You said you were going to make games, how did you become the richest man without doing anything?

Chapter 284: Continental Hideo and the Girl Are Not at the Front Line (2 in 1 Order)

In Mo Xiaoxuan's project proposal, he wrote down the game features he had initially determined:

The game will have extremely rich character interactive plots. Players can have face-to-face conversations with famous rulers and politicians in history, participate in decisions that shape history, and form alliances through diplomatic means to jointly respond to major events in history.

For example, as an African ruler during the turbulent Cold War era, one of the most important skills was to recognize one's father.

Whether it is Xun Duoduo with hundreds of billions of subsidies or the imaginative Melozong, you have to recognize one.

In addition, players can use VR equipment to personally manage national resources, adjust policies, participate in the research and development of military technology, and enhance the combat effectiveness of the army.

The game also provides a dynamic battlefield map function. Players can use gestures to plan the country's development strategy on the virtual map and experience the ruler's perspective in the most realistic way.

Mo Xiaoxuan explained, "These are the 'Diplomacy and Military' modules above, and there are other modules below."

The PPT continues to show:

The game has a mechanism for the evolution of civilization. Countries will undergo an evolution process from tribes to civilizations. Players can experience the history of the African continent starting from the Middle Ages.

If the player is in a tribal society, he can integrate the tribe into a more advanced civilization through reasonable management and civilization evolution.

For example, players can try to mediate the historical evolution of the Hutu and Tutsi peoples, thereby preventing historical tragedies in Rwanda and Burundi.

In addition to diplomatic and military gameplay, the game will also develop many domestic affairs options.

For example, developing education in Africa, where the average per capita prenatal education dropout rate, will enable more people to pursue primary school degrees.

You can participate in city construction, improve prosperity, build a trade empire through trade, and obtain rich resources and technologies.

Of course, in the African region, diseases and natural disasters are inevitable. Players need to face the spread of virtual diseases and formulate disease prevention and control policies.

Players can choose to go incognito, roam the city from the perspective of ordinary people, and feel the actual impact of the changes they impose on the country's development.

Of course, in addition to the above-mentioned gameplay, the VR device's emotion monitoring camera will record the player's expressions, movements, and tone in real time. Through this, the reactions of the NPCs in the virtual world will be directly related to the player's behavior.

……

After reading Mo Xiaoxuan's eloquent gameplay design, everyone fell silent and began to complain cautiously.

How should I put it? I feel like this design misses the point at all.

What has Taoyuan Township always been famous for?
It’s so bitter!
Who likes to see big rats baring their teeth on the African continent?
When Lu Yu heard this, he thought, since everyone is not optimistic about it, then I will support it!
How should I put it, it’s not that those employees were wrong to complain, on the contrary, they were absolutely right to complain!
But the more they felt something was wrong, the more it showed that Lu Yu had achieved his goal.

So he had to go against the crowd, support it, and come up with some confusing words to get by so that they wouldn't react.

“Everyone probably doesn’t understand that this is a brand new attempt for Taoyuan Township to broaden its product ideas!
We must never let players have a stereotyped impression that Taoyuanxiang only makes a certain type of game!
Our Taoyuan Township is not only good at sour food, our products also have a sense of culture and history.

This game will be a fantastic adventure through African history, showcasing the rich cultural heritage of the continent, not just the teeth of a giant rat."

As Lu Yu spoke, he couldn't help but sigh, and he himself didn't believe what he said.

But he still said emotionally that after all, if lies are told enough, they may become the truth.

……

Afterwards, Taoyuan Township officials registered a game operation account on Weibo with the code name: Shining Stars, and released a concept poster for the new work.

On the concept poster, a barren desert comes into view, and the background presents the magnificent scenery of the African continent with flying sand and rocks.

On the vast land, dilapidated buildings stand tall, and tribes sparkle in the afterglow of the setting sun. Colorful lights and shadows float in the air, as if telling a heavy history.

In the center, there is a virtual monarch wearing gorgeous imperial robes, with a solemn face, sitting on the throne, holding a scepter in his hand, and a deep gaze.

Surrounding them were people dressed in African native costumes, and large patches of sunlight shone through the clouds onto the desert, making it sparkle.

The game's slogan is clear and eye-catching: "Shape your territory and live African history!"

In the lower left corner of the screen, the eye-catching VR logo and Taoyuan Township's logo highlight the advanced technology used in the game.

After this new concept poster was released, it instantly became a hot topic on Weibo.

