Otherworldly Architect

Two months later, the summer vacation is approaching.

The weather is getting hotter.

Blue Star Studio is also immersed in the working atmosphere today and cannot extricate itself.

During this period, the two flagship mods of Minecraft have been formed and tested by internal personnel.

The official website of Blue Star, which was handed over to the outsourcing company, was handed over early.

The account and community system is perfect, just wait for an explicit order and then open it to players!

In the past two months, Cruise Capital has also visited the negotiation team twice, hoping to negotiate with Blue Star Studio and re-discuss the possibility of cooperation.

In the eyes of a businessman, there are only benefits, no friendship—if you give up a Li Sheng, you will give up a Li Sheng!

There are many people who are willing to get their hands dirty, and Li Sheng is one of them who has no talent, so there is no need to feel sorry for him.

However, until Li Sheng was detained for investigation and related funds were frozen.

Blue Star still didn't let go.

Cruise Capital "extremely regretted this" and immediately turned around to support other potential games.

The mode of "League of Legends" is very novel, and there are no qualified imitators yet - so they can't get ahead of Blue Star and immediately enter the development stage of alien games.

However, "Minecraft" is a game that has been popular for a long time, and imitators with good results have appeared on the market.

Cruise Capital chose two of them and supported them.

Develop a new version, hype it at the same time, and then invade the "Minecraft" market step by step, until finally achieving an IP monopoly, so that most survival and construction players only play their games.

This set of models is very mature and only requires a certain amount of capital and an operator with a little experience.

Just when Cruise Capital felt that it was winning, Mingyan was still in the small dark room.

——Closed development is a nice term used to describe the neurotic development model of "everyone closes a small black room together, can't get out of work if they don't finish their work, don't socialize, and don't entertain".

The other members changed shifts one after another, and stayed in the small black room for a while.

Mingyan is guiding the whole process inside, and personally participating in the production, modifying bugs and testing without sleep...

He has ensured a 100% participation rate in every link.

Xia Cheng often couldn't get in touch with Mingyan, let alone other people?

In the end, Xia Cheng was so frightened that he even sent a private doctor to follow up in the small black room.

Medical instruments stare at Mingyan's health around the clock, forcing him to eat and rest at precise times.

In this way, the man's liver was kept from exploding...

On the day when he left the small black room, Ming Yan felt a little dizzy when he saw the sun outside.

He hasn't been exposed to pure natural ultraviolet rays for a long time!

But the hustle these days is worth it.

Two modules turned out to be rated "S" and "S+" respectively in the test group.

This means that every player who was invited to the test gave a positive review!It even exceeded the studio's expected praise!

After the game test was over, these players all excitedly ran to ask Mingyan for an autograph.

They are players drawn from past Bluestar Studios fans.

Of course, certain rules are followed - there are talented game masters, well-known anchors, and professional critics...covering multiple age groups.

One of the game critics was a specially selected talent who was not interested in the original version of "Minecraft".

As a result, when his VR glasses were taken off, he was so angry that his hair was about to stand on end.

"Give it back to me! Give me another minute and I'll rush off the Lich! I've prepared the Quantum Armor suit for two hours——"

Because the player was too emotional, the staff had to put the glasses back in his hands.

The man put his glasses back on impatiently, and then sat down on the chair.

Back in "his world" again, it suddenly became quiet.

Staff: "..." Looks like a baby who got a pacifier? !

This batch of test players, more or less, have this kind of "proactively prolonging the game time" problem.

After finishing the game experience, many people still have more to say.

When they answered the questionnaire, they were even emotionally driven by the game experience.

Many people waved their arms and said:

"I will be able to conquer another BOSS soon!"

"I've just entered the era of mass-produced quantum chips, and I have an awesome plan for a nuclear power plant!"

"The new magic is so fun, you don't know what I did! Combining the two characteristics of 'transformation' and 'touch', I made a 'super transformation', which can transform all the animals I touched Turn into a teapot! Do you know the teapot? Hahahahahahahaha..."

I couldn't stop laughing.

Scoring forms can't accommodate the enthusiasm of these players at all.

They even spontaneously wrote a small composition in the "Suggestions and Feedback" column that they freely played at the end!

【Ming chief designer!I am your big fan!Super fan! supersuper super fan!The game you made is really awesome, I spent a month playing it every night...]

This is plain and simple.

