The virtual empire starts from the game

Chapter 14: Battle Damaged Suits and Paper Figures

"Boss!" Xu Fang was shocked. "Think twice before you act!"

"What's wrong?" Xu Meng didn't expect him to react so strongly.

"Some of our characters already have very few clothes on them, and if more are released they will be gone!" Xu Fang thought that the boss was very busy recently and could not remember the new looks of all the characters.

But he was wrong. Xu Meng had personally watched and memorized the looks of each character.

"Don't worry, I know, it's not a big problem." Xu Meng comforted him and let him go to call for help.

The ones who really need to wail are not these painters, but the animators and modelers who come after them.

The complexity of their work far exceeds that of painters.

Of course, the focus of painters' work is inspiration and creation, and the two cannot be lumped together, one is about working hard while the other is about losing hair.

In less than five minutes, all the painters crowded into the office.

Some were standing, some were sitting, all staring at Xu Meng, waiting for him to speak.

Xu Meng did not rush to release the tasks. Instead, he fully affirmed everyone's work results over the past half month and promised a generous bonus before he began to talk about the new tasks.

"Two new missions."

"First, I plan to add a battle damage and clothing explosion system to Project Frost and Snow."

"But our "Frost Project" is a serious game. We definitely can't just expose it after a defeat like those porn games."

"Also, because many characters only have one or two pieces of clothing, some can drop one piece of clothing, but many can't."

“So we need everyone to be creative.”

"For example, a sleeve can fall off, stockings can be taken off, shoes can be removed, or clothes can be torn, skirts can be shortened, or hair can be loose, or sweat marks can appear.

"Don't let your thoughts be constrained. Give full play to your imagination. I have complete trust in your abilities!"

After all, he is not a professional artist and can only provide an idea.

But having this idea is enough for the painters present.

As soon as he finished speaking, many people had already lowered their heads and started sketching on their notebooks, hurriedly recording the inspiration that first popped into their minds.

When Xu Meng saw this scene, he did not rush to talk about the second task, but stood there and waited quietly for a few minutes.

After most people stopped writing, he spoke again:
"The next step is the second mission."

“I need you to work with the level design team to design a new map. It doesn’t need to be too big, but it needs to have obvious ocean elements. Then design some octopus tentacle-style monsters and traps.”

"The spatial structure and competitive balance of this map are all checked by the level design team. You will mainly assist them in designing the map's appearance."

"It seems a bit vague to put it this way..."

"Well, let me be more precise - [Dragon Palace]."

“I’ll design the map based on this word.”

As soon as the words fell, the rustling sounds immediately became more frequent!
However, Xu Meng did not wait any longer. He left the office after saying "Good luck everyone".

The subsequent grouping of personnel and assignment of tasks will be left to Ding Nian and Xu Fang.

He visited the level design team again and gave instructions on the task on the spot.

The level design team used to be highly valued, but ever since Xu Meng came over and released that announcement, they were suddenly neglected.

The entire company was busy with this major transformation, but they were the only ones who didn't receive any important tasks.

——It’s not that there are no tasks at all, the previous work is still being done, but the new tasks only require adjusting the difficulty of the previous levels.

Xu Meng wants to shorten the player development cycle and no longer block player resources.

In this way, players will have enough energy to raise more characters, and characters that are not strong enough can also get a chance to appear.

——In the final analysis, it is to facilitate players to develop relationships with more characters. But in this way, the level difficulty, drops, and character development curve all need to be adjusted.

Both level design and numerical planning took on these tasks.

Then they were left alone.

This change from the core to the periphery undoubtedly caused them a huge psychological gap.

But now, after Xu Meng described his requirements, all the employees in the level design department——

It's burning up!

They were much more sensitive than the painters in the art department. As soon as they heard Xu Meng's description, they knew what he wanted to do.

[Dragon Palace] is a PVP battle map!

This is the [multiplayer online gameplay] that has been complained by players for a long time, but was abandoned by the previous decision-makers in a meeting!
They didn't understand why the boss suddenly decided to do this, and they also knew that with the technology accumulated by DreamCraft, it would be very difficult to create this kind of multiplayer online competitive gameplay.

But they don't care, they just feel excited!

This is an opportunity to return to the center of the dream-building stage, and if successful, it will become a major highlight on your resume.

This is much more valuable than the "levels" in the second game where you just go to the end of one road and then have one or two branch roads at most!

As a level designer, this is a temptation that cannot be refused.

They patted their chests to express their determination and began to brainstorm enthusiastically.

After listening for a while, Xu Meng left quietly.

……

This PVP map is a gameplay supplement he made after careful consideration.

Because he always believes that the foundation of the game is the gameplay.

Without gameplay support, and relying solely on otaku-pleasing pornography, it is difficult for a game to survive in the long run - the revenue may surge for a month or two, but then quickly decline and never recover.

He asked the artists to draw in his own style as much as possible, asked the animation and modeling staff to work hard to improve the character accuracy, asked the planners to continuously reduce the difficulty of development, and asked the operations staff to listen hard to the voices of the players, all in order to make the strengths of "Project Frost and Snow" even longer.

——It would be best if it were long enough for players to ignore its shortcomings, thereby extending the game’s life cycle as much as possible.

The new gameplay also serves this goal.

Moreover, players have always thought that after the remake of "Frost and Snow Plan", the only selling point left is the color, and they no longer have any expectations for multiplayer online gameplay.

If the PVP gameplay is suddenly brought out at this time, it will definitely give the players a surprise!
However, it is not easy to make this secret weapon.

Without sufficient technical accumulation, it is simply unrealistic for the makeshift level design team of DreamCraft to design a mature PVP map in one go.

But Xu Meng is willing to give them a chance.

He knows that no one is good at everything from the beginning, and no development team is top-notch from the beginning, but as long as there is an opportunity to hone skills, one can always reach an excellent level.

As for how to make players accept this PVP map with a target of 80 points and a bottom line of 70 points, and even have fun playing it, that is the task of him, the dream builder and chief designer of "Frost and Snow Project".

The good news is that he had a plan in mind from the beginning.

That is creativity.

In the gaming industry, creativity is always the most valuable thing.

As long as players can play with fresh and interesting ideas, they will be tolerant enough of flaws and give you room for improvement and progress.

As for what this idea is...

Since she is a two-dimensional beautiful girl, it is reasonable for her to have a two-dimensional form and be able to turn into a paper man, right?

(End of this chapter)