My game is depressing worldwide.

at the same time.

Inside the studio.

[Detected defense penetration value from Zheng Yanbin +4]

[Detected defense penetration value from Zheng Yanbin +3]

[Defense penetration value detected from JakeMiler +1]

[Penetration value detected from David Fincher +2]

Chen Xuan looked at the system panel with some surprise.

Since Outlast gained considerable popularity overseas, it has broken the hearts of many foreigners.

This is nothing new.

However, Zheng Yanbin?

Isn't this an old acquaintance I've never met before?

If I had to say, this person is Chen Xuan's great benefactor.

If it weren't for him, Shen Qingtu, this SSR character, wouldn't have been able to draw so easily.

However, it also brought quite a bit of trouble.

After thinking for a moment, Chen Xuan said to Yu Xiaoming, "Post a new update on the official account."

"Okay, Brother Xuan, what's the content?"

"Just one sentence, 'Surprise! Unexpected, right?' followed by a Kiana concept art. An hour later, post another 'Surprise!' followed by a Bronya concept art. An hour after that, post another 'You've already collapsed before I even tried?' followed by a Raiden Mei concept art."

After a pause, Chen Xuan added, "Honkai Impact 3's official account is online now, right? Post it on the official account and use the Asylum Studio's account to repost it and drive traffic."

"Uh... okay."

These three core characters from the game are also the three tabletop pets being given away this time.

Each player has a chance to draw one of the three... or one sprout.

Currently, Xiong Xuewen's position is more like that of a concept artist or character/scene artist, and he has prepared many of these concept art pieces.

Not long after, the update was posted.

Immediately one minute later.

[Detected defense penetration value from Zheng Yanbin +5]

comfortable.

Chen Xuan felt completely satisfied.

No wonder playing video games is so addictive.

Who can resist the feeling of getting feedback for being a jerk?

Ok?

Who can?

I glanced at the record of defense penetration value.

My balance has never been so abundant!

There were some losses during the development of Outlast, but a lot of them were quickly recovered after the game's release, bringing the total back to 20 points.

I went to the bathroom to wash my hands, then started drawing water!

My first 10-pull...

Chen Xuan's face darkened.

Blue sky and white clouds.

The second one is still blue sky and white clouds.

Thirdly, blue sky and white clouds.

no?!

Chen Xuan was stunned for a moment. This is too dark!

Finally, on the fifth one, some good stuff came out.

[Action Game Mastery Aura (Purple Quality) - Aura effect that enhances the host's and employees' ability to develop action games]

nice one!

Chen Xuan's eyes lit up.

Although it's only purple quality, it's quite practical.

Action games are a huge genre.

Whether it's the currently developing "Honkai Impact 3" or the subsequent Black Blood Wolf Ring, this is indispensable.

Moreover, Chen Xuan also figured out the rules of the system.

Gold or orange quality items generally don't require much thought about how to use; they have a very low barrier to entry and are extremely useful.

Purple quality isn't bad in practical use, but sometimes you still need to test how well it's utilized; it can be high or low.

The quality of the blue ones varies.

It might produce something great, or it might be worthless.

For example, the Mighty Vajra Pill.

The studio is full of fit young men, so who's going to use this thing?

Chen Xuan looked disgusted.

Because just now, I drew quite a few of these things.

[Mighty Vajra Pill ProMax Version (Blue Quality): Invincible upgraded version, compatible with both hardware and software, powerful effects with no side effects!] x10

Even if it's effective, we can't actually distribute it to the employees, can we?

The Asylum Studio sells games, not some shady health products.

Another example.

[Cosplay Costume Generator (Blue Quality): Creates a custom cosplay costume for a cosplayer] x7

The studio currently only has one girl, Shen Qingtu, who only likes playing games and has no interest in cosplay.

Just as he was complaining, Zhou Qian walked over, scratching his head, and coughed lightly, asking, "Brother Xuan'er, there's something I need to tell you."

"Need more staff?"

How did you know?

"Needless to say? Previously, the studio did not have a dedicated combat planner, so you were doing this part on a part-time basis. Now, the demand for this type of work in the Honkai Impact 3 project has skyrocketed, so it's normal that you are willing but unable to do it."

In fact, by standard, the studio's previous projects were all about taking shortcuts.

There was no battle at all.

Therefore, players' impression of Asylum Studios is that it has an unconventional and unorthodox style.

Even Outlast didn't have a combat system. It wasn't until Outlast: Trials that players got involved in dealing with the "Butcher" that this kind of system was introduced.

Starting with Honkai Impact 3.

The architecture of the combat module, the character growth curve, the design of character team composition for combat gameplay, balance, and the user experience...

These are all part of the work of combat planning.

This is beyond Zhou Qian's scope of work ability; his forte is level planning and design.

In addition, we need to hire some character and scene artists to be responsible for creating character and scene models.

A 3D animator who binds keyframe animations to character skeletons to enable running, jumping, and attacking maneuvers.

Special effects artists who create dynamic visual effects.

Technical artists who understand art and creativity as well as programming algorithms, etc.

As for music composition, there's something we can be lazy about.

It's not that they cut corners, but Chen Xuan has unlocked the system's functions and can use the defense penetration value to get things for free, saving a lot of effort.

Sustained operation of a game requires three main components: programming, art, and numerical values.

Even if the game's stats deteriorate later on, it's still a one-time sale, since the player has already paid for it.

However, if the game continues to operate, numerical discrepancies can be extremely serious.

Combat planning and numerical planning.

These are currently the two most in-demand positions, and both require considerable work experience.

These are the two most difficult parts.

Chen Xuan glanced at some useless items in the system panel.

[Recruitment Card (Blue): Temporarily acquire suitable employees to complete a specific task]

Since there's no point in keeping it, I might as well use it.

Maybe this temporary "suitable" employee can stay?

After using it, Shen Qingtu in the studio made an unexpected "Hmm?" sound.

Then he walked over and asked, "Junior, a former colleague of mine who did numerical planning has also left Tianshuo. I joked with him about whether he wanted to come to the Asylum Studio... He probably saw the popularity of 'Outlast' and thought it had great potential, so he wants to come for an interview."

Chen Xuan was stunned for a moment. Immediate results?

"sure."

Shen Qingtu's expression was somewhat conflicted: "However, his personality and hobbies are somewhat... somewhat hard to accept."

"We are a game studio, and we only care about work ability."

"Well... alright, but don't regret it later."

"Or you could tell me first, what makes it so unacceptable?"

"He's using the Nioh Shield, you know?"

Chen Xuan: ......

The Emperor of Bathing?!