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Chapter 515 The Power of Public Opinion

“It’s not that, that’s too unreasonable!
"How can I think so much about Yugi no Hikari no Heaven?"

Even the liver emperor himself thinks this inference is ridiculous.

Since it is not intended to disgust players, this design is very interesting.

While watching the busy little silicon figures on the screen, the hard-working player seriously thought about the real purpose of designing this mechanism in the Against the Heaven game.

"Could it be that... this deep game mechanism is actually emphasizing the importance of public opinion?
"This kind of gameplay is actually the third way besides the head of state and the consul!"

The hard-working player reviewed his previous gaming experience and suddenly realized this.

Originally, Project Stellar only had three different game modes:

The first is that the president overwhelms the consuls, and finally the consuls become dogs and the president is a dictator;

The second is that the consuls overwhelmed the head of state, and finally took the path of the consuls swearing by the comet and seeking power and usurping the throne;

The third is the standard ending that many people have played out, where the Führer and the Consul compromise and cooperate with each other, and then leave the comet hand in hand.

At the beginning, everyone had the standard ending, but soon someone discovered that this game could also be played as a zero-sum game, so they fell into internal friction and mutual calculations.

Especially after the iconic event of "swearing by the comet", it became increasingly difficult for the head of state and the consul to trust each other, and the matches between passers-by were almost turned into a dark forest.

If we stop here, what is the game "Project Star"? Is it a good game?

I'm afraid it's worth discussing.

Because from the perspective of the entire political structure, these three endings are ultimately just a game between the head of state and the consul. It can also be said that they are similar to the plots of kings, princes, generals and ministers in ancient novels.

But what about the silicon-based villains on comets?
During the whole process, he was a completely unknown tool with no sense of existence at all.

This is obviously unreasonable.

Because these silicon-based little people are also intelligent life forms, they have a certain degree of subjective initiative, and can cause trouble in the middle and late stages. Not only can they create various group incidents and raise demands, but they can also actually stuff parts into the production line to cause damage.

Aren’t these silicon-based villains worthy of influencing the outcome of the game?
Obviously they are suitable.

These silicon-based little people are exactly the ones who are actually building comets, and if it weren't for their hard work, the miracles of the Star Project would never have been possible.

In comparison, the consuls who personally plan all construction plans, or the heads of state who hold great power and set planning indicators, although they will also play a very critical role in the success or failure of the Star Project, are ultimately replaceable.

Only these silicon-based little people are truly irreplaceable.

Therefore, there is actually another line in the game, which is the line where these silicon-based little people truly exercise their subjective initiative.

This is the line that the liver emperor tried out at this time.

Or, in other words, these are actually two lines:
If the Führer and the Consul both give up and both sides fall into meaningless and endless internal friction, then the comet will soon go to destruction. This is the "internal friction ending";
But on the other hand, if one party wakes up during this internal friction, for example, the head of state does not want to give up and wants to have fun, then he can completely bypass the consul and complete the Star Project by improving public opinion.

Thinking from this perspective, the purpose and degree of freedom of this game are elevated!
“I see, now it all ties together!
“This hidden ending actually emphasizes the role of public opinion, that is, it emphasizes that the people are the promoters and creators of history, and are the backbone of the true completion of the Star Project!

“Whether it is the head of state or the consul, no matter how smart and intelligent they are, they must rely on the masses to exert their power.

“Why does the game use the comet’s suspension as the final settlement point?

“I think this is clearly a political metaphor!
"Every planet and every civilization has a lifespan and a cycle.

“If players don’t fully tap into the power of the masses, then once they leave the Comet, they will be destroyed.

"No matter how good or wise the heads of state and consuls are, they will eventually perish.

“If the player does not choose to open the wisdom of the people, then when the head of state and the consul leave the comet, they will actually be on this old path.

"Even if it seems on the surface that the comet civilization has reached its most prosperous period, it will only go into a meaningless cycle afterwards." That's why the game was decisively cut off, because the plot would be repetitive afterwards and there would be no point in continuing.

