Chapter 66 Huang Silang’s surname is also Huang.
The official version of “Star Emperor” has been online for a week and everything is normal.
Just when Chen Ba thought that there would be no problems with the official version and was actively preparing for the update of the new version of the Simulator, Xiao Lu discovered traces of the "plug-in".
"Are you sure it's a cheat?"
"Not sure, but this player is very strange. He immediately turned on 4K resolution and extreme image quality, and then went on the journey to become an immortal..."
Isn't this just a graphics card test? Chen Ba couldn't help but roll his eyes when he heard this and said, "It must be another boring UP host who is using our game to test the performance of the graphics card! What kind of cheat is this?"
"No, no, no, it's just a simple abnormal behavior."
Xiao Lu defended: "The key is its configuration. It can't read any information, and its performance is very strong. Features such as real-time ray tracing and DLSS are stronger than 30 series graphics cards!"
Can't read information?
Chen Ba was also shocked.
What's going on? What configuration is this guy using? Why can't he read the information? Is it really a plug-in? Out of curiosity, Chen Ba called Yang Dong, Zhong Shengwei and others together, and they worked together to conduct a round of screening and verification on the player.
"The registered IP address is from the United States."
Yang Dong said: "I logged into the game for the first time two days ago and went straight to the immortal road. My winning rate was very high..."
"What's interesting is that he would actively activate the Ultimate Sublimation every time!"
"The ultimate sublimation with the ultimate 4K image quality!" Worried that it would not attract attention, Zhong Shengwei emphasized the player's resolution and image quality settings again.
Now, everyone was really confused.
Unable to read unknown computer configuration, extreme sublimation under the ultimate picture quality of 4K resolution, this should not be a normal 3090.
“3090Ti is also in jeopardy.”
Chen Ba muttered, "How dare they do this? And they didn't have any accidents during the trip. Could it be some new type of plug-in?"
The actual performance exceeds that of 3090Ti. This is not the hardware level that players should have, and there is no such graphics card on the market. And the model number cannot be read, which is the biggest doubt.
"He went offline last night after obtaining the title of Immortal King."
Xiao Lu retrieved the login records and said, "Until 10 a.m. today, he has not been online during this period."
“Keep an eye on this account.”
Chen Ba gave instructions, requiring Xiao Lu to keep an eye on the American player at all times and find out whether he was cheating or using a new unknown graphics card.
But it’s strange…
Ever since Tianba Studio noticed this player named [AdaLovelace] and closely monitored him, he has never been online again.
Five days later.
Just when Chen Ba was wondering whether the player had uninstalled the game "Star Emperor", NVIDIA's GTC 2022 keynote speech arrived as scheduled.
Wearing a black leather jacket and looking radiant with joy because of the rising stock prices, Huang appeared in front of the camera and introduced the latest breakthroughs in AI, data science, high-performance computing, graphics, edge computing, networking and autonomous machines to users and the media.
“Today, we are launching the third generation of RTX architecture - Ada Lovelace!”
As a member of the gaming industry, Chen Ba naturally also watched Huang's keynote speech.
When he saw Huang launch the third-generation RTX architecture, named Ada Lovelace after the mathematician of the same name, he felt it looked familiar.
Not only him, Xiao Lu and others also thought of it.
Zhuo! It turns out that the mysterious player they have been looking for for a long time is Lao Huang! No wonder this IP is from the United States, no wonder the hardware information cannot be read, everything makes sense.
"So... what we thought was a cheat was actually Huang's new graphics card that hasn't been released yet, the mysterious 4090?"
"It seems so." Chen Ba was speechless.
In the picture, Huang did not keep the audience in suspense and took the initiative to show the progress of 4090 compared to 3090, as well as the power of DLSS3.0 technology.
In Huang's words, our DLSS3.0 is amazing, and this is what this technology should look like.
Words are not enough.
Lao Huang probably also knows that if he just brags, people may not feel anything and will not think what he says is true.
Then let’s test it in the game! As a result, the ultimate picture quality at 4K resolution, the extremely sublimated Star Emperor instantly appeared on the screen.
At this level, the 3090 can only maintain 60-65 frames, while Huang's newly launched 4090 can actually reach 82-90 frames! Not only that, based on the new generation of RTX architecture, the game's light and shadow and dark detail textures are obviously much better than the previous generation.
"Wow! This is incredible!"
Huang boasted in a very intoxicated manner, and then went on to introduce how they achieved the technological breakthrough and the leading features of the new generation of GPU architecture.
I have to say, Lao Huang does have something.
The new technology and new architecture have indeed brought great improvements in gaming, especially in ray tracing, which has made huge improvements.
You know, opening the extremely sublimated "Star Emperor" in 4K extreme image quality requires more power than ordinary graphics cards can handle.
There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!
The 4090's average performance of 85 frames exceeded his expectations.
This is 4K ultimate picture quality!
Adjust the resolution to 1080P or 2K, and the image quality does not need to be changed. With the performance of 4090, it should not be a problem to complete the path to becoming an immortal.
"That's weird."
"Old Huang actually advertised for us. We didn't give him any money, did we?" Yang Dong was very curious.
This is NVIDIA's new technology keynote speech. In such an occasion, why not choose "Star Emperor" as the demo game instead of those 3A masterpieces? "Is it possible that the demo effect of "Star Emperor" is better? After all, 3A is the overall gaming experience, and we only pursue the ultimate graphics and special effects."
"One more thing!"
Chen Ba gnashed his teeth and said, "If other games become popular, Lao Huang will only get a small share of the profits. But if Star Emperor becomes popular, who do you think will benefit the most?"
Not to mention that Star Emperor is very suitable for demonstration.
Even if it is not suitable for demonstration, considering the contribution that Tianba Studio has made to graphics card manufacturers, it would be unreasonable not to support it.
Although this is a good thing, Huang gave him so much face and helped promote "Star Emperor" for free during his keynote speech, so Chen Ba should thank him.
But he couldn't say the word "thank you"!
Tianba Studio worked so hard to make a game, but the money was taken away by the graphics card manufacturers, and they still have to thank them...
At this moment, he suddenly thought of the classic line between Zhang Mazi and his master in the movie "Let the Bullets Fly" about begging on his knees.
What a coincidence! Huang Silang's last name is also Huang!
Thinking of this amazing coincidence, even the two people have the same surname, Chen Ba couldn't help but fall into deep thought.
By the way... why did he make the game "Star Emperor" in the first place? Wouldn't it be better to just make "Living in Other People's Home Simulator - University Edition"?
"Brother Ba, sales have increased!"
Chen Ba was still in deep thought, but Xiao Lu next to him discovered that after Lao Huang's keynote speech ended, the purchase and download volume of "Star Emperor" soared.
To say it has soared is a bit of an exaggeration.
In fact, the product was not selling well before, but after Huang helped with a global advertisement, sales suddenly increased several times.
(End of this chapter)