Crossover: 2014

Chapter 185 Internal Controversy of SUPERCELL (Part [-])
Pananin reminded: "I don't know if you have noticed the roof scene in "HILL CLIMB RACING". This scene is also very strange."

Mikami Miku: "What's the matter, what's weird about this scene, there's nothing unusual about the roof!"

Pananin: "That's just now, you might as well stay longer in the rooftop scene, and you'll see some special scenes later."

According to Pananin's guidance, Mikami encountered what Pananin called a "special scene".

Mikami was speechless for a long time.

Is the so-called special scene raining?
Is "raining" a special scene? ?

Seeing Mikami Mijiu's puzzled expression, Pananin said, "It's really just raining.

But you don't feel that in the 2D game "HILL CLIMB RACING".

Is GRAY FOREST really good at handling the rain scene in this game?
Through some software, on the 5s that has been jailbroken, after forcing the corresponding image quality of "HILL CLIMB RACING" to the highest level, you will find some clues. "

Pananen said: "You should know that in mobile games, the weather is very important.

Through various weather effects, such as day, night, rain, wind, etc., the expressiveness of the scene is enhanced, allowing players to better immerse themselves in the atmosphere of the game.

At the same time, interact with players through the weather system to enhance the game experience.

But introducing weather into a 2D game is not so easy.

There are several problems in the existing 2D game weather system processing method:
Because compared to the weather effects of 3D games, 2D games have no concept of depth (no Z axis).

All weather particle effects are rendered at the same level, which will make the weather particle effects of 2D games lack a sense of hierarchy.

But look at the 2D game "HILL CLIMB RACING".

Why is the scene of raining so layered?
In addition, in general, players can move freely in the game scene, when the scene presents a certain kind of weather.

Although the real world presents similar scenes, the whole scene is covered with corresponding weather particles.

But considering the performance of game rendering, the usual practice in games is to only generate and destroy weather particles on the current screen.

In this way, when the player moves, the weather particles will be observed to show a "blowout" or intermittent phenomenon.

It's not a great experience for players.

But in the 2D game "HILL CLIMB RACING", if you observe carefully, why is there no such phenomenon?
I feel that there must be a lot of articles related to the application of particle effects.

In addition, the 2D game "HILL CLIMB RACING" involves when it rains on the roof scene and when it rains after the rain.

Why can Gray Forest achieve natural scene switching?

When it comes to this kind of switching, the same problem is actually very easy to implement in 3D games.

Because lighting is involved in 3D games.

In this way, in the 3D game, many weather effects such as night, cool color, and warm color can be realized in the game scene by changing the scene lighting.

But there is no concept of lighting in traditional 2D game scenes.

What is easy to achieve in 3D games, is difficult to achieve in 2D games.

And "HILL CLIMB RACING" is a 2D game.

Could it be that GRAY FOREST has put a lot of energy into every frame?

In general 2D game rendering frames, each frame may need to render modules such as maps, scene elements, and UI interfaces.

In this case, it takes a lot of energy to achieve natural changes every frame.

Does an individual developer have so much energy? "

After that, Pananin listed some design details that appeared in the game "HILL CLIMB RACING" to support his previous point.

But Pananin didn't list too many.

Because Mikami, who had been aggressive before, fell silent after Pananen took the "rain" scene in the roof scene as an example.

Mikami Miku's reaction made Pananin feel bored.

Originally, I wanted to slap him in the face like crazy.

Now that Mikami has surrendered directly, is it okay?

Mikami Miku didn't surrender, it was just that his brain went down.

In fact, when Pananen talked about particle effects, Mikami didn't quite understand it for a long time.

When Pananin was talking vigorously, Mikami Miku actually secretly Googled it.

However, Mikami Mikami still seems to understand the content he found.

It didn't take long for Mikami to realize that her so-called systematic study of games turned out to be only superficial.

Those involved in game development are completely novices.

This made Mikami very embarrassed.

