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Chapter 309: Recruited
The creative workshop's MOBA map similar to "Heroes" has come to an end.
After playing it, Lin Yao did not impose any restrictions on it.
Most players still play "Heroes".
However.
The "Lone Heroes" map has also attracted a lot of attention from players.
Many of them are "Warcraft" players. Although they also think MOBA games are fun, because of preconceived notions,
they have always felt that the art style of "Heroes" is not as good as "Warcraft". They are quite dissatisfied with the fact that Linmu Studio made a MOBA game derived from Warcraft but chose to set up a separate IP.
They want a MOBA game that adopts the art style and background story of "Warcraft".
Therefore, they are very supportive of the "Lone Heroes" map.
Thanks to the large player base of "Warcraft"
, the "Lone Heroes" map has a good audience.
The author of the "Lone Heroes" map was also greatly encouraged by the support of so many players and began to frequently update the version...
...
The cramped and noisy university dormitory.
Kang Yi sat in front of the computer, looking through the comments and support under the map "Lone Hero", grinning.
He is the author of the map "Lone Hero"...
and the reason why he made this map.
As he said, he was itching to play...
As soon as "Hero" was released, he and a few friends downloaded it to play.
Then... it was out of control.
Five people played for two days.
They can be said to like "Hero" very much.
However.
Kang Yi's friends just liked it after playing.
But Kang Yi was different. He was surprised by the wonderful ideas of Linmu Studio. He played for two days and roughly figured out the mechanism of the game, and then he had some other ideas...
He was the earliest user of the Warcraft editor.
Before Lone Hero, he had created a lot of content in the creative workshop of the Vaporwave game platform.
So he had a certain degree of understanding of the ease of use and functions of the editor.
In addition, he himself is also a professional in programming, and he thinks it would be very exciting if he could reproduce a "Hero" in "Warcraft"...
All kinds of factors combined.
This is how the "Lone Hero" map came about.
However.
Although his initial idea was to copy "Heroes",
the art styles of "Warcraft" and "Heroes" were too different.
After looking through all the models, he
finally gave up his original idea and only imitated the design of "Heroes", and added a lot of his own ideas to it.
In the end, the map "Lone Hero" was made, which was unexpectedly popular.
Many people paid attention to it.
Some players even called him a great god...
In the face of this situation, although there was no profit,
Kang Yi was still like a chicken blood, updating and improving the map as soon as he had free time.
Occasionally, when he was resting, he would open the comments to see the players' feedback, praise and support.
Just like now...
After all, people live for a short time, for fame and fortune...
Being called a great god... Kang Yi is still very happy.
"... Maybe I can go to Linmu Studio to work after graduation."
Kang Yi looked at the comments on the creative workshop and suddenly whispered this sentence.
This is his dream.
But he also knew that he was still a long way from realizing his dream...
He didn't think so before he started making the map, but after he actually did it, he realized how difficult it was to balance and value MOBA games. It
was simply hellish difficulty.
He was a little overwhelmed by himself...
But.
He didn't plan to give up.
After all, so many players were paying attention, and he didn't want to.
"Keep going."
Kang Yi looked through the comments for a while, then closed the comment area, patted his face, and prepared to continue updating the map.
During this period, many players reported that a certain hero was too buggy.
He planned to modify it.
Kang Yi pulled over the keyboard, opened the editor, and prepared to modify the value...
But before he could do it.
The phone next to him rang.
Kang Yi put down his hand on the keyboard, feeling a little strange.
He was quite a homebody, the kind of person who didn't make a female friend in a year...
So there were very few people who would call him.
Usually it was either the telecom operator or his parents.
But he took a look and found that the caller was neither his parents nor the telecom operator, but an unfamiliar number.
He picked up the phone and answered the call with confusion.
"Hello?"
"Is this Mr. Kang Yi?" There was a female voice on the other end of the phone.
"Yes, what's wrong?" Kang Yi responded.
The person on the other end of the phone asked straight to the point: "So, are you interested in working in our company?"
"Ah?"
Kang Yi was shocked: "I'm still a college student... What can I do...?"
"Make 'Lone Hero', a 'Lone Hero' that is separated from 'Warcraft'. We will provide you with any support, whether it is manpower or budget, and in terms of treatment..."
The person on the other end of the phone was indeed very direct. The salary was ready and a number was directly reported.
Five digits!
Hearing this number.
Kang Yi's head buzzed and he was stunned.
His living expenses were only one thousand yuan a month...
"How is it?"
The female voice on the other end of the phone seemed to be tempting, and asked softly.
Kang Yi opened his mouth and was stunned for a long time before whispering: "Excuse me... which company are you from?"
...
The second week.
Very suddenly.
'Lone Hero', which is quite popular among the Warcraft player community, suddenly stopped updating.
The author left a message saying goodbye if we are destined to see you, and then disappeared.
Players who follow this map are puzzled.
They want to ask the reason.
But the author didn't reply.
This incident caused some waves, but it soon subsided.
On the other hand,
Linmu Studio is still producing as planned.
"Heroes" is moving towards the official version.
The new DLC of "Warcraft" is being produced with great effort.
"The Witch" is about to prepare for live motion capture.
Lin Yao's focus is currently on the game "The Witch".
The main reason is that she is not only the artist of this game, but also the supervisor of the script and the entire game.
In addition, the working method of "The Witch" has changed, and the scale of the game is also large, which is a brand new attempt of Linmu Studio.
It is reasonable
for her to put more attention on this game.
On this day,
Lin Yao was drawing concept drawings.
Drawing concept drawings for the actors to see, so that the actors who will be motion-captured can understand them.
Well, she is also the action director of motion capture...
and Lin Yao thinks that it is better to draw the action instead of talking about it verbally...
Then she started.
One picture after another was drawn.
Because it was just for the reference of the actors, and there were also references from the usual capture on the scene, Lin Yao's drawings were not so detailed, and they were also drawn very quickly.
Soon,
Lin Yao had completed 30% of it.
She was just about to make further efforts.
But someone came looking for her.
Zhong Xiu came to Lin Yao with anger, and then asked without thinking: "Lin Yao, he was recruited by others?"
"Huh? What recruited?"
Lin Yao was stunned when she heard it, a little puzzled.
Zhong Xiu said with an unhappy face: "The author of the map of Lone Hero."
Lin Yao was slightly stunned: "Ah? Who recruited him?"
Zhong Xiu gritted his teeth and said: "Tianhu and Kesi!"
(End of this chapter)