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Chapter 99 New Game "Chinese Horror: Contemporary Liao Zhai"

Brother Tongzi’s first two missions were both time-limited, and the mission rewards at settlement were also related to time.

This time, when making a game about basic infiltration equipment, there was suddenly no time limit. Gu Meng thought it would be difficult, but the no time limit was a mercy from Brother Tongzi.

After actually using it, I can only say that it may be difficult to reach the primary level of infiltration in the human technology tree.

In a parallel world where technology is leaning towards the gaming industry, it may take more than ten to twenty years of development in reality to reach this level, and some geniuses will need to appear in the middle to provide guidance.

But this step has been omitted by the system. In the eyes of people in the parallel world, Gu Meng is the ultimate genius who can drag the human technology tree up in one breath.

With practical technology, making games becomes easier.

Although you need to learn new programming and modeling techniques, it cannot be said to be more difficult once you become proficient in using the new technologies. There is nothing that is incomprehensible.

Gu Meng later gradually understood that it was probably because as the tasks were completed, the system's guidance of newcomers to him decreased, and the freedom and authority were higher, so there was no time limit.
There are two ways to make the new game this time. One is to use the old method of making computer games to make a sample first, and then let the system optimize it.

When funds permit, most of the system optimization efforts will be used for game porting.

In other words, the sample is actually a previous finished PC game. Otherwise, if the completion level is low, the system's financial expenditure will exponentially expand to an astronomical figure that even Gu Meng cannot afford. Even so, if you want to render the Phantom 5-level modeling to the level of primary infiltration, the funds required will be much more than that of "Star Wars".

Another way is to directly develop a basic stealth game, scan real scenes, and use supporting equipment to render without such a large workload. The system can help with additional polishing and strengthening as before.

There will definitely be many problems when making this kind of game for the first time, and Gu Meng can feel more at ease with the system as an insurance.

Of the two methods, Gu Meng prefers the latter.

For original console and PC games, the required technologies include planning, programming, screenwriting, art, and music. This is a relatively simple division. In fact, there are of course many subcategories.

For some games, some parts can be omitted. For example, the plot music can be mentioned in one sentence or directly used with public soundtrack materials. As long as the game is fun, it's fine.

If it is a large project, the leader needs to consider some coordination capabilities.

Making stealth games is actually similar, and the fundamental requirements are still these abilities.

This is also how Gu Meng judged the attributes of his employees using his discerning eyes. For example, Lupa was initially considered an SR in his opinion, while Huan Shou was half a step behind him in terms of coordination ability. In other aspects, they were almost the same and he was an all-round talent.

R card is actually the limit for ordinary people in the Chinese gaming industry. After being cultivated by Gu Meng, he can be considered a big shot even outside of You Xuan. To get higher, he needs talent that truly exceeds ordinary people.

Most of the old men in You Xuanzhong are talented in screenwriting and music. It is easier to find outsourcing teams for screenwriting, music and art because there are more of them. Gu Meng feels that they are relatively less valuable, while Xiaozhi is the most valuable planning and programming talent.

Xiaozhi was the fastest at learning new technologies. Even if others used the Identical Eye to strengthen themselves, they could not catch up with Xiaozhi. In fact, Xiaozhi was fed with fuel and received special training from Gu Meng the most times.

The new game not only uses new technology, but also can provide players with more multi-dimensional sensory stimulation.

In fact, there are different requirements in terms of design ideas, surround sound, visual impact, level layout and understanding of player psychology. In theory, even irrelevant scripts need to be slightly changed due to different design ideas. The entire game is an integrated whole.

Therefore, the difficulty is not that the new technology is difficult to use, but in the application of unfamiliar new technologies. We must try to use the advantages of the equipment to make games that are different from the past.

In short, Gu Meng will consider learning ability and innate qualifications more than experience in old games in new projects.

In previous recruitments, successful project experience was definitely a plus, but when recruiting the third phase of Youxuan, Gu Meng paid more attention to potential rather than experience.

For example, An Yuemao in the third season of Youxuan, she was actually recommended by her elders to interview for the role of Maodou Movie Star.

Now Youxuan is no longer on the edge and is very powerful. Under the leadership of Wu Mengyou, Maodou, uh, is the restart of Youxuan Media.

The TV series adapted from the IP Pure Love Warrior also became a hit.

Moreover, the industry knows that Youxuan Media is relatively clean. It is the opposite of the Jingdong Group, which had a bad reputation in the past. There are no messy unspoken rules, and the connections are particularly strong. It is a good place to go.

After the interview, she successfully became You Xuan's artist.

She had never learned game production before, but when Gu Meng passed by the branch on a whim, he recognized her talent and saw at a glance that she was not a normal person.

Golden legend!

It's SSR!

