This year's Mid-Autumn Festival did not collide with the National Day, and the atmosphere of the festival was okay.

Tianba Studio is very lively.

After a round of expansion, the total number of employees in the studio has exceeded 20.

This is the core staff, if you count the employees of Xianyu Digital, media operations, channel specialists, etc., the total number of employees is approaching fifty.

The Mid-Autumn Festival is definitely going to give out mooncakes.

In order to customize the moon cake gift box to meet everyone's hearts and tastes, Chen Ba also held a public vote to let everyone choose their favorite moon cake type.

The results were unexpected.

I thought that the fighter in the mooncake, the five-kernel mooncake would inevitably come out on top, but the final voting results showed that the bean paste mooncake was everyone's favorite!

"Wuren is really tired of eating."

I have to say that when it comes to moon cakes, it is five kernels, and after so many years, everyone has long stopped catching a cold.

Bean paste is bean paste!

Anyway, it was a choice made by voting, and Chen Ba did not object, and asked someone to customize a batch of bean paste mooncake gift boxes, which were distributed to everyone the day before the Mid-Autumn Festival.

The mooncakes were eaten, and the short vacation was over.

On the first working day after the Mid-Autumn Festival, Chen Ba gathered all the core employees of the studio and held a new game seminar.

Yes, new game!

The official version of "Love Staff" has been released, although in the process, the nature of the game has changed, and there have been many changes, but it is finally on the right track.

Mobile development doesn't require so many people, and the next step for Tianba Studios will inevitably be to develop new games.

But here's the problem......

What genre does the new game do?

According to Brother Ba's description, the price of their next new game is expected to be more than 100 yuan, that is, three digits.

For a game of this price and volume, there are not many themes to choose from.

"Guns, cars, balls!"

Chen Ba knew that he had to set a general range for everyone, otherwise he would just discuss it blindly, and the discussion would not yield any results for a year.

So he circled a range.

That's the timeless, popular and popular "Gun Car Ball" combination among players!

Guns refer to first-person or third-person shooter games, i.e. games like Half-Life, Call of Duty, and CSGO.

Car refers to racing simulation games, which can also be said to be driving racing games, with representative works such as Need for Speed, Forza Horizon and so on.

Balls are special......

Ball games in a narrow sense actually refer to ball sports simulation games, such as the classic "FIFA", "NBA" and so on.

However, since the rise of the Internet, the meaning of the word "ball" has changed slightly, and the traditional gun car ball and ball also refer to those adult games that are "forbidden to be played under the age of 18" in a broad sense.

Ahem!

Who said XX is not a ball?

All in all, "Gun Car Ball", as an enduring game genre in the game industry, is definitely suitable as the material for Tianba Studio's first game with a price of 100 yuan.

Everybody has no problem with that.

However, there was a heated discussion on the question of which one to choose.

"FPS now!"

Xiao Lu raised his hand and said: "Gunfight games, no matter what time there is a market, it is definitely the most suitable to do this." ”

"Makes sense."

"But, the gunplay game is a bit too much, isn't it? Whether it is a large factory or a small factory, they basically have their own gunfight games, and it is difficult for us to get past them. ”

"Moreover, the market share of gunplay games is large, but players have become saturated. It's hard to steal users from old gunplay games when they're new to the game......"

This is a real problem.

There is no doubt that among the games of gun, car and ball, gun games are inevitably the most popular and have the largest player base.

But this field is really too rolling!

Even if Chen Ba is not afraid of heaven and earth, when he hears the names of a series of masterpieces such as "Call of Duty", "Battlefield", "Counter-Strike", "Halo", "Far Cry", "Rainbow Six", "Borderlands", "Titanfall", etc., he has a feeling of tiredness.

It doesn't move at all......

If you want to make a name for yourself in the field of gunplay, how much effort and effort do you have to put in?

"Let's race the game!"

"Ball games, niche is on the one hand, on the other hand, because of the high degree of specialization, we do not have sufficient preparation and accumulation, it is difficult to do a ball sports game." Yang Dong analyzed carefully.

FIFA is the best of its kind!

