When I write a bug it becomes the core gameplay.

Chapter 472: Lifelong Enemy fake-AI
"A two-player cooperative...strategy management simulation game?"

Lilith had a puzzled look on her face. Apparently, there were too many buffs, making her a little confused about what type of game this was.

At least in her limited gaming experience, she had never encountered this particular type of game.

"Why do you want to make this type of game?" Lilith asked curiously.

Qin Fengliang thought for a moment and said, "This...if I have to say something, it's probably partly a matter of personal preference.

"I am a fan of strategy and business simulation games."

Lilith nodded slightly: "Oh."

This answer did not seem convincing to her.

Everyone has their own preferred game type, and Qin Fengliang is obviously not the kind of player who has a wide range of interests and plays all types of games.

As a woman, she has only a vague knowledge of action games and prefers simulation management or development games.

This can also be seen from the previous design of "Blood of Lies".

Although Qin Fengliang proposed the underlying framework such as the dynamic difficulty mechanism, he did not make many designs for the details of this action game.

This is because she really doesn't know much about action games and is considered a layman.

Perhaps it is for this reason that Qin Fengliang now wants to make a game of the type he is familiar with.

But... can this alone achieve the goal of collecting negative emotions?

Lilith was not optimistic about this.

However, she still asked, "Besides that? Why do you think this type of person is more likely to collect negative emotions?

“The failure of “God Forsaken City” was a big setback for me.”

Qin Fengliang explained: "Boss Li, although I haven't played "God Forsaken City" in depth, I have probably heard you say that the failure of this game is largely due to fake-AI technology, right?"

Lilith felt a little angry when she heard this word. She said viciously: "That's right!"

Fake-AI technology is simply her lifelong enemy.

This thing can be seen in everything from "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" to "The City Forsaken by Gods".

Qin Fengliang asked curiously, "Why doesn't Ms. Li just ban this technology? Maybe it would be better if it was blocked directly from the underlying code?"

Lilith sighed: "Do you think I don't want to?

"The bad thing is that this technology was originally strongly promoted by the official. After achieving two successes, the official was happy to deeply bind it with the development engine.

“Now, no matter whether you use Qianhuan Editor or Wanxiang Editor, you can’t get around it!
“Whenever AI-related content is used, the default underlying logic is fake-AI.

"Even if I ask the programmers of Against the Heaven to block all the related codes, I have no idea when a bug will suddenly appear and skip this restriction."

Obviously, Lilith was also somewhat helpless.

No matter where you make games, you cannot avoid the problem of editors. Currently, the official editors, whether it is Qianhuan Editor or Wanxiang Editor, have built-in fake-AI functions.

It is inextricably linked to the underlying code.

No matter how much it is blocked, it may not be completely blocked.

What about developing your own editor?
Perhaps this problem can be solved, but on the one hand, it is time-consuming and laborious, which will seriously slow down the development progress of the new game; on the other hand, those people at Against the Heaven developed the editor, and who knows how many traps they will put in it.

Whether from the perspective of efficiency or security, it is obviously less reliable than the official editor!

Therefore, it’s not that Lilith doesn’t want to get rid of the fake-AI, but she simply doesn’t have the ability to do so.

Although it is easy to fail when making action games, at least we don’t have to worry about fake-AI anymore.

Qin Fengliang said: "This is indeed a problem, President Li, your concerns are reasonable.

“But I do have a way to try to solve this problem.

"Wouldn't it be better if we just limit the role of fake-AI as much as possible in the game mechanics?"

Lilith was a little confused: "I understand your idea, but how to restrict it specifically? Is it related to the two-player game you mentioned?"

Qin Fengliang nodded: "Yes, President Li, the solution I thought of is a two-player game.

“Let players fight each other, and let negative emotions create more negative emotions!

“But before that, I would like to briefly introduce to you the difference between business simulation games and real situations.

"Do you know what the biggest difference between historical business simulation games and reality is?"

Lilith looked a little puzzled: "Is it the digitization of various elements?"

Qin Fengliang shook his head slightly: "No, President Li, this is only a superficial difference, not a fundamental difference.

“Although the data obtained from real-life business simulations is far less intuitive and accurate than in games, the data does exist.

"Even if it's a historical subject." Lilith nodded slightly.

This is actually not difficult to understand.

