Mandate Order PC (Early Access)

This is a Warring States war city-builder set in ancient China. Build a stronghold, manage industries and logistics, recruit scholars from the Hundred Schools of Thought, raise armies, and command real-time tactical battles with thousands of soldiers. Mandate Order features free-form city-state construction, a retainer system inspired by the Hundred Schools of Thought, dynamic seasonal and weather changes, and large-scale real-time tactical battles. Under the constant threat of enemy invasion, you will build and manage an ancient military stronghold that integrates production, defense, and warfare.

1. “Build” — City-State Construction, Free Planning, Seasonal Farming, Spring Plowing and Summer Cultivation A gridless free-building system allows you to construct everything from residences and farms to workshops and barracks, forming a complete urban production chain. Mandate Order features rich farming, building, gathering, and production systems. A full annual production cycle brings seasonal changes that affect not only the visual atmosphere, but also city management and the rhythm of marching and warfare. 2. “Stratagem”— Retainers, the Hundred Schools of Thought, Diplomacy, National Policies, Alliances and Rivalries Rule like a city lord or feudal ruler: integrate different schools of thought, formulate diplomatic strategies, and shape your own philosophy of governance.

A nine-grid national policy system works together with court debates, while the schools of your retainers influence the direction of policy. Recruit retainers from Confucianism, Daoism, Mohism, Legalism, Militarism, Agriculturalism, and other schools. Assign them to city governance, military command, diplomatic negotiation, and national policy development. Different combinations create unique gameplay experiences. 3. “Conquer”— Strategy Before Battle, Thousand-Unit Warfare, Line-Drawing Formations, and Physical Siege Combat Use simple mouse line-drawing commands to quickly deploy formations, enabling tactics such as encirclement, breakthrough, siege assault, and defense.

Plan your military architecture around walls and defensive structures, with enhanced physical feedback to make battlefield impact more tangible. 4. “Worship”— Follow the Seasons in Farming and War; Answer Heaven’s Mandate Through Ritual Offer sacrifices to Heaven and Earth to pray for the fortune of your state in Mandate Order. The ritual system affects natural disasters, calamities, and event outcomes. How you respond to these trials will become a test of your judgment and morality. As the old saying goes: fortune and misfortune depend upon each other. After a devastating disaster, could there also be a hidden opportunity for growth?