Otherworldly Architect

After the launch of "Hunter World", Blue Star Studio did not just take a break as usual, or even take a holiday.

Because they are already working non-stop on the first expansion of Hunter World.

In fact, the first expansion piece of Hunter World was called "Mutation". As early as when the game was still in the design stage, "Mutation" had a corresponding design document.

The world of this work is relatively primitive, and various environments and monsters seem to follow the evolutionary laws of physics and biology, which are quite close to reality.

For example, the fire-breathing function of the volcanic dragon does not add any magic means, but directly adds two things called "basic stomach" to it, so that it produces a complex chemical reaction in this organ, and finally spits out flames Come on - it can be said to be very scientific.

In the "mutation", some of the designers' original "less scientific" brain holes were included.

This expansion pack, as the name suggests, is to say that a small area of ​​Hunter World has encountered unknown radiation, and a large number of monsters on it have mutated.

The size, appearance, ability, etc. of the mutants may undergo special changes. For example, the alienated volcanic dragon may suddenly change its attributes and become spewing frost.

Of course, breathing flame can explain it, breathing acid is also easy to understand, breathing frost can barely make it back with biochemistry...

But there is a monster's ability to "flash", this is no solution, it can only be understood as an ability.

As a result, these mutants were eventually assigned to the first expansion piece, rather than being released directly with this work.

At this time, Blue Star was still relatively leisurely. The new game had just been released, and the production of the first expansion was not in a hurry at all.

The second team just jumped into the farm game. The designers are still experiencing various farming games on the market, and the formal design work has not yet been fully launched.

As for Ming Yan himself, more work is on the side of Tulong Baodao studio.

Since the release of "Love in Time and Space", this new game has once again entered the right track of dragon slaying.

——Their right track, that is, after a game starts to be profitable, the studio itself no longer produces new designs or game experiences, but keeps adding new content to the existing system.

For example, let's take "Cloud Thinking Clothes". The current update mode is relatively fixed. It is enough to update a batch of new clothes during fixed periods and statutory holidays.

As for this batch of new productions, sponsors have negotiated early, and the corresponding outsourcing team began to produce... Tulong Baodao Studio will only be responsible for the acceptance, and there is not much workload.

After the update, waiting for a new round of profit peaks, count the money and you are done.

The so-called "lie down to make money" may be this feeling.

During the past few months, Tulong Baodao Studio was planning new games.

This is also the first game after Mr. Ming's loss. At that time, the designers of both studios were in a meeting together, and they voted for the theme of the game together.

"Boss!! We want to make 'games that make games'!"

A long time ago, Ming Yan's manuscript had such a "game to make games", but there was no schedule.

This time he lost his vest, which coincided with many players on the forum full of question marks: [This genius is the same person? Is he really a genius? ? ! ! 】

[Where does the leader come from so much energy, my God! ! ! I'm going crazy with just one job, how could he manage two such large studios! 】

[I'm curious how many hours Master Ming can sleep a day...]

Players' comments, in fact, many employees in both studios like to brush, and they also like to absorb feedback on the forum to improve the game.

This time the designers couldn't help it:

"Knowing that the designers are so busy, they still push for more updates every day! Isn't it great to have a little push button! This time let them make the game, and we will install a push button for their 'players' too!"

"Humph, the little black room is arranged! Let them experience the fear of being locked in a small black room too!"

"When the game is released, I will randomly review some comments. I don't remember a few good reviews, but the bad reviews are vivid in my eyes!! Be sure to remember to be a black and a troll, every game interview has the kind of brainless bad reviews. !!"

Ming Yan: "...Puchi."

A good designer, why do you think about hurting each other with the players every day?

The resentment of the designers has become real, and the people in the next few groups can't help it.

Varian from the art group: "It's all arranged! What 'round and square hat'! What 'colorful black'! What is 'red orange yellow green blue blue purple white'!"

A colleague in the UI team was eating snacks, and when he heard the words, he quickly added: "There is also 'the logo is enlarged and reduced a little'! Let them make a legendary dialog box of 'the whole is bigger but the area is smaller'! "

Everyone laughed, and the office was filled with a cheerful atmosphere.

The two bosses of the program team looked indifferent: "Remember to arrange bugs too."

"Daily update list: 12 bugs removed, but 21 new bugs added."

"Fixed bug No. 1, bug No. 2 and No. 3 appeared. Press down on bug No. 3, and bug No. 4 and No. 5 popped up. In order to fix bug No. 5, a new framework was selected, and then bug No. 1 appeared again. No. and No. 2..."

"Let them laugh at our servers every day? Give them a try to build distributed servers, and hadoop!"

