Chapter 361: New Ideas for Online Games
Calatrava was a little depressed, he had worked hard to design the architectural plan for several months before it was introduced before Li Haoyu overturned it, but fortunately, it was not because of the design problem, but because of the area of the design.
Bill Gates's private mansion covers an area of 200,000 square meters, equivalent to 30 acres of land, which may be a little envied in the eyes of Westerners, but it is acceptable, who calls people the richest man in the world! If the rich people in China build such a big mansion in China according to Bill Gates, the end will definitely be very miserable, and the Chinese government will not necessarily treat such high-profile rich people who behave. This is because this kind of person will intensify the already very acute social contradictions in China, and when it endangers the stability of China, no matter how rich you are, the country will only be a scum with a combat strength of only five in the face of the state apparatus, and this may be the "market economy and national conditions with Chinese characteristics."
Li Haoyu relied on his father-in-law's power on the side, and on the other hand, he also managed his own power in the officialdom, in order to be able to stand on his feet in China. You can have nothing without a backstage in Huaxia, but you can't have no relationship with the backstage, and a rich man without a backstage will definitely not go far, even if he is the most shrewd operator in the world.
Therefore, many foreign manufacturers will not adapt to the soil and water when they come to China, and they have to cooperate with local enterprises in China to blossom and bear fruit in the Chinese market.
After Li Haoyu comforted Calatrava with kind words, he sent him back to the hotel where he was staying, and then he came to Xishanju, which had just moved out, and Xu Qing called not long ago to report to Li Haoyu a new idea about the new Youao Sword Xuantianlu that they were working on. Li Haoyu raised his interest, asked Xu Qing to wait at Xishanju, and rushed over himself.
Most of the staff of Xishanju are already quite familiar with Li Haoyu, and after coming to Xishanju, there are people who greet him all the way, and Li Haoyu also nods to these staff members whose average age is less than thirty years old one by one, and they will encourage them when they meet people they recognize.
"Chairman, are you here?" When he came to Xu Qing's office, Xu Qing was startled when he saw Li Haoyu and hurriedly greeted him.
Li Haoyu asked straight to the point: "Qingzi, what good ideas did you come up with?" ”
Xu Qing scratched his head and said, "Chairman, this idea didn't come up with me, it was thought up by an artist in our art group, let her give you a detailed introduction." Xiaoli, come over here. His last words were when he picked up the microphone and said it into the microphone.
Not long after, a twenty-seven or eighteen-year-old young woman, wearing black professional clothes, with a pair of large-framed eyes, her appearance can only be said to be average, she was not flustered when she saw Li Haoyu, and smiled: "Chairman, Mr. Xu." ”
Xu Qingdao: "Chairman, this is Wang Xue, the team leader of our Xishanju art team in charge of the game scene production team, she proposed a good idea to me yesterday, I thought about it and felt that it was possible to achieve it, so I planned to report to you." Wang Xue, you carefully tell the chairman all your thoughts. ”
Li Haoyu looked at the art team leader named Wang Xue, and asked kindly: "Wang Xue, if you have any ideas, just say it, our Mythical Group does not hesitate to reward employees who have contributed." ”
Wang Xue stroked the hair on her forehead, without the slightest nervousness, she looked very good in psychological quality, she said eloquently: "Chairman, my idea is to add a MOD to this Proud Sword Xuantianlu that we are currently developing, so that players can customize the game!" ”
Li Haoyu was stunned for a moment, and then felt a little incredible, of course he knew what the MOD was. The abbreviation MOD has many meanings, but there is only one meaning in the game, which is the abbreviation of English modification, which is translated into Chinese as a game enhancement program, which can also be called a game mod.
MOD in the game is to modify the props, weapons, characters, enemies, things, modes, storylines, etc. in the computer game, or add new props and things, mostly created by the players themselves, and can turn the original game into a new set of works.
There are many games that can support the free addition of mods in the game, mainly in the early stage, which are mostly seen in first-person shooters and real-time strategy games, such as the famous game "Counter-Strike", which can be said to be a mod of "Half-Life". When the 3D game gradually matures, adding mods to the 3D game has become one of the fun for many players, and some programmers who love the game will try to modify some of the data settings in the game, such as the character's clothing, appearance, voice, weapons, tools, maps, etc. Even new mission plots were written, which made the modified game produce significant changes and improved gameplay and playability.
