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

Chapter 340: With the incredible BUG, ​​"Final Defense" is launched, and the FPS decisive battle begins (2 in 1)

In order to carry out publicity and promotion, "Crossfire: Heroes of the Counter-Strike" spent a lot of money:
The producer invited well-known cosplayers to make character cosplay short films.

At the same time, it also cooperates with well-known KOLs in the field of shooting games to conduct game live broadcasts and reviews to increase the game's exposure and reputation.

They even specially produced a game-themed MV and invited singer Su Jie to sing the theme song, which attracted the attention of a large number of music lovers.

"Wilderness: Redemption" also did its part in terms of publicity and promotion:

The game officials once again released a new promotional video shot by Hollywood star Michael Wells, showing high-quality graphics and exciting battle scenes.

At the same time, it cooperates with various peripheral brands including Razer and Gaming Eye to launch co-branded game peripherals to expand the brand influence of the game.

In addition, the game officials launched a limited-edition game package, which includes exclusive peripheral gift packs to attract players to purchase in advance.

The hot searches on major portals and Weibo are the battleground for the two major game publishers!
The news that Longteng and Youyi’s new games are about to be launched has almost taken turns to become the top trending searches.

Some large and medium-sized game companies also took it upon themselves to compete desperately for the summer season.

Milegame quickly announced the latest development progress of the sandbox FPS project "project-SH".

Zhuhai Nanshanju announced the new character PV of "Dust White Forbidden Zone".

Shenzhou Dream Creation World announced that "Kala Pichu" will hold an exclusive offline trial play event.

Dilidili's "Slude" has even announced that it will hold an offline artist signing event and invite the game development team and voice actors to interact with players.

If we include the FPS games from other small and medium-sized manufacturers, the total number reaches hundreds!
The players were shocked:
"Wow, I knew the competition for the summer blockbuster would be fierce, but I didn't expect it to be this intense."

"Yes, all the manufacturers have invested heavily in this, and they want to go all the way. Just looking at the ones that are already on the market, it's almost too much to handle!"

"By the way, what about that codename Shinkansen in Taoyuan Township?"

So, a fan went to Taoyuan Township's official Weibo account and asked:

"Now that all the major manufacturers are pre-launching their sales, what can Taoyuan Township do?"

Unable to withstand the players' enthusiasm, the official Taoyuan Township quickly released a warm-up poster.

The poster features a dilapidated Shinkansen train speeding along the curved tracks.

As night falls, the starry sky shines brightly.

In the foreground of the train, a dashing policeman stands on the roof, holding a strange pistol.

The bullet fired from the pistol glowed with colorful light, forming a strange light track that streaked across the night sky.

On the other side of the policeman's image is a mysterious black shadow hidden in the dark night, with a ferocious face and dimly glowing eyes.

Below, there is only a simple line of small words:
"Taoyuanxiang's new FPS flagship, scheduled for August 8th"

Seeing this poster, the players were dumbfounded, and some netizens started to lead the rhythm:

"Other games are showing off their games, but you're still hiding yours?"

"Isn't Taoyuan Township's publicity level too low? Others are dominating the trending searches, but you can't even be bothered to show them off."

"Are you guys going to completely start the show? You're really digging a hole for yourselves. Do you still want this game to be popular?"

Daji and Thomas from the Zhongyuan Five Volumes took the opportunity to release a video to mock:

The video begins with a strange little song playing, and then shows the promotional poster of Taoyuan Township.
Daji was wearing a pair of exaggerated sunglasses, leaning lazily on the sofa, holding a drink in her hand, looking at the poster with disdain.

Thomas stood nearby, mockingly saying with a microphone in hand:

"Please enjoy this poster. Doesn't it have the beauty of three years of studying graphic design?"

The barrage of comments caused a burst of laughter.

Daji chided him, "Indeed, it's obvious it was rushed."

Barrage: "Ms. Daji's bear is bigger than before, you are right."

Thomas continued, "And look at the protagonist in the game. The gun he's holding is so weird! My neighbor's kids' toy guns are way cooler than this. Could it really be a modified toy gun? Could it be?"