What made Mikami restless for a long time was that her question about Pananin's acquisition of "HILL CLIMB RACING" this time was only her private behavior.

To a large extent, it was an impromptu decision she made in order to prove her worth.

This decision has nothing to do with SoftBank, the largest shareholder on the board.

It wouldn't do her any good to bring this matter to the board of directors.

But what can we do at this time?

It didn't take long for Mikami to feel that it was difficult to get off the tiger.

Could it be that you can't admit it directly?
But for the present plan, it seems that he can only admit cowardice.

But if Pananin still has this domineering attitude.

Even if you admit to being cowardly, it will be difficult to get down the stairs after a long time.

Well, Mikami Miku couldn't help feeling deeply worried for a while.

Fortunately, Pananen does not seem to intend to continue to be aggressive after listing several strong design details for evidence.

Pananin stated: "Although so far, I still have no direct evidence to confirm that Gray Forest used a brand new game development engine when developing the game "HILL CLIMB RACING", but based on my past game development From experience, this is a high probability event.

If there is really a brand new game engine behind this, it will be an unprecedentedly powerful game engine.

Yes, it is unprecedentedly powerful, a game engine that can handle particle effects with ease, and you can enjoy the power of this game engine in your head.

In this case, even if there is a one in ten thousand chance to seek cooperation with GRAY FOREST, we should not give up this opportunity.

Taking a step back, if there is no shadow of a new game engine behind it..."

Hearing this, Mikami couldn't help but rejoice for a long time.

Is this Pananin looking for a step for me?

Mikami Mijiu was about to take over the conversation, but Pananin didn't give Mikami Mijiu a chance to interrupt.

Pananin just paused, and continued: "If there is no shadow of a new game engine behind this.

Then we will have to admit that GRAY FOREST is unprecedentedly powerful.

When it comes to some special scenes when developing games, GRAY FOREST alone is even stronger than a team.

It's not that I'm exaggerating!

Not long ago, the most powerful technical team of the company told me that it was just the scene on the roof of "HILL CLIMB RACING". It would take at least half a month for their 7-member technical team to achieve the same level!
And even if it is half a month, our team can only achieve roughly the same level.

There is still a gap between the actual experience and the level made by Gray Forest.

Ms. Mikami Miku, do you know what this concept is?

Of course you won't know.

People who are not from the field of game development may not know what this concept is.

This almost means that the games normally developed by GRAY FOREST don't need to do anything about anti-piracy at all.

Just maintaining the normal update rhythm of the game can make all the pirated studios feel overwhelmed.

If the game "Clash of Clans" we developed before was not hit by piracy.

Globally, we're at least 17 percent higher in revenue.

Do you know what 17 percent means for a game with more than one billion dollars in annual revenue?

In short, we should not give up all opportunities to have further intersection with GRAY FOREST.

Maybe you think my acquisition is inappropriate.

But if you inquire about the game information in your country, you will know my good intentions this time.

In fact, according to business intelligence, your domestic Nintendo offered 126.7 billion yen for the game "HILL CLIMB RACING".

Converted into U.S. dollars, it is about 1.2 million U.S. dollars.

If various taxes are included, the turnover is likely to reach 130 billion yen.

This price is even more exaggerated than the 1.1 million US dollars we quoted.

In fact, I didn't even give up hope that the $1.1 million transaction would be successful earlier.

Even when I received the reply letter from GRAY FOREST earlier, I thought it was a joke.

I didn't believe it until the letter of intent was officially signed.

I think there is a high probability that this dramatic scene will be due to the sins that your 'country' has committed.

GRAY FOREST is extremely disgusted with you, which led us to cooperate with it.

Speaking of which, you people in the short-sighted radiation zone should really learn more from your neighbors.

I remember an old proverb among your neighbors - 'Be behind and be beaten'

In fact, you don't have to be beaten if you fall behind, but you must pay tuition fees if you fall behind.

That's it right now, we're really behind in certain scenarios of game development.

