1, Fix a bug that Ding Hong's entrance animation is stuck to play after the failure of the 1st challenge. 2, Fix a bug that the actual number of people working in the wonder building does not match the number showed on UI. 3, Fix a bug that the wonder budling model remains after razing. 4, Fix a bug that the market doesn't work properly.
Optimizations:
1、The first time you watch the opening cutscene can be skipped
Adjustment:
1、The final goal of the West Ridge requires a total population of 400 people → 300 people after adjustment 2、Downward adjustment of the probability of each disaster 3、Downward adjustment of the probability of earthquakes 4、Advisor Yin Yue is no longer so easy to leave the house
Ballads of Hongye is now available!
Hi everyone! Thank you for your patience. As of now, Ballads of Hongye is finally released, and its on sale for $8.49 now!
As a team of 14 developers, we hope that Hongye will bring you a similar joy(and also a bit of stress) that we experienced during its development period. We are honored and feel proud to be able to bring this game to you now.
Not matter how long and full of horrors the road was, we arrived at our destination. Ding Hong's journey is also full of difficulties, surprises and many unknown things, and we hope that you will discover Hongye and enjoy the journey together with him. After our many tests, and listening to your feedback and suggestions, it is easy to say that, you've contributed significantly to Ballads of Hongye, and the game has become even greater and better than what we originally envisioned.
In our development journey, we will never forget our valuable moments with all our players. We are looking forward to seeing you enjoy the game, and share your achievements with us, so you're welcome to join our Discord server where you can find like-minded players and join the council of Magistrates. Don't forget, fun grows exponentially when shared with others.
Our team wish you fun in Hongye! Thank you for playing our game.
Hello Magistrate! It's only 24 hours until Hongye opens its gates to the players.
We are aware many of you are excited, as we are, and cannot wait to hop on to the train to Hongye. We have been seeing your comments in our community chat and social media regarding the price, and we would like to share some of these lovely comments below:
"Game looks spectacular. I hope it is also affordable. How much is it?" "If the price is right, this is definitely a game that I'm willing to gift to most of my friends." "Now I've seen it all, except the price. When will you let us know?"
Relax, as it all becomes crystal clear today as we announce Ballads of Hongye will be sold for $9.99, and offering a 15% discount during launch week, meaning that train to Hongye costs only $8.49 for the first week after the launch.
In addition to the standard edition, we are also offering a Grand Edition for $18.99, discounted to $13.99 during the first week, that includes:
1. Ballads of Hongye base game, 2. [Grand Edition Exclusive] Blessing Tree structure 3. [Grand Edition Exclusive] Akhel-Teke horse 4. [Grand Edition Exclusive] Legendary Adviser, Yin Yue 5. Exquisite decoration pack that includes five types of landscape architecture: Spring Festival stand, dragon statue, lion statue, sunflower bed and snowman 6. A resources pack to assist you 7. Original soundtrack of Ballds of Hongye
We hope this price is suitable to your expectations and you'll have lots of fun in Ballads of Hongye. Don't forget to leave your comments below, and to join our Discord community to find like-minded players to discuss about the game.
Magistrate, Ballads of Hongye is enroute to officially release on November 15! After a long wait, we are finally here at the finish line, only 48 hours away from launch! We sincerely thank everyone for your support.
Maybe you are one of our long term followers, or simply joined here recently, or have been participating in numerous tests and contributing by giving valuable suggestions and unique feedback; it is all your encouragement and opinions that helped Ballads of Hongye to become what it is today.
Let's ,once more, check briefly what Ballads of Hongye offers:
Challanges: Your goal is to expand your jurisdiction and build the best city you can by completing the challenges of each land! We hope our carefully designed challenges will bring a feeling of accomplishment by putting you in charge of a journey as you take a small village in rural county and develop it into the jewel of the world. Architectural Variety: You can combine more than 100 beautifully and carefully designed buildings in your architectural repertoire, and create various layouts. As you can guess, variety is key here and there is not a single correct answer, but many. Depending on the attributes of the land you build on, adjust your industrial structure and plan your population. Use exquisite blueprint designs to achieve greater fame and glory while improving the look of your cities.
Disasters: Pests, droughts, famines, fires, floods; anything can wipe out your hard work unless you take precautions. Hone your security infrastructure and fight back against disasters. Be the shield your people need you to be and avoid catastrophe and display your mastery as the ruler.
Advisers: Hire your own band of advisers to help you manage your land. Train them to hone their skills, attend to their needs and keep good relations to prevent them from being poached by your competing nations and counties. Each adviser has a different attitude towards work and their commitment varies. You even have a chance to see some historical or mythological figures and hire them as your advisers.
Wonder Buildings: It is not only limited to building conventional buildings, but also to planning your architectural drawings. The attributes and appearance of buildings are up to you. It is amazing to build a unique wonder building, both in appearance and function.
