Just as Hao Yun was embarking on his journey home, in the office of the president of Yunmeng Games, Li Zongzheng was experiencing the trial version of Xuanyuan Sword: Traces of the Sky on his newly purchased computer.
The framework of the entire game has basically been made, and the models of most characters and props have also been built. Needless to say about the plot, as the earliest part of the entire game to be completed, this part is also the part where Li Zongzheng is most satisfied with the entire work.
His writing techniques of opening and closing are quite similar to the Shushan style of Huanzhu Louzhu, and his understanding of the concept of Xianxia is quite charming.
In particular, the five artifacts "Fuxi Qin, Shennong Ding, Kongtong Seal, Kunlun Mirror, and Nuwa Stone" that run through the entire main line of the game depict a world of immortals and heroes that integrates traditional Chinese mythology before his eyes.
The only flaw is probably the ending.
Li Zongzheng has seen both endings. Whether he chose Xiaoxue or Yu'er, he felt uncomfortable for a long time. He even asked Hao Yun if the poster could add a "Happy END" to the script, but all he got was a long sigh.
Now he only hopes that the big boss will never write the ending of "Shu Mountain" as a tragedy.
It's hard enough to have a daily update turn into a weekly update, but to have a tragic ending at the end would be so fucking heartbreaking!
In addition to the plot, the most innovative aspect of the entire game is probably the fusion of SLG game gameplay and RPG game gameplay. Although they initially discussed presenting the entire story in real-time action, this would easily weaken the presence of the main story, and secondly, those gorgeous special effects presented in real-time would probably make the game's frame rate quite pitiful.
After much thought, they finally adopted the current gameplay.
That is, the "protagonist group" controlled by the player moves on the map from a side-view 3D perspective, and after triggering the battle, it seamlessly switches to a turn-based chess gameplay.
In layman's terms, it means drawing a grid on the map, and then consuming action points to complete a series of operations such as moving, using props, attacking, casting spells, etc.
For example, attacking with melee weapons such as knives, swords, and daggers requires 2 action points, and attacking with heavy weapons such as axes, heavy swords, and halberds requires 3 action points. If you use bows, crossbows, and charms, Projectiles consume 4 action points. In addition, there are some range of damage, buffs with gain and debuff status, arson, freezing, etc. that are accomplished with the help of special terrain...
In order to make this system more perfect, Li Zongzheng specially added the five elements system into the game. Through the five elements of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth, players can adjust the order of skill release and use the terrain to deal tons of damage...
Of course, in advanced difficulty, the AI will do this as well.
Operating Chen Jingchou, who was dressed in civilian clothes, Li Zongzheng tested the performance of various systems on the developer map. Basically, there were no major problems.
Although the upcoming Spring Festival sales will definitely be missed, the spring sales of Qingming Festival can still be obtained.
At this time, there was a knock on the door outside the office.
After Li Zongzheng said "come in," Du Ziteng, the head of the operations department, came over with a stack of white paper.
"Mr. Li, the line drawings of our Xuanyuan Sword series of four-frame comics have been made. Please take a look."
"Let me see."
Taking the line draft from Du Ziteng, Li Zongzheng took it in his hand and roughly turned it over before nodding with satisfaction.
"The painting is good, but there is one thing I don't quite understand... why is the protagonist of the comic not Chen Jingchou?"
After flipping through several line drafts, no one from the protagonist group appeared. On the contrary, the "big villains" Yuwen Tuo and the lonely Ning Ke in the early and mid-term appeared frequently, which seemed to take the spotlight.
As if he guessed that Mr. Li would ask this question, Du Ziteng smiled confidently and continued.
"That's for sure. Of course we can't take out the game plot and make it into a comic. So then we won't be able to spoil it?"
"I was thinking that Tianzhihen was telling the story of 'Red Star', and the demon refining pot in the background seemed to be a secondary role, so I discussed it with Jiang Lecheng and set the story of the four-frame comic After the Trace of the Sky, Yuwen Tuo traveled west along the Silk Road with Princess Ning Ke’s soul and Fu Xi Qin, and finally brought Princess Ning Ke’s soul back to his hometown.”
Upon hearing this idea, Li Zongzheng's eyes suddenly lit up, he patted his thigh and said.
"This is a good idea! While warming up the game, you can also complete the story background and world view of the game. I think it's OK! But the content should be quite large, right?"
"Indeed," Du Ziteng smiled slightly and continued, "According to our preliminary plan, the length of the entire comic will be between 400 and 600 chapters. It is not just a simple four-frame comic. If the game sales are considerable, the comics will have a drainage effect If it’s good, we will consider producing a 24-page stand-alone book to inject more plot into the entire IP.”
Li Zongzheng touched his chin and nodded, speaking in a tone of approval.
"This idea does sound good, but who... will write the content?"
"This is the biggest difficulty we are currently facing," Du Ziteng had a helpless expression on his face, "We need a scriptwriter who has creative ability, ideas, and overall control over the direction of the entire plot. Creators, come and design scripts for our comics.”
There was a brief silence in the office.
It is not uncommon for people to meet the first two conditions, but it is rare for people to be able to control the overall plot direction of Xuanyuan Sword: Traces of the Sky while meeting the first two conditions.
Li Zongzheng first made the two choices of outsourcing and re-recruitment.
This candidate must be born from the Xuanyuan Sword Tianzhihen project team!
But the question is who to trouble...
At this moment, Liu Ye, who had dark circles under his eyes, walked in from outside the office with a stack of A4 paper in his hand.
"Mr. Li, I have finished the basic framework of the new product. The original painting has been outsourced to a third-party art studio. Judging from the other party's qualifications, there shouldn't be a big problem."
"After discussing with you last time, I went back and made some modifications to the game system. I added characters such as rebels, traitors, loyal ministers, and lords. The gameplay should be richer... This is a specific plan. If you have time, Take a look."
"If you think there is no problem, I will find someone to do it according to this plan... If we try hard, we might be able to catch up with the Spring Festival next month."
Liu Ye placed the plan on his desk and rubbed his sore eyebrows.
However, at this moment, he suddenly noticed that two sets of eyes fell on him almost at the same time.
Looking at Li Zongzheng and Du Ziteng who were watching him, Liu Ye was slightly stunned and spoke hesitantly.
"Any questions?"
Is it because I didn't knock on the door just now
its not right.
Mr. Li should not be such a petty person.
"Old Liu." Li Zongzheng stood up from his office chair with a serious face and looked at him solemnly.
Feeling so uncomfortable with this look, Liu Ye took a step back and asked nervously in a low voice.
"What are you doing?"
"In our Yunmeng Games team, your ability in content creation is obvious to all."
"Thank you... Mr. Li, if there is nothing else, I will go back to work first."
There was always a bad feeling in his heart. Liu Ye forced a smile on his face and backed away, planning to run away.
However, before he could take two steps, a pair of heavy hands fell on his shoulders.
"Don't worry yet!"
Looking at him expectantly, Li Zongzheng continued in a sincere tone.
"Before I go back, I have an important task for you!"