- What's next? - 6 September 2026
Hello,Work on "Two Suns Under the Sky," the upcoming DLC, is well underway, and I'm sure you've been wondering how it's coming along.TWO SUNS UNDER THE SKYThe DLC will cover the 1931–1933 period.The Central Plains War may be over, but China is still suffering.The First Encirclement Campaign against the Communist bases has just ended in humiliation for Nanjing.Japanese hotheads from the Kwantung Army are about to invade Manchuria without asking Tokyo's permission.In Xikang, Tibetan rebels are pushing eastward into Sichuan.In Qinghai, a new generation of the Ma clan is rising.In Xinjiang, the rapacious rule of Jin Shuren is sparking violent revolts.In Hubei, the remnants of the defeated Divine Army are joining He Long's forces.In the Eyuwan Soviet, Zhang Guotao will soon impose his views.Jiang Jieshi's attempts to strengthen his grip on the party are about to provoke even more divisions.A…
- Northern Expedition Sandbox - 19 March 2026
Hello!You may have noticed it: a new sandbox scenario has just been released!After extensive playtesting, it’s now ready for an official announcement.I’d like to take this opportunity to thank all the playtesters for their dedication, feedback, and ideas.Northern Expedition SandboxWhile the classic scenario remains unchanged, the sandbox version offers a larger, richer experience.Here’s what you’ll find in this new sandbox version:The whole of China is playable (except Mongolia)New warlord factions never seen before (in Shaanxi, Fujian, and Shandong)New factions with unique storylines (Yunnan, and ang Sen, being the most popular additions so far)New characters, including Communists in Yunnan and Sichuan, petty warlords, foreign diplomats, and even a White RussianA reworked Guomindang AINew subplots such as the Jinan Incident and the Japanese deployment in ShandongAn overall rework of th…
- 新年快乐 - happy new year - 16 February 2026
Let me wish all players a happy Chinese New Year, and also a happy “Farewell to Winter” holiday, as they fall on the same day this year.On this occasion, you will find many of my games at a discount, and it is also an opportunity for me to tell you more about the upcoming content update.Northern Expedition Sandbox UpdateThe Northern Expedition Sandbox update is progressing well.This is not just a cosmetic rework adding provinces with the same setting as before. It will also introduce several new characters, including:Yang AngongCai GongshiKonstantin Petrovich NechaevLu XingbangA French ConsulJing YuexiuWang FushengRan JunI can also confirm that the following factions will receive their own storyline:The Yunnan CliqueYang SenSeveral important events are being added as well, including the Jinan Incident.I am also trying to integrate some of the Red Bases content into the later Northern Ex…
- 2026 Long-Term Development and Pricing - 18 December 2025
Hello everyone, 2025 has been a year rich in updates and releases, and 2026 promises to follow that trend.What to expect in 2026?Pricing policy for 2026Community projectsMaestro 2026 Rise of the White Sun content updatesMaestro other projects for 2026Pricing policy for 2026From the beginning, this game was designed as a long-term strategy project. Since its release in 2022, it has continued to evolve thanks to your feedback and support, and this work is not finished.Further updates are planned, and a new DLC is currently planned for 2026. My goal is to keep improving the game over time and to support it as a living strategy title, rather than treating it as a one-off release.To make this long-term development possible, I’m adjusting how discounts are handled going forward. Discounts will now be more moderate and more consistent, reflecting the fact that the game is still being developed…
- November Content Update - 4 November 2025
Hello,In this November update, you’ll find mostly Taming the Tigers content:4 new characters (Shanxi and Guangxi)Balance reworkFeature improvements and bug fixes2 new cheat codesContent also applied to the base gameIf you don’t own Taming the Tigers yet, don’t worry: I haven’t forgotten you! I already have a few updates in mind for the base game as well.New CharactersFu Zuoyi: Added to the Shanxi reserve roster in the 1927 and 1929 scenarios.Xia Wei: Added to the New Guangxi Clique reserve roster in 1929.Huang Xuchu: Added to the New Guangxi Clique reserve roster in 1929.Yu Zuobai: Can be recruited in 1929 by both the New Guangxi Clique and the Guangxi Communist Party, through personal bonds.Balance ReworkThe Nanning Finance Minister now gains $3000 per turn, starting in January 1929.Yan Xishan is now Generalissimo in the Taming the Tigers scenario.One new character has been added to th…
- Saves & names patch - 16 October 2025
Hello,Just a small patch addressing a few annoying issues:Place names now change correctly in Simplified Chinese (1929)Safe houses and covert shops now save properly in ShanghaiPersonally led armies now save correctlyHave a great month, Maestro Cinetik
- Autumn Content Patch - 4 October 2025
Thank you all for your feedback on the DLC!It’s time to bring in some more content once again!In this update, you will find:New army upgradesGMD district upgradesNanjing Capital upgradesThe Soong SistersReworked Victory ConditionsThis update is primarily focused on GMD content for Taming the Tigers, but not exclusively: the new army upgrades and revised victory conditions will also affect the base game.Foreword on Large FactionsSince this update revolves around a particularly large faction, here’s a quick word of reassurance: don’t be afraid of playing big factions. They are much less overwhelming than they seem.Here are a few tips:Start with Fengtian as your first major faction—they’re easier to handle.Delegate reserve roster characters to the AI. Give them some funds from time to time, and they’ll manage.Don’t worry too much if your subordinates mismanage a province—it’s usually not t…
