san value
Just like the previous "Building 18" had an entrance interface, "Lord of the Stars" also has a login interface even in the trailer.
After Lu Zibing entered the game, he found himself standing under a quiet night sky.
There was a beach under my feet, the waves were lapping gently, and the stars above my head were so bright that they seemed to be falling down. If I stared at them for too long, I even felt a sense of fear.
The four words "King of Stars" hung high in the air, emitting a soft white light.
"The mode... of course it has to be the best!"
Lu Zibing chose "Roleplay Mode" and "Difficult Mode" without hesitation, and adjusted the sensory synchronization rate to the highest level.
After the game is actually released, the value of this card will not change.
Then the screen in front of his eyes disappeared and the game began to load.
By the way, although everyone knows that Director Shang’s new work is called "Lord of the Stars", they only know the name.
This time the trailer was released, and its tags and introduction were refreshed.
Tags: horror, multiplayer, role playing, multiple maps, dialogue.
Summary: You wake up from darkness and look up to see the stars.
——How should I put it? There is not much difference between writing it and not writing it. It makes it completely unclear what the game is about.
Especially the "dialogue" label, could it be the most simple and unpretentious dialogue game?
As the program loaded, Lu Zibing was the first to hear the sound.
"Zizi...Dingding...The diving equipment is about to be damaged..."
"Destruction rate... 80%... Alarm..."
"Alarm... System is shutting down..."
There was pure darkness before Lu Zibing's eyes and he heard a faint electronic sound in his ears.
He seemed to be sinking gradually, and there was the gurgling sound of bubbling water in his ears.
The feeling was so real that he couldn't help but rub his arms, feeling a chill.
Lu Zibing wondered what had happened to his character.
The diving equipment was damaged. Was there an accident?
During what process did he have the accident? Traveling? Scientific research? Exploration?
Darkness is one of the most primitive sources of fear for humans. Unconsciously, during the ten seconds of being cut off from sight, Lu Zibing had already taken on the role.
When the sound of heavy objects falling to the ground was heard all around, Lu Zibing also "opened" his eyes.
He was in a small cabin, half of which was made of glass. Outside was the rich blue sea. It was obviously a submarine or some other vehicle.
The submarine's light illuminated a small pool of water, revealing a white, gravelly seabed.
[Starting at the bottom of the ocean? ? Only one character? Isn't this a multiplayer game? ]
[I have a fear of the deep sea, help me! ! He is called the king of stars, why is there still a sea! ]
Humans are naturally afraid of non-terrestrial environments, such as the sky and the ocean.
For interstellar people, technology has greatly alleviated their fears, but the warnings from their ancestors are still engraved in their DNA.
Especially since the cabin was so claustrophobic, Lu Zibing's heart beat faster and he had a feeling of suffocation.
However, the trailers are mostly for display purposes, and players cannot control the characters most of the time, so they can only sit there and wait for the plot.
Lu Zibing learned new clues from the comments:
[Huh? What's going on? I saw that other anchors were born in different places. ]
[I saw a host was born in the rainforest, so magical...]
To ease his fear, Lu Zibing started talking nonsense: "I've read a lot of analysis recently. Although Director Shang wants to make a multiplayer game this time, I don't think it can be a massively multiplayer online role-playing game. Hundreds of people running around in a crowd, how can there be any horror effect?"
"So, Stellaris is likely to be a cooperative story game with four to five players. I have invited a few friends in advance to live stream together."
"Let's take a look at what's in the game first."
Although the movements could not be controlled, Lu Zibing could take the opportunity to observe his own operating panel.
There are three numbers in the upper left corner. He is very familiar with physical strength and energy, but...
"What is this 'san value'?" Lu Zibing wondered.
His consciousness "mouse" moved over it, and a box of instructions appeared on the panel: [If the SAN value is too low, you will lose your mind. ]
Lu Zibing: “?”
Weird.
