NetEase's Where Winds Meet is rolling out its 2.0 overhaul on July 23 with the Hidden Mountain expansion, shoving players into an Eastern Steampunk mountain packed with mechanical contraptions, vertical traversal, and the new Mohist Sect for all you crafting whales.

The update adds a multi-dimensional map spanning underwater zones, underground palaces, peaks, and sky cities, where Lightness Skill, climbing, gliding, and DIY mechanical vehicles let you build custom contraptions to solve puzzles and forge paths. New Gauntlet Discipline for close-quarters brawling, mechanical boss fights requiring environmental puzzle-solving, and audio-visual upgrades like ray-tracing and dynamic wind audio round it out.

Official trailers and dev letters hype it as the "dawn of a new wuxia era," with Mohist Hill Sect buffs tailored for builders. X posts show some hype for the update date and cosmetics monetization notes, but gacha elements and banner chasing remain the real endgame for dedicated spenders.

Chinese and Western coverage confirm cross-platform availability on PC, PS5, Xbox, and mobile, with the expansion positioned as a major content and tech leap after the recent Xbox launch.