- editor patch & DLC sandbox - 17 August 2025
A small update just dropped:The character editor has been debuggedA Sandbox scenario has been added to the DLCThe long-standing bug with army name display in the report panel has been fixedWishing you a great week!— Maestro Cinetik
- Taming the Tigers, the Central Plains War and sino-soviet conflict DLC is out! - 11 August 2025
I’m pleased to announce the release of the first paid DLC for Rise of the White Sun!I think you’ll enjoy what’s in that dLC:Tons of new characters to recruit, confront, and negotiate withMany fascinating Communist bases, some boasting large rosters of statesmen, officers, spies, and moreA major confrontation with a foreign power: Soviet Russia!The bloodiest warlord free-for-all of the era: the Central Plains WarHere’s a glimpse of the settings and tensions you’ll face in the DLC:Nanjing, January 1929 The Guomindang’s Northern Expedition has succeeded, uniting China under Jiang Jieshi’s government. But this unity rests on fragile alliances with regional military leaders—alliances riddled with personal ambition, grudges, and suspicion. Meanwhile, Communist base areas stubbornly resist suppression, forcing Jiang to plan larger encirclement campaigns. The stakes are high: Jiang has the chan…
- Taming the Tiger DLC released date revealed - 22 May 2025
The store page for the Taming the Tiger DLC is now live! The game will be released in August the 11th. You can check it out and add it to your wishlist here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3732510/Rise_of_the_White_Sun__Taming_the_Tigers/ The DLC is currently in its playtesting phase, and I’m working hard to ensure it’s challenging for all factions involved. So far, the battles during the Central Plains War have been incredibly dynamic, and I’m pleased with how things are shaping up. Have fun! Maestro Cinetik PS: you may have noticed many updates these days. These are all the small bugs I am correcting along the way while working on the DLC.
- DLC Preview - 25 April 2025
Hello, I just wanted to share with you the progress on the upcoming DLC, along with some screenshots. Given the immense amount of work, I’ve decided to split the DLC into two smaller parts, as I don’t want you to wait too long to play it. The first part will be 1929-1930, titled "Taming the Tigers," and it’s progressing well. The Central Plain War and the Sino-Soviet 1929 conflicts are almost finished. I’m currently working on the situation in Shanghai and all the underground struggles, as well as adding new actions for the Communist Party. After that, I’ll mainly need to add the dialogues and events for the different Communist groups. The content will be dense, and I’ve counted 74 new characters so far (the list keeps growing every day). My goal is to have it done before summer, if possible, or by September. I’ll try to limit myself, but I keep falling down rabbit holes, leading to com…
- Workshop at least! - 3 April 2025
Hello! I just released a patch with some gameplay fixes and two great features. Gameplay Fixes -Bandit leaders can now personally lead an army. This changes a lot of things, so let me know if it feels unbalanced. -Recruiting for an army with a sufficiently large stock of guns will no longer deplete the faction’s gun stock. I also killed tons of minor bugs you don’t even need to hear about. The Workshop is Open! You can find the documentation for it here: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3456566337 At the moment, only two editor tools are available: A translation tool to provide better text in your language. A character editor to create and maintain mods like "Moe of the White Sun." This feature was a lot of hard work, and consider it a test for more editor tools. My ambition is that one day, you’ll be able to edit entire scenarios with their own dialogues. So, your…
- Quality of Life & UI 2025 Update and Korean Localization - 14 January 2025
Hello! This new update focuses on players quality of life with some screen interractions reworked. Also: Korean language has also been added to the game, thanks to the community. Wh'os Who windows The who's who window is now more practical, and will display more informations. You can now manage more things from the who's who, like recruiting characters or delegating them to the AI. A faction tooltip has been added, and you can jump directly on that faction's diplomatic screen by clicking on the faction icon. Once a character has been selected in the who's who, it is now easy to inspect all other characters from that faction, thanks to the side arrows I added. Diplomacy and government panel The navigation has been simplified, and factions tooltips added everywhere. Districts management screen Hovering the faction flag will now display a tooltip, so you don't have to click the flag to get…
- Bandit nerf patch - 21 December 2024