Many players were not convinced and commented:
"Hahahaha, what the hell?"

"What's going on with this strange painting style? Is this still the Peach Blossom Land I'm familiar with?"

"From the looks of it, it seems to be about Africa. Could it be a hunting simulation and zoo management?"

"It seems so. Otherwise, I really can't think of any other game themes. I thought Taoyuan Township was going to make a masterpiece, but this is it?"

"Such a barren environment and desolate art style, this game almost makes me wonder if it was created by Taoyuan Township."

"I don't understand. VR technology is so advanced, why are the themes still so simple?"

At this time, competitors in the gaming industry were mocking them, and some of the gaming media they controlled had increasingly sarcastic headlines:

A new game is coming to Taoyuan Township, with upgraded VR technology and downgraded themes?

Taoyuan Township's new VR game is suspected to be a zoo simulation, causing dissatisfaction among players

"Codename: Shining Stars" concept poster revealed, is Taoyuan Township's creativity heading towards a virtual barren land?

……

In the luxurious office of Longteng Group's headquarters building,
The atmosphere of the office is solemn and luxurious. The marble floor reflects the light of the golden chandelier, and the whole space seems to be filled with the atmosphere of success.

Pei Shengnan sat upright in a large leather chair, elegantly dressed and presenting a refined demeanor. His slightly pensive gaze revealed his insight into the business world.

Huang Zhong, CEO of Burst Network, stood in front of Pei Shengnan, nervously and excitedly reporting to him the development status of "Gun Girls 2: Exile".

"Chairman, we have recently made a series of progress in the research and development of Gun Girls 2: Exile.

First, we optimized the game engine. We used the latest generation of VR engine to better support the gaming experience in a virtual reality environment. This not only improved the picture quality, but also greatly improved the smoothness of the game, ensuring players' immersion.

In addition, we have also made a series of improvements in the game's character modeling and motion capture. By introducing the most advanced 3D scanning technology, we have successfully achieved the digital restoration of the real female model, and the character's facial expressions and body movements are more natural and delicate. "

Pei Shengnan looked at the project phase report and adjusted his glasses:

“I’m not too worried about your art and graphics technology, but I want to ask, since you’ve finally managed to use such sophisticated 3D modeling, why did you choose to use American war chess gameplay?

You have to know that players nowadays have very discerning tastes. If the gameplay isn’t outstanding and the graphics are pretty, I’m afraid it won’t convince the audience.”

Huang Zhong smiled and said:

"Chairman, although we are an American-style war chess game, our strategy and gameplay depth are unique in the domestic gaming industry.

In addition, we have deeply optimized the game's weapon system and AI enemies, introducing more weapon types and accessory options to meet the personalized needs of different players and make the battle more challenging."

"Go on." Pei Shengnan finally showed some interest. "In addition, we've also introduced a maintenance room system, which allows for more interactive elements between players' tactical figures. For example, players can customize their character's clothing and appearance, which will help attract users who are attracted to soft and erotic content.

Finally, we have made in-depth optimizations to the game’s plot setting, introducing more storylines and side quests to enhance players’ sense of immersion.

For example, although the player’s identity is the commander, each tactical figure has his or her own life in this world!
I think they are not puppets of the commander, they can completely choose who they like!

Take the card pool character 95, for example. Our copywriter wrote a touching love story for her, using the metaphorical potato flower as a clue...

In order to highlight that the tactical figures are no longer puppets of the commander and are not obligated to work for the commander on the front lines, we even decided to hire a big-name composer to create the theme song for the game.

Girls Are Not on the Front Line!

Pei Shengnan rubbed his eyebrows. He didn't know much about the two-dimensional world.

But since Huang Zhong is so confident, there shouldn't be any problem.

He patted Huang Zhong on the shoulder, showing an expression of trust and encouragement.

"As expected of you, Mr. Huang Zhong! No wonder players call you 'Mainland Hideo,' on par with Kojima Hideo."

"It's just the players' misguided love." Huang Zhong rubbed his nose embarrassedly with his fat hands.

"Do a good job, Huang Zhong. I believe you can come up with a game product that will shock the entire industry." Pei Shengnan's voice was filled with confidence in the team.

Huang Zhong took the order and left. Pei Shengnan sat back in his chair and gently fiddled with the golden bookmark in his hand.

At this time, Taoyuan Township's new concept poster appeared on his computer screen, and at the same time, he noticed the negative public opinion on the Internet.

