Reborn to create a virtual world

In mid-June, the game "Three Kingdoms" has become popular in many game forums.Lin Shu made this game, although he said that he had a lot of flaws, but in fact it was very novel at this time.

At this time, he finally released the first mod, or expansion pack, and conducted a simple test.

The new mod adds some occupations, some maps, and a batch of raiders.However, compared to the version released at the beginning, only about [-]% of this version is free and open, and the remaining [-]% can only see the introduction and cannot be directly loaded. An activation code is required.

This caused a lot of uproar.

Fortunately, this form of game sales has become relatively common in the past two years, so everyone didn't feel very disgusted when they saw it.If it was placed six or seven years ago, most of the games sold in serious businesses would only play the cracked version, let alone a game that was free to charge in the middle.Things like this will definitely provoke a serious backlash, and maybe some people will scold the producer for being crazy about money.

In fact, even today, it is not that no one has tried to crack it.Although many game platforms have tacitly started to stop cracking related games in order to protect the domestic game industry, but that kind of respect is also very limited.Some established studios with a good reputation are protected in this respect, while other small workshops or newcomers are not so lucky.

The free situation at the beginning was okay, but as soon as the paid expansion pack came out, some people started trying to crack the game.

Unfortunately, the process of cracking was not smooth.

As an original game from a little-known game group, the encryption method of "Three Kingdoms" is unexpectedly clever, and several cracking groups failed after trying.

Lin Shu used the water encryption method in the game.Water's encryption method can be regarded as a very classic encryption method ten years later. The creator has a very famous network ID called Water Ghost, so this encryption method is also called Water's encryption method.

The real name of this water ghost is Su Huizhen, and he worked in Lin Shu's group later, so Lin Shu is very clear about the core concept of the water encryption method. used in the new game.

In fact, this is still a bit overkill.But no matter what, this is the first business to open the door. For Lin Shu, it is not too much to be careful.

Lin Shu and Du Sitong didn't pay attention to the cracking process of each cracking team or translation team.What Du Sitong was concerned about was how many people bought activation codes after the new expansion pack was released—although it was more profitable to say this, but this is a society where money is the capital of survival. Any effort and effort needs money to prove its value.

Du Sitong was still quite nervous-although the previous word of mouth has proved that this is a good game, but only the purchase volume can prove whether the income of this game can support the work combination of the two to continue to move forward.

The day after the update program was released, both Lin Shu and Du Sitong were a little absent-minded.After finally surviving school, Lin Shu sneaked to Du Sitong's office after avoiding the entanglement of her friends.

The two checked their income.

Seven thousand 940 yuan.

In this short night plus one morning, 390 people paid for it.

Lin Shu's price for the activation code is relatively cheap, only 20 yuan each.They currently don't have a host, so they can't activate online. Fortunately, Lin Shu has his own method, so he chose a more troublesome activation method that doesn't require networking.

This method is to include a secret key in each update package. The person who purchased the activation code enters the secret key on a specific interface, and the program will feedback the activation code.Lin Shu applied for an online hard disk space, uploaded a self-made program, and then linked the address to the Alipay account and order through a hyperlink.

This kind of practice is actually a little bit against the rules, but Lin Shu is skilled, as long as the officials try not to find out what he is doing, this level of crossing the line is just for convenience, and it will not be held accountable.

The income of more than 7000 yuan is not much, but don't forget, this is only the income of one night plus one morning.Even if these gains have exploded for a long time, the accumulated popularity will not be completely exploded in one night.

After Lin Shu makes a reservation, there will definitely be a lot of benefits.

He is thinking about renting servers and opening self-made plot functions and trading platforms.

During this process, Du Sitong was always very excited, and he couldn't believe that their games could make so much money overnight.She even pinched her arm foolishly, as if to prove that all this was not a dream.

After proving that it was not a dream, she excitedly ran to continue drawing the characters and background.Although there is only such a little time for the lunch break, Du Sitong is in a time of excitement, so he doesn't want to let go of even this little time, but wants to rush out the new expansion pack as soon as possible.

Lin Shu let him go.

He felt that it was about time to start thinking about the server.The testing of expansion packs and the sale of activation codes are actually just the beginning, to test the market's response.But today's market response is good, and it seems that Lin Shu can also quickly save the first start-up capital, so he began to think about more important things.

