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Chapter 3 "The Lonely Desert Highway"
Chapter 3 "The Lonely Desert Highway"
As for the current game industry environment, it is basically similar to Pei Qian's previous life in 09.
For example, the current hottest online game has changed from Shankoushan to "Fantasy World", CS has become "Anti-Terrorism Project", and DOTA has become "Shen Qi". The packaging is different, but the gameplay is not bad.
Mobile games have improved significantly, which may be because hardware development is faster than in previous lives.
For example, Pei Qian’s card mobile game in his previous life benefited from the popularization of smartphones, and only appeared in 2012. In the parallel world, smartphones appeared earlier, so similar games appeared around 08, and they are now very mature. type of game.
"In this case, the situation will be very clear."
"I only need to spend money on purchasing templates and art resources on the resource site, and spend all 5 yuan, and then the game I made will not be played or sold, and it will be equivalent to a total loss after two weeks."
"Perfect!"
After making up his mind, Pei Qian began to search for the template he wanted in the resource station.
"Basic template for driving simulation, 2 yuan, with a set of vehicle interior and exterior maps as a bonus."
"Scene templates, desert road templates, 1.5, if you need to change the environment dynamically, you need to add 8000, a total of 2.3."
"It's a bit expensive, but I just want expensive!"
"There's a little money left that hasn't been spent."
"Radio music, choose 100 music out of 30, or play randomly in the music library by the system, 6000."
"There is 1000 yuan left, um... just buy a simple leaderboard function, I can't afford anything else."
After thinking about it for a while, Pei Qian frantically placed an order on the resource station, and quickly spent all the 5 yuan.
These resources are honestly not expensive.
For example, this driving simulation basic template can be set in the game editor to realize the basic functions of driving simulation games.
Acceleration, braking, cornering, collision, etc. are all available.
The desert road scene itself supports free adjustment of the length of the road in the editor, and some random changes will appear in the desert scene.
After adding the environmental change simulation function, there will be environmental changes such as sunrise and sunset, wind and sand.
Because they are all general-purpose templates, many indie game producers will also buy and use them, so face collisions are 100% likely to happen.
In order not to bump into faces, some producers will customize some art resources to replace them. Of course, in that case, the investment will continue to increase.
But Pei Qian doesn't care about this.
Bump?Hit it!Anyway, I'm doing it to lose money, and I wish players didn't play this game because of bumping faces!
Pei Qian started making games.
Although it is to lose money, the game must at least pass the review of ESRO and be successfully launched.
If it is a semi-finished product with serious lack of functions, it will not be able to pass ESRO's audit, and the system may judge that Pei Qian violated the rules.
Therefore, no matter how cheating the game is, the basic functions must be complete.
Drag the base template into the editor, and then drag the scene template into it.
Then the big frame of the game is there. After players enter the game, they can drive on the desert road.
However, the purchased resources cannot be wasted.
Pei Qian added a radio function to the vehicle. Players can turn on the radio and listen to random music while driving.
It's all some niche music or very traditional classic music, and it's impossible to buy those popular songs for such a small amount of money.
Next, there is a more critical question.
What is the core gameplay of this game?
Pei Qian himself didn't know.
race?
Stop making trouble, there is no money to do it.
You can only afford one basic template, only one car texture, and only one scene.
Those complicated tracks, beautiful cars, and related gameplay programs for racing games are all unaffordable!
How to play if you can't afford it?
Pei Qian slapped his head, yes.
The core gameplay of the game is very simple, just drive!
Drive from the starting point to the end point, and you will pass the level!
But this alone is not enough, it is all pieced together from general resources, without any innovation in gameplay, it is estimated that it will be difficult to pass the review.
A little change has to be made to ensure that the game can pass the review; but this kind of change can't be too good, it has to be guaranteed that the game can lose money and no one will play it!
Pei Qian thought for a while, and directly extended the scene of the desert track infinitely.
Pull up to the full game time of 8 hours!
That's right, players need to drive on this road for 8 hours before they can drive to the end point, and during this period, the desert road will turn once in a while.
It is impossible for the player to pass the level by pressing only one button.
In this way, the gameplay is different from the general driving simulation games on the market, and it should be able to pass the review.
Moreover, such a cheating gameplay, can't be scolded to death by the players?It's a ghost that this game can make money!
Pei Qian was very excited, feeling like a genius.
Finally, use a very crude method to make a game clearance interface, just display a line of words: "Congratulations, you have successfully wasted 8 precious hours in your life!"
Even if someone can pass the level, he must be so angry that he will never play our company's game again!
