Otherworldly Architect

- Xia Cheng, he cares about my feelings very much.

Ming Yan, who noticed this, suddenly felt a little uncomfortable.

This is very rare for him.

He and Xia Cheng have known each other since Blue Star and IPP cooperated.

Xia Cheng has been helping him in all aspects and accompanying him, and is a very important friend in Ming Yan's heart.

Mingyan often invites him to spend time together at home during Chinese New Year and festivals, and also cooks for him to have a taste of Blue Star's cooking flavors.

This kind of friendship is not far away, and it has been maintained to the extent that Ming Yan feels very comfortable.

Until today, he vaguely realized that Xia Cheng's feelings for him may be a little deeper than his feelings for Xia Cheng.

Ming Yan, who was extremely bad at socializing, was stunned.

He slowly finished the chocolate ice cream that Xia Cheng brought, and then said, "...Thank you."

Xia Cheng smiled and said, "There will be a concert tomorrow. It's an original work by Master Weber. Are you interested?"

Mingyan looked at him with a strange feeling in his heart, so he declined: "No, the development tasks are relatively tight recently..."

Well, he doesn't know how many times he has rejected Xia Cheng for work.

People are used to hearing it.

After seeing Xia Cheng off, Ming Yan stood at the door for a while.

He looked at the girl at the front desk beside him and said, "What kind of person do you think Young Master Xia is?"

"It's very handsome." The girl at the front desk said with a smile, "and I think he really likes the boss."

"Oh, that's right." Ming Yan touched his nose.

Today, he is probably in a bad state and has a problem with his senses.

Xia Cheng is just a good friend who likes to play with him very much.

What do you think about those who don't?

…

The new year will soon be half over.

At the beginning of June, the ALPHA version of "Blue Star Doom" was put into the studio test.

About seventy employees of Blue Star participated in this test, and they will give the most direct and effective feedback.

The production progress of the entire game is currently about 20%, and the game process of the first big map is basically completed.

The game is mainly about a journey of redemption in the doomsday.

The protagonist Russell is a supernatural being who lost all his relatives in the last days, including his six-year-old son.

One year after the end of the world, she received a mission from the leader in the survivor base, asking her to lead a team to **** a "Holy Son" to the base of the Judgment Cult.

According to the language of the scriptures, "the Son" will save the world in the not too distant future and bring this end to an end.

The Holy Son named Louis is a 13-year-old boy with a perverse personality.

Russell must take him across many obstacles to reach the target location a thousand kilometers away...

The game is divided into three large maps. The first one mainly tells about Russell taking the entire team and driving across a large province.

They encountered many difficulties and dangers along the way, and of course encountered many interesting things.

The main body of the game is to fight zombies, fight mutants, explore maps, and collect supplies.

Russell's ability is that after throwing a special beacon, she can teleport herself or the items in her hand to the beacon, so she can be regarded as the safest person in the team.

Son of Louis, of course, followed her.

The game's combat system is also unique and interesting because of this ability.

Players can choose to use melee weapons, use Russell's ability to move around, and perform "teleport evasion" at critical moments to beat monsters.

However, this method is still threatening to be attacked, and is suitable for high-end players who are very self-conscious about themselves.

You can also choose long-range weapons. Russell (player)'s marksmanship is quite good, and he shoots one ordinary zombie.

There were even bazookas in the team.

The smoke and dust are scattered in one shot, which is very enjoyable.

But weapons and ammunition are very expensive things, and it is necessary to judge whether to take the risk to collect resources as the convoy moves forward.

Well, stockpiling food is part of the end times! Don't play if you're upset!

There is also an alternative weapon called "Blast", where Russell can shoot beacons at monsters beforehand, or stick close to the target location.

Then teleport the explosive powder over.

With a snap of fingers, the whole area seemed to burst into continuous fireworks.

And Russell's long braids fluttered and walked towards the team without looking back.

She's a long-legged goddess.

In-game materials are divided into five categories: food, ammunition, medicine, equipment, and miscellaneous items, with decreasing importance.

There may be a large number of zombies and mutant monsters hidden in every building you pass by.

Of course, there may also be a lot of material hidden.

Danger and opportunity.

Players can make a decision at any time, whether to let the team station in place, and then send a few NPCs to stay at the base, and let a few NPCs follow them...

Of course, the most important thing is the Son of Louis.

Louis is a somewhat withdrawn little boy who is often cynical to others.

