Game Development: Starting with Recreating the Anime Game Style

Chapter 141 Fission
At 2 PM, a software development company.

As a receptionist at a software development company, Lin Wanwan's daily work was relatively relaxed. After helping the administration print some documents and checking today's meeting schedule, Lin Wanwan returned to the front desk.

Then I opened my phone and started slacking off.

Normally, Lin Wanwan's main way of slacking off is by reading novels. There's no way around it; the front desk position is really not a good place to slack off.

She needs headphones to watch videos, and she's not very good at playing games; she only reads novels.

You can watch it anytime, and put it away anytime.
Just as she was about to open the novel app, her WeChat vibrated. When she opened it, she found a message from a female colleague in the administration department, filled with a series of exclamation marks.

"This link!! Wanwan, please click it for me..."

Lin Wanwan was a little stunned. She only knew this administrative girl; they hadn't really chatted much. What was wrong? Was her phone infected with a virus?
Just as she was thinking this.

The next message arrived.

"There's a game in there called 'Jump Jump,' it's addictive!!"

See? He really got poisoned!
Thinking of this, Lin Wanwan decided to ignore the message and pretend she hadn't seen it.

Unexpectedly, just two minutes later, the administrative girl appeared in front of her again.

"Wanwan, look at your phone, look at your phone..."

When this person is right in front of you, you can't be shy about many things.

So, under the other party's "surveillance," Lin Wanwan opened the link, installed Star Tap, and saw that Lin Wanwan had opened Jump Jump.

"I'll add you to a group. This game requires a link to revive, so you can just share it in the group..."

"Okay..."

Lin Wanwan was a little dazed throughout, but now that things had come to this point, she was also a bit curious.
She opened the game and quickly became engrossed in it.

This game called "Jump Jump" may seem simple to play, but it's like a stress-relieving toy or like pressing a button on a ballpoint pen. Once you start, you'll find yourself pressing it a few more times without even realizing it.

"Whoosh—Ding-dong!"

"Whoosh—Ding!"

"Whoosh—Bling!"

Ten minutes later, Lin Wanwan's posture changed from the initial languidness to leaning slightly forward, her eyes focused, and her left hand even unconsciously clenched the hem of her clothes.

As she played, Lin Wanwan quickly understood why the administrative assistant insisted on watching her download the app.

Because this game is shared daily, you can only get 17 resurrection opportunities per day.

You can get 5 chances for the first share, but you can only get 3 chances for each subsequent share. After sharing 5 times, you will not get any more chances to revive even if you share again.

Seventeen resurrections may seem like a lot, but the problem is that this game, while seemingly simple, is actually quite complex.

This is a super simplified version of a roguelike game. The scene and blocks are different every time you start a game. Sometimes you die faster, and you can die in just a dozen or so games.

This is where the "Dice of Fate" comes in handy; it's a permanent item.

The way to obtain it is not by sharing, but by getting a new player to download the Star Tap app.

The item is easy to use. After dying for the first time in Jump Jump, the die will be rolled automatically, and there is a 50% chance that the player will be revived.

In other words, with this die, even if you don't share it, you have a chance to revive every time you play.

This item greatly enhances the game experience. Furthermore, the dice can be upgraded; the chance of reviving someone increases with each additional person recruited.
This is used to attract new players and achieve a permanent solution.

No wonder they came to pull me away.

Although that's what Lin Wanwan thought, she had no intention of recruiting new users. After her death, she simply sent a link to the new WeChat group.
The WeChat group was quite lively at that moment.

In addition to the resurrection links that appear from time to time, some people have also taken screenshots.

"Yay! Ranked in the top 20% globally!"

"6666"

"Wow, Lily's amazing!?!" "So incredible!!"

Lin Wanwan, who had originally planned to stop, saw this screenshot and the replies from the group, and silently reopened the start interface.

This mindset is actually quite subtle; everyone knows it's just a game...
But that doesn't stop them from secretly competing with each other.

"Come again!"

Unbeknownst to her, at this very moment, in countless offices, classrooms, subways, and buses, there are tens of thousands of "Lin Wanwans" repeating the same actions as her.

The number of downloads on StarTap began to climb at an alarming rate, like a snowball rolling downhill.

On Weibo, discussion posts and videos about these games have also begun to appear in an explosive manner.

"Holy crap, is this game addictive? I didn't do anything all morning, I just kept jumping around!"

"Hey upstairs, I recommend you try 'Let's Make Pancakes Together,' it's much more fun!"

"This friend leaderboard design is so despicable! My ex-girlfriend is ranked ahead of me, how can I tolerate this? I have to mess with her!"

The buzz is growing, and the user base is expanding exponentially.

The first phase of Xingchen Tap's promotional campaign even exceeded their own expectations.

What pushed the hype to its peak was an "accident" that occurred at 3 p.m. that day, which "no one expected" except Chu Chen.

Around 4 p.m.

As the first wave of the split chain was underway, many players who were sharing the link suddenly received screenshots from their friends showing that the "Free Library" poster had disappeared.

The shared link turned into the corresponding game's main page, and the game's price section was changed to an orange "Buy for 9.9" button.

"???"

"Damn, wasn't it supposed to be free? Why are you charging now?"

"What a rip-off! I saw it was free this morning, so I thought I'd wait until after get off work to claim it, but now I've lost out big time?"

"Luckily I was quick, I managed to get it for free, awesome!"

"What's going on with Starry Sky Games? If you can't afford to play, don't hold events!"

On Bilibili and Weibo, the tide turned subtly. Some players who successfully got the freebies were gloating, while others who missed out began to complain and question.

The rhythm was about to be set in motion.

Just then, the official Star Tap account, which had been established for less than a day, simultaneously released an announcement on Bilibili and Weibo.

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To all our dear Star Tap players

Hello everyone, we are the Star Tap Games Operations Team.

First of all, we extend our sincerest apologies to all players for the issues that arose during this "Five Exclusive New Games, Free for a Limited Time" event.

Because our team severely underestimated the enthusiasm of our players, all five million free entry slots (in the form of coupons) that were originally planned to last until the end of CNJOY were claimed by 15:07 PM today, which completely exceeded our expectations.

We are extremely sorry for this.

Between the time the coupons ran out and the time we published this announcement, backend data shows that a total of 12109 players purchased the game bundle at the original price of 9.9 yuan.

We are grateful to the 12109 players who supported us with real money at the first opportunity, but at the same time, we cannot let down their support or their enthusiasm.

Therefore, we have made the following decision:
1. We will immediately arrange full refunds to these 12109 players via the original payment method. The funds will arrive within 24 hours. As compensation for the refund waiting period, we will issue these players a permanently valid ¥10 no-minimum-spend voucher.

2. To thank all players for their support, we will continue to issue coupons during this free inventory event to ensure that every player can enjoy this benefit.

3. By the end of this month, we will issue a permanently valid ¥5 no-minimum-spend voucher to all registered and newly registered users of Xingchen Tap as compensation.

Tap to unlock a new world of stars.

Sincerely, Xingchen Tap Operations Team

(End of this chapter)