哈喽大家好！又来给大家分享《息风谷战略》的开发者日志了，今天的主要内容将包含游戏近期的一些开发近况及进度。话不多说，我们一起来看看吧！


首先是剧情部分，我们内部目前已经基本完成所有的剧本重写工作，目前内部正在制作所有的演出过场。

我们的最终目标是确保游戏中的每段剧情都能给玩家们带来细腻的体验和沉浸感。


目前我们仍然在推进新增一些中后期剧情NPC的立绘。
另外，我们也在按照不同的门派地点特色来制作独特的战斗场景，我们会在之后的开发日志中与大家分享。


我们目前基本已经完成了战斗的重做工作，这可是游戏体验的一个重大变革！

现在的战斗将更侧重于布阵站位策略以及在每回合的人物技能卡牌使用策略上。

我们希望玩家们在战斗中不再是简单地点击自动战斗，而是需要充分发挥自己的智慧，根据敌人的特点和战场形势，精心布置自己的阵容和出牌顺序。

为了让玩家更好地理解和运用技能卡牌，我们为卡牌技能增加了更多的提示信息。当你在游戏中，只需要把鼠标悬浮在任意一张卡牌上，就可以清晰地查看对应的施法者和作用目标。不用担心因为搞不清技能效果而盲目出牌啦！而且，敌人的出招序列也会进行适当展示，这样就可以提前做好应对准备，掌握战斗的主动权。

当你觉得这个回合的布置无误后，点击右侧的按钮即可开始本回合，角色会按照布置好的卡牌顺序释放技能。

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今天的《息风谷战略》开发者日志就分享到这儿啦，之后我们还会不定时和大家同步游戏的开发进度，非常感谢大家一直以来耐心的等待与支持！

Hello everyone, long time no see! Today We'll share our development approach and future plans for optimizing the combat system.

The following content represents prototype designs and concepts still under adjustment, which may differ from the final version.

Core optimization directions for WindStop Strategy's combat system:

- Enhanced pre-battle information display and interface optimization.

- Streamlined combat pacing with added strategic planning between rounds.

- Strengthened buff/debuff mechanics for deeper tactical counterplay.



Added secondary pop-up windows for both allies and enemies to view opponent attributes and enable quick equipment/skill swaps for your team.



We found that the programming-style tactical system (similar to "Unicorn Overlord") proved too hardcore for many players, with late-game micromanagement becoming tedious. Therefore, we're removing the tactical programming feature and implementing fixed targeting logic for all skills.

All active skills and basic attacks will now automatically target enemies in the same row.

When no targets remain in the same row:

- Top row prioritizes targets from top to bottom.

- Bottom row prioritizes targets from bottom to top.

- Middle row selects targets based on skill priority, with random selection if equal priority.

- This shifts strategic emphasis to formation positioning across upper/middle/lower rows.


- Removed Focus/Inner Energy resource systems (no more skill costs)

- Cooldowns now reset per combat round instead of per basic attack

- Active skills become more powerful but with limited uses per battle

- Players manually decide skill usage at round start based on battle state

- Skills execute in preset order, while Speed affects basic attack sequence and chase skill triggers


New two-phase combat flow: Strategy Phase and Execution Phase


- Players arrange skill cards in a sequence slot while enemies preset their own skill order:

- High-difficulty enemies hide their skill cards (some reveal mechanics available)

- Auto-pause during planning phase for tactical consideration

- Limited powerful skill cards require careful timing

(Image conveys prototype concept, not final version)

Hovering skills highlights users and targeting priorities:
(Image conveys prototype concept, not final version)

Early game features simpler card systems (max 3 cards per character: External/Internal/Lightness techniques). Tiger Flame Points unlock more card slots.


Skills alternate between both parties using sequence: Attacker's 1st card → Defender's 1st card → Attacker's 2nd card, etc.

Example sequence: e,1,d,2,c,3,b,4,a,5,6.

This enables counterplay strategies (e.g., using early cards to disrupt dangerous enemy skills).

After skill resolution, basic attacks occur in Speed order.


Removed all player controls - fully AI-driven. Added quick battle interface to skip 3D animations for trivial fights.


Simplified all effects:

Cooldown: External/Internal/Lightness CDR attributes.

Poison: 5% current HP damage (max 3 stacks), dispellable.

Bleed: 5% missing HP damage per round (max 3 stacks), removed at full HP.

Burn: 3% max HP damage per action + 20% heal reduction (max 3 stacks).

Combo: 5% basic attack damage per stack (max 10), 5% chase chance per stack.

Charge Skills: Telegraphed powerful delayed attacks, countered by stuns.

Silence: Blocks active skills.

Stun: Prevents actions, grants 50% stun resist after effect.

Paralysis: Blocks chase/counter skills.

Shield: Blocks debuffs, vulnerable to Internal damage (2x) and True damage.

Counter: Triggers after Block/Dodge, effective vs multi-hit attacks.


