Chapter 336 The game became popular before it was released!
then,
The Chongzhen camp appears.
The beginning of this paragraph has already made countless players uncomfortable:
The spore hatching ground, the blood pool, the chimeric transformation platform, the transformation cage... the whole scene seems to come from a Cthulhu-style purgatory of flesh and blood.
The squirming humanoid tissues in the spore pool grew rapidly and then hatched.
The spores spread along the roads, and the buildings exploded from the ground as if they had grown out of it!
Chimeric planting chamber, flesh and blood cannon nest...
In the demonstration, the mother of Chongzhen's camp continued to hatch, and the spores shook violently.
Various alien-like soldiers appeared, popping out from the spore membrane with a click, and fell to the ground with slippery feet covered with blood.
Then, through the instructions of the task, under the operation of the player, continuous impact,
That scene was like the zombies blowing the horn of counterattack.
Moreover, as the spores spread, the map began to gradually change color.
Chimeric Infantry, Wriggling Cannon Bugs, Bone Armor Raiders, Parasitic Devourers...
When you zoom in on the picture, it even looks a bit bloody.
Barrage unified high-energy burst brush:
"This isn't a war, it's a biological laboratory!"
"What kind of visual hell is this!"
"This unit is so weird that it makes my scalp tingle. It's so perverted and awesome!"
"Can you turn off the plasma effect... otherwise I really don't dare to play"
"Flesh lovers rejoice, and trypophobes go crazy!"
"This civilization must win. I'm going to blow up the world!"
"This setting is so crude... but also so cool!"
"I've been playing RTS for ten years, and I never thought I'd encounter such a strong domestic punch!"
“…”
Then, Lingxu Ciguo came online.
The map looks like Silent Valley.
There were only bells and burning incense.
The demonstrator built the [Morning Bell Tower] and the [Altar of Prayer for All Peoples] at the beginning.
Then the "Incense Burning Ceremony" began directly.
Crowds of believers went to the statue to pray, and an "oracle priest" stood in the center of the altar and read the sacred text.
This camp doesn't even need additional barracks.
In front of the statue, the believers who gave blessings automatically transformed into soldiers.
Moreover, as various "statues" around slowly rose.
The more believers there are around it, the stronger the skills of the Thousand-Armed Statue will be!
The barrage exploded again:
"I'm crying! Lingxu is also a weird RTS!"
"Other people make soldiers, and he makes Buddhas! This is too crazy and too funny!"
"Doesn't that mean more people means more faith? What a huge advantage that would be!"
"There's a population limit too. Whale Leap has had such a good reputation over the years, how could they not strike a balance?"
"Lingxu is really non-mainstream and crazy...but I really want to play it!"
"I don't know which of these four camps is the strongest!"
“…”
Within a few days, Bei Ming almost fully revealed the core systems of this RTS.
Faction characteristics, unit tactics, battle rhythm, PVE design... it's almost like stuffing the game manual into the players' mouths.
After all the factions were shown, they also released a set of seemingly insignificant content:
[Neutral Creature Ecosystem Demonstration]
The video shows the neutral ecological units scattered across different maps:
Abyssal Scale Ancestor Fish: An intelligent being from an ancient era awakened by Whale Abyss technology. It prefers seawater sources and may cause regional pollution when approached.
Clock Tower Zombies: Mutated by Lingxu believers after their failed self-sacrifice, they are in a chaotic state, will repeat a fixed trajectory, and attack all civilizations.
Dune Digger: entrenched in the border Gobi, can swallow soldiers and hide in the land, dig randomly,
There are also Iron Soul Remnants, the souls of the old soldiers who sacrificed in the Imperial Trial are entangled in their armor and guard the landmark units.
These neutral creatures are uncontrollable, highly powerful, and do not even belong to the player's faction. Their main purpose is to enrich the playability of the entire game.
…
In this way, for a week in a row, Bei Ming’s publicity and promotion was like an information bombardment.
And what about Lu Ming?
He looked at the data and pondered:
Why hasn't anyone started to find fault yet?
Lu Ming frowned and stared at the "bugs" he had transferred out.
Now it's all invisible in the actual video.
"These bugs...were just quietly addressed?"
"Qiliang, have you taken the test?"
Lu Ming fell completely silent.
Then I carefully studied the BUG that was marked at the time.
There is nothing wrong with it, it is indeed a BUG!
That’s not a mistake!
The more Lu Ming thought about it, the more he felt something was wrong.
This is so wrong that it's unsafe.
