Alien game producer

【casual games? 】

At 11 o'clock in the evening, Xie Yunfan sent a message to the power leveling brother: "What level have you reached?"

Hu Fei: "Just passed the fourth floor. Boss, how many floors does your maze have in total?"

Xie Yunfan said: "18th floor."

For a stand-alone game, 18 levels of maze are not too much.If you clear the level too quickly, players will feel bored, right?Hu Fei thought of this and asked, "Does the difficulty of the 18th floor increase step by step?"

Xie Yunfan: "Yes. Have you found any bugs?"

"Not yet, I'm walking up to the fifth floor."

"Thank you for your hard work. I'll go to bed first. If I find a bug, record the location and let me know tomorrow."

"Okay, good night boss!"

Xie Yunfan set his mobile phone to "do not disturb mode" and went upstairs to take a shower and sleep.

He died suddenly from fatigue in his previous life. Now he attaches great importance to his daily routine. He sets an alarm clock for 11:30 pm and forces himself to rest on time every day.

He is only 20 years old and has plenty of time to slowly play the game without rushing in.

Xie Yunfan fell asleep, but Hu Fei became more and more excited as he played.

It's common to stay up all night to play power leveling games. He used to charge 15 yuan to accompany him in a ranked match. After deducting the studio's share, he could only get 10 yuan.

The boss gave him a test fee of 2000, which is equivalent to 200 games of companionship.

This is a big deal, and he must complete it well.Maybe the boss is satisfied and will continue to look for him for internal testing in the future?Can't a game be tested seven or eight times before it's released?
This is a long-term meal ticket!

Hu Fei cheered up and continued walking through the maze while drawing pictures, making sure to visit every corner of the maze to look for possible bugs.

***
Early the next morning, Xie Yunfan received a message from Xiao Hu's acting coach.

"Boss, the top corner of the sixth floor will get the player stuck, making it impossible to get out. There is also a corner on the eighth floor that will cause the player to retreat. I have marked the locations for you."

It is normal for the first version of the program to have problems. Let alone him alone, even games made by hundreds of professional programmers from major domestic manufacturers will have various bugs.

The games are slowly improved through constant modifications.

Xie Yunfan wrote down the locations of several bugs and said, "Thank you. I'll ask you to test it again after I finish the corrections. I may need to increase the frequency of testing in the future. How about paying you monthly?"

Hu Fei rubbed his hands excitedly: "No problem!"

The boss kept his word and gave him an extra red envelope by pressing the "200 yuan reward for finding a bug" policy.By seizing this long-term meal ticket, he won't have to worry about his future income.

In the afternoon of the same day, Dingdong Music Studio sent Xie Yunfan several first-version sound effects and asked him to listen to see if the symbols met the requirements.

Not to mention, the various sound effects of burning, frying, and peeling are quite realistic.

Xie Yunfan asked: "Did you collect the sound effects yourself?"

Ding Huaian typed with a grimace: "Yes, we collected it in the kitchen. We killed chickens, fried fish, and fried rice cakes. We did it until midnight yesterday and almost burned down the kitchen~"

Xie Yunfan: "..."

Ding Huaian continued: "We also recorded the screams in the studio. The female voice is my senior sister Mu Qing, and the male voice is me. We have recorded several versions, you can choose one."

It's really hard for you.

Xie Yunfan opened the audio file, and the screams made his scalp explode - yes, this music studio is very promising, and it fully meets his requirements.

Xie Yunfan was very satisfied: "The sound effects are great. The background music needs to be original. Can you give it to me before December?"

Ding Huaian assured: "No problem!"

The music must be given to him by December 12st, and the deadline for art is December 1th.Xie Yunfan plans to officially release the game early next year, preferably in time for the winter vacation.

After the winter vacation, the student party has time to play games. If it can spread among college students, he will not have to worry about the number of downloads of his game.

Of course, competition is fierce during the winter holidays. Major manufacturers will launch new games, and classic games will also release various expansion packs, new copies, etc. to retain old players. Whether his "Maze of the Underworld" can fight a way out of it is still a question. unknown.

But he is very confident in this game - after all, the style is special and there is no meal replacement in the entire network.As long as you do it well, your reputation will definitely not be bad.

Before the game is released, he will also set aside a period of time to review and approve the version number.

Unless you are playing a game for your own entertainment, as long as you want it to be publicly downloadable, you must get a "version number", just like book publishing requires a formal "book number".

In previous lives, the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television was responsible for reviewing game version numbers, and the review system was very strict.

His idea for this game was rejected by his boss. In addition to the fact that the boss thought it was difficult to make money from the game, there was another key reason: it was too difficult to review.

Horror and bloody games are difficult to pass review in his world.

Fortunately, the game review rules in this world are much looser. Xie Yunfan has investigated before and found out that there is an automatic review system and a strict hierarchical management system.

Category A games are games for all ages that can be played by the elderly and children, and are mainly casual and educational games; Category B games can contain trace elements of blood and violence, and adopt "anti-addiction" restrictions for players under 16 years old.

Category C games are "strictly controlled games". Players under the age of 18 are prohibited from registering and only adults can play. The standards for this type of games are relatively loose.

Xie Yunfan's game will most likely be classified into the "18-ban" category C.

He did not make this game to scare children to death. The player group is targeted at young people over 18 years old, as well as game anchors and UP anchors who like horror, excitement, and challenges.

