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Edit: of course, it was an April Fools joke ːsteamhappyː We are staying with the name Used Cars Simulator and working hard on the game's Early Access ːsteamhappyː


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The voice of our community is important to us!

You - our players - have convinced us that BIKES are becoming more and more popular and you would like to have them in our game.


How do you like it? ːsteamhappyː

Removed April's Fools of HE

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2716930/The_Emperor_and_State/
The early access version of The Emperor and State is coming soon! It is still in development, and we hope to launch it in the near future. Feel free to add the game to your wishlist↑.

English localization is in progress. The Official Release version will support English. Please stay tuned!

1. Submission deadline is April 20th. Only works submitted between March 21st and April 20th (Beijing Time) will be considered. Rewards will be calculated and announced within 5 working days after the end of the event.
   
2. Submit self-made videos related to the game "The Emperor and State" on Bilibili. The theme must be related to the game content and include materials from the game. Themes can vary: live gameplay, guides, commentary, fan creations, discussions on Chinese history, etc. There is no limit on the number of submissions.
   
3. Submit entries via the topic page: https://www.bilibili.com/v/topic/detail/?topic_id=1171442
   When submitting, make sure the video tags include the topic: "Free trial of 'The Emperor and State' is now open", otherwise it may affect the data statistics of the submission.
   
4. Submissions must adhere to Bilibili's submission guidelines. Entries with abnormal data will be disqualified from participating in the event.

1. 20 participants will win testing qualifications and early access game activation codes through a lottery among all participating contributors.
   (*Testing qualifications include all limited-time and limited-quantity tests from pre-release to version 1.0 formal release. Activation codes will be effective after the game's early access release.)
   
2. A total of 1000 yuan in creation incentive funds will be distributed among the top 1-11 players based on the total views of their submissions:
   Total views ranking during the event:
   1st place (cumulative views ≥ 30,000) 300 RMB
   2nd-5th place (cumulative views ≥ 20,000) 100 RMB
   6th-11th place (cumulative views ≥ 10,000) 50 RMB

Welcome to add the game to your wishlist:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2716930/

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2716930/The_Emperor_and_State/
The early access version of The Emperor and State is coming soon! It is still in development, and we hope to launch it in the near future. Feel free to add the game to your wishlist↑.

English localization is in progress. The Official Release version will support English. Please stay tuned!

This time, we will mainly introduce the important status "Imperial Authority" in the game.

The various ability values on the State interface in the game simulate the situation of the country under the ancient feudal system. There are about 20 relevant status of the country, which are interdependent and mutually influential. It is hoped that this will bring more strategic and challenging aspects to the game. Players need to stabilize and develop the country by sorting out and adjusting the relationships between various status.

In setting the status of the country, I hope to conform to historical laws as much as possible, reflecting the contradictions and dialectics of historical development in the game process, allowing players to experience the experience of governing the country as an emperor in the game.



In the upcoming 0.3 update, significant adjustments have also been made to the relationships between current national status. Below is a brief introduction to the adjustment direction of the new version.

Imperial Authority represents the majesty and influence of the royal family among the people, officials, and the international community. It not only refers to the influence of a generation of emperors but also the prestige inherited by the entire royal family that players can experience.

In the upcoming 0.3 version, Imperial Authority will be updated. It will no longer be a percentage value but a numerical value, with two important functions: First, in the calculation of the country's governance power, all Imperial Authority values will be included, directly affecting the court's control ability over the country; Secondly, Imperial Authority also plays a very important role in curbing the corruption of the bureaucratic class, thereby reducing the negative effects of land consolidation caused by corruption. This alleviates the problem of the current version's single means of curbing corruption.


The increase or decrease of Imperial Authority is related to various factors, making the entire State system complex and realistic:

• Personal abilities of the Emperor: The Emperor's personal abilities will directly affect Imperial Authority, with benevolence having the greatest impact on increasing Imperial Authority.
  
• Grade of the Late Emperor's Mausoleum: The grade of the Late Emperor's Mausoleum reflects the legacy of the Late Emperor's reign. The higher the grade, the higher the Imperial Authority it brings.
  
• Architectural style of the Imperial Palace: The Imperial Palace represents the overall economic strength of the royal family. The Emperor can use various rare building materials collected in various ways to build the Imperial Palace. If there are buildings with a magnificent style, it will also increase Imperial Authority.
  
