Chapter 159 Concept Original Painting (Second Update)
Gu Fan continued: "Going back to the previous question, why do I think high school is a more universal, unfree and painful stage?
“Because students are actually the most powerless group of people to resist.
“Although adults have their own pains, and in most cases the problems they encounter as adults are far more difficult to solve than when they were students, there is one thing that is different about adults, that is, they are relatively Freedom.
“In this society, once they make up their mind to lie down and die, it is actually very difficult for the outside world to interfere with them.
"But students are different. They are still minors and have no ability to act independently and must be controlled by their parents. They have no social experience and are not mentally prepared to truly lie down.
"That's why they often There will be electronic factories that go directly to vocational colleges to recruit students for internships, and the wages are much lower than ordinary workers, and then students will not be issued diplomas if they don’t go to school..."
Lilith seemed to understand: " I see... It seems that Azazel really did some research when he chose this subject.
"This "Henggang Middle School Simulation" is really our formidable enemy in heaven!"
Gu Fan nodded. This game is also quite challenging for him. .
Because in Gu Fan's memory, there had been a similar game, but after that game was put on the shelves, it received "bad reviews" and the production team ran away.
Whether it is from the perspective of collecting negative emotions or from the perspective of losing money, it is considered a great success.
If Azazel really makes such a game, then maybe he can really turn around.
"Then what should we do now, Gu Fan?" Lilith was also quite nervous.
Gu Fan's expression was indifferent: "Don't worry, Mr. Li, we still have time, let me think of countermeasures.
"In addition, I need you to clarify one thing. Is this game a story-based game with students as the first perspective? Or is it a business simulation game in which you play the principal?
"This will directly determine How we play next.
“There is another point, that is, we must try our best to compress the overall budget of “Henggang Middle School Simulation” within 1 million.
“Considering the price of this game , if the budget exceeds this number, I am afraid there will be no way to save the day. ”
The so-called total budget is the sum of all money including development, operation, purchase of art resources, etc.
The price of this game is only 6 yuan. If you sell one copy, the game company can only make a profit of 4 yuan or less. So the cost of 1 million would require more than 200,000 sales to start making profits. This is obviously too difficult.
Lilith nodded: "Yes, I will try my best to keep the budget of this game as low as possible!"
"I will continue to spy on Azazel's intelligence, and you should seize the time to develop " "Ascend"! "
After Lilith finished speaking, she left with fighting spirit.
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October 30, Wednesday.
"Ascension" has officially entered the development process.
Although Wei Chengjie still had too many questions about this game, considering the existence of "Ghost Stories in the City Against Heaven", he did not ask Gu Fan. Instead, he followed Zhou Yang's suggestion and followed the instructions honestly. Use the content on the design plan to plan development plans and assign work tasks.
Gu Fan took a look at the development plan and saw that it was pretty much the same.
After all, Wei Chengjie is also a senior game producer, and his ability in this area is undoubted.
Gu Fan just roughly shortened the construction period of the part he was responsible for, and then slightly adjusted the work tasks of several programmers, and adjusted some relatively important functions to himself.
The tasks were clearly assigned, and everyone began to get busy.
Compared with the original editor, the fixed templates of the Vientiane Editor beta version are not so rich, so the amount of program development is also greater.
However, fortunately after the expansion of recruitment, Nitiantian Game has several more experienced programmers, so it can still be developed in more than two months.
In fact, "Ascension" is not very big in size. Although it is an action game, it actually only has five or six main scene chapters, and some scenes can be reused.
The pressure caused by the two worldview settings is mainly concentrated on art resources.
"Mr. Gu, I have finished drawing a picture. Do you think this is okay?"
Xia Shiqing raised her hand weakly and asked.
Gu Fan came to her computer: "Well, let me take a look." At this time, Gu Fan was still a little worried about Xia Shiqing. After all, Gu Fan didn't know when she would suddenly appear without warning. The earth becomes Chamuel.
