Reboot the age of gaming

Chapter 293 City Defense Battle

Zhong Ming's words hit the point, and this is what attracted Lin Xiaoguang the most.

Indeed, the combination of hardware and software can bring players the most perfect gaming experience, but this is easier said than done.

At the same time, there are very few manufacturers that have the courage to make both hardware and software, and can do both well at the same time. At least in this world, there is really no one that can do it well.

On the host platform, because some standards are relatively fixed, the process is standardized, and most of the basic functions have been finalized in the continuous exploration of host manufacturers, so this is not so obvious.

Most consoles are similar. Even if there is a difference in the shape of the body, the content inside is also the same. The only thing that can make a difference is the handle.However, the handle has been developed for so many years, and has been studied by ergonomic experts for countless times. The functions and layout have basically been finalized. There is no special breakthrough technological innovation, and it may be difficult to make any major changes.

The dual joysticks, buttons, trigger buttons, vibration, sound and other functions on the handle are already very complete, and it is difficult to stuff new things into them.

In terms of the more popular simulators in this world, the combination of software and hardware is promising.

Because so far, there has not been a particularly popular simulator, and the shapes of different simulators are very different, and there is no unified standard at all.The more this is the case, the easier it is for new products to stand out, and GAME OMNI is a good example.

However, the manufacturer of GAME OMNI is only a pure hardware manufacturer. Its design of GAME OMNI is only based on the current mainstream FPS games, and it cannot do some relatively differentiated things. "Crisis", ported to the GAME OMNI platform, there are more or less problems.

It’s not a procedural problem, but a design problem. For example, the operation of stabbing monsters with a knife in “Resident Evil” cannot be realized on GAME OMNI. Some operations were cut.

What if GAME OMNI had already considered developing a game for it when it was designed?The degree of adaptation must be much higher than that of these two games, and players can get a better gaming experience.

Therefore, Lin Xiaoguang was really moved. He is indeed the vice president of Moya Technology, but the handheld business department he is in charge of is a marginal department in the entire Moya Technology. It was only when the high-level executives read the financial report that they remembered to force the handheld business department to make a profit. Lin Xiaoguang's life was not comfortable.

If you really cooperate with Zhong Ming, first of all, it means that the hardware will not worry about the game. As far as the speed and quality of Zhong Ming's game development is concerned, not to mention world-class, China's first-class is absolutely no problem; secondly, it should not be too much. Short of money, "Resident Evil" really sold 299 million sets at the price of 200, then Weiguang Studio is no longer a small workshop, and throwing tens of millions of research and development hardware equipment is not a problem at all.

"Okay, Mr. Zhong, you convinced me, I'll think about it when I go back. Let me look at the trend of "Resident Evil" and predict that the sales volume will reach 200 million, so I will officially resign." Lin Xiaoguang said.

Zhong Ming nodded: "The sooner the better, remember to recruit your team as much as possible."

"Aren't you afraid that Moya Technology will trouble you?" Lin Xiaoguang smiled.

Zhong Ming said nonchalantly: "Why are you bothering me? They don't pay much attention to the handheld business department. Besides, although these technicians are scarce, it doesn't mean that they can't be found at all. They can't be recruited from Moya Technology. I will find them from other companies. Digging. There are not many host R&D personnel in Huaxia District, but there are many bracelet R&D personnel and computer R&D personnel, whoever digs is not digging."

Lin Xiaoguang nodded: "That's right, let's do this first, Mr. Zhong, I hope we can continue to cooperate happily."

……

After seeing off Lin Xiaoguang, Zhong Ming returned to the studio.

Weiguang Studio is also full of talents. While researching and developing, Weiguang Studio and Tianji Studio are constantly expanding their enrollment. The previously empty seats have already been filled, and there are not enough.

The original construction area is more than 600 square meters, and after deducting the conference room, it may be more than 500 square meters. According to the calculation that each person needs at least 8-10 square meters of work area, it can accommodate more than 50 people at most. There are 63 people in the studio alone.

So during the development of "Resident Evil", Zhong Ming asked Miao Zhu to arrange a little split of the two studios, and then rented out all the other vacant workstations on the 66th floor.

Since Tianji Studio and Weiguang Studio have no business relationship with each other, there is no need to squeeze together to work together. Zhong Ming is considering moving Tianji Studio to a new floor.