The reason why the transaction price is not in line with normal game transactions is to pay tuition fees.

Now you can understand why the transaction price is $1.1 million.

Earlier you actually questioned me as insider trading.

Speaking of which, Nintendo offered such a sky-high price to seek an acquisition.

Why don't you suspect it's inside information?
Although the offer given by Nintendo is not entirely public information.

But if you inquire a little bit, it is actually not difficult to know.

Especially your soft/silver tentacles have always been stretched everywhere.

It doesn't make sense to not even know such news.

Ms. Mikami Miku, I now seriously suspect that the reason why you questioned me this time is not the behavior of the board of directors.

But your private behavior! "

Hearing about Mikami not long ago, he felt his legs go limp, and tried to cover it up.

But in the face of the facts, I don't know how to say it.

In a panic, Mikami directly displayed the spirit of craftsmanship, bowed his body and said to Pananin apologetically:

"Mr. President, I really misunderstood you because of my stupidity before, please forgive me this time, please..."

Mikami saw that Pananin still had a troubled expression after a long time, and couldn't help thinking of the worst possibility.

Using information gaps between directors and management to make waves is a taboo in the workplace.

The spread of this incident is almost equivalent to announcing the end of Mikami Miku's career.

Mikami Miku didn't want this to happen.

Mikami turned towards Pananin before long, and adjusted his body down a few degrees to fully display his limited capital.

Mikami said for a long time: "Master President, please forgive my stupid behavior this time.

As long as you are willing to forgive me this time, no matter...whatever you want me to do...I can agree. "

Pananin said, "Can you really do anything?"

Mikami Mijiu thought in his heart: Oh, indeed men are all the same.

Mikami Mijiu said softly: "Of course, I should obey your arrangement, President, and serve the President."

Pananin said: "Okay, please leave my office in a rounded manner immediately, and close the door for me by the way."

Mikami Miku:? ? ?
Pananin: "Don't you understand? I tell you to get out, now immediately."

Mikami has always been very conceited about his looks.

Never expected to receive such a result.

Mikami just felt like the sky was falling for a while.

Mikami did not understand for a long time why God was so unfair to her.

It's just that I made a mistake once in a while, why is there no chance of redemption?

Mikami didn't know how he got out of Pananen's office.

Don't know the details though.

But Miku Mikami was very clear about one thing.

Her career is at an end.

……

Not long after Mikami left Pananin's office.

Another person walked into Pananin's office.

Pananin was about to have a fit, and couldn't help but smile in relief after seeing the person coming.

The person who came was Benito Vasilyevich, who has been working with Pananin since 04.

It can be regarded as Pananin's old partner.

What's more, Benito Vasilyevich is one of the few masters in the field of super cell technology.

Benito Vasilyevich handed Pananin a cup of coffee and said with a smile: "Hey, my buddy, why are you so angry?"

Pananin: "I just can't understand her bitch-like look and her pretentious demeanor..."

Benito Vasilyevich said with a smile: "Then there is no need to push away the prey that came to your door, they hinted at you crazy..."

Pananin: "Come on, don't mention it as a hint, even if it is an explicit statement, I have no interest in this kind of person.

Well, let's not talk about this, how about your further technical evaluation and analysis of the game "HILL CLIMB RACING"? "

Hearing this question, Benito Vasilyevich also lost his smile.

Benito Vasilyevich said in a deep voice: "It's hard to say for the time being, you also know that using a game engine to develop a game is like using a PPT template to make a PPT.

In this case, if there are many PPTs for comparison, we can guess whether the PPT template is used.

In the same way, if there are many games for reference, we can judge more accurately whether Gray Forest has used the game engine during the development process.

Now there is only an isolated case of "HILL CLIMB RACING", and it is difficult to conclude whether this person relies on the development of the game engine.

It can only be said that the use of a game engine by Gray Forest is a high probability event, and it cannot be said to be an absolute event. "

(End of this chapter)