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Chapter 503: What to do if there are too few resources

On the way back to the dormitory, Zhuge Jun still felt a little indignant.

"No, why!"

When I think about my gaming experience today, I feel furious.

Of course, this anger mainly comes from the final ending. The resources are clearly released and you can have fun as you please, but the game ends with a fixed ending and you can't play it. Who can handle this?

But then again, the previous game content actually played a role in fueling the trend.

“I don’t understand why Against the Heavens is designed this way. Logically speaking, most similar games should leave an option for the abundance of resources at the very beginning, right?
"Not only does Against Heaven not have this option, but they also shut down the game at the end. Doesn't that mean that players can only play the game with a lot of money?

"That's unreasonable!"

The more Zhuge Jun thought about it, the angrier he became.

Because other similar games often have settings to adjust the abundance of resources from the beginning.

If an expert wants to challenge himself, he can set the resource abundance to the minimum; but a novice player who is too lazy to calculate so much can just open unlimited resources and just build it anyway.

But "Star Project" obviously did not have this option at the beginning, and the initial resources were fixed for any player.

Resource slots randomly distributed on the map.

Zhuge Jun wanted to talk about this problem at the beginning, but after thinking about it, maybe this is the same as those high-difficulty action games. Because the numerical system is well done, so everyone is deliberately put on the same level at the beginning?
Maybe after the game is completed there will be a mode for players to have fun?
But now he is sure, no, absolutely not!
In this way, Zhuge Jun suddenly discovered after looking at the entire process of the game that this game is really not that fun?

It can even be said to be quite torturous.

I didn't pay attention when I was playing, but I just realized it now.

A large part of this torture comes from the lack of resources, and construction is still restricted. It is bearable during the early stages of development, but if you have to endure it after completing the game and never see the light of day, then it is a bit unbearable.

It’s impossible for everyone to use unlimited resources to play, right?

Although both official cheating and personal cheating are cheating, for most players, there is an essential difference between the two.

"See what everyone says."

Zhuge Jun checked the players' comments on his mobile phone.

As expected, although the reviews on the platform are still pretty good and are still "mostly positive", the reputation of the first batch of players has already collapsed a bit.

It is obvious that the players who gave positive reviews at the beginning had not been playing the game for a long time. After they entered the game, they saw the exquisite graphics and details, and because of their trust in Against the Heaven game, they gave positive reviews directly.

But after playing for a day, many players have come to appreciate the game.

In addition to the discussion related to "The Oath of Luo River", the most representative player reviews also focus on the unreasonable resource allocation of this game.

“I think the resource setting of Project Star is really unreasonable. To put it simply, it is too little!

“The authorities may use this setting to force players to improve their skills, or to reflect the difficulty of the game itself, just like action games like Ascension do not set difficulty levels.

"But this is a business simulation game after all, and the experience is different from that of an action game!"

This statement was agreed by many players.

Action games do not provide difficulty adjustment options, which is not very user-friendly, but most players will get used to it over time.

Because of the high difficulty, players' pleasure in defeating the boss will be greatly enhanced, and it can even become a topic of conversation.

But it’s different for business simulation games. As resources decrease, players’ pleasure in building cities will not increase, but decrease!

After all, no one would brag about “It took me XX minutes to build the first construction plant” or “I set up a production line with the least resources”.

The greatest pleasure of business simulation games is to build a magnificent city that is like a wonder.

However, this goal is in stark contrast to the current situation of resource scarcity.

Do you really want to open an unlimited resources cheat?

Or make a mod?

Or are you expecting some magical bug in the game to unlock the infinite resources mode?
It doesn't sound very exciting.

Zhuge Jun returned to the dormitory, tidied himself up a bit and prepared to go to bed.

Before going to bed, I randomly opened a live broadcast website, hoping to find a live hypnosis session on "Star Project".

"Hmm? Chen Tingquan is still on the air. Let's see how he plays."

However, Zhuge Jun had just opened Chen Tingquan's live broadcast room when he heard a loud voice, which almost scared him so much that he dropped his phone on the ground.

Fortunately, the lights in the dormitory had just been turned off and everyone else was still asleep, otherwise I would have been severely beaten.

"Everyone says that the Star Project is difficult? There are very few resources? Let me see what's going on!"

Zhuge Jun quickly turned down the volume of his phone, then carefully looked at the name of the live broadcast room.