After looking at the current vacant positions, there are many high-rise positions, so Zhong Ming casually pointed out, rented out the 77th floor, and arranged for Tianji Studio.

Of course, the house number must still maintain the same style as the Shimmer Studio, and specially customized a house number of 7777.

It seems that 6666 and 7777 are next to each other, but they are not. One is on the 66th floor and the other is on the 77th floor, with a difference of eleven floors.

However, there is an elevator anyway. Huanyu Daguan belongs to a high-end office building, and there are not too many people. The elevator is completely sufficient. There is not a big difference between the first floor and the tenth floor. It is very convenient to drop by the door when Zhong Ming is free.

During this period, Shimmer Studios mainly continued to develop some new version optimizations and DLC content of "Resident Evil", providing some hardcore players with a longer gaming experience.Zhong Ming didn't need to worry about these things for the time being, Fu Xing'an and the others could take care of them completely.

So Zhong Ming came to the 77th floor and took a look at the situation of Tianji Studio.

After the launch of "Dawn Era", Tianji Studio has been in a state of lying down and earning money. The subsequent new version has developed a lot, but the work tasks are not so heavy, and everyone is in a state of health preservation.

"Boss." Seeing that Zhong Ming had arrived, Jia Jia came over to say hello.

Zhong Ming took a casual look, and everyone was basically busy with the new version of "Dawn Era".

Now the monthly turnover of "Dawn Era" has reached the level of 2000 million, and it is still on the rise, it is time to strike while the iron is hot.

However, the new version should not be launched too quickly. First, it is unnecessary, and second, it is risky.

When players still feel fresh about the game and are satisfied with a large amount of GVG content, it is the best choice to keep the game as it is.Players only need to update the version when they are tired of the current content and need new things.

"The new version of "Age of Dawn" is not in a hurry, just update at the slowest speed. This game mainly focuses on GVG, and the intrigue of the players is far more exciting than the content of the game, so put more effort into this aspect." Zhong Ming said.

Jia Jia was stunned for a moment: "You mean..."

"You can specially arrange for individuals to go to the forum to organize some story collection activities, such as the love and hatred of the XX Legion in the XX area, or make some strategy posts, how to command different GVG gameplay, etc. Players may need these more thing."

Jia Jia nodded: "That's easy to say, I'll arrange it later."

"By the way, there are other things this time, come with me to the meeting room."

Zhong Ming brought Jia Jia to the conference room, and the two sat down at the conference table.

"I want to arrange Tianji Studio to develop a new game." Zhong Ming said.

"Is it still a mobile game?" Jia Jia asked.

Zhong Ming nodded: "Yes, roughly like this..."

Zhong Ming opened the concept map of the new game on the bracelet. This concept map is just a simple original painting, but it clearly shows the main content and gameplay of the game.

Like "Dawn Era", it is still in the holographic projection mode, but this time the holographic projection mode no longer locks the viewing angle, and players can adjust the viewing angle arbitrarily.

The whole site is a rectangle, with a relatively large city at each end, and a villain wearing a dragon robe and a crown on the top of the city above; "Font distribution.

On the other side, there is also a similar mirror image, except that the oriental classical city style has become a western castle, and the style of the villain on the castle has also become a western style, wearing a crown.

In the center of the map is a river with two narrow bridges. The small cities and narrow bridges on both sides are connected by a road. There are two roads in total.

The whole map is very regular, although it is simple, it looks very comfortable.

Because it is a holographic projection mode, the player can actually view the details of the game from any angle. In addition, the player can also drag the entire scene and rotate it horizontally with the center point of the map as the axis, up to 90 degrees, that is, the entire rectangle From vertical to horizontal.

There are many different soldiers on the two roads, which looks like a hodgepodge.However, they are all in the Q version style, and the painting style is relatively uniform.

Jia Jia saw some shadows of Chinese style in these soldiers, such as crossbowmen, chariot soldiers, light cavalry, etc., while the soldiers on the opposite side were obviously Western types, such as knights and archers.

These are arms that are closer to reality, but the number is very small, and most of them are imaginary creatures, which can also be used as arms.For example, there are fire-breathing dragons, skeleton warriors, and goblins in the West, while in the East there are Thunder Beasts, Bi Fang, Soaring Snakes, and Pixiu.

There are also some special equipment, such as bed crossbows, siege vehicles, hot air balloons, etc., and finally some spells, such as large-scale lightning strikes, fireballs, arrow rain, etc.

