The file package of "Warcraft 3" is not large, and it is a disk-to-disk installation. So while Choi Jung-won and Jung Hyun-ho were talking, the two program testers had already completed all the steps.

Seeing that one of them clicked start, Choi Jung-won interrupted Jung Hyun-ho's rambling. "Representative Zheng, it's on."

Hearing this, Jung Hyun-ho stopped talking and looked at the computer screen.

For this game highly recommended by Cui Zhengyuan, he is also very curious about whether it is really that magical.

With the experience of his previous life, Cui Zhengyuan naturally will not let this version of "Warcraft: Frozen Throne" be as monotonous as in his previous life.

At the beginning of the game, it is a void of darkness.

When the light was little by little, the piano sound of the Canon Variations came slowly. It is the once popular game music masterpiece - "Overture to the Dead".

In order to make the first game he invested in flawless, Cui Zhengyuan naturally contributed his own liliang and plagiarized this classic accompaniment music.

Not only that, but most of the money he invested in it became CG special effects for the opening two minutes and 45 seconds.

Strong-and-irascible orcs, hard-working and simple humans, erudite and wise draenei, noble and elegant blood elves, grumbling undead, night elves whispering to plants, dwarven hunters guarding Ironforge on the ridge in the snowstorm, and goblin scholars flying their research.

Every character who appears is so lifelike, making people deeply fall into the charm of the character.

At the very least, Choi Jung-won secretly glanced at it, only to see that Jung Hyun-ho was already staring at the screen in amazement, completely unconscious.

That's not all, when "Overture to the Dead" reached its climax, on the dry and desolate grassland, when the armies of humans and beasts seemed to collide with two torrents, everyone present at ICM Company gasped.

It's a compliment to such gorgeous animation special effects. It is also an admiration for Blizzard's generous spending.

Not to mention anything else, the amount of money needed to spend just this short war scene is a lot of money.

Especially when the animation is running, in the gray and desolate world, the lonely Illidan rises to the sky, and the Aishinos blade in his hand exudes a miserable green light, which makes people feel the loneliness and arrogance in the heart of this elven prince.

Several female employees present couldn't help but exclaim: "It's so handsome, I didn't expect animation to achieve this effect." ”

However, when the picture of the zuihou side appears. Only then did they realize that compared to this part, the previous one could really only be regarded as a small thing.

Under the dark sky, there are ancient and desolate snow-capped mountains. Under the flying snowflakes, a forbidden area for humans is formed.

It was in this realm where there were no traces of life that a person slowly walked out under black armor. Only in the gap of the helmet, the shining blue light carried the breath of death.

The man walked to the middle of the open snow and gently brushed the thick layer of snow with his hands, revealing the solid ice underneath.

Then, in the expectant gaze of everyone, the person in the animation slowly drew the sword at his waist.

The sword was long and narrow, but dignified. With the liliang that destroys everything. The aura of sorrow in the face of frost makes people feel breathless and depressed.

Fortunately, the atmosphere did not last long, and Arthas folded his hands and reversed the sorrow of Frost. Thunderbolts plunged into the ice beneath their feet.

Let everyone never forget a picture appeared.

Out of the shattered ice came a massive skeletal claw. The camera then stretches out, revealing a massive dragon made up of skeletons that breaks through the ice and stands tall behind Arthas.

The dragon's body was as majestic as a mountain, surrounded by an extremely cold light. It makes people not feel like they are resisting.

The pair of wings that were not covered by feathers suddenly opened, sweeping away all the obstacles around them.

The dragon flapped its wings. Swoop down from the top of the cliff.

It was only then that the watchers discovered that in the valley at the foot of Alsace was an army of death.

Countless roars responded to the dragon's call, opening the prelude to the Lich King's conquest of Shijie.

At this point, the entire pre-game promotional animation is finished.

"How? Representative Zheng, what do you think? Choi Jung-won had already noticed Jung Hyun-ho's expression and asked deliberately with a show-off emotion.

The opening CG of "Warcraft 3" is his proud stroke.

When it was first made, even the jishu personnel who were actually in charge were incredible. Now for the first time to show it to outsiders, it really scared a group of frogs at the bottom of the well.

Jung Hyun-ho's clothes were already soaked, and his cheeks were covered with layers of sweat. Of course, this is not hot, but stimulated by gorgeous computer special effects.

At this time, where could he care about any etiquette, grabbed Cui Zhengyuan's shoulders with both hands, and screamed vigorously. "Executive Cui, it's really amazing, just with this CG, you can attract countless players."

Compared with him, Cui Zhengyuan is much calmer.

