v.0.9.400 Hotfix
Added missing tutorial translations Fixed a crash when disabling the Move Tool Fixed a crash when moving Road Decorations Fixed a Road Decorations bug after using the Move Tool
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Added missing tutorial translations Fixed a crash when disabling the Move Tool Fixed a crash when moving Road Decorations Fixed a Road Decorations bug after using the Move Tool

Fixed a crash when placing a building blueprint after moving it with the Move tool. Fixed a crash when using the Move tool.

New mechanic: Grand Projects We've added Grand Projects, a new mechanic that challenges you to take part in global ventures throughout the game. It puts your economy to the test: a major undertaking with generous rewards. Just keep an eye on your rivals, other settlements eager t

Hello Governors! It’s almost hard to believe, but Celestial Empire has been in Early Access for a whole year! On September 23rd 2025, we opened the gates to our Empire and invited you to start building your cities with us. Since then, we’ve spent the past year expanding the game,

Yesterday marked the beginning of our sale for Celestial Empire , and we thought there was no better time to share not only what's happening now, but also a glimpse at what's coming next. As we continue developing the game, we're excited to give you an updated look at our roadmap

Fixed houses not connecting to the Yamen after loading a game if the distance between the house and the Yamen was greater than 500 cells. Fixed ranged miracles (Miracle of Purity, Miracle of Splash, etc.) appearing at the location where they had been used after loading a game. Fi

Fixed a warehouse issue that, under certain circumstances, prevented deliverers from picking up or delivering resources. Newly constructed warehouses could also fail to function correctly. Fixed an issue where, when three or more production buildings were placed in a row and the

Fixed a crash that could occur when the player attempted to load a corrupted save file. Fixed a crash that could occur during the first game launch while PSO generation was in progress. Fixed GPU crashes related to hardware-based machine learning features. Added Blessings for bui

Hotfix: Fixed a crash occurring after purchasing Nuwa’s production improvement when residential buildings were located nearby. Fixed a crash that could occur when deleting or connecting canals. Fixed a crash when loading a game. Fixed workforce counting. Fixed festival loading is

Card System The brand-new Card System is being introduced to Celestial Empire. Cards are generated over time in the Academy . Several factors can increase the generation speed, including nearby Libraries and Debate Rooms, higher Merit levels, and optional resource consumption. Pl

New mechanic: Academies This mechanic introduces a new resource: Manuscripts . You will be able to obtain them thanks to a new building: the Academy . The building has three levels: Academy Regional Academy Imperial Academy Scholars are employed to produce Manuscripts. On the f

Happy Chinese New Year of the Horse! 🐎🎉 Dear Governors! With the Chinese New Year of the Horse upon us, we wish you a year full of energy, adventure, and great building moments in Celestial Empire! May your cities grow strong and your plans always succeed. Thank you for being p

New A new production chain: Smoked Eggs – a food required by “Elites” New building: “Egg Smokehouse” New building: “Chicken Coop” – introduces a new production mechanic. Place the building so that it is adjacent to a “Duck Farm”. It can be adjacent to more than one building – the

We’ve added a new building: Chinese Garden . You can unlock it in the Technology Tree after reaching the “Elite” city development level. Garden Expansion The main building can be upgraded by adding extensions. There are over a dozen types available, which can be obtained: through

Welcome Governors! The Steam Awards 2025 are here! It’s the perfect opportunity to show your support for Celestial Empire by nominating it for the “Sit Back and Relax” category. Did you enjoy shaping your own dream Chinese city? If Celestial Empire has been your calming escape, w

v0.9.315 — Patch Notes New Features New map! Mountain Realm. Improvements Completed localization in all available languages. Changed the layout of the filter toggles near the minimap from a horizontal bar below it to a vertical column next to it. Improved the top resource bar. Im

Improvements Balanced the final quest Improved the visual behavior of water wheels from upgrades Minor trade changes (UI, Trade Deals) UI scaling fixes Visual tweaks to the gods relationship tree Fixed Fixed NPCs freezing in houses Fixed lingering warnings after using water wheel

Improvements Improved the behavior of the monitor selection option. Updated Codex entries. Visual improvements to upgraded water wheels. Fixed Fixed the missing button to build walls after unlocking them in the tech tree. Note If the game fails to start after the update, the most

Added a safeguard to prevent a crash when launching the game after updating to 0.9.311.

Added a safeguard to prevent a crash when launching the game after updating to 0.9.311.