Chapter 144 Do you need a driver's license to play games?
Tianba Studio has become more formalized, with a clearer division of labor within the team, which has not affected the normal operation of its games.
The players don't know this either.
All they knew was that according to the live broadcast of Emperor Piriya, Brother Ba seemed to be developing a racing game.
"Racing game?"
When he heard the news, Xu Liang was playing the entertainment melee mode of "Star Emperor" with his friends.
A friend told him that Tianba Studio’s new game is a racing game that can be played online, and asked him if he wanted to play it together.
"It depends."
Xu Liang doesn’t like playing racing games very much, mainly because he thinks this type of game is a bit too boring.
He is a second-generation rich.
Xu Liang, who was born with a silver spoon in his mouth and has a super, super, super rich father, has a life of luxury since childhood, so whatever he asks for will be met.
Racing in the game? Don't be silly!
He has a lot of sports cars in his garage. If he is really interested in racing, he can also go to the track to have some fun through his friends.
Why play games when you can experience this adrenaline rush in real life? No one would be stupid enough to play games when you can play with real cars, right?
But having said that.
Although he is not interested in racing games, his friends are loyal racing game players. Even if he doesn't like to play, it doesn't hurt to play with his friends.
"Let's talk about it after it's released! The game hasn't even been released yet, how do you know if it's fun?"
“It’s definitely going to be fun!”
My friend said confidently: "Since Tianba Studio can develop a game like "Star Emperor", I believe this racing game will not be bad either."
"Although the game hasn't been released yet, who says we can't play it? Tianba's official website has a pre-registration event. If you win, you can go offline to participate in the trial..."
Make an appointment for a trial?
When Xu Liang heard this, he laughed out loud: "There shouldn't be many places, right? With so many people making reservations, how can you guarantee that you will be selected?"
"Just spend money to buy it."
Xu Liang's friend is also a second-generation rich man, with a lot of money. As long as the money is enough, someone will definitely be willing to give up the quota.
As for whether the authorities will hold people accountable and crack down on this practice of reselling places, it is highly likely that they will not.
Because this kind of thing is difficult to prove.
Moreover, it is just an opportunity to try out the game offline, which is not worth much money after all. Some people want to buy the spots, so it’s okay to make some money for the players who are drawn.
"Where is the location?"
"Jiangning!"
My friend said excitedly, "Don't you want to visit the GAL League's Jiangning Station? What do you say? Let's go and have fun together?"
"Sure!"
Since my friend has invited me like this, it would be unreasonable not to go with him.
Jiangning is not far from Zhonghai, and it only takes a few hours to drive there. Besides, Xu Liang is quite free at the end of the year, so it would be nice to go out for a walk.
Xu Liang's friend was indeed very resourceful. After using his money, he got two reservations for the trial version, which was scheduled for Tuesday, January 14, 2025.
About 200 spots are available for this pre-order trial.
But there were only about 150 people at the scene, many of whom were game-related media reporters, game bloggers, and portal information website editors.
Xu Liang was still thinking too much.
At this time in the twelfth lunar month, except for the idle rich second generation like them, others, even if they are drawn, have no time to make a special trip to Jiangning to participate in the so-called offline trial.
"Bad timing!"
"really!"
After hearing what his friend said, Xu Liang nodded and said, "This time is too awkward, and it's a weekday morning, so the players can't come at all."
Tianba Studio has too little experience.
Maybe this was their first time hosting a so-called offline trial event and they had no relevant organizational experience, so it was a bit awkward.
If we change the time and promote it better, maybe this offline trial event will be more popular and attract more attention. It won't be like now, where there are not many players coming to support it.
Xu Liang didn't know.
In fact, what he said was already considered by Tianba Studio. The reason why the offline trial activity was organized so hastily and the time was not well chosen was actually because time waits for no one.
The studio is about to close for the holiday, and Brother Ba is packing his luggage and preparing to buy a ticket home.
If we don’t hold it now, there will be no time to hold offline trial activities when the first lunar month arrives. If we continue to postpone it, is it still necessary to hold offline trial activities?
It's hasty, so be it.
