Ballads of Hongye
Hongye Dev Update in May · Prologue
"...the grid on building mode is hard to see in winter..."
"...Can’t really figure out how to calculate the surplus. I've been tied up in bankruptcy."
"...I think some of the font are too small."
"...Desperately need shortcuts!"
"...The game is so fast-paced! Palms sweating crazily."
"...Cannot choose the picture quality? Resolution can not be adjusted too?"
"...These advisers are either asking for a salary increase or hopping. Can’t they do something serious?"
"...My graphics card is burning!"
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Obviously, we aren't listing all of them here. But believe me when I say this, the developers looked to the producer the moment they saw these and jokingly asked: "Shall we move our beds to the office?".
The following day, a thud rose from a developer's desk, followed by a tired sound teasingly said: " Ahh, no more coffee... Let me... Let me fix just one more bug!"
There was a new guy at the office next Monday. He didn't bother to introduce himself but he acted like he knew everyone. Later we found out that he was our producer, aged twenty years after working so hard after the Alpha test. He stood firm and looked at everyone with sincerity and warmth. And everybody immediately got what he meant:
“We have to keep working hard and make Hongye a great place.”
Talking back in a more formal speech, at present, in response to your feedback, we are working intensively on optimization as well as planning surprise content. We’re trying our best to reach your expectations and beyond, so in the following days, we will keep you updated with our latest progress. Stay tuned!
Don't forget to check into our Discord server where all the latest news is updated! If we have you by our side, we will have a stronger faith in Hongye's future!
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Thank you for participating in the alpha test
We have finished our Alpha test and time surely flew faster than ever. During this time, Hongye County has welcomed many Magistrates from all over the world who had different leadership styles. We were delighted to see your gameplay videos and all those wonderful screenshots. We were flattered by everyone's enthusiasm. We now feel a greater responsibility and an enormous motivation because of your amazing feedback we have received so far. We are thrilled to have this chance to improve Hongye experience to the next level.
During the test, more than 600 Magistrates took the reins of Hongye, and challenged the lands more than 3500 times! We had 400 responses to our in-game questionnaire and our thank you gift is already being prepared! In case you've forgotten, you'll be getting a special skin for Adviser's House.
We sincerely thank each of you who participated in the test, and shared all that amazing feedback with us. With all the good and bad within it, we will transform your feedback into a force that drives us forward and makes Hongye even better!
We would like to take this opportunity to express our gratitude to the organiser Pixmian and other amazing people who worked on "Enter the Dragon" exhibition for giving us a means to put "Ballads of Hongye" under the spotlight. Our community grows even more thanks to you!
Currently, our Discord community has more than 1600 members, including many newcomers, who have directly given us more than 200 feedback. This feedback, combined with bug reports and questionnaire within the game, is imperative for us to set our priorities straight about what to improve about Hongye. We are mulling over each comment and doing our best to give anticipated responses so as to make BoH one of your favorite games in its genre.
Of course, there were several flaws that made the experience less than ideal. For example, as you surey noticed, we were justly criticised for crash issues due to highly demanding visuals and other reasons. Although we have been releasing patches during the test to fix them, we humbly admit that we still have a lot of room for improvement, as we were still finishing up on adding content and improving features. We would hate for you to suffer due to lack of optimisation, so we are going to start working on the overall optimisation once we have completed the development work.
Right now, we are investing a lot of our time polishing the current, more apparent issues in the game and we hope to bring you a more comfortable and pleasant experience in the future. So please stay tuned with us and keep enjoying your time on our Discord! Let's keep discussing how to make Hongye better.
As our last words, we would like to say that the hope of spring has been sown in Hongye and we look forward to reaping the rewards together with you!
Patch Notes [24.04.2022]
Bug Fix:
1. Fixed the issue after unlocking the talent "Security Coverage", the road bonus was only applied to Watch Tower, Fire Watcher, and the Insect Rack.
2. Fixed the crash upon re-entry issue, after trying to save the game while playing Eureka! (talent unlocked under advisors)
3. Fixed the issue of "Security Coverage" talent unintentionally removing the lack-of-population icon of security buildings
4. Fixed the issue of increasing effective range of security buildings were not working properly after they are linked with the roads.
5. Fixed an issue where the number of adviser candidates in "Hongye County" increased abnormally while challenging the East Plain plot
6. Fixed the abnormal display of epidemic icon above Archway.
7. Fixed an issue where weather events weren't effecting the Orchard.
Alpha Extension for late arrivals
Enter the Dragon is Live!
Let's make Hongye great together！
The first step is ensuring that people are well fed and clothed, so they are fit to work. You need Residences, the warmest haven for your people since they are the source of your agricultural power. Take care of them and they will take care of you.
The second step is ensuring economic production. Unless people are living and working peacefully, how a magistrate can focus on developing the economy? Here is the secret: Calculate the costs and profits! Construct the building with the highest production in the season, while simultaneously selling surplus resources on the Market. Always focus on what’s making money and change your economic plan and strategy for each season!
The last step is always remembering the goals given by the Review Committee! Do not plan to save the day, plan the way ahead! A true victory is a victory when you hold on to the year-end goal. Be sure to utilize your security to maintain the peace and stability of your cities!
If you keep these three steps close to your heart and have them echoed in your mind, the people of Hongye surely lend their hearts to your cause! If you are still having some issues; maybe the following video can give you a bit more insight.
Join Discord now and you can still catch up with the community and join our community events to have a chance to win exclusive and limited test rewards. Don't wait!
The Alpha test will last until April 24, 2022.
Discord：https://discord.com/invite/AFkUPPKRUK
"Enter the Dragon"
Our live stream as part of Enter the Dragon is about to begin! Join us on April 23 at 21:00 PDT when we'll be streaming our game Ballads of Hongye! See you over on the Enter the Dragon Steam event page: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/enterthedragon
So mark your calendars and set your alarms - Enter the Dragon kicks off on April 22 at 22:00(PDT)！
Patch Notes [22.04.2022]
Bug Fix:
1. Fixed the problem of the missing mapping of 16 kinds of building models under Japanese OS.
2. Fixed the non-functioning effect of the road bonus talent 'Commerce Links' and 'Security Coverage' after clicking upgrade.
3. Fixed the disaster effects non-display problem under Japanese OS (for example: fire, insect infestation, animal epidemic, and plague).
4. Fixed the blue light visual effects non-display problem when selecting buildings in the building list.
Patch Notes [21.04.2022]
Bug Fix:
1. Fixed the problem of the challenge failure window poppıng up twice when triggering the petition of the people when your gold count is zero.;
2. Fixed the crashing issue caused by rich text format error of UI;
3. Fixed the loading progress bar errors when the display is lower than 2K resolution.;
4. Optimized the smoothness of the operation for bidding an adviser;
Patch Notes [20.04.2022]
Bug Fix:
1. Adjusted the number limit of Tumuli spawning during a disaster;
2. Fixed the playback smoothness of the waterwheel pause-and-restart animation in the Paddy Field;
3. Fixed the problem that the heartbeat sound triggered by 'a negative month-end surplus' is still playing for a while after returning to the Title menu and returning to the game;
4. Optimized the typography issue of the Japanese version of 'Tribute to Nation!' (Ancient Tomb);
5. Optimized the collapse performance and disaster performance of the Bathhouse;
Content Added:
Changed the resolution of the homescreen menu adaptive (Resolution 21:9)