Zhuang Yan and Liu Debao refused to rest. Zhuang Yan is now in charge of the operations team, and he is the most anxious about the game's poor development.
Liu Debao, on the other hand, insisted on staying to prevent any unexpected problems with the game download program. As the programmer, he felt it would be safer to keep an eye on it.
A screen specifically designed to display the demo's running data shows the number of players currently playing "World": 138.
Although the current client restricts access to online mode, as long as the player's computer is connected to the internet and they are playing the single-player mode of "World", they can still access the game.
Then the remote monitoring and statistics server can also receive statistical data.
So Han Ming looked at the data and, with an optimistic estimate, figured that if there were at least 300 single-player players who weren't connected to the internet, that would be pretty good.
Seeing that neither Zhuang Yan nor Da Bao would leave, Han Ming, as the boss, naturally couldn't just pack up and go to sleep.
He could only push Dong Xiaolu, who had also spent the night with him, to his rest room to catch up on sleep.
After returning, the three of them sat in the monitoring room in a daze.
As the time approached 9 a.m., the number of visits to the game's official website increased significantly, with Han Ming seeing a peak of 30,000 people online.
The number of downloads also continued to rise, soaring from over a thousand.
2000, 3000, 4000, and by 10:30, the number of downloads had reached 7800.
Seeing that the situation was not bad, the three of them finally breathed a sigh of relief. Their tense nerves relaxed a little, and they drowsily fell asleep on the table.
While the three of them were asleep, they were unaware that the launch of "The World" was slowly creating ripples in some parts of the internet.
Every type of game has its loyal player base, and simulation games are no exception.
Lin Fan, who is studying at a university in a coastal city of the motherland, is one of them.
He has loved building blocks since he was a child and has always been immersed in his own fantasy world. He has also had a strong interest in simulation management games.
As he grew up, he gradually came into contact with games such as The Sims and SimCity, which were introduced from abroad and suited his tastes very well.
Unfortunately, these games always had some regrets and shortcomings, which made him unable to feel satisfied.
That night, Lin Fan, who was playing games with his roommates on his laptop in his dorm room, felt that he was getting tired of the simulation game he was playing.
After exiting the game, he went to browse the game forum, which was a hub for simulation game enthusiasts like him.
It's fun to chat and post things online, and the forum also organizes small events from time to time.
For Lin Fan, who loves to compete with others in game achievements, browsing forums in his spare time is also an essential part of his daily routine.
Looking at the familiar forum, the post titled "A super masterpiece, the pinnacle of domestic virtual reality games, 'World,' will soon be available for trial play" is still mixed in with various advertising and recommendation posts.
Lin Fan found it quite funny; that post had been appearing frequently lately.
Each time it was deleted by the forum administrator, it would reappear when no one was paying attention. Its persistent spirit was quite touching.
Out of curiosity, Lin Fan clicked on it and found it was a promotional link for a game.
Fearing that clicking on the links would lead to malicious websites and infect his computer with viruses, Lin Fan hasn't dared to click on any of them for the past few days.
However, Lin Fan had seen some of the game video posts that the online trolls had shared on the forums, and the visual effects were quite stunning.
In his mind, he absolutely did not believe that such a well-made game was designed by a small domestic company.
So the more exciting the game videos were, the stronger his doubts became, making him believe that domestic teams could create such a stunning game, something Lin Fan couldn't do.
However, at this moment, he really had no interest in playing the game installed on the machine. He was quite curious to see if the much-hyped "World" was really that powerful.
With the determination to reinstall the system if he got a virus, Lin Fan opened the official website of the game.
Instead of the expected virus alert, a short promotional video appeared.
The visuals are very appealing, with lifelike buildings and characters.
After the video ended, a clean and tidy official website for the game appeared.
The game provides a complete overview, including system requirements, scene descriptions, character class introductions, and a showcase of the game's unique features.
The client button, in particular, that flashes "new" is constantly shining.
Out of caution, Lin Fan decided to check out the official website first, and to his surprise, it suited his taste quite well.
Having made up my mind, I clicked download. The internet speed in the dorm was pretty good, and the game client was downloaded in just over ten minutes.
Lin Fan nervously installed the game. The reason for his nervousness was that he was afraid the game installation package contained a virus.
But then I thought about it again, if a virus were to make such a large installation package, that would be too lame.
Furthermore, I just checked the official website and it shows that the relevant national departments have approved its issuance, so there shouldn't be any problems.
The game installed quickly, and after it finished, there was a neat program icon on the desktop. The icon had two simple words, "World," which looked like it had flowing lines.
At this moment, Lin Fan was filled with anticipation. Having reached this stage, he was eagerly hoping that the game would deliver the gameplay footage shown in the promotional video.
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