Esteemed scholars, hope you’re all well. The Year of the Horse approaches, and the First Emperor is here to report our latest progress.
A few days ago, we launched a small-scale test for the game. While overall stability has significantly improved, we still proved no match for the cunning AI of our foot soldiers.
The open-world squads had far too many ideas—war broke out at any moment, resulting in various stutters and freezes. With heavy hearts, we had to “lower their intelligence” to temporarily alleviate the issue (we’ll restore it in future optimizations). To make matters worse, some of our own troops inexplicably defected and joined the Han forces in overwhelming me—an old ruler bereft of strength.
Fortunately, the First Emperor’s subordinates worked through the night, racing against time to fix most of these critical bugs. These issues made it clear that the game still requires further polishing.
Thus, after resolving these major game-breaking bugs, we’ve decided to launch a more polished Playtest (your feedback remains sincerely welcomed!).
Starting February 13, esteemed scholars can visit the Huaxia: Warring States store page, click “Request Access,” and download the Playtest.
Although we couldn’t deliver the DEMO in time, we will continue maintaining the Playtest throughout the Lunar New Year. Therefore, the winner list for the prediction event will be determined based on the Playtest release date.
Players who correctly guessed today’s launch date in the previous event, please DM Shiy with your prediction screenshot to claim your reward. Thank you all for your participation and support!
Additionally, we’re exploring ways to let you join us in building an even more authentic and vibrant Warring States world—such as custom retainers, legions, clan structures and traits, and even custom ideologies that can rise to prominence among the Hundred Schools of Thought.
If this sounds exciting to you and you’d like to learn more, please click “Endorse” on our crowdfunding idea page. If this project receives your support, we will begin preparing for a crowdfunding campaign.
Finally, thank you to every scholar for your patience and trust. We’ll continue refining this journey together—see you on the road.