Chapter 1015 Isn’t it now: Cat’s meeting time!

Author: Darwin Zoo

Build an imaginary city from scratch, with not much to draw from.

That is undoubtedly a very difficult thing.

On this basis, it is also necessary to achieve "high technology, low living standards" and at the same time cleverly integrate the temperament of Daxia's traditional culture. The difficulty is getting higher and higher.

That's why, the construction time of that city exceeded the average time Yunmeng needed to "build a city" in the past.

Even so, the [Cyber ​​Chang'an] is still a half-finished building now. Not even avatars have been added to it, and there are various Zhiwang robots patrolling the streets.

Good news: There is no rush for that project at the moment.

This is the last chapter arranged by Lin You for the "Chang'an" series, and it is also the final work at this stage.

So [the sci-fi game department] can strive for excellence.

Not only does Lin You not rush them, he also takes time to check on the progress from time to time and help solve some problems.

Sometimes he would meet Ye Xiaohe there.

Just like that time now——

"Boss? I'm coming!"

"Well, why am I there again? Asking for help again?"

"No." Ye Xiaohe didn't shy away from it at all.

"Isn't it a matter of level design?" Lin You asked again.

"Wrong..." Speaking of that, Ye Xiaohe felt a little uncomfortable.

Because that's not the first time.

After all, did she become a monk halfway and let her make a movie for publicity?

In the past six months, she has been adhering to the professional pursuit of "doing what you do and doing it hard", taking care of cats and dogs, and she has also gained rich theoretical and practical experience.

But just making games...that stuff is really difficult to achieve quickly.

Even though I have learned a lot from "Chang'an", a top-notch development team in the industry, for a few months, it is indeed a bit overwhelming to lead an independent team to develop a game so quickly.

Although Yunmeng's development tools are very powerful, if you want to make a fun game, you only need technology.

Especially during the design process, Ye Xiaohe couldn't help but make false comparisons with the games previously developed by Yunmeng...

After all, she also knew that no matter how much she said the game was not developed by her, the players could not ignore its strong Yunmeng bloodline.

She didn't dare to mess up Yunmeng's golden brand.

This made her realize that she was extremely demanding. No matter where she found something she was not satisfied with, she would stop and polish it slowly without hesitation, or even knock it over and redo it.

That greatly affected the development progress of the game.

But it also allowed her ability in every aspect of game production to grow at an extremely fast rate.

Although it is difficult to be the best in any aspect, she has a rare multi-faceted leg and can develop quite comprehensively.

Lin Youcuo is very optimistic about her future.

Ye Xiaohe didn't know that his impression in Lin You's mind had changed from a "mascot" or a "cute pet" like "Captain Cat" to a "worker" with "a bright future" and "unlimited potential".

Seriously describing the dilemma he encountered to Lin You:

"With the help of the big guys from the science fiction department, most of the problems are not difficult to solve, but due to the difficulty of the levels, it is difficult for him to find a balance."

"I'm afraid it won't work if it's too difficult. It will frustrate casual players, and the audience for the game itself is mainly cat lovers and casual players."

"But it's too simple. Regardless of whether it's mentally retarded or not, the gameplay is too poor. It can easily turn into a walking simulator, and the fun and sense of accomplishment will be greatly reduced."

"[Dynamic Difficulty] is a highly difficult technology. Not to mention the difficulty, it is naturally difficult to use in level puzzles - not to mention dynamic difficulty. He is not even sure about the [Normal] and [Hard] settings."

good……"

Ye Xiaohe was so worried that he banged his head.

Lin You thought for a while and realized that he had nothing to do, so he said to Ye Xiaohe, "Please, take them to have a look?"

"Okay!" Ye Xiaohe's eyes immediately lit up.

——In the eyes of most Yunmeng employees, the boss Lin You is similar to a wishing machine.

Ye Xiaohe took Lin You to [Cat World] without any politeness at all - the name of the game was undecided, it was the name of the developed world.

The development framework of the original cat game was completely based on "Chang'an". Did Ye Xiaohe also plan to let cats have fun in Chang'an City, interact with humans from the perspective of animals, get a glimpse of the big secrets of saboteurs, and then solve puzzles along the way?

, adventure, and initially became a "Cat Hero".

But later she discovered that the restrictions were too great.

The development team has crammed too many characters and subplots into Chang'an City. It is very troublesome to continue to cram it in. There are many worries.

The level design is also very affected, and it is difficult to create boldly.

Initially, at Lin You's suggestion, she left "present Chang'an" and came to "future Chang'an", where she developed her own game in a land with fewer restrictions and greater availability.

So the current [Cat World] is not the future style of Ye Changzi.

The level design is also more free and three-dimensional.

——Aren’t high-rise buildings with dozens of floors three-dimensional?

Starting with Ye Xiaohe, Lin You, Xiao Meng, and the very interested Zhu Cixia, they all turned into cats, walking, jumping, and experiencing puzzle levels in the deserted future city.

Some places were poorly designed, and Ye Xiaohe asked for words to describe them.

After several people experienced several levels in succession, [Black Cat·Lin You] stopped and asked Ye Xiaohe: "The level I designed has a core gameplay of [puzzle solving] + [parkour], right?"

"Wrong!" [Sanhua·Ye Xiaohe] nodded repeatedly.

"As for [Parkour], the difficulty is easy to adjust, so my problem should be with [Puzzle Solving]." [Black Cat·Lin You] said while pushing [Fat Orange·Xiaomeng] who was squeezing over.

open.

——Xiaomeng rarely has the experience of being bigger than Lin You, and always wants to get close to him and pull him.

[Puppet·Zhu Cixia] who was by the side struggled to hold [Fat Orange·Xiaomeng], not letting her disturb Lin You.

[Black Cat·Lin You] looked at the environment of that level again and suddenly asked: "Am I interested in adding a dog to the game?"

"Ah?" [Sanhua·Ye Xiaohe] was stunned for a moment, "Dog? Will that affect the difficulty?"

"Wrong, add two modes."

Lin You explained his thoughts to Ye Xiaohe in detail:

"[Two cats team up], two cats with flexible bodies and can fly over walls and walls cooperate with each other. It should be able to significantly reduce the difficulty, as [easy mode]."

"[Single Cat Mode] is like the [Classic Mode] I designed now. You can use your creativity as much as you want. If players can't pass it, they can also find someone to help them so they won't get stuck."

"[Cats and Dogs Go Together], one player plays the cat and the other plays the dog - or the dog is played by the system, so as to avoid social fear of players and lone wolf players not being able to find friends. Cats can fly over walls and walls, but dogs cannot , requiring cats to provide help to pass the level, which can significantly increase the difficulty for cat players to pass the level, then of course it will not be [difficult mode].”

"Of course, I can also make more bold changes, such as adding unique abilities to the dog, such as [press ironing], [carrying], [destruction] and other abilities, completely turning the mode into two [Two-player game] where two players work together to overcome difficulties.”

…

Lin You spoke smoothly to Ye Xiaohe about his thoughts one after another.

Ye Xiaohe became more and more excited as she listened to Lin You's description.

She was trapped outside the original frame, and couldn't find the complicated balance after thinking hard, but Lin You walked around a few times, jumped out of the frame, and came up with an idea that was imaginative, but also full of fun, and could be used for A solution that greatly enhances the game!

Of course, that also puts forward higher requirements for game design.

But Ye Xiaohe is afraid of challenges!

"Boss, I'm great!"

Sanhua swooped excitedly and jumped towards the black cat.

However, he was cut off halfway by a fat orange with an astonishing size, pressed on the table and was beaten hard!
Chapter completed!