mesbooks #284 - Mainland Hideo and the Girls Are Not on the Front Line (2 in 1 Pre-order)
#284 - Mainland Hideo and the Girls Are Not on the Front Line (2 in 1 Pre-order)
On Mo Xiaoxuan's project proposal, he wrote down the game features he initially determined:
The game will have extremely rich character interaction storylines. Players can have face-to-face conversations with famous rulers and politicians in history, participate in shaping historical decisions, and form alliances through diplomatic means to jointly deal with major historical events.
For example, as an African ruler in that turbulent Cold War era, one of the most important skills is to recognize 'daddies'.
Whether it's the billions in subsidies from Xun Dodo or the imaginative Meilezong, you always have to recognize one.
In addition, players can use VR devices to personally manage national resources, adjust policies, participate in military technology research and development, and enhance the combat effectiveness of the army.
The game also provides a dynamic battlefield map function, allowing players to use gesture operations to plan the country's development strategy on a virtual map, and truly experience the perspective of a ruler.
Mo Xiaoxuan explained: "The above are the 'Diplomacy and Military' modules, and there are other modules below."
The PPT continued to display:
The game has a civilization evolution mechanism. The country will experience the evolution process from tribe to civilization. Players can personally experience the history of the African continent starting from the Middle Ages.
If players are in a tribal society, they can integrate tribes into more advanced civilizations through reasonable management and civilization evolution.
For example, players can try to mediate the historical evolution of the Hutu and Tutsi tribes, thereby preventing the historical tragedy that occurred in Rwanda and Burundi.
In addition to diplomacy and military gameplay, the game will also develop many domestic affairs options.
For example, developing education in the African region, where everyone is virtually a prenatal dropout, so that more people can study for elementary school degrees.
You can participate in urban construction, increase prosperity, and establish a trade empire through trade to obtain rich resources and technologies.
Of course, in the African region, diseases and natural disasters are inevitable. Players need to face the spread of virtual diseases and formulate disease prevention and control policies.
Players can choose to travel incognito, roam the city from the perspective of ordinary people, and feel the actual impact of the changes they have imposed on the country's development.
Of course, in addition to the above gameplay, the VR device's emotion monitoring camera will record the player's expressions, actions, and tone in real time. Because of this, the reactions of NPCs in the virtual world will be directly related to the player's behavior.
……
After reading the extensive gameplay design written by Mo Xiaoxuan, everyone fell silent and then began to carefully complain.
How should I put it, it feels like this design doesn't grasp the key points at all.
What has Taoyuan Township always focused on?
Lewdness!
Who wants to see big rats baring their teeth in Africa?
As soon as Lu Yu heard that everyone was not optimistic, he insisted on supporting it!
How should I put it, it's not that the employees' complaints are wrong. On the contrary, they are too right!
However, the more they felt something was wrong, the more it meant that Lu Yu's purpose had been achieved.
So he had to overcome all objections, support it, and think of some deceptive words to get over it, so as not to let them react.
"Everyone probably doesn't understand. This is a brand new attempt to broaden Taoyuan Township's product ideas!
We must not let players have stereotypes and think that Taoyuan Township can only make certain types of games!
Our Taoyuan Township is not only good at lewdness, our products can also have a sense of civilization and historical depth.
This game will be a wonderful adventure through African history. What we want to show is the rich cultural heritage of the African continent, not just big rats baring their teeth."
As Lu Yu spoke, he couldn't help but sigh. He didn't even believe what he said.
But he still said it with emotion. After all, if you tell lies often enough, they may become the truth.
……
Afterwards, Taoyuan Township's official Weibo account registered the game operation account of "Code: Stars Shining" and announced a concept poster of the new work.
On the concept poster, a barren desert came into view, and the background showed the magnificent scenery of the African continent, with flying sand and rocks.
On the vast land, there were dilapidated buildings, and patches of tribes shone in the afterglow of the setting sun. Colorful light and shadows floated in the air, as if telling a heavy history.
In the center, a virtual monarch wearing gorgeous royal robes, with a solemn face, sat on the throne, holding a scepter in his hand, with deep eyes.
Surrounding him were citizens wearing African native costumes, and large swaths of sunlight shone on the desert through the clouds, shining brightly.
The game's slogan was clear and eye-catching: "Shape your territory and experience African history!"
In the lower left corner of the picture, the eye-catching VR logo and Taoyuan Township's LOGO highlighted the advanced technology used in the game.
This concept poster of the new work caused an instant uproar on Weibo.
Many players didn't buy it and commented:
"Hahahaha, what the hell is this?"