After all, the bulk of the real income lies in the independent game trading platform, not in the sales profits of individual expansion packs.

And before that, he knew that it was almost time for him to have a showdown with Liang Yuehua.

After thinking about it, he waited for Du Sitong for a while after school, and then asked her: "Mr. Du, do you have time to do me a favor today?"

Du Sitong was surprised: "What help?"

Lin Shu said: "It's like this. I want you to go home with me and help me explain the game to my mother clearly. In this way, we can also sign a more formal contract. After all, at my current age, there is no way Signing a formal employment contract with you...is not legally recognized."

Du Sitong: "..."

"……Employment contracts?"

Lin Shu had a natural attitude and said, "After getting the first income, you must expand your results next, right? Mr. Du, do you want to continue to be a teacher in our school? I thought you would prefer jobs related to art and animation?"

Du Sitong felt that since he met Lin Shu, the three views would be smashed and reorganized by this child every once in a while. Doesn't it sound weird to say "start a business" from the mouth of a ten-year-old kid?Super weird, okay?

But Du Sitong didn't feel a sense of disobedience at all.

...It seems that Lin Shu said such a thing, in fact, it is a very natural thing.

This is... recruited by a student, huh?

Du Sitong felt that he should have a bigger reaction.Being recruited by elementary school students... What a weird thing.But in fact, she tried hard to put on a tangled expression, but found that it was difficult to be emotionally in place-she actually felt that being recruited by Lin Shu was pretty good, at least in her own impression during this period, maybe it was better than being recruited by Lin Shu. Being a teacher in school is much more promising.

So she quickly gave up struggling and said, "Let's go now?"

Lin Shu nodded and asked, "Teacher, if you don't have anything to do, let's go now. We can move on to the next step if we solve this problem early."

Du Sitong asked Lin Shu to wait for a while, took out his hand and drawing board, and said to Lin Shu, "Let's go."

When Liang Yuehua heard what Lin Shu said, she felt that she might be hallucinating.

"So you're saying, you taught yourself to code, and then you made a game and sold it for over 7000 dollars?"

Lin Shu showed Liang Yuehua Du Sitong's mobile interface: "Mom! Look, this is an Alipay account registered with your ID card, and it contains our current money."

In fact, up to this time, there are already more than 7000 funds in the book, not only more than [-].

Liang Yuehua felt that she still had some hallucinations.

She said, "Wait a minute, let me calm down."

Lin Shu and Du Sitong didn't speak to let her calm down.

After all, Liang Yuehua is not an ordinary person, so he calmed down quickly, and then asked: "You really made a game? Are you kidding me?"

Lin Shu shook his head immediately, and said bluntly to Liang Yuehua: "Mom! What good does it do me to tease you with such things?"

But Du Sitong said: "Sister Liang, Lin Shu is really good. He almost finished the whole game by himself. I just drew some pictures and set up some plots."

Liang Yuehua asked Lin Shu, "Can I watch your game first?"

Naturally, Lin Shu had nothing to do, so he showed Liang Yuehua the game program.

Liang Yuehua looked at it, but found it even more unbelievable that Lin Shu and a little girl who was an intern teacher made such a delicate and decent game.

But she also felt that Lin Shu was unlikely to lie to her about this kind of thing.

While Lin Shu's talent surprised Liang Yuehua, it also surprised her.Liang Yuehua is not an old-fashioned mother, and she doesn't think that what kind of path a child must take is the right one and deserves encouragement.Although Lin Shu is still young, his interest and talent in electronic machinery has always been obvious.

And when Lian Yuehua discovered his son's talent in this area, all he could think of was surprise.

This is also due to Liang Yuehua's lack of knowledge in programming, otherwise he would have to wonder how Lin Shu completed such a huge workload.But because Liang Yuehua didn't know much about this aspect, she just felt that Lin Shu's work was extraordinary, but she didn't realize how extraordinary it was.

To complete a game in three months, as long as enough time is spent, it is actually not difficult to complete.However, it is physically impossible to complete a game with novel and complex settings and almost rare bugs in three months.

Fortunately, Liang Yuehua did not understand this aspect.

So after understanding the situation, she readily agreed to Lin Shu's request, and discussed with her son what to do next.