War: The news from the northern border has arrived and your expertise is urgently needed. Issue orders to your infantry, cavalry, archers and artillery units, build infrastructure for war and prove your capability as the commander.
Refugees: Unlucky people who suffered disasters in other counties flood into safe zones. A large number of refugees gathered outside your borders. Will you arrange and integrate them into your cities and save them or will you turn a blind eye to their pleas and suffering? It is up to you to deal with it and its consequences.
Gallop through the city: Ride on horseback in the streets of the cities from a third person perspective, and enjoy the stories happening all around the streets and interact with people in person as the Magistrate.
Story: The delicate, peaceful atmosphere of Hongye hides an unknown past with many surprises. Expand your reach land by land and discover the traces scattered all around Hongye. Solve the mystery that is hidden in pieces.
Game Modes: Pick either the "Challenge Mode" featuring pressure of a countdown during the challenges or a "Simple Mode" that allows slow paced gameplay.
We will reveal the price on November 14, so guess what the price will be? Welcome to leave your guesses below!
A friendly reminder, Ballads of Hongye will be available on November 15! Add the game to the wishlist on Steam. You are also welcome to like, share and leave your views in the comments and to join our Discord to get in touch with like minded players.
Magistrate, an urgent report from the border has arrived! In the Northern Desert, where terrain is flat and open, enemy scouts have been seen. It is anticipated that their army is also on their way. In case of an open attack and a declaration of war, we must assemble our army and be prepared for the worst! A war is imminent and we must accept this fact as a nation.
Gather the people and horses, assemble your advisers, devise the strategy for war. There are many things to check for this effort. Do we have enough supplies in case some of our production centers get hit? Can we protect and move our civilian population out of harm's way in time? We can't fight well if we are starving, and without our horses and weapons, we will become nothing but fodder for our enemies. Let's prepare our Courier Stations for transporting resources and supplies to the frontlines! We must also organize the markets well so we are sufficiently supplied in proper times.
Our combat effectiveness relies heavily on our soldiers. We must set up a Conscription Office immediately and train our people to defend the nation. Under the guidance of our capable generals, our common folk have potential to take many responsibilities; infantry, archers, cavalry and artillery. We must have a balanced army on all fronts because capabilities of each brigade are different.
When your soldiers are ready, build down the roads from our barracks to their destination, watch them as they march towards our enemies and wreak havoc on our enemies. But be careful, if you push too fast and too deep into enemy territory, you might get surrounded and lose it all.
I hope we will succeed defending our nation and breaking our enemies' siege! Nevertheless, it is an honor to fight alongside you, Magistrate.
Don't forget to spread the news and share your comments with us. We welcome you to join our Discord community, where you can find like-minded players to share your plans and strategies. Wishlist us if you haven't to keep an eye on us！
Hello everyone, we are very excited to announce that Ballads of Hongye will be officially released on November 15, 2022! In less than two weeks, you can step into Hongye to have fun!
As time goes by and the seasons change, there is no doubt that this is a wonderful and arduous journey for our development team. Your feedback has been most beneficial in our development journey. We are also ecstatic about the love and praise for Ballads of Hongye, and are looking forward to seeing the results of our work so far - Ballads of Hongye has become a much better game than we have anticipated before.
Starting from November 15, hop onto your proverbial Steam train for a trip to Hongye County, and kickstart your adventure. Starting off from your small base camp, cross rivers and valleys, pushing through cliffs and deserts, win your territory land by land. We must also mention that Ballads of Hongye is not just a simple city-builder game. Each land you step on has its own challenges and stories. This is not a journey that can be easily completed, but a daring challenge that has to be overtaken. Slow down, build your city for the future, and conquer each challenge as you develop your skills alongside your cities. Keep in mind the wise words as you play Ballads of Hongye: "Great haste makes great waste."
Thank you for your patience and support for Ballads of Hongye, and being a critical part of our development journey. We are looking forward to meeting you in Hongye as soon as possible. Join our Discord to get in touch with us and the community and share all things related to Hongye with us!
Fixed some issues with the space bar input where it wasn't triggering intended reactions.
Fixed an issue with Achieve button would not appear if game is paused just after building a watchtower.
After publicity campaigns, banners should disappear correctly now.
After razing enemy roads and building friendly barracks where that road was, enemies could still build roads under the barracks. This issue is now fixed.
Fixed an issue that was causing Sentry Towers to not attack.
Fixed some graphical glitches while trying to select roads
Big City Gate in the Northern Desert is now fixed in place as originally intended.
Model and animations are now correctly displayed during construction, some animations/images were missing before.
Fixed an issue in Northern Desert, where you couldn't upgrade some buildings while under attack elsewhere.
Corrected the number of building cards you get while choosing a North Desert building plan.
