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In the United States, Blizzard is now fully mobilized.

It has never been done before to turn characters into individual products and then license them. Some people may look at it as lively, but this requires real negotiation and discussion, so this matter cannot be rushed.

Come.

At this time, everyone at Blizzard was busy, but it was because of a game - "Metal Slug".

"Metal Slug" has been widely praised, there is no doubt about it, and the arcade version of "Metal Slug" on the Sega Venus has also been well received.

The arcade version of "Metal Slug" does not have a power-building plot, but in terms of process, it is similar to "Metal Slug" in Catherine's original world, but there are some slight differences. For example, it is better than the original "Metal Slug"

The pictures are a little simpler, and the characters are a little different.

But what Blizzard is discussing this time is none of that. What they are discussing is a deeper technical issue.

"For the next generation of game consoles, we will open up the Internet networking function. With the Internet, we can allow players to cooperate to complete levels on the Internet..."

""Metal Slug 2" will use better graphics, better combat methods, and...the Internet's collaborative combat method."

The next generation of "Metal Slug" will use a 32-bit processor.

But so far, because there is no 32-bit processor in the microcomputer market, they are currently developing using minicomputer equipment. Because today's minicomputers have begun to launch 32-bit products. Minicomputers and microcomputers

The machines are actually different.

At the microcomputer level, if you want to implement a 32-bit system, you have to wait until the birth of the Momonius CPU. However, that CPU is still under intense development. If you are lucky,

Maybe it will appear next year.

But for Blizzard, that time is short.

After several years of game development, Blizzard has discovered that the development time of a high-quality game can be as long as one year, two years or even longer.

The reason why "Metal Slug" was developed so leisurely is entirely because of Catherine's foresight, which allowed Blizzard to start development two years before the game console was launched.

But the current game is different.

Although "Metal Slug 2" is similar to "Metal Slug", because the system has changed from 16-bit to 32-bit, some things are no longer usable.

And because the pre-engraved performance of Capricorn will be five to ten times that of the current chip, more things can be added to the system to make the picture more perfect.

On the other hand, "Metal Slug 2" uses the Internet for cooperative combat. This was a feature that was eliminated in the first generation and will be added in the second generation.

However, Blizzard has not tried to develop such real-time network functions, so it is a little troublesome.

The graphics of "Metal Slug 2" will improve dramatically. Right now, it's just a simple background picture. Although it has a dynamic background, in fact, it's just a picture. This picture

There is no problem in replacing the east and west parts - this is also a technique for realizing the four seasons of spring, summer, autumn and winter.

In the second generation, there will not only be a painting on the screen, but there will also be small animals that can move, such as a dog or an elk, and the clouds in the sky will also become dynamic.

In addition, the game will provide a cooperative mode. In the cooperative mode, players will be able to connect to the game network through the Internet, and then complete the level together.

In addition, there is a pure pvp mode envisioned by Catherine herself.

This pvp mode will provide a 5v5 three game plot.

Of course, if this is the case, then the original situation of players holding a gun and crushing them one-on-one will change. HP, map obstacles, etc. will all become crucial things.

Because of this, the game balance designer will be working on the game for a long time before it can be completed.

Therefore, the time must be advanced.

A negative example of this is the original Blizzard company in history.

After many years of development, they finally developed the game "Diablo 3", but they also said that due to technical reasons, they would not open the game's pvp mode.

Undoubtedly, such unfavorable news will definitely be bad for the sales of the game.

So Catherine learned from the past and thought of getting everything done before the game was developed.

——In fact, there is nothing we can do about it. Today’s games do not have various patch packs that can be downloaded like in the future. This is an era when the capacity of optical discs is larger than the capacity of hard drives. In this era, you want to download a patch pack on the Internet.

, and then install it, which is not a simple matter.

Unless giant magnetoresistance is developed, and then the capacity of the hard drive increases dramatically... Of course, developing "Metal Slug 2" now does not mean that the current "Metal Slug 1" will be abandoned.

