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Chapter 343 Rich Settings

Although "Ink and Cloud 2" comes from "The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild" in many settings, the background of the story is different, and the beginning must not be the same.

The protagonist in "Ink Cloud 2" is not a warrior who has lost his memory for 100 years, but a fledgling scholar, so he will not wake up in the shrine at the beginning of the game, so the opening CG is needed to briefly introduce the player Let’s take a look at the background of the story and make a connection with the opening of the game.

The content of the CG is still the one that everyone is very familiar with. The nightmare beasts occupy the sky above Yangmeng City to create nightmares and absorb negative emotions. The scholar wants to defeat the nightmare beasts to save the world.

However, there are two differences between this CG and previous CGs, especially the previous work of "Ink and Clouds":

The first is to add the content of the four holy beasts, Qinglong, Baihu, Suzaku, and Xuanwu. These four holy beasts are introduced in the opening CG, so that players can better understand the main line of the whole game: after defeating the four holy beasts, go to challenge the nightmare beast. .

Secondly, the CG of holographic projection is very different from the traditional CG.

The traditional CG is still flat in form of expression, but the CG on the full-view display is a holographic projection, and you can watch the CG from different angles, as if there is a miniature world in front of you.

In the CG, huge nightmare beasts, green dragons hovering in the clouds, white tigers roaring in the mountains, red birds flying in the volcano, basalt rolling in the North Sea... These huge creatures are in sharp contrast with the tiny scholars. In the projection mode, you can intuitively feel the disparity in power, which left a deep impression on the players.

At the end of the CG, the scholar appeared alone in a small valley, and the CG was seamlessly connected to the game screen.

Tang Ying found that now she could control the scholar.

On the projection of the all-view display, some related operation prompts began to appear, all of which were very routine, such as moving, turning the angle of view, attacking, jumping, climbing and so on.

In the early stages of the game, players are mainly familiar with these basic operations, and the entire teaching process is completed in the valley.Players can climb to the top of the mountain as long as they follow the tutorial.

Tang Ying noticed that the scholar was almost unarmed at first.He is wearing the most ordinary scholar's uniform, and his defense is very low. There are only the most basic ink meanings in the scroll and brush. The scroll can only be used for very basic defense, and the brush can only be used for basic knife form. Attack, whether it is defensive power or offensive power, is almost negligible.

However, his calligraphy and painting skills are currently inactive, and he cannot perform creation or erasure operations.

However, scholars can perform some special mobile operations, such as climbing, sliding, etc., which do not need to be unlocked.It's just that these special moves require the consumption of Mo Yi, and the scholar's Mo Yi is very little now, and it will be gone after just using it casually.

Tang Ying climbed up the mountain, the camera automatically zoomed out, and the beauty of the entire game world was unobstructed.

In the distance is a green grassy plain, where small animals are playing and playing, full of vitality; a little farther away, you can see a magnificent Huaxia city, which is Yangmeng City, with thick black shadows entrenched in the sky above it, the nightmare beast The surrounding land is infected by the power of the wind; looking to the north, you can vaguely see the rolling snow-capped mountains; the towering Kunlun Mountains in the west are shrouded in clouds and mist, and you can vaguely see the red color of large maple leaves in the clouds; while on the east coast, the clouds and mist Thunder loomed in the sky, as if there was a giant dragon hovering in the clouds.

Of course, if Tang Ying controls the scholar to look back, then he can see the volcano in the south, but after all, from Tang Ying's perspective, he can only see three sides at the same time at most.

"The scenery is so beautiful! Sure enough, the world of ink and wash style is beautiful."

Tang Ying couldn't help but sigh with emotion.

"Such beautiful scenery should be included in the painting."

The scholar took out the scroll and began to paint the beautiful scenery in front of him.

He drew very quickly, and it was finished after a while.Unfold the picture scroll and see that all the surrounding scenes have been drawn into it, turning it into a map.

It's just that this map is not a top view, but a scholar's perspective on the mountain. This kind of map may not look so accurate, but it is also a painting, which reproduces the surrounding scenery very well.

