Chapter 14: A New Stage, A New Trouble
While "Realm of the Three Kingdoms" is slowly climbing on the new game expectation list, the production of the game itself has also entered the second half.
The theme of the game's production in recent days is the game's large map.
In Three Kingdoms 11, the entire large map is 3D modeled in ink and wash.
Although it is a gorgeous 3D map, it is not very technical in terms of program technology.
After all, it's a game from more than ten years ago, and with the shared super host in Cairo World, isn't it safe to let Ruko do it?
It's easy to make a 3D map, but making a majestic and unique ink style map really stumps everyone in the field!
Lu Ke and Tie Xiaohu can only program, and they can't design ink painting styles at all.
As for Bi Muxiong, he is not very good at this kind of 3D map, and his programming ability is very limited.
Although Bi Muxiong can draw a large map, there are always some problems in the perspective effect, angle change, and painting style coordination in 3D.
Once again, Luko entered the original draft of the large map designed by Bi Muxiong into the shared superhost, and the results were still disappointing.
Not to mention Li Ze, an earthling who has played the original Three Kingdoms 11, even Tie Xiaohu, who has never been picky, showed a disgusted expression.
This kind of messy 3D ink painting map is not as good as a simple flat chessboard!
"Sorry boss, I may really be old, I'll revise it again."
Bi Muxiong's expression was a little frustrated, the industry is developing too fast, and the requirements for the comprehensiveness of original artists are getting higher and higher.
And after failing to make a satisfactory 3D map several times in a row, Bi Muxiong had to have a heart to serve the old.
Perhaps, if you can't keep up with the times, you should really retreat.
Seeing that Bi Muxiong and Lu Ke both looked solemn, Li Ze didn't want to say anything, Li Ze knew that they had done their best, so Li Ze didn't want to be harsh anymore.
Personally, Li Ze is indeed very dissatisfied with the design of the current game's 3D map.
The original majestic and delicate and picturesque ink and wash style map shows the great rivers and mountains of the motherland in a romantic and freehand way, and truly embodies the four words of picturesque rivers and mountains.
It can even be said that if Three Kingdoms 11 does not have that very distinctive, majestic and delicate ink style map, at least 20% of the points!
Everyone could see that Li Ze was dissatisfied, including themselves.
If you're not satisfied, try to revise it.
After working overtime and almost completely tearing down and redoing it, a temporary new ink style map was represented.
This time, the demolition and rework was led by Bi Muxiong, with the assistance of Lu Ke and Tie Xiaohu.
After several failed attempts, I have to say that this time the big map has made great progress in quality, with a real painting style rich in Bi Muxiong's personal characteristics, and at the same time, all kinds of perspective bugs have been basically eliminated.
Bi Muxiong was looking forward to handing over the finished product to Li Ze.
For this work, Li Ze is both satisfied and dissatisfied.
Satisfied, this time the 3D map is indeed a complete map.
Whether in terms of practicality or aesthetics, it can be used as a big map for any similar game.
But Li Ze still has some regrets in his heart, that is, the ink painting style characteristic of the Three Kingdoms 11 has not been well displayed.
Although under Li Ze's instructions, Bi Muxiong has also deliberately adopted the ink painting style.
But Li Ze always felt that compared with the Three Kingdoms 11 on the earth, Bi Muxiong's works have always been a little missing.
There is more than reality, but there is not enough romance, and there is a little less fantasy.
This kind of degree between reality and romance is difficult to grasp.
Sometimes Li Ze also feels that he is too picky?
But Li Ze has already determined to make high-quality products, and now he knows that he can do better and can achieve 100 points.
When he could do 100 points, he only scored 80 points in the end, which made Li Ze feel very uncomfortable.
"Alas......" Li Ze sighed softly.
Bi Muxiong, who heard Li Ze's sigh, asked with some apprehension: "What?" Boss, are you still not satisfied with the adjustment this time? ”
Li Ze shook his head and said, "No, I'm already quite satisfied, this time the work can be used." ”
"Oh, that's good." Both Bimuxiong and Ruko breathed a sigh of relief.
"Maybe there will be some small adjustments later, but let's do it for now."
Sometimes, people have to learn to bow to reality, whether it is Bimuxiong or Luke, there are aspects that they are good at or are not good at.
Forcing it doesn't always have results.
Moreover, if it continues to drag on, the time will be too long, and it will also be a problem for the funding of the rebirth field.
Although he ordered his staff to continue making the game, Li Ze's idea of modifying the big map did not waver.
The employees continue to work, and they find another way, and they are right!
Since Bi Muxiong and Lu Ke can't meet the demand, it is also an option to try outsourcing personnel.
In the production of neon animation, there are often cases where the entire episode of animation is outsourced to the animation company of Bangguo or Huaxia.
In the game industry, it is also common to outsource concept art and soundtracks to other companies or studios.
For example, in the field of Three Kingdoms, the soundtrack was outsourced to rock singer Zhao Ba.
After checking the relevant information, Li Ze locked in an animation production company called White Box, because although this company is not big, the painting style of its works is very delicate and delicate, which meets Li Ze's high requirements.
The latest work of the white box company is the machine battle animation "The Girl and the Airplane", in this machine battle animation, the white box company shows a fairly mature 3D production technology, which can easily meet the needs of "Three Kingdoms".
Li Ze glanced at the remaining small money, since Zhao Ba was free to score music for the Rebirth Realm, the funds originally planned for music outsourcing were saved.
It should be enough to use this fund to ask the white box company to help modify and improve the 3D map.
It's a pity that Li Ze's plan failed, and the animation company was more busy than he imagined, especially this kind of company that was rushing to produce the animation of the current season, and his company was busy with porridge!
It's almost too late to even do his own company's animation, where will there be extra personnel to help Li Ze?
Fortunately, the people from the white box company showed Li Ze another way.
In fact, most of the 3D content of their company's work "Girls and Airplanes" is outsourced to another Tony studio.
If Li Ze thinks it's okay, it is recommended to go to Tony's studio for help.
So Li Ze came to Tony's studio on the other side of the city.
But this time it was even worse, Li Ze directly ate a closed door.
Looking at the closed door of Tony's studio, Li Ze saw a notice posted on the door.
The boss of Tony's studio has taken all the staff on a trip abroad!