This is the ninth art

Chapter 188 "Stardew Valley"!Create your exclusive cloud farming pastoral!

The prototype of the game that Chu Jun showed to his employees was a small farming game that was all the rage in his previous life and became popular all over the country: QQ Farm.

Of course, he does not intend to make QQ Farm directly into the game launched this time, but uses its farming system concept to explain the core gameplay and settings of the farming game for employees in detail.

The explosion of the QQ farm, in the previous life on the earth, it can be said that the right time, the right place and the right people are indispensable.

Around 2010, computers and the Internet had just begun to become popular in China.

This also means the rise of social networking.

We still feel very novel about interacting with netizens online.

As a result, social companies began to consider using games as a non-threshold entertainment method to retain a huge user base in China with social needs.

A series of web games such as QQ Farm, Grab a Parking Space, and QQ Supermarket have become popular under this demand.

You only need a computer that can open the webpage to play, and the requirements for computer configuration are almost the minimum.

Secondly, content closely related to life such as growing vegetables, opening supermarkets and grabbing parking spaces, players have a strong sense of substitution, which means that they cover a wide range of people.

At last.

They also have a core element that is completely different from other games-taking advantage.

The refreshing feeling of the game is of course diverse. It can be a sense of refreshment, a sense of accomplishment, or a sense of expectation brought about by growth.

But if you can take advantage of others in the game, even if it is a little bit cheaper, you will feel a sense of secret joy in your heart.

Moreover, when this kind of secret joy does not need to pay any price and bear any moral condemnation.

It will intensify.

The famous great writer Leo Tolstoy once said: Don’t take advantage of the bastard if you have advantages.

Another literary master, Mr. Romain Rolland, also said: There is only one kind of heroism in this world, and that is to still love it after seeing the truth about prostitution!

As a result, small games led by QQ Farm began to spread like a virus.

After the first generation of smart phones began to develop, it became a well-known king of social games!
The iron law of taking advantage is applicable even on Blue Star.

But QQ Farm is a product of the times after all.

In the era when the Internet was just emerging, everyone's entertainment methods were limited.

The mobile phone can neither watch videos nor download various APPs.

Even the touch screen is still at the stage of the Xiaobawang learning machine-click wherever you can.

Being able to go to the web version of QQ Farm and steal other people's food is already quite happy.

at the moment.

On the premise that Blue Star technology is even higher than Earth civilization.

Human entertainment methods are also becoming more and more abundant.

This kind of simple game structure and a single cool game can no longer meet the needs of current players.

Also, it's too easy to replicate.

Don't look at the two game companies, Penguin and Wangnan, who are scrambling to build a good relationship with Junyue.

But once the opportunity is identified, they will definitely sneak away faster than dogs.

Luotianyi Supermarket, which was designed with QQ Supermarket as a prototype, is a good example.

Quickly become popular, but also quickly lonely.

The main reason is that the refreshing structure is too monotonous. After playing for a while, I found that it is nothing more than upgrading shelves, upgrading items, and increasing the number of customers.

I get tired of playing too much.

Therefore, Mr. Chu does not intend to promote the simple game of QQ Farm on Blue Star as well.

QQ farm is not feasible, but the game type of farming is absolutely no problem.

For Chinese people, farming and infrastructure are almost engraved in the DNA of the program.

Bring your own favorability.

"Mr. Chu, come up with a plan! I can't wait to play this game!" Peng Yuyan stood up abruptly, clenched his fists and said loudly.

"No, no, I won't make this one." Chu Jun shook his head: "Let me first show you the concept of farming style and its playability."

"Don't make this one?"

"Then is there any better alternative?" Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay.

The original idea of ​​this game is already very good. If you improve the picture quality and settings, it will be a hit if you think about it with your feet.

But if you abandon the original shape of this farm, it is easy to go wrong.

"It's small, the layout is small." Chu Jun glanced at everyone: "It's too boring to only grow vegetables."

"How about adding some other content on the basis of growing vegetables?"

"For example?" Everyone's curiosity was aroused.

"For example, logging, mining."

"Uh..." Ling Tianhang hesitated: "If farming is because of the sense of substitution, then logging and mining are not comparable to our real life..."

"Don't worry about it." Chu Jun gave another example: "Logging and mining may not feel substitutable, and the identities of players in life are too far away from loggers and miners. But what if we add some conditions?"