Daji sneered:

"Taoyuanxiang has absolutely no experience in FPS development. They took on a job they didn't have the skills to do, so it's only natural they received such negative reviews.

But if you really want to play a great FPS, I have to mention the latest releases.”

The video screen switches to the promotional CG of "CrossFire: Reverse War Heroes", showing gorgeous special effects and exquisite pictures.

In the video comment section, many viewers praised:
"Longteng Group never fools players and always speaks with strength. Taoyuan Township should learn from them now!"

……

Although the public opinion about Taoyuan Township's new tour has taken a sharp turn for the worse, this time, the project team members did not pay much attention to it.

Because they were working like crazy to meet the deadline of August 8th.

The game is scheduled to be released on August 8th, but the physical version of the game files must be sent to the CD factory for pressing in advance, and the matching game controller peripherals must also be distributed to suppliers in advance, so the 15th is already the deadline.
And now, it is less than a week away from the 12th.
Liu Mengyuan saw it and was worried.

Wow, with a budget of over 3 million, the idea of ​​a train trip across an island country being made into a game is already quite ambitious.

Later, during the team-building trip to the island country, everyone came up with a lot of new ideas, which caused the amount of art resources to become even more out of control.

I hope there won’t be any more incredible bugs like before...

Just as she finished thinking this, Milk Candy came running over with a panicked look on his face:

"Boss Liu, this is bad, there's a major bug in the game!"

She quickly followed Naitang to the project team's office to check.

On the developer's screen, the train criminals who were originally villains all had their art resources messed up because of a bug, and were crumpled into a creepy mass that was unrecognizable. Moreover, this BUG code would also pollute other art resources!

Copywriter Hao Shuwen explained:

"Boss Liu, these were originally designed to be fugitives that the protagonist was responsible for chasing in the story. I don't know why they became like this."

Programmer Yao Jun said: "There is no doubt that this is another bug in the art resources that caused the program to become corrupted."

Liu Mengyuan: "Brother Jun, is it easy to check these bugs one by one?"

Yao Jun shook his head. "With such a huge amount of resources, the game's deadline was already quite tight. Furthermore, we've been traveling to many cities both domestically and internationally for team-building activities, which has taken up a lot of our working time, leaving us with even less time for investigation."

Zhang Fan also blushed and added, "Besides, those programmers are always peeking at Milk Candy's white stockings while working, so they can't concentrate on their work at all."

Liu Mengyuan held his forehead helplessly.
Failed!
I thought that relying on Nai Naitang's halo as a cross-dressing boss could speed up the development progress, but I didn't expect that when the halo was ineffective, Nai Naitang itself would cause greater interference to this group of LSPs!
There was no other way, so everyone went to Chuxiong to solve the problem.

Chu Xiong smiled and said, "It's okay. Please trust the capabilities of our technical department. We have recently updated the Melissa model."

Afterwards, he checked out Melissa after the development upgrade.

Melissa searched through the server engineering files and said with a smile, "Don't worry, the game's core systems and resources are complete. If this is the only bug, it will be easy for me to fix it."

Liu Mengyuan worriedly said, "The game already has the bug of randomly shooting bullets. If we add this bug where all the criminals are twisted into a lump, can it really be considered a normal game?"

Melissa thought carefully. "I can't judge whether it's a 'normal game' based on human standards, because the concept itself is very subjective, but I will try my best to package this bug as a core gameplay feature, just like I did before."

Liu Mengyuan checked the system light screen record: [Employee Chuxiong's "Artificial Intelligence Development" skill has been triggered and upgraded to Lv6]

Fortunately, the company's technical department is independent of each project team and is less affected by various messy systems. This group of programmers has accumulated proficiency points in AI development quite quickly.

Now, I’m afraid that many managers, including Lu Yu, don’t know to what extent Melissa has evolved.