He continued to look and found several character notes:
[You seem to have lost your memory and don't know why you are here. ]
[You need to properly arrange drinking water, eating, and rest to ensure that your physical strength and energy are in good condition. ]
While Lu Zibing was watching, the character he was "possessed" was not idle either. He began to grope around in the cabin, found a diving suit and put it on, then opened the valve leading to another room.
Lu Zibing glanced at the instrument hanging on the wall, which showed that the oxygen could last for another hour.
The countdown is always something that can bring pressure to people, and he became nervous.
Small words explaining the plot appeared on the panel:
[You hope to find the emergency cabin and leave the seabed. ]
Lu Zibing's character came to a room, which seemed to be a resting place. There was a bed, a table and chairs, and a lot of sundries on them.
"He" picked up something on the table.
[All communication equipment is scrapped, except this one.]
Lu Zibing pondered over this small board-shaped device and said, "Is this... a communication device called a mobile phone from a long time ago? It should be the predecessor of the optical computer."
At this time, the operating authority was released, and Lu Zibing opened the screen a little clumsily.
The wallpapers on his phone were all in their original state, with only one APP icon on the interface, which was an eye-shaped galaxy, as if an eyeball was staring at him.
Its name is "Starry Sky".
[This is so scary, should I click on this app? ]
[It seems so... otherwise there is nothing else. 】
Lu Zibing clicked it with fear and curiosity, and found that it was actually a chat software, and it opened into an unnamed group chat.
There are two people in the group, Lu Zibing himself and a user with a black avatar named [Unknown].
Lu Zibing saw that his avatar seemed to be a planet icon, but the planet silhouette was gray with a question mark on it.
The avatar cannot be changed, but the user name can be changed. Lu Zibing simply chose his own name.
Group information shows that the group was founded by [Unknown].
Lu Zibing: [Hello, is anyone there? ]
There was no response, so Lu Zibing sent a lot more random messages, growing bolder. People tend to feel at ease with familiar things, and how could a chat interface that looked so high-tech be scary?
Suddenly, a new message popped up in the group: [B joined the group chat. ]
Lu Zibing was very excited: "It's just B in the trailer, and the real release should be other players."
As soon as B entered the group, he said anxiously:
[Are you imprisoned here too? ]
[[Picture], I'm here, help, there's a monster chasing me! ]
Lu Zibing was stunned, then a chill ran down his spine and he clicked on the picture.
The location in the picture was completely different from the environment he was in. It looked like some kind of underground volcano. The ground rocks were cracked and dazzling magma could be seen.
There were some wreckage of instruments and equipment scattered around, as if the characters were also forced to be stranded there.
But the most terrifying thing is not this, but a hideous black shadow crawling out of the lava in the distance of the picture!
The photographer obviously took the photo in a hurry and turned around to take the picture, so the picture is blurry and shaky, but it adds to the sense of reality.
[So the players landed in different places. This one on the other side is too unlucky. Damn it, I don’t want to be drawn on the volcano lava map when I play next time! ]
[So exciting, I guess the person on the other side also lost his memory, and only found this phone! ]
At this time, Lu Zibing unfortunately lost control of the character again.
"He" replied, "You and I are not in the same place," and then he stopped talking, found the emergency ejection cabin, and prepared to enter.
If you stay at the bottom of the sea forever, the only outcome is death.
The room where the ejection capsule was located was flooded with seawater, causing the character's movement to be somewhat shaky.
Lu Zibing was a little worried about the safety of his "little friend", so the character took out his cell phone after activating the first aid cabin.
It seems that B is temporarily safe and sends a new message:
[A map pops up in my window, and there is a yellow dot with your name on it. Does it represent you? ]
[I tried, but I can't take a screenshot and send it out... There's a red dot approaching you at high speed, what is that? ]
Lu Zibing instinctively shuddered: "Oh my god! What does this mean?!"
The moment he turned his head, there was a loud noise in the cabin and he was thrown out by the huge force.