  
  
• Historical famous ministers in the court: The recruitment of talents indirectly reflects the charm of the Emperor. Historical famous ministers in the court will bring a certain degree of Imperial Authority bonus.
  
• Enfeoffment of concubines in the harem: The harem, as part of the royal family, will also affect Imperial Authority. Conferment of high-charisma concubines in the harem can additionally increase Imperial Authority.
  
  
  
• Other sudden events: Some random events may bring options that affect Imperial Authority, and players can make their own decisions.
  
• Proportion of officials and aristocrats: The background of officials serving in the court will also affect Imperial Authority. The higher the proportion of aristocrats to commoners in the court, the corresponding increase in Imperial Authority.

I believe that the adjustment of Imperial Authority status will make the entire status system of the game more harmonious and, most importantly, better simulate the complexity of ancient royal families.

Thank you for watching, and welcome to add the game to your wishlist. It's really important to us!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2716930/The_Emperor_and_State/

-Fix issue where Hang Glider would move in wind before VR center point calibration.
-Smooth Hang Glider stall out.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2716930/The_Emperor_and_State/
The early access version of The Emperor and State is coming soon! It is still in development, and we hope to launch it in the near future. Feel free to add the game to your wishlist↑.

English localization is in progress. The Official Release version will support English. Please stay tuned!

1. Submission deadline is April 20th. Only works submitted between March 21st and April 20th (Beijing Time) will be considered. Rewards will be calculated and announced within 5 working days after the end of the event.
   
2. Submit self-made videos related to the game "The Emperor and State" on Bilibili. The theme must be related to the game content and include materials from the game. Themes can vary: live gameplay, guides, commentary, fan creations, discussions on Chinese history, etc. There is no limit on the number of submissions.
   
3. Submit entries via the topic page: https://www.bilibili.com/v/topic/detail/?topic_id=1171442
   When submitting, make sure the video tags include the topic: "Free trial of 'The Emperor and State' is now open", otherwise it may affect the data statistics of the submission.
   
4. Submissions must adhere to Bilibili's submission guidelines. Entries with abnormal data will be disqualified from participating in the event.

1. 20 participants will win testing qualifications and early access game activation codes through a lottery among all participating contributors.
   (*Testing qualifications include all limited-time and limited-quantity tests from pre-release to version 1.0 formal release. Activation codes will be effective after the game's early access release.)
   
2. A total of 1000 yuan in creation incentive funds will be distributed among the top 1-11 players based on the total views of their submissions:
   Total views ranking during the event:
   1st place (cumulative views ≥ 30,000) 300 RMB
   2nd-5th place (cumulative views ≥ 20,000) 100 RMB
   6th-11th place (cumulative views ≥ 10,000) 50 RMB

Welcome to add the game to your wishlist:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2716930/

Please listen to the remarkable news
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Will always win and never lose

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Younger sister of Imelda. She studied theater and acting and had many minor roles in some television series. Her career was on the rise until it was abruptly halted following her refusal to engage sexually with a producer in exchange for a leading role. Since that day, Monique has encountered only closed doors. She begins a path as a scam artist, leveraging her acting skills and disguises. Throughout this time, she remains in constant contact with her older sister.

Monique is the intellectual of the group, highly educated, she reads extensively. She has traveled extensively. She doesn't trust people much, fearing they might always deceive or betray her. She enjoys when her merits are recognized, likes receiving compliments. She also enjoys boasting, even though she knows it might make her seem unpleasant, although she doesn't worry about it much. She doesn't care much about others' judgment of her. She plans the bank heists. She's terrible with weapons, has poor aim, yet she always uses assault rifles. Monique tends to protect the other girls in the gang. She can be somewhat intrusive in their lives, especially in Amina's life. Monique considers Amina an irresponsible loose cannon, yet she cares deeply for her.

Greetings fellow Co-opers! I have dire news to share. We have received a cease-and-desist letter from a competing development team by the name of "NIMTEMDO" accusing us of unspecified artistic copyright violations. We may be required to remove the game from Steam in order to comply if this isn't sorted out soon. We hope to update you on the situation later today, after a word with our legal team.

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Update!

We have been provided screenshots of characters from NIMENTDNO's new $70 games "Alien Plumbers" and "Lonk's Dreamning" (which we have supposedly 'stolen' from them):





Needless to say, our legal team will be issuing our own cease-and-desist letter posthaste.

Sven Co-op is safe for the foreseeable future!