compensation in the event of a caravan in distress, avoiding one-time excessive losses.
As for why and when the caravan is in distress, we choose to understate it and pretend that this is not a big problem.
By the way, the risk of sea transportation is far greater than that of land, which should be known to everyone.
[h2]Spring Festival Events[/h2]
Spring Festival is the most important reunion festival for Chinese people every year.
As a team from China, we have created some contents related to this festival for all of you during the Spring Festival.
Maybe for Chinese players, this is just a mere commonplace, but we sincerely hope that players in other parts of the world can also enjoy and experience the interesting contents during this special festival.
:16bitheart: Pasting Up “Fu”
Posting the character "Fu" is a traditional Chinese New Year's custom. During Chinese New Year, every household will paste the big and small "Fu" characters on the doors and walls of their houses. Posting blessings expresses people's yearning for a happy life and wishes for a better future. But you may find that people often paste the word "Fu" upside down. Why is this?
Of course, it is not because they are illiterate, but because the folks simply put the word "福" upside down to express "happiness is flowing down（into them）" in order to more fully reflect the yearning and wish for happiness. This is also like an interesting homophonic meme, representing the people's beautiful vision for a happy life.
Players who have read this text, now you know what to do when a blessing event occurs in the game. You will see, those players who did not read the update announcement may choose the wrong one.
:16bitheart: Legend of Nian
Nian Beast, also known as "Xi", is a kind of monster in ancient Chinese myths and legends. According to legend, in ancient times, every midnight at the end of the year, Nian Beast would invade villages around the world and bring terrible disasters. In order to drive out the Nian beast, people finally found the weakness of the beast and successfully drove the beast. People all over the world always gather to celebrate the most important festivals, but the reasons for the gatherings in the stories are always unique, which is really amazing. Here, we also invite players from all over the world to share with us the stories behind your festivals, maybe We can put these interesting stories in the game, so as to share the joy from various cultures and regions with others.
After the update, you will learn how Nian was defeated. Before that, guess what it is most afraid of?
:16bitheart: Yuanxiao Lantern
On the 15th day after Chinese New Year, is another special festival: the Lantern Festival, this festival means the official end of the Chinese New Year,
Lantern festivals will be held in the bustling districts of towns. In many cities where rivers pass through, people will set off lanterns in the rivers. In addition, solving lantern riddles is also an important activity during the Lantern Festival. People write riddles on paper and put them into the lanterns for people to guess. Riddles can inspire wisdom and are interesting, so they are loved by all walks of life in the process of spreading. In many cases, solving puzzles will also bring some additional rewards.
ːbbtgemː NPC Factions System
ːbbtgemː Trade Mechanism Overhaul
ːbbtgemː New Wonder Buildings
ːbbtgemː The Spring Festival Events
[h2]NPC Factions System[/h2]
We have added 5 new Factions4 of which are from unique cultural regions. And these Factions can provide you with up to 25 new buildings, 4 new crops and 17 new recipes as your reputation level increases gradually after completing events and trading with them.
（As for the 5th one, he is the merchant who take advantage of the fruits of your hard labor in the previous version.）
In addition, the new Trade Mechanism and Wonder Buildings are highly related to these Factions and will be introduced in detail in the following sections.
We hope that introducing these Factions into game can bring you more interesting experience.
Before they are officially brought into the game, let me introduce you to some of the contents that may arouse your interest.
[h3]New Buildings and Recipes[/h3]
New Crop - Cactus
You may ask whether cactus normally grows in the desert? And currently there isn’t a desert terrain on map...
Well, that won’t be a problem for our art designer if she could do some OT work...（Wait, put down the knife! Please! Someone! Stop her!!!）
New Building -Temple of Kukulcán
Originating from the Mayan civilization, El Castillo is an ancient building mainly used for praying and sacrificing.
While in the game, it will serve as a resting place for those citizens who have passed away.
I know that many gamers who are familiar with South American culture will have different opinions on the role of this sacred building.
But! It’s like a unlimited version of Cemetery, my friend. This idea is way more humane than the one saying burning the dead and dump them into the river requested by some “brutal players”, isn't it?
New Recipes - Bamboo basket
As long as you can obtain the raw materials - Bamboo, you can start to mass produce Basket which can increase the citizens’ carry weight.
But how can you get the bamboo? Well you will know then.
Yes, the panda is just put there for decoration which has nothing to do with the contents.（Whatever you will say, cuteness is justice!）.
More interesting contents are waiting you to discover. Just in a few days. So stay tuned.
[h3]New Wonder Buildings[/h3]
There's good news and bad news about the Wonder Buildings.
The good news is, we've added 2 new Wonder Buildings.