Imagine what a peculiar feeling it would be to change the characters in the game to yourself, the voice to your mantra, and have a game battle in the backyard of your house, and now, this seemingly unattainable scenario will be made possible by the power of mods.
The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim is the game that has been produced by Bethesda since its release in 2011 and is known as an epic classic RPG masterpiece for its high freedom and playability, and is a classic of high-freedom sandbox games.
According to incomplete statistics, as of 2014, "The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim" is not Bethesda's official mod, and players have made more than 100,000 mods themselves, turning this game into a paradise for players who love mods.
Although the MOD technique is very mature, it is basically used in single-player games, and it has almost never been used in online games. The reason is very simple, once players can freely use mods in online games, then not only will the running server collapse due to a large amount of resource occupation, but more importantly, players can freely pinch people and modify data, so how can game operators make money?
Just go drink the northwest wind!
Although many of the games currently operating on the market are a kind of mod from stand-alone or video games, such as DOTA is a MOD of Warcraft 3, LOL is a MOD born from DOTA, but they are absolutely not allowed to use MOD when they are operating.
"The idea of modding is great, but not only does it put a huge load on the server, but it also makes us unprofitable, do you have any solutions for it?" Li Haoyu frowned, although the mythical group has always been a conscientious enterprise in the game industry by countless players, although Li Haoyu has been committed to letting players in Huaxia and Shilu enjoy the fun brought by the game, but Li Haoyu will not run a game that is unprofitable or even loss-making.
No matter how conscientious an enterprise that can't make money is, it will be eliminated by the cruel laws of the market, and Li Haoyu will naturally not let the mythical group he worked so hard to create become a historical term.
Wang Xue smiled and said: "Chairman, in fact, I personally believe that allowing players to use mods in the Proud Sword Xuantianlu will not affect the profitability of our Mythical Group, and may even make a lot of money from it." ”
"Oh, Wang Xue, give me a detailed explanation." Li Haoyu asked with interest.
Wang Xue said: "Chairman, my idea is this, the MOD of Proud Sword Xuantianlu will only open up some game scenes and player characters and even NPC modification permissions, but this requires players to apply for a monthly membership card in order to add mods to the game." You need to renew every month to continue using mods in the game, otherwise the mods on this computer will be automatically blocked as soon as they expire. In addition, this kind of mod only changes the game scene and character of the computer where the mod is installed, and does not affect the use of other players. In other words, the player's mod can only be shown to himself, and other players see that the player who used the mod is still the same as usual, but this player looks at the other scenes completely modified by the mod. ”
"Wang Xue, this suggestion of yours is really amazing, how did you come up with it?" Li Haoyu was excited, he couldn't help but be shocked by the imagination of this art team leader named Wang Xue, even the super game editor has not yet appeared in this kind of system, and more importantly, Wang Xue's proposal is very feasible!
Wang Xue heard that Li Haoyu attached great importance to her opinion, and she was also very excited in her heart, and said: "Chairman, my husband is a game fan, and his favorite thing is to make all kinds of mods in the game Ancient Century 5 by himself." Later, I had an idea to think of this idea, and after discussing it with my husband, I felt that I told Mr. Xu, I didn't expect that the chairman of the board of directors you think it is good, then this idea will definitely be realized! ”
Li Haoyu has directly entered the technical level to consider: "Qingzi, how much money does it need to invest to realize Wang Xue's suggestion?" ”
Xu Qing thought for a while and said: "Chairman, I can't give you a more accurate number at present, I plan to wait for our supercomputer to be debugged and used for the first time when it is officially used on the supercomputer, and I believe that the answer will be available soon." ”
Li Haoyu nodded and said to Wang Xue: "Wang Xue, you don't have to do it in the art group, the company is going to set up a separate department under Xishanju, and you will be the person in charge, specifically to develop and apply MOD to online games." Not only Proud Sword Xuantianlu, but all the games under our Mythic Group will add this idea to it, and I believe that this will allow players to experience the fun of the game again! ”