Chapter 476 Demo
Zhou Yang also went through some ideological struggle: "How about calling it "Star of Ice and Fire"?
"After all, our game needs to highlight the two extreme environments of cold and heat."
The corners of Lilith's mouth twitched slightly: "Next one."
She was obviously unhappy with the name.
Su Tong thought for a moment: "Mr. Li, I also named him Fei..."
"I think, how about calling it "Star Project"? Although it does not directly reflect the characteristics and gameplay of the game, our game itself is all-inclusive.
“The stars symbolize the sea of stars, and the plan refers to the grand plan to escape the comet and enter the universe.
"After all, the ultimate goal of this game is to leave this planet and find a new home in the sea of stars."
Lilith nodded slightly: "Well...it sounds good.
"Mr. Gu, what do you think?"
Gu Fan thought carefully: "I think these three names are all okay.
"But I would be more inclined to "Star Project".
"Because...it would be more confusing."
Lilith thought for a while: "Huh? That makes sense!"
Obviously, "Star Project" is not actually close to the actual situation of the game.
Because at first glance, the Star Project is a very bright and grand word. Players’ first impression must be to develop and build, create automated production lines, and ultimately conquer the universe.
Are these contents included in the game? Of course there is.
But it only accounts for half of the content.
The other half of the content is about the extreme natural environment, the infighting political system, and the possible disaster that may come at any time.
These contents that may cause players to have a lot of negative emotions are difficult to tell from the name.
Lilith doesn't plan to make a big splash when promoting it, but wants to give players a surprise.
For example, players are only told from the beginning that this is a two-player cooperative game, and that the head of state and the consul are responsible for different tasks.
But it will not tell players that these two positions will actually restrict each other, or even intrigue and deceive each other.
The severe cold, scorching heat and being captured by a giant planet are certainly scary, but what is even more terrifying are the pig teammates.
Therefore, "Star Project" is actually a rather misleading name. If combined with publicity methods, it may be able to collect more negative emotions.
The name of this game doesn’t necessarily have to be particularly appropriate!
Thinking of this, Lilith immediately decided: "Okay, let's decide on this name!
“Everyone, please get busy, perform your duties, and quickly create a trial demo.
"The development speed this time will definitely be faster than that of "Blood of Lies"!"
Similar strategy simulation business games are not very large in physical volume, nor are they very difficult to develop.
Many similar games are made by small independent teams.
Nitiantian now has a strong army and sufficient personnel, and the outsourcing team has been fully integrated in the process of developing "Blood of Lies". Developing this kind of game is naturally as easy as holding it in your hand.
It is better to release a trial demo and a promotional video first to increase the popularity.
When it is officially released, we will give players a big surprise.
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One month later, in the Magic City, Chuangda Technology.
"Has the demo of the new game been completed? It's pretty fast."
Wei Chengjie received the demo file and couldn't help but look forward to this new game.
This month, he has not been idle.
After the successful cooperation in "Blood of Lies", Chuangda Technology has obviously tasted the benefits.
As a result, Nitian officially signed an agreement with Nitian and became Nitian’s exclusive outsourcing studio.
This can be said to be a win-win situation for both parties.
Not only can Chuangda Technology obtain higher prices than other outsourced projects, but it can also carry out work more stably without worrying about running out of meals or having too many projects to handle.
Nitiantian Games can expand the scale and further improve the development speed of the game.
Of course, there is a premise for this cooperation model, that is, Nitiantian's games must continue to make profits, or at least cannot suffer huge losses.
However, after the success of "Blood of Lies", both parties are full of confidence in this cooperation model.
Wei Chengjie briefly took a look at the game demo.
The game "Star Project" itself is not very large, and almost all the game content takes place on a comet.
Although in the later stages of the game, players can also send star fleets to nearby planets to mine resources and even colonize them, but that is already a very late stage after all.
In the face of various natural disasters, it is still unclear whether the players can persist until then.
Therefore, most of the game content is arranged on the surface of this comet.
At present, this demo only builds the big framework of the game. Whether it is the technology tree or the political system, it only builds the bottom layer.
For example, the technology tree only has basic energy, basic ores, basic conveyor belts, basic warehouses, the lowest level technology research and development center, etc.
The political system is only the most basic dictatorship. The relationship between the head of state and the consul can be roughly understood as the relationship between the emperor, the prime minister, and the chief minister in the feudal dynasty.
In the original design, two players can adjust the political system through games with each other, but the trial version demo has not yet produced these contents.