Work as quickly as possible in December, plus reserve time for review...

The winter holiday launch is already relatively fast.

Xie Yunfan made a "Underworld Maze Planning List" in the "Mobile Game Producer" software. He would write down the progress of each project in the plan, so that he could clearly control the overall situation.Currently, the core framework of the game is making the fastest progress, at about 80%.

Music is 50% and art is 20%. Modeling and art have always been in sync. Others such as UI system, props and special effects, transition animations, plot copywriting, etc. are also slowly being improved.

Next, Xie Yunfan focused on making games.

Everything is going smoothly, and all content is advancing rapidly.Every two days, his "rough house" will be filled with new things, and the content of the maze will become more and more abundant.

Xie Yunfan likes this feeling very much, as if he is creating a world with his own hands.

He changed the structure of the maze several times. By the time it was revised to the fifth version, no bugs could be found in the test, and the progress in this area was the first to reach 100%.

After his modifications and optimizations, the player's actions in the maze finally became smooth and silky, and many interesting props were added.

On December 12st, Dingdong Music packaged and sent him the final version of the background music and all sound effects. After importing the music into the game, the scary atmosphere suddenly came up.

December 12th was the art deadline, and the two original artists were very efficient and completed all the manuscripts in strict compliance with the deadline.

Every time Xie Yunfan receives a manuscript, he immediately does 3D modeling and scene rendering.

Modeling and art have always been carried out simultaneously, so after the artist sent him the last picture, within a week, the game's map and character modeling were completed.

He completed the cutscenes and skill special effects through a simple "mobile game editor" while waiting for the art manuscript. Unlike online games, stand-alone mazes do not require fancy special effects. The style can be consistent with the game, and it is relatively easy to create. Simple.

The UI system, walking and jumping in the lower left corner, releasing props in the lower right corner, controlled by both hands, is in line with the habits of mobile game players. The system menu has red text on a black background, consistent with the main color of the game.

The maze doesn't need much plot, just a dialogue at the beginning to introduce the background.When the player encounters an NPC in the middle, or the game fails, it is enough to pop up some dialogue.

Xie Yunfan was very busy during this period.

The content of the game was filled in and improved one after another. By the end of December, all the progress of his game had finally reached 12%.

Xie Yunfan opened the game installation package and controlled the player character to walk through the maze. He couldn't help but smile - he finally finished the first game in another world!
He is very satisfied with the final product and hopes that other world players will also like it.

Xie Yunfan smoothly sent the installation package to Xiao Hu: "Xiao Hu, the official version is here! Please find five power leveling colleagues to test it together. Still the same old rules, sign a confidentiality agreement, look for bugs carefully, and I will give you a test fee. "

Hu Fei often tests games recently, from version 0.1 to version 0.5. He has long been familiar with Xie Yunfan. When he saw this news, he couldn't help but said excitedly: "Great! The previous rough houses were very fun. When they are officially launched, they will definitely It will become a classic hit like "Tower of Dreams"!"

There are not many maze games that are popular, and "Tower of Dreams" is one of the best.

Due to the colorful childlike style and cute player image design, it has been rated as "the most healing casual game in history" by netizens and is very popular among children.

Hu Fei said excitedly: "After it is launched, I will recommend it to my 7-year-old niece to download it first!"

Xie Yunfan: "...That's not necessary."

Hu Fei was confused: "Why?"

Xie Yunfan gave it away: "You will know after playing it^^"

When Hu Fei saw that the other party sent him "Maze Beta Version 1.0", he hurriedly downloaded and installed it.

At the same time, he sent a message in the group: "Brothers, come and live! There is a game made by a boss that requires us to do detailed testing. There is a testing fee and a confidentiality agreement. If you are willing, let me know. 5 places come first." First served."

Soon he received several private messages and pulled these people into the group.

"I took part in an online game test when I was in college. I am a hardcore player. I am a professional in this field!"

"I just didn't receive a playlist today, so I'm here to join in."

"Xiao Hu, is this a closed beta? What type of game is it?"

Hu Fei said proudly: "My boss made it himself! It is a relaxing and cute casual maze game. I have tested it several times before. Wait a moment, and I will send you the installation package."

Group friend "Xiao Hu" shared an installation package.

Everyone downloaded and installed it one after another while chatting in the group.

"Thank you Xiao Hu for helping us make money."

"As for the closed beta version, are we the first batch of players? Suddenly I'm a little excited."

"A maze game? It's similar to "Tower of Dreams", right? It's easy to pass the level!"

"Can't you play this kind of game with hands?"

"Come on, let's see who clears the level first." Hu Fei rolled up his sleeves and opened the installation package.

The game loads.

Suddenly, a whole set of weird music came to my ears, which was eerie and sent hair down the spine, accompanied by a heart-rending scream.

"..." Hu Fei was frightened by the screams and was in a daze for a moment.

Boss, is there something wrong with your music score?
At the same time, the power leveling guy who opened the game with a smile couldn't help but burst out with a curse word: "Holy shit?! Relax and casual?!"

Another person pointed at the pale NPC on the phone with blood on the corners of his mouth, and looked back at Hu Fei: "You call this cute??"

Hu Fei was confused.

Wait, wait a minute...

This NPC in white robes has a long tongue sticking out of his mouth and his face is covered in blood?

what's the situation?Boss, you sent the wrong installation package!

The author has something to say:
Please invite the first batch of victims~