Core strategic experience now focuses on:


Counter enemy formations through positioning (e.g., deploying paralysis users against chase attackers)


Manage limited skill cards against enemy patterns.

Proper sequencing enables combos and counters.




That’s all for today’s talk! We’ve mainly covered the adjustments and improvements to the combat system, aiming to make battles in WindStop Strategy more engaging and strategic.

Of course, development is still ongoing, and more changes and optimizations will be made in the future. Next time, we’ll discuss other aspects of the game’s development and improvements—stay tuned!

Thanks for your support, and see you next time!

Fixed: Issue where Ximen Xiang's fourth story did not grant an affix.

Fixed: Affix misconfiguration for [Ximen Xiang] that caused subsequent upgrades to stop.

Fixed: Issue where the BUFF from the item [Snake Gall Detox Pill] was ineffective.

Fixed: Incorrect affix name for Tang Bai Niu displayed as [Wolf Child].

Fixed: Combat speed-up button not appearing (ensure [Enable Combat Speed-Up] is checked in the settings).

Fixed: Text errors in [Blood Sea Demon Art] displaying English formula symbols.

Fixed: Character positioning issues in the storyline where Tang Cai Die writes a medical book.

Fixed: Issue where BUFFs from certain special affixes were not effective.

Fixed: Incorrect internal energy redistribution for [Shifting Flowers and Connecting Trees].

Fixed: Skill [Spring Rainfall] from [Gentle Spring Palm] not functioning.

Fixed: Missing configuration for the active skill in [Divine Maiden Heart Sutra].

Fixed: Healing effect of [Universal Spring Revival] in [Herbal Heart Sutra] not working.

Fixed: Localization ID display error for [Water Snake Swordsmanship] and BUFF description configuration error for [Blood Demon Blade Art].

Fixed: Issue where the full-stack AOE of [Flaming Wind Saber] was ineffective.

Fixed: Missing manual for [Wolf Claw Art].

Fixed: Misconfiguration of [Fatal] talent bonus from Ghost Shadow, where 5% damage was incorrectly set to 50%.

Fixed: Missing computed results in the formula description text of some skills.

Adjusted: Simplified text for some manuals.

Adjusted: Accelerated the timing of declaring war in Myriad Sparrow Canyon.

Optimized: Improved the logic for random NPC name generation, differentiating male and female names.

Optimized: Standardized descriptions for skill cooldown refund mechanisms to avoid ambiguity.

Optimized: Added version compatibility checks and MOD dependency hints for old saves to aid troubleshooting.

Adjusted: Reduced the maximum possible enemy count during dojo battles.

Adjusted: Fixed some affixes referencing duplicate icons.

Adjusted: Added late-stage martial arts and manuals to the inheritance interface at the start of the game.

Adjusted: Reduced aptitude requirements for profession-specific affixes (since the learning level restriction for manuals has been removed, some aptitudes were shifted to martial arts level progression).

Fixed: An issue where resource counts on the main map interface differed from backpack counts due to formatting precision.

Fixed: An issue where LongWanying's recruitment event would not trigger.

Fixed: Incorrect configuration of the 【Coiling Dragon Staff】 skill's 【Coiling Dragon Protecting Jade】, causing it to not take effect.

Fixed: Garbled formula display issue in skill【Bone-Chilling Presence】.

Fixed: Row and column description errors in skill【Wolf Claw】.

Fixed: Garbled formula display issue in skill【Falcon Bow Technique】.

Fixed: Wandering merchant events not appearing in the regional event list after being triggered.

Fixed: Repeated triggering of XiMenXiang's 【Follow-Up Question】 storyline.

Fixed: Incorrect text indexing in the event when Kong joins the party.

Fixed: Missing icon for the skill Recovering Formula · Fragmented.

Fixed: Poisoned, Bleeding, and Burn attributes not displaying on the character interface.

Fixed: Unable to use Bandages and Large Bandages in bulk.

Fixed: The description of Large Bandages mistakenly showing the effect of 【Snake Gall Detox Pill】.

Fixed: In Zhu Sanniang's personal storyline part 3, Poison resistance was incorrectly set to -20%, causing increased vulnerability.

Fixed: Missing usage effect text for 【Sorghum Wine】.
Adjustment: The affix【Wolf Child】 for Qiu now adds 20 points to Fist Technique aptitude.

Sorry for the long wait, everyone! The latest Steam Demo of "WindStop Strategy" is now available for you to experience. This is our final major content update before the game's official release. Thank you to all the players who have supported us on this journey! We will confirm the release date as soon as possible and keep you updated!