Although the time was very special and not many people came, Tianba Studio still made sufficient preparations and specially booked a high-end Internet cafe, providing tea, drinks and souvenirs.
certainly!
Those who came for the offline trial didn’t care about the small gifts carefully prepared by Tianba Studio at all. They only had their eyes on the game demo that didn’t even have an icon.
Xu Liang and his friend sat down in front of the computer and, under the guidance of Tianba staff, logged into the account dedicated to testing.
These accounts are special.
The special thing is that the passwords of these accounts are only known to the staff, and players can only try out the games but cannot take them away and keep the game records.
In addition, taking photos and videotaping are strictly prohibited on site, and all kinds of live broadcasts are not allowed. This is said to be to prevent game leaks.
“So strict?”
Xu Liang was speechless. Is it necessary to make a crappy game like a military secret?
Forget it, he's here now! Anyway, he's here to try out the game, so he has to try it out, otherwise his trip would be in vain. 「Bald Programmer 08」
"Single Planner Wang 14"
He and his friends had obtained test accounts and had already chosen nicknames.
Xu Liang has nothing to complain about this silly nickname. After all, it is an official account, so it's fine as long as it works. Who cares what it's called ?
One of the biggest advantages of this test-only account is that almost all currencies in the game have a maximum value of 9.99 million.
It's like playing a cracked version. You can buy any car you want. It's so cool! As soon as Xu Liang entered the game, he saw a very simple garage page, which only had a Huazi Zhijia series electric car.
This is supposed to be a beginner vehicle.
I turned my head and glanced at my friend's computer screen, and sure enough, like him, it was Huazi's smart car.
Huazi paid, right? The two had no interest in this kind of novice car. Since it was a racing game and there were endless game coins, the first thing they had to do was to buy a good car.
The map is the M key.
He opened the map skillfully and was then transferred to the Tianba Auto Trade Company.
Tianba Auto Trade is indeed the only official car purchasing channel designated by the game, and there are so many car models here!
Brands are sorted by letters AZ. Players can choose their favorite brand to buy vehicles, or they can choose based on price.
You can also choose new energy, SUV, sedan, microvan, pickup truck...
"Ah! There's no sports car?"
After searching the car selection page for a long time, Xu Liang was surprised that he didn't see the sports car he liked.
Never mind sports cars.
There isn't even a million-level luxury car here. The most expensive car is only about 400,000 to 500,000 yuan.
What the hell!
As a second-generation rich man, when has Xu Liang ever seen such a weird racing game? Without sports cars and luxury cars, how can he choose these cars? He doesn't understand!
In reality, he has never driven a car with a starting price of less than one million. To be a little more high-profile, he even thinks that cars with a starting price of less than one million cannot be called cars.
"What car did you buy?"
Xu Liang was at a loss and planned to refer to his friends' choices. After all, he didn't know much about cars and didn't know how to choose between these commuter and family cars.
"Dizi's tram!"
My friend chose a new energy King model and said with a smile: "I've driven this car before, and it feels okay within 500,000 yuan. What about you?"
"I'm the same as you."
Since he couldn't tell the difference anyway, Xu Liang decided to follow his friend's choice and buy the same car as his friend.
"This game is not good. They actually let us drive these crappy cars..."
There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!
After Xu Liang paid, he was still speechless and said, "What kind of racing game doesn't allow players to drive luxury cars? These are all grocery shopping cars and family cars. It's amazing that they could come up with this idea."
"well enough!"
My friend was not as indignant as Xu Liang. Instead, he felt that after getting tired of driving sports cars and luxury cars, suddenly playing a game where you can only drive a family car has a kind of fresh beauty.
This mentality has nothing to do with whether he is a rich second generation or not.
It's just like any other racing game, with luxury cars everywhere, and you're tired of seeing them. After eating too much meat and fish, it's actually not bad to eat some vegetables occasionally to relieve the greasiness.
In fact, in addition to buying a Di Zi electric car, he also bought a magical car Wuling.
He had never seen this thing in other games, and he had long wanted to experience what it felt like to drive a magical car in a race.
Tianba Auto Trade is very professional.
Soon after the two men paid the money, the new car was delivered to the garage.