The bad news is that in future games, the Wonder Buildings can only be unlocked after reaching the highest reputation level of Factions. In other words, friends who have not yet built the Wonder Buildings, please seize the last opportunity to build them without reputation restriction.
Wonder Building - Great Palace
The prototype of the Great Palace is the core building of the Daming Palace in the Tang Dynasty, which is also called Hanyuan Palace.
As one of the most powerful Factions in human civilization at that time, the Tang Empire managed the largest population on the earth at that time with an efficient official system. In addition, they maintained a very friendly relationship with other civilizations at that time.
The effect of the Great Palace also comes from the characteristics of this great empire:
:Lantern: The Great Palace is a special Town Hall building that will have all the functions of a Town Hall.
:Lantern: It also has 5 additional Administrator position (slots), allowing the player to hire up to 10 administrators.
:Lantern: Its construction will increase the player's reputation with any other Factions by 100%.
[h2]Trading Mechanism Overhaul[/h2]
In general, we have reworked the entire trade system except for the original merchant ship visits, and at the same time, the entire trade technology branch has also been reworked.
The new trade system will bring you the following conveniences and opportunities:
ːorbː More Relaxing Start
Basic trade buildings are now enabled by default, meaning you no longer have to rely on Tech trees to start earning your initial currency.
ːorbː Auto Trading
Compared to before, you may need to spend more time setting trade goals and executing the trade caravan, but after completing these settings, the caravan can regularly sell and buy goods according to your settings, and now players can truly achieve centralized development Advantageous industries, in exchange for the cycle of scarce materials, I hope this can make the development options of the game more abundant, and avoid the embarrassment of players having to produce all materials by themselves, or order materials at high prices.
ːorbː Market Price Mechanism
Goods are bought and sold at different prices, and Factions are also willing to pay higher price for their favorite goods depending on their needs, which means that if you have enough time to check the price changes over time, you can even gain direct profit.
Of course, the market is not eternal, dumping the items will bring down prices, purchasing will bring prices up, and powerful businessmen are super smart, but if you are good at things like stock investment, crushing NPC's IQ is completely not a problem.
ːorbː Insurance
If conditions permit, you can purchase an insurance policy for your caravan, whether transporting by land or sea, and the insurance will provide you with some compensation in the event of a caravan in distress, avoiding one-time excessive losses.
As for why and when the caravan is in distress, we choose to understate it and pretend that this is not a big problem.
By the way, the risk of sea transportation is far greater than that of land, which should be known to everyone.
[h2]Spring Festival Events[/h2]
Spring Festival is the most important reunion festival for Chinese people every year.
As a team from China, we have created some contents related to this festival for all of you during the Spring Festival.
Maybe for Chinese players, this is just a mere commonplace, but we sincerely hope that players in other parts of the world can also enjoy and experience the interesting contents during this special festival.
:16bitheart: Pasting Up “Fu”
Posting the character "Fu" is a traditional Chinese New Year's custom. During Chinese New Year, every household will paste the big and small "Fu" characters on the doors and walls of their houses. Posting blessings expresses people's yearning for a happy life and wishes for a better future. But you may find that people often paste the word "Fu" upside down. Why is this?
Of course, it is not because they are illiterate, but because the folks simply put the word "福" upside down to express "happiness is flowing down（into them）" in order to more fully reflect the yearning and wish for happiness. This is also like an interesting homophonic meme, representing the people's beautiful vision for a happy life.
Players who have read this text, now you know what to do when a blessing event occurs in the game. You will see, those players who did not read the update announcement may choose the wrong one.
:16bitheart: Legend of Nian
Nian Beast, also known as "Xi", is a kind of monster in ancient Chinese myths and legends. According to legend, in ancient times, every midnight at the end of the year, Nian Beast would invade villages around the world and bring terrible disasters. In order to drive out the Nian beast, people finally found the weakness of the beast and successfully drove the beast. People all over the world always gather to celebrate the most important festivals, but the reasons for the gatherings in the stories are always unique, which is really amazing. Here, we also invite players from all over the world to share with us the stories behind your festivals, maybe We can put these interesting stories in the game, so as to share the joy from various cultures and regions with others.
After the update, you will learn how Nian was defeated. Before that, guess what it is most afraid of?
:16bitheart: Yuanxiao Lantern
On the 15th day after Chinese New Year, is another special festival: the Lantern Festival, this festival means the official end of the Chinese New Year,
Lantern festivals will be held in the bustling districts of towns. In many cities where rivers pass through, people will set off lanterns in the rivers. In addition, solving lantern riddles is also an important activity during the Lantern Festival. People write riddles on paper and put them into the lanterns for people to guess. Riddles can inspire wisdom and are interesting, so they are loved by all walks of life in the process of spreading. In many cases, solving puzzles will also bring some additional rewards.