[Oh my god, what kind of game design is this from the gods!Mr. Ming must be the god of games!This mod is almost as addictive as poppy shells!I can no longer find it in the whole world...]

This is flashy rainbow fart.

(Mingyan secretly pressed the shutter button.)

[Hurry up and go online!You actually want us to wait another week to play such a fun game, are you deliberately torturing the players?Mr. Ming, I hope you can have eight more heads, ten more arms, and play twenty games a month!If you can't, then I have a small black house club that I can recommend to you...]

This is naturally black when the powder is on the verge...

Mingyan silently put down the evaluation report.

The evaluation results were a bit beyond his own expectations.

The module of "Apocalyptic Age" is a very difficult module, and the later bosses are more difficult to attack, and the magic is more difficult to obtain and upgrade.

But I didn't expect that after the experience, this group of players got a great sense of satisfaction because of the higher difficulty of acquisition.

They unanimously gave higher marks to "The End of the Dharma Era"!Some people directly punctured the scoring form!

There is no way, the evaluation team can only violate the principle.

They added a plus sign to the top of the "S" rating, making it an "S+" rated mod.

Seeing the players' compliments, Ming Yan's heart moved.

It seems that the upper limit of the interstellar people's ability to bear hardships is a little higher than he imagined...

He thought for a while and smiled kindly.

……

At the end of the month, Bluestar official website version 2.0 was officially updated.

And on their homepage, the option to "register for a Blue Star account" finally appeared!

After almost three years, this pure and unpretentious studio has finally given fans a way to go home.

The players are about to burst into tears!

Immediately, it is joyful to hear and see, joyful to the hearts of the people, the whole world celebrates, and tells each other... four consecutive shots!

What is even more touching is that the Chief Designer Ming disappeared out of thin air again for nearly half a year.

He has a new movement——

Although it is not a new game release, it is also a big move.

"Minecraft" has been updated with a new version, and the download of "Mod Maker" is free. At the same time, game-related forums are opened, allowing players to play, discuss, and share new mods on their platforms.

There is no need to rush to ask "what is a module", as the two flagship modules made by Bluestar have been updated below.

——That is "medieval science and technology" and "dharma-ending era".

Moreover, on the production list next to it, except for Varian, the leader of the art team, the leader of the programming team, etc., who the players are already familiar with.

And Mingyan's name!

He is the designer and producer of the mod!

Is there any difference between these two modules with a capacity of 30G and Mingyan making two expansion packs himself?

Not at all! !

The enthusiasm of the players was instantly ignited.

Out of recognition of Mingyan's design capabilities, the download volume of the two modules exceeded expectations on the first day of their release.

——For more than two years, "Minecraft" has accumulated up to 200 billion downloads.

It has successively broken historical records such as "downloads of independent games", "sales of independent games", "highest ranking of independent games".

Its players have also successively contributed historical records such as "longest single game time", "fastest clearance", "most popular game commentary video", "most popular game forum", "longest in-game walking distance" and so on.

The surrounding forums are also very popular, and many communities have become popular because of this game.

All of this was unimaginable in the past.

Just like this game rescued a small platform that was dying, it is a miraculous deed that players love to talk about.

It is precisely because of the accumulation of these reputations that "Minecraft" can be said to be an IP that has already stood on the altar.

Compared with the 3A works of those big manufacturers, the only thing it lacks is capacity.

No matter how much you cherish playing, no matter how you use your architectural imagination.

The game experience of most players will end within a hundred hours.

At that time, they had already finished fighting most of the bosses, visited all the unique terrains, and built the buildings they wanted. The materials at home had piled up into mountains, and they were no longer needed.

The lifespan of the original Minecraft game is pretty much over.

However, these two new modules can provide more than 10 hours of game time respectively.

They are the cards of the mod project, and they are the official definition that will be taken out to tell other players "what is a mod".

On the first day of release, the two modules successively exceeded [-] million downloads.

This is because the Blue Star official website has just been updated, and a large number of players rushed over to register accounts before they got the news.

But even so, the number of background registrations of the Blue Star account has quietly reached the nine-figure level.

This means that the traffic brought by Bluestar Studio is no less than that of most medium-sized game platforms.

It is no longer a small studio established on a remote planet in the sixth star province.

It is a new force that cannot be ignored in the game industry.

With Mingyan's step-by-step growth.

