Game Design: Is that okay, CaiGou?

Chapter 133: The battle breaks out of the cocoon, true professional players apply to fight (please subscribe)

This time, the industrial inspection team visited Taiping Road Company to investigate the armed raid.

In a way, it is an official interview.

Liu Yuemin's question at this moment was undoubtedly an examination question.

Cai Gou was confident and answered confidently:

"Then I'll do my best in front of everyone, and I'll introduce you to Mrs. Wang."

“Although Armed Assault is a first-person shooting game, strictly speaking, it is more appropriate to call it a squad-level tactical main-perspective modern military simulation game.”

"In the virtual world of armed assault, different seasons, different times, the illumination, height, and angle of the sun can be simulated; as well as plants, houses, buildings, and shadows that change with time, for tactical cover."

"The moon's waxing and waning brings changes in brightness at night, which are used to assist military operations at night. They refer to the position of the constellations and are used to determine the direction when there is no pointing device."

"Armed raids provide a high-precision virtual battlefield with no operational boundaries of up to several thousand square kilometers, which is equivalent to the actual area of ​​a small country one to one."

“The virtual battlefield includes coniferous forests, broadleaf forests, shrubs, swamps, deserts, wastelands, peaks, valleys, grasslands, snow, cities of different sizes, villages, factories, oil and gas fields, dams, transportation lines, power grids, etc. Topography and architectural categories. Restore realistic scenes as much as possible.”

"At the same time, the armed raid will also simulate the impact of rising and falling tides on landing combat boats, the impact of changes in clouds on light, the impact of changes in wind and direction on shooting accuracy, the degree of rain, snow, thunder and lightning, and the density of sand, dust, and fog on visibility and judgment. and other effects caused by natural environmental factors on military operations.”

To be honest, the staff of the industrial inspection team do not have a deep understanding of the game industry or even game works.

After all, this aspect is not their area of ​​expertise, but everyone can hear the value of armed raids from Cai Gou's words.

A layman would be so shocked, let alone the representatives from relevant military departments who came with the industrial inspection team.

Military staff representative Liu Shan asked:

"Mr. Cai, it's just a game. How can you do it to such an extent?"

Cai Gou smiled: "There is a saying in the game industry - anything produced by Huang Tian must be a high-quality product."

"Shoddy production is not our Taipingdao style. It is our Taipingdao purpose to polish the game to the extreme as much as possible within our capabilities."

Liu Shan asked again: "Because of this, you have even taken into account factors such as environment, climate, tides, etc.?"

"Of course!" Cai Gou gave an example:

"The sun, moon, stars, wind, rain, thunder and lightning, and clouds are all realistically reproduced in the armed raid, and will directly affect the player's operation and combat process."

"For example: when the weather is clear, players will be disturbed by strong glare in the direction of the sun, making it difficult to aim. On nights with thunderstorms, lightning will make the night vision device too bright and blind for a short time."

"Dense fog will seriously hinder the transmission of laser light, making it difficult for laser-guided bombs to lock on to the target guided by the ground laser designator."

"Of course, there are also things that are helpful to players. For example, at night without any positioning equipment, you can identify the direction based on the Big Dipper."

As soon as these words came out, everyone present fell to the floor in admiration.

Even the military staff looked at Cai Gou with enthusiasm.

Zhu Pingan came forward and said, "Mr. Cai, the live broadcast equipment has been debugged."

Cai Gou nodded, then looked at Liu Yuemin and asked:

"Team Liu, how many people do you think you want to test?"

Liu Yuemin did not answer immediately, but turned to look at Liu Shan and said:

"Xiaoshan, let's get to the point. I won't guide the layman to the expert. You can make your own decision."

After a brief conversation with other members, Liu Shan said:

"Mr. Cai, can you send five people into a game at the same time?"

"If we can, five of us will go into playtesting at the same time."

Cai Gou replied: "No problem, armed assault has a team function."

After getting the exact answer.

Liu Shan and four other military staff immediately put on the Uprising No. 1 and played the game. The live broadcast equipment simultaneously played the game footage.

Liu Yuemin waved to Cai Gou and said, "Mr. Cai, stop standing here. Sit here. During the game trial, you can tell me more."

Liu Yuemin, the head of an industrial inspection team, expressed his goodwill in front of everyone present.

Naturally, Cai Gou hurriedly agreed.

