Steam News24 April 20262mo ago

Devlog 18: Cultivation Complete, Version 0.5 Updates & Improvements

It’s been a month, and I’ve missed you all! Greetings, fellow cultivators. I’mMao, just returned from secluded cultivation.

In this update4

Full notes

Full 卡牌修真：九宫幻境录 Card Cultivation: Nine Palaces Illusory Realm update

Read the full published notes in a cleaner layout. The original post stays linked below.

What changed

1 fix2 additions6 changes0 removals

UI and audio
Gameplay
Maps
Fixes

changedReplacing all UI frames with a style that better fits a cultivation game,

changedScene UpdatesWhy adjust tile size? Simple. The old tiles were too small, and there wasn’t enough room to place cards.With the larger tiles, we also reworked the surrounding environment. The secret realm now feels more atmospheric and immersive.

changedScene UpdatesAnd now, when you open the world map, it will display your current location as well.

fixedFree ZoomAfter enlarging the tiles, a new problem showed up. Since the camera height used to be fixed, you had to keep dragging the view around just to see everything on a tile. But if we pulled the camera farther back, the cards became too small to read.

changedCard Improvements● When you drag the Alchemy Furnace around the map, it will now display the attribute of the current Palace position directly on the furnace.

changedEncyclopedia & GuidanceWe’ve also upgraded the Encyclopedia and Quest Guidance. They’re now broken down in a much more detailed way, with clearer explanations of the game’s various mechanics and how to play.

卡牌修真：九宫幻境录 Card Cultivation: Nine Palaces Illusory Realm changes

changedReplacing all UI frames with a style that better fits a cultivation game,

changedWhy adjust tile size? Simple. The old tiles were too small, and there wasn’t enough room to place cards.With the larger tiles, we also reworked the surrounding environment. The secret realm now feels more atmospheric and immersive.

changedAnd now, when you open the world map, it will display your current location as well.

fixedAfter enlarging the tiles, a new problem showed up. Since the camera height used to be fixed, you had to keep dragging the view around just to see everything on a tile. But if we pulled the camera farther back, the cards became too small to read.

changed● When you drag the Alchemy Furnace around the map, it will now display the attribute of the current Palace position directly on the furnace.

It’s been a month, and I’ve missed you all! Greetings, fellow cultivators. I’mMao, just returned from secluded cultivation.

Over the past month, we’ve been busy:

Replacing all UI frames with a style that better fits a cultivation game,
Repainting some textures in higher definition,
And polishing a few other areas as well.

Let’s take a look.

Scene Updates

First up: tiles are much bigger now. Compared to the palm-sized tiles before, they’re now 9× larger.

Why adjust tile size? Simple. The old tiles were too small, and there wasn’t enough room to place cards.With the larger tiles, we also reworked the surrounding environment. The secret realm now feels more atmospheric and immersive.

And now, when you open the world map, it will display your current location as well.

Free Zoom

After enlarging the tiles, a new problem showed up. Since the camera height used to be fixed, you had to keep dragging the view around just to see everything on a tile. But if we pulled the camera farther back, the cards became too small to read.

So we went for the straightforward solution: free zoom (adjusting the camera height).

Card Improvements

● When you drag the Alchemy Furnace around the map, it will now display the attribute of the current Palace position directly on the furnace.

● When a card is “zoomed in” past a certain size, the card’s name will also appear above it.

Encyclopedia & Guidance

We’ve also upgraded the Encyclopedia and Quest Guidance. They’re now broken down in a much more detailed way, with clearer explanations of the game’s various mechanics and how to play.

On top of that, we added keyboard shortcuts for some features to make everything smoother during gameplay.

Finally, regarding the game’s UI: we’ll keep polishing and improving it in future updates.

If you have any thoughts on this update, feel free to leave a comment below.

And if you’re interested in the game, adding it to your wishlist would be a huge help!

That’s it for this update report. See you in the next devlog!

Source

Steam News / 24 April 2026

Open original post

Changelog.gg summarizes and formats this update. How we read updates.