"We have to arrange a hacker team for them, trying to hack into the server every day to get equipment, lock company information to extort - oh yes, don't forget, there are also those who stare at the data packet loopholes all day and want to do plug-ins!"

"Hehe, let them sleepless at night!"

It was definitely a design spectacle in which both studios were involved.

Ming Yan's face was horrific when he listened to it, and finally understood why many players said that their designers were a bunch of devils...

One by one, they don't want to hurt each other with the players, they just want to die together!

In short, the new project of Tulong Baodao directly has a name, called "Game Maker".

And this project has received a lot of attention on both sides. The designers of Bluestar have completely stopped treating themselves as outsiders, and they like to run to the villa on Tulong’s side every day...

Mingyan can often see Kevin's gloomy smile on the face of the villain boss, muttering to himself:

"Jie Jie Jie Jie, today I have another design document... Include overtime in "Game Maker"!! Add a policy of 'temporary overtime for 12 hours'!"

Ming Yan: Stop it! Blue Star has never worked 12 hours overtime! ! You are so cruel...

It seems to be ok?

Anyway, it's just the NPCs in the game who work overtime.

Hmm... There may also be the chief designers who "work overtime" -- the players.

Thinking of this, Ming Yan couldn't help showing a knowing smile :)

I always feel that everyone has a new way to vent their grievances.

He even made it clear that he was having dinner with Xia Cheng.

Xia Xiaocheng also started his design: "Remember to arrange a love route for the chief designer of the game. It's the kind that only appears once every ten days and a half months, and the presence may not be as high as that of a big anchor. Once you start If you work overtime, dating will only be in vain, and your love life is like a high school student with a curfew."

Ming Yan whispered: "...It shouldn't be so exaggerated."

Xia Cheng complained: "It was so excessive at the very beginning..."

Ming Yan: "Later?"

Xia Cheng: "Then we tested the game together, didn't we? After testing so many times, I found that the game is really fun..."

Ming Yan: "Then now?"

"Don't ask." Xia Cheng said, "Ask is really fragrant."

The two smiled at the same time, Xia Cheng said: "How are you preparing for the rumor of the Assassin's Way? I heard that you can set up your own guild, and I even have the 'startup capital' ready here."

Thinking of Xia Cheng's "more than 200,400 million", he clearly said that he couldn't laugh or cry, and said hurriedly: "No, it's not the type of "Iron Horse Glacier", not krypton."

Xia Cheng understood: "That is very liver."

"..." Ming Yan was unable to refute.

The rumor about the way of the assassin has now been handed over to Zhuo Yu.

Well, Master Zhuo said, "I'm already disheartened, and I promised to make a new game just casually", while he was eager to pull up his new team.

Blue Star transferred several technical backbones and senior designers for him.

At the same time, he has also tapped a lot of potential talents through his experience as a "sweeping monk" in the Morningstar Incubation Park in the past few months.

The newcomers, who originally followed the famous Chief Master Zhuo, are ready to start all over again - all because of their trust in talented designers.

It's like saying that with Mingyan's current name, even if he doesn't have the two studios of Blue Star and Tulong Baodao, as long as he stands on the street, even if he has no money left, he just needs to say "I have a new one." project”, countless investments will be rushed to his face immediately, and one or two will have to lose a smile, for fear that he will not accept the funds.

Take Xia Xiaocheng's joke as an example, if you go back ten years ago, if you didn't want to start a business when you were plainly poor -

If the IPP family, as a large multinational company, can take back the treasure of Chief Master Ming, they are willing to invest one billion yuan in his "new project" unconditionally, and will never set up any supervisory positions higher than him.

In addition, the annual salary will not be mentioned, and hundreds of millions of "free allocation funds" will be given every year. "Freedom" means that Chief Master Ming can use it to develop games, buy a car or a house for himself, or buy a dog or a cat for the office...as long as he is happy!

Later, when the newcomers first heard that this mysterious new project turned out to be a "legend of the Assassin's Way", many people were scared and almost fell off their chairs.

Not to mention the project's opening report, which was personally attended by Mingyan.

Although Ming Yan was still dressed in a very casual dress, he even pulled his slippers and drank afternoon tea with Zhuo Yu chatting and laughing...

But the nervous newcomers were at a loss, and did not dare to speak to the two bosses. Some even threw black tea bags into the coffee.

Seeing the clear words of these newcomers did not make them more nervous in the past, but only encouraged them a few words.

He always sees himself who had just started his own business from the figures of these young men.

Varian, Ling Xiaoman, Schrödinger, Horace, Kevin... so many people, didn't they all come from such a young appearance?

Time flies really fast.

The young boys have all turned into devils...

Mingyan took a sip of coffee and thought: Well, it's definitely not my fault.