Chapter 310 Real-time Strategy RTS!
The first day of Beiming Studio's official opening,
The weather is good, there is plenty of sunshine, and the office building is new.
Lu Ming stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, looked at the layout of the entire new office, and squinted his eyes.
This building is rented temporarily. It is located roughly in the middle of Beishan and Jingyue. It is not far from anyone and has convenient transportation.
The entire floor has an open layout, with workstations in the middle and meeting rooms and negotiation rooms on both sides. The equipment has just been debugged.
At this moment, two project teams that originally had nothing to do with each other were sitting in two rows of office areas opposite each other.
On one side is the "Xiantu" project team, and on the other side is the "氪命修仙" project team,
Both sides sat upright and did not talk to each other.
Lu Ming almost laughed out loud when he saw this scene.
It’s just perfect!
"Mr. Lu."
Zhao Qiliang came over and asked in a low voice:
"What are your thoughts on the general direction of the new game?"
"The new project you mentioned... is it related to cultivation?"
"I'm curious too."
Zhao Chongshan, who had come specially for the occasion, also came in, smiling and holding up a cup of coffee.
"Old Lu, you're leading the project this time, and I want to broaden my horizons."
As the two were talking, other developers came over.
Almost everyone agrees on one point:
Mr. Lu must be engaged in the cultivation of immortals, after all, the backgrounds of these two groups of people are there.
These two groups of people are all experienced in making Xianxia games.
Moreover, games of the Xiuxian type have always had a good audience.
The acceptance is also relatively wide!
It can be said that this is the most suitable game type for Beiming to develop at present!
Lu Ming glanced at everyone.
A hint of smile flashed across his eyes.
"Cultivating immortals?"
"Who told you I want to be a cultivator?"
Everyone was stunned.
"It's not cultivation."
The whole audience was stunned.
Zhao Qiliang was the quickest to react: "So... is it the near future? Science fiction? Or is it more of an immersive narrative?"
"What is that?"
"...Not Cyber?"
"It's not a modern city, is it?"
"Could it be... an open world?"
"still……?"
"'Kryptonian Cultivation 2'?"
Everyone's eyes fell on Lu Ming.
He waved his hand gently.
“Neither.”
"This game is the first truly collaborative project between Jingyue and Beishan."
"I don't need it to have as many category labels as previous games, nor do I want it to just extend the life of a certain IP."
"What I want to make is a large-scale real-time strategy game."
He paused.
Amidst everyone's puzzled gazes, Lu Ming slowly uttered four words:
"Real-time strategy."
Everyone was stunned.
RTS?
Zhao Qiliang looked up suddenly. "Is it the kind that involves construction, development, and raising troops for war?"
"Yes." Lu Ming nodded.
"To be more specific, I hope it will be a hybrid of large-scale real-time strategy (RTS) and tactical command simulation."
"It emphasizes resource acquisition, front deployment, tactical coordination, chain of command, and terrain tactics."
"It would be best if the entire battlefield could be made open."
"You can siege a city, steal minerals, or even stage an internal coup. As long as players are willing, they can choose to plot, form alliances, assassinate the leader, or even start a new faction."
These words brought the whole hall to a state of silence.
"RTS?"
"Who still dares to make an RTS these days?!"
"No way, do domestic players really play this kind of thing?"
"Now everything automatically finds its way, automatically hangs up, and even sets up skills for you..."
"This level of difficulty...this level of operation...and a tactical simulation?"
"This is a total war! This is too difficult!"
“And the development cycle and time are very long!”
"No, are you serious, Mr. Lu?"
"This isn't some kind of quick-selling project. This is... a masterpiece."
Lu Ming nodded.
"Seriously."
"What I want to make is a true strategy game."
“It’s not a tower defense, it’s not a business simulation, it’s not an auto chess game.”
Everyone was stunned.
Even Zhao Chongshan's eyelids were twitching. He stared at the words on the whiteboard and didn't say anything for a long time.
Zhao Qiliang subconsciously asked:
"You, you mean... like... legion wars, building troops to fight, slowly developing... that kind of thing?"
“Almost the same, but probably more complicated than that.”
Lu Ming's tone was extremely serious, as if he was seriously planning a masterpiece.
"We need to use a tactical simulation system to achieve coordination between arms, corps formations, and real-time adjustments."
“Let every player experience the feeling of commanding a real war.”
"Offense and defense alternate, the front lines are under strain, supply chains are disrupted, surprise attacks are launched, ambushes and sneak attacks are conducted..."
"The success or failure of a strategy depends on seconds."
"Don't you want to play this kind of game?"
The meeting room was silent.
To be honest, some people have thought about it, but no one dares to do it.
Firstly, it is too difficult, and secondly, the market is too small.
How many players today are still willing to manually operate a legion?
Not to mention that Mr. Lu also plans to add a "resource competition" system and a "multi-line collaboration" system.
This isn't a game.
This is a whole information war.
As the words fell,
The air in the conference room was frozen.
No one spoke.
Lu Ming sat in the front.
Look calm.
But his eyes were frighteningly bright.
It’s as if I’ve already seen the overwhelming negative reviews after this game was launched.
After all, only this kind of immersive game that allows people to master micro-manipulation, and then when a BUG appears,
Only then can people clap their hands in anger!
Lu Ming had found many strategies for this type of game.
After trying many types of games, I made the final decision!
Just thinking about it makes my scalp tingle.
but!
It also makes him feel refreshed!
"I know what you're thinking."
Lu Ming raised his head and looked at everyone:
“It’s too complicated to do.”
“No one plays, so the investment is not profitable.”
"The cycle is too long and the result is a waste of effort."
"Do you think I'm crazy?"
"You're worried that no one will download it when it goes online."
“I’m afraid that after I’m done, all the reviews will be bad.”
Everyone looked at each other, no one dared to speak, but their expressions said it all.
Lu Ming suddenly smiled.
"But you forget, this is a game."
"A real game isn't about numerical traps, or battle rankings, or skin-changing activities every three days or collaborations every week."
"It's a tactical game, a group strategy, reaction and understanding, operation and coordination, a head-on confrontation between humans and computers!"
“Why do we play strategy games?”
“Because that’s real players playing the game!”
"If you don't use your brain, you will lose."
He raised his hand and tapped his temple lightly:
“It’s not krypton gold, it’s not VIP, it’s not a shilling system.”
"But you."
"Your judgment as a player."
"I'm asking you."
"Do you still want to make a truly memorable game in your lifetime?"
“It’s not a standard product on a commercial assembly line, nor is it a pay-to-win dungeon that prioritizes operations.”
"Only games like this have the capital to compete!"
The hall suddenly became quiet.
Many people secretly exchanged glances.
But some planners, artists, and system designers who already have a strategic complex have begun to have a gleam in their eyes.
Zhao Qiliang muttered softly:
"But...will this really become popular?"
“…”
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