That’s right, it’s Chen Tingquan’s live broadcast room?
Why did you change people?
Looking more closely, I realized that Chen Tingquan was playing games with another anchor, so they connected to the microphone.

The name of the other anchor is “Park Manager”. Judging from his self-introduction, he seems to be a player who is more keen on playing business simulation games.

Although the number of fans is not large at present, the stickiness of these fans seems to be good and they are relatively active in speaking out.

"The director is here, and the sky is clear!" "A minute of silence for the little silicon-based people."

"Is the park going to open on the comet? I'm looking forward to it! Hurry up, I can't wait!"

Zhuge Jun watched for a while and found that this anchor named Park Supervisor had said that he would start live broadcasting "Star Project" during the day, but he did not start the broadcast during the day because of other things.

The show didn't start until around 11 o'clock, and in order to compensate the audience, it was promised that it would be broadcast a little longer today.

It just so happened that Chen Tingquan hadn't ended his live broadcast yet, so the two of them decided to play together.

Chen Tingquan already had some gaming experience, playing the role of the head of state, while the park manager was playing for the first time, but he was a veteran in similar games, so he naturally played the role of the consul.

The audience is quite looking forward to it.

Zhuge Jun was a little disapproving. He was just a host. What else could he do?

The resources in "Star Project" are limited. Many experienced players tried on the first day, but failed to solve this problem.

Zhuge Jun felt that the director of this park probably couldn't do it either.

……

"Brother Yuan, let me tell you, this game is different from other business simulation games. The resources in the early stages are very limited!
“I’ve played two games before, and both times I couldn’t play because I had too few resources. You have to be careful.

"As the head of state, I will set my development goals lower."

As Chen Tingquan spoke, he began to formulate a development plan.

The park manager was learning the basic operations of the game while planning and constructing the park.

"Okay, I understand, I'll study it first.

“The first industrial zone and residential area… already have them, so let’s build them.”

The park manager started his own operation.

When Chen Tingquan finished his work and took another look, he was shocked.

"Hey! Brother Yuan, why did you build it like this?"

The park manager was speechless: "What do you mean I'm such a jerk? Brother Chen, why are you attacking me personally?"

Chen Tingquan hurriedly explained: "No, I mean, you can't build it like this!"

Park Manager: “…”

Chen Tingquan found that he was making things worse, so he had to continue explaining: "No, I mean, there is a big problem with the placement of these two buildings!

"Brother Yuan, look, there is nothing wrong with building this mining site here, including the smelter and manufacturing plant behind it. There are no big problems with these. After all, this is an industrial area.

"But Brother Yuan, why did you take a photo of a residential unit so early? And right next to the smelter?

"There's no need to build this thing so early. These silicon-based people can go to the Executive Office to rest in the early stages."

After all, Chen Tingquan had played two games before, so he was very clear about some basic starting methods.

The park manager made two mistakes at this point, both of which can certainly be attributed to the residential units.

The so-called residential unit can be understood as a residential building, which is where the silicon-based little people live.

In the game "Star Project", there is no need to build residential units at the beginning, because the Executive Office, as a very large initial building, has the ability to carry a certain population.

There is no need to build additional residential units until the population limit of the Governor's Hall is reached.

Not only that, the Executive Office also has some special features, one of which is that it can purify all pollution inside.

But this is not possible for residential units, which must be equipped with special purification equipment.

So what is the point of purifying pollution?
The silicon-based people in this game also have a lifespan, and the pollution generated during the smelting and processing of minerals will cause them to contract some chronic diseases, thereby shortening their lifespan.

Therefore, most players will do this:

At the beginning, we will not build residential units, but let these silicon-based people live in the Executive Hall. After the population increases, we will choose an upwind location far away from the industrial zone to build a residential area, which is a cluster of a large number of residential units.

In this way, even without building purification equipment, the health of these silicon-based little people can be roughly guaranteed.

If the residential area is built close to the industrial area, then purification equipment will have to be built, which is an additional expense and is very uneconomical.

Therefore, in Chen Tingquan's opinion, this operation of the park manager has big problems.

But the first residential unit has already been bought, and demolishing it now will take up some manpower and lose some resources, which is a bit uncomfortable in the early stages.

However, the park manager didn’t care: “Brother Chen, are you the executive officer or am I the executive officer?

"Just listen to me, it's for sure. I built it here on purpose."

Chen Tingquan was stunned: "Built here on purpose?"

This is indeed a bit hard to understand.

(End of this chapter)