Liu Shan's team chose to fight against one of the three main battles of armed raids this time.

【plan--】

[Resist the enemy's attack from the north, and then retake the town of Corazol with the southern royal forces (codename marble)! 】

【We are located on the north side of Ortego town. 】

【·Hold your position and resist the enemy's attack. 】

【·Forcing the enemy to withdraw to the town of Corazol. 】

【·Recapture Corazol Town】

Cai Gou looked at Liu Yuemin and explained at the right moment:

"The world background of armed raids is completely imaginary."

"The early plot can be summarized as [the beaten dog]."

"The enemy has broken through Collazo, and now they are advancing south. The task of the federal army played by the player is to stop them at all costs."

"Federal troops were stationed near Ortego, preparing for an enemy attack. Only two platoons of Federal troops remained, and they were scattered north of the city of Ortego in support of their allies."

"In the main plot, the Union Army successfully stopped the Northern Army's attack and even succeeded in temporarily retaking Collazo, but after a large-scale enemy counterattack, the Union Army was eventually forced to retreat south."

Although Liu Yuemin heard it was specious.

After all, at his age, with his current position and workload, there is no room for games in his life.

However, since it was a task assigned by the leader to the industrial inspection team, as the person in charge, he naturally had to understand it as much as possible, otherwise how would he report it to the leader.

The five-person team woke up from the game and saw a deserted hilly area in front of them.

Not far away, there are several crooked-neck trees growing. Sparse weeds grew from the cracks in the rocks and swayed in the wind.

"Check the equipment!" Liu Shan ordered.

Other military staff quickly checked their weapons and equipment. and tried shooting.

Whether it is a pistol or a rifle, even if it is not an active weapon category, all the feedback has shocked the military. The degree of realism is simply outrageous.

[Crossroads: The command center orders all participating troops to enter their respective combat positions immediately! Liu Shan is responsible for commanding this defensive operation. I wish you good luck. Over]

Hear the assignment.

Liu Shan immediately issued an order through the communication channel.

[Liu Shan: Team, move to the tree at 12 o'clock! 】

[Liu Shan: We have them all, don’t fire! 】

[Liu Shan: This command orders all participating troops not to fire without my order, and wait until the enemy gets closer! 】

The order was issued and a group of AI soldiers began to take action.

Liu Shan took a deep breath and said to the others:

"This mission focuses on investigating whether the armed raid has the potential of a virtual military training software system. Everyone must be aware of it. Do you understand?"

"Yes!"

Everyone responded.

Liu Shan waved his hand and led the team to the meeting point.

Next to the bunker at the assembly point, there is an ammunition box, which can be replenished at any time.

Liu Shan opened it and took a look.

[Ammunition box——] [M4A1 carbine (4 pieces)]

[M136 anti-tank rocket launcher (1 piece)]

[M240 general machine gun (2 pieces)]

[30-round standard magazine (100 pieces)]

[200-round M249 squad machine gun magazine (40 pcs.)]

[100-round M240 general machine gun magazine (55 pcs.)]

【…】

A dazzling array of weapons and equipment came into view. Liu Shan took out an M4A1 carbine from it, and a virtual interface appeared in front of his eyes——

【M4A1 Carbine】

【介绍：M4A1卡宾枪是M16突击步枪的一种短型。它采用较短的身管和折叠枪托。与M16A2相比，后者只有三发点射模式，而前者则可以进行全自动射击】

[Due to the SOPMOD project, M4A1 can be equipped with a large number of pendants, including optical sights represented by ACOG, M68 inner red dot, M230 grenade launcher, etc.]

[Available ammunition: 20-round standard magazine, 30-round standard magazine, 30-round standard magazine (subsonic)]

Liu Shan was surprised when he saw this, and became more and more curious about the armed raid.

At this moment, enemy troops appeared along the main highway at the end of the horizon.

Liu Shan quickly picked up the MI36 anti-tank rocket launcher, began to aim at the enemy in the distance behind the bunker, and issued an order——

[Liu Shan: Order all anti-tank fighters to lock on enemy armored targets! 】

[Liu Shan: Engage the enemy! 】

[5: At 1 o'clock, a BMP-2 infantry fighting vehicle was found, 500 meters away! 】

[Liu Shan: All anti-tank weapons open fire! Beat the enemy's armored troops into scrap metal! 】

[Liu Shan: All of them! Fight freely! 】

[Liu Shan: All of them! Come on! 】

"call out!"