Melissa carefully reviewed the game project files and smiled.
In the name of Taoyuan Township Company, she sent an email to the game pressing factory: [The game will be officially named "Final Defense Line", please be informed]

……

The time has finally arrived on August 8th, and the flagship FPSs of major manufacturers are launched amidst everyone’s anticipation!

"Crossfire: Heroes of the Counter-Strike" quickly occupied the main homepages of the Douyu live streaming platform.
The major anchors of Douyu Live began to broadcast the game live throughout the entire process. The number of viewers in the most popular live broadcast room quickly exceeded 1400 million.

And "Wild Survivor: Redemption" was no exception. Movie star Wells personally came to the live broadcast room to try it out, and its popularity after the broadcast reached nearly 1600 million!
At this time, Taoyuan Light Years website.

G-chan’s live broadcast room.

G-chan was originally an anchor in the Dilidili gaming area, but was later persuaded by the staff of Taoyuan Township to switch to Taoyuan Light Year for live broadcasting.

G-chan is the first game anchor to switch from an external site to Utopia Light Years, and August 8th is also G-chan’s first show after the switch, so there are many former captains in the live broadcast room to support him.

Barrage: "Good evening, host."

"What's playing on Little Meat Bun tonight?"

"Continue with the Ring Fit Adventure?"

G-chan: "Let's not play the fitness ring today. Let's play the new VR game from Taoyuan Township."

She took out the express box and opened it. When she saw the name "The End of the Line" on the packaging, she was quite surprised.

Barrage:

"Isn't this game called Codename Shinkansen? Why did they change the official name so soon?"

"Yeah, and Taoyuan Township was so low-key when deciding on the name of the game. There wasn't even an official announcement."

Amidst everyone's complaints, G-chan inserted the game disc into Taoyuan Shenyou, and soon, the game's title screen appeared in the VR field of view.

In the field of vision, a dilapidated Shinkansen train slowly passed by. The surface of the train was covered with mottled dirt and rust, and the window glass was broken, with faint light shining through it.

The whole train looked eerie and terrifying, as if it had experienced the baptism of doomsday.

The sky was overcast, and the dim light shone on the train. Some irregular shadows swayed around the train.

On the roof of the train stood the protagonist Kensuke Kitahara, wearing a police uniform.

Behind him was a ruined city with collapsed buildings and flames everywhere, giving people a terrifying atmosphere of doomsday collapse.

G-chan was shocked: "Did I buy the wrong game?!"

The live broadcast room barrage also began to flood the screen:
"Oh my god, isn't 'Defense of the End' just a train simulator? Why is there such a big fuss?"

"Is there a bug in the game's main interface? Can the streamer please log in and check?"

G-chan took out the gun handle that served as an external controller from the game box.

Seeing this strange-looking and bizarrely structured pistol, the live broadcast room was once again stunned:

"No, look at this messed up structure. The barrel, firing pin, and trigger are all irregular and asymmetrical. You call this a pistol?"

"It looks like a self-indulgent creation from some failed toy factory."

"What kind of heaven-defying thing is Taoyuan Township planning to do?"

Amid everyone's shock, G-chan entered the game.

……

At the beginning of the game, there is a cutscene showing the scenery of Kyushu Island in Japan.

Then, the camera quickly zoomed in, and a silent science park appeared in the field of vision.

The empty concrete road winds through, and the gray on both sides are like giants sleeping in the wasteland.

Behind the glass curtain wall lies a deep darkness. The once busy laboratory is now empty, with only the shrill whistling sound of the wind blowing past.

The parking lot was empty, and the spaces where the vehicles were parked were overgrown with weeds and dust. On the tallest building, the name was displayed: "Nagasaki Prefecture, Arasaka Science Park."

At this time, some police cars from the Metropolitan Police Department set up a cordon at the entrance of the Science Park with the title "No Entry" written on it.

Some policemen stood at the entrance of the Science Park, constantly checking passing vehicles.

A truck drove out from the Science Park with the words "Experimental Waste Recycling Truck" printed on it.

The police stopped the truck, opened the back door, and scanned the interior with flashlights.

The cold air in the carriage had not yet dissipated, and inside were some little white mice in iron cages, some of which were already dying.

