Chapter 3: First Closed Beta Player Feedback - Day Three of Game Development
It's impossible to disconnect from the internet.
Zhen Yuanzi was having a great time when she suddenly cut off someone's internet connection. Even though she was his closest sister and the game's creator, she couldn't escape a lecture.
It's best to avoid male mothers' nagging if possible.
Although the game "Wuzhuang Temple Earth Vein Purification Spiritual Power Planting Three-in-One Farm" is the result of Yuan Yi's century-long production, it has always had a fatal flaw.
That means it relies entirely on the ginseng fruit tree, and its influence is limited, operating only around the Wuzhuang Temple.
Strictly speaking, this cannot be considered a game.
After all, the original reason Yuan Yi created it was because she had planted too many spirit fields while recuperating, and her fragile glass body simply couldn't keep up with the workload.
They could only rely on formations and the spiritual power of the ginseng fruit tree and its talent for ripening spiritual plants to manage the spiritual fields.
As for drawing the formation, the more he drew, the more familiar it felt. He felt like he was writing a game program, treating the formation as a game interface, awakening his instincts as a game designer from his previous life, and he couldn't stop.
Not only did they fill the entire Wuzhuang Temple with plants, but they also stumbled upon a symbiotic relationship between different spiritual plants, unlocking game mechanics such as "common tags" and "critical hits" related to plant habits.
Planting the leaf sandalwood flower and the moon-piercing grass together, which both love moisture, can reduce the use of spiritual energy, promote mutual growth, and save growth time.
However, placing the sun-loving sunflower and the moisture-loving moonflower together will increase the consumption of spiritual energy, but because of their competition, they will release more vitality.
There are many such examples, too numerous to list. In any case, the more Yuan Yi does it, the more familiar it becomes, and the more enthusiastic he gets.
What is that red stuff underground? It looks unsettling, and the color is off. But by continuously planting spiritual plants on it, you can trigger a "vitality buff" that constantly dissipates the red aura until it disappears.
This crimson aura of calamity is practically a chosen boss.
When fighting a boss, add a buff to yourself and then add a "rapid consumption debuff" to the opponent.
Next to the red aura were five spirit fields planted with rare spiritual plants. With continuous ripening and suppression, the large red aura would soon be dissolved and devoured by the spirit fields.
While providing player feedback, I also acted as a creator, constantly researching new formations to buff myself. Solving a patch of red aura would give my body a more comfortable positive feedback, and I would also harvest a bunch of raw materials for making medicine in my warehouse. At that time, Yuan Yi really had a blast playing the game.
Anyway, when Yuan Yi came to his senses, he found that he had completely neutralized the calamity energy of Wuzhuang Temple. Only in areas where the ginseng fruit tree could not reach, calamity energy from other places would still occasionally permeate.
However, when misfortune struck, he planted two more acres of land nearby and made a living from it every day.
Through this game development—no, farm management—Yuan Yi has a thorough understanding of the geomantic conditions of Wuzhuang Temple, and his knowledge and creation of formations are unparalleled.
It felt almost like writing game programs in my past life. Yuan Yi was drawing the array while also having time to make sarcastic remarks.
However, this also allowed Yuan Yi to accidentally transform into a ley lineage, completing a magnificent transformation from an unregistered celestial being to a registered ley lineage.
In order to solve the deep-seated problems of the earth's veins, Yuan Yi decided to try to promote the Wuzhuang Temple model in other parts of the prehistoric world as well, to give the prehistoric land a thorough cleansing.
As for whether it can be implemented, as the planner, we naturally need to listen to the trial suggestions from the first test player, the Primordial Native, the Master of the Earth Book, and the future Ancestor of Earth Immortals, Zhen Yuanzi.
Zhen Yuanzi enthusiastically clicked through the game interface one by one. With each click, he also had to sense the real-time changes at Wuzhuang Temple.
After checking each part and confirming that they were indeed completely synchronized, Zhen Yuanzi reluctantly left the center of the formation.
