Chapter 162 The Beginning of the Script
At this time, Zhong Ming was looking at the history of this world and studying the feasibility of the game he was going to make.
The history of this world basically had serious differences from the previous life of Zhong Ming from the beginning of the third battle. The outbreak of technology in the third battle, the large-scale production of artificial intelligence troops and the subsequent intelligent machinery crisis put the history of this world on another completely different path, but before the third battle, the history of the two worlds was similar.
The "Ancient History" collectively known as this world, that is, before the three wars and before artificial intelligence technology grew rapidly, this thousands of years of history was actually not much different from Zhong Ming's previous life.
However, various historical materials in this world have been severely damaged by artificial intelligence, so the content that can be accessed is intermittent.
Through these intermittent information, Zhong Ming can also roughly know some of the situations in World War II, which is basically consistent with his historical knowledge, such as the Pearl Harbor incident, such as the blitzkrieg Poland, etc.
However, for people in this world, when talking about the "Pearl Harbor Incident", it is probably like talking about "capturing the Bastille" to an ordinary person in his previous life. Only a few people know this, and they only have only a few understandings, and feel that they are particularly far away from them.
However, as long as this history is a real history, that's enough.
Players are unfamiliar with this history, which is not necessarily a bad thing.
For example, "Assassin's Creed" uses a lot of historical content, such as the French Revolution, the American War of Independence, etc., but domestic players who have only a slight understanding of these little knowledge still have a lot of fun, and this has become a very important gimmick.
Therefore, similar themes will not discourage players, as long as you can really do it well.
Zhong Ming found the universal searcher in the bracelet and used it.
Details about all aspects of this game came to Zhong Ming's mind. He began to quickly record the story summary of the entire process on his computer, as well as the intricate branch plots.
Quickly type on the keyboard, and the entire plot process is quickly straightened out. Then there are the vivid characters inside, and every golden sentence...
The first universal searcher was used up, and Zhong Ming used the second one again.
This time he began to use a hand-painted board to quickly outline the outline of a character and the original background of each scene.
Although it is just simple lines, no refinement or coloring, the artistic conception and feeling are still coming to your face.
The first original painting is the distant view of a port. The setting sun dyes the calm sea red, and a passenger ship is about to sail to the other side of the ocean.
The first character is a middle-aged man who looks like an intellectual, with his frown and full of resentment, but he can also see some integrity.
Then, scenes and characters appear on the paper.
Zhong Ming drew very quickly. After drawing one, he immediately drew the next one. Each picture was completed in just a few strokes.
Finally, almost all of them were completed, and the rest were the parts that were impressed by Zhong Ming, and they could be reproduced without the help of a universal searcher.
Zhong Ming let out a long sigh and finally wrote the title of the document of the story summary.
Zhou Sen came over: ""Landing in the Red Path"... Zhong Ming, it's not me that this name is a bit frustrating at first glance, a bit like a name that only third-rate online novels are called..."
Jiang Wanna also said: "Isn't it better to just call "The Hidden"? Isn't the latter a little redundant?"
Zhong Ming shook his head: "Everything is indispensable."
"Okay. So, what kind of game is this?" Zhou Sen asked.
"Text adventure game."
Zhou Sen: “…uh.”
Zhou Sen, who originally thought he wanted to show his strength, felt a little sad.
Text adventure game?
Doesn't that mean that the program actually has no workload...
It’s not that there is no workload, but compared to other games, text adventure is one of the most leisurely types for programs. As long as the underlying architecture is done well, everything can be completed in the following way by using table configuration.
When to display which background, which character, and which dialogue can all be achieved by listing.
Some simple dynamic effects may require programs to do, but nothing else.
Of course, it is a good thing to have a small workload, but Zhou Sen is worried about whether this kind of game can attract enough players.
Text adventure games are a relatively old and antique game type that still survives to this day, just because many newcomers and designers who are not in the industry use this kind of game to practice.
Text adventure games are simple to make. As long as the problems of scripts and art materials are solved, all you need is time afterwards.
But this is also a difficult type to produce high-quality products. After all, the game itself has no complicated gameplay, it just tells stories.
If the story itself is exciting enough, then the game is exciting enough; if the story is shabby, then no matter how good the game is done, it is meaningless.
Of course, Zhou Sen didn't have much objection to choosing this game type, because text adventure games are simple to make and controllable. From the perspective of "saving money", it is a good choice. Without taking too many steps, it is not easy to pull the eggs.
The studio has two awesome painters, Zhong Ming and Jiang Wanna, so naturally there is no need to worry about art resources.
The only question is, is there any good story here in Zhongming?
"Can I read the script?" Jiang Wanna asked.
Zhong Ming said: "I can show you the beginning. I don't want to spoil the spoilers later, and the specific dialogue and copywriting have not been perfected yet. It's just a dry story outline, and it won't be very exciting."
"Okay, it's okay to look at the beginning." Jiang Wanna nodded.
Zhou Sen had the same idea. Before making a text adventure game, you must first know what the story background it is?
"My name is Fang Bie, male, 22 years old."
"In February 1939, after studying abroad at Neon for two years, I finally boarded the boat to my hometown."
"My Neon friend asked me, the situation over there is very unstable, why don't you stay in Neon and wait until the war is over?"
"I replied: In the past two years, I have seen the strength of Neon and the weakening of East Asian countries. I feel deeply the good intention of His Majesty the Emperor to establish the **** Circle. This time I return to China to do my best to assist the Imperial Army in completing its great cause."
"Simply put, I returned to China to be a traitor."
As Zhong Ming typing on the keyboard and writing lines of plot copy on the document, Jiang Wanna and Zhou Sen also saw the beginning of the story.
Chapter completed!