Game Design: Is it possible? CaiGou

More than 100,000 gold coins, who will pay for this bill?

Will General Tiangong really play so big?

He owes 100,000 gold coins at the beginning?

Then the players are not enemies?

All kinds of thoughts lingered in the minds of Wuwo and the water friends in the live broadcast room.

As the saying goes, curiosity kills the cat. If this question is not answered definitely, I am afraid that everyone has no intention to open up [SVE].

After the opening plot ended, Wuwo swallowed a mouthful of saliva and officially entered the game, which was quite like a lottery player waiting for the lottery draw.

[Saving...]

[Your progress has been saved. ]

Wuwo woke up and climbed up from the wooden plank bed. He immediately checked the panel information introduction.

[Monday 1st]

[Morning: 6:00]

[Gold coins: 500]

When Wuwo and the water friends saw that there was no outstanding balance in the gold coin column and the initial capital was still 500, everyone in the entire live broadcast room couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

"If that's the case?" Wuwo looked at the gold coin column and suddenly realized: "The maintenance of the stone bridge should be funded by Robin, not us!"

In the live broadcast room, the fans were also very excited.

Because this means that the genre routines of Stardew Valley can still be used in [SVE].

"I was scared to death. I almost thought that [SVE] would use a bill of 100,000 to raise the entry threshold for players..."

"Don't tell me, don't tell me, this old thief really did it."

"That's good now. There is no debt, and there are so many expansion contents. I'm so excited!"

"Old thief, you know how to make a plot. An opening plot makes my heart beat up and down..."

The fans vented their excitement, and Wuwo shifted his attention to observe this house carefully.

This old house left by his grandfather has a very simple layout.

A wooden bed, a set of tables, chairs and benches, a brick fireplace, a simple patterned carpet, and a pot of green plants placed next to the corner of the entrance.

On the TV cabinet in the northwest corner of the house, there is an old-fashioned big-butt TV, and in the middle of the house, there is a light brown gift box wrapped in blue cloth.

Everything is no different from the main game of Stardew Valley...

"Ah?" Wuwo asked in confusion:

"Didn't Robin say that after she repaired the cabin, she restored the electricity and water, renovated the interior of the cabin, renovated the fireplace and the land survey of the farm, so why didn't this initial house change at all?"

In Wuwo's ​​live broadcast room, there are many technical, challenge, and extreme players. They have also witnessed the opening plot just now. After carefully chewing and savoring these words, many people have the answer in their hearts and posted barrages one after another-"Mayor, do you think these functions require us to spend gold coins to upgrade the house at Robin's house before we can get these functions?"

"Yes, Robin's profession in Stardew Valley is a carpenter. She is required to upgrade and build farm buildings. Maybe it's the same for [SVE]? "

"Eh? What you said makes sense... This explanation is very reasonable."

"Master, I understand. Are the quality of the fans in the mayor's live broadcast room so high?"

Wuwo also agrees with this view. He opened the novice gift package and got 15 wind grass seeds. He smiled and said, "Then let's start the game and see what's different about [SVE]!"

Wuwo still uses the opening gameplay and routines of Stardew Valley -

Logging, hoeing, sowing, watering, fishing, mining, and making friends.

There are obviously many tedious and repetitive labors, but players still enjoy watching it.

And in the meantime, as the game progress of [SVE] gradually advances -

More than 20 new Pelican Town villagers make a shining debut!

50 new locations make players overwhelmed!

More than 260 character events enrich the game plot!

27 new fish make the cyber fishing cult fall into a carnival!

A large number of tasks greatly enhances the playability!

A new series of weapons makes the battle more interesting!

More types of crops make farmers addicted!

Pelican Town has become the most familiar yet unfamiliar world for players, allowing countless players to regain their freshness in Stardew Valley and continue to stay up late to fight in the world of [SVE].

Super large expansion module!

Low price of two yuan!

Spontaneous recommendation by players!

Excellent reputation of Taipingdao!

Excellent quality of Stardew Valley!

All of the above contributed to the birth of a miracle!

As soon as the first DLC [SVE] of Stardew Valley was released, it not only sold well, but also made the sales of Stardew Valley soar by a level, even breaking the record since its release.

