Chapter 476 demo trial
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 myself 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 will 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, let’s get busy, perform our duties, and hurry up and create a trial demo.
"The development speed this time will definitely be faster than that of "Blood of Lies"!"
Similar strategy simulation business games do not have a large physical volume, nor are they very difficult to develop.
Many similar games are made by small independent teams.
Nitiantian now has strong troops 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 and prepared to introduce this new game to Qiu Qinghong and other developers.
Qiu Qinghong was already waiting with a keyboard and mouse in hand.
"Blood of Lies" is an action game, and you can get the best gaming experience by playing it with a controller.
But "Star Project" is different. This type of game obviously requires the keyboard and mouse to get the best experience.
Although Nitiantian also plans to develop controller adaptation in the future, it is obvious that using controllers to place production lines will inevitably require the intervention of more system auxiliary means, and it may not be possible to complete some high-precision operations, which will have some impact on the player's gaming experience. Influence.
It can only be said that adapting to a controller is most likely just a stopgap measure, providing another option for players who really don’t want to use a keyboard and mouse.
Qiu Qinghong knew all these well, so he decided to use keyboard and mouse from the beginning.
But because he didn't know the specifics of the game yet, he missed a bit.
That is, this game is actually played by two players, and only one person really needs to set up the production line.
Another player's operation is very simple, no keyboard or mouse is needed at all, and the controller is fully capable.
"Mr. Wei, I've heard that Nitiantian's game development is so imaginative that the genres of the previous game and the next never repeat themselves. Now that I've seen it in person, I'm truly amazed."
For Qiu Qinghong, a gamer who specializes in game outsourcing services, "changing genres for every game" is simply a fantasy.
Although the outsourcing team takes work from other game companies, and these game companies have no contact with each other, the development tasks they give are often homogeneous.
Because the current domestic game market itself is a highly homogenized market.
But Nitiantian is just one company, and every game it makes is completely different. This is indeed regarded as a miracle in the industry to a certain extent.
“Let’s try it out first and simply experience the demo.
“But this time we need two players, has anyone signed up yet?
"How about Mr. Shen come and experience it too?"
Wei Chengjie looked at everyone in the large conference room and handed another set of keyboard and mouse to Mr. Shen who was sitting in the chair.
Shen Guang is the real boss of Chuangda Technology, and Qiu Qinghong is only the vice president.
Generally speaking, it is Qiu Qinghong, the vice president, who is responsible for the company's specific business, and Shen Guang does not often appear on similar occasions.
However, today's situation is special. After all, we have signed an in-depth cooperation plan with Ni Tiantian, so Shen Guang is also present.
As a boss, of course he also needs to experience it.
"I'm not very good at this kind of game, Mr. Wei." Shen Guang didn't want to answer it for the first time.
Wei Chengjie advised: "It doesn't matter, Mr. Shen, this is just a demo, and the current mechanism is not complicated.
"Besides, this game itself is an easy-to-play type. It would be nice for Mr. Shen to experience it a little and give some guidance."
Shen Guang then nodded: "Okay, let me try."
Soon, the two of them each used a laptop and a set of keyboard and mouse to enter the demo of "Star Project" and successfully connected.
There is a third computer in the conference room for watching from God's perspective, and the OB picture is projected on the big screen in real time.
“This is my first time playing a two-player strategy game.
“I have only played single player and multiplayer games before,” Qiu Qinghong said.
There are still big differences between two-player games and multi-player games. The underlying game mechanics are different.
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 identity introduction.
"The head of state is mainly responsible for formulating principles and 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, I choose the consul."
This obviously matches the division of labor between the two in the company.
However, Shen Guang shook his head: "That's so boring. We've already played games, so let's change it.
"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. Well, I've already chosen."
Seeing that Shen Guang had confirmed, Qiu Qinghong had no choice but to move the mouse to the column of heads of state and press OK.
After both players select their identities, they enter the official game screen.
Because it is a demo, there is no opening CG and a series of complicated links for the time being, and we will get 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 suffer disaster if they are not careful.
"Therefore, players must develop technology within a limited time, fight against natural disasters as much as possible, and finally escape from the comet and find a new home."
(End of chapter)