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Genre: Simulator, Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS)

Romance of the Three Kingdoms XIV

Regarding the correction for historical officers on December 11

If the following issues still persist after applying today's update, there is a possibility that the data has been corrupted.

- Even though there is an edited data, the number of data for edited historical officers is displayed as 0.
- An abnormal value is displayed for the number of data for historical officers.

If the same issues have not yet occurred in your "ROMANCE OF THE THREE KINGDOMS XIV", there is a possibility that your data will recover by deleting the data for historical officers of your "ROMANCE OF THE THREE KINGDOMS XIV: Diplomacy and Strategy Expansion Pack Bundle" and then restarting the game.

If the data cannot be loaded correctly after trying the method above, the data cannot be recovered. Please delete the data for historical officers and re-create it. We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience caused.

12/11 patch note

[1.0.17 ver]


■Bug fixes

- Corrected an issue in which officers would sometimes incorrectly die in battle during tutorials.
Note: After applying the correction, if your data for edited historical officers does not load normally, there is a possibility that the data has been corrupted.
If so, please delete the data for edited historical officers and re-create it. We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience caused.

Currently Known Issues (10/12/2020)


- Data for edited historical officers cannot be loaded correctly, because it is in an unedited state or is displayed with incorrect values.
We are currently investigating these issues. We apologize for the inconvenience, but would ask that you please refrain from editing historical officers until the issues are corrected.

12/10 Updates

[1.0.16 ver]

■Function Expansion/Adjustments
- Improved the automatic selection of officers when selecting the Employ command.
- Now, a Merchant icon is displayed next to cities to indicate their presence.
- Added a "Merchant" button to the upper-right Information buttons, allowing players to check where all merchants are located.
- Now, when an officer has been removed from Administration, a marker is displayed under the Force command "Appointments" - "Administration".

■Bug fixes
- Corrected an issue in which officers would sometimes incorrectly die in battle during tutorials.
- Corrected an issue in which the messages for obtaining Ancient officers were incorrectly displayed during the mid-game ending, even in cases where it was impossible to obtain such officers (such as through an editor).
- Other issues and typographical errors were corrected. Please see the official website for details.

[1.0.15 ver]
■Function Expansion/Adjustments
- Made adjustments for new download content.
- Added functionality to select or cancel multiple items when moving the cursor up and down within information lists for which multiple items can be selected.
- Added functionality to activate the tactics of Adjutants from an icon on the map.
- Added "Conquer" to "Auto Appoint" under "Area Government" to prioritize conquering areas.
- Improved the "Employ" command to enable players to select multiple officers.
- Now, when using the "Search" command, the report for acquired "Tactic Tomes" is only displayed in the log.
- Added functionality to select a Core on the map and execute the command "Placation".
- Now, when sorting information lists, they can be displayed as ▲Ascending or ▼Descending.
- Added a "Domestics" tab to the officer lists for the "Move" and "Summon" commands to confirm the effects when appointing them as an Area Overseer.
- Now, Titles that have been selected will be displayed on the officer list for the "Title" command.
- Now, when opening the "Transport" command, Overseer officers will already be set.
- Now, when executing the "Transport" command, a warning is displayed if Supplies are insufficient at the city from which you want to Transport.
- Now, detailed information about officers employed with the "Suggestions" command "Recruit Officer" can be checked easily.
- Now, when focusing on the "Retreat" command for currently marching units, the retreat route to the city they are affiliated with is displayed.
- "Mission" and "Target" were added to the "Mission" tab of "Officers", and the Orders being executed by units can now be confirmed.

■Bug fixes
- Other issues and typographical errors were corrected. Please see the official website for details.

How to set the graphics card


●Gameplay becomes very sluggish/slow, or does not start under certain circumstances.
For laptops, if the game drops in FPS, or stops running, try the following steps:
(1) Start NVIDIA Control Panel.
(2) Open “3D Settings” in “Select Task” and select “Manage 3D Settings”.
(3) Change the "Preferred Graphics Processor" setting to "High Performance NVIDIA Processor" on the "Global Settings" tab and click Apply.
(4) Restart the game.

●When using multi-display, the game becomes sluggish/slow.
Regardless of having a graphics board, the onboard configurations are prioritized, causing the game to become sluggish/slow or to stop running. In order to prioritize the graphics card, try the following steps:

・Solution 1
(1) Select the settings menu on the game launcher
(2) Select the display (graphics card) to use for the game on the launch monitor item.

・Solutuin 2
(1) Right-click on the desktop and select "Display Settings"
(2) From the display list, select the display to use for the game
(3) Click the box "Make this my main display" in the bottom of the screen
(4) Restart the game

9/29 patch note



■Bug fixes
- Corrected an issue that existed when duels occurred.

9/24 Updates



■Function Expansion/Adjustments
- Improved the AI for Coalitions.
- Improved the coloring of land for forces after historic events.

■Bug fixes
- Corrected an issue in which, in the historic event "The Love Triangle Plot: Conclusion", the parameters of the gate soldiers under Dong Zhuo's command were reduced lower than intended.
- Corrected the conditions for specialties displayed under Specialties.
- Corrected typographical errors and messages.

8/27 Update



■Function Expansion/Adjustments
- Adjusted AI related to Foreign.
- Now, the animation for the effects of neighboring areas is displayed not only for units, but for bases as well.

■Bug fixes
- When the mission of an officer that has the trait "Recruiter" is Move or Return, the number of days until they return is now correctly displayed.
- Corrected an issue in which, if the "Effect of Neighboring Areas" under "Scenario Settings 2" was set to "Large" or "Normal", the effects were incorrectly also applied to regions that were not neighboring.
- Corrected typographical errors and messages.

RTK14 Expansion pack will be released!



Conquest without boundaries

"RTK14", which was released in January of this year in commemoration of the 35th anniversary, has been highly praised in Japan, Asia, and around the world, with over 300,000 copies shipped to date. We are glad to announce the upcoming "ROMANCE OF THE THREE KINGDOMS XIV: Diplomacy and Strategy Expansion Pack".

In the Expansion Pack, new geographical advantages will be assigned to each province, so the strategies gamers will be able to choose from will vary dramatically depending on which provinces are conquered. Introducing trade with Eurasia for the first time in the series, and foreign cities will also appear on the map, requiring intense strategizing on whether to fight or form friendships with them.
You can experience even more dynamic and realistic battles over ancient China.

Official Website: https://www.koeitecmoamerica.com/rtk14/wpk/
Kou Shibusawa video message: https://youtu.be/K-CcaBJkoho

7/30 Update



■Function Expansion/Adjustments
- Added the "Auto-play" feature to the "Settings" menu.
- Added a "Refine" button to the officer list under "Officers".
- For Officers, "Refine" is now executed with "OK" and "Back" buttons.
- Improved the processing speed of the Advancement Phase when officers that were dispatched by using the Foreign or People command returned.
- Now, when officers are placed at new cities due to an event, officers that are undergoing missions are less likely to be chosen.
- Now, when an alliance is concluded, Submission Demands made against the allied force are canceled.

■Bug fixes
- Corrected an issue in which, after performing a certain procedure to switch between tabs on the information screen, the tab for the player's force could not be opened.
- Corrected an issue in which, if the affiliation of a target city was changed due to an event after the suggestion Sabotage was selected, the suggestion was not displayed correctly.
- Corrected an issue in which, if a certain procedure was performed when building, the last HEX that was designated previously would incorrectly be designated again.
- Corrected the data for the scenario "Battle of Tong Gate".
- Corrected typographical errors and messages.