Game development begins with destroying Girls' Frontline.

This means that, at least in Lin Li's mind, when he was reciting this text, he already had a clear idea of ​​what the final product of the game would look like.

Moreover, it can be determined that this approach is feasible.

Even though this is a small-scale game that might only be playable for a few hours, it's still terrifying.

"If you have enough progress, you can also try adding a multiplayer mode after the main storyline, allowing four players to choose different characters to play endless levels and challenge for cooperative scores."

"Those with high scores can get some physical badges or something."

"Even in the future, new maps and characters can be continuously added to enhance the game's appeal."

"But all of that is too far away now. You only have three months. In three months, the Battlefront Girls 1.6 major version will be launched, and you will be launched along with it."

"Any questions?"

Put down the whiteboard marker.

Lin Li asked with a smile.

"No! I guarantee I'll complete the mission."

Wang Wei's answer was very affirmative, but the few onlookers around him started chattering and asking questions.

"President Lin, how do you plan to depict the changes before and after the Commander's appearance in this final scene?"

The first to ask a question was Hai Mao.

After following Lin Li for more than half a year, he has gained a preliminary understanding of the expressive power of games.

So when I heard about this final scene, the first thing that came to mind was how this part of the story would be presented in the game.

Lin Li glanced at him.

The fact that he can even ask this question proves that he's at least starting to get the hang of things.

Lin Li nodded with satisfaction and made some marks on the whiteboard with his pen.

"After the commander appears, our objective will change. To put it simply, the first half of Act VI is about AR Squad being in deep crisis."

"The second half is about the AR squad with the commander, which wreaks havoc on all sides."

Originally, Lin Li wanted to directly explain his game strategy.

However, I saw a group of people on the outer perimeter.

He paused again and drew a question mark on the whiteboard.

"So, specifically in the game, what kind of changes would make players feel like the commander has arrived on the battlefield?"

Hai Mao closed his notebook, thought for a moment, and answered first.

"Enhance the character's combat abilities? For example, restore health or increase attack power?"

Lin Li shook his head.

"This can indeed allow players to dominate the battlefield, but what does that have to do with the commander?"

Seeing that Hai Mao answered incorrectly, Chen Anyu offered his own opinion.

"By providing a few support skills, such as summoning a helicopter or something."

Lin Li continued to shake his head, but this time, he didn't ask again; instead, he gave an answer.

"When we're thinking, we need to align our thinking with the game's storyline."

"Commander, Commander, the most important thing is the word 'command'."

"Therefore, in the final battle, we can expand the storyline through changes to the UI, for example..."

Lin Li drew a square on the whiteboard with a pen.

Then I drew several arrows around the box.

"Visuals allow players to perceive changes more immediately than numerical values. In the final scene, when the commander's system connects to the AR squad, the UI should be the first thing to change."

"Including but not limited to, it can remind you where monsters spawn, bullet approach warnings, cooler aiming, and even display enemy weak points."

"This can be combined with the idea of ​​Shanghai Cat, where the character can get a critical hit bonus when the enemy's weakness is revealed."

"In short, the core idea is to show players the difference between fighting with a commander and without one."

"The greater the difference between them, the more players will identify with their identity as commanders."

"This will also strengthen the understanding that the humanoid likes me."

"So, do you understand now?"

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Hai Mao and the group of people around him nodded in unison.

From Lin Li's perspective, it looks like a flock of ducks nodding, which is quite comical.

But from Hai Mao's and Chen Anyu's perspectives, it's a completely different story.

Although they have been learning from Lin Li for so long.

I've been working on my own projects for quite some time now.

But every time I spend with Lin Li, I always manage to learn something new.

Just like this time.

After the conversation, Hai Mao immediately thought of a gameplay mechanic in Arknights, such as terrain-based kills.

These elements seem to be able to be integrated into the storyline.

Compared to simply teaching.

That seems like it would be more interesting.

"Now that you've listened, hurry back and discuss it yourselves. Don't forget what you just learned when you get off work."

Lin Li smiled, picked up the whiteboard marker cap, and put the cap back on before urging everyone not to pile up there.

The Little Sunflower Class is over; it's time to go back to your work.

"I won't forget, I'm not a sea cat, hahaha."

Chen Anyu smiled and led his men out, not forgetting to tease Hai Mao as they left.