[Climb to the mountain, you can draw the surrounding scenery.While recording footprints, it can also be used as a map. 】

[Similar locations will be marked on the map with a "superb view".Some "superb view" locations are hidden, and you can find out the exact location by asking the surrounding aborigines. 】

This is the map system of "Ink Cloud 2".

As an open world game, players definitely need a sufficiently detailed map.The form of the map and the way to open the map are different from other games.

The form of the map is similar to the landscape paintings in traditional Chinese paintings, sacrificing some of the accuracy of the map, but it has greatly improved in terms of artistry and aesthetics.When players look at this kind of map, they may need to guess a little bit to find the exact location of where they are going, but this also makes the sense of exploration stronger.

The way to open the map in the game is that the scholar climbs to a nearby high place, overlooks the nearby beautiful scenery, and then draws a painting. This painting becomes the map of this area.

Due to the different heights and different surrounding shelters, different superb view locations have different ranges to see.The big map of the whole world is put together through such small maps piece by piece.

Going to the right from the hillside, you can meet a woodcutter who is chopping wood. After the conversation, you can get some basic information:

There is a small village nearby, go there and find the village chief to ask about the surrounding situation and route;

The trees in the forest can be cut down to get firewood, as well as some wild fruits and herbs;

Firewood can be used to make fire, and after roasting wild fruits, they can be eaten as food to restore life, and cooking can also be done, but it needs to be done in a place with a pot;
After the conversation, the woodcutter enthusiastically gave the scholar a scythe.

The fire sickle is an ignition tool. It is composed of flint, velvet and fire steel in appearance. The impact of fire steel and flint generates sparks, which ignites the velvet and creates flames.

However, the fire sickle is a consumable item, and it will be damaged after being used a certain number of times.

Of course, for the players, this thing is only needed in the early stage of the game, because after the scholar can use the fire-attribute ink meaning, he can set fire at will.

Tang Ying tried to press the normal attack button on a tree, and the brush in the scholar's hand was covered with a layer of ink in the shape of a knife, and he chopped down the tree several times.

Different ink meanings have grades, the higher the grade, the higher the damage.The Mo Yi that fell from the mobs that have been defeated so far are relatively scumbag, so it takes a lot of effort to cut down trees.

The cut tree trunk collapsed, Tang Ying went up and cut it twice, turned it into a bundle of firewood, picked it up and put it in her painting scroll.

The scholar's picture scroll can store ink, store paintings, use the painting skills of creation or erasure, and can also be used as a large storage space.

According to the woodcutter, Tang Ying found the location of the village on the map drawn earlier, and began to head towards the small village.

On the way, Tang Ying met some mobs.

There are different types of mobs, some are beasts, such as wild boars, wolves, foxes, etc. These beasts have different habits, some will flee when they hear the sound, and some will actively attack the scholar. Most of the obtained materials are from wild animals, such as animal meat, animal skins, minions and so on.

There are also some monsters affected by nightmare beasts. These monsters can see the appearance of the original beasts. For example, the appearance of a fox demon can basically be regarded as a fox that can walk upright, but these monsters can basically Use simple weapons.

Monsters of different levels have different intelligence and use different weapons. For example, most of the monsters encountered by scholars now use wooden weapons, and later they will encounter bone or even metal weapons.

These weapons are of no use to the scholar, he cannot use them directly, but he can use a brush to turn these weapons into ink.For example, after using a wooden spear to supplement the ink, the scholar can use the brush to attack with the spear.It's just that this kind of attack is also limited, and it needs to be replenished when the ink is used up.

The bows and arrows, five-element sticks, or other long-range weapons used by monsters can supplement the ink meaning of long-range attacks. Some special attribute weapons can supplement the ink meaning of the five elements attribute, so that the five elements attribute can be attached to the brush to produce a restraint effect.

Although it was just a few simple mobs, Tang Ying never tired of playing.

There are many fighting methods for scholars. You can take advantage of the extremely high damage setting of sneak attacks from behind, and sneak through the grass to kill these mobs one by one; Take advantage of attribute restraint and technical front hard steel.

After defeating the monsters in the camp, the scholar can get some special rewards from the treasure chests hoarded by the monsters, which may be the Moyi of a certain attribute, some special materials, or some money.

Heading towards the nearby villages along the established route, Tang Ying explored around like a child full of curiosity about the world.