Even though the price of [SVE] is only a negligible two yuan, it still makes Stardew Valley regain its second spring, making it the first in the weekly sales ranking and the first in the monthly sales ranking of the Steam platform in just three days.

After the release of SVE, the sales curve of Farming Lords could no longer move forward and fell into a flat period.

The farming business track is a mature track, and the market for players who like farming business themes is limited.

If SVE takes more, Farming Lords will inevitably take less, which also makes the subsequent sales of Farming Lords not optimistic.

What makes Jiang Zhihao most angry is that the official website of Game Paradise, as a gathering place for game designers, has recently gathered game designers from all over the world to do only three things every day -

Analysis of Stardew Valley!

Analyze DLC [SVE]!

Laughing at Jiang Zhihao for not overestimating his abilities!

"Hahahaha, laugh to death. After all, Wutong Game Company is also the mainstay of the farming and management circuit, right? How loud were you talking before? But in the end, the old thief was completely confused by a DLC?"

"If you ask me, these game companies still had to be punished by the old thieves. One or two of them raised their nostrils to the sky and didn't take us independent game designers seriously. Now it's better. Once the old thieves take action, let them He understands what it means to be someone outside the world, and someone outside the world.”

"Hahahahaha, if you don't accept it, who do you think you can talk to to reason with me?"

"The effect of Stardew Valley plus [SVE] is really great. This is not a simple one plus one, it is simply a perfect reaction of two chemical elements."

"It's a pity that this kind of large-scale expansion DLC is rare in today's gaming circle. After all, earning two yuan is not the same as making money from releasing new games. Most game companies still have a balance in their hearts."

There is no airtight wall in this industry. Once the gossip psychology of game designers is aroused, it is spread through the platform of Game Paradise, the largest gathering place for game designers in the country. It is difficult for fellow game designers across the country to not know the news.

Who is General Tiangong?

Who is Jiang Zhihao?

What is the conflict between the two companies?

I’m afraid that no one in the entire industry knows about it now!

The news that [Farming Lord] was crushed by Stardew Valley’s DLC [SVE] has naturally become a joke in the industry today.

Sycamore Games.

Jiang Zhihao felt even more angry when he saw the cynicism of game designers on the official website of Game Paradise, and when he secretly felt the strange looks in the eyes of employees at the company this week.

but……

The above is not enough for him to break the defense.

What really made him break his guard was the comforting phone call from Liu Mufeng, the head of Fengqi Game Company.

In this phone call, Liu Mufeng seemed to be comforting Jiang Zhihao, but in fact he was gloating about the good show.

After all, the reason why these four game companies, Baihua, Wutong, Fengqi, and Qingshan, are bound together to cooperate, and even have the nickname of the four leading companies in the game circle, is it not because they were forced by Cai Gou?

Cooperation does not mean that the relationship between the four of them is good.

Wutong, Baihua, and Qingshan have a pretty good relationship. After all, they are on different tracks. But Wutong and Fengqi both farm and run the track, so there are many times when they don't have to deal with them.

Although Farm Story released by Fengqi Games was also crushed by Taipingdao, Taipingdao was crushed by the release of Stardew Valley itself, which is not a shame.

But the Farming Lord released by Indus Games was not only crushed by Taiping Road, but also by the DLC [SVE] of Stardew Valley, which is embarrassing and embarrassing.

Comparing the two, Liu Mufeng was lucky. Naturally, when he called, his tone would have a hint of schadenfreude.

"Oh, brother Zhihao, you are unlucky, but it's okay. Hold on, the old thief has only one Ark: Survival Evolved card as we expected. Let's do this. Let's find a time later and continue to sit down. Let’s discuss what to do next.”

"Look at what's going on here, what do you want me to say about you? But brother, I'm still on your side. Don't be afraid. This kind of DLC priced at two yuan is a waste of money. If you ask me, I'm an old thief. At most, I only have this hidden trump card in my hand.”

"As a big brother, I support you unilaterally and unconditionally. What kind of good designers can the game designers chatting on the Game Paradise forum be? If they say anything, you should just think of it as fart!"

Liu Mufeng didn't even notice that his tone and posture were already superior to Jiang Zhihao's.

But after experiencing these things, Jiang Zhihao, who was in an extremely sensitive mental stage, felt clearly.

Jiang Zhihao became angrier the more he listened.