“Only after the people’s wisdom is fully awakened, the entire comet civilization can actually still be full of vitality. It is no longer a stage for the head of state or the archon, but a stage for all silicon-based life.

"So, whether it's the silicon-based people who stayed on the comet or the silicon-based people who came to the new planet, their activities can keep this archive running forever, because every day after that is a new day!"

After the Emperor's summary, he suddenly felt enlightened.

But questions soon emerged.

"Ah? But, enlightening the people is not 100% successful, right? If the Archon interferes, this ending won't be achieved, right?"

Obviously, there is a very important reason why the hardcore player was able to reach this ending: the original Archon player chose to stay idle.

If the consul has nothing to do and just keeps watching, tearing down every building the silicon-based people build, it will be difficult for the economy to develop in the early stages.

Because although the Führer can behead the consuls, he still has to go through the process. During the process, the consuls are enough to cause great damage, thereby greatly reducing the survival rate of these silicon-based villains.

The Liver Emperor nodded: "That's right, but it doesn't conflict with my conclusion, right?
“Although the power of public opinion is strong and full of infinite possibilities, if there is an obvious reactionary force among the consuls and the head of state, it is also possible to cause bad things.

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"If we look at human history, some key historical figures made wrong decisions and were infamous for it, which may even lead to a great chaos that lasted for hundreds of years.

"Even worse, it could lead to the direct destruction of a tribe.

"So, the approach of the Starry Sky Project does not unilaterally emphasize the importance of public opinion, nor does it say that victory will be achieved after the people exert their power. Instead, it can only be achieved after certain specific conditions are met."

Another viewer asked: "Why hide it? Can't we open a separate technology tree for public opinion?"

The Liver Emperor explained: "This is the subtlety!

“Because the option of mobilizing public opinion was originally hidden in reality, the game is clearly a tribute to it!
"Think about it, in reality, in the long, thousands of years of ancient society, it was all about heroes, right? It was a fight between the emperor and the prime minister, and as for the common people below, what did that matter?
“Unleashing the power of the masses has never been an obvious option.

"If the game makes it a separate technology line, it is equivalent to directly telling players that they can play it this way, so players don't need to use their brains, right?

“On the contrary, hiding this line and cleverly splitting it into two lines, the Führer and the Executor, can not only confuse the players but also be more in line with reality.

“If the player, as the head of state, only improves public opinion in a limited way in order to restrict the consuls, and once he thinks public opinion is too strong, he starts to control it and stops investing in public opinion technology points, then public opinion will not be truly awakened.

"Only by wholeheartedly improving public opinion, not regarding these silicon-based villains as troublemakers, and not regarding their behavior as troublemaking, can we truly bring their role into play."

At the beginning, the audience thought this statement was nonsense, but the more they listened, the more they felt that it did seem to make some sense.
And somehow they all match up?
Of course, everyone knows that the term "liver emperor" is definitely an over-interpretation, but the premise of over-interpretation is that there are enough coincidences between the gameplay and reality.

If there are no coincidences, where is the room for over-interpretation?

Everyone knows that the two biggest highlights of the game "Star Project" are the traditional production line game gameplay and the political simulation effect.

Whether players are engaging in PVP intrigue or acting as consuls to use inhumane means to carry out a plan to clear out the elderly population, the game itself carries strong political metaphors that can be mapped into reality.

This simulation of politics is the highlight of the game.

Of course, some people also complained that the political gameplay of "Project Star" was too monotonous, with the heads of state and the consuls scheming against each other all the time.

As a result, isn’t this no longer singular now?

It turns out fake-AI is also a variable!
The more the Liver Emperor thought about it, the more it made sense: "In that case, Against the Heaven's design for the 'game settlement mechanism' seems to be better than any of us originally expected!

“We just thought of using mods to extend the game time, but that would be equivalent to destroying the game’s own mechanism from the outside.

"And Ni Tian Tang's approach is obviously more natural and more meaningful!"

(End of this chapter)