Fixed soldier numbers being displayed in decimals, they are correctly displayed in integers now.
North Desert challenge and goal achieve button now works as intended.
Optimizations
Military power and conscription rewards are changed to Tier 3 cities in the City Awards.
Unique Jewel of Hongye -- The Wonder Building!
Hello, Magistrates! The world of Hongye is huge, and there are many skilled craftsmen all around the globe. Especially in Hongye County, there is a group of exceptionally talented craftsmen who mastered knowledge of construction and treasured it among generations, safeguarding these secrets from rest of the counties, and the world. They may as well be the treasure of Hongye County. In today's sneak peek, we give you their most glorious invention, The Wonder Building.
About Wonder Building
A total of 4 highly delicate, complex designs for agriculture, commerce, entertainment and security; these Wonder Building designs are shared with Hongye's Magistrate to turn Hongye into the world's jewel. Will you be able to build one of each to earn the love and possibly envy of rest of the world?
What are these Wonders really?
At first glance, The Wonder Building is composed of ten floors of building modules. These modules are stacked floor by floor, towering into the clouds to touch the heavens. Every module on each floor has a unique appearance and provides different functionality.
Another exclusive aspect is its construction method. The construction process of the Wonder Building will be a continuous process, and the construction duration of each floor varies depending on the situation and your choices. You need to plan the specifics of each floor's building module in accordance with the "drawing plan", and then choose one of the various building modules to start building the current floor. This continuous process will go on until you place a roof floor of your choosing.
You can't eat hot tofu in a hurry! Rushing this construction process may create irreversible integrity issues, and possibly lead to a collapse of the Wonder Building. You won't only lose your resources and money, but you will also lose people's respect and hopes!
Lastly, Wonder Building proves a different function. They are not only contributing to production, but also increasing production of the buildings in the same industry as itself. Different than the other similar buildings, you choose and decide how these buffs are applied and to what extent by choosing the building modules as you construct the Wonder Building. It is up to you to decide how to align these benefits to maximum potential, do not build randomly and miss out on sweet benefits.
We hope that you can enjoy Wonder Buildings as much as we did while designing them. We are looking forward to seeing what you'll create with these tools at your disposal.
Don't forget to spread the news and share your comments with us. We welcome you to join our Discord community, where you can find like-minded players to share your plans and strategies. Wishlist us if you haven't to keep an eye on us！
Hello, Magistrates! Since the last test, we've made some amazing improvements and added new content with unique mechanics. We have also fixed a lot bugs and improved optimization to ensure a smooth, satisfying gameplay experience. Ballads of Hongye, new and improved, is soon to be ready for you to play!
"It's almost winter, yet you said we can play it in Autumn!"
We totally understand the feeling. Some of us have been waiting for our favorite games for a long time too... "Autumn 2022" is set as the release date, but winter is coming... Don't worry, the wait is nearing its end as we will share the exact release date sometime soon! Be assured that it won't be winter!
Don't forget to share the news with your friends and circles, and leave your opinions in the comments section. We also welcome you to join our Discord and be part of our growing community.
Special delivery from overseas! - Courier Station Upgrades
Hello, Magistrates! The introduction of the new content you are looking forward to has finally arrived. During this period, many players have asked when the relevant content will be released. It seems everyone is eager to play it, which makes us happy and excited, motivates us to work harder.
Let's have a look at the new content.
Courier Station - Also a trade post
Logistics has always been an important part of our history as species. In Chinese history, the courier station was a place for officials to receive and distribute official documents, while giving them a place to rest and take care of their horses.
In Ballads of Hongye, reasonable resource allocation might be the most important thing for proper management of Hongye. It is not only reflected in the planning and utilization of resource production by players while playing a challenge land, but also reflected by city planning requirements after earning the right to rule new land.
Therefore, to enable diverse use of all resources during a challenge while improving the feeling of connection between Hongye and the challenge land, we have improved existing functions and added new ones to courier station. Here is the introduction to brand new courier stations:
In each challenge land, you can find ruins of a courier station and rebuild it;
The courier station immediately provides a bonus for all output in its respective land. When the courier station is connected with resource producing buildings by road, these produced resources will be sold instantly at the market value. You can claim your gold from the courier station whenever you need it.
When courier stations on the challenge land and its adjacent lands, you are free to transfer resources to the challenge plot through your Hongye base. You can even import the workforce and population with courier stations now.
There are two types of transportation you can use: land, which is cheap but time-consuming, or, air, which is faster yet expensive. Also note that certain weather conditions may affect these modes of transport too.
With the courier station, logistics are no longer an issue. Make your own Hongye by utilizing courier stations well and distributing resources is easy.
Don't forget to share the news with your friends and circles, and leave your opinions in the comments section. We also welcome you to join our Discord and be part of our growing community.
