This hot pot tastes average.

The reason is that the hot pot ingredients bought by Yang Dong are not fresh enough, especially the vegetables, which are wilting, and there is no taste at all after cooking.

"That's it! On this condition, let's make do with it......"

Yang Dong rolled his eyes and said, "It's snowing outside, even the takeaway brother is resting, where do you let me go up to get you fresh vegetables?" ”

"That's just as well."

Chen Ba turned his head to look out the window and found that the snow was indeed heavy today, and the entire food court was already white, and he couldn't see anything clearly.

In this weather, I am already very happy to have hot pot to eat, and I can't force too much.

The studio is on holiday.

Affected by bad weather, coupled with the approaching Spring Festival, other employees are working from home, Xianyu Digital has also stopped express delivery, and only they are still on duty in the entire studio.

"How's the GAL League?"

Picking up a piece of beef that Xiao Lu had just put into the pot, completely ignoring Xiao Lu's resentful eyes, Chen Ba asked Yang Dong: "Is AMD still the most hopeful of winning the championship this year?" ”

"It's not!"

Yang Dong put down his chopsticks, handed Chen Ba and Xiao Lu a bottle of drink, and then said: "When is AMD old, this year's GAL points leader is Nvidia." ”

It's time to open the champagne in advance!

As long as the spring and summer games do not drop the chain, it is completely possible to congratulate Lao Huang for successfully dominating the GAL league and winning the second consecutive championship.

That's right, a second in a row!

The first one was AMD winning the championship, the second was Nvidia, and then this year's game has not been played, but according to the standings, it is estimated that it is still Lao Huang.

"This is to establish a dynasty!"

Chen Ba was a little surprised when he heard that Lao Huang was about to win the championship for the second time in a row, he didn't expect AMD to pull so fast.

He guessed that AMD's early lead would not last long, and it was likely to be caught up by Nvidia later, but he didn't expect Nvidia to chase so fast.

Moreover, this technical strength is too strong, right?

A championship can be said to be luck, but two consecutive championships are just around the corner, which has to admit that Nvidia is indeed unique in tuning PC consumer graphics cards.

"Haha!"

"Lao Huang's toothpaste squeezed in the first five years is estimated to be less than in the past two years. The game "Star Emperor" is too stimulating for the graphics card industry. ”

Xiao Lu said a string of data.

According to the data, after the advent of "Star Emperor", the technical iteration speed of major graphics card manufacturers has significantly doubled compared with previous years.

In other words, although I am still squeezing toothpaste, the share of toothpaste squeezed in the past two years is stronger than two years!

Taking N card as an example, the 50 series is very fragrant, and the 5070 is known as another "god card" after the 1060.

But the 50 series is nothing......

Lao Huang said that he will continue to break through himself in the 60 series, and he will not give up until he reaches his goal, and this time the 60 series must conquer "The Star Emperor".

He even said that if the 6060 card can't control the extreme sublimation of 1080P "The Emperor of the Starry Sky" + his freedom method, he will swim around the Pacific Ocean.

What a ruthless old yellow!

He said so, and players naturally know that the action of the 60 series seems to be bigger than that of the 50 series, in order to defend the glory of the graphics card manufacturer, this time Lao Huang is really moving.

This is undoubtedly a good thing for the majority of players.

After all, no one likes to squeeze toothpaste, and the same price, the harder the pile, the more willing everyone is to pay.

Chen Ba was actually very happy.

Game manufacturers, in fact, are happy to see hardware manufacturers push for technological iteration, because with new technologies, they can develop all kinds of eye-catching masterpieces without constraints.

Merely......

The 50 series uses the 3nm process technology, how can the 60 series improve on this basis? That's weird!

But strange or strange, Chen Ba can roughly guess that Lao Huang's improvement this time is mostly an improvement in the drive or core architecture, and it is unlikely to be an improvement in the manufacturing process.

"The biggest contribution of the GAL league is to promote the speed of elimination and update of PC hardware platforms."

Yang Dong took a bite of green vegetables and said thoughtfully: "Now PC gamers, especially stand-alone players, have top-notch hardware configurations. ”

What does this mean?

It means that many ideas that could only stay in the PPT stage now have the possibility of being turned into products.

"The 6th generation engine of Dream Building is also about to be released, Brother Ba, do we want to access this engine as soon as possible and make a new game for it?" Xiao Lu asked.