He said that because just last week, he and Hai Mao went to Lin Li to ask him about a development strategy.

After Lin Li answered Hai Mao's question, Hai Mao asked a similar question the next day.

Lin Li then complained that he had forgotten what he had just learned after taking a nap.

"I was reinforcing my memory, not forgetting it!"

The sea cat was hit where it hurt and exploded.

She stood up and was about to chase after Chen Anyu.

Having witnessed the entire scene, Wang Wei gained a deeper understanding of Spark Games.

The fact that the two project managers were so harmonious actually shows, to some extent, that the core of the entire Spark Games is still in Lin Li's hands.

The project teams also agree on the importance of allocating resources effectively.

It's like a family with multiple children.

If children get along well, their parents must be good people too.

Lin Li didn't think that much about it.

It's quite moving to see this pair of lovable characters.

The two were not very familiar with each other at the beginning, but now, because their two project teams are working together and it is their first time serving as producers, their relationship has become quite close.

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After most of the people had left.

Lin Li then communicated with Wang Wei's team to learn more about the details of the demo.

Time quickly came to the end of the workday.

He raised his hand and looked at his watch.

"Are you free tonight? I'd like to treat you to dinner as a welcome to Xinghuo."

As the number of people involved in Spark Games continues to expand.

Now, team building activities within Spark Games are gradually being categorized.

Under normal circumstances.

Each project team received funding every month.

We can organize internal team building activities.

Team building isn't just about eating; it can also involve various games and competitions. If certain tasks are completed ahead of schedule, competitions can even be held during work hours.

For example, some time ago, the Spark team, which includes the Girls' Frontline, organized a large-scale "Star River Paradise: Exploration" endurance tournament.

The competition is that everyone starts a new account at the same time, and whoever goes the furthest gets the red envelope.

This kind of internal team building project is basically an internal organization.

Besides this kind of team building, there is also the company-wide large-scale team building.

However, large-scale team building activities are still relatively rare. Putting aside the issue of funding, it's difficult to even find a suitable venue for such activities.

Every time Lin Li wanted to organize a big team building event.

The administration will be busy for quite some time, considering that Spark Games already has an enormous number of staff.

The Spark Team, responsible for the Girls on the Frontline, has the largest number of members, totaling three hundred, because they are in charge of the company's most important IP and also need to keep the daily content of Girls on the Frontline full of content.

Even though the industrial park building where Spark Games is located is large enough, with each floor being approximately 1500 square meters.

The Spark team also occupied the entire eighth floor, while the remaining people were with the dozens of people from the Spark game engine R&D department on the seventh floor.

Secondly, there's the Arknights project team managed by Hai Mao, also known as Spark Team 2, and the Arknights project team managed by Chen Anyu, also known as Spark Team 3.

Both groups consist of around a hundred people and are on the ninth floor.

Further down is the Galaxy Paradise development team on the sixth floor. As the project progresses, it now has a scale of nearly 300 people, of which nearly 100 are art staff from the headquarters.

In addition, Galaxy Park is the only department that operates across the entire group.

In addition to the Shanghai development department, Spark Japan also has nearly 100 artists and programmers supporting the Galaxy Park project.

Together, the number of people involved in the development of Xinghe Paradise is nearly 500.

This is even larger than the original Genshin Impact.

However, on this timeline, Lin Li heard that miHoYo was also recruiting like crazy, and that they now had a team of nearly 500 to 600 people.

Therefore, in terms of development scale alone, the two are roughly equal.

Finally, there's the tenth floor, where several new projects are located.

Naruto, Bleach, and One Piece each have only a few dozen people in their respective groups, and with Wang Wei included, there are nearly 200 people in total.

In other words, it only applies to China.

The Spark Games R&D department has nearly a thousand employees.

This doesn't even include administrative, human resources, finance, motion capture, sound effects, music, and other support departments.

What's even more alarming is that this number is still growing rapidly. With several projects in the Dead Fire Sea entering the research and development stage in the next month or two, it's possible that the number could exceed 1500.

No wonder.

Su Shanshan is already suggesting that they just buy a building.

Otherwise, every time they expand recruitment, they'll have to rent office space both above and below them.

Every negotiation, transfer, and contract signing is a very troublesome process.

We just acquired the 6th and 10th floors not long after the start of the year, and now we're expanding again.

Moreover, as the number of people increases.

It's also troublesome to go up and down between project teams.