Chapter 289 The significance of the existence of the open world

Chapter 289 The significance of the existence of the open world

When Huang Qing told Brother Ba's idea to the management of Mirage Electronics, the entire Mirage Electronics was stunned.

What the hell?

Is there no future in making peripheral hardware such as controllers, mice, keyboards, and Galaxy suits? Do you want to make hardware that can fit into the chassis?

Ah this...

The management of Mirage Electronics probably never dreamed that they, just a company that makes controller keyboards, would one day be able to produce and design graphics cards. This is simply incredible!

If another person said this, they probably wouldn't believe it. After all, if you say you produce graphics cards, you just produce graphics cards. Do you really think that chips and design solutions are just cabbage?

But the person who said this is Brother Ba, so...it’s really hard to say!

As we all know, there are two significant distinctions between consumer-grade PC graphics cards: public and non-public versions.

The public version is the "reference" solution developed by NVIDIA and AMD themselves, while the non-public version is a version in which downstream manufacturers redesign and enhance the materials, heat dissipation and frequency based on the design plans and core layout of NVIDIA and AMD.

Mirage Electronics' so-called production of graphics cards must be non-public version.

This involves several very important questions, that is, if you want to produce a non-public version of the graphics card, where will the core chip come from? Where did the design plan come from? Will AMD and Nvidia agree?

The most important of these questions is how to convince upstream supply chain manufacturers like AMD and NVIDIA.

No joke!

In terms of consumer-grade PC graphics card hardware, only A cards and N cards can compete slightly. If Mirage Electronics wants to enter the game, it must obtain the consent of at least one upstream supplier.

After fixing the upstream suppliers, that is, one of AMD and NVIDIA, the remaining problems will be easily solved.

After all, with the core, all that's left is to redesign the appearance and heat dissipation solution, and also work on the frequency to ensure that this graphics card maintains a balance between "performance" and "heat dissipation".

Originally, Mirage Electronics didn't have this idea or the ability, but Brother Ba took the initiative to speak...

Thinking of Brother Ba's strange voice in the "graphics card industry chain", the people at Mirage Electronics suddenly gained confidence and confidence.

Don’t ask, just ask, it’s a connection!

Today, when there are many first-, second- and third-tier brands such as Renshuo, Shrinking Star, Jubaojia, and Qixianhong, it is still a bit difficult to re-create a graphics card brand.

After all, there are too many first-, second- and third-tier brands, a mix of large and small factories, and even more diverse product lines. For a graphics card with the same core, you can find more than a dozen versions with different prices on e-commerce platforms...

Under this circumstance, both Nvidia and AMD have actually begun to shrink their licensing.

Take Nvidia as an example.

The market for consumer-grade PC hardware is not that big to begin with, and there are not many players who like DIY consoles.

Moreover, Nvidia's AI chips are booming, and the stock price has skyrocketed as a result, and most of its talents have been allocated to AI chips that are more profitable and have greater market prospects.

Production capacity is given priority to AI chips, and there are so many young people waiting for support, hoping to get the latest 70-series and 80-series graphics cores. This will definitely lead to a situation where there are too many monks and not enough meat.

This is why some second- and third-tier brands obviously make good graphics cards, and gamers are extremely satisfied with them, but they are hard to buy, which makes them feel like they are playing monkey games.

However, this is not a monkey trick, but this second- and third-tier graphics card manufacturer has received too little chip share. It is difficult for a clever woman to make a meal without rice, and it cannot meet the market demand at all.

Unless you are a manufacturer of the same level as Renshuo, you will not be troubled by this.

In the eyes of AMD and Nvidia, there are more than ten or twenty graphics card brands. They cannot continue to increase. Instead, they should be appropriately reduced, and only four or five brands with stable product lines should be retained.

Of course, this is for other people.

This is not the case for Brother Ba. As long as he speaks, neither Lao Huang nor Su Ma will refute his face, so it is not a big problem to get the share.

Not only can you get a share, but you may also get a lot of shares! After all, the relationship is like this, A card and N card can all be played!

as expected!