"No!"

Chen Ba shook his head, saying that he was not interested in the so-called Dream Building Sixth Generation Engine.

In the past, there was no choice, and the technology of the Dream Building Engine was mature and inclusive, so they used the Dream Building Engine to develop games.

But now, Chen Ba has a less mature idea, that is, to develop a dedicated game engine for Tianba Studios for the upcoming new games.

"Huh?"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Lu and Yang Dong were stunned.

Dedicated game engine?

It's not a new term, and there are a lot of game engines in the gaming industry, all of which are for one or more games.

Brother Ba's idea is not strange, it can be said to be a very normal thing in the entire industry.

The main reason why Xiao Lu and Yang Dong were shocked was that this kind of behavior of developing a game engine specifically for a game is usually exclusive to triple-A games.

That's right!

Like "Crysis", the "Battlefield" series, the "Elder Scrolls" series and other well-known triple-A games, there is such an honor.

In other words, the meaning of Brother Ba's words is about the same as "We want to make a 3A masterpiece"!

Isn't that something to be shocked?

That's a 3A!

How many game practitioners have the highest dream, and it is also a game that represents the highest level of the game industry, who doesn't want to give it a try?

But dreams are dreams, whether Tianba Studio has the basic conditions and technical strength, this is the key to determining whether the plan is feasible.

Do 3A with a slap on the head?

That's not commendable courage, but terrifyingly stupid, if 3A is really that simple to get out, the domestic game industry will not have only a few 3A so far.

"What, that's scared?"

Chen Ba quipped: "Xiao Lu, weren't you a big fan of me to engage in 3A before?" Why did I make a decision now, but I was scared? ”

"Brother Ba ......"

Xiao Lu rubbed his hands and said: "I support all your decisions in principle, but for a project of this level of 3A, do we have to seriously consider it?" ”

"Consider what?"

"For example, funds, technology, personnel scheduling and reserves, development cycle planning, etc., ......"

Xiao Lu said a lot of concerns.

Chen Ba did not interrupt his speech, but listened carefully to his narration, especially the foundation and accumulation that Tianba Studio lacked.

"Don't worry about funding."

"Although I haven't made much money over the years, I can still afford the failure of a triple-A game, so we won't let us go to the street to ask for food." Chen Ba said with a smile.

This is his biggest source of confidence.

The sales volume of many of its games have exceeded 1 million copies, which has also created a rich return on revenue for Tianba Studio.

Especially the professional version of "Divine Grace Continent", not to mention the large amount of income fixed every month and year, the bulk is the toll collected by "Divine Grace Animation".

With this foundation, in fact, funding is the easiest problem to solve.

As he said, the success or failure of an ordinary 3A game really can't shake the foundation of Tianba Studio, and the cost of trial and error is definitely there.

As for the accumulation of technology and reserves, it is also an obstacle to many friends, and Chen Ba also has corresponding countermeasures.

He's a man who hangs his head!

Although Tie Hanhan's system always plugs and buries mines for him, this thing is a proper black technology, with the blessing of this black technology, who dares to say that Tianba Studio's technical reserves and accumulation are insufficient?

"Personnel scheduling ......"

The difficulties listed by Xiao Lu are actually easy to solve with funds and technology, but the manpower is indeed the biggest shortcoming of the studio at present.

The only solution Chen Ba could think of was to split an entire 3A project into countless branch projects.

It's the equivalent of building a car!

The Tianba studio is responsible for the design drawings and key components such as the engine and gearbox, while the parts such as window glass, seats and steering wheel are outsourced to other teams.

Finally, these parts are all transported to the Tianba studio for assembly, test the performance of the vehicle, and after confirming that it is correct, they can make maximum use of the "division of labor and cooperation" to build a car.

"That's a good idea......

Yang Dong nodded and said: "The disadvantage may be that the technical level of the outsourcing team is uneven, and the cost will be more expensive than doing it ourselves." ”

"I said, money is not an issue."

Chen Ba nodded and said: "The technical level is uneven, so try to find those teams who have a guaranteed reputation and good strength." ”

It's normal to have omissions and shortcomings.

Who asked Tianba Studio to make such a large-scale game for the first time, and there is no corresponding development experience?