Turning his head, he saw his younger sister, whom he had just ignored, standing on the grass, dressed in thin clothes and barefoot.
Although he knew that Yuan Yi's immortal body would not get sick, he still couldn't help but take out a cloak from his sleeve and put it on his sister.
Just as I was about to ask Yuanyi to change her shoes, I discovered that my sister had pulled her feet out of the ground, and both feet had already grown roots.
Zhen Yuanzi, holding the magic shoes, fell into deep thought. Had he really been playing a game for so long? He'd even managed to make his Yuan Yi (original intent) take root and sprout.
Yuan Yi took the magic shoes, shaking his head and saying, "Brother, you don't understand. This is how we players are during the downtime."
What's growing grass? What kind of player? Now that her younger sister is healthy, she's becoming more and more unpredictable to Zhen Yuanzi.
However, Zhen Yuanzi didn't dwell on it any longer, because his sister started asking questions with a serious expression.
"Brother, what do you think of the experience of the 'Wuzhuang Temple Earth Vein Purification and Spiritual Power Planting Three-in-One Farm'? Can it be promoted on a large scale in the primordial land to resolve the calamity of the earth veins?"
Yuan Yi adopted the same approach he used in his previous life when listening to feedback from the game's first closed beta test, and took out a jade slip. He intended to analyze his brother's words point by point in detail.
Zhen Yuanzi pondered for a moment, first nodding and then shaking his head.
The "Wuzhuang Temple Earth Vein Purification and Spiritual Power Planting Three-in-One Farm" is naturally good. It can take into account the planting of spiritual plants, enhance the circulation of spiritual power, resolve spiritual power, and dredge the earth veins, which is a great merit.
“However, large-scale implementation is probably not feasible.” Zhen Yuanzi shook his head as he explained the current state of the prehistoric world to his sister, who had never left Wuzhuang Temple.
"Firstly, resolving the calamity requires a large area of spiritual fields. As far as I know, cultivators in the prehistoric world are focused on cultivation and at most scatter a few seeds in their herb gardens. They have no time to plant and tend to them."
The primordial wilderness is rich in resources; common spiritual herbs are plentiful and need no cultivation. As for rare and precious seeds, obtaining them is difficult, and they cannot be cultivated in large quantities.
Apart from Yuan Yi, Zhen Yuanzi had never seen anyone waste their cultivation time to cultivate spiritual fields.
Yuan Yi wrote furiously. First, players are unfamiliar with the game's background setting, don't understand the gameplay, and lack positive feedback. Therefore, it's necessary to increase beginner guidance and strengthen game promotion and marketing.
"Secondly, this game requires a high level of spiritual power. Even as a newly ascended Great Luo Golden Immortal, I need to concentrate my mind and calm my breath to activate the formation. The number of Great Luo Golden Immortals in the Primordial World is very small. If we want to promote it on a large scale, then cultivators with insufficient cultivation will not be able to participate."
Yuan Yi notes again that the game's controls are too difficult, and only a select few skilled players can adapt. Most players are unable to perform the standard maneuvers and play the game normally.
The game difficulty needs to be adjusted to lower the barrier to entry. If necessary, the performance of players' gaming devices could be improved to allow for physical cheating.
"Thirdly, this formation relies on the ginseng fruit tree." As he said this, Zhen Yuanzi glanced at Yuan Yi.
"Using the Ginseng Fruit Tree, one of the Ten Great Innate Spiritual Roots, as the core, the power of the earth's veins can be mobilized to accelerate ripening, move and expand vitality, and suppress calamity energy. However, there are only two Ginseng Fruit Trees in the world, and even if all ten Great Innate Spiritual Roots are included, there are only eleven. Even if all of them are found, only eleven formations can be arranged, let alone a large number."
Zhen Yuanzi shook his head. Besides, apart from the Ginseng Fruit Tree, which had developed sentience, the other ten spiritual roots either already had owners or were not yet ready to emerge. It was probably impossible to replicate the miracle of Wuzhuang Temple in any part of the prehistoric world.
