Chapter 134 It’s all your fault
The next day, Fan Xiaoqian came to the company to report on time with sleepy eyes.
He yawned and complained: "This is the first time in so many years that I got up so early."
Qin Shaoyan said with a smile: "Teacher Fan doesn't need to clock in in the future, as long as you finish the work That's fine."
Fan Xiaoqian glanced at Qin Shaoyan and refused very simply: "Forget it, I'll just check in honestly."
"Huh?" Qin Shaoyan was very surprised.
Not clocking in and out of get off work is a treatment that many people dream of. Why did Fan Xiaoqian refuse it?
“You said you don’t clock in, isn’t it just to make me risk my life to work for you?” Fan Xiaoqian said disdainfully, “There is no fixed time for commuting to and from get off work, wouldn’t my work and rest be completely messed up, I have a performance in the evening ”
Fuck!
I know you are a difficult person to deal with.
Qin Shaoyan sighed. Fortunately, this was not the first time he had dealt with this non-mainstream programmer, and he still knew his temper.
Fan Xiaoqian quickly completed the entry procedures, signed the contract and non-compete agreement quickly, and then threw away the pen.
“Where do we start?”
“Let’s get familiar with the game engine first.” Qin Shaoyan led Fan Xiaoqian to a computer, “This game engine was developed by ourselves. A lot of useful tools.”
“Developed it yourself?” Fan Xiaoqian sat down in front of the computer curiously, and then started to study the game engine, and then her eyes lit up, “Damn it, this engine is awesome! Who wrote it? ”
Qin Shaoyan asked with a smile, "What do you think?"
"That's awesome!" Fan Xiaoqian started rubbing her hands together excitedly and kept trying various functions of the engine, "How many years have you been making this engine? ?”
“I’ve never seen such an awesome engine, it’s so easy to use.”
Game engines rely on accumulation and continuous feedback through use. Improve and evolve iteratively.
Qin Shaoyan’s engine directly omits this process. After all, it is produced by the system and must be the most powerful.
Fan Xiaoqian quickly became immersed in her work, flipping through project documents while familiarizing herself with the engine.
"I can't do this job alone. Find me a few people to cooperate."
"No problem." Qin Shaoyan agreed happily, "Zhang Pingyi, he is right The engine is the most familiar. You can talk to him more and help you get the client."
"Okay." Fan Xiaoqian looked at Zhang Pingyi, "Tell me about this engine, and then we'll talk about how to do it."
"Mr. Qin, please complete the project documentation. I have to write the server according to your needs."
Qin Shaoyan coughed and said, "Well, don't worry about this. Let's make a stand-alone demo first, and I will discuss the rest with other planners."
"Then hurry up." Fan Xiaoqian urged.
"Teacher Fan, don't be so anxious, our demo can just catch up with the E3 exhibition next month." Qin Shaoyan persuaded, "This demo mainly shows the engine and art aspects, the specific gameplay is secondary. "
Fan Xiaoqian nodded, indicating that she understood, but did not forget to say in the end, "Don't forget to write the document."
Game projects always start with writing the document. , the producer first determines the art style with the main artist, and then gives a rough list of art requirements.
For example, how many professions are there for the protagonist, and how many NPCs, monsters, and scenes are there.
Then there is a special planner responsible for refining this part. How many NPC and monster models are there and what their characteristics are. It is best to give a reference picture and then hand it over to the original character to draw the picture.
The size of the scene map, the scene's landform characteristics, vegetation, and buildings must be designed in advance, followed by the original scene painting, and then the location production.
The main artist must be controlled throughout the whole process, and the art style and model quality must be reviewed one by one.
Some planners did not think clearly in advance, or they had problems with their own expression ability, which led to deviations in communication with art.
Often artists work hard for a week or a month, and the planner is not satisfied with what is finally presented, and they will say "it doesn't feel right" or "this is not what I want."
When this happens, the artist will definitely suffer from high blood pressure. Full.
To give the simplest example, for example, a map requires five monster gathering areas, but one was missing when planning the request.
When you place the monsters and find that they can’t be placed, then the map will most likely be scrapped, and the map will have to be completely remade.
The most time-consuming part of a game project is the production of art resources. If you meet an unusual producer or planner, this part of the time will be even more difficult to control.
Some producers will repeatedly revise their designs, leaving the program and art busy and wasting too much time. Some producers even ask to change the art style halfway through the project, and all the previous art production is equivalent to a waste.