But a studio that had never developed such a game before wanted to make a game from scratch that rivaled FIFA, and it was also very difficult.

"Yes!"

Chen Ba thought about it, although racing games are also quite rolly, and it is difficult for new developers to win the trust of players, but at least they are a little better than gunfight games.

"Everyone's okay, right?"

After inquiry, after making sure that everyone agreed with this proposal, Chen Ba made a final decision: "Then it's decided, let's release a racing game next year." ”

The direction is set.

What follows is the general framework of the project, as well as the game's core selling points and gameplay.

There is not much to say in this regard.

Chen Ba heard a joke a long time ago that the CEO of a company wanted to make a new game, and he made many requests for this.

As a result, the person in charge of the project, the general producer of the game, did not listen to the boss at all, but simply asked: Say, who to copy?

Yes, it's so rough!

Don't tell me what you don't have, just say it, just copy the new game.

Is it useful to say so much?

It's better to make it simpler, take a ready-made game as the object of plagiarism, and directly launch the writing wheel eye to make pixel-level copy imitation......

Of course!

Chen Ba is still relatively thin-skinned and can't plagiarize his friends openly, he hopes to make a different game on the basis of learning from the successful experience of his friends.

"I know!"

Everyone let out laughter, and instantly understood what Brother Ba meant.

"Don't laugh so lewdly......"

Chen Ba said speechlessly: "I did let you learn from your friends, but I didn't say that it was copied as it was, we can't do lawsuits, and the bottom line should still be there." ”

There are so many racing games, there's no need to stare at a wool picker.

This one steals a little bit, that one steals a little bit, the main one is a mastery, a collection of hundreds of strengths!

"It's also possible to become a stitching monster, a piece of Shet'......"

Chen Ba smiled and said: "It's better not to be like this, let's still make a little bit of our own characteristics, different from other racing games." ”

What's the feature?

He came up with the idea of making a fuss about the "racing" model. Don't stick to sports cars or rally cars, maybe you can take a different path and do a "classic car" racing game?

"The Rubby King Contest, huh?"

Xiao Lu couldn't help but say: "A bunch of antique scrap cars from the scrap station made a creaking noise, and crossed the finish line at a speed of 30km/h......"

"What's wrong with that?"

"Who says you have to use a luxury sports car or a professional race car for this kind of racing game?" Chen Ba asked rhetorically.

Racing games have evolved to this day, and many models are too far away from players.

For any fan of racing games, the garage is full of all kinds of luxury cars and sports cars, such as Porsche, Lamborghini, Ferrari, ...... It's drooling when you see it.

Luxury cars and sports cars, and even professional-grade racing cars, other games have shown more or less the same.

Chen Ba doesn't want to do these cars that are too far away from ordinary players and may not be able to drive for a lifetime. He wanted to make something that was close to the people, down-to-earth, not so expensive, and could be seen everywhere on the street.

"Non-mainstream?"

Zhong Shengwei turned the gel pen in his hand and said thoughtfully: "Household scooters and grocery shopping carts are the mainstays? ”

"Yes!"

Chen Ba nodded: "Not only family cars and grocery carts, but also those old men's music, three jumpers, and electric cars can also be added." ”

The main one is down-to-earth!

Not only is the model very down-to-earth, but the track map is also down-to-earth. Traffic lights, morning and evening rush hours, random traffic jams and lane changes, construction in progress...... It's not an exaggeration to say it's an obstacle course.

The gameplay of the game is actually similar to other games, a group of cars start from the starting point, go through a series of checkpoints, complete a series of road sections, and finally settle the ranking and performance score.

But the game has built-in traffic rules.

For example, if you encounter a red light, you must stop and wait for the green light, otherwise you will be penalized. When encountering pedestrians and electric vehicles scurrying, you must also avoid them, otherwise you will be penalized.

"There's no speed limit, right?"

As the only person in the studio who has not taken a driver's license, Zhang Xiaojuan came up with a very strange idea: "If the speed limit of a racing game is too abstract......"

"There is no speed limit!"