But Russell is the goddess of a royal sister and fan, and will discipline him severely.

In the plot of the first big map, the two did not get along very well, but because of this, some hilarious conversations occurred.

Sometimes, Louis said: "The Judgment Cult is unreliable, I'm not a Holy Son! You idiots, being played around by others... If I were you, I would expose their deceptions to the public!"

And Russell was expressionless: "If you were one of us, you would have been beaten to death long ago."

Lewis: "…"

Of course, in the later stages of the plot of the first big map, the two gradually got along well.

Although they still quarrel unconsciously, they have a considerable degree of tacit understanding and trust in each other.

Louis would also help them fight with a gun, and Russell accepted him as part of the team.

Louis stole a little cake for the "cold woman" for her birthday, then learned her son was dead in the end times.

That night, Louis pretended it was too cold and slept with Russell in his arms.

Russell didn't say anything, just said: "I must send you to the Judgment Church, you are the last hope of mankind."

At the end of this episode, there is a big bombing from another base.

No one knows why they dropped the bomb, but the whole city was ablaze in flames.

Under such mighty force, the team fell apart, and the team members perished in the dangerous sea of ​​fire.

The player controls Russell and protects Louis from running away in one direction.

This climax is extremely tense.

Russell can only choose between the rescuer and Louis - the choice is left to the player to make.

But the players will sacrifice themselves in the end, so that Russell must leave with Louis.

"How many people here because the mission will be successful? - No, not one. All of us, we don't know if the mission will be successful, if the human race will perish. But we must join, the mission will be successful. possible."

Russell, relying on his own abilities, finally took Louis out of the sea of ​​​​fire.

The city behind was completely buried in the sea of ​​fire, and the pungent smell made the two survivors burst into tears.

Along the way, the survivors who helped them, the civilians they rescued, the army trapped in the city, the eccentric who mutated and insisted on dying, and even passers-by who traded supplies with them... all died.

Some people are already determined to die.

Some people have rekindled their hope of survival because of Russell's help.

But it was useless, their will was insignificant, their efforts were in vain, and they could not resist the coming of disaster.

Louis was pulled forward and said, "Look, it's useless. It's useless to ask anyone for help..."

Russell turned his head, and he could see two trails of tears on his embarrassed face.

"Aren't weak ants qualified to struggle to survive?" Russell said, "Don't be naive, weakness is something we already know."

She tore off her clothes, bandaged the wound, and regained her cold appearance.

"I will take you to the Judgment Church, you are the last hope," she said. The plot of the first chapter came to an abrupt end in a tragic atmosphere.

The overall experience process lasted for more than ten hours, so batch tests were carried out.

Most players leave a VR game feeling pretty full.

Players responsible for the experience of the battle process gave the overall evaluation as follows:

【Very interesting fighting style, full of imagination】

[The explosion of the beacon is really handsome, no matter how difficult it is to use, people can't give up]

[The feel of the sword is very good, but the feedback of the monster's attack is a little weaker]

…

All feedback will be well recorded, which will become the first difficulty that the production team will tackle next month.

Players who are responsible for the process experience will be evaluated in batches.

For the first three hours of play, most people's feedback was:

【The apocalypse is very real! Seeing the collapsed city, covered with moss, and wandering strange creatures... I was shocked at the first sight when I entered]

[The survival base is messy and real. Every NPC has a story to tell, and even the location where the clothes are damaged is full of details]

[The background story is so grand, I can really feel the desperation of desperately trying to save myself in the apocalypse]

After Russell led the team off, most people had a more in-depth experience of the plot.

[Russell is the real goddess! The prestige in the team is so high! 】

[Hahahaha I like that power user who can use water, he reads poems very well]

[Louis brat, wants to spank him. The character building is very real, I suddenly think of my little nephew]

Finally, at the end of the first story, there are some selected employees who know the outline of the story.

Most people end up in tears.

They knew that Boss Mingyan was a ruthless man, but they didn't expect him to be so ruthless...

Except for the two protagonists, they were all killed!

Those friends of life and death who supported each other along the way, comrades-in-arms who could be assured of their backs, confidants who talked and laughed at night... all died in the tragic fire.

When the two tears appeared on the face of the iceberg goddess Russell, many people's psychological defense lines collapsed in an instant.

One designer cried and filled out the questionnaire, then went straight to Mingyan.