After Chen Ba came forward, Mirage Electronics quickly obtained the qualification to produce graphics cards, and it was able to handle both A and N cards at once.

But then again...

Although it has obtained the qualification, it is estimated that it will take some time to polish it before the first graphics card of Mirage Electronics comes out.

no way!

After all, Mirage Electronics has never produced graphics cards. It has a serious lack of experience in matters such as cooling solutions and frequency adjustment. It is estimated that the finished product will not be available until the second half of the year at the earliest.

"No rush, take your time!"

Chen Ba warned over the phone: "The quality of the first batch of graphics cards must be stable, and we must pile up materials to maintain reputation."

For a newly born graphics card brand, consumers definitely lack trust. At this time, we cannot rush to make money. We would rather lose a little to build the reputation of the "Batian" series.

That’s right!

After discussions between Chen Ba, Huang Qing and others, the first-generation products designed and manufactured by Mirage Electronics, namely the 7050, 7060 and 7060Ti mid-range series, were named "Batian Sword Princess".

The sub-flagships are 70, 70Ti, 80, and 80Ti, named "Batian Sword Master" and "Batian Sword Demon"!

The top flagships 90 and 90Ti are called "Batian Sword God"!

This is the name given by Chen Ba...

Don't ask where the inspiration comes from. At first, the name "Tianba" was pronounced backwards, and then it reminded me of the famous set of science fiction skins in LOL - Tyrant Mecha.

Therefore, there are four series names: Sword Queen, Sword Master, Sword Demon and Sword God.

Now that the graphics card has been produced, you can also go to Goose Factory to cooperate with it. It is also a good thing to gain popularity. Anyway, the new graphics card needs to become famous to increase sales!

For the first batch of Batian series graphics cards, Chen Ba had very high requirements and even proposed a very abnormal heat dissipation design plan to perform two-way optimization for the now extremely popular "Star Emperor 2".

What is two-way optimization!

In addition to game developers providing special care for the "Batian" series of graphics cards, the Batian series of graphics cards will also provide special care for games under the Tianba Studio. This is called two-way optimization.

What, is this a shady story?

The shady scene is shady. Who allowed Chen Ba to be both a referee and an athlete? Doesn’t he have the final say in optimizing his own games, his own graphics cards?

If you don’t like it, make a game and create a graphics card brand!

…

The development work of "Abba" required Chen Ba to take people to hospitals, Disabled Persons' Federations, communities and other places to actually understand the situation.

It's quite a tiring job.

how to say?

Take a disabled friend contacted by Tianba Studio as an example. His left leg was amputated and he needs crutches or a wheelchair to move around. In this case, motion capture is difficult to do.

For a normal game, if special actions are required, just put on the motion capture suit and perform some operations, and that's it.

But "Abba" cannot use "prototype" motion capture. He has difficulty moving. If you put him in a motion capture suit, isn't that deliberately embarrassing him?

Therefore, Chen Ba could only ask a healthy motion capture actor to observe real-life disabled people, and then put on a motion capture suit to simulate the movements or trajectories.

This is troublesome!

Observation takes time, and trying to perform the restoration after observation also takes time. This must be done for each type of disability involved in the game.

The motion capture actors have changed twice...

The main reason was that the workload was too heavy, and only one or two motion capture actors were not enough. Chen Ba simply hired a dozen people and took turns to use them.

During this visit and investigation, Chen Ba also encountered something that moved him very much.

It turns out that there is a "special" car wash shop located at the entrance and exit of Jiangning Suburban Expressway.

Why is it special?

Because all the employees employed by this car wash shop are disabled people, the boss told Chen Ba that he didn’t want to make money when he opened this shop. Anyway, after deducting the water and electricity bills, the remaining money every month was directly distributed to everyone.

Hold the grass!

This was the first time for Chen Ba to encounter such a special car wash shop, and he also saw the light from the owner. This light made him feel a little ashamed.

The owner of this car wash shop is really helping disabled friends. In comparison, what he does is a bit "fake and empty".

"Can I buy a share?"

Chen Ba suggested: "The car wash is a bit small. You only have four or five employees. How about expanding the scale of the business? Open a breakfast shop or a small hotel next to it?"