"Codename: Shining Stars? Ha, it seems that Taoyuan Township's new game is going to cause quite a bit of controversy." Pei Shengnan muttered to himself, a sneer forming at the corner of his mouth.

Pei Shengnan felt that he might have overestimated Taoyuan Township in the past. He did not take any action, but Taoyuan Township fell on its own, which was really gratifying.

……

In the following days, the "Weird Small Country Simulator" led by Mo Xiaoxuan encountered difficulties during the development of the project.

This difficulty made Mo Xiaoxuan very distressed.

The reason is simple. As Taoyuan Township's first VR platform game, this game has to shoulder the heavy responsibility of technical verification and requires a considerable amount of resources to be invested.

Although Mr. Lu is very generous with the game development and never limits the budget,

But many times, game development cannot be solved by having more money.

The current technological accumulation of Taoyuan Kaiwu is not enough to make the existing virtual reality technology fully meet the requirements of large-scale, high-quality building models and detailed scenes in the game.

The development of artificial intelligence is also quite difficult. The game requires highly intelligent NPCs to reflect the social behavior and psychological state of the African continent in the historical context of various periods, but the development and optimization of artificial intelligence algorithms are too difficult.

In terms of copywriting, considering the diverse cultures of the African continent, the game needs to balance the expressions of various civilizations to ensure that no culture is biased or misled, which also requires a lot of time for research and study.

In addition, the game needs to use 3D sound effects to simulate sounds in different environments, including cities, battlefields, etc., which requires a large amount of sound resources and complex technical support.

The workload on the numerical side was also enormous. The game needed to establish an infinitely reasonable and historically accurate economic system, but this involved complex resource allocation, market simulation, and supply and demand regulation to ensure that the game wouldn't lose its challenge due to a single overly powerful numerical value...

The above series of work has resulted in huge initial investment in the project, multiple operations, and a significant postponement of the version node.

The so-called version node is the milestone of the project or the deadline of the construction period.

The reason why Mo Xiaoxuan set this node so early is that this game, as the technical verification version of all subsequent VR games, must not be too far behind, otherwise it will cause all projects to be delayed simultaneously, which will affect the entire system.

Time is extremely precious when competing with those giants in new areas, so Mo Xiaoxuan wanted the project team to work at full capacity.

but!

The annoying thing is that the series of welfare programs promoted by President Lu, especially the recently launched "Leisurely Daily King" and "Werewolf Killing" programs, almost perfectly prevent the project team from overworking and working overtime in any form.

Although he understood that Mr. Lu's intention was to make everyone work efficiently, humans have their limits.

They don't have any superpowers that allow them to perform beyond their limits.

What's worse is that these welfare systems are also being implemented simultaneously in useless technology companies.

In the past, during the research and development phase of a project, Wuyou Technology would work 10 or even 12 hours a day.

But now, all employees spend less than 4 hours on the project every day.

This resulted in delays in hardware adjustments to support software development.

If this continues, who knows when this project will be released!
At this time, Liu Mengyuan was just flipping through the system screen.

Recently, the company's employees have been earning proficiency points at a steadily increasing rate, and she is quite satisfied with it.

But she soon discovered that the speed at which Mo Xiaoxuan's group earned points seemed to have stagnated again.

She walked to Mo Xiaoxuan's office area to find out what was going on.

Mo Xiaoxuan told Liu Mengyuan about these difficulties with a sad face:
"Boss Liu, we've been trying to improve efficiency and complete development milestones without disrupting the company rules established by Boss Lu, but this is really difficult."

Liu Mengyuan thought for a moment, then suddenly smiled: "This is not difficult."

"Not difficult?" Mo Xiaoxuan was stunned.

"Yes, and the key to breaking the deadlock lies in you."

At this moment, Liu Mengyuan's system screen was displaying Mo Xiaoxuan's personal information:

【Mo Xiaoxuan】

["Crossdresser" series skill tree holders]

[The "Healing Sweetie" skill has been upgraded to Lv3]

[Healing Sweet Girl: When Mo Xiaoxuan wears white silk healing women's clothing (such as nurse uniform, maid uniform, pure white JK sailor uniform, bubble skirt), the employees' fatigue during game development is reduced by 30% and their concentration is increased by 30%. The effect lasts for 24 hours (upgradeable).

Note: If used with white cream, the effect of this skill will be doubled.

Skill cooldown time: 7 days (can be shortened by upgrading)

"Well, call everyone from Mao Wuyong's company over tomorrow, and I'll make the arrangements."

Liu Mengyuan smiled slightly.

(End of this chapter)