The leaderboard function you bought can't be wasted. Make a "wasted time leaderboard" and count the "pass times" and "effective game time" of each player.
This leaderboard is useless, it is purely for the purpose of arranging the functions bought with money.
Three times, five times and two times, it was completed quickly.
These functions belong to the foundation of the functions supported by the editor. You only need to perform some simple operations of dragging and changing parameters, which is almost as good as having hands.
Self-taught editors, buying resources, and making games, all added up, took less than two hours.
"Such a mentally handicapped game, I'm doomed!"
After Pei Qian finished the game, he tried it out on his computer.
Then I quit the game in 5 minutes and almost threw up.
Going in is driving, driving, driving, boring to explosion!
Pei Qian was very satisfied, and immediately released the game.
Game name: "Lonely Desert Highway".
Game introduction: On a desert road, driving alone for a few hours, you will get some thoughts about life.
When writing the introduction, Pei Qian was very tangled.
Blow yourself?Inappropriate, what if you really attract a group of headline parties and lose less money?
Hack yourself?It's not appropriate, that's too obvious. On the one hand, you are worried about being judged as a violation by the system, and on the other hand, you are also afraid of inspiring the player's rebellious psychology. The more you talk about this game, the more he wants to play it. What should I do?
Therefore, write the introduction honestly, so that players will not be interested after reading this introduction!
Then there's the pricing.
Pei Qian set a price of 1 yuan for the game.
He didn't want to set it too high, in case it must be too high, a few bastards really bought it out of their minds, and he would lose less money!
The price is low enough, even if dozens of players buy it, it will have no effect on Pei Qian's loss.
After everything was done, Pei Qian uploaded the game, waited for the game to be reviewed and approved, and it was automatically put on the official game platform.
This process generally takes a few hours to two or three days.
The official platform has a fully automatic recommendation effect. The same batch of new games is automatically recommended according to the changes in the data. Unless there is a malicious ranking, the management staff will not intervene.
Pei Qian was not worried at all.
It’s just such a rubbish game, after it’s put on the shelves, no one will care about it, and the speed of light will be cool. Once the two weeks are up, 5 yuan will be in hand, wouldn’t it be a joy!
When Pei Qian closed the laptop, he felt refreshed, and a sense of happiness was born spontaneously!
(End of this chapter)
As for the current game industry environment, it is basically similar to Pei Qian's previous life in 09.
For example, the current hottest online game has changed from Shankoushan to "Fantasy World", CS has become "Anti-Terrorism Project", and DOTA has become "Shen Qi". The packaging is different, but the gameplay is not bad.
Mobile games have improved significantly, which may be because hardware development is faster than in previous lives.
For example, Pei Qian’s card mobile game in his previous life benefited from the popularization of smartphones, and only appeared in 2012. In the parallel world, smartphones appeared earlier, so similar games appeared around 08, and they are now very mature. type of game.
"In this case, the situation will be very clear."
"I only need to spend money on purchasing templates and art resources on the resource site, and spend all 5 yuan, and then the game I made will not be played or sold, and it will be equivalent to a total loss after two weeks."
"Perfect!"
After making up his mind, Pei Qian began to search for the template he wanted in the resource station.
"Basic template for driving simulation, 2 yuan, with a set of vehicle interior and exterior maps as a bonus."
"Scene templates, desert road templates, 1.5, if you need to change the environment dynamically, you need to add 8000, a total of 2.3."
"It's a bit expensive, but I just want expensive!"
"There's a little money left that hasn't been spent."
"Radio music, choose 100 music out of 30, or play randomly in the music library by the system, 6000."
"There is 1000 yuan left, um... just buy a simple leaderboard function, I can't afford anything else."
After thinking about it for a while, Pei Qian frantically placed an order on the resource station, and quickly spent all the 5 yuan.
These resources are honestly not expensive.
For example, this driving simulation basic template can be set in the game editor to realize the basic functions of driving simulation games.
Acceleration, braking, cornering, collision, etc. are all available.
The desert road scene itself supports free adjustment of the length of the road in the editor, and some random changes will appear in the desert scene.
After adding the environmental change simulation function, there will be environmental changes such as sunrise and sunset, wind and sand.
Because they are all general-purpose templates, many indie game producers will also buy and use them, so face collisions are 100% likely to happen.
In order not to bump into faces, some producers will customize some art resources to replace them. Of course, in that case, the investment will continue to increase.
But Pei Qian doesn't care about this.