"What's with this weird style? Is this still the Taoyuan Township I'm familiar with?"
"Looking at this, it seems to be a theme related to Africa. Could it be a zoo simulation hunting and management game?"
"It looks like it. Otherwise, I really can't think of any other game themes. I thought Taoyuan Township was going to come up with a great work? Is this it?"
"Such a barren environment and desolate art style. This game makes people wonder if it was made by Taoyuan Township."
"I don't understand. VR technology is so advanced. Why is the theme still stuck in such a simple theme?"
At this time, the game industry's competitors mocked them one after another, and the titles of some of the game media they controlled became more and more sarcastic:
"Taoyuan Township's New Game is Coming: VR Technology Upgrades, Theme Downgrades?"
"Taoyuan Township's VR New Work Suspected to be a Zoo Simulation Management Game, Triggering Player Dissatisfaction"
"'Code: Stars Shining' Concept Poster Released, Taoyuan Township's Creativity Heading to a Virtual Barren Land?"
……
In the luxurious office of the Longteng Group headquarters building,
The atmosphere of the office seemed solemn and luxurious. The marble floor reflected the golden chandelier light, and the entire space seemed to be filled with an atmosphere of success.
Pei Shengnan sat upright in a large leather chair, dressed meticulously and with a refined demeanor. His slightly deep eyes revealed his insight into the business world.
Huang Zhong, the CEO of Explosion Network, stood in front of Pei Shengnan, nervously and excitedly reporting to him on the development progress of "Gunfight Girl 2: Exile".
"Chairman, we have recently made a series of progress in the development of "Gunfight Girl 2: Exile".
First of all, the optimization of the game engine. We have adopted the latest generation of VR engine, which can better support the game experience in a virtual reality environment. This not only improves the picture quality, but also greatly improves the smoothness of the game, ensuring the player's immersion.
In addition, we have also made a series of improvements in the game's character modeling and motion capture. By introducing the most advanced 3D scanning technology, we have successfully achieved the digital restoration of real female models. The character's facial expressions and body movements are more natural and delicate."
Pei Shengnan looked at the project's progress report and adjusted his glasses:
"I'm not too worried about your art and graphics technology, but I want to ask, why did you use such exquisite 3D modeling for American-style chess gameplay?
You know, players' tastes are very tricky now. If the gameplay is not outstanding and the graphics are only good-looking, I'm afraid it won't be convincing."
Huang Zhong smiled:
"Chairman, although we are American-style chess, our strategy and gameplay depth are unique in the domestic game industry.
In addition, we have deeply optimized the game's weapon system and AI enemies, introducing more weapon types and accessory options to meet the personalized needs of different players. This makes the battle more challenging."
"Continue." Pei Shengnan finally became a little interested.
"In addition, we have also launched a preparation room system, allowing players' tactical dolls to have more interactive elements. For example, players can customize the character's clothing and appearance, which helps to attract users who are attracted by soft pornography.
Finally, we have made a deep optimization of the game's plot setting, introducing more story lines and side missions to enhance the player's sense of immersion.
For example, although the player's identity is the commander, the tactical dolls have their own lives in this world!
I think they are not the commander's puppets, they can completely choose the people they like!
For example, for the 95 card pool character, our copywriters have written a touching love story for her, using the potato flower full of meaning as a clue to connect the dots...
In order to highlight that the tactical dolls are no longer the commander's puppets and have no obligation to work for the commander on the front line, we even decided to hire big-name creators to create the theme song for the game—
"Girls Are Not on the Front Line!"
Pei Shengnan rubbed his eyebrows. He didn't understand the affairs of the second dimension very well.
But since Huang Zhong is so confident, there shouldn't be a big problem.
He patted Huang Zhong on the shoulder, showing an expression of trust and encouragement.
"As expected of Mr. Huang Zhong, no wonder players call you the 'Mainland Hideo' who is as famous as Hideo Kojima."
The latest novel is first published at Six Ninety-Nine Books!
"It's just the players' love." Huang Zhong rubbed his nose embarrassedly with his fat hand.
"Work hard, Huang Zhong. I believe you will definitely come up with game products that will shock the entire industry." Pei Shengnan's voice was full of confidence in the team.
Huang Zhong took the order and left, Pei Shengnan sat back in his chair and gently fiddled with the golden bookmark in his hand.
At this time, the concept poster of Taoyuan Township's new work appeared on his computer screen. At the same time, he noticed the negative public opinion on the Internet.
"Code: Stars Shining? Haha, it seems that Taoyuan Township's new game is going to cause a lot of controversy." Pei Shengnan said to himself, with a sneer on the corner of his mouth.