"If the project development cycle is concerned, it will be tentatively set for one year! This is only a preliminary estimate of the construction period, and the exact time depends on whether the progress is smooth or not, and it also depends on the theme of the game. ”

Speaking of this, Chen Ba smiled and said, "Do you have any thoughts on our first triple-A game?" ”

"Xianxia, you must be Xianxia!"

Xiao Lu was the first to raise his hand and said, "I've long been fed up with those Western fantasy backgrounds that are swordsmanship and dragon slaying in addition to magic." ”

"Indeed!"

"If we want to do 3A, then we have to distinguish ourselves from those big foreign manufacturers, the theme of Western fantasy, to be honest, I'm tired of playing crookedly."

Yang Dong agreed.

Over the years, he has played dozens of foreign triple-A games, such as cyberpunk and GTA, which are modern futuristic styles. What kind of games in the style of The Elder Scrolls, Old Man's Ring and God of War, I really feel tired of watching it.

By tired of it, he doesn't mean the gameplay or gameplay, but the background of the game......

Western fantasy is a great theme!

But the education and cultural background they received since childhood made Yang Dong and Xiao Lu still have a soft spot for Xianxia.

The reason why I will play those 3A masterpieces in the Western fantasy style is because I am curious, and on the other hand, because domestic games are not competitive and there are no game competitors of the same level.

If there are two triple-A games with the same price and the same level to choose from, one is a Western fantasy background and the other is a Xianxia background.

Don't even think about it, Xiao Lu and Yang Dong will 100% choose the theme of Xianxia!

Don't ask, asking is feelings.

For Chinese players, the sense of substitution and immersion of Xianxia games is incomparable to that of general Western fantasy games.

It's all carved into my bones.

What magicians, what dragonborns, what dark walkers, these are not what I want, only the immortal cultivators who fly to the sky and escape are the romance that Chinese players yearn for.

This condition was not available before.

But now, after learning of Brother Ba's decision, Yang Dong and Xiao Lu have said that the studio's first triple-A game must be Xianxia, and it can only be Xianxia to carry the expectations of 3A.

"I know what you mean."

"But in Xianxia games, the background frame is not easy to set up! I don't think the same way as you two, why don't you keep it simple? A modern urban setting? ”

Chen Ba didn't quite agree with the proposal of the two.

The reason he also said, that is, Xianxia is very good, but Tianba Studio may not be able to create a real Xianxia world with a sense of substitution.

Instead of making a defective product, it is better to take the initiative to reduce the difficulty, starting from the modern city, at least you will not encounter the mentally retarded problem of "how to walk and what posture is the posture of the immortal cultivator".

"Modern City......

Hearing that the dream of Xianxia was shattered, Xiao Lu was very discouraged, and at the same time, he was also full of doubts about the modern urban background proposed by Brother Ba.

Triple-A games all have to tell a story!

But what kind of story can be told in the context of a modern city? You can't make a game similar to GTA5 in this environment in China, right?

That's a long time!

Not to mention anything else, this kind of game must not be done, and even if it is done, it cannot be oriented to the domestic market, otherwise the consequences will be understood.

So cyberpunk?

But this is a sci-fi future......

"In the context of modern cities, it is indeed difficult to tell wonderful stories, but it is not without reference."

Chen Ba said with a smile: "Have you seen the revival of aura?" Does Kokujutsu-ryu know? What about the high-level military hegemony? ”

The online article provided him with a lot of ideas.

Especially in the context of modern cities, bound by various implicit rules and regulations, many of the ideas provided by online articles can actually be referred to.

Such as Reiki Revival!

This theme is placed in the online article, which is actually equivalent to an alternative combination of fantasy/Xianxia + city.

In the field of games, that is one of the best alternatives to Xianxia games!

There is a hint of Xianxia fantasy, but the background of the story takes place in a modern city, and there is a rather magical sense of confusion.

The national art stream is actually not bad.

Foreigners generally have a stereotype that "Chinese people know kung fu", so take this opportunity to let this stereotype directly become an ideological steel seal.

However, to engage in a national kung fu game, it is definitely necessary to collect some kung fu information, which is the most difficult thing for Chen Ba to solve.

After all, he doesn't know kung fu masters, so where can he learn about these insiders?

Even if you find a kung fu master, who knows how good the other party is? What if he's good at lightning five lashes?

(End of chapter)