A turn-based online game that hadn’t been updated for half a year, had a development budget seven times that of its competitors, yet only made a tenth of their revenue—a total failure. A game t...
Chapter 167 Car Crash
"Legend?"
Zhong Xiu looked up at Lin Yao's plan after reading it.
"Yeah."
"Explore enemies in a small area with itself as the center. If you find enemies, they will be highlighted... Isn't this perspective?"
"Yes, perspective."
"Ah, this."
"But when he uses his skills, he will emit a red light effect, which the enemy can also see and will be reminded."
"Well... step into the void, enter the safe void to quickly move and avoid all damage, isn't this too bad? And..."
Zhong Xiu continued to read the legend introduction below, then scratched his head lightly, and seemed to be hesitant to speak.
I don't understand why Lin Yao wants to add a complicated legend system.
The rules of the battle royale are very simple.
But as Lin Yao added many game mechanics and the concept of legend, it suddenly became complicated.
"Battle Royale is a type of game that is fun at first, but in the long run, it has a slow pace and the playability will gradually decrease as players become familiar with the game."
Lin Yao saw Zhong Xiu's face and knew what he was thinking, and explained: "The addition of heroes, resurrection platforms, and the concept of pulling people is to increase the playability of the game."
"Playability..."
Zhong Xiu flipped through the plan that had just been printed out, and at the same time roughly constructed the complete form of the game in his mind. After hesitating for a moment, he nodded: "I understand, then do it according to your plan. The person who will be responsible for "Breakout" will go out alone, and the rest will develop the platform and the game respectively. However, due to the increase in game mechanics and the addition of the concept of legend, the production cycle of the game will be longer."
"I know, there's no rush. Let's run the two current online games first. You guys can slowly polish this game and the platform. After we find a new address, our studio will move. I'll also ask Miss Mu to recruit more people and try to fill in the gaps."
Lin Yao replied softly, "It doesn't matter if we can't do it quickly, but we must do it well."
"Okay, I understand. Then I'll start preparing. The platform is very troublesome. The engine group is full of technical personnel who make games. It's probably difficult to let them work on the platform. If we recruit people, we'll recruit people from the platform first."
"Okay."
Lin Yao agreed.
Then the two of them talked for a while, and Lin Yao went back to continue drawing the original paintings of the game legend.
This is quite simple.
Because it's an existing game, Lin Yao can almost just draw it according to the map.
At the same time, Linmu Studio.
On the first day of the new year, it entered a busy state.
The operation of the two online games.
The follow-up processing of the event.
The construction of the game platform.
The production of new games.
And the Greenlight plan.
These things are almost going on at the same time, and the workload is indeed not small.
But as Mu Wanqing said, this is the most important year.
Everyone knows it.
And what can I say about Linmu Studio? I don’t know if it’s because the treatment is good since it was just established, or because Lin Yao brings the temperament at the helm.
Most of the staff are very enthusiastic about their work.
Although they are busy
, they are also efficient.
In just one week,
the platform already has a shell, and the game has made new progress every day with the addition of the engine.
Everything is proceeding step by step.
"Done."
On this day,
Lin Yao finished drawing the last legendary original painting in the plan, then put it aside, and turned to look at the game works that appeared in the DEAS, the most anticipated game award of the annual summit of the digital entertainment industry.
The first works of the Greenlight plan.
She plans to choose them herself.
And there were two games she liked before.
One was a pigeon game.
Lin Yao felt very familiar when she saw it for the first time. When she watched the demonstration, she always had a feeling of reborn cells.
She was very interested.
Then there was a pixel-style RPG. Although I don’t know what the plot is like, the battle system seems to have been made by the production team. It feels very interesting.
And this time, watching the video again,
Lin Yao specially selected another game of each type.
Almost all game types are covered.
But they are all independent games and stand-alone games.
There is no way.
The most anticipated games at the annual digital entertainment industry summit are all independent games. Online games will not participate at all. The only one participating is "Breakout"...
Although Lin Yao wants to take into account both stand-alone and online games, the conditions are limited now, so she can only do this for now.
If the favor plan is successful this time, she will consider it again.
She listed the works she was optimistic about, and then called Miss Mu to contact these production teams and explain the Favor Light Plan. If the game has been released, then forget it.
But if it has not been released, if they are interested.
Then invite them to participate.
...
Yin Tianyu has been very anxious recently.
Because the game he has been preparing for two years is about to cool down.
He is making a pigeon game. In fact, the capital chain was very tight last year.
There is no way.
Although it is only a small team of three people.
But even if there are only a few people, they still need to eat, and his savings have already reached the bottom...
At the beginning, for the sake of his own game, he resolutely resigned, and then discussed with his friends, recruited an artist, and prepared to pursue his dream.
At the beginning, it was smooth.
But as time went on, it took a long time to get a return.
The enthusiasm was worn out.
The production progress began to slow down...
Then came the funding problem.
Last year's DEAS was his last chance. Originally, he wanted to rely on the broadcast of the film to see if he could attract some investment, but that time the most anticipated game award was taken away by "Breakout".