Pei Shengnan felt that he might have overestimated Taoyuan Township in the past. He didn't take action, but Taoyuan Township stumbled by itself, which was really gratifying.
……
In the next few days, Mo Xiaoxuan's "Strange Little Country Simulator" encountered difficulties in the development process.
This difficulty made Mo Xiaoxuan very distressed.
The reason is very simple. As Taoyuan Township's first VR platform game, this game has to shoulder the important task of technical verification, and a lot of resources have to be invested.
Although President Lu is very generous when it comes to game development and never restricts the budget,
But many times, game development cannot be solved by having a lot of money.
The current technical accumulation of Taoyuan Kaiwu is not enough to allow the existing virtual reality technology to fully meet the requirements of large-scale, high-quality building models and detailed scenes in the game.
The difficulty of artificial intelligence development is also quite high. The game requires highly intelligent NPCs to reflect the social behavior and psychological state of various historical backgrounds on the African continent, but the development and optimization of artificial intelligence algorithms is too difficult.
In terms of copywriting, considering the diversity of cultures on the African continent, the game needs to balance the expression of various different civilizations to ensure that no prejudice or misleading is caused to any culture, which also requires a lot of time for research.
In addition, the game needs to simulate the sounds in different environments through 3D sound effects, including cities, battlefields, etc., which requires a lot of sound effect resources and complex technical support.
In terms of numerical values, the workload is also very large. The game needs to establish an infinitely reasonable and historically accurate economic system, but this involves complex resource allocation, market simulation, and supply and demand regulation to ensure that the game does not lose its challenge due to a certain numerical value being too powerful...
The above series of work has led to huge upfront investment in the project, multiple operations, and a significant postponement of the version node.
The so-called version node is the project's milestone or the deadline for the construction period.
The reason why Mo Xiaoxuan set this node so early is because this game, as a technical verification version for all subsequent VR games, must not be too late, otherwise it will cause all projects to be postponed simultaneously, affecting the whole body.
Competing with those giants for land in new fields, time itself is quite valuable, so Mo Xiaoxuan originally wanted to put the project team into a state of full-strength liver explosion.
But!
The painful thing is that the series of welfare plans promoted by President Lu, especially the recently promoted "Carefree Daily King" and "Werewolf Killing" plans, almost perfectly prevented the project team from exploding their livers and working overtime in any form.
Although he understood that President Lu's intention was to allow everyone to work efficiently, humans have limits.
They don't have any superpowers to play beyond their limits.
Moreover, what's even worse is that these welfare systems have also been promoted to Meishayong Technology Company at the same time.
In the past, Meishayong Technology had to explode their livers for 10 hours a day, or even 12 hours, during the project's scientific research and tackling period.
But now, everyone spends less than 4 hours a day on the project.
This has led to delays in hardware adjustments that cooperate with software development.
If this continues, who knows when this project will be released!
At this time, Liu Mengyuan happened to be flipping through the system light curtain.
Recently, the company's employees have steadily increased the speed at which they earn proficiency points, and she is quite satisfied.
But she soon discovered that Mo Xiaoxuan's group seemed to have stopped earning points again.
She walked to the office area where Mo Xiaoxuan was located and asked the other party to understand the situation.
Mo Xiaoxuan told Liu Mengyuan about these difficulties with a worried look on his face:
"President Liu, we have been trying to improve efficiency and complete the development nodes without destroying the company's system formulated by President Lu, but this is really too difficult."
Liu Mengyuan thought for a moment, then suddenly smiled slightly, "This isn't difficult."
"Not difficult?" Mo Xiaoxuan was taken aback.
"Yes, and the key to breaking the situation lies with you."
At this moment, Mo Xiaoxuan's personal information was displayed on Liu Mengyuan's system screen:
[Mo Xiaoxuan]
[Holder of the 'Crossdressing Master' skill tree]
[The 'Healing Sweetie' skill has been upgraded to Lv3]
[Healing Sweetie: When Mo Xiaoxuan wears white silk healing-type women's clothing (such as a nurse's uniform, maid outfit, pure white JK sailor suit, or bubble skirt), employees experience a 30% reduction in fatigue and a 30% increase in focus during game development. The effect lasts for 24 hours (can be upgraded).
Note: If used with white cream, the effect of this skill is doubled.
Skill cooldown time: 7 days (can be shortened by upgrading)]
"That way, you can call people from Mao Wuyong's company over tomorrow, and I will arrange it."
Liu Mengyuan smiled slightly.