Now that you have a car you like, it’s time to experience the key gameplay of racing games and sign up for racing competitions!
Xu Liang thought so too.
There are many registration points for competitions on the map. You can sign up for the competition as long as you go there. The rewards are different, and some competitions have different difficulty levels of "stand-alone/online".
"Registration failed!"
Looking at the registration failure prompt on the screen, Xu Liang wondered: "I am not eligible to participate? What's going on?"
"Neither do I!"
After my friend said this, he suddenly started to study it. Because the game has not yet made a beginner's guide, the two of them didn't know exactly where the problem was.
After trying for a long time, they finally found the problem: they didn't have a "driver's license"! Xu Liang: "..."
What a genius design! He never dreamed that the first challenge he would face in playing a crappy racing game would be to get a driver's license.
Could it be that the game designer who came up with this thing had some bad taste in his heart? He had to make everyone experience the pain of getting a driver's license again in the game?
Without a driver's license, you cannot register for the competition.
It's not just a problem with the competition. Without a driver's license, players can't even drive on the road.
Then go take one!
After arriving at Tianba Driving School and clicking on the driver’s license test, Xu Liang soon entered a copy dimension.
The first test: [Road traffic safety laws, regulations and related knowledge test]! There are 10 questions in total, and you can pass if you answer 6 questions correctly.
The questions are randomly selected from the real subject one question bank. They are difficult, but not as exaggerated as the real subject one exam. After all, there are only ten questions, and you can pass if you answer six questions correctly.
These questions are not difficult for Xu Liang.
I passed the first subject in no time and soon entered the simulation test phase for the second subject.
Reversing into a garage, S-bend, parallel parking, right-angle turn, starting on a slope...
“It’s simply against the will of heaven!”
Seeing these familiar test items, Xu Liang lived in Bengbu.
This game was really too absurdly abstract. He had never seen a racing game that added these things.
But don't say...
Playing the reverse parking game is really a different experience, so novel! He passed the test in one try, but he couldn't help but want to take the test a second time.
Who among my family members understands?
If only the real-life driving test could be as easy as in the game! Especially when backing into a garage, you can use the rooftop view to look down, which is really cool.
“It’s quite interesting.”
A friend joked, "It's not difficult. There's even a bird's-eye view. Is there anyone who can't pass it?"
"Section 3 is a little different!"
Hearing this, my friend immediately became interested: "What do you mean? Is the third level of the test different from reality?"
"no the same!"
Xu Liang stared at the "Please wait for the make-up exam" prompt on the screen and shook his head.
How can this be the third grade?
The third part of the game is a complete simulation of a real game. Only those who get first place will pass, otherwise they will have to take a make-up test.
The overall difficulty is very low.
The main thing is that he didn't react. Why are there traffic lights during the race, and why are there bicycles and old men cutting in? And why do we even need to give way to pedestrians? Huh?!
The first time he didn't pay attention to the traffic light, he accidentally ran a red light and was fined 10 seconds, and then failed.
He has no idea how to fix this special mechanism.
It was the first time he saw a mechanism that required waiting for traffic lights in a racing game. Generally speaking, wouldn't it be possible to just drive forward mindlessly?
and……
Damn the dog that cut in!
It's really an eye-opener to be forced to cut in while playing a racing game. And the cutting in this game is really thrilling and exciting.
These robots have such poor quality! Xu Liang couldn't help but want to curse. Who designed these robots? Why are they so poor quality? They will take advantage of any loopholes?
Just cut in line.
Have you ever seen a human-machine driver parked behind a car, honking his horn to urge you, or even sticking his head out of the window to yell at you? Their character is so touching!
He has played so many games, and the AI in "Need for Speed" are the worst group of people he has ever seen, perfectly demonstrating what a highway bully is.
"Hahaha!"
Xu Liang was almost driven crazy by the human-machine interaction, but after his friend tried the third subject, he smiled.
"Interesting, really interesting."
"These AIs are so interesting. If they weren't AIs, I would have thought they were players!"
They drive so smartly.
The human-machine even knew that it should be ready to start when there were only a few seconds left in the red light countdown, playing the role of racing against time, which made him dumbfounded.
(End of this chapter)