A flaw in a 3D game engine? John became wary and asked in disbelief, "You're saying you found a design flaw in the Doom engine?" Are you sure you've found it? ”

Yang Yun deliberately did not give a positive answer, but looked at the young man, and said with a smile: "Bill Gates founded Microsoft before graduating from university, and Jobs also dropped out of college to create Apple, and I only have a high school degree in China, not a university." And now I know another guy named John Carmack, who is just as promising! Does this mean that heroes don't like to go to college, or does it mean that people who go to college can't be heroes? ”

John was stunned for a moment, and then realized that Yang Yun was praising him in disguise.

So he smiled and said, "You are not exactly the same as the merchants I have seen whose bodies are full of copper stench. Please come with me, let's go to the real yàn room to discuss the technical issues! Tell me about the design flaws you think they are, and I can explain them to you, and by the way, I think Doom is flawless! ”

The two of them entered the ID room, a 50-square-meter room with more than a dozen computers and a dedicated test host, and five or six employees were busy in front of their respective workbenches, and they were not surprised at all when they saw John and Yang Yun come in.

Yang Yun noticed that there were two empty positions, but he could see that there were often people using them, and he laughed secretly in his heart, these must be two employees poached by KTT.

John motioned to an employee to run the DOS version of the game on his computer, and he proudly explained, "Mr. Yang, we have sold 1 million copies of Doom 1 on PC. It's a miracle in the history of 3D first-person shooters, and many players even want to play it. Take the initiative to buy an expensive PC. So I'd love to hear from you about the design flaws. ”

The demonstration of the operators of the demonstration is in general. The protagonist of the game is crazy and continues to kill enemies, from the game screen, the corresponding speed, smoothness, model details, all exquisite and real, the effect is first-class, this game can be said to stand at the peak of 3D game technology, no game at this stage can surpass it.

It's no wonder that Doom1 is a platinum game with millions of sales. Of course, there is a fun reason!

But Yang Yun just smiled faintly, didn't mention anything else, and only asked: "How is your networking function?" ”

The smile on John's face froze instantly, and then became slightly embarrassed.

Yang Yun knew very well in his heart that he had hit the dead end of the ID company, because the online battle function of "Doom1" was very weak, and to put it mildly, it should be quite poor!

Multiplayer technology is part of the game engine, exemplified by the famous first-person shooter CS. Among the official maps of CS, there are two maps that are very popular, dust2 for bomb disposal missions, and bloodstrike for multiplayer dogfights.

Dust2 map. 5V5 is the standard of the game, and it is generally played against each other using a local area network, and the speed is very fast. Virtually no delays, of course. There are also some sporadic players who don't have a team and also like to play this large, well-balanced map.

Sporadic players have other options. If you are a registered and genuine user, you can choose the Internet connection mode after your computer is connected to the Internet and play Dust2 with players from all over the world.

Many servers have a maximum of 32 people, and if the network speed is good and the number of information exchanged between the PC and the server is stable, then the player will definitely not have too much lag, and the game will be smooth to play.

But when the network speed is not good, entering this kind of large map to play games is looking for abuse, often before you see the enemy, you are sniped and shot in the head, or watch the enemy fly close to yourself, kill yourself with a dagger, GameOver.

So when the network is not smooth enough, many people prefer to play the mini-map Bloodstrike, shortcut keys to buy weapons, flash grenades to open the way, raise grenades to charge, swarm melee, in the small and crowded indoor building, the fire and killing, pay attention to the thrill of charging and strafing!

Gamers pay attention to gameplay, and fellow practitioners are more concerned about technical issues.

The programmers found that whether it was a large map Dust2 or Bloodstrike, there was almost no lag in LAN games, and it was extremely smooth, whether it was a 10-player or 32-player battle, there was almost no slowdown.

This is the power of valve's game engine, and when you compare it to ID's Doom engine, you can't compare it.

Yang Yun pointed out their flaws in one word, "Doom1" is a game, the number of online players is 4, and after the Internet can be connected, there will still be delays and slowdowns, which is a hard flaw and a natural defect of the game engine.

John was a little embarrassed, he couldn't say that he was good at it, because it was a fact that couldn't be hidden.