The barrage was filled with screams due to this sudden change:
[Oh my god, there is a monster on the anchor! ! Run! ! ]
[It's the tentacle monster that I fear the most! 】
Lu Zibing fell head over heels, and when he got up with stars in his eyes, he saw many round objects as big as faces on the cabin glass.
When I took a closer look, I shuddered all over.
Those are the suction cups on the tentacles!
The suction cup is this big, how big is its main body? !
There was a tentacle monster that just hit his first aid cabin hard!
Seeing the huge tentacle squirming and preparing for a second attack, Lu Zibing's adrenaline surged and he turned into a screaming chicken.
“Ahhhh!!…Huh?”
He was screaming with his eyes closed, and in his mind he was still moving backwards. When he came to his senses, he found himself back at the login screen.
In front of me were only four large white characters, "King of Stars", flashing gently.
Lu Zibing: “…”
He then remembered that he had only experienced the preview today.
Damn it, why did it have to be interrupted at such a critical moment? !
The trailer for "Lord of the Stars" was extremely explosive, and it can be said that no one expected it to be of such content.
[So cool! I love it so much!! Director Shang, I order you to play it tomorrow!!]
[What should I do if I don’t dare to play after watching the trailer? QAQ Should I just bite the bullet and play 555]
[I really want to be able to travel back to the release date of [Incompetent Rage], I have already watched the trailer a hundred or eighty times! ]
[I really like that underwater map. It reminds me of "Ocean of Mobius"! ]
Even though there are some sour words, the data is the most intuitive.
The pre-order rate of "Lord of the Stars" has reached 40% of the population, which means that almost one in every two interstellar people is ready to play this game.
Of course, the factor of the shadow of the brain worm is involved, but if the game itself is not attractive enough, such an effect cannot be achieved.
In fact, when Director Shang released the news of "multiplayer game" before, public opinion was not so positive.
As the terror trend has developed to this point, the interstellar people are no longer like they did in the beginning, screaming at everything, but have developed their own judgment.
As the saying goes, "there is strength in numbers", people have the consciousness of "encouraging each other" in their bones. No matter how terrifying something is, it will not be so scary when there are many people.
Can multiplayer games really be done well? Will it just become an upgraded version of "hide and seek"?
There are even voices saying that there is no need for Director Shang to make a multiplayer game, and it would be better to just play it single-player as before.
No one expected that she would adopt such a clever arrangement - separating the players and communicating only through dialogue.
When a person is in an unfamiliar environment, the sense of fear will be maximized.
What’s even more interesting is that Director Shang also introduced the variable of “dialogue”.
It's a double-edged sword that can give players a sense of companionship, but also increase fear.
——From the second and third trailers released by Director Shang, it can be seen that players land on different planets, and their initial state is "amnesia", and they can only communicate with each other through the chat window.
Moreover, the clues that players can find are related to and influence each other.
In other words, you can choose to help the other party or to cheat the other party.
Human hearts are the most uncontrollable variable. How can players not feel nervous and excited?
Not to mention, there is a black avatar of [Unknown] in the preview group chat, and it is unknown whether it is a human or a ghost.
Some players even suggested that those pulled into the group chat might not all be players, but could also be “ghosts” played by AI.
In just a few trailers, every detail was pulled out for analysis, such as the "san value".
The biggest unsolved mystery is why this game is named "King of Stars"? Is it because players are competing with each other to become the king?
Shang Jingyan also saw the discussions on Starnet.
The plot of "The Stars" was not written by her alone, but was written by the dream builders responsible for the plot.
Zu Lingwei, Hua Feitian, Ji Lianxing, Luo Zhiyu, Yan Ke...
The list could be very long, and several almost real planetary worlds were constructed in such a short time.
So in fact, there are many details in it that even she can't grasp all of them.
"Are you ready?"
Pei Yi asked softly, helping Shang Jingyan open the holographic cabin.
Shang Jingyan lay in the cabin and smiled: "No problem."
As the chief dream builder of "Stellaris", her first personal debugging is about to begin.
The purpose is not only for the game, but also to... observe whether the brain worm will be attracted.
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