I’m pleased to announce the release of the first paid DLC for Rise of the White Sun!
I think you’ll enjoy what’s in that dLC:
Tons of new characters to recruit, confront, and negotiate with
Many fascinating Communist bases, some boasting large rosters of statesmen, officers, spies, and more
A major confrontation with a foreign power: Soviet Russia!
The bloodiest warlord free-for-all of the era: the Central Plains War
Here’s a glimpse of the settings and tensions you’ll face in the DLC:
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?
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?
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.
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?
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?
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.
…and much more awaits you in this sprawling expansion of China’s warlord era!