"OK!"

The boss also saw Chen Ba’s thoughts and happily agreed: “Your joining can provide more job opportunities and positions for the children. I thank you on their behalf!”

"No, no, no, no, no need to thank me, this is what I should do. After all, I want to put your car wash shop into the game, so it will be regarded as the copyright fee I paid..."

"Incorporate it into the game?"

The boss was a little curious. After all, he was a stranger and he really didn't know what Chen Ba did.

"Introduce yourself, Chen Ba, from Tianba Game Company!"

Chen Ba said with a smile: "I am developing a game with a disabled person as the protagonist, and I came here to visit to understand the real situation..."

Chen Ba introduced a general overview of the "Abba" project, and said that the car wash shop would be added to the game as a special game "Easter egg."

The boss was very interested.

Although he is a middle-aged man in his late fifties, as the saying goes, a man is a boy until he dies. Even at his age, he is still full of curiosity about games.

"That's a good thing. I've never played this kind of game before. I will definitely support it when it comes out!"

As for Chen Ba's idea of ​​adding a car wash shop to the game, the boss said there was no problem. If you want to add it, just add it. He doesn't care.

"Can you tell me a story about you and your employees? How did we meet? How did you come up with the idea of ​​opening such a store?"

Chen Ba has an idea.

Not only does he want to add this car wash shop to the game, but he also wants to create a hidden plot that can only be triggered after the player comes to this car wash shop and "washes" the car once.

This hidden plot is actually an introduction to this "special" car wash shop that exists in reality, and the process of getting to know and get along with the boss and these "special" employees.

Chen Ba is looking forward to the expressions that will trigger the plot when players accidentally pass by a seemingly ordinary car wash shop during the game, wash the car on a whim, and then trigger the plot.

It must be exciting, right?

Especially at the end of the plot, the address of this store is posted in the game, indicating that this is not a fabricated plot but a real fact, which is even more touching.

certainly!

The story of this car wash shop also reminded Chen Ba that in such a big country, there must be many people like the car wash shop owner with the same touching deeds.

It's just that these people are relatively low-key and don't like to talk about their own affairs everywhere, so they are not reported.

If you can sort it out and add a few more similar easter eggs in the game, it will definitely arouse players' desire to explore!

do not forget……

"Abba" is an "open world" game with a large map and many realistic streets and buildings.

Under normal circumstances, unless players are particularly curious and free, they will follow the main plot and rarely explore the entire map.

After all, the map is so big and there is no clear goal. Who would be free to visit every corner?

"GTA5" has been released for so long, how many players dare to say that they have explored the entire Los Santos and visited every corner of the map?

The open world is just a cover!

Why do you say that?

Because of the large open world map, many players have neither access to nor exploration. Take Mi's flagship game "Yuan Shen" as an example. There are so many players, how many of them dare to say that they have traveled all over the map?

More than 80% of players, when playing an open world large map game, will choose to follow the "mission" or follow the "goal".

In other words, he will explore the map, but his exploration has a strong purpose, either to complete a task, or to obtain materials to unlock new functions, etc.

When you enter the game, you don't care where you go. You play the game with a travel or sightseeing mentality. There are very few players who visit every corner of the map and seriously greet every NPC.

If nothing unexpected happens.

The same will be true of "Abba". Even though the map is so big, there are only a few mission locations where players will really explore.

So here comes the question...

If this is the case, then what is the point of Chen Ba and others working so hard to create this large open world map?

With such a large map, players will definitely want to explore and experience it after it is made. But what should I do if the players are lazy and just want to do quests and push the main storyline and don’t want to go shopping?

Then give them a goal!

Add some buildings or NPCs on the map that have hidden plots, such as "Car Wash Shop", and you can get "Hidden Achievements" after unlocking them.

This is similar to the "adventure" system of the XX Chinese style martial arts mobile game. Anyway, it encourages players to wander around the map and try to unlock more achievements and plot Easter eggs.

Having a goal also has benefits, players will actively explore the map!

In this way, the open world map has the meaning and value of existence, and will not be like other open world games. The map seems to be large, but in fact the content is empty.