But fortunately, there is still a big difference between the two people's feelings before and after the transformation. As long as Chamille didn't deliberately cause trouble, he shouldn't admit his mistake.
Gu Fan looked at the picture drawn by Xia Shiqing.
This is a two-in-one scene, half of it is the fairy world with picturesque scenery and wild beasts, and the other half is the dark and gloomy science fiction world full of machines.
Basically all kinds of elements are drawn on the screen, such as landscapes, buildings, character clothing, vehicles, monsters, etc.
And many elements on both sides correspond one to one.
For example, in the Xianxia world, the buildings are pavilions suspended in the air, while in the science fiction world, they are various mechanical floating cities;
The immortals in the Xianxia world have fluttering clothes. , turned into a robot in the science fiction world;
There are a large number of floating ships in the fairy world. Under the urging of the magic circle, the sails swell and the oars slide naturally; in the science fiction world, they become A large mechanical spaceship, with flames and blue light emitting from the bottom of the ship.
The various beasts and flesh-and-blood monsters in the world of Xianxia have also become various large-scale machines in the world of science fiction.
I have to say that this picture is quite technical.
This is not just about creating two styles. To fulfill Gu Fan’s requirements, at least two things need to be done:
First, the two styles must be unified in spirit. , it just needs to be a little bit "crazy" to make people feel that their sanity has dropped when they see it.
The world of Xianxia must not look fairy-like while the world of science fiction looks very technologically advanced. That would not be in line with the connotation of the game.
Second, the various elements of the two worlds must strictly correspond, and after the correspondence, they must be natural and not inconsistent when viewed alone.
Because the two worlds will be seamlessly converted, the terrain of the same place is basically the same, and the collision volume is also the same.
If it is different, it is very likely that the player will switch worlds and get stuck in a wall or fall to his death.
Moreover, if the difference between the two worlds is too big, then the player will only think that they are two different worlds, and will not think that they are mentally ill. In this way, the mental harm caused to the player It's greatly weakened.
But the architectural styles of the Xianxia world and the science fiction world are very different.
The buildings in the Xianxia world are all traditional Chinese-style buildings, with archways, temples, and cornices on the roofs. This is quite normal in the Xianxia world, but if it is in a science fiction world, A high-rise mechanical building has cornices, which seems strange when you look at it.
People will naturally feel that the fairy world is real and the science fiction world is fake.
The effect Gu Fan wants to achieve is to make it difficult for players to distinguish between true and false.
So the two worlds must strictly correspond, but also have their own characteristics, so that they both look real.
This is indeed not something that ordinary painters can control.
But judging from the current situation, Xia Shiqing seems to be very good at this style.
"Well, it looks good. But I think something is missing." Gu Fan said seriously.
Xia Shiqing was a little confused: "Something is missing?"
"Yes." Gu Fan nodded, "Something is missing!"
He pointed at the monitor On the picture: "Look, although you can vaguely feel a kind of "epilepsy" from the style of the picture, this feeling is not strong enough.
"I think we can add some fun to these two worlds. It sounds like a BUG.
"For example, something went wrong on a certain floating island, and there was a problem with the texture; some elements in the scene were out of mold, and chairs were embedded in the trees; there was a person dragging his intestines on the road in the distance and still wondering what to do. Connect the intestines; a man in ancient costume is holding a bottle of gasoline and drinking it down in one gulp...
“Adding more elements like this will fit the theme of our game better. "
Xia Shiqing nodded: "Okay, Mr. Gu, I understand. I will change it again." "
She picked up the digital pen again and started to revise.
Gu Fan looked at her for a while and couldn't help but sigh in his heart, how could a good girl be possessed by an angel? What a sin. .
It’s still unclear what conditions are required for angel possession. Maybe this girl’s magical painting style and relatively introverted personality are also related to this? However, Gu Fan is not in the mood to study these things for the time being, so he should make games first!
(End of this chapter)