Take "The Legend of the Dragon King" and compare it with the real Three Kingdoms:
In the real history of the Three Kingdoms, Sima Yi also had the concept of "loyalty", but it was not quantified, and historical figures had no way of determining the exact value.

In the game, this data also exists, but it is digitized.

But it is not difficult to simulate this, just block the relevant data in the game.

Therefore, there is no essential difference, or rather, it is just a manifestation of the essential difference.

Qin Fengliang did not reveal the answer directly, but continued to persuade: "Boss Li, do you know what is the best political system in historical simulation business games?"

Lilith was silent. It was obvious that this question was a little beyond her knowledge.

"What is the political system of you humans?"

Obviously, Lilith only has a vague understanding of this issue, and her knowledge reserve is probably not as good as that of a high school student.

However, Qin Fengliang was not in a hurry, because the problem she wanted to talk about was actually not difficult to understand, and it didn't matter even if she didn't have much knowledge reserves.

"Mr. Li, the best system in a game like this is an 'enlightened monarchy system decided by the players'."

Lilith frowned, and it was obvious that this matter was a little difficult for her to understand.

Qin Fengliang smiled slightly: "It's okay, President Li, I can explain it to you in detail.

“Why is this the best system in the game?
"Let's take feudal society as an example. In feudal society, the emperor and the prime minister checked and balanced each other. The more power the emperor had, the less power the prime minister had, and vice versa.

"In reality, it is difficult to say which is better. Sometimes, in feudal society, the power of the emperor overly suppresses the power of the prime minister, which will lead to the emergence of incompetent rulers and the people's misery. On the contrary, the expansion of the power of the prime minister can prevent the emperor from doing stupid things, but it may also hinder each other, resulting in some important things that should be done not being done."

Lilith nodded slightly. This was not difficult for her to understand.

But...what does this have to do with the game?

Qin Fengliang continued, "Boss Li, that's why I said that in the game, the best political system is 'an enlightened monarchy decided by players'.

“This is almost the best option in the game, and no other system can compare to it.

"why?

"Because of the characteristics of the game, the advantages of this political system have been infinitely magnified, while its disadvantages have been infinitely reduced."

Lilith seemed to understand.

Qin Fengliang continued: "The advantage of this system is that it can use resources more efficiently, but its disadvantage is that it is highly dependent on the emperor's personal ability.

"If the emperor does not have the vision and execution ability that transcends the times, or if the emperor attaches too much importance to personal interests and does not put the interests of the entire country first, it is very likely to induce serious disasters.

"Besides, similar feudal monarchies are likely to lead to situations where 'cheating the superiors and deceiving the subordinates'.

“Because of the lack of bottom-up supervision, the emperor is likely to be deceived by his officials.

“The data the emperor sees may not be true, and the reports he hears may be embellished. Many problems he considers serious may not be the most important, and many problems he considers non-existent may have affected the normal operation of the country.

“So, at the end of a feudal dynasty, there would be serious cyclical problems. The emperor’s power seemed great, but the entire empire was like paralyzed at the top. The monarch’s orders could not even reach the middle level, let alone the bottom level.”

Lilith nodded vigorously: "That's right!"

She could totally relate to that.

At this moment, Lilith felt that she was really the last emperor of the feudal era, and no one under her told the truth.

But want to find out the traitor?
Everyone is expressing their loyalty and crying poor, and it is impossible to tell who is real and who is fake.

Just get rid of them all, since we can't find anyone else to do the work.

Qin Fengliang continued, "The reason why this political system is invincible in the game is precisely because in the game, the advantages are infinitely magnified and the disadvantages are infinitely minimized.

“In games, players often have a longer-term vision and no personal interests at all.

“In other words, the personal interests of players and national interests are absolutely consistent, both want to win the entire game and defeat other countries.

“Players don’t have to worry about being overthrown by a coup or having their personal interests damaged.

“In addition, since all the data in the game are transparent, players can see real data and make decisions directly based on the actual situation.

“Rather than saying that the player is playing the role of an enlightened emperor in a feudal society, it is better to say that they are playing the role of an omniscient, omnipotent and selfless god.

"If it's smart and efficient, then there are no disadvantages at all, right?"

Lilith understood a little: "I understand, but...how will this help the game we are going to make?"

Qin Fengliang smiled slightly: "It's simple, President Li, we just do the opposite, isn't it?"

(End of this chapter)