Many projects meet sudden demise during repeated revisions. Until the project is cut off, no one can figure out what the producers and planners are going to do.
So in the game industry, planning is often despised by both programmers and artists.
SB planning is the most common name.
What Hong Fei admires most about Mr. Qin is that he thinks very clearly when making demands.
How many types of models are needed and what they look like are very detailed and will be checked frequently during the art production process to avoid errors.
When Qin Shaoyan asked for a request, he could even list how many ornament models were needed in the scene.
When making things for Mr. Qin, you never have to worry about wasting your efforts. You only need to worry about whether your level can meet the other party's requirements.
Time flies, two weeks have passed, and the model of the main character finally meets the requirements.
Fan Xiaoqian has already completed basic running, shooting and other functions, and can already see the general appearance of the game.
The most nervous one is the animation team, who repeatedly debug the character's movements day and night, striving to achieve satisfactory results.
Qin Shaoyan sighed, "Teacher Hong, let's make do with it first. Let's buy motion capture this year. This should be a lot more convenient."
Hong Fei shook his head, "That thing is for me I’ve seen it before, but the effect may not be good.”
As early as around 2003, domestic game manufacturers purchased the first set of optical motion capture equipment.
Even if you have chosen the best brand, the application is still not cost-effective.
The problems are mainly reflected in the long preparation time before shooting, relatively few software automation functions, and slow manual repair of lattice, etc. The actual improvement in production efficiency is not obvious.
From the perspective of accuracy, around 2000, camera accuracy and performance have not experienced huge improvements in recent years. The accuracy of the data obtained is limited, and the accuracy of improving action resources is not as obvious as it is today.
From the time when motion capture just started, until about 2008, motion capture systems were relatively difficult to operate and required long-term training. The capture conditions were also restricted by various objective conditions.
Qin Shaoyan patted Hong Fei on the shoulder, "Anyway, you can find a way to solve it. If you have any requirements, please report to me directly."
Hong Fei here is leading a group of artists to be autistic, but Xiong Xiaoge, a venture capital investor over there, is wondering.
There has been little activity on the campus network since the classmate network was moved away, especially since Qin Shaoyan stayed silent in the company all day long, not knowing what he was doing.
After inspecting a new project, Xiong Xiaoge led people straight to Sentinel Technology, and then saw Qin Shaoyan leading people to play games.
"Mr. Qin, are you not doing your job properly?" After Xiong Xiaoge called Qin Shaoyan to the conference room, he criticized with a stern face, "I thought you were busy making some big moves recently, but you ended up holding back in the company. Are you going to work on the campus network?”
“What do you mean by not doing your job properly? Mr. Xiong, you can’t accuse someone of his innocence out of thin air.” Qin Shaoyan immediately started to complain, “It’s all for my hard work. Campus network.”
Xiong Xiaoge sneered, "Are you playing games for the campus network? Tell me carefully and let me see how you complete this story."
Qin Shaoyan frowned, "Mr. Xiong, you are so That makes no sense. What is editing? "
"Then tell me what you are doing?" Xiong Xiaoge asked impatiently, "I saw you playing games as soon as I came in. This thing has nothing to do with the campus network. What does it have to do with it? "Explain it to me?"
"I won't explain it." Qin Shaoyan said stiffly, "The prejudice in people's hearts is like a mountain. Even if I explain it, you won't believe it." >
"You had a stereotype of me as soon as you came in, and then you started to accuse me. You won't believe anything I say, what else can I say?"
"If you don't believe me, then there is no need for us to cooperate. I will call Mr. Zheng to come over and discuss refunding your money."
"From now on, we will not offend each other! You go your own way. Yang Guandao, I'm crossing my single-plank bridge!"
Xiong Xiaoge frowned in displeasure, "Mr. Qin, what do you mean?"
"What do you mean?" Qin Shaoyan snorted coldly, "What do I mean by asking you?!"
"Have you ever investigated the cause and effect? Have you ever understood the ins and outs of the matter?" Qin Shaoyan said angrily, "There is no investigation. You have no right to speak, and you say bad things as soon as you come in.”
"A kind word will warm you in the winter, but a bad word will hurt you in the winter. You are hurting your partner's heart by doing this."
Holy crap, is it my fault for co-authoring?
Xiong Xiaoge was immediately confused.
(End of this chapter)