Wei Chengjie came to the conference room, ready to introduce this new game to Qiu Qinghong and other developers.
Qiu Qinghong was already waiting with a keyboard and mouse.
As an action game, Blood of Lies can be played with a controller to get the best gaming experience.
However, Project Star is different. This type of game can obviously get the best experience with a keyboard and mouse.
Although Anti-Heaven also plans to develop controller adaptation in the future, it is obvious that using a controller to place the production line will inevitably require the intervention of more system auxiliary means, and some high-precision operations may not be completed, which will have some impact on the player's gaming experience.
It can only be said that the controller adaptation is most likely just a stopgap measure to provide another option for players who really don't want to use a keyboard and mouse.
Qiu Qinghong knew all about these, so he decided to use a keyboard and mouse at the beginning.
However, because he was not very clear about the specific situation of the game, he missed a point.
That is, this game is actually played by two players, and only one person is needed to place the production line.
The operation of the other player is very simple, and there is no need for a keyboard and mouse at all. The controller is fully competent.
"Mr. Wei, I heard that Nitiantang develops games as wildly as the sky, and the types of the previous game and the next game are never repeated. Now that I see it in person, I am sincerely amazed."
For Qiu Qinghong, a gamer who specializes in game outsourcing services, "changing the type of each game" is simply like a fantasy.
Although the outsourcing team takes on the work of other game companies, these game companies have no connection with each other, but the development tasks they give are often homogenized.
Because the entire domestic game market is itself a market with serious homogeneity.
But Nitiantang is just a company, and every game it makes is completely different, which is indeed a miracle in the industry to some extent.
"Let's try it first and experience the demo simply.
"But this time we need two players, has anyone signed up?
"How about Mr. Shen come and experience it too?"
Wei Chengjie looked at the people in the conference room, and naturally handed another set of keyboard and mouse to Mr. Shen in the main seat.
Shen Guang is the real boss of Chuangda Technology, and Qiu Qinghong is only the vice president.
Generally speaking, it is the vice president Qiu Qinghong who is in charge of the company's specific business, and Shen Guang does not often appear in similar occasions.
However, the situation today is special. After all, a deep cooperation plan has been signed with Nitiantang, so Shen Guang is also present.
As the boss, of course he also wants to experience it.
"I am not very good at this kind of game, President Wei." Shen Guang did not want to answer it at the first time.
Wei Chengjie persuaded: "It's okay, President Shen, this is just a demo, and the current mechanism is not complicated.
"Besides, this game itself is the type that is easy to get started. President Shen will experience it a little and give some guidance. ”
Shen Guang nodded: "Okay, then I'll try it. ”
Soon, the two of them used a laptop and a set of keyboards and mice to enter the demo of "Star Plan" and successfully connected online.
There is also a third computer in the conference room, which is used to watch from the God's perspective, and the OB screen is projected on the big screen in real time.
"This is the first time I've played a two-player strategy game.
"I've only played single-player and multiplayer games before." Qiu Qinghong said.
There are still big differences between two-player games and multiplayer games, and the two are different in the underlying game mechanism.
Shen Guang looked at the options on the initial interface: "There are still two different identities, one is the head of state, and the other is the consul.
"There is also an introduction to the identity.
"The head of state is mainly responsible for formulating policies and has the highest power; while the consul is responsible for specific implementation, including the specific construction of the production line, and is responsible to the head of state."
Qiu Qinghong suggested: "Mr. Shen, you choose the head of state, and I choose the consul."
This is obviously also roughly matched with the division of labor between the two in the company.
However, Shen Guang shook his head: "That's so boring, we are playing games, let's change.
"I choose the consul, and you will be the head of state."
Qiu Qinghong was stunned for a moment: "Is this appropriate?"
Shen Guang waved his hand: "What's inappropriate, it's just a game. Here, I have already chosen. "
Seeing that Shen Guang had confirmed, Qiu Qinghong had no choice but to move the mouse to the head of state column and press OK.
After both players selected their identities, they entered the official game screen.
Because it is a demo, there is no opening CG and a series of complex links, and it goes straight to the point.
As for the background of the game, of course, Wei Chengjie is responsible for introducing it.
"Mr. Shen, Mr. Qiu, as you can see, this game takes place on a comet, and the players control the life on the comet.
"They live in a very extreme and harsh natural environment, and they will encounter a catastrophe if they are not careful.
"Therefore, players must develop technology within a limited time, fight natural disasters as much as possible, and finally escape from the comet and find a new home. "