Liu Mufeng's phone call was more of a comfort than a mockery.

The last wall in his heart completely collapsed under Liu Mufeng's phone call, and his entire defense was completely broken.

"Mind yourself!"

Jiang Zhihao hung up the phone directly, his face as gloomy as water.

After thinking for a long time, Jiang Zhihao scanned the computer screen with his peripheral vision and saw the comments made by the game designer on him.

Jiang Zhihao, who was furious, gritted his back molars and said:

"Cai Gou? Old thief?! You are awesome, Stardew Valley, right? [SVE], right? You also have a hidden card, right? I don't believe you still have a copy of this large expansion DLC! I I’ll bet on you!”

Large expansion DLC is relatively rare in today's game industry.

Because I have this free time, releasing sequels and making new games are more profitable ways than making large expansion DLCs.

As a game company, we focus on money and making big profits.

Profit-oriented is their purpose.

Only a small number of independent game designers will spend several years producing large-scale expansion DLC after their games are released.

Even so, most games are one game and one large expansion DLC.

Because you can do it once but not again, and because the second large expansion DLC will be more difficult to produce than the first one.

It was precisely because of the general environment that Jiang Zhihao concluded that Stardew Valley's [SVE] was already Cai Gou's hidden trump card.

In fact, if Jiang Zhihao hadn't broken the defense, if he still remembered the water friends' messages about Tyrilia that he had seen in the comment area.

He can recall that after Taipingdao released Terraria, four large-scale expansion DLCs were released in one go.

At present, Stardew Valley is only a DLC. What does it mean to Taiping Dao and Cai Gou?

but now……

Jiang Zhihao was overwhelmed by emotions.

Being defeated by a cooperating opponent.

Dazzled by the desire to win and lose.

After some dizzy thinking, I forced myself to find a reason to believe this hypothesis.

He is gambling!

He was betting that Cai Gou's gun had no bullets!

He wants to rely on his own operations to turn over!

Without discussing with the other three partner companies, Jiang Zhihao resolutely revealed Wutong Game Company's big hit this year just ten days after the release of "Farming Lord" and ten days after the release of "SVE". .

Wutong Game Company’s farming management and hegemony game [Kingdom Clash] released game promotional videos, real-game promotional videos, and CG promotional videos in four time periods on the same day: morning, noon, afternoon, and evening. The main focus is a saturated style publicity.

[All nations are vying for hegemony, and all nations are coming to court, waiting for you to unify the continent! 】

[Kingdom Struggle for Hegemony: The survivors of the Sixth Generation will expand their territory and avenge their previous humiliation! 】

[Construction, management, talents, cultivation, farming, logistics, hegemony, technology, everything you want is available here. I am waiting for you in the kingdom for hegemony! 】

At the end of the day, almost the entire gaming circle knew that Wutong Game Company had a game called [Kingdom Clash] that was about to be launched.

"No? Are you a model worker? [Farming Lord] has only been released for ten days, and your family has released a new game?"

"Holy shit? It's a big production. This [Kingdom Contest] is a big production, it can't be compared to [Farming Lord]!"

"Eh? Tell me, does the old thief have any plans?"

"Hahahaha, exciting, exciting, I love watching it, fast forward to the game industry going on a rampage!"

Saturated propaganda is not enough, Jiang Zhihao has learned lessons.

On the day the game was released, he learned from Cai Gou and also held a new game press conference in the name of Wutong Orderly Company.

Jiang Zhihao, the head of the Wutong Game Company, personally tried out [Kingdom Clash] in front of fans in the live broadcast room and gave away free benefits. The momentum was in full swing and was known all over the world.

Fengqi, Qingshan, and Baihua, these three game companies knew about this early in the morning, and they internally blamed Jiang Zhihao for not discussing it with the three of them.

But when the three of them saw that Wutong Game Company had even moved out this year's mainstay [Kingdom Contest], they immediately understood that Jiang Zhihao was serious about it.

Instead, these three families lost their resentment and looked like they were watching a good show.

Now Jiang Zhihao has revealed his lifelong skills, and even stole a few tricks from Cai Gou, causing uproar in the city.

At this moment, 99% of the players in the gaming circle cast their eyes on Taiping Road and Cai Gou, looking up and down curiously, as if to say——

Old thief, it's your turn to take action!