Lu Ming was a little worried, so he called directly.
The phone rang and was quickly connected.
"Mr. Lu?"
Zhao Qiliang's voice was still a little hoarse.
"Have you not had any rest recently?" Lu Ming asked straight to the point.
"Ah... not much rest."
Zhao Qiliang smiled.
"We're pushing it pretty fast, and we're about to get ready for a joint test with the media."
Lu Ming stared at the computer screen.
"I watched the actual test video you sent, it's pretty good!"
"Are you guys progressing so fast now?"
There was silence on the other end of the phone.
Then Zhao Qiliang coughed lightly and replied:
"Mr. Lu, it's not really..."
"Mr. Lu...well, the video has been processed."
"Have you dealt with it?"
"Uh...it's not fake!"
Zhao Qiliang hurriedly explained,
"Uh... you know the kind..."
Zhao Qiliang coughed.
"As for the promotional videos... it's like a variety show. We definitely have to go through the process before recording. We also ran through the script several times internally to ensure the rhythm is good, the operation is smooth, and the shots are in place."
"And then they edited it a bit... This is actually how everyone in the industry does it. We're not live streaming, it's all for publicity anyway..."
"So you're saying the presentation was rehearsed."
"right!"
Zhao Qiliang quickly took over.
"That's also understandable!"
"We're still worried that if something goes wrong with this demo, it could backfire. So... we're trying to get the atmosphere going first. We can still iterate slowly later."
"So how long do you think it will take for your game to go online?"
Zhao Qiliang's tone slowed down.
"Mr. Lu, it will definitely be online before April!"
"All we have left now are some minor issues. If we're quick, we can fix them by the end of this month!"
"That's what I said."
Lu Ming nodded, as long as there is no problem with the time!
Zhao Qiliang is indeed from a big factory.
This kid has learned all the tricks over there!
Really, he worried for nothing!
"Well, then go at your own pace!"
…
In early March,
As the weather warms up and everything comes back to life, the spring breeze has just started to blow, but the entire Internet has already become lively.
Especially, "The Great Ming Edict: The Crisis of the Universe"!
The popularity of this game finally experienced a cliff-like explosive growth in March!
On Weibo, Yinlang.com, and various forums.
Titles come one after another,
From Steam Giants to Thousand-Armed Buddhas: This Is Not an RTS, It's a Civilization God War
What do you think of the "Four Parallel Ming Dynasties" set in "The Great Ming Edict: Chaos of the Universe"?
"After playing four versions of Ming Dynasty in one go, let's see who is the T1 camp!"
Did you notice this detail in the trailer?
Is this the last gasp of RTS or a renaissance?
The comment section is full of comments:
"I was completely moved by the scene in Chongzhen's camp. The madness was so beautiful!"
"Even though I've never played an RTS before, I couldn't help but pre-order it. Who knows?"
“I feel like I’ve been waiting for this game for half a year! Come out soon!”
The most outrageous thing is that not only the gaming community, but other communities are also looking forward to it.
There are all kinds of revealing videos on the Internet, popular science about the history of the Ming Dynasty, as long as you post them, there will be traffic!
But the most popular one is still the novel circle!
There are a large number of fan writers who can't wait to start serializing.
There are a lot of titles on the novel website:
Lingxu: My Sudden Enlightenment of the Glorious Body
In Hongwu, I worked part-time making cannons every day
Inventory: The Daily Healing of the Lord of Flesh and Blood
"I let you believe in religion, but I didn't let you enslave the entire nation!"
The Great Ming Imperial Decree: Evolution from Tadpoles!
These have good heat.
Then, under the influence of this traffic, all kinds of fan works emerged like mushrooms after rain!
There are even many female-oriented novels written by female authors that specifically describe the "forbidden love between the oracle girl and the steam giant."
There are also soul painters who drew a humanized picture of the "Thousand-armed Buddha Statue" of the Lingxu camp in the comic exchange circle:
He was dressed in a golden silk robe, with sixteen arms spread out behind him, looking like a god descending to the earth.
It instantly received 100,000 likes, and the comments were all "God has arrived"!
There was even a game anchor who suddenly sighed during the live broadcast:
"Can this game be released soon?"
"My only concern now is whether this game will flop when it goes online."
"You said that this promotion is so full, what if the server crashes, freezes, and is full of bugs as soon as it opens? How will Bei Ming wake up from this dream?"
Barrage of comments:
"Shut up! Stop talking nonsense!"
"I've already written 50,000 words of fan fiction, please don't postpone it!"
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