"call out!"

"call out!"

Multiple anti-tank missiles were fired from all over our position, one after another hitting the BMP-2 infantry fighting vehicle in the distance.

"Boom-boom-"

"Boom - bang -"

The BMP-2 infantry fighting vehicle immediately burned, and the battlefield was filled with flames.

Liu Shan looked at the scene in front of him and was shocked.

The fire, speed, and even explosion damage fired by the MI36 anti-tank rocket launcher, as well as the battle damage caused by the anti-tank missile to the BMP-2 infantry fighting vehicle, are completely realistic.

As a relevant department of the military, Liu Shan not only experienced the military’s virtual military training software system, but also served as a member of the research and development team.

But one thing to say is that even with the same level of fidelity, the military’s virtual military training software system can never meet this standard.

Liu Shan became increasingly excited and devoted himself to the investigation of the armed raid.

[Liu Shan; At 1 o'clock, an enemy tank was found, 500 meters away! 】

[Liu Shan: No. 5, target BMP-2 infantry fighting vehicle! 】

[No. 5: At 12 o'clock, unknown force personnel were found, 200 meters away! 】

[Liu Shan: No. 2, target BMP-2 infantry fighting vehicle! 】

[2: No. 2 is attacking! 】

The main campaign of Armed Assault is very difficult for non-professional players to pass as a commander.

But who said, this wave of real professional players are going to fight in person?

Under the command of Liu Shan, our troops relied on the advantages of defensive bunkers to launch a fierce attack on the enemy troops.

Seeing that the enemy army was under attack from us, they immediately asked the soldiers to leave the road and launch an attack along the shooting direction.

Upon seeing this, Liu Shan took out the M240 general-purpose machine gun directly from the ammunition box.

"Da da da--"

"Da da da--"

The feel of the M240 general-purpose machine gun shocked even Liu Shan, who was emotionless.

In this comparison, the military's virtual military training software system has no advantages over armed raids except customization.

[Crossroads: The command center called Liu Shan. They just received a message from Maeble (codename), saying that they had been hit hard! Unable to break through the SLA defense! 】

[Crossroads: I repeat, they cannot break through SLA’s defense! How is the situation over there? complete! 】

[Liu Shan: Call the command center on the 1st, we withstood the enemy’s first wave of attacks! But it seems there are more enemies approaching us! We are waiting for the next order, over! 】

[Crossroads: The command center orders all combat units to cancel the counterattack plan! 】

[Crossroads: Before the logistics troops evacuate Ortego Town after GOLF and HOTEL (code name) complete their assistance, each unit must hold on to its respective positions. Over! 】

[Liu Shan: No. 1 understands, it’s over! 】

Next, Liu Shan led other testers to command our AI soldiers to hold their positions with extremely high military literacy.

During this period, Liu Shan and the testing team tested the simulation effects of various weapons during armed raids.

In the living room.

Upon seeing this, Liu Yuemin smiled and said: "This game seems to be enjoyable. Liu Shan and the others should win this battle, right?"

"Yes. Depending on the situation, the test team will indeed achieve the set goals of this campaign."

"Eh? That's not right. I heard that the biggest feature of your Taipingdao company is not hardcore?"

Cai Gou explained with a smile: "In our gaming industry, there is a saying that real professional players apply to play."

"For ordinary players, armed raids are really hardcore. For a test team with extremely high military literacy, it is not difficult to win the battle and achieve the set goals."

Liu Yuemin and Cai Gou chatted with each other.

It doesn't matter what we talk about. What matters is our respective attitudes. Both parties are satisfied.

at the same time.

Liu Shan led the inspection team to fight in the game, and finally accepted the retreat order, took the M939·5-ton truck, successfully completed the mission and left.

The game live broadcast screen goes black, and this investigation and trial play has come to an end for the time being.

After Liu Shan took off the virtual helmet, Liu Yuemin hurriedly asked: "Xiao Shan, what was the result of the inspection?"

Liu Shan praised: "Reporting to the team leader, all aspects of the armed raid far exceeded the inspection expectations. In some aspects, it is even better than our current military virtual military training software."

“It’s hard to imagine that this is a virtual helmet-type first-person shooter made by a private company in the gaming industry.”

(End of this chapter)