哈喽大家好呀！又来给大家汇报《息风谷战略》的开发进度了！最近这两周，我们主要针对大家在Demo中反馈的一部分建议对游戏的系统功能进行了一定的优化，同时也新增了一些额外的内容用于强化整体的游玩体验。话不多说，下面我们就一起来看看有哪些值得关注的重点吧！


现在大家能够给非特殊角色（也就是招募的路人队友）改名啦，以后再也不用担心系统给NPC随机到奇奇怪怪的名字了~


简化信息展示，由左侧的列表展示调整为右侧悬浮图标显示。


现在支持批量使用消耗物品，以及商店的批量购买出售支持。


开局多周目情况下，可在初始界面选择特殊道具，用来招募潜在的队友。了空，请加入我们！！！


现在角色的个人剧情会提供更多的奖励（包含武学、装备等），每一个有名有姓的可入队角色会有一个专属的初始词缀，并随着个人剧情会解锁更多或者更强效果的专属词缀。


剧情杀是大家在新品节吐槽过最多的问题之一，目前我们已经基本移除了所有锁血必败的战斗（一周目实在打不过也尽量保证在二周目下可打过）。

那么以上便是我们本次开发者日志全部的内容了，后续我们会继续和大家同步我们的开发进度，同时也欢迎大家继续为我们提供宝贵的建议，帮助《息风谷战略》变得越来越好~

Hello players! Long time no see. In the month following the end of the New Product Festival, we have been continuously working on the development of "Windstop Strategy." Aside from refining and polishing the game's experience based on feedback and suggestions from the festival, including aspects such as combat, balance, and storyline, we are also implementing new content according to our development plan. In this developer's log, we're excited to introduce one of the new features we're currently working on: the Illustration Appreciation feature.


The Illustration Appreciation feature involves inserting CG images during the game's storyline sequences. This aims to provide players with rewarding visual feedback during key plot moments and will also be used to wrap up certain game endings.

These images generally relate to factors such as the player's affinity with key characters, important plot decisions, and the outcomes of various endings.


First, we internally discussed and determined the total number of spots that require illustrations. After finalizing the number, we communicated with skilled artists on creative platforms, providing them with basic character settings and scene descriptions to start the concept design.

Example of concept design at the sketch stage (not representative of the final product design)

Once the illustrator completes the sketch concept and sends it back, we conduct an internal discussion to provide some suggestions for modifications. This process is repeated until the design is finalized. After that, the illustrator begins the detailed creation work.


The official version of the game is expected to add dozens of CG illustrations of the same quality as those shown in the finished product.


Additionally, to facilitate screenshotting and repeated viewing, we will add a gallery feature to the main menu. This will allow players to easily access and review key illustrations triggered during important plot points.

In the time leading up to the official release of the game, we will continue to share our development progress with players through "Developer Logs." Finally, thank you all for your ongoing interest and support for the game. We will keep working hard!

Fixed: The issue where the description of the 【Kun Que】 move from 【Qiankun Step】 was incorrectly linked to the 【Thunder Strike】 trait.

Fixed: The issue where the phasing effect of 【Wind-Chasing Step】 wasn't working properly.

Fixed: The issue where follow-up attack passives (such as Swordplay Enthusiast) that should only trigger on critical hits were also triggering on non-critical hits.

Fixed: The issue of unlimited stacking for the affixes of the He Meng and his brothers.

Fixed: The issue where the 【Blazing Flame fist】's 【Eternal Fire】 buff was mistakenly applied to enemies.

Fixed: The issue where character positions became disordered after using certain swap skills.

Fixed: The issue of incorrect text indexing in some buttons in the MOD editor.

- Balance Tweak: Reduced the power of [Han Gong]'s martial arts and traits from the Crane Ridge Sect (a major nerf for the old man).

- Art Update: Adjusted the tachie for [Tang Bai Niu].
- Optimization: When saving projects in the Mod Editor, tabs with no data will be skipped if the data files haven’t been created, preventing clutter from too many empty JSON files.

- Fixed: Fixed the missing [Ba Jue Inner Force] buff.

- Fixed: Fixed an issue where male and female battle sound effects were messed up.

- Fixed: Fixed a bug where the passive effect of [Twin Feather Arrows] would trigger a critical hit on allies.

- Fixed: Fixed the missing visual effect for the [Hidden Blade Hook] skill.

- Fixed: Fixed a crash when opening Mod projects without an "Assets" subdirectory in the Mod Editor.

- Fixed: Fixed an issue where tactical configurations for skills wouldn’t apply in certain edge cases.

- Fixed: Fixed a bug where some follow-up or counterattack skills would still trigger and play animations even after the target had already been defeated.

- Added: Four new strategy configuration options for skills:
- -Prioritize target with the lowest current hp.
- -Prioritize target with the highest current hp.
- -Prioritize target with the lowest health percentage.
- -Prioritize target with the highest health percentage.

-Added: The demo now supports Steam Cloud saves and shares the save file directory with the full version.

Added: print more error messages when there are conflicts between mods.


Thank you all for playing! This will be the final update patch for the Steam Next Fest Demo. After this, we'll be focusing all our efforts on the full version, sprinting towards development and experience improvements. See you in the full release!