He thinks that now that Internet technology has not developed, everyone is playing all kinds of PC games in the form of stand-alone games, and this little flaw of "Doom1" is a small flaw that is not concealed, and most people will not notice this.

But he was wrong, Yang Yun was most concerned about this issue, his eyes were really vicious!

And the key now is that John wants to know Yang Yun's true intentions, is it just to belittle them, point out this flaw, deliberately look at the jokes of the ID company, or do he have a good solution and want to use it to blackmail?

"Mr. Yang, do you have any good ideas?" John Chi asked, and suddenly he remembered one thing, Longteng had developed the game "Saroman Snake: Dune 1993" on the SS platform, allowing players to connect with the Internet to play the game together, could it be that Longteng himself has mastered the core technology of multiplayer online games?

Yang Yun still did not answer positively, but said with feelings: "Internet technology is developing with each passing day, I think in three years, PC and the Internet, will enter a considerable number of family life, if the battle game wants to get more players' support, we must first solve the bottleneck of multiplayer online games." 4 players vs. 4 players is too little, do you think that's enough? ”

John lowered his head in embarrassment, of course, 4-player online battle is far from enough, but the Doom engine is indeed a little weak in online battle function, and now it seems to be suitable for friends to play together in a small LAN, which is just self-deception and self-comfort.

What game only allows 4 players to play online, and it can't be stuck?

This is the biggest flaw in the Doom engine!

Yang Yun no longer pursued this defect, but looked at John patiently and said sincerely: "Mr. Carmack, Longteng will definitely not only develop in the video game industry in the future, but also PC games.

I am the owner of Longteng Company, 100% holding this company, and have absolute authority in the company. Now I sincerely invite you to join Longteng, jointly develop 3D games, solve various technical problems together, and lead the trend of the game industry, I wonder if you are interested? ”

John was silent, he understood what Yang Yun meant, so many company presidents had approached him and proposed various purchase prices such as 5 million, 10 million, 20 million, etc., but no one succeeded.

The strongest of these companies is EA, the most powerful game maker company in North America, a publicly traded company, and Wall Street Financial Controller.

The most enthusiastic and proactive company is KTT, although the strength is not too strong, but the vice president and president have come forward and discussed with them a total of 8 times.

Now, it is the president of Longteng who personally comes forward, and he is a well-deserved hegemon in the global video game industry.

If John refuses Yang Yun, it is conceivable that Long Teng will definitely not entangle ID like other companies, and if he hits with such a blow, he will have to make a decision on the spot.

"I'd like to ask, if we still refuse to sell ......" John asked solemnly, "will Longteng see us as a competitor?" ”

Yang Yun smiled slightly: "It's not a secret, Dragon Company's most important video game in 1994 "Tomb Raider" is about to be released, which is also a classic of 3D action games, and in some effects, it will even be a little stronger than Doom. Longteng doesn't mind being called a competitor with ID, and companies that are richer, more technologically stronger, and have a louder brand than ID, have fallen at the feet of Longteng, either bankrupt or acquired! ”

John was speechless, he had already expected this result!

What a nasty ending!

At this time, Yang Yun was surrounded by several employees with ID, who were not only employees, but also one of the shareholders, and no one was more worried about their future fate.

Yang Yun said calmly: "I don't want to say anything else. We have an old saying in China, 'come out and mix, sooner or later you have to pay it back', since we have all chosen the road of game system, we will have to bear any consequences in the future. ”

Leaving ID-Software, Yang Yun walked very simply, not dragging his feet at all.

When he returned to the hotel, he met Brown, who was anxiously waiting, and the first thing he said was, "After I leave, you continue to harass ID companies, maintain a good relationship with them, and contact them often." The day Dragon Raider launches is the best time for you to acquire IDs! ”

Brown was pleasantly surprised and asked, "You convinced them?" ”

Yang Yun smiled and waved his hand: "This is just an opportunity, how can such an arrogant technology company admit defeat lightly?" Only by actually launching a high-tech product and beating them where they are most proud will they throw in the towel and beg for mercy! Let's go to Distinctive, I want to bring the new 3D engine technology to the latest games! (To be continued......)