Chen Ba knew what she was thinking, rolled his eyes and said, "How is it possible to limit the speed?" The game is about overcoming a series of obstacles in the journey in the shortest possible time and reaching the end as soon as possible. ”

The shorter the time, the higher the record!

There is no speed limit for this type of game, because the speed limit means that the game's ceiling and playability are greatly reduced, and there is no incentive to hit new records.

So there are other rules, except that there is no speed limit, and the game is not against everyone driving fast, even the faster the better......

As for how to drive the car and navigate the city roads at such a fast speed, it will be a test of players' skills.

"Are there traffic jams during the morning and evening rush hours?"

"Yes!"

Chen Ba explained: "There must be traffic jams, but the traffic jams in this game will leave enough room for players to add congestion. ”

To put it bluntly, you have good skills and are sure to overtake all the way, and it is not difficult to pass the morning and evening rush hours.

But the technology is poor, so let's wait in line honestly and wait for the pass! Don't think about adding plugs indiscriminately, and save more than you will lose when you are punished......

"What about the car model?"

"Find a car manufacturer to buy a license!"

For this reason, Chen Ba was mentally prepared for bleeding. Fortunately, he is aiming for some family scooters and grocery carts, and the licensing price should not be as expensive as luxury cars and sports cars.

In addition to the appearance of the basic model, if you have the opportunity, you have to get some specific parameters and parts composition details of each model from the car manufacturer.

This one is also very useful!

Most of these racing games support "car modification".

Modification has nothing to do with performance, only affects the appearance of the vehicle and painting modification, there are also parts modification that affect performance.

The latter is more important.

Chen Ba knows that the personalized modification of the car is also a place that players care about very much, so he plans to provide a variety of modification details.

However, the performance ceiling must be locked.

There's a lot of freedom in modding, but you can't change an old man to be faster than a rocket, that's outrageous.

"That's right!"

"In addition to the normal 4S store purchase, you can also go to the second-hand car market and scrap center to pick up leaks."

Chen Ba couldn't help laughing and said: "This can also satisfy the desire of some players to get their hands on it, rebuild and convert a car that is on the verge of scrapping into an excellent racing car, and accompany him to compete in various competitions......"

Doesn't Xiao Lu look down on classic cars?

It's really explosive, and it's not that classic cars can't be played, but it's just more time-consuming.

That's all for the basic framework.

As a racing game, the core is still "racing". As long as you do a good job of racing and tracking, there will be no big problem.

Track......

In addition to the standard city roads, Chen Ba is also ready to do several common tracks, such as beaches, grass, snow and ice sections, and steep mountain roads.

These are some of the types of tracks that are common in racing games and are used to enrich the game.

"And the weather system!"

Chen Ba seemed to have thought of something, and finally added: "Thunder and rain, wind and snow, fog and heat...... There are all kinds of weather changes that I want to show in the game. ”

The weather is pseudo-random.

Pseudo-random means that before a match starts, players will receive a weather forecast that they can make to make specific adjustments, such as choosing a car model, changing tires, etc.

"It's easy to do!"

A completely random weather system may not be so easy to do, but a pseudo-random weather system is not a particularly big problem for Yang Dong and others.

After all, they've already tried something similar in previous games.

For example, in the game "Divine Grace Continent", as the game progresses, different weather will appear in the game.

Compared to this......

Everyone is actually more concerned about, how to solve the control of this game?

Racing games, the main focus is on first-hand control, if the handling is not enough, the driving experience is terrible, then no matter how good the other aspects are, it will not help.

"Brother Ba, what's the name of the game?"

"Name......"

Hearing this, Chen Ba frowned and thought for a moment before saying, "Extreme speed!" ”

This kind of game, the name is this style, either extreme speed or speed, or crazy or wild, or flying or drag racing, and the main name is arbitrary.

Anyway, just don't digress.

If there is a sequel in the future, it will be "Speed Hurricane 2", adding a serial number after the original name.

Why doesn't the first one add a number?

It's an industry practice!

Normally, the first game in the series will not deliberately add a "1", only the sequel, will start to add the number 23456......

It's been reviewed again.,Let's see if it's released later.

(End of chapter)