Almighty Game Designer

The core players of domestic RTS games are also discussing such a new RTS game.

In a "corporate conquest" player group.

"I heard that there is a new RTS in China, which has been very hot recently and is being discussed everywhere."

"I heard that it is called "Warcraft" and it is a western fantasy."

"... is it really fake? Isn't the West Fantasy and RTS not the two restricted areas of domestic games? The two companies, Emperor Chao and Zen, have both broken their blood, and which designers who are not afraid of death dare to touch? Just touch two at a time?"

"Thunder and entertainment, Chen Mo's company."

"Chen Mo? I haven't heard of it."

"You have heard of Plants vs. Zombies, "My name is MT."

"Ah? Isn't that a mobile game company? Transforming to be a PC? What else is RTS?"

"I am not afraid of death..."

"But it is said that this guy is very evil, what kind of game is done, and do a fire. I have already downloaded "Warcraft", and I will share with you the experience!"

"Go to the strong man! The village is waiting for you to come back alive!"

......

This group of players are all fans of RTS games, most of them are playing "Term Conquest".

A nickname is Kaiser's group management asked in the group: "Yes? New RTS game? Address is sent, I download a look."

As soon as he spoke, he instantly exploded a lot of people.

"Wow, does K God want to test the poison in person? Yes, I am blessed with the chicken."

"K **** is bubbling, wow, arrogant, taking a group photo."

"K God, "Warcraft" has to be downloaded on the Thunder game platform, you have a search."

This ID is a Kaiser guy. It is also a well-known figure in the domestic RTS game circle. The "Leagues Conquest" game has several famous gods in China, and Kaiser is one.

However, Kaiser is not the top player. He is the top ten in the country. He is famous because he often complains about the shortcomings of the game "Legis Conquest" in the forum. He often writes suggestions. Foreign R&D companies, of course, have not been adopted.

Kaiser is also an opinion leader in the domestic RTS player circle. There are a number of fans. His teaching video of "Term Conquest" also affects a large number of RTS players.

Originally this guy was diving all year round in the group, very consistent with the image of the gods and cold, but today I heard that a new RTS game came out, and he could not help but bubbling.

In fact, the so-called K God who has a large number of fans on the Internet is nothing more than a second-year high school student.

Xue Kai, Game ID: Kaiser, 17 years old, "The Legion Conquest" big **** level player.

Xue Kai has a very good family and is very keen on RTS games. He has captured a large number of fans through video and live broadcasts, but he always has great opinions on "Term Conquest".

I have written a lot of suggestions, but after all, this is a foreign game. Even if Xue Kai finds someone to translate the letter of recommendation into English, it will not cause the attention of the "corporate conquest" developers.

Therefore, Xue Kai has been suffering from the emergence of no better RTS games. I heard that some designers in China have developed an RTS game. He is trying to get lucky.

In case, I mean, in case, is this game very fun?

Find the Thunder game platform, sign up for the Thunder game pass, and download Warcraft.

Soon, the download is complete.

The icon of the game is a young man with a three-pointed evil. Although a small icon can't show much, it feels great.

Xue Kai double-clicked the icon to enter the game.

The first is a CG, the Thunder game's LOGO flashed past.

The whistling wind blew through, and the camera swooped down from the clouds, like a bird flying freely.

The melodious melody sounded with the wind whistling around the ear.

A crow flew over the rolling snow peaks, flew over the deserted valley, and finally came to a prosperous human city-state.

The Human Palace, the capital of Lordaeron.

Numerous voices are being discussed, and the old King Terenas is meditating on the throne.

At this time, the crow did not know where to fly in, fell in the center of the main hall, and fell in front of the old king.

The background sound turned low, and this strange crow caught the attention of the old king.

Just when everyone was arguing, the crow's body suddenly had a strange green light. In the eyes of everyone, the crow turned into a person.

Medivh.

His face was hidden under the hood, and his voice rang through the entire hall.

"Humans are in crisis. The tide of darkness will hit again. This world is on the verge of war!"

"Your people, the only hope is to move to the West, to the forgotten continent, Kalimdor!"

The old king looked serious. He stood up from the throne: "I don't know who you are and your faith. But now is not a prophecy. Our country is being invaded by war, but it should be up to us. Decide how to protect our people! Not you!"

The melody at this time has become a little embarrassing.

Medivh’s voice seemed to be somewhat lost: “I once lost my humanity, but I will not be like that anymore.”

"If you can't solve this problem, then I will find another person who can solve it."

Medivh turned and left, leaving only a low voice like a self-talk.

"I have given a warning, and now their fate is in their hands."

The screen is black, CG ends here and enters the game screen.

This CG is very short, but the amount of information contained is very large. Xue Kai did not pay attention to the story of Azeroth before, but from this CG, he still got a lot of information.

At this time the human kingdom was being invaded by the orcs, and the plague was spreading. A mysterious prophet came to the human palace, but his words did not attract the attention of the king.

A short CG highlights the suspense of the whole story. Although Xue Kai does not know who Medivh is, he does not know what this human kingdom is, but this CG has successfully aroused his interest. This is enough.

Moreover, the production of CG is very sophisticated.