Hello, As you now, I am working on next DLC, and I am doing some invisible heavy work (like making the game's resources lighter to support all the new content). But I am also adding some new small but awaitd features: You can now set the level of banditry to "low" That feature is in playtest, so it is only on Windows builds for the moment. If everybody likes it, I will keep it and extend it to Linux and Mac. To set the Banditry level to low, just push the button in the scenario selection screen. Beware the impact may be well beyond just the bandit activity: for exemple, the AI loves recruiting new armies directly from bandits. So less bandits may sometimes make the game easier (or more difficult, depending upon your playstyle) Tell me if you like it and have fun! Maestro Cinetik Post scriptum 1: Have you tested the demo for my next game? They already are 3 playable scenarios in it! http…
- Thunder on the plain - insights about the incoming dlc - 5 November 2024
As I progress in the development of the 1929-1933 DLC, I can share with you some screenshots and informations. The First scenario of the DLC will cover 1929-1930, and will be called "Taming the tigers" January 1929, The victory of the Guomindang (GMD) in the Northern Expedition was supposed to bring an end to warlordism in China. But has it really? As discussions on general disarmament continue, many regional factions within the victorious coalition grow increasingly wary of Jiang Jieshi's expanding power. The Guomindang strongman is now relying more heavily on a close-knit circle of supporters from Zhejiang and Jiangsu. Meanwhile, the Communist Party is swiftly reorganizing. Though its strongholds remain scattered, they are steadily growing in influence... It will play on the whole map (save Mongolia), and feature more than 50 new characters. Some major Characters will have evolved and…
- October content Patch - 19 October 2024
Hello there! Here is the October content patch. In it: -A new 1923 sandbox scenario -Zhili AI improved in the 1920 scenario -UI reworkd for 1280-800 px and 1280-700px Resolutions -A famous spy gained the new badass portrait he deserved -Last week save bug is fixed I also reorganized the scenarios to make room for new ones in the future. On this occasion, a small Guangxi scenario made its return in the tutorial section. I also added 7 new achievements. Some scenarios may seem daunting (like having all of China under your control or that of your allies), but remember, a skilled diplomat is all it takes to secure allies across the country. Diplomats are the most underutilized yet powerful role in the game. 1929-1933 DLC ETA No release date yet, but here’s my progress so far: The characters and factions have been defined for the first large scenario of the DLC. Expect over 50 new characters…
- Save Bug -- Solved! - 16 October 2024
Edit: You can ignore the message below now, the problem has been solved --- --- --- --- ---- Hello everyone, I was planning to share some exciting news about new content, but instead, I regret to inform you of the less exciting news below. Some of you have encountered a very annoying bug that affects the save files. Here’s the good news: -The bug was easy to fix. -Your old save files will work again, and you will be able to finish your current game. However, here’s the bad news: -I’m unable to update the game at the moment (so your saves will stay broken) -It has been three days now. -The issue is on Steam’s end, and I can't say when it will be resolved. Unfortunately, I have not received any response from their support team, and I don’t know if anyone at Steam is actively working on the support ticket I submitted. I will keep you updated as soon as I have more information. Thank you fo…
- The 6th Congress - 6 September 2024
As you may know, I am working on an exciting 1929-1933 DLC. While it is quite a heavy workload, I won’t keep you waiting too long for new content—I will ship smaller updates like this one from time to time! The 6th Congress Content Update This update brings new content to the 1927 Red Bases scenario: 2 new events related to the 6th Congress of the Communist Party 2 new Communist Characters (they enter the game after the 6th congress) 5 new actions to developp your Red Bases! A reworked AI for the Guomindang in this particular scenario New historical portraits for Liu Xing(刘铏) and Zang Zhiping 2 new cheat codes 4 new achievements In July 1928, the Communist Party gathered in Moscow to discuss the aftermath of the breakdown of the First United Front between the CCP and the Kuomintang. A new direction was set, and this is reflected in the new actions available for the Communist factions to…
- Summer update 3 - 15 August 2024
In this update: I fixed a lot of bugs. I won't bore you with all the details, but, for example, the 1927 scenario for the Guangxi CCP group has been significantly cleaned up. I reworked the mini-map. It's not a huge change, but it now looks much nicer. I added the ability to load games while in-game You no longer need to return to the main menu. (Many of you requested this quality of life feature.) What's next? I'm working on a massive content DLC covering the years 1929 to 1933: *Sino-Soviet War in Manchuria *Central Plains War *Japanese invasion of Manchuria These are just a few of the major events included, as these were turbulent years. No ETA yet, as this is a huge update, and I'm also heavily committed to the Cold War 2 project. (And yes, Japan will be playable!) Have fun!
- Summer Patch 2 / Mini map - 2 August 2024
You now have a minimap of China. You can display it or hide it, change its side, drag it where you want it, etc... It is clickable to open provinces map. Navigating between provinces has never been so easy! As for all my summer patches, it is for windows only. Linux and Mac versions will have to wait for September to be updated. Have a nice summer! Maestro Cinetik