Every time a game with a new theme is born, every time an extraordinary concept is proposed, it is shaking the classic game industry of Chaoyang League.

In the plaza where classic game themes are gathered, refreshing new works have appeared.

Some fans refer to Mingyan as the "leader"!

Because they can feel this wind of innovation, which is bringing a completely different concept of game production.

In the past, they made games to allow more people to explore and develop the unknown universe, and hone their combat skills and strategies.

But now, Blue Star is also making games, but it is to make more people live happier!

……

With the big moves of Blue Star Studio, Mingyan finally got a short vacation.

He returned to his bachelor apartment and had a good night's sleep.

——This sleep is really dark, as if to make up for the lost sleep time in one go.

When Mingyan opened his eyes again, it was night.

He slept for twenty hours.

Greetings from Xia Cheng have filled the mailboxes.

If it wasn't for the fact that he had been wearing a health monitoring device close to his body all the time, he would have been able to guarantee that there was nothing wrong with his body... Maybe Xia Cheng would have rushed over and kicked the door open, pushing him on the bed for artificial respiration.

But now Xia Cheng is also in a bad mood.

Mingyan quickly made a video call to him.

Then, as expected, he was severely scolded.

"Next time, you can't play with your body anymore." Xia Cheng said, "If something happens to you, I... I... I will smash the Blue Star Studio! First, the staff will be emptied, and then there will be no tiles left That kind of smash!"

Mingyan was full of black lines, and quickly made a promise: "Yes, yes, I will definitely remember. I'm really sorry for making you worry..."

The attitude of admitting mistakes is very good, and it makes people unable to vent their anger.

Xia Cheng was still sulking, the dimple was deeply sunken, attracting Mingyan's gaze.

While staring at his dimples, Ming Yan subconsciously softened his voice and coaxed, "I'll go out to exercise every day from now on, and I'll go to the Wilderness Survival Club with you when I have time, okay?"

Xia Cheng was silent for a while, and said: "Don't think that I will forget your excessive behavior this time."

Mingyan said again: "From now on, I will call you to report after dinner every night. Is that okay?"

Xia Cheng pursed his lips, frowned into a river, and stared deeply at him: "This plan... I can barely approve it."

Then, the dimple finally relaxed and turned into a shallow bend.

Mingyan thinks it's so cute.

When he put down the communication, Ming Yan almost finished drinking the nutritional supplements that were always kept by the bed.

The burning sensation in his stomach quickly subsided, and he asked the smart butler robot to make himself a beef ramen meal.

He drooped his slippers and went to wash up.

By the way, let the phone automatically start reading, what news did he miss during the 20 hours of sleep.

【Shock!The chief designer who is well-known in the Star Province actually makes the players want to die like this! 】

"puff--!!"

Mingyan spit out a mouthful of saliva, almost choked to death by mouthwash.

There is also a "shocking headline party" in this world, right?

He wiped his phone, and simply checked the projected new news by himself.

[MC Forum Speed ​​Raiders Group: "Middle Age Technology"/"Dharma-Ending Era" module clearance strategy has been released! 】

MC Forum is the forum provided by Bluestar official website.

In just over 20 hours, the strategy team has already appeared, and even the staff is still complete.

It's not that the efficiency of the players is really so high, but that many strategy teams have moved directly from other forums to the official website.

Many of them have been waiting for the opening of the official forum.

Of course, there are more posts asking for help and water posts expressing thoughts from ordinary players in the forum.

[Newbies asking for help, which layer has more tin mines? 】

[Ah, ah, ah, the high-speed mining machine is really easy to use!Are you using a diamond drill bit or a steel drill bit? 】

[The lich can't beat it, the blood recovery mechanism is too perverted!May I ask which profession is easier to play in the Dharma-ending Age? 】

[The designer came out and was beaten!What is the Dharma-ending Lightning Tintin Monster trying to do?Don't let us live! ! ! 】

[Just entering the era of quantum technology, I heard that I can still play with two technologies, happiness! 】

Two mods have just been released, and it seems that players are very receptive to this mode.

On their respective published pages, the downloads have exceeded 5000 million.

Player ratings reached an astonishing 9.7 points and 9.8 points.

Mingyan was quite surprised that the more difficult module "Final Law" got a higher score.

In fact, most ordinary players need at least 2 hours of preparation time and 10 minutes to 100 minutes of actual strategy time every time they pass a boss in the "Dharma Doomsday".

