Chapter 250: New Project Finalized, Priceless White Paper
"Singularity Studios?"
Honghuang, in the office.
Chen Lin listened to Shen Shimu's report and tapped the table lightly.
With every tap, Shen Shimu's little heart beat violently and he was extremely nervous.
After a while, Chen Lin's voice finally sounded:
"Okay, as long as you have fun, it's fine. You'll only be staying for a few days anyway. As for Singularity Studio, you can help out a little. Thank you for your hard work during this period."
"It's not hard, it's not hard. I'll go back to work now."
Shen Shimu showed a look of joy, responded and turned to leave.
Chen Lin leaned back in his chair and shook his head helplessly.
Ever since he came into this world, he has been dependent on the old man, and even the cost of his college education was earned by the old man's hard work.
Now it's time for him to enjoy his retirement.
Think of this.
Chen Lin picked up the phone and called Lao Song and Lao Li.
Start discussing the next operational plan.
"Now that our AI database is on the right track, the production cycle has been shortened, and a lot of manpower can be saved. Do you have any future plans?"
Now that AI is on the rise, it has relieved some of the pressure on technical personnel. It won’t be long before all kinds of games will explode.
Although they already have the strength to compete with big companies against capital, it is still too early for them to sit back and relax.
We must continue to expand Honghuang's influence and accumulate word of mouth.
"As for the stand-alone game, we are relatively stable for now, so my suggestion is that we can make a new online game," Lao Song suggested.
The only online game they can offer is "Dungeon & Fighter", which is still too weak compared to the single-player field.
Just relying on this one game is not enough to establish their influence in the online game market.
Since we want to develop in an all-round way.
Of course, we cannot favor one over the other.
"I think this is a good idea." Old Li at the side took over the conversation, "In the past year, the online game team has doubled its size, and is indeed capable of operating a second online game."
"Since the end of last year, several major companies have launched new online games. The revenue is said to be very exaggerated. Several new companies have taken off directly due to the popularity."
Online games and stand-alone games are two different fields.
Ever since games like Zhengtu pioneered the pay-to-win gameplay a few years ago, the wild horse of online gaming has broken free from its reins and is charging forward.
Anyone who makes games wouldn't want to get involved.
The competition is much more fierce than in the stand-alone field.
Just like their "Dungeon & Fighter".
It has just gained a foothold in the horizontal action category, and no less than ten similar competitors have emerged.
For example, games like Three Kingdoms Generals, Soul Cutting, and Swordsman of Shu Mountain were all released last year, and I would like to get a piece of the pie from them.
The result is predictable, everything went cold.
The monthly revenue is simply not enough to support operations, and the company can only go further and further down the road of krypton gold, preparing to make a quick buck and then shut down the server and run away.
This situation is not uncommon.
"Every successful online game has its feet built on piles of corpses." Old Song couldn't help but sigh.
"So if you want to make an online game, you have to innovate the gameplay. Otherwise, competing with those established online games that have been operating for several years will be a thankless task."
Lao Li has experienced the launch period of "Dungeon & Fighter", so he can naturally understand the difficulties at that time.
Just to open the server, almost half of the staff of Dawn and Daybreak were withdrawn before the situation could be stabilized.
If it is replaced by a weaker manufacturer.
I'm afraid it would have died out long ago due to server crashes and various bugs. How could it have the glory of having millions of people online today?
"Well... we really need to think of a new way to play."
Chen Lin nodded, deeply touched.
Only those who have actually made and operated online games know how deep the water is.
If we are careless, even large companies may fail.
"What are the types of the most popular online games recently?"
"It should be Penguin's CF, Shengqu's Legend, Huamei's Demon Slayer, and Fantasy Westward Journey, which are mainly based on gunfights and role-playing games."
"It is worth noting that Penguin 's CF last year continued the zombie setting of Resident Evil and added a biochemical mode. It was more popular than the other games, and they seem to be planning to enter the MMORPG market."
"So the penguins want to dominate the market?"
Hearing what the two said, Chen Lin narrowed his eyes.
As someone who has experienced this, he is very clear about the disadvantages of a single dominant company.
Nothing else to say.
The fact that bad money drives out good money alone will set the entire online gaming industry back by many years.
"In that case, it's decided. There are too many competing role-playing games, so we'll do a gunfight this time!"
"Gunfight type?"
Old Song and Old Li both stopped and fell into deep thought.
"We have Resident Evil as our reputation , so we can give it a try, but I don't recommend following the old path of CF."
"Yes, other big companies have imitated CF and made several similar competitive products before, trying to compete with Penguin for the market, but they all lost in the end. They have to think of a new way to attract players."
Shooting games have been popular for so many years, and all the gameplay that can be explored has basically been discovered.
Even if there are occasional innovations, they are all based on the same principles and only change some details, and they may not necessarily become popular.
Asking them to come up with a completely new way to play is a bit difficult for them, otherwise they can only call people from the planning department over to brainstorm and discuss together.
"What do you think of the Battle Royale?"
Suddenly, Chen Lin spoke.
"Battle Royale?"
"What kind of game is this?"
The two looked puzzled.
Seeing their expressions, Chen Lin knew that there was no such thing as a battle royale in this world yet.
