Chapter 96: Two Key Problems with Construction Games (Asking for a Subscription, Asking for a Monthly Pass!) )

Gu Fan actually took all the pots, which was really righteous. Strictly speaking, this should also be half the design and program, after all, Lilith only wrote in the design draft that the overseer is very powerful, but she didn't specifically say that it won't die!

Gu Fan finally concluded: "So, there are a total of eight key bugs, of which I account for two pots. There is also half a pot of these two pots, which I took the initiative to bear for you out of morality.

"In fact, in addition to these bugs, there are other inducements to create bugs, for example, the high walls of the kingdom of God are full of heavenly guards, but it is precisely because these guards trigger the merge mechanism with the Heartbreaker, causing the player to cross the last distance and successfully fly to the city wall, and successfully escape from prison for the first time.

"These heavenly guards...... It was also specifically requested by you. ”

Lilith was unconvinced: "But my original intention of putting these Heaven Guards was to prevent players from escaping!" ”

Gu Fan nodded: "Yes, I understand, but actually...... If you use the simplest way, just add more air walls to the fence. ”

Lilith's eyes widened and she said incredulously, "Then why didn't you tell me!" ”

Gu Fan spread his hands: "But the method of adding air walls is actually very inelegant and a little too forced."

"This design is more natural and more in line with the game's worldview.

"Besides, I thought you were deliberately trying to use this method to further increase the player's hatred of Heaven!"

Lilith was completely deflated, and she lay down on the massage chair, as if she was about to slide down like mud.

This game is different from the previous games, there is not a particularly conspicuous and definite bug, but more like a number of innocuous little bugs that happen to come together and produce some kind of wonderful chemistry.

Therefore, even if Lilith is very unconvinced, she can only admit that it makes no sense to let Gu Fan, a programmer, take the main responsibility!

Looking at the words "Negative Emotions Reduced" that kept popping up in front of her, Lilith felt a little like crying.

"So, what is the root of the problem......" Lilith wondered.

Gu Fan coughed lightly: "This ...... In hindsight, I wonder if the game's mechanics are too complicated?

"You see, this game has adventure, survival, and construction, and the mechanics are too complicated, and the probability of bugs is naturally greatly increased.

"With such a complex system, if you want to completely avoid bugs, you can only God and his old man take it personally.

"Or ...... Mr. Li, next time you choose a game, do you want to choose a simpler mechanic as much as possible? ”

Lilith gave him a feeble look, "You mean to say that I was wrong from the beginning?" ”

Gu Fan coughed lightly: "I can't say it so absolutely, but ...... This topic does greatly increase the probability of bugs......

"What did you say before? The more things have to do with luck, the easier it is for angels to do tricks, so could it be Michael ......"

Lilith was speechless for a moment: "Then why didn't you say it earlier!" ”

Gu Fan asked rhetorically: "I said it earlier, can you listen to it?" ”

"Damn! How could this be my problem!

"My designs are all good, but no matter how I think about them, the execution is wrong!"

Lilith angrily tugged at her ponytail and went into a state of impotent rage.

Then, she stared at Gu Fan: "Tomorrow night, I will go to the company to inspect again!"

"Let all the staff work overtime, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., and I'm going to ask about the development details of the game one by one!"

Gu Fan was shocked, but he still said without changing his face: "No problem!" ”

Lilith said coldly, "Hmph, you'd better pray that I can't find any clues, or you'll die!" ”

With that, she disappeared angrily.

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The next morning, Gu Fan came to the company on time.

It was 9 o'clock before work, but many people arrived at 8 o'clock. By the time Gu Fan came, the second floor of the café had already become quite lively.

Zhou Yang stood on the chair and was telling everyone about the various hidden mechanics of the game "Fire Stealer", which is commonly known as the ...... bug。

Like a storyteller in a teahouse.

Obviously, Feng Hui, Zhao Haiquan, Guo Hongyu and others were still in a state of confusion at this time, they knew that the reputation of "Fire Stealer" had suddenly reversed, but why did it reverse?

Many details are still completely incomprehensible.

In particular, they have personally participated in the development of the game, and they have a vague impression of many features, and they know how frustrating the game is to the player, so there are even more doubts.

Therefore, Zhou Yang, a game designer, needs to explain it in detail for them.

Zhou raised his eyebrows and danced: "So, there are at least ten bugs in this game!" How many did I just talk about? Oh yes, the seventh, after the player who chooses the imitator class retires from the game, there will be "Heartbreakers with Imitation Skills" in the Kingdom of God, and these Heartbreakers will imitate the behavior of the laborers and heartless!

"After Lecturer Ding put forward this conjecture yesterday, many players have verified it, and it is indeed feasible!

So they created a large number of heartbreakers with imitation skills in the kingdom of God, and then caught them, let them form a handling line, and the laughing craftsmen heartlessness to speed up!

"Look, it's like this."

Zhou Yang jumped down from his chair and turned on the video.

In the video, dozens of heartless people formed a long line, separated by a few meters from each other, all carrying various materials on their backs and transported to their destination.

At the destination, players can directly access these materials for construction.

You can build an official building, or you can play freely around an official building.

There are already a lot of bigwig players who like to play construction games and are gearing up to plan various projects!

Some want to build a great wall that connects all the buildings; Some want to build a small town filled with Chinese or Western buildings; Some want to build another high wall around the kingdom of God, just to make some wonders; Others want to recreate some classic buildings in the game.

Zhou Yang said excitedly: "Although there are a lot of bugs in our game, in my opinion, the bug of this heartbreaker is definitely the finishing touch!"

"With this bug, two major problems of other construction games have been solved at once: one is the problem that the world is empty and there is a lack of people, and the other is the problem of moving too many bricks and needing to do it yourself!

"With these two issues solved, even if we used the same build game template as other games, it would be enough to stand out!

"What's more, we've also added adventure gameplay.

"Now, many players have realized the joy of exploring in the kingdom of God, and our game is growing in popularity!"

The two major problems mentioned by Zhou Yang have always been the two pain points of survival and construction games.

One is the lack of people, and the other is to move bricks!

Most survival and construction games are relatively empty, and even if you build a beautiful village, you don't have enough NPCs to fill it, so it still feels a bit like a dead city.

After all, in the later stages of this kind of game, it is all about building a house to retain players, and the villagers are also an important part of the house.

But Fire Stealers is a game where there are Heartbreakers, which means players can customize the NPC to their liking!

Pinch out a specific face, then make a broken heart, and then go to the kingdom of God to catch it.

These Heartbreakers can be used as drudgery to move bricks, placed in built towns and towns, and have them act as residents in their rooms, or stand guard in specific areas, or have them patrol with their Mimic skills.

This is tantamount to providing players with an NPC customization system in disguise, even if players create a grand town, it will not be empty!

Of course, there are some elements of ugliness in the heart breaker itself, such as the eyes are closed, and there are traces of being burned by the holy light.

However, players can improve this problem by pinching their faces, such as deliberately wearing an eye patch, or wearing a hat, helmet, and different clothes.

And as long as you don't look closely, you can't see these details.

In addition, most survival-building games deliberately control the amount of materials produced in order to lengthen the player's playtime.

In order to build complex enough buildings, players will have to collect enough materials to work on them step by step. Especially some rare materials, it often takes a lot of time.

However, the material output of "Fire Stealer" comes from the kingdom of God, and a large amount of material can be obtained in one adventure. And the handling can be completely handed over to the heartless, freeing the player.

In other words, the laborers who remain in the Divine Territory are completely free to build as they please, without having to be responsible for those boring and repetitive tasks!

These have all turned into the unique advantages of "Fire Stealer"!

(End of chapter)