When he went to find investment, most people were not interested in his pixel-style pigeon game.
They thought the graphics were too simple.
The gameplay was too simple.
And the domestic stand-alone market was too small, so no one gave him a chance.
Then it was the new year.
His friend finally couldn't bear it anymore and chose to go to work, and the artist also resigned because he had no salary...
Now he is the only one left to support it.
After the New Year.
He took his work everywhere to find people who were willing to invest, or companies that were willing to help him publish and give certain support so that he could make the game.
But he still ran into obstacles everywhere.
The graphics are not good, the gameplay is single, we are not interested.
The same old reply.
Someone else asked him, your game doesn't even have a mall in the game? How to make money?
Every time Yin Tianyu heard this, he would vomit blood.
This is an independent game with a pixel style, how can I build a mall!
A buyout game! How can I build a mall!
But when the other party heard about the buyout system, they all shook their heads.
He also thought about finding an online platform to see if he could put the game on it first, see the pre-order situation, or start crowdfunding.
But there are no mature platforms in this regard in China, and those that do are not mature.
So he was a little desperate.
"...Is it really all I can do to give up?"
Yin Tianyu sat in a chair, looking at the game on the computer screen, a little frustrated.
At this time.
His cell phone rang.
Yin Tianyu picked up his phone and took a look. Then he sighed and answered the phone. He said, "If you want to persuade me to give up, then you don't have to say it. I really don't want to give up after doing this. If it doesn't work, I will find a job and slowly finish this game. In the end, even if no one is willing to publish it, I will open it for free download. It can be regarded as fulfilling one of my dreams."
"..."
After hearing what he said, his friend was silent for a moment, and then said, "I know, but I didn't come here to persuade you to give up. Linmu Studio contacted me." "
...Linmu Studio?"
Yin Tianyu was slightly shocked when he heard the name. He
felt a little complicated.
On the one hand, he actually complained that the online game "Breakout" stole all the limelight at DEAS.
But on the other hand.
He also admired Linmu Studio because he also made games for more than a year and knew how much manpower and financial resources were needed to make several games of Linmu Studio.
He really admired Linmu Studio's innovation in gameplay and graphics.
In fact, most independent game makers have the same idea as him.
His impression of Linmu Studio is very complicated.
"Why did they contact you? They can't be here to recruit you, right? They want you to join them?"
Yin Tianyu breathed a sigh of relief, and after a brief shock, he asked.
"No... they just came to ask me if our game is interested in participating in their Light of Favor program."
"Light of Favor?"
...
At the same time.
Tianhu.
Currently, the largest online game company in China is holding an internal meeting.
The year has passed.
The sharp issues that were shelved at the beginning were put on the table again.
Tianhu's FPS game faced the disastrous defeat of "Breakout" with almost no resistance, while the other small studio held a competition and was praised by name.
All of this made Tianhu's boss Li Guangsheng very annoyed.
Although he had watched so many days of competition and knew that Linmu Studio could succeed because of its uniqueness.
But he was also disappointed with the unsatisfactory performance of his company's subordinate departments.
In addition, in the fourth quarter of last year.
Tianhu's revenue dropped sharply compared to last year.
He was in a state of disgrace at the board of directors, holding back his anger and having no place to vent.
So the Tianhu product department suffered.
Li Guangsheng caught a few middle and senior managers and scolded them, slamming the table and getting angry, which made everyone in the conference room silent.
"What on earth do you do? The other party can hold a competition, so why can't we? Are you all pigs?"
Li Guangsheng looked around and questioned.
Everyone in the conference room lowered their heads and dared not say a word.
In fact, there was nothing they could say.
After all, they couldn't talk back.
They could only let Li Guangsheng lose his temper.
Li Guangsheng scolded them one by one, and finally felt a little better.
He took a deep breath, looked at the person in charge of the product department with a dark face, and asked: "What stage have you reached in the cooperation with the communication department?"
The person in charge of the product department immediately raised his head and replied: "We are already confirming the details."
"Too slow, it's been so long, and you still need to confirm. Is it so difficult for two departments of a company to cooperate?"
Li Guangsheng still had a dark face: "Come to me later with the person in charge of the communication department. If you don't know how to cooperate, I will teach you!"
The person in charge of the product department: "..."
Li Guangsheng continued: "In addition, let your project team and the project team on eBay prepare. Tianhu plans to build a game platform so that all games can be logged in with Tianhu Chat accounts, breaking through the account barriers, and all project teams must participate."
This is what he is going to complete this year inspired by Mou Feng's words.
Indeed.
It is a waste to leave the huge number of Tianhu Chat users alone.
Instead of each project team fighting on their own.
Let eBay be left out.
Why not build a gaming platform based on Tianhu Chat and its multiple games, and completely break through the account barriers!
Then, relying on Tianhu's huge number of players, we can become the largest gaming platform in China.
I will change the next three chapters to two chapters, and change it to three thousand chapters. Then I will try my best to update three chapters a day, and if that doesn't work, I will update two chapters...
(End of this chapter)