She is my childhood sweetheart, how could I not understand her?

Chapter 353 (353mod)
Chen Shen had expected August to be hot, but he never imagined it would be this hot.

I wake up in the morning covered in sweat. I take a shower to cool down, but then I'm covered in sweat again in the time it takes to go out, take the elevator, or go up an apartment.

This made Chen Shen hesitant to enter the studio immediately, because the room was particularly cool, and he was afraid that the sudden change in temperature would cause him to catch a cold.

However, he was already considered lucky. Zheng Feiyang and Qin Yu, whose homes were farther from the studio, were truly in despair.

Just walking this route felt like they had just swum in the water and then come out.

Seeing how disheveled the two looked every day, Chen Shen, the boss, generously gave everyone an extra 500 yuan for the high-temperature allowance.

"When will this summer finally end?"

Zheng Feiyang grumbled as he entered, offering his sincere greetings regarding the 36-degree Celsius weather in Beijing.

Qin Yu, who followed behind, was also breathing heavily. Only after feeling the cool air from the air conditioner in the room did she finally relax and let out a sigh of relief.

Just then, Liu Yujie, who had just finished washing up, came out of the bathroom and asked smugly, "Really? I didn't feel that hot."

Zheng Feiyang's gaze towards Liu Yujie was like it was filled with knives.

But that's all there is to it; after all, he's the boss.

"Alright, stop stirring up trouble," Chen Shen said irritably, giving his good brother an elbow strike. After Liu Yujie returned to his room, Chen Shen turned to Zheng Feiyang and said, "Why don't you two walk a bit from the underground parking garage?"

Zheng Feiyang waved his hand: "No, the underground parking garage is a maze of interconnected passages. Xiaoyu and I got lost once we went through it."

"How about I lend you my car, and you two can drive here from now on?"

Qin Yu was completely bewildered. It was less than 800 meters away; surely they wouldn't drive all that way?

However, before she could speak, Zheng Feiyang looked excited.

"A G-Wagon?"

"It's a beautiful thought."

Zheng Feiyang instantly deflated, slumping weakly onto the table, feeling the coldness of the surface with her face.

"Let this damn summer pass quickly."

Chen Shen ignored Qin Yu and instead sat down to do his work diligently.

After July, the development progress of the new game has increased by more than half.

The name of the new game was also discussed yesterday. Since the game is set in a tower where adventurers climb upwards, the title will naturally include the word "tower".

As for the full name, Chen Shen originally wanted to call it "The Tower of Sin," but his suggestion was rejected by everyone.

After another round of discussions, the new work was finally named Kill Spire.

Chen Shen actually disapproved of the name, not because it sounded bad, but mainly because he was afraid it wouldn't pass censorship.
After all, the environment is what it is; those who know, know. Although it's more relaxed now than in previous years, it might become serious again someday, and then their "killing" will happen.
Now that the game's name has been decided, the next step is naturally to announce this good news to the players who have been waiting for the new game.

Like Vampire Survivor, the game will first adopt the Early Access model, allowing players to pay to experience it in advance, and then gradually update it until the full version is released.

In fact, this model is usually chosen by small studios that don't have enough funds. They don't lack funds, but they still chose this model because the fans' demands are too high.

Despite not winning any major awards overseas, Vampire Survivor enjoys a high reputation among gamers, especially among core single-player gamers.

Original, single-player, domestically produced, and widely praised by foreign players, it has straightened the spines of Chinese players who had been bent under pressure.

Although there is still a long way to go before we can truly stand tall and proud, every step we take is a step forward.

Therefore, Chen Shen decided to capitalize on this demand and release the game. Moreover, this new work fully incorporates the criticisms leveled against "Vampire".

Therefore, Mr. Chen made a great decision.

Let's make a mod maker.

In simple terms, a mod is a file that allows players to add their own content to the game.

This thing can greatly extend the lifespan of a game. After all, as the official team, no matter how hard they try to add game content, it's still just the production capacity of a few people.

But the number of players is enormous.

It's quite normal for some of these players to have considerable experience in game development.

Chen Shen's planned "mod maker" is a simpler mod creation software.

The goal is to allow ordinary players who are not very familiar with game development to join in and create their own games.

It has to be said that this idea was extremely bold, so bold that Liu Yujie rejected the proposal without even thinking about it.

"no!"

Chen Shen could actually guess Liu Yujie's reaction. The reason was simple: mods are created by players themselves, while Steam is a game platform that is not controlled by China.

The players listed above are a mixed bag, including both domestic and international players.

The chaos abroad is self-evident. If players were truly allowed to create freely, and something that couldn't possibly be shown in China came out, it wouldn't just be their games that would suffer, but also the creators themselves.

"Let me finish explaining. We definitely need to review it."

"Firstly, we don't have enough manpower to review mods, and secondly, what if some particularly well-hidden things come up?"

Chen Shen frowned.

“You told me before that you were optimistic about the domestic game market, but if you do this, we might not be able to develop in China in the future. Old Chen, think about it carefully.”

Actually, ever since Vampire, players have been calling for the game to open a Steam Workshop.

However, Vampire is, after all, a debut work. From the very beginning of its development, Chen Shen never intended for players to create their own mod content, so it was difficult to create those.

So with Kill the Spire, Chen Shen really wanted to extend the game's lifespan with mods, just like in The Binding of Isaac.

"Then can we just open the Workshop instead of making a mod maker?"

Liu Yujie sighed and rubbed his forehead in exasperation: "Shouldn't I be the one making this risky suggestion? What's wrong with you this time?"

"The main reason is that our game genre really needs player-made mods to keep the game fresh for a long time."

"So now we can't even release the official version, and the Steam Workshop is going to open alongside Early Access? When we update the content, will mod authors also have to update?"

Chen Shen sighed, looking speechless: "I didn't say it would be released together with the early access version."

"Damn it, why don't you explain yourself clearly!"

"Damn it, you didn't listen to me finish speaking!"

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(End of this chapter)