Most of the design plans of the previous game were completed by Lin Wan, Ye Zhizhou and Wang Xiaobin, and the other members did not participate in the link of "figuring out Mr. Pei's intentions", but waited for the three to complete the restoration of Mr. Pei's design, and then be responsible for the specific implementation work.

But now, Ye Zhizhou and Wang Xiaobin both feel that the game has to move forward.

After developing so many games, you can't just keep growing, right?

Mr. Lin left a set of standard processes for speculating on Mr. Pei's design intentions, which can be said to be the most valuable asset of Yuyang Games and Tengda Group.

Now that Ye Zhizhou and Wang Xiaobin have mastered this, it's time to continue to pass it on and improve the design level of other designers.

Everyone had prepared before, and they all took a small notebook to write down Mr. Pei's requirements, and now they are gossiping, and they each say the doubts in Mr. Pei's design.

"The chassis, AB pillar and other structures of the car should be designed separately, and the structural strength of each part of different vehicles is different, which seems to be too wasteful for a racing game, there is not much need, and the input is not proportional to the output."

"The car damage can't be closed, the crash will cost money, and even the driver will be hospitalized...... These penalties seem too heavy. While this would be more realistic, it doesn't seem to help at all to improve the gaming experience, only the opposite effect. ”

"Development of the steering wheel...... There's no need for this, there are many steering wheel brands on the market now, many peripheral manufacturers are doing force feedback steering wheels, and there are many professional direct-drive steering wheels, as long as the game adapts to these devices? Is it necessary to develop one yourself? ”

"I don't think it's going to be profitable. According to the current plan, the investment will certainly not be small, but it is aimed at a rather niche group, which seems to be completely unable to support sales. ”

The conference room was full of key members of the game, and they quickly found out many problems in this design plan.

Ye Zhizhou nodded: "Well, everyone is doing a good job." We must remember that if you want to accurately understand Mr. Pei's intentions, you must first remember accurately, and Mr. Pei must write down every sentence he says, so as not to miss key information. ”

"Next, everyone will focus on these doubts, fully diverge their thinking, and think about the benefits of doing so."

After some reflection, the statement continued.

A designer wearing glasses said: "The strength structure of each part of the vehicle is different, and the effect to be achieved is nothing more than the different consequences of different vehicles in the event of impact, which is closer to the state of a real car accident in reality." ”

"This will be more realistic, enhance the realism of the game, and at the same time can also provide players with a certain warning that the wrong way of driving can lead to very serious consequences, which is also in line with the theme of 'safe and civilized driving'."

"But this should only be one of the considerations, and if it is just like this, it should not be necessary to invest so many resources to do it."

Another explanation is...... The collision of the vehicle itself is also a selling point? ”

His reasoning was stuck at this point, because it was unclear why a collision of a vehicle would be such a selling point in itself.

Wang Xiaobin pondered for a moment and said, "What if the data of the vehicle has some connection with the data in reality? ”

"For example, we can link the data of the car in the game with the collision data posted on some websites, so that the collision result in the game is infinitely close to the collision result in reality."

"In this way, players can clearly understand how safe a certain car is in the game, which may have some guiding significance for them to buy a car in reality."

Everyone nodded: "Makes sense!" ”

There are a lot of racing games, but no one ever takes the crash and vehicle data seriously.

Because everyone knows that games are all fake. While many games are trying to make the in-game vehicle data close to reality, it is not possible to get that close due to gameplay limitations.

For example, a sports car, in reality, crashes at a speed of one or two hundred miles, and it will directly rise to the sky, but in the game, players crash very frequently, and if it hits it, it will be scrapped, which will definitely seriously affect the player's game experience.

So even in the case of car damage, many games will still make the car very strong, and a few hits will not affect the performance.

And Mr. Pei's idea is obviously to completely abandon the gameplay and achieve the ultimate realism, so as to fill the gap in this regard!

The first problem was solved, and everyone's attention quickly focused on the next problem.

"The problem of heavy penalties caused by excessive fidelity should be directly related to the first problem."

"The vehicle needs to be repainted, the crash needs to be overhauled, and even the driver may be hospitalized, on the one hand, to better popularize the concept of 'safe and civilized driving', and on the other hand, to deepen the impression and make players more aware of the serious consequences that can arise from dangerous driving."

"Moreover, these penalties will actually highlight the characteristics of different vehicles, such as the economy of maintenance, the safety of high-speed driving, and so on."

"Most of the other racing games only reflect the performance of the car, especially the performance of the supercar, and the economy and safety of the vehicle are not reflected at all."

"Safe and Civilized Driving obviously allows players to evaluate a car with more dimensions."

