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The new product festival has been launched, everyone hurry up

Dear herbal masters


The book 'Returning to the Origin of Materia Medica' has been launched on Steam with our beloved herbs! Now you can try our demo for free, won't you come and give it a try?

This is not a typical simulation business game! Here, you can grow medicine, treat diseases, and open a clinic. While playing, you can also secretly learn a lot of traditional Chinese medicine knowledge, which will definitely make you a "health expert" in your social circle and never become an unknown expert. (Insulated cups are not included)



You will play the role of an ancient medicine shop owner, personally preparing medicinal herbs and diagnosing the illnesses of various heroes in the martial arts world! Don't worry, you don't need to really understand medical skills, but you must be able to 'prescribe'! Come and challenge yourself, see if you can become the backbone of the clinic!



In the trial, not only is the content extremely interesting, but we also hope that you can provide some valuable feedback! We accept both good and bad, let's work together to make this game better and better. Otherwise, it would be difficult to match the prescription with just a few words from us!



Player QQ group: 933369664



are you ready? The door to the world of herbs has opened, it's up to you to prepare the medicine!

Update on October 1st

Update:


1. Increase patient action flow animations and provide feedback during management, such as gift bubbles and referrals to other clinics.
2. Parameter adjustment, attempting to solve the following problems: skyrocketing and plummeting reputation; Making money is difficult, and high prices of medicinal herbs can result in losses. The construction materials and departmental parameters have also been optimized and adjusted.
3. Set page optimization to adjust resolution and window mode. You can return to the game main menu through the system menu.
4. Add a broadcasting system to the business interface to view details of abnormal operations in the hospital.
5. Add randomly generated physicians to prevent the recruitment of physicians in the talent pool from happening too quickly.
6. Targeted collection of construction materials can be carried out in the medicine garden.
7. The prescription has been reviewed, and the dosage and processing method of the medicinal materials have been revised according to the "Pharmacology".
8. Replace character materials with refined ones.
9. The difficulty of overseas assignments is reduced. Chen Tianming completing an overseas mission can unlock Bai Jimin.
10. GameOver ending with increased fiscal deficit.

The demo playtest will begin on August 16th at 16:00.

We are thrilled to announce that Herbals Tycoon will begin its first demo playtest on August 16th at 16:00! During this test, you will have the opportunity to experience the core gameplay and content for the very first time.

While we are aware that the current version still has some shortcomings, such as the completeness of content, accuracy of proofreading, and the absence of certain story elements, we believe that by involving more players, we can better gather valuable feedback and suggestions to continuously improve the game experience.

As a game focused on the dissemination of traditional Chinese medicine, we understand the challenges this subject presents. Traditional Chinese medicine is profound and vast, and integrating it into a game while conveying it to a broad audience is no easy task. However, we are committed to our deep respect and passion for this rich cultural heritage. We strive to do our best within our capabilities to create a game world that is both deep and engaging.

We sincerely hope that you will share your thoughts, experiences, and suggestions, helping Herbals Tycoon improve through our collective efforts.

Thank you to every player who supports us. Your support gives us the motivation to keep moving forward.

We look forward to seeing you in the world of Herbals Tycoon!

Developer's self description

Dear player friends:
 
 
hello everyone! Today, I would like to share with you the story behind the game "Ben Cao Gui Yuan Lu".
In January 2020, we participated in a national cultural and creative talent training course (Traditional Culture Inheritance and Innovation Direction) held in Fuzhou City, Jiangxi Province. During this period, due to convenient conditions (organized by the organizer), we visited medical history memorial halls such as Xujiang Medical and Jianchang Gang, and learned about some basic information about traditional Chinese medicine, including some famous local doctors such as Chen Ziming, Gong Tingxian, Li Ting, etc. Soon after, there was a mask problem in Wuhan, which caused panic nationwide, and medical supplies became extremely scarce. There is a scene where Tan Ju and his lover Director Ai from the Fuzhou Municipal Bureau of Culture and Tourism are on duty in the community every day, delivering traditional Chinese medicine and ingredients door-to-door. Even now, we still cannot forget this scene when we recall it. We know what we need to do now. We have experienced the "sincerity of great doctors" from ancient times to the present, the unique theory and medical practice of traditional Chinese medicine, and the outstanding contributions of this traditional Chinese medicine culture that has been born and bred on the land of China for thousands of years to life, health, and disease.



We believe that the spirit of excellent doctors should be worthy of praise in any era, whether it is modern medicine or traditional medicine. That's why we have decided to create a game for traditional Chinese medicine, using the form of a game to popularize the relevant understanding and viewpoints of traditional Chinese medicine


 
Most of our team members come from the Orange Light gaming field. For example, our boss previously trained original artists for the Orange Light game material library, and the producer is a contracted author of Orange Light. Therefore, the art style of our works naturally carries the genes of Orange Light style. We hope to strive towards the perspective of Chinese style and realistic Chinese style (the art style has been comprehensively adjusted for at least three editions since its inception, and we also hope that everyone can see this effort). And we have always hoped to make breakthroughs in gameplay, wanting to create a traditional Chinese medicine themed game that is both fun and informative.
 

However, the path of transformation has been exceptionally difficult. Traditional Chinese medicine popularization itself is extremely challenging, while we also need to balance survival and ideals. Ensure that the game can continue to be produced with quality. Over the past three years, some of our former comrades who fought together have left due to unforeseen circumstances, while others have joined with new aspirations. The project has also been suspended and started, taking many detours. The biggest challenge is that there are very few people in the team who have knowledge of traditional Chinese medicine (our previous plan was for Western medicine students at Shanxi Medical University), and the consultants with rich experience in traditional Chinese medicine are not very familiar with game design. This has led to the game being repeatedly overturned and restarted, and even now our understanding of traditional Chinese medicine is inevitably shallow, with errors and omissions. We hope everyone can forgive us and help us correct and correct mistakes. We will humbly and patiently verify and correct them.
 
Now, our work is presented to everyone in the form of simulated management. Although it is still in its early stages with only a complete framework and structure, the support and encouragement from players have filled us with confidence, and we look forward to filling it out together with everyone.

Finally, I hope everyone can support 'The Return of Materia Medica to the Origin' more and work together to make this traditional Chinese medicine themed game better and better!

Thank you again everyone.



If you like it, you can join the group and communicate with us: 933369664 [/h2]

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