Chapter 1401 The new standard Lin Feng flipped through the background information of "Contra". ()

"Contra" in which "Contra" is the Chinese pronunciation of Indian Sanskrit, is one of the Brahmin fighters. According to legend, "Contra" is a god who stands upright after being killed in battle, and is worshiped by the world, which can be said to be a spiritual symbol of a samurai in India.

Of course, in the game, "Contra" means "a person with excellent fighting abilities and qualities", and it is a title given to the strongest fighters. This passage appears in the opening scene of the Japanese "Contra". However, at that time, almost all of the people in China were American Contras, so very few people had read this sentence.

Contra is set on September 12, 2631 AD, when a mysterious meteorite fell on the Garga Islands near New Zealand. Two years later, in December 2633, the Federal Command received word that an armed group called the Red Eagles had begun to build the Garga Archipelago region into a base for waging a war of aggression. As a result, Bill Razor and Lance Beane, members of the Defense Force "Contra", are sent to destroy each other's Jihua.

This is the background information of "Contra". However, Lin Feng also looked at the background information of "Contra" at this moment before he found out. In the past, when I was a child, when I was playing, I only knew how to destroy the enemy to pass the level, and I never cared about the background of the game. Of course, on the one hand, this has something to do with not being able to read Japanese or English, and on the other hand, this kind of shooting game does not need to pay attention to the plot at all, and the tense and fierce gunfight is enough to make all players addicted to it, and they have no intention of paying attention to it at all.

However, when Lin Feng saw these contents at this moment, a stirring spirit was in his mind.

The game background of "Contra" takes place in the future park 2613, that is, in the future, and after the earth was attacked by meteorites, the earth was attacked by terrorist organizations. Thinking of the end times, Lin Feng had an idea in his mind.

Looking at the 11 major game development departments of the "Second Shijie", there are various types of games, but only the post-apocalyptic type games are missing. Looking at the global game world, post-apocalyptic games have always been quite popular, such as the most famous "Resident Evil" series of the former "cap" (now swallowed up by Lin Feng's "second game"), but it is regarded as a classic of horror games by players around the world. Although it is more like a horror game, human beings have an instinctive desire for post-apocalyptic games and post-apocalyptic movies.

Human beings are inherently afraid of catastrophe, and this fear makes people crave to watch these kinds of post-apocalyptic movies or apocalyptic games. In order to achieve a sense of mental pleasure and excitement that I am now safe and happy.

In this case, "Contra" can completely adapt it into a post-apocalyptic online game. Of course, the "Resident Evil" series can also be adapted into horror online games, but whether horror online games will be restricted in various countries, and how big the market will be, remains to be investigated.

Lin Feng refocused his attention on Contra. If it is adapted into a post-apocalyptic online game, then what exactly is the format. After thinking about it for a while, Lin Feng had an idea. It's not impossible to adapt Contra into a large-scale online game, but then players may not buy it. After all, Contra is now a thing of the past, and players still have fond memories of it and the enthusiasm to replay it, just like Tank Wars, players still have a passion for it. But if it is adapted into a large-scale online game, players may not buy it.

After all, this kind of game is an extremely simple and straightforward game, and it doesn't take much time to enjoy the game, and if it takes too much time and too much energy to enjoy the game, it will not be good. The same goes for "Contra"! Lin Feng hopes to adapt it into a simple online game that you can enjoy as soon as you enter the game.

Therefore, the simplest way for "Contra" is to adapt it into a side-scrolling online game like "The Strongest on the Earth", but unlike "The Strongest on the Earth", in "The Strongest on the Earth" players learn various stunts to fight, while in "Contra", players rely on a variety of guns to fight.

Soon, Lin Feng printed out his thoughts and ideas through the computer, and immediately called Wu Zhaopu and "Seventh Game Development Department" Takashi Nishiyama.

The two looked at each other and looked at each other.

"Lin Dong, the idea of "Contra" of yours is similar to a 2D side-scrolling type online game that our game department is developing, and I think there should be something to learn from. Takashi Nishiyama said excitedly.

Lin Feng was stunned.

"Lin Dong, now the global average online rate of "The Strongest on Earth" remains at about 2.7 million, and I think this game mode is still very popular with players, so we are thinking about developing a gunfight game of the same type. Now that the character modeling and gun system are complete, it just lacks an attractive game background and upgrade mode. Now that the company has acquired Contra, we can capitalize on the historical context of Contra and its map, and it's famous enough for us to promote the game. Nishiyama Takashi said.

Originally, when he was in a 2D side-scrolling shooter like Jihua, he didn't know much about it, so he just ordered his game department to design some character modeling and gun systems, but it's really hard to say what the future holds. Because according to the regulations of the "second shijie", these eleven game divisions will receive the financial distribution for the next year every year based on the profits generated for the company last year. Within this allocation amount, the company does not care how the major game departments operate, and only needs to file with the company and accept financial supervision. However, if this limit is exceeded, the company will conduct a rigorous review of each game and each jihua it submits to determine whether it is worth the company's continued allocation of funds.

And, more importantly, it will have an impact on the year-end evaluation. If a game development department exceeds its budget but does not achieve good enough results, not only will the budget for the coming year be drastically reduced, but the year-end bonus for the department's employees will also be reduced accordingly.