Although in his previous life, he was also shocked by these pictures. But it's different after experiencing it, not to mention that he is still the main creator.

"Representative Zheng, don't be impatient, let's take a look at the performance of the game." Cui Zhengyuan used a little skill, removed the hand on his shoulder, and said comfortingly.

After receiving Cui Zhengyuan's orders, the two programmers established a LAN battle. One of them chose the Terrans, the other chose the undead, and began to fight each other according to their own racial characteristics.

Although Jung Hyun-ho has not played "Warcraft 3", he is an event organizer and naturally has a deep understanding of e-sports games.

Compared to the previous version of Warcraft, "Reign of Chaos", "The Frozen Throne" is undoubtedly more operable. In particular, the introduction of the hero system makes the results of the game full of unknown and interesting.

No, when the Terran archmage and the undead death knight came out of the hero altar and appeared on the scene, the staff of ICM who were proficient in the game all let out an exclamation unconsciously.

The next game process made them even more fascinated.

The strong suppression of the undead clan in the early stage, and the strong complementarity of the three heroes of the death knight, the lich, and the dreaddemon king, almost made the Terran GG.

And the Terrans are not dry eaters, after the initial passivity. After the mining was opened and the economy was replenished, the ground-air army was officially formed. Many detours and dismantling in a row almost changed the outcome of the game.

It can only be said that in the early version of the "Frozen Throne", the undead continued the strength of the "Reign of Chaos" period. In the end, under the forced demolition of the army of the undead, the Terrans unfortunately lost the game.

These two programmers sent by Blizzard are really outstanding talents in acting.

Judging by Cui Zhengyuan's vision of watching countless classic games and many gods, the game of these two people can only be regarded as average. But they know how to mobilize the emotions of the audience and make an exhibition match sound and impressive.

The characteristics, strengths and weaknesses of each race in various "Warcraft 3" are perfectly displayed.

Everyone is a knowledgeable person. Through this show-like competition, it was natural to understand the huge potential of this game at once.

Compared to StarCraft, Warcraft 3 has a lot less APM requirements. Rather than skill, the focus is on overall strategic development and the different tactics to be used against opponents of different races.

In this way, when the high-level players compete, it will be more exciting.

After a coherent game, there will be a lot of highlights. At the same time, the audience can also understand the players' competition ideas throughout the process. More haode to gain experience.

In other words, in terms of fun, "Warcraft 3" has more advantages.

In particular, the addition of the hero system adds a beautiful scenery to the unchanged racial confrontation. Whenever a hero turns the tide. The thrilling scene is even more exciting.

Jung Hyun-ho is almost 100% sure that this game will replace StarCraft to become popular all over the world.

Cui Zhengyuan naturally saw the expressions of everyone in ICM Company, and asked with a smile: "Representative Zheng." This game can still be used in your eyes, right? ”

Zheng Xianhao was not hypocritical, and praised again and again: "I have to say, Executive Cui." You've really developed a treasure. didn't say it, on this year's WCG, there must be a place for "Warcraft 3". Our only requirement is that the game be released as soon as possible. It can only run events if it has a large enough player base. ”

Having passed the inspection of the WCG organizers, Choi Jung-won was even happier. "Rest assured, at the end of this month, Warcraft 3 will be on sale all over Shijie at the same time. Six months or so is enough time to develop a group of loyal players. ”

Jung Hyun-ho knows that he is right, with the charm of this game, as long as it is released, it will definitely capture the hearts of many game fans. "Then it's decided, we will contact Blizzard as soon as possible to obtain the right to organize the event."

Cui Zhengyuan stretched out his hand and said with a smile: "Then we have a happy cooperation." ”

"It's a pleasure to work with."

At this point, the matter has been perfectly resolved.

Although it seems that Choi Jung-won has taken a big advantage, ICM has also gained a lot of benefits.

In the events they organized, they preemptively added "Warcraft 3", a super-level game, which naturally has a lot of advantages over other competitors, such as ESWC and CPL.

At the very least, if there are no major mistakes in their organization, then it is certain that the WCG will become the authority of Warcraft 3 events.

Don't underestimate this, it will directly affect the audience's engagement. The final result of the conversion will be directly reflected in the popularity and actual revenue of the event.

"By the way, Executive Cui, it's better to meet than to meet by chance. Our ICM company also happens to have a more difficult thing, of course, for Tsubi, it is a piece of cake. Zheng Xianhao didn't say what was going on, and said a lot of things.

"Representative Zheng will talk about it." Cui Zhengyuan will not fall for him, so he asked without necessity. (To be continued......)