I invited her to the president's office for a detailed discussion and learned that she didn't want to make movies either. In fact, she also wanted to learn how to cook. No, she wanted to learn how to make games. She went to the Beijing Film Academy purely because of her elders.

Maybe the elders think that being the second or third generation of stars is a good way out, but times have changed now.

Being a game designer in Youxuan is the best career path. It’s a high-paying job with no unemployment. It’s even better than New Oriental.

After accepting her as his disciple, Gu Meng had a vague premonition in his heart. He opened the system interface and found that Brother Tongzi was reminding him that his luck had improved again.

So she is Fengyun? And I am Xiongba?

Where is the other one?
North... no, it seems to be moving... China is too big.

……

The Great Wall. He Taoxiang, who made a lot of money by making the Three Emperors mod, is traveling with her children...

… “Do you have any suggestions for new games?”

In the small conference room, Gu Meng's chief military advisor Wu Mengyou and three generals were all present.

The three generals are Huanshou, Lupa, Xiaozhi and the newly promoted Xiaosuba.

There are now four gold cards of game designers, so they are the three generals. If there are five, they are the four heavenly kings.

If there are six of them, they become the Five Little Strongmen.

Gu Meng personally trained two of the innate SSRs, and to outsiders they seemed almost like true disciples. Gu Meng decided to give them the Dharma names Guangzhi and Guangmao (bushi) respectively.

"Boss Gu said that in order to test the device's performance and collect user data, they want to bring players both joy and fear... a horror game? And a comedy game?"

Huan Shou felt that the two games seemed unrelated and making the same one might be counterproductive.

Lupa: "If it's an online game, online horror games can achieve this effect, and it can also allow players to scare themselves."

After the release of "Pokémon Paloo" this year, it lost some of its popularity because it was not as similar to Pokémon as its previous incarnation.

But the popularity of the parallel world game and the stronger ability of the duo made up for this, and it still became a huge hit. At its peak, there were 4 million people online at the same time, which was terrifying.

Both of them are now well-known designers and have more experience in multiplayer online games.

There are also people who want to poach people, but "how can a real man be depressed and inferior to others for long?"
But what he gave was not as much as Gu Meng, and his words were not as pleasant as Gu Meng's. It was just wishful thinking.

Xiaozhi: "But with current technology, if we want to do multiplayer online... it's too difficult, and there are also problems with information transmission... From a technical perspective, it's more realistic to make a single-player game."

In fact, Gu Meng felt that if it was impossible to have both, then he should focus on reaching the pinnacle and just do horror.

Just copy "Escape".

The parallel world already has old series such as "Silent Hill" and "Resident Evil", but there is no "Escape".

The escape route is also good, but I am a little worried that the equipment is too exciting and may scare people to death.

"Uh..." Subaru, who had the least experience, hesitated to speak.

"Subaru, just speak freely."

Gu Meng gave her an encouraging look.

"Horror and joy, how about doing Liao Zhai? Romance elements and horror elements?"

Xiao Subaru pointed to the bookshelf behind Gu Meng, where Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio was located.

Yes, there are joys and horrors in Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio.

Gu Meng was about to say it was a good idea, but Xiao Zhi disagreed:

"The biggest advantage of the new equipment is the sense of immersion and the novelty of immersion. However, the technology is still imperfect. It's best to choose a modern background to reduce the pre-requisites. If you choose an ancient background, it will add an important reminder that this is not a realistic world, it's ancient, and it will take up device performance. If you want excitement, then stick to it. I recommend choosing a realistic background."

Lupa directly said that Xiaozhi was right, and Gu Meng was also vaguely convinced.

What Guangzhi said seems to make sense.

Huan Shou stood on Xiao Subaru's side, believing that the stories from Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio were more familiar to Chinese players, and that there was no need to pursue extremes in the first game on a new device. It was not a good thing for players to be overly involved.

Gu Meng looked around, and it seemed that there was some truth to it?
……

Finally, it was discussed and revised.

I have to be all!

In addition to some small games for experiencing the performance of Youxuandai, the escort masterpiece of the new equipment is also the game used by Gu Meng to collect the extreme emotions of players. It is named "Chinese Horror: Contemporary Liaozhai".

A romance horror game.

Paper people, paper horses, white paper money, schools, ancient houses, sanatoriums, and also the lingering love between female ghosts and female demons.

In 2022, the th day of the seventh lunar month is the Zhongyuan Festival, which is also the Yulan Festival.

The game was released simultaneously with the first generation of Youxuan.

The two million devices prepared on Youxuan’s official website were cleared out in an instant.

The factory is working overtime to continue production and expand the production line.

……

　There actually is a game called Jin Gu Qun Xia Zhuan in reality. I just said it casually... No, I actually wanted to say Jingu Qun Xia Zhuan, but I changed it to a homophone. Does this game in reality have the same idea?

　　
　
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