The corresponding interface UI is also drawn on the concept map. All soldiers and three towers on both sides have blood bars, and each person can use some unit cards to place units on the map by recovering energy bars.The result of the battle is also very simple. Every time a tower is dropped, a crown is added. If the main city is blown up, it means that the whole game is lost. Finally, the result of the battle is determined according to the number of crowns on both sides.

A very simple concept map of the game, a very simple prototype of the game, even without too much explanation from Zhong Ming, Jia Jia can understand it all by himself.

"The name of this game is "City Defense War", and the English name is Defense of Castle, or DOC for short."

Jia Jia looked at the concept map of the game again and nodded: "Well, it shouldn't be difficult to make. I'll talk to the technology later to see how to do it."

Zhong Ming said: "The difficulty of making this game is definitely not high, but the numerical pressure is greater. The blood volume, attack power, movement speed, cost, etc. of each unit must be carefully considered and designed, including various complex units. , to ensure that there is not too much difference in strength between different card groups. However, differentiation must be made, because the cards in this game also have quality points."

"You should first think about how to do the specific numerical balance. I will make up a document later, explaining in detail the general economic system of the game, including tasks, treasure chests, and drawing cards."

Zhong Ming explained a few more words.

Now Jia Jia is the chief designer of Tianji Studio, so these relatively simple games are directly handed over to Jia Jia to complete.

Jia Jia received the concept map and began to conceive some details of the game, while Zhong Ming left Tianji Studio and returned to the 66th floor.

"City Defense" is actually Zhong Ming's "Royal Clash" in his previous life. The gameplay is the same, but with some oriental elements added.Of course, there is another difference that the carrier of the device has changed from a mobile phone to a bracelet, and the screen has naturally changed from a flat surface to a holographic projection.

Tianji Studio shoulders the heavy burden of making profits. Although "Dawn Era" is also making money, the speed of making money is not particularly fast. At least there is still a big gap from Zhong Ming's expectations. Therefore, it is almost time to make another game up.

"City Guard" has no technical difficulties. Now that "Dawn Era" has made Tianji Studio famous, it is just right to make this game and become Tianji Studio's next product.

……

On January 1, a small news happened in the technology circle.

Moya Technology announced that it received the resignation letter from Lin Xiaoguang, the senior vice president in charge of the handheld business department, on January 1, and the resignation took effect on January 28.After discussion by the board of directors, Gao Dongfang, an executive from the original wristband business department, was transferred to serve as the senior vice president in charge of the mobile phone department.

Moya Technology also stated: Lin Xiaoguang's resignation as vice president will not have an adverse impact on the company's production and operation.During his tenure, Lin Xiaoguang devoted himself to his duties and performed his duties excellently. The Board of Directors would like to express his heartfelt thanks to him for his outstanding work during his tenure!This appointment is in line with the company's actual business development needs and will not have an adverse impact on the company's production and operations.

Of course, the announcements are all polite words, and they are all for the outside world to see. The resignation of the vice president is not a trivial matter. Maybe others will think that Moya Technology has some internal struggles, or problems in production and operation, which will affect the stock price. influential.

Lin Xiaoguang also issued a statement on his personal Weibo, thanking Moya Technology for its cultivation and care in the past few years. This resignation is entirely due to personal reasons, and he also has a lot of affection for the company and is very reluctant to give up.

As for Lin Xiaoguang's next orientation, he has not disclosed yet, but said that he has been busy with work recently and has a lot of pressure. He needs to spend time with his family and is not considering working in other companies for the time being.

This matter did not attract much attention from the outside world, but the insiders of Moya Technology knew very well that Lin Xiaoguang not only left by himself, but also poached six key members.

Lin Xiaoguang wanted to poach the entire handheld business department, but in that case, he would almost tear himself apart from Moya Technology, and many people would not let Moya Technology go.Lin Xiaoguang discussed with Zhong Ming, and felt that there was no need to create resistance to his resignation, so he just poached six people in moderation.

The announcement was an understatement. In fact, it took some twists and turns for Lin Xiaoguang to leave Moya Technology, but overall it went smoothly.

For Moya Technology, the handheld business department is not considered a core department. Such a large company is full of talents, and it is enough to transfer a vice president, which will not have much impact on the department's business.

(End of this chapter)