"Why develop your own steering wheel? I think it's nothing more than two reasons: first, these steering wheels on the market at present, Mr. Pei can't look down on them and feel that they can't meet their own requirements; Second, around this steering wheel, there may be follow-up planning, which is not just a steering wheel, but part of a larger plan. ”

"In view of the fact that there is no problem with the performance of the high-end steering wheels on the market, it can only show that Mr. Pei is not satisfied with their matching. The steering wheel should be as feature-rich as the Doubt VR controller, but also closely related to the game. ”

"Also, the steering wheel should be relevant to the future of gaming or other industry content. Just like the smart fitness drying rack was just for matching "Fitness Battle" at the beginning, but later "Fitness Battle VR Version" can also be used. ”

"This is equivalent to providing guidance to Outu Technology, which designed the steering wheel......"

Everyone found that after Mr. Pei gave a clear direction, the efficiency of brainstorming suddenly skyrocketed!

As everyone analyzed one conclusion after another according to Mr. Pei's requirements, the details of this game became clearer and clearer.

But there is one last question, that is, this game has a lot of investment, but it is aimed at a relatively niche game group, how to recover the cost?

Everyone thought about it for a long time, but they still couldn't come up with any good explanation.

Ye Zhizhou didn't intervene much, and only then did he say, "Let me tell you my opinion." ”

"First of all, whether a game makes money or not, no one dares to pack tickets. Just like from the previous perspective, games like "Struggle" and "Mission and Choice" are also games with large investment and are oriented to niches, and it stands to reason that they will not be able to recover their costs, but what is the result? ”

"Obviously, the concept of mass and niche is not an absolute concept, although the audience of mass games is relatively wide, but no one plays garbage; As long as a niche game is done very well, it will also attract a lot of people who are not interested in buying it. ”

"Take this game as an example, Mr. Pei obviously hopes to rely on excellent quality and unique game content to break the circle of the game, expand the player base of the game, and make niche games become a public topic."

"Secondly, the game can be seen as a racing game or a simulation game. As far as I know, there are quite a few loyal players in the simulation genre, and they are all very loyal. ”

"If this game is successful, it will not be a problem to have a lifespan of ten or eight years, and it can continue to update the content, release DLC, and continue to improve the quality while making money."

"Simulation games are fun, and unlike the mere sensory stimulation of racing games, the fun is relatively complex. I believe that as long as the game is good, most players will be able to feel this kind of fun. ”

"In the end, this game will most likely have some kind of linkage effect with reality, after all, in Mr. Pei's design concept, 'breaking the dimensional wall' is a very important and often used secret."

"It's unclear exactly how it will work, but we have to keep in mind that Tengda is not just a game company. Even if the game doesn't make money, as long as you earn it back from somewhere else, it's fine. ”

Everyone nodded their heads.

Reasonable!

Sure enough, the two responsible persons have been with Mr. Pei for a long time, and they can better understand Mr. Pei's true intentions.

This explanation is much more reasonable!

Everyone quickly started writing and wrote down all the contents of these analyses in a small notebook.

In the end, Ye Zhizhou added the remaining details and summarized the game.

"According to Mr. Pei, the main body of this game should take place in a city, in addition to the traffic in the city, there should also be several highways around it, which are used to run long-distance tasks such as pulling goods for players."

"Driving in the city must obey the traffic rules, if you are photographed illegally, there will be penalties, if you have a car accident, you also need to repair the car or be hospitalized, and compensation will be delineated according to the traffic responsibility."

"Since there is a part of losing money, there must also be a part of making money. Players can drive a taxi or online car-hailing to solicit customers, or they can drive a truck to run long distances. Of course, some particularly good players can also participate in the tournament to win prizes. ”

"Of the three ways to make money, taxis or online car-hailing are definitely the lowest cost and relatively low income. If you want to drive a bus or a big truck, or participate in a competition, you must be trained in advance and obtain the appropriate driving qualifications. ”

"So...... Since you need a city, let's take Jingzhou as a prototype. After all, we can go to Jingzhou to collect local materials, and there are many local scenic spots in Jingzhou. ”

"It's hard to say whether the game will satisfy the tastes of the average racing gamer, but for those who are keen on sim driving, they will definitely enjoy this game!"

"After the development of the game is completed, a VR version can be made in the follow-up to further enhance the immersion and immersion of the game!"

Everyone nodded their heads as they recorded.

After perfecting the details, the game looks a lot more fun!

Of course, no one can guarantee that it will make money, after all, such a maverick game is very rare.

But one thing is for sure: many of its designs have never been seen before, and when the game releases, it's sure to turn players' heads away!