Esteemed Scholars,

Our game Huaxia: Warring States will commence testing today at 8:00 PM!

After the Playtest begins, the application channel will close. Scholars who haven't obtained testing eligibility yet, please proceed to Steam to submit your applications!

On the Steam store page, simply click the \[Request Access] button to complete your application!

Since the previous test, we have significantly optimized the art style and various gameplay mechanics. Content you can experience in this Playtest includes:

• Unlocked maps of Sanchuan Commandery and Yingchuan Commandery, comprising 15 counties

• Clan homestead construction functionality with multiple building module management options

• 22 weapon types and 32 spells for customization

• Enhanced class progression for more troop types

• Retainer recruitment and cultivation

We fully recognize this Playtest is not yet perfect, so we welcome all scholars to provide suggestions through the in-game questionnaire.

We will randomly select dedicated respondents to receive modest gifts.

Shiy will also be actively monitoring the official Discord, inviting all scholars to share feedback in real-time.

Every suggestion you provide will be genuinely considered—none will be ignored.

For instance, regarding the most frequent feedback from the last video about overly thick health bars obstructing views:

After receiving your input, we promptly optimized the health bar display—it's now much less intrusive.

All other suggestions will also be seriously addressed.

For this Playtest, players unable to obtain access need not be discouraged—we will soon initiate broader trial opportunities!

Finally, please don't forget to add Huaxia: Warring States to your wishlist!!

You're also welcome to join our Discord: https://discord.gg/X8Vqud4JPy to discuss continental affairs with fellow scholars!

Verkins is the main character of the Verkins series. She's the main antagonist of the Leandro series. She's one of the three supreme rulers of the Underworld alongside Galzra and Lilura. The Dark Lord Verkins visual novel will explore some of her backstory with her romantic interest Galzra.

(Artwork by Asu)

If Verkins interests you, check out her visual novel by following and wishlisting the game. It's free!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/4112140/Dark_Lord_Verkins/

PATCH NOTES 1.0.01:

• Value information when upgrading shards or items during a match:

  • From now on, whenever you upgrade your leader during a match, you’ll be able to see exactly which attributes each improvement will affect in your stats or abilities!

• Statistics when pausing the game during a match:

  • For those who enjoy numbers and analyzing their upgrade stats, we’ve added a table with all the numerical information that influences your match! You can view this table by pausing the game during the match.

• Difficulty Selection:

  • Now, when starting Shard Squad for the first time, you’ll be able to choose between Apprentice and Explorer difficulties! We also added one more card to the initial tutorial to better explain how difficulty selection works before starting a match. If you prefer a more relaxing experience with Shard Squad, we recommend starting in Apprentice mode. If you’re looking for the game’s intended challenge, face the Explorer mode! Regardless of your choice, it can be changed at any time afterward.

• Flying enemy dashes:

  • We fixed an issue with the dash interactions of some flying enemies and the stage boundaries.

• Changes to the descriptions of Hourglass, Lucky Clover, and Scale Catalyst:

  • We updated the descriptions of the Hourglass, Lucky Clover, and Scale Catalyst items to make it clear that choosing any of them during a match applies the improvement to your entire squad!

• Bug when changing difficulty after pressing the “Play” button:

  • We noticed that after pressing “Play” to start a match, it was still possible to change the difficulty during the brief transition from the menu to the gameplay. Bug fixed!

• Bixie multiplier update:

  • We adjusted the Bixie multipliers for the Apprentice and Hero difficulties!

• Liu Kong’s riddle updated in English:

  • There were some inaccuracies in the riddles for the mission to unlock the prismatic shard Liu Kong in English. We updated the descriptions and hope more players will be able to find him and enjoy the second prismatic shard!

• Dash bug while defeated:

  • We fixed the bug that allowed players to use dash after being defeated.

We’re immensely grateful to everyone who ventured into this first week of Shard Squad! We’re paying close attention to the feedback, and we truly appreciate all the love from the community!

And to give you a little taste of what’s coming in the future, here’s a spoiler of an upcoming update we’re working on for you:

See you in the next update, and enjoy your adventures!

Attention Managers!

We're three days away from Maid Cafe on Electric Street's One Year Anniversary on November 18, 2025!

Thank you for those who are eagerly waiting and counting down the days with us and can't wait to celebrate it with you all!



Throughout the countdown, we'll be unveilling new illustrations that have never been released in Japan.

Tomorrow, November 16, we'll be showcasing a new illustration so stay tuned!

And finally, on November 18, in addition to the final illustration, we have prepared a small special event to celebrate.

Thank you again for all your continued support!

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• Backpacks no longer increase Quick Slots.

• Changed the base Quick Slots amount to 9.

• Added 6 new pocket slots on the Character Equipment that can store foods, drinks, meds, throwables and holdables. Every pocket slot is bound to a Quick Slot Bind, so moving one of these items directly to the pocket slot will bind automatically the item, the same goes for quick equipping the item.

• Added an Equip option to foods, drinks, meds, throwables and holdables while on the inventory and when they are dropped on the ground.

• Added a notification error when you try to track more quests than the limit (5).

• Game Settings can now be opened and adjusted on Hideout, during Raids wont be possible.

• Quests menu and quest objectives no longer show on Tutorial Map.

• 

Go ahead and jump in! Beware of freezing temps!

• Added snow in every level

• Fog increased

• New Character Bio Menu in Story Mode

• STORY MODE MULTIPLAYER NOW ACTIVE

• The Cubes have rifted back into Reality Zero

• All Halloween stuff has been removed

• Various Bug Fixes

• New Music Tab in Gun Playground

Theres way more but I think you should go ahead and explore the frozen world..

-Added a new Pause Game button.

-Reduced mid-game death penalties.

• Item recipe balance changes to make lightning towers more necessary towards the end of the game.

• Mid-end game storm balance changes - mostly for acid storms to make them more consistent. Sometimes they would deal very little damage.

• Fix issue where drones were not delivering the full 40 items per minute at max load.

• Forecasting and weather simulator accuracy improvements and bug fixes.

• Fix sound bug that causes game to crash randomly.

• Improve construction station item arrangement.

• Attempt to fix rare issue where game could crash when terraforming.

• Play music more prominently at the start of a new save.

• Improve some terraforming/simulation parameters to make progression smoother.

• Improve wording of some objectives / fix typos.

• Fix various tiny UI bugs.

修复了部分战斗场景背景缺失的问题。

Hello everyone,

After reviewing the upcoming release schedule, I’ve decided to move up the official release of Shatterland to November 15 — tomorrow!

Why the change?
December 11 is now packed with major AAA releases, which would make it much harder for an indie game like Shatterland to get the visibility it deserves.
To give the game the best possible launch window, I’m shifting the release earlier rather than later.

🎉 Good news: Shatterland is ready.
The build is stable, optimized, and fully prepared thanks to all your playtest feedback.

💥 Shatterland officially launches tomorrow, November 15!

Get ready to explore, survive, loot, and uncover the mysteries of Shatterland earlier than expected.

Thank you all for your incredible support — see you tomorrow in Shatterland!

🔥 If you haven’t already, don’t forget to wishlist the game and get ready for launch.