"The wood that falls from logging can be used to make various props, then the wood will become useful."

Hearing this, Ling Tianhang's eyes suddenly brightened up.

"Then upgrade the logging tools. If you can cut down a tree with a dozen cuts at the beginning, then as the level of the tools in your hands increases, the logging will become faster and faster. In the end, you can even cut down a tree with one click. "

"The same is true for mining. The upgrade of mining tools has gradually increased the mining efficiency."

Some employees have already exhaled in a low voice: "Fuck! The playability has become higher in an instant!"

"In order to prevent players from getting bored in a short period of time, in addition to farming, mining, and logging, we can also set fishing settings." Chu Jun narrated the imagination in his mind.

"Not only can you fish, but you can also use shrimp pots and crab pots to catch some seafood."

"Finally, the combat system was added to cause some small troubles for players who go down the mine."

"Taking these five behaviors as the core of the game, they can be summed up as: farming, logging, mining, fishing, and fighting."

The integration of five elements greatly improves the playability of the game.

"Indeed, just now I was thinking, if there is only farming, will it end up like Luo Tianyi Supermarket, players may abandon the pit after just a week because of boredom." Yang Mai nodded in agreement: " But after listening to Mr. Chu's five core structures, the game has begun to become interesting."

"I have a hunch that it will be another hit!"

"It has to be Mr. Chu, if you think about it, it's a hot topic." A senior executive sighed.

But Chu Jun said again: "Don't worry, this is just the beginning."

"A beginning?" All the senior executives were slightly startled when they heard the words.

In many games, if one core is refined, it already has the potential to become popular.

The two cores go hand in hand, which is enough for players to praise.

If it rises to three cores, four cores or even more than five cores, and the optimization of each core is good enough.

This is definitely a blockbuster.

But he didn't think about it, Mr. Chu said that this is just the beginning?
What else can be added?

"Social?" Xu Nianqing answered on a whim.

"Yes, the social system." Chu Jun glanced at Xu Nianqing approvingly: "It is not difficult to see from our company's previous national games that the social system is of great significance. It is also a shortcut to become a phenomenon-level game."

"But... What's so social about farming..." Peng Yuyan scratched his hair for a long time, trying to figure it out.

Where is the sociability of farming?

You can't just tear off the plump cucumbers that are growing happily in the vegetable garden, and pull the girls who come to visit the house to ask: "Smelly sister, do you think my brother's cucumbers are big?" ', 'Does my sister like big ones? '

Or: 'My orchard is quite big', 'Come and pick whatever you want in my orchard. ', 'It's okay to go to bed when you're tired. '

No matter how you think about it, it's scary, okay...

Not only Peng Yuyan, but also many high-level officials didn't want to understand the social nature of farming games.

But Chu Jun's next sentence made everyone's eyes widen suddenly, exclaiming excitement.

"Steal food."

"After the social system is opened, friends can steal each other's vegetables, or steal each other's cattle, sheep, chickens and ducks, and go fishing in the ponds of each other's homes."

As soon as these words came out, many male employees stared straight.

I rely on!

What kind of face-to-face NTR plot is this?
No, what kind of cool story is this?

The vegetables that other people have worked so hard to grow, I will give them away as soon as I go online?

Is there anything more exciting than this?

"This decision seems to be able to greatly increase the player's online rate. If you don't pay attention for a while, your hard-earned vegetables may be stolen." Ling Tianhang said happily.

"At this time, we can launch a krypton gold anti-theft member. After recharging and becoming a member, you can only steal other people's money, and others can't steal it." Chen Pingjie saw the needles and did not miss any opportunity to implant the krypton gold project .

"This kind of game should not make a gap between players. The frustration of being stolen is very strong, but you can make up for it by stealing other people's food. But if the anti-theft function is enabled, players who don't recharge can only accept it blindly. Frustrated, very unfriendly." Soon, other employees vetoed.

"In addition to social interaction, we can improve some details. For example, the interlocking achievement system." Chu Jun continued: "We can set up an open-air mining field and refresh some precious mineral materials periodically. But the wooden bridge connecting this open-pit mining field is broken, requiring players to collect a lot of wood."

"In the early stage, the player's logging efficiency was very low, and it was almost impossible to complete it. Therefore, in order to upgrade his own logging axe, he needed to use other props, so it was interlocking."

"Although overall it tends to be relaxed and casual, we must not forget the challenge."