Bump?Hit it!Anyway, I'm doing it to lose money, and I wish players didn't play this game because of bumping faces!
Pei Qian started making games.
Although it is to lose money, the game must at least pass the review of ESRO and be successfully launched.
If it is a semi-finished product with serious lack of functions, it will not be able to pass ESRO's audit, and the system may judge that Pei Qian violated the rules.
Therefore, no matter how cheating the game is, the basic functions must be complete.
Drag the base template into the editor, and then drag the scene template into it.
Then the big frame of the game is there. After players enter the game, they can drive on the desert road.
However, the purchased resources cannot be wasted.
Pei Qian added a radio function to the vehicle. Players can turn on the radio and listen to random music while driving.
It's all some niche music or very traditional classic music, and it's impossible to buy those popular songs for such a small amount of money.
Next, there is a more critical question.
What is the core gameplay of this game?
Pei Qian himself didn't know.
race?
Stop making trouble, there is no money to do it.
You can only afford one basic template, only one car texture, and only one scene.
Those complicated tracks, beautiful cars, and related gameplay programs for racing games are all unaffordable!
How to play if you can't afford it?
Pei Qian slapped his head, yes.
The core gameplay of the game is very simple, just drive!
Drive from the starting point to the end point, and you will pass the level!
But this alone is not enough, it is all pieced together from general resources, without any innovation in gameplay, it is estimated that it will be difficult to pass the review.
A little change has to be made to ensure that the game can pass the review; but this kind of change can't be too good, it has to be guaranteed that the game can lose money and no one will play it!
Pei Qian thought for a while, and directly extended the scene of the desert track infinitely.
Pull up to the full game time of 8 hours!
That's right, players need to drive on this road for 8 hours before they can drive to the end point, and during this period, the desert road will turn once in a while.
It is impossible for the player to pass the level by pressing only one button.
In this way, the gameplay is different from the general driving simulation games on the market, and it should be able to pass the review.
Moreover, such a cheating gameplay, can't be scolded to death by the players?It's a ghost that this game can make money!
Pei Qian was very excited, feeling like a genius.
Finally, use a very crude method to make a game clearance interface, just display a line of words: "Congratulations, you have successfully wasted 8 precious hours in your life!"
Even if someone can pass the level, he must be so angry that he will never play our company's game again!
The leaderboard function you bought can't be wasted. Make a "wasted time leaderboard" and count the "pass times" and "effective game time" of each player.
This leaderboard is useless, it is purely for the purpose of arranging the functions bought with money.
Three times, five times and two times, it was completed quickly.
These functions belong to the foundation of the functions supported by the editor. You only need to perform some simple operations of dragging and changing parameters, which is almost as good as having hands.
Self-taught editors, buying resources, and making games, all added up, took less than two hours.
"Such a mentally handicapped game, I'm doomed!"
After Pei Qian finished the game, he tried it out on his computer.
Then I quit the game in 5 minutes and almost threw up.
Going in is driving, driving, driving, boring to explosion!
Pei Qian was very satisfied, and immediately released the game.
Game name: "Lonely Desert Highway".
Game introduction: On a desert road, driving alone for a few hours, you will get some thoughts about life.
When writing the introduction, Pei Qian was very tangled.
Blow yourself?Inappropriate, what if you really attract a group of headline parties and lose less money?
Hack yourself?It's not appropriate, that's too obvious. On the one hand, you are worried about being judged as a violation by the system, and on the other hand, you are also afraid of inspiring the player's rebellious psychology. The more you talk about this game, the more he wants to play it. What should I do?
Therefore, write the introduction honestly, so that players will not be interested after reading this introduction!
Then there's the pricing.
Pei Qian set a price of 1 yuan for the game.
He didn't want to set it too high, in case it must be too high, a few bastards really bought it out of their minds, and he would lose less money!
The price is low enough, even if dozens of players buy it, it will have no effect on Pei Qian's loss.
After everything was done, Pei Qian uploaded the game, waited for the game to be reviewed and approved, and it was automatically put on the official game platform.
This process generally takes a few hours to two or three days.
The official platform has a fully automatic recommendation effect. The same batch of new games is automatically recommended according to the changes in the data. Unless there is a malicious ranking, the management staff will not intervene.
Pei Qian was not worried at all.
It’s just such a rubbish game, after it’s put on the shelves, no one will care about it, and the speed of light will be cool. Once the two weeks are up, 5 yuan will be in hand, wouldn’t it be a joy!
When Pei Qian closed the laptop, he felt refreshed, and a sense of happiness was born spontaneously!
(End of this chapter)
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