Think about it, by the end of the year, other game departments have received sufficient budgets for next year, and their employees have received generous year-end bonuses, but not only have their own departments cut their budgets significantly, but their employees are far inferior to other game development departments, which is humiliating.

Therefore, when Takashi Nishiyama developed this 2D side-scrolling shooter online game, he was always a little nervous and afraid of failure. After all, the current trend of online games is 3D online games, and the pursuit of beautiful graphics is the 2D side-scrolling online game he designed, the picture is too much discolored, will players buy it? And now Lin Feng also proposed that "Contra" will be adapted into a 2D side-scrolling online game, which gives him a backbone.

You must know that in terms of game creation, Lin Feng's vision has never been wrong. Although Lin Feng, the president and chairman of the "second shijie", does not even know a piece of game code, nor does he have any experience in developing games, his vision is in the game industry, especially in the "second shijie" company, which is famous. Therefore, there is a truth within the company, that is, if Lin Feng says haode games, it must be good.

Now, Lin Feng said that if he wants to adapt "Contra" into a 2D side-scrolling shooter online game, then it will definitely be no problem.

"Minister Nishiyama, I think this game can directly apply the name of "Contra Online", so as to maximize the benefits of "Contra". As for the setting of the game, I wanted it to be set in the post-apocalyptic world, so I wanted the screen to be in the apocalyptic world, and my biggest request was that no matter what the scene, players could play co-op with multiple players, and there was no limit to the number of players in this co-op. Lin Feng thought about it and said.

"Haha, Lin Dong, what you think is what I think, and it is also what our department is designing. If it's just an adaptation, I believe it won't take long at all, and it will be available for public beta in a week at most!" Takashi Nishiyama stood up with a flushed face.

What Lin Feng said was what he and the employees of the department thought. It's just that everyone is a little unsure and a little apprehensive in their hearts. But now that Lin Feng said this, Takashi Nishiyama is still afraid of a ball, not afraid, not afraid of anything.

Lin Feng was also stunned, he didn't expect that the Nishiyama Takashi he said had been designed.

"Well, boss, it's not all good. But now that you have the model, you just need to modify it, and basically just make some detailed modifications. Of course, in terms of maps, we can add the maps of Contra to the levels, so that players will be more familiar with them. Takashi Nishiyama said.

Lin Feng nodded.

"So, I don't know how you designed the map before, aren't there many versions of "Contra", what - Contra 2 robot version, Contra 3 (Contra Gaiden), Contra in the air, interstellar Contra and the like, I think these "Contra" should have a certain player base, simply move their maps to "Contra Online", which will not only greatly increase the number of maps, but also give players more familiarity, of course, some versions of "Contra" There are some minor bugs in the map, which need to be fixed when porting. Lin Feng said.

Takashi Nishiyama nodded heavily.

"Lin Dong, there is no problem in this regard. Speaking of which, I have a proposal for the company. I think that although our '11 major game departments' are all in a competitive relationship, and the company's annual budget is divided by the strength of each game department, it can be said that although we are friends in private, we are all competitors at work, and we have taken strict confidentiality and security measures to prevent the leakage of the secrets of each game department. In this way, there are pros and cons to starting from the company. Therefore, I propose that although each game department develops, it is better for our company to develop a standard, a standard for game models. Takashi Nishiyama said.

What is the standard? -- Lin Feng and Wu Zhaopu were both stunned.

"Boss, yes. As our company grows, various game departments continue to launch games, and our company will have more and more resources. But for now, these resources are blocked by various game departments, and everyone has different design programming languages and different standards for accessing databases. My proposal was to have a unified programming language for all game development departments in the company, and it would be nice if the company could develop a programming language that was entirely in-house. In addition, I propose that the company adopt a unified database import standard, and open it to all game development departments, so that they can call each other's models and maps, etc., which can greatly save game development time. Takashi Nishiyama said.

When developing this 2D side-scrolling shooter online game, Takashi Nishiyama suddenly realized that if the game type is similar, the same game can be called to each other, which may not reflect many advantages in the early stage, but with the increasing number of hoarded games, the resources that can be called are terrifying. In the future, you may only need to have an idea to develop a game, and then you can call various character models, maps, and even various systems from previous games, and then modify them in detail, which can greatly save development time.

Of course, there is also a risk that once this database is opened, once it is hacked by outsiders, or betrayed by internal employees of the company, or commercial espionage enters, then the company will lose a lot. But in Takashi Nishiyama's view, this is completely beneficial to the company's development. This will not only save the company labor costs, but also greatly save game development time, which will be of great benefit to the company.

But the premise is, will the eleven major game development departments agree to such an open unification?

"So, I'll hold a meeting in two days to discuss this matter. You'd better hurry up the development of "Contra Online" first, and get the closed beta version out first, I'll take a look first. Lin Feng is also quite tempted by Takashi Nishiyama's proposal, but in this way, the company's confidentiality measures will be greatly challenged. Once leaked, it's pretty scary. In the past, even if there was a hacker or an internal employee leak, at most the relevant information of one department was leaked, but now the information of the entire company is leaked, and it is the most core thing.

"Well, I know, Lin Dong. Takashi Nishiyama nodded.

"Uh, boss, how much will you charge for preparing "Contra Online"?" Wu Zhaopu pondered for a long time, but he couldn't think of how this "Contra Online" was going to charge.

"Haha, Mr. Wu, this is simple, I decided to adopt a new charging model. "Lin Feng daxiao.