Hey, fellow Wanderers. We’re proud to share new particulars concerning the very first main expansion to our wuxia epic, Where Winds Meet. It’s known as Hexi — and it’s huge in scale and ambition!
So giant, in reality, that will probably be launched in three distinct chapters that will probably be dropped from March to Might 2026. It’s going to characteristic three main maps with almost 20 sub-regions – overlaying areas of limitless deserts, ice fields, snow-capped mountains and huge swathes of grasslands. You’ll discover it populated by eleven distinctive bosses, dozens of facet quests and a lot extra.
We’ve tried to push boundaries, letting gamers inhabit characters from historical past and witness the period from the attitude of unusual individuals caught up within the tides of historical past. That is what makes Hexi’s principal story distinctive, current outdoors of the sport’s principal timeline, and adopting a extra cinematic method to storytelling and gameplay.
There may even be a major shift within the narrative, as we journey by way of time and house as if in a dream to a special period of Chinese language historical past – the Tang Dynasty – some of the affluent eras of historical China. On the finish of the Tang Dynasty, nevertheless, the Hexi area loses all contact with the capital, Chang’an, and the Hexi individuals lengthy for his or her non secular homeland and this prompts your dream pilgrimage.
The primary chapter of the Hexi expansion is named the Jade Gate Go and launches on March 5 (Pacific Time). Set in an unlimited desert panorama, it represents the start of the largest expansion since our recreation launched, providing up brand-new narratives, new bosses, contemporary gameplay options and martial artwork types.
That will help you to outlive and advance within the difficult desert setting, you may receive two model new wuxia abilities within the Jade Gate Go space. Sand Race actually lets you surf on the sand to hurry your progress, whereas Cosmic Reversal will empower you to reverse time itself and rebuild desert ruins. This talent will probably be significantly useful for overcoming obstacles, uncovering secrets and techniques and fixing puzzles.
Whitecrown Metropolis lies between Jade Gate Go and Liangzhou. As soon as the crossroads of journey from East to West and a significant a part of the traditional frontier defence, now a time-eroded, deserted shadow of its former glory.
Getting into this metropolis will rekindle historical legends – Guo Xin – the final Grand Protector of Anxi – and the marketing campaign boss. Standing as guardian of this lonely outpost, Guo Xin watches over the frontier in solitude. On this desolate floor, you’ll witness the reveal of secrets and techniques hidden deep beneath the annals of historical past.
Moreover, one other formidable boss in Jade Gate Go is the Wandering Ark, whose legend is deeply embedded within the Hexi lore and is ready to be found within the desert wilderness. This boss doesn’t keep in a set location – it’s a colossal vessel shifting freely throughout the desert sea. Encountering this vessel, gamers must be exact and strategic in discerning the place to assault this opponent, whereas defending towards ruthless ranged and shut quarter assaults.
Happily, to assist with these daunting challenges, you’ll be supplied with two new martial arts:
Spring Dreamscape is an umbrella-style martial artwork targeted on agility, enabling fluid limitless combos and providing you with the higher hand in tight areas or group skirmishes.
Fleeting Clouds is a new Rope Dart martial artwork model that centres on giant sweeping Space of Results (AOE) assaults making it very best each for crowd management and for one on one duels the place you search out enemies for persistent relentless harm.
We’re additionally going to introduce a brand-new weapon in April:
The Heng Blade is a core weapon with its personal devoted martial artwork system. Heng Blade fight places the emphasis on precision, construction and decisive timing. The important thing lies in mixing measured defence with clear, highly effective strikes. Sturdy in mid to close-range, Heng Blade rewards spacing, self-discipline and taking advantage of transient openings and alternatives.
Passing by way of the Jade Gate Go, your subsequent journey will head to Hexi Chapter 2: Liangzhou, the place you’ll encounter the primary snow-capped mountain map haunted by the lingering echoes questioning why a stranger in a international land is answering the decision to return to their non secular house.
Finally, the ultimate chapter of Hexi will probably be set within the scroll of the Portray Realm – the huge grassland of Qinchuan, and that is the place the true treasure of this journey will probably be discovered.
However, hey – let’s not get forward of ourselves. The street forward could be very lengthy. It’s time, as an alternative, to sit up for the Jade Gate Go. Put together your self, wanderers, to enter Hexi, a world impartial of the principle timeline, the place everyone seems to be ready to fulfill you in your goals.