The clear words being recorded: "...You calm down."

Designer: "Wow! Boss! I don't want Coster to die! Please bring him back to life!"

Ming Yan said: "Resurrection is difficult. But you can consider making a sideline about him, since you like him very much." After all, I am not a devil.

Designer: "..." Devil! !

…

During internal testing, the production team took a small vacation.

And Ming Yan also had a little time to convene the remaining members for a small meeting.

The operation of several other games is very smooth, without any problems.

The official website continued to attract traffic, and the cumulative number of registered users finally exceeded the one billion mark.

This means that Bluestar Studio has joined the ranks of high-end game manufacturers with only two phenomenal games.

In addition, during this period, with the display of the results of the two leaders, the Redstone Party of "Minecraft" finally became a big hit.

The first is the "Redstone Music Conference" led by Bluestar.

Through the redstone signal of different intensities in the game, the music box will emit sounds of different frequencies.

In this way, thousands of music boxes are placed in order, and then a redstone signal with strict logic is placed. Once activated, you can hear the music of "ding ding dong dong"!

In this way, players create so-called "redstone music" within the game.

Then there is the "Redstone Machine Award".

The redstone circuit looks very primitive, but as long as there are three basic circuits of AND, OR, and NOT gates, it can theoretically simulate the operation of all machines!

The Redstone Party is a crowd that loves circuits, and it can be called a talented person.

This month, excellent projects emerge one after another.

Someone built an automatic lumberjack, and even took advantage of the ability of a BOSS monster to smash trees, keeping the BOSS in captivity in his own tree farm, and using a redstone circuit to control it to keep logging.

Someone made an automatic iron brushing machine, which is even more ghostly.

He kept more than 100 NPC villagers in captivity, let the villagers form a village and automatically refreshed a kind of monster, and then used a redstone circuit to trigger a trap, burn the monster to death in the magma, and leak the dropped items into the box.

But in the end, the winner of the "Redstone Machine Award" was a **** named "Ling Lingqi".

He is not only an excellent modder, but also an ultimate redstone boss.

The machine he made is the first generation computer!

That's right, that computer!

Fully simulated using redstone circuits, the entire machine is soaring in size, comparable to a city.

It can perform three-digit addition, subtraction, multiplication and division, and at the same time play the classic game of Little Bee.

Everyone was overwhelmed when they saw the computer in this game!

Players almost want to kneel in worship.

【God holding grass! ! This is simply a computer made by hand from scratch! 】

[More than starting from scratch, he took the most basic electronic components, directly soldered a CPU, and came out with a computer motherboard...]

[This Nima is really a game? Is it a game? I can't even make the simplest telegraph machine in another world. Someone actually simulated a computer in a VR game? ! Am I crazy or the world is crazy? 】

[Mama asked me why I was playing games on my knees. I explained that what the chief designer does is not a game, but a "world". 】

[Finally understand why this game is called the world. But it's definitely not my world, it's someone else's world...

In the forum of Blue Star's official website, there is finally a "Treasure of Town Station".

The post quickly garnered much attention, became popular on blogs, and even got news coverage.

It sounds very shocking that someone actually made a computer by hand in a VR game...

This redstone contest is simply brilliant and dizzying.

But the ultimate champion, everyone already knows.

The Blue Star Studio will soon prepare to distribute the championship reward to this "Ling Ling Qi".

This mod author has also produced excellent mods before, so he has received two bonuses.

This time, the staff also contacted him with admiration.

However, Ling Lingqi asked a question for the first time: "Excuse me, can I chat with the chief designer Ming?"

The staff was shocked and thought: This person will not come to urge the progress of the Last project!

Ming Yan happened to be free, and he wasn't in the dark room.

He quickly contacted Ling Lingqi in person.

I thought Ling Lingqi wanted to make some suggestions, or had other requests to make.

Unexpectedly, Ling Lingqi asked shyly, "Excuse me, are there any job opportunities at Bluestar Studio now?"

His question seemed to be the attitude of a job seeker.

Ming Yan felt a little surprised.

This Lingling Qi has always been a loyal fan of Minecraft.

He has made best-selling mods, and he has also made things like redstone computers.

It can be said that he is a great player with technical level and work attitude.

Unexpectedly, he is also very interested in working at Blue Star.

Ming Yan immediately said: "Yes. Is it convenient for you to come to Blue Star for an interview recently?"

