Game Development: Starting with Recreating the Anime Game Style

Chapter 427 Wuhu!

It's clear that the Azur Lane development team intended for players to progress gradually, leveling up as they play, and for the port to slowly become more lively.

But Qiao Jiayou had no motivation to work hard right now; he just wanted to fill the port area with people first.

Since I don't want to grind or wait, I can only resort to a "money-spending mod." Fortunately, for someone who is already working, the pressure of spending money in Azur Lane isn't too outrageous.

Although in the past, when Qiao Jiayou drew characters, such as in "Final Frontline", most of them were for strength and XP.

This was the only time he drew a character to "fill the port area".

But what's that saying again? When you spend money, you're spending emotional value.

Using a "modifier," he bought all the available resource packs and then purchased 120 quick-build scrolls. To be honest, Qiao Jiayou could actually afford to spend money on in-game purchases.

It's just a bit unnecessary, since you still need to save money for rings and skins, right?
In short, after 120 large-scale constructions, Qiao Jiayou's shipyard was instantly filled with all sorts of ship girls.

Moreover, due to good luck, I completed 120 large-scale constructions and obtained 4 rare ship girls: Kaga, Enterprise, Hood, and Richelieu.

From the arrogant destroyer with blonde twin tails to the gentle light cruiser with silver hair reaching her waist, and then to the dashing heavy cruisers and battleships, he has illuminated more than half of the ship girl encyclopedia.

However, when he exited the construction interface and returned to the main view of the port area, the bustling scene he had expected did not appear immediately.

The port area remained quiet, with only the commander under his control standing alone in front of the administration building.

"Huh? Where are my men?"

Qiao Jiayou muttered something to himself and subconsciously opened the list of ship girls.

It was quickly discovered that the status bars of these ship girls all displayed "Standing Ready" or "Tidying Up".

After a while, changes began to appear.

"Oh, I see."

He suddenly realized. These newly arrived ship girls wouldn't just scatter across the map like NPCs that appear out of nowhere.

They also need a process of "making their debut".

In the few seconds he was thinking, the first change occurred: the dormitory building door was pushed open, and several petite figures ran out chattering.

Leading the way were Laffey and Z23, who had appeared in the beginner's storyline earlier, followed by several other destroyer ship girls he wasn't very familiar with, but who were equally energetic.

Instead of standing there in a daze, they ran straight in one direction with light, quick steps.

"Where are you going?"

Qiao Jiayou's curiosity was piqued again, and he immediately controlled the commander to follow.

The destroyer girls had a clear objective: they crossed the central plaza and ran towards the east side of the port area, which looked exactly like a school training ground.

The most interesting thing is that during this process, the ship girls were confused for a while about whether to buy ice cream from the roadside ice cream stand.

Although this "dynamic event" performance was very short, you have to admit, it was quite interesting.

When the ship girls arrived at the school, an event marker appeared above the school building. Clicking on it revealed a small "event".

The incident took place in a classroom. Just moments before, Raffi was lively and energetic, but now he was slumped over his desk, looking drowsy, muttering, "So troublesome... I want to sleep..."

Z23, sitting upright beside him, was taking notes diligently, and nudged Laffey with his elbow, whispering a reminder: "Pay attention, Laffey! This is all for better fighting!"

Just as the destroyer girls were taking their class.

The commander suddenly appeared, startling Laffey, who was "slacking off".

"Commander!! I, I wasn't sleeping!!" And then, the incident was pretty much over.

What's the point of talking about this event?

It's actually useless; it's just a very routine event. The only thing players get after completing the event is that Laffey's training is accelerated.
But these things have different emotional value.

This feeling is especially unique for players who have played other ship girl games before.

For example, the aircraft carrier training ground on the west side of the port area.

You can see Chi Cheng standing at the shooting position, drawing his longbow, and arrows made of energy hitting the bullseye in the distance with precision.

Meanwhile, Hood, another rare ship girl that Qiao Jiayou drew, is currently having afternoon tea in the pavilion of the dormitory.

Qiao Jiayou found Yixian on the beach, gazing at the sea from the pier. As he approached, Yixian turned around, bowed slightly, and said in a gentle voice, "Commander, were you looking for me?"

An interactive option popped up on the screen: [Talk], [Send Gift], [Interact]

Qiao Jiayou clicked on "Chat".

After choosing to talk, Qiao Jiayou thought it would be a dialogue format with characters from the Hong Kong region popping up in bubbles, but the result was completely different. The game directly entered the visual novel screen, and the character portrait also changed to a half-body LIVE2D portrait.

The background is a seaside setting. Clearly, the Azur Lane development team has drawn background images for most of the port area; otherwise, this change in the character portrait would have been a mistake.

If someone in the know were here, they'd probably exclaim, "Don't waste your artistic talent on these weird and wonderful things!"

Unfortunately, Qiao Jiayou didn't understand.

All he could say was that Yi Xian's character art was really top-notch, and her voice was also very pleasant.

"The scenery in the port area is beautiful, isn't it?"

"I hope this peaceful scene can continue."

The dialogue was brief, but it blended perfectly with the surrounding environment. After two sentences, an option appeared asking if you wanted to interact.

Click Select.

A hand-shaped cursor appeared on the screen.

Then, Qiao Jiayou pressed the button directly at the spot that most men would choose, but unfortunately, Azur Lane is not a real R18 game after all.

These places have naturally eliminated all interactive features.

If you place your palm on it, it will revert to the mouse cursor.

So Qiao Jiayou had no choice but to settle for second best and gently tapped Yixian's shoulder.

Yi Xian's body trembled slightly. She turned around, her face showing just the right amount of confusion, but without any sign of displeasure: "Commander?"

"Wuhu, that sound."

Qiao Jiayou tapped Yixian's head again, unexpectedly triggering a small CG.

Yi Xian paused for a moment, then lowered her head slightly, a faint smile playing on her lips, and said softly, "Commander, do you find my hairstyle interesting? It's a traditional Chinese style, you know. Does it look good?"

Several options then appeared.

This was a no-brainer; I immediately selected "Good-looking."

(End of this chapter)