There are many interesting things in the jungle, such as wild fruits that can be seen everywhere. Different wild fruits can be eaten after collection, and can also be used for cooking, with various effects; there will be some insects in the jungle, such as dragonflies, Butterflies, unicorns, etc. must be approached carefully to catch them. They can be mixed with materials dropped by monsters to make medicine.

In addition, various scattered weapons can be encountered in the wild, and these weapons can also be stored by scholars as Mo Yi.There are not many monster camps, but there will be one at a certain distance. The types of monsters in these monster camps are different, and the layout is also different. When fighting each monster camp, there are basically opportunistic methods. The strength is not high, so you have to use your brains to defeat all the mobs. Once you are besieged by a group of monsters, it will be bad.

Moreover, the environment of the entire world is almost interactive, you can cut trees, mow grass, and set fires...

This is also the difference between "Ink Cloud 2" and most current games. In other games, the trees and grass in the scene are basically decorations. The characters in the game cannot interact with trees, grass and stones. Use these scenes to hide some props, that's all.

However, most of the environmental elements in "Ink Cloud 2" can be interacted with. Combined with the attributes of the five elements, players can make some unimaginable magical operations.

"Huh? What is this?"

Tang Ying came to a big tree and planned to go up to pick the fruit, but when she jumped down, she found a pile of withered and yellow leaves under the tree.She lit the pile of fallen leaves with the fire-attribute ink meaning she had just obtained, and unexpectedly found a square stone slab underneath.

The scholar squatted down in front of the stone slab: "This... Could this be the handwriting left by the scholar?"

The scholar picked up this stone slab, on which was engraved a character in ancient seal script: "Heaven".He took out the brush and traced along the word "Heaven".

"So that's it... It really is the handwriting of the calligrapher handed down in the world. Copying these handwriting will be of great benefit to my calligraphy!"

After the scholar finished tracing, he waved a brush and traced the seal character "天" on the stone tablet with ink, and the stone tablet became a part of the scene and remained in place.

At this time, a prompt appeared on the screen: [It is rumored that the saints of painting and calligraphy traveled all over the world and left many authentic works.Copying the handwriting of calligraphers can improve the perception of calligraphy, enhance the effect of calligraphy skills, and increase the storage capacity of ink meaning. 】

"Sure enough, hidden collection elements!"

Tang Ying was very happy: "It was hidden so well that I found it, I am simply a genius!"

It's just that she still doesn't know that there are a thousand handwritings of the holy scriptures in the game, and the content is a thousand-character text: "Heaven and earth are mysterious and yellow, the universe is prehistoric". After finding all of them, a complete thousand-character text can be formed. If you know now, you may fall into despair.

Finally, the scholar, who was almost reluctant to leave, came all the way to the small village.

The village is not big, but there are quite a few NPCs inside.There are merchants in the village, who sell clothes, weapons, and materials. There are also some NPCs who will not directly trade with scholars but will trigger side tasks, such as farming, chopping firewood, cooking, hunting, etc. wait.

These special NPCs mainly introduce some basic gameplay in the game. For example, the NPC who chops wood will let the player chop wood. special wood.

This ax can replenish a large amount of metallic ink, and its level is higher than that of the current scholar. It can be used as a weapon, and it can also quickly chop down trees; and these special firewood can be used as materials.

In the game, the wood obtained after cutting different trees is also different. The most common material is firewood, which is mainly used for burning fire, but there are also advanced ones such as peach wood, rosewood, rosewood, etc., which can be used as materials to make some Special props can also be sold to merchants for money.

Another example is that the hunter will ask the scholar to hunt some small wild animals, wild boars and the like, and after hunting, hand over the meat to him, and he can get some bows and arrows, and will teach the player some hunting experience.For example, you can't run fast when hunting, it will startle the prey, you must crouch forward to hunt successfully, and so on.

In addition, there are some NPCs in the village who are neither merchants nor give quests, such as running around kids, dozing drunks, etc. Some of them will trigger quests under certain conditions, and some are simply In order to improve the ecology of the whole village.

Tang Ying wandered around the village for a long time before finally arriving at the village chief's house.

(End of this chapter)