He immediately took a pen and drew a circle on the A4 paper on the table.
"What I mean is to directly abolish the existing two-camp confrontation gameplay and change it to a survival ambush gameplay where one or more teams are randomly dropped into the same area and collect equipment and supplies until the last person is left."
"You mean, let several players fight each other in the same area?" Old Song immediately understood the key and asked in surprise.
"No, not a few, but 100."
"Hiss! 100??"
Old Li took a deep breath and said, "Mr. Chen, you are not kidding, are you? Even in the biochemical mode of CF, there are only 30 people at most. Wouldn't it be embarrassing if we can't get everyone together in half a day?"
"No, this isn't a question of whether it's embarrassing or not. Damn, this way of playing... is absolutely amazing!!"
When Lao Li is at home, he often plays shooting games and has quite a bit of knowledge about this type of game.
After being stunned for a moment, he suddenly woke up, his eyes fixed on the circle on the white paper.
"If we can really gather 100 people, with so many people crowded in one area at the same time, there will definitely be fights and frictions, fighting for supplies. We have to kill the enemy while not exposing our own position to ensure we survive to the end."
"Only one person out of 100 can survive to the end, and they kill each other for supplies. This design is amazing!"
The more Lao Li spoke, the more excited his voice became.
It was like discovering a new world, and my originally closed vision broadened.
Old Song, who was listening nearby, was also amazed and felt as if he had suddenly become enlightened.
All along, they have been hitting a dead end.
I thought that shooting games should be about two camps fighting against each other, or fighting on the battlefield and clearing monsters, and my thinking was completely restricted.
This is a difference in perception.
It’s just like the ancients could never imagine how a piece of iron could fly.
But after Chen Lin's guidance, they instantly came to their senses.
This gameplay can even be applied to other types, which can definitely be regarded as creating a brand new gameplay!
“I think this gameplay has great potential.”
Lao Song was the first to speak: "However, there are still a few problems . For example, if the venue is too large, the players will be scattered and it will be unfavorable for competition. If the venue is too small, it will seem that there is a lack of content. There is also how to ensure fairness in the initial distribution of players' positions, and the impact of materials on character strength, etc."
He is indeed a veteran in the gaming industry. Although he has not played many shooting games, he can still point out many design difficulties at a glance.
Because for players.
The most important thing in competitive games is fairness.
Any dissatisfaction may lead to a wave of withdrawal from the industry or even a chain reaction.
Especially this new gameplay where hundreds of people compete on the same stage.
We can't be careless.
"Size of the venue and initial position? That's easy."
Chen Lin touched his chin, then picked up the pen and drew a small circle inside the circle.
"Look, if we add a virus area outside the circle, and the virus area randomly shrinks in one direction every once in a while, we don't need to poison the players directly, as long as they continue to lose health, wouldn't that make the players gather in the same direction?"
“Great!”
Lao Li came over to take a look and exclaimed: "In this way, after the poison circle shrinks a few times, players will have to fight even if they don't want to. The duration of each game is basically fixed, and the map can be made as big as you want!"
Old Song didn't say anything.
But you can also see his amazement from his twinkling eyes.
"What about the initial position? How to solve it, using a random method?" he asked again.
Randomness is good, but it always involves an element of luck.
It would be fine if they were assigned to a place with plenty of supplies, but if they were assigned to a place with nothing at all, players would probably curse and try to restart the game.
This practice of brushing the start of the game seriously affects the gaming experience of others and greatly weakens the competitiveness of the game.
"Why do we have to make it random? Can't we just let the players choose directly?" Chen Lin asked back.
"Ah, this... If we let the players choose directly, even a fool would choose the place with abundant supplies, right?" Old Li smacked his lips.
If it were him, he would definitely go straight to the armory at the beginning.
"Then have you ever thought that other players have the same idea as you?" Chen Lin said with a smile.
After hearing this, Old Song's eyes moved slightly: "You mean, the investment risk is too great?"
"Yes, if you can think of this, then others can naturally think of it too. When a group of people gather in one place, the death rate will be greatly increased. Anyone who is not stupid will deliberately avoid these supply points. If not, they will understand after dying a few more times."
"I see."
The two of them suddenly realized what was going on.
I was shocked by Chen Lin’s brilliant idea.
Then, Chen Lin drew several horizontal lines on the circle with a pen and spoke again:
"And we can set up a few more supply points in this area, both large and small. At the beginning of the game, all players will take the same plane to enter from a random direction, and can parachute to the designated area at any time."
"If you want to get more supplies, you will face more competition. The trade-offs are also the key to winning or losing the game. It all depends on the players' own choices."
The new gameplay concept and design shocked Lao Song and Lao Li, and they stared at the white paper.
If everything has a price.
That ordinary piece of white paper in front of you is absolutely priceless and worth a fortune!
Because it is very likely to bring a new way of playing !
And they.
They witnessed this critical moment in history with their own eyes and became the only two people who knew about it first!
After sitting there for a long time, Lao Li swallowed his saliva and asked, "Mr. Chen, what name do you plan to give this game?"
"Name? I already told you that."
"The name of this game... is PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds."
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds!
Old Song and Old Li were shocked.
In a trance, I seemed to see hundreds of people gathered together, struggling for survival and fighting each other.