This may have been too difficult for Blue Star back then.

But here, Chaoyang League's games are known for their "authenticity".

Many players have long been accustomed to looking for "possibility" in "impossibility".

The preparations before the strategy are very common for them.

then……

[I decided to retire in the "Dharma-ending Era"!So many bosses!Enough to play for a year! 】

[Real name, I beg Blue Star to quickly create a different world of "My World". I am willing to spend money to open up wasteland for you in the doomed age...]

[Sure enough, it is a fairy designer. It turns out that the mage tower can also be used as a complete boss battle, and the transition process is too NB, which makes me feel wet. 】

【很久没遇到这么有挑战性的开荒了，来几个人一起攻略太古红龙。活动时间每周4、5、6、7晚上固定3个小时，已经过了巫妖BOSS的来。】

The fun of "Minecraft" is actually multiplied in multiplayer mode.

The feelings of striving towards the same goal with your partners, as well as the final sense of accomplishment and joy, can be shared and spread.

It can also increase the relationship even more!

For example, Teacher Zhou and Zhou Liye are a good example.

These funs significantly prolong the life of the game, which is one of the secrets of "Minecraft"'s longevity.

While other content-consuming games have burned out in a few years, this game may continue to flourish as an evergreen tree for family fun.

Because of this, several new designers of Blue Star felt that they could worship Mingyan.

"How did Teacher Ming come up with these bosses and strategy strategies?" Someone asked, "It seems to be different from most alien games, but..."

"But it's even more fun! It's more challenging and fun, and even more entertaining. It's almost like magic has been cast on it."

Mingyan thought for a while and said, "Do you still remember the crit rate problem in "League of Legends"?"

Everyone obviously remembered it fresh, and said in unison: "Remember!"

Critical strike has always been one of the basic settings of every game.

The basic setting of the Interstellar Age game is: normal attacks have a certain chance of critical strikes, mainly referring to the attributes of the attackers.If the attack hits a specific weak point, such as the heart, head, etc., the chance of critical strike is doubled.

But their odds have always been strictly random numbers.

What does that mean?

That is, every attack has a random probability.

If someone is particularly unlucky, there may be an 80% critical strike rate, and even 20 hits, but no critical strike.

There really have been players in history who have encountered Waterloo like this.

But the crit rate of "League of Legends" is completely different under Mingyan's design.

For example, for a character with a critical strike rate of about half, the first attack has a 20% chance of a critical strike.

If not, the second attack will be adjusted to 50%.

Not yet, the third time is 80%.

If it’s not released yet, then the fourth time is 100%, and it must be released.

From the overall probability, the critical strike rate is still about half.

But the biggest difference lies in the player's perception.

Throughout the ages, human intuitions about probability have been unreal, even far from "true randomness".

They will think: I have a full 50% crit rate, I didn't get it the first time, and I didn't get it the second time, so I must get it the third time, right?

Some people may even say: the first two times are regarded as saving character.

But "truly random" is actually: the probability of the third time is still 50%, and there is still half of the possibility of not being a critical strike.

It has nothing to do with the previous few attacks!

However, once there are multiple consecutive non-critical strikes, the player is likely to start to doubt life: isn't it?Is my character so bad?

The advantage of the "unreal randomness" designed by Mingyan is that it fully meets the directness and expectations of human beings.

——You have a 50% crit rate, if you don't get a crit three times, then the fourth time will definitely be a crit!

As soon as this critical hit came out, the player was immediately relieved: Oh, I bought the right equipment and it was worth it; this game is still within my control, and I can still fully understand my output value.

Instead of worrying about bad luck leading to "crimes other than war".

"Authenticity has always been the biggest feature of games in the league. It is the most deeply rooted concept in the minds of many gamers. The teacher seems to be dancing in shackles, unable to give full play to his imagination and talent, and also makes many games lose the best gaming experience.

"Working in Blue Star, there is a very important point: to learn to abandon the inherent impression and smash those dogmas that follow the rules. Keep in mind: our goal has never been to copy reality or create a second world. That is nonsense. It is a replica on the assembly line, not art.

"Our goal is to allow players to have an immersive experience that originates from life and is higher than life, and enjoy the happiness and touch that the entire universe cannot provide them in reality! That is video games, and that is the ninth art."