In this world, there is no good animation and CG company in the country, nor is there a good sound company and a voice actor. These are the only ones that lack money.

As long as the money is given, it is possible to make a great CG work. Even if you can't fully reach the CG level of the top foreign masterpieces, you won't get too much.

But the only problem is that most game developers are not willing to spend this money.

After all, CG is generally 2 to 3 minutes, making a CG money, and quickly catch up with a boutique mobile game.

How much did Chen Mo spend to make these CGs?

The past life about how much Blizzard spent CG in the end is not conclusive, but the widely spread argument is that WLK's CG cost is 5 million US dollars for 3 minutes.

In the parallel world, animation and CG technology are more developed, labor costs are reduced, and more advanced real-time calculus technology has cut prices.

Chen Mo did not choose the highest level of CG, but chose a cheaper, relatively affordable CG level.

But even so, Chen Mo spent more than 37 million.

In this case, it is still the result of crazy hacking. Chen Mo has cut down those less classic plots, can delete them, and almost cut down the budget, and finally compressed to 37 million.

The opening animation like "Warcraft" was directly replaced by Medivh warning the old king, and the front CG was completely cut.

In order to do these CGs, Chen Mo basically lost all the money from the previous period of time. Even if some local budgets are not enough, he can only take a little bit of instant calculus, or replace it with a blackout narration. .

To be honest, if there is no such thing as "I call MT", this kind of pit money game support, Chen Mo really has no money to do this kind of burning money, at most, it is a castration version.

As far as Chen Mo’s own feelings are concerned, if the CG is opened, the cost is really easy to break through. He can’t even get so much money to play.

The cost of the game itself, including art resources, etc., is not awkward compared to the money of CG. Now Chen is calculating the words: "Doing a game for ten years, doing CG for nine years."

This matter, Su Yuyu did not know all of them, only Guo Mo and the head of the Hyun Aurora Studio Guo Feng were more clear. If Su Yuyu and Qian Hao know them, they must be scared.

After all, this is too risky. In case of Warcraft, no one buys it? Isn’t that tens of millions of hits?

If the money is used to do the "My name is MT" pit-handed mobile game, how much will it cost?

But Chen Mo himself knows, burn money to do CG value?

Other CG is not necessarily, but the CG of Warcraft is too valuable! You know, every CG here will become a classic in the history of the game, even if the money is doubled, it is worth it!

Chen Mo dare to burn all of this money, because he knows that this is almost a steady sale, can put the gold medal of Warcraft to stand up, and later there is a place to make money.

What's more, the 37 million yuan converted into a US knife is only more than 6 million US dollars, so it is quite cheap!

......

At this level, Xue Kai seems to have been very, very amazing. Domestic game companies rarely spend so much money to do CG, even if they are foreign companies, there are very few who are willing to toss.

What's more, this CG is not only quality, but also connotation!

Xue Kai was shocked in an instant, click to start the plot mode.

After the human prince Alsace and the bright messenger Uther chilled a few words, the battle officially began.

Here is a relatively simple operation prompt, guiding Xue Kai with the left mouse button to select the unit, right click to move.

“Well? Is it different from the operation mode of Legion Conquest?”

Xue Kai was a little surprised because "The Legion Conquest" is the benchmark for RTS games, and few RTS games dare to change its settings in terms of basic operations.

As a veteran player of RTS games, Xue Kai did not have the first battle, but first studied the operation mode of Warcraft.

Left button selection, right button movement, after selecting the unit, there are many command buttons at the bottom right, including moving, stopping, holding the original position, attacking, patrolling, and hero skills.

Moreover, these operations have shortcuts.

“Keep in place? Patrol?”

Xue Kai clicked the [patrol] button and selected a location on the map. Arthas immediately ran back and forth between the two points.

"A good and rich type of operation is much richer than "The Legion Conquest"." Xue Kai was surprised.

Moreover, the setting of hero skills also makes him feel very special. In "Temb Conquest", although there are some special units, there is no concept of "hero".

In "Warcraft", the hero becomes one of the game settings, the hero avatar will be displayed in the upper left corner, and the hero will have special skills, playing a very important role in the battle.

In addition, there is an inventory bar on the lower right. Although there are no items yet, it is clear that this game supports the setting of getting and using items.

"Interesting, there are innovations in so many places."

Xue Kai manipulated Arthas and began to challenge the story.

In the process of completing the plot, Arthas also kept talking and responded to Xue Kai’s instructions.

"of course."

"In order to honor!"

"May the Light bless my people."

This is similar to the Legion Conquest, but the localization of Legion Conquest is not perfect, and many translations are awkward.

The characters in "Warcraft" are controlled by Chen Mo, and the translations of previous life are used as a comparison and reference. These lines give Xue Kai a very natural feeling. They both have the taste of western magic and have removed the thick translation. Cavity.

Xue Kai manipulated Arthas and quickly cleared the first pass.

After all, there is a very deep RTS foundation, Xue Kai playing these plots is simply no difficulty, and soon it will be easy to pass.

After completing the first small pass, Xue Kai did not continue to play the next level, but cut to the table and sent a message in the group.

Kaiser: "This game is really a bunker, kill "Team Conquest"!!!!!"