Ling Lingqi said, "I'm not very comfortable. Can you interview online?"

Ming Yan said: "Yes, just sign a non-disclosure agreement."

Ling Ling Qi immediately agreed.

Ming Yan said goodbye to him happily, and then called his secretary when he got off the assembly line.

Well, Ming Yan is too busy right now, so he has also equipped himself with a secretary.

He asked the secretary to set a time for Ling Lingqi's online interview, and then sent a formal interview invitation to the other party.

What he personally ordered, the secretary quickly went to do it.

By the way, they also investigated what Ling Lingqi had said on the forum.

I found that this person is quite shy, and seems to be a technical house who stays at home.

Blue Star Studio has many such technical nerds, all of them are people who really love games - for example, the programmer who has made great contributions to the studio.

This little episode was quickly put aside.

However, there was a lot of repercussions in the forum.

Because Ling Lingqi put a sentence on his signature: [All modules will not be updated for the time being, the author is going to prepare for the interview at Blue Star Studio. 】

One stone creates a thousand waves!

Many people immediately gathered under Ling Lingqi's post.

- It turns out that the mods are well done and can be appreciated by the Blue Star official!

It is said that the chief designer of Ming personally held talks with Ling Lingqi, and then sent him an invitation letter for an interview.

Surprisingly, even the written test was directly waived.

... Later he did join Blue Star Studio, but that's a story later.

Many players did not expect this to happen before!

If they had known that this route would also have the opportunity to enter the Blue Star Studio, then they might have to give it a try.

Even if the interview was finally screened, but at least the chief designer Ming personally sent a letter to invite...

"A modder appreciated by Bluestar Studio" is a good qualification in itself.

Finally, in addition to the "Redstone Music Conference" and "Redstone Machine Awards", Bluestar also hosted a long-term event for "World Clearance Records".

In fact, a long time ago, players tried to clear the customs at the fastest speed. This is an activity spread by the people.

However, this time the world record has been broken to less than three minutes, which caused quite a stir in the forum.

So Ming Yan simply let the official website also record it.

This kind of activity doesn't use many resources, but it is easy to cultivate player loyalty, so why not do it.

Of course, the biggest action on Blue Star's official website is not the successive activities of the old games.

It's the first trailer for the latest project "Blue Star Doom"!

This is a conceptual trailer released when the game has not yet been developed.

The whole tone can be said to be full of literary and artistic style, and they all use the freeze-frame pictures of metallic cool tones.

In the gentle music, black and white subtitles appeared first.

[On the first day, the arrival of zombies caught us off guard. We took up arms. 】

Only then did the first stop-motion 3D scene appear:

In a small room, a woman with her back to the camera hugs her child in horror, a boy with a grown mouth, and a man standing at the door with a steel pipe in hand.

The bloodstained people outside the door desperately clutched at the door chain, as if begging them to open the door.

In the darkness behind him, countless green and cold eyes flashed.

[On the second day, after losing everything, I woke up. 】

The woman knelt on the ground with the boy's body in her arms, looking up at the sky, as if she was making a piercing cry.

Beside her, the limbs of countless zombies covered the ground.

[On the third day, following the 'plague' and 'war', the 'famine' came. 】

The woman still has her back to the camera.

She stood in front of the other mother and son, as if to give them a sack of flour.

The mother, however, held her child tightly in fear and burst into tears.

The picture flashed away, and the **** subtitles floated up.

[She thought I was going to exchange flour for her son. 】

[—He is meat. 】

As the blood-red words disappeared into the darkness, the music melodiously amplified, and the divine female voice chanted elegy.

The final stop-motion 3D scene depicts a city covered in green.

The human impact on the natural world was wiped out in a trivial moment, urbanization turned into ruins, and soon it was replaced by greenery.

Among the broken walls, the woman stood with her backs facing each other, looking up at the sky.

The voices of countless people sounded at the same time, or excited, or calm, or desperate.

"I am willing to give my life for the survival of mankind!"

"We are too weak...everyone is very weak..."

"What humans can rely on does not exist in this world! I told you already!"

"Raccoon City Survivor Makes Final Statement: We're Out of Ammunition..."

"...As long as there is one human being left, civilization will continue to move forward! We still have hope!"

"...find that hope!"

In the last frame, the silhouette of a woman and a boy stand opposite each other.

In the middle appeared a dark and cold headline:

Blue Star Doom: The Last of Us.