"We can simulate the realistic four seasons into the game. Each season has specific plants. And there are different types of fish kings in each season. If you miss it, you will have to wait another year."

"Of course, the time aspect can give players the right to choose. They can choose whether to sleep directly to spend the day, or to work hard and spend the whole day."

"And, the buildings in the residential area, the area of ​​the garden, the fence of the pasture, these are added with an upgraded system. The style and color of the decoration can be chosen by the player, so that when welcoming visitors, they can show more tricks."

Chu Jun also threw out many points of view, and each layer added rich elements to the game.

Until the end, all the high-level executives in the conference room couldn't sit still.

"I really want to play this game now, just hearing the description..."

"It's like there are ants crawling on me!"

"Mr. Chu, come out with the proposal! My 627 is working overtime around the clock to make games!"

"This doesn't kill the other competitors of the Provincial Cultural Bureau!"

Seeing that the employees have initially understood the fun of farming games, Chu Jun also finalized the game plan.

And in just two days, he rushed to work out a detailed plan with every detail.

As always, all the details are covered.Employees just need to follow the plan.

The name of the game is "Stardew Valley"

Of course, except for the elements that existed in the previous life.

Chu Jun also added a series of social activities such as stealing vegetables, team fishing, team mining, and team killing monsters.

But in the final analysis, this is not an online game.

It can only be regarded as a stand-alone machine that can be connected to the Internet.

Therefore, players play at different frequencies.

For some players who like fierce liver, it is very likely that in ten days and a half months, they can completely liver the game and start the retirement stage.

And some players may only play the beginning of a month due to the short online time.

therefore.

Mr. Chu has added a new setting.

Stolen dishes can only be used to sell money, or to make food.

It cannot be used to light up the illustrated book or complete achievement tasks.

Otherwise, the new players will not do anything, just patronize the boss's vegetable garden every day, and make regular zero-yuan purchases to reach the pinnacle of life.

Since the company has been boosted again by the system, the speed of making games is now at a higher level.

Furthermore, the game "Stardew Valley" is a pixel-style casual game, and the image quality requirements are not high.

Therefore, within half a month after the completion of the proposal.

The game is almost finished, only some bugs are found and fixed.

Stand-alone games are different from online games.

In addition to looking for game bugs, the internal testing of online games can also be regarded as a disguised announcement.

For stand-alone game content, the more content is displayed during the closed beta, the less content players can play when it is released.

Therefore, large-scale internal testing is usually not carried out.

Only in a small area, some experienced players or practitioners in related industries will be invited to experience it first.

This number of people usually ranges from dozens to hundreds of people, and the goal is also very clear.

Just to find bugs in the game.

Chu Jun still set this value at 100 people.

100 senior players test BUG, ​​more than enough.

However, what he didn't expect was that.

This closed beta made the players quarrel!
At first, Jun Yue only briefly posted an inconspicuous Weibo.

It was even a message sent by the official trumpet.

The content is: The new work "Stardew Valley" has entered the closed beta stage, and online bug testers are sincerely invited!Create your exclusive cloud farming pastoral!

It was the same in the internal recruitment evaluation before.

But the problem is that Jun Yue's reputation is too great now.

Even after the whole of Asia began to gradually become influential.

Many foreign players and friends have also begun to pay attention to Junyue's new game trends.

Would also like to sign up for early access to the game.

As a result, quotas that were not already rich are now even more stretched.

The influence of the game is not what it used to be, especially the game produced by Junyue.

Once there is a market, there will also be a reseller.

After getting the account in hand, he sold it at a high price backhand.

Some of them are used as second-hand dealers, and they want to wait for the price to rise before reselling them.

The other part is some players who are not short of money.

They are even willing to spend five figures or even six figures to buy internal test places.

For rich players, it doesn't hurt to throw these little money in the water, not to mention that if you buy it, you can pretend to be tough in front of your friends.

But with this trend intensified.

It was the first time that Jun Yue was on the trending searches because of negative news.

# In the past, game accounts that used to test bugs for free are now sold at sky-high prices!What happened to the gaming industry? #Hot!

#Beware of the virtual game comparison trap!There are more things to care about in this world! #Hot!

#君月Maliciously hyping up the game quota?Chu Jun has become a 'traffic' star in the game world! #Hot!

# The game is not released, the hot search is the first to explode? "Stardew Valley" involves malicious hype, can it really live up to everyone's expectations? #Hot!

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