Build a gaming empire from scratch

Chapter 760 Hope and Hopelessness!
In fact, at the very beginning, the name they set for this fighting game was not "Iron Fist", but "Fight Club".

Because there are actually two core selling points of this fighting game.

One is the fitness effect.

Of course, it is impossible to cover every aspect of the equipment upgrade plan that has been researched for more than four months.

So they adopted a somewhat tricky method: to make this plan fit the needs of fighting games as much as possible.

To this end, they specially recruited professional fighters and top fighter coaches, and based on their professional skills, optimized each component of the omnidirectional treadmill, especially the most critical traction rope.

Under their careful design, if players follow the tutorial step by step and complete the daily training plan, they can really master the skill of [fighting] step by step.

It is not realistic to become a professional player, but it is entirely possible to become an amateur master!
Of course, if you want to become a master, even if you are an amateur master, you cannot lack confrontation.

And this involves the second core selling point: [fight ranking].

This is a system similar to the ladder list. After completing the introductory tutorial, players can not only go through the plot and push the mission, but also match and fight with other players online.

Depending on the outcome of the game, the points are increased or decreased, and the points determine the player's ranking.

This is a system that motivates players, helps players persevere, and maintains a daily exercise habit.

Of course, if you don't want to engage in too intense ranking battles, you can also play entertainment games. Naturally, these gameplays will not be ignored by desert islands.

When the two core selling points are combined, the game is like a club that encourages players to practice fighting, learn from each other, and improve continuously.

That is - "Fight Club".

However, [Fight Club] already exists.

Not a game, but an organization.

A player organization that was born during the "League of Assassins" and continues to grow.

——In the main mission of "League of Assassins", there are trainings on fighting and cold weapons. Players who like these gameplays naturally gather together.

It's funny, because League of Assassins was the first big VR game, and a lot of player groups were born in Metropolis.

[Fighting Club] is one, [Full Armor Fighting] is one, and [Blacksmith's Guild] is another... There are so many of them.

But now, [Fight Club] has moved its base of activities to Night City, which is more violent and more in tune with their temperament, and the scale has also become larger.

Even in Yunmeng's official forum, a special section has been applied for, and the activity is quite high.

In desperation, the deserted island had to change its name.

Finally, according to the style of the stand-alone plot, I chose the simple yet domineering name "Iron Fist".

However, outsiders do not know these inside information.

The point that players are most concerned about is not even on the game, but on the device——

"What about the helmet? What about the bigger one? Is it used to replace the monitor?"

"So the fourth-generation equipment of the deserted island is an omnidirectional treadmill + monitor? Isn't this really returning to the 0.5th generation?"

"[It's not just games]... So Huang Dao thinks that games can't do Yunmeng, and plans to switch to fitness?"

"It seems to be really useful? I was able to kill four NPCs with my bare hands in Night City, but I'm still a weakling in reality. If I use this, can I really become a master?"

"...Then why don't you go to a martial arts school and sign up?"

"Is no one curious? The number of VR devices on the deserted island is close to ten million, right? All free upgrades, won't they go bankrupt? Or are they not going to pass?"

……

The players were talking.

The cost of such a large-scale free upgrade and modification is undoubtedly staggering.

However, the deserted island is going downhill, and it still engages in such a huge investment. No matter how you look at it, it is a kind of crazy behavior of "die after the addiction".

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Deserted Island is indeed fighting to the death, holding the mentality of "do not succeed or succeed".

However, the cost is not as large as many netizens imagined.

——Huangdao has already communicated with its own supply chain and third-party after-sales service about its plan, and more than [-]% of its partners have expressed their willingness to help, as long as the price is extremely low, and they are even willing to help for free.

This is not incomprehensible.

After the death of NetDragon, the supply chain related to VR equipment is very difficult to live, and a large number of third-party after-sales service companies have died.

Although Feihu and Huangdao haven't died yet, Feihu's factory has already been shut down, and the future is not optimistic.