Yuan Yi noted this down heavily: the number of game servers is insufficient to support a large number of players; increasing the number of servers could be considered. A further note: not feasible in the short term.
The current feasible solution is to increase the amount of broadband available, allowing players to engage in cloud gaming.
There are only two ginseng fruit trees. This doesn't mean that the ginseng fruit trees can only affect the Wuzhuang Temple. There is still room for maneuver in cloud gaming, which can be connected to a slightly nearby location via geomantic broadband.
Moreover, the Primordial Water Peach Tree, which is also one of the Ten Primordial Spiritual Roots, has been transformed into a total of nine thousand trees in Journey to the West. Why not conduct an experiment on my own Ginseng Fruit Tree to see if this is possible?
Yuan Yi also included the plan to conduct experiments on his own body behind his brother's back.
Unaware that Yuan Yi was about to take another risk, Zhen Yuanzi recounted his own experiences during his travels, explaining the current state of the prehistoric world and the limitations of the game to the naive Yuan Yi.
But Zhen Yuanzi changed the subject again: "However, sorting out the earth's veins is a great deed that benefits all living beings in the prehistoric world. I have a few friends whose cultivation is sufficient, so I can let them give it a try."
After all, it's my sister's hard work. When the time comes, we can invite a few friends to help sort out the ley lines and see how it goes in a few areas.
Yuan Yi thought about it for a moment, then quickly shook his head and refused. This game wasn't designed as a special game exclusively for highly skilled professionals.
Her goal is to widely promote the game throughout the primordial world, increasing the number and reach of players, in order to regulate the earth's veins and resolve the calamity. A few exceptional cases involving powerful beings cannot provide guiding suggestions for changes to the game.
Although the initial version of "Farm" had many problems, it was not without solutions. With the elder brother having already tested it, having several highly skilled cultivators conduct practical tests would likely resolve the issue in the short term, but the calamity would eventually return.
It's troublesome and doesn't significantly improve game production and development, so there's no need to go through the trouble.
Yuan Yi put away the jade slip, already having a good grasp of the subsequent improvement plans for the game.
“I understand the problems you mentioned, brother, and I can improve them within a month. At that time, I will need your help to test the effects of the ley lines on a small scale.”
Zhen Yuanzi was still thinking about which of his friends would be convenient to invite to help sort out the earth's veins.
Seeing Yuan Yi's confident and composed demeanor, I felt a surge of curiosity.
"This kind of problem is probably difficult even for a Great Luo Golden Immortal to solve." Zhen Yuanzi, a Great Luo Golden Immortal himself, appeared to explain, "What can you, a mere ginseng fruit tree that has just entered the path of immortality, possibly do?"
A ginseng fruit tree that is a hundred years old cannot solve the problem of insufficient cultivation level for players, and there is a lack of hardware facilities due to the fact that there are only two ginseng fruit trees.
However, as a game planner with extensive experience, Yuan Yi is already adept at handling issues such as reducing game difficulty, optimizing game performance, and lowering the requirements of player facilities and servers.
"Heavenly secrets cannot be revealed, brother, just wait for my good news." Yuan Yi didn't say it was 100%, but he was about 80-90% sure. At this moment, he deliberately kept Zhen Yuanzi in suspense, piquing his curiosity.
Yuan Yi was full of confidence, and Zhen Yuanzi was also full of expectations.
However, a month is but a moment in the eyes of a Great Luo Golden Immortal like Zhen Yuanzi, who often secludes himself for tens of thousands of years. He has the time to wait.
Upon returning to his cave, Yuan Yi listed out the game's production requirements and plans one by one, feeling a familiar sensation from his previous life return.
However, the game was only optimized after the first test.
Should this completely redesigned game be called "Eliminate the Aura" or "Farm Battle"?
A note from the author:
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Yuan Yi: In terms of cultivation, I'm utterly insignificant in the primordial world, but when it comes to game development, who hasn't slacked off at some point? [pats head]
The joke about the entire game being scrapped and remade after the first test [doge emoji]
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