The driver poked his head out impatiently and complained to the police, "Officer Kikuchi, please spare us farmers who are earning our hard-earned wages. We are only being paid to transport experimental waste to the disposal site. We have a license from the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare."

Officer Kikuchi smiled wryly and said, "Mr. Yokoo, please bear with me. We recently received a report that a pharmaceutical company in Arasaka Science Park is suspected of business fraud and tax evasion. That's why we're stepping up our investigations to prevent anyone from hiding financial criminals."

Yoko snorted:
"The bosses in Tokyo are so dedicated to investigating corporate tax evasion, but who's going to take care of the tax thieves in Congress? And the Prime Minister raised the consumption tax again, didn't he, you idiot?
I have a suggestion for you. Check the accountant of that tax evasion company. Otherwise, it will be too late. He might have committed suicide by being shot 18 times in the back.

Really, all they do is torment us defenseless civilians. Just commit seppuku to apologize! Otherwise, the Prime Minister will become as magnanimous as his predecessors."

Seeing this, the barrage complained: "Wow, this game keeps up with current events."

Perhaps unable to bear the nagging of this middle-aged man, Officer Kikuchi quickly let him go after confirming that there was no one hiding in the carriage.

After leaving the level, Yoko was still cursing:

"Really? Whether it's the government or the pharmaceutical companies, they're not doing their jobs. When the pharmaceutical companies go bankrupt, we poor villagers are left to clean up their mess!"

Yokoo was tired of scolding, so he turned on the car stereo and played music loudly, and his mood improved a little.

At this moment, loud noises suddenly began to come from the carriage behind him.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Along with the loud noise, raised dents continued to appear on the walls on both sides of the carriage, as if they were hit by something inside the carriage.

As these dents appeared, shrill screams were heard from the carriage.

But Yoko was still immersed in the music and didn't notice this.

Finally, with an even louder bang, the rear door of the carriage slammed open.

At this moment, all the cages containing mice in the carriage were bitten off by some brutal force.

The carriage was filled with blood and body parts of mice. Only one mouse was left alive.
At this time, through the shaking camera, one can only judge that the size of the mouse has become as big as a cat.

Its fat body began to hit the glass behind the cab repeatedly.

boom! boom! boom!
Yoko, who was driving, finally noticed the sound.

He cursed impatiently: "Those bastards from the Metropolitan Police Department, I told you my identity is fine, but you still sent someone to follow the car. Don't you guys need a break? Hey, stop knocking! My car insurance is about to expire, damn it!"

He cursed and turned his head.

Clap!

The moment he turned his head, the rear glass of the cab was smashed and a huge white rat rushed towards his face.

This is a creature that can no longer be called a mouse. It has bulging muscles and a huge and fat body.

The hair looked ugly and messy, and fell off to reveal gray-black skin, covered with disgusting sores.

Its eyes were wide open, its pupils dilated to the limit, and a blood-red light flashed in its eyes, revealing madness and cruelty.

Its tail twitched like a viper,
Bloody saliva flowed out from between his teeth, and his teeth were as sharp as knives, biting towards Yoko's neck.

"Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah!"

As the man screamed, the screen went black, and subtitles appeared in a strange and poignant female voice:

「Producer: Taoyuanxiang·Zizai Studio Group」

Producer: Lu Yu

「Producer: Milk Candy」

Art Supervisor: Liu Mengyuan

Music Supervisor: Zhang Qiqi

「Technical supervision: Chuxiong」

Finally, the game title appeared in blood-stained font on the black screen: "The End of Defense"

Live broadcast room barrage screen:
"Oh my god, I was scared to death just now. What's going on with that mouse?"

"That's right, he was barely alive just now. I was so scared that I almost fell off my chair."

"To be honest, the art in this game has a certain flavor to it."

"The music is also... okay? The sense of presence is quite good."

"Indeed, it has the feel of a blockbuster movie. I admit that my previous judgment of this game was a bit arbitrary. I'll watch it again."

(End of this chapter)