——It stands to reason that their best way out is actually to reach a cooperation with Yunmeng and transform into Yunmeng's system.

But for the supply chain, everyone who can join has joined.

For those who make omnidirectional treadmills and head-mounted displays, Yunmeng doesn't need you at all!
As for third-party after-sales...

I'm sorry, if the mainframe sold by Yunmeng has a problem within two years, it will be replaced with a new one, highlighting a rich and powerful person.

As for things like game consoles, unless they are accidentally dropped, they are difficult to damage—especially Yunmeng's Mirage, where players enter the virtual world to play games without interacting with the game console, which is even more difficult to damage.

In other words, for at least two years, Yunmeng's after-sales demand will be weak.

And it has only been half a year since the mirage appeared.

Therefore, regarding the establishment of the after-sales system, Yunmeng emphasized that it should not be rushed, and the third-party after-sales service can't wait at all.

If the deserted island also stops the factory, or even dies suddenly, then those manufacturers who rely on the VR equipment ecology will also be close to death.

Now seeing that the deserted island still has the courage to fight to the death, and it looks really hopeful, I am naturally willing to give my full support.

This is not only for the desert island, but also for themselves.

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Since reaching a project cooperation with Yunmeng, the Flying Fox project team, which has been immersed in the development of the virtual reality version of "The Last Moment", has been out of the world for a long time.

Their development process has been very smooth.

The "game world construction" that used to take up the most development time is very simple in the virtual world——

Holding Yunmeng's development tools, according to the map and buildings of "The Last Moment", Kaka just did it in one go.

Create everything as you want, what you see is what you get, the degree of freedom is so high that it explodes, and the efficiency is so high that they want to cry.

After experiencing this kind of process, they can no longer stand the work of modeling and typing codes in front of the computer with back pain.

One is a laborer at the cost of health, and the other is a "god" who can create whatever he wants.

Obviously the same work, but the experience is very different!
It wasn't until this time that they understood why Yunmeng was able to release one game a month - before that, they all felt that this was something they couldn't do until they died.

But now, their thoughts have changed - I can do it too!

Of course, it's limited to replica games, and I know exactly what to do.

If you don't have a mature game idea, you have to plan from scratch, hold meetings, modify... thinking while doing it, then it's hard to say when.

And this proved once again: Lin You is really awesome!
When they talked about their admiration for Lin You with Yunmeng's staff, they learned something even more outrageous from Yunmeng's staff——

"The boss once finished a new game within a week, and the only assistant was a little girl who was less than ten years old."

"???" Feihu employees feel that their worldview has been severely challenged.

After the shock, the idea of ​​"job-hopping" began to move around...

In this state of fluctuating hearts, the development of the virtual reality version of "The Last Moment" has been steadily advancing and has entered the final stage.

It's just that they didn't expect that the deserted island would be ahead of them.

They were just a little surprised.

But their boss, Lu Hui, saw the desperation of the deserted island, but he had a bad premonition for no reason——

Compared with the complete transformation of the deserted island, from the field of games to the field of entertainment and fitness, the strategy of "taking a step back and making PC games" seems to be less risky, but it is more like prolonging the death period for a period of time.

Deserted island adventure, but with hope.

They are conservative, but the future is hopeless.

Many knowledgeable game media and colleagues in the industry have similar ideas to Lu Hui.

Desert Island obviously wants to engage in misplaced competition.

And they are smart enough to build a bridge between [Game] and [Fitness].

They don't need to make the best [game], nor do they need to be the most professional [fitness]. They just need to be the one with [the most professional fitness in the game industry] and [the most fun game in the fitness industry]. Survive, and even survive well.

This is perfectly possible for the former giants of the gaming industry.

——This is much simpler than surpassing Yunmeng.

As long as there are no accidents and they are given enough time, it is very likely that they will really turn the tide and come back to life!

(End of this chapter)