The great man said it well, both hands must be grasped and both hands must be strong.

Just when "Metal Slug 1" was selling like hotcakes, Catherine had already noticed the value this game could bring, so she had already asked Blizzard to prepare an expansion pack for "Metal Slug 1".

An expansion pack is an addition to an existing video game, computer game, or tabletop game.

Generally speaking, expansion packs are most common in real-time strategy games. Now the only real-time strategy game in the world, "Red Alert", is already developing an expansion pack.

The expansion pack is based on the original game, in-depth development, adding plot, adding game tasks, making appropriate corrections and upgrades to the original game. Generally, it is based on the original game, adding new characters, plots and scenes, focusing on the plot.

An expansion rather than a change in software version, the core of the original game is still used. It is an update to this game

It is a supplement that does not modify the core of the game, but only upgrades and modifies the game program, adding new storylines, new maps, equipped weapons, etc. The reason why it is called an expansion pack rather than a sequel is because the expansion pack is

The game as a whole does not transcend the original framework, it is just an icing on the cake, so it is called an expansion pack.

"Metal Slug" will be developed as a high-quality game by Blizzard. Every game will be developed as a flagship product. In this case, if it is just a patchwork of changing the game without changing the flavor,

If you take it out again, wouldn't it show no sincerity at all?

So, naturally can't do this.

But the development of the expansion piece is different.

The development of the expansion can be made small, because the core of the original game already has the kernel of the original game.

On the other hand, Catherine wrote to grasp the consumer's psychology. As long as the consumer buys a game, he can earn enough money.

Sometimes, an excellent expansion piece can even drive the sales of the entire game.

The most typical is the expansion film of "StarCraft: Mother's Nest War" in the 1990s.

In China, many people know that "StarCraft" does not start from the original game, but after "StarCraft: Battle of the Mother's Nest".

The success of "The Battle of Mother's Nest" in China is simply a textbook in the expansion.

Of course, there are more expansion pieces to improve the game itself.

Companies like EA, in the 21st century, are such unkind.

They first launched a game, and then launch a variety of expansion pieces for this game. These expansion pieces are complicated, but if these expansion pieces have these expansion pieces, the game seems to be more promoted, and people will make people look more and make people make people look more.

I can't help but go to pocket my wallet ... In this regard, give a typical example, that is, "Simulation Life". There are 18 expansions in this game.

In the 1970s, there was no expansion.

Catherine said: We have to cheat money.

So the expansion appeared.

Blizzard clearly feels like the expansion film has risen. In the same game architecture, it is launched in the expansion piece different from this game. Isn't that a very interesting thing?

This is the emergence of the first expansion.

Because there is a memory in the NIMBUS game console, this memory is used for archives. It was inspired by Catherine's Phoenixstargte system. These people are also inspired by. In the archive, all the information of the game characters will be remembered. These

The data will be stored in the game, and the disc's CD can also read and modify.

This method can be convenient to switch between the original game and the game of the original game and expansion.

The first expansion of "Metal Block" was "Alloy Blocks: Terminator". This expansion film transformed the original green leather soldiers into the shape of the robot.

At the same time, the player's character image will also adjust to science fiction in this expansion.

Of course, it is very convenient to authorize or something.

Although Catherine once instructed the people of Blizzard's information about the expansion film, in fact, Catherine did not tell them what expansion to do.

But the people of Blizzard soon had an idea: If the finisher in the "Ling Hun reaction" can be placed in the game, isn't it a very interesting thing?

So they have the current plan.

The map of the expansion is not as many as the original version, but the range of each map is relatively large.

At this time, Blizzard Company is concentrating a large number of manpower, where the next one and expansions of the "Alloy Bighter: Terminator" are developed here.

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The third is sent to the end of the month ... By the way, we are actually not heavy, the problem of height proportion is only ... we are 190cm tall.

(You to be continued)!..