Chapter 305: Earth, Water, Fire and Wind, the Four Basic Elements
Gu Fan coughed twice: "Don't make a fuss first. Since the ideas are already here, you should try your best to base yourself on these two ideas. Go to design.
“Anyway, based on these two ideas, the gameplay will soon come out. "
The corner of Wei Chengjie's mouth twitched slightly. Mr. Gu's words were not comforting at all!
However, being stared at by the boss and investors at this time, Wei Chengjie, as a professional designer, also It's impossible to stretch my hips, I can only bite the bullet and think about it
First of all, the equipment can be damaged and cannot be repaired perfectly. There is actually nothing to design about this.
Because once it is determined that the equipment can be damaged, many subsequent designs are actually locked and cannot be changed.
For example:
Players must have a large prop inventory or weapon inventory. Otherwise, if they don’t bring enough weapons, and then they all explode in a boss battle, what should the player do? ? Is it possible to go up and shake your fist?
At the same time, most of the powerful weapons in the game must be obtainable repeatedly or can be recreated through special means. Otherwise, out-of-print weapons will mean that they are at the bottom of the player's backpack and will never be used.
In addition, there is a high probability that there will no longer be an equipment synthesis and enhancement system in the game, because this goes against the original design concept.
If synthesis and strengthening can restore or even increase the durability of equipment, it is equivalent to making a repair system in disguise, which is contrary to Mr. Li's original design and will definitely not be recognized.
And if synthesis and strengthening cannot restore the durability of the equipment, then players will definitely not strengthen the equipment. Because something is going to explode sooner or later, why should I go to all the trouble to strengthen it?
So, Wei Chengjie briefly thought about it and roughly figured it out. There seemed to be only one way to do this kind of equipment system.
That is to give the player a large inventory of weapons, allowing him to switch between various weapons at will. At the same time, these weapons are randomly refreshed on the map or on monsters, and most weapons cannot be synthesized or enhanced.
The equipment system is basically dead in this state, so the only thing that can be used is the "special skills".
And Mr. Li made it clear that these skills will not become stronger as time goes by, but will become more and more difficult to use.
Wei Chengjie didn't think about how to make these skills more and more difficult to use.
To give a simple example, if the player has a super power, he can rub a big fireball into his hands to create an explosion. So why is this ability becoming more and more difficult to use? Is it possible that with the upgrade, only the casting time and damage will be lowered?
Then you will be beaten up by angry players blocking the door, right?
Seeing Wei Chengjie getting entangled, Gu Fan persuaded him calmly: "It's okay. Just think of a few abilities first and be more creative. The more powerful the better, the more exaggerated the better.
"Then talk to Li Together, determine the upgrade effects of these skills.
"As for the elements, you can take whatever you want. Whether it is myths and legends from ancient and modern times, Chinese and foreign, or some successful experiences in games, you can learn from them."
See Mr. Gu said this, so Wei Chengjie had no choice but to rush to the shelves and start to think wildly.
"Mr. Gu, is it okay to use more traditional elements as packaging? That is earth, water, fire and wind."
Gu Fan nodded: "Of course."
In an era when the ancients did not have sufficient scientific knowledge, the theory of the material composition of the entire world was often reduced to certain "basic elements". For example, in traditional Chinese culture, yin and yang are often represented by the five elements, namely metal, wood, water, fire, and earth.
According to this, there is a set of cyclical theories that are mutually reinforcing and mutually reinforcing, and can even be linked to dynasty changes.
However, there are more games packaged with the Five Elements, and in Wei Chengjie’s vision, this game is not a traditional Chinese style game, so he prefers to use the four basic elements of earth, wind, water, and fire. element.
In the material composition theories of other civilizations, these four elements are more common.
Of course, their names are different. For example, in Buddhism, earth, water, fire, and wind are considered to be the four elements that constitute matter, while in ancient Greek theory, the four elements are said to be earth, air, water, and fire.
Interestingly, many traditional literary works in China are also influenced by foreign culture to some extent. For example, in "The Romance of the Gods", in some places involving "basic elements of the world", there are also The concept of "earth, water, fire and wind" is used.
When describing Taishang Laojun’s Tai Chi Diagram, he said that this object can distinguish pure and turbid, fix the earth, water, fire and wind, and is an all-encompassing treasure. When the leader of the Tongtian cult became anxious and wanted to overturn the table, he also said that he wanted to reestablish the earth, water, fire, and wind, and change the world.
So, Wei Chengjie wants to use earth, water, fire and wind as the special ability package in the game, which can be regarded as a relatively complete system.
Of course, it doesn't really matter what packaging is used in the game. What matters is how the game is played.
Since Gu Fan has said that the more powerful these abilities are, the better, and the more unimaginable the better, then Wei Chengjie can open up about his design and speak freely.
"Mr. Gu, my preliminary design is like this.
"The earth, or earth element, is very simple. The most commonly used ones are to escape from the ground and pass through walls.
“Water element, there is a concept called the best good is water. Water is good for all things without dispute. Water itself is invisible and can also change into any shape. Therefore, in the game, the power of water element can be attached to certain things. Specific props can be used to make these props huge, or used as adhesives to bond different props to produce various effects. In addition, they can also have the power to control water and cross rivers.
"Fire element, a pure damage characteristic ability, can burn flames, create fire bombs, etc.
"The wind element has no good idea for the time being. If it just blows a breeze to provide thrust, it seems a bit too weak. Now, maybe you can use it to grab objects? Or manipulate objects?
“Of course, in addition to these four basic elements, time can also be regarded as one of the basic elements. As for the special abilities of time, there are many, such as stopping time or making time pass faster. It can have a certain impact on the content of the game.
“Mr. Gu, Mr. Li, do you think this design is okay? ”
Wei Chengjie casually designed a set of plans based on the concept of the four basic elements. However, after finishing speaking, he was a little unsure whether it met the requirements, so he looked at the two people in front of him with eyes asking for opinions. People.
Lilith turned to look at Gu Fan.
Obviously, she doesn't care what the specific design of these functions is, they are all the same in her opinion.
Lilith is more concerned about whether these designs can achieve what she calls the goal of "becoming increasingly difficult to use as the game progresses."
(End of this chapter)