Game Development: I Built a Game Empire

"Mr. Chen, you mentioned the framework of one of the games, and you have already completed it! ?"

In the office, a group of people stared in disbelief.

Zhao Shan and Chen Qingzhu both looked confused.

It has only been half a day!

"I already had an idea in my mind before, but I just changed the background of the game to the theme of the Three Kingdoms. Otherwise, do you think I am really fishing for money these days?"

Chen Xu said without changing his expression.

"Okay, let’s take a look at the relevant manuscripts first."Chen Xu didn't let them discuss this topic for too long.

He opened the game editor, then entered the backstage, and showed the relevant content to everyone.

The first thing that bore the brunt was the line drawing of the generals of the Three Kingdoms, although it was only a line drawing with only outlines. There is no coloring, but through some iconic movements and weapons, everyone can recognize many generals.

For example, Guan Erye, who is stroking his beard with one hand and holding a knife in the other, Zhao Zilong, who is holding a spear, and Zhuge Liang, who is wearing a feather fan and scarf. These characters are also They are all relatively recognizable.

As for the others, they are unrecognizable. Chen Xu said that this is expected.

Even if you know that it is a Three Kingdoms game, except for a few generals with obvious characteristics, you can tell through the details. You can tell.

In fact, most military commanders don’t have too many details, and players like this have games that collect stamps. Basically, the military commanders may not be handsome, but they will definitely not be ugly.

In this case, it is even more It’s difficult to identify different generals through line drawings

"The art aspect is more realistic. What you mainly do is the subsequent refinement and coloring. I will give it to you when the time comes. For the 3D modeling aspect, please directly find an outsourcer. I will send your request to your email for follow-up requests."Chen Xu looked at Zhao Shan and Chen Qingzhu and said.

Although"Three Kingdoms" does not use the models of generals, it will be used in the follow-up"The Coast of the Land".

Because in Chen Xu's plan, the models of the two games The art of generals is public, mainly because"Three Kingdoms Kill" can be better used to divert traffic to"Lituo Shore".

In fact, in the previous life,"Lituo Shore" even if not mentioned, many people would not know that it is a theme of the Three Kingdoms game.

This is its obvious weak IP.

In addition, Chen Xu also wants"Lutu Coast" to be more complete.

After all, the previous"Lutu Coast" actually had some shortcomings, such as the early guidance was not very good. Detailed.

There is also one of the battle scenes, which is basically nothing to watch. Even ordinary players, let alone veteran players, will not have any feelings after watching it. Due to the technical level, the battle scene is very simple, it is better to skip it directly. The final battle report.

Although as a strategy game, these battle scenes in"Land of the Land" are actually not very important.

But they are also part of the game experience, and the profit of"Vitality Knight" is enough for Chen Xu to turn this into If they are perfect together, there is no reason not to do it.

The battle screen will be fully optimized, including a model in the game, so that players can see a performance on the battlefield more clearly and enhance the effect of the game art. In addition to the large-scale graphics in the game itself The map also needs some art optimization.

Reuse of resources was also seen in the previous life"Lateo Shore". The most intuitive example is that the various land plots are exactly the same.

Of course, for most games, This is a normal thing.

For example, in an open world, you can't really make the stones, trees, and ground textures in every place completely different.

But the large map mode of"Lituo Shore" itself , it can be regarded as a core experience, because the main focus is on the map of the real Three Kingdoms period.

Including the synchronized weather system, it is part of the game experience.

And compared with the scale of the open world,"The Coast of the Land" is The art budget is still within Chen Xu's acceptable range.

In fact, there is no need to save the resources that should be used.

As a strategy game, the entire gameplay of"Lituo Shore" is already very mature.

I like this kind of games, and in the middle and late stages of the game, Chen Xu believes that these players will stay.

But the key is how to get these players to play until that time.

And this depends on the players' first impression.

The game screen, cards The vertical paintings, and even the lines of the military commanders, are very important.

Moreover, the military commanders of"Leading the Land" and"Three Kingdoms" are assimilated to give players a better sense of familiarity.

At the same time, it is also convenient for the two games The game attracts traffic.

In the previous life, these two games were not produced by the same manufacturer. It is naturally impossible to expect mutual linkage to attract traffic.

But in this world, the gameplay of the two games does not conflict in nature. In addition, with the same theme, they can link up with each other to attract traffic. It can be said to be complementary.