game trailblazer

Chapter 311 The Legend of the Clover

Li Wenbo turned off the computer and was about to take a rest, but he tossed and turned on the bed and couldn't fall asleep. His mind was always involuntarily thinking about the independent game competition and the developer conference participation certificate. He barely closed his eyes and squinted for a while.

At 07:30 in the morning, Li Wenbo was already sitting at the dining table eating the soy milk and oil he bought. Although he had washed his face with cold water, he still looked like he hadn't slept well.After eating breakfast, Li Wenbo went to the sofa and sat down, and began to call other members of Clover Studio one by one, planning to take advantage of today's rest, to inform them to come and discuss the matter of participating in the independent game competition.

The founding members of Four Leaf Clover Studio are Li Wenbo, Hao Wei, Zhao Sanyang and Qin Qifeng. They are all friends for many years, and they are also playmates who often play games together, especially Hao Wei. The two of them even participated in the Fengyun game together. The college’s short training class, and the reason why there is a four-leaf clover studio, is also because of Hao Wei’s words, everyone’s heart is moved.

At the beginning, I wanted to develop a game together, but it was more of a whim. After I started working, I realized that developing a game is not an easy job, even with the assistance of "Game DreamWorks", it is not an easy task. things.At that time, Li Wenbo hesitated and hesitated. He knew that other people were similar to him. Fortunately, everyone persisted, read some reference books, and even went back to Fengyun Game Academy to ask their former teachers. Difficulties and obstacles on the road gradually found a way to move away, and Clover Studio also attracted people to join.

There are two newcomers to Clover Studio, one is Wu Chengyun, a buddy introduced by Zhao Sanyang, who plays music, and formed a band to go to some bars to perform their electroacoustic music at night, often during the day I have free time, so I was recruited by Zhao Sanyang to help create background music, game sound effects and so on.The other is Cheng Xue, who is the girlfriend of Qin Qifeng's hot-blooded boy. She is a very quiet woman. It is said that she has participated in the national original animation competition held by the famous animation magazine "The King of Painting Books" and won a No.2. In BJ's animation studio called "Qiqing" as the assistant of the main creator.Because Zhao Sanyang, who is in charge of art at Four Leaf Clover Studio, was a bit busy, so she was dragged by Qin Qifeng to occasionally lend a hand to help draw some set drafts.

After a phone call, Hao Wei, Zhao Sanyang, and Qin Qifeng all agreed to rush over to discuss matters, but they all "blackmailed" a lunch as compensation for being woken up by the phone early in the morning on the weekend.Cheng Xue couldn't find time to come over because the strange love animation was in the process of drafting, but she had already stated on the phone that she would have no objections, so she abstained from voting.As for that guy Wu Chengyun, the phone rang for a long time before answering, and he hung up the phone without saying a few words. If Li Wenbo didn't know that guy's temper, maybe he just said "greetings".From Wu Chengyun's refined words, Li Wenbo could still hear what he meant. We had a lot of fun at the bar yesterday, and we were not alone when we got home, so what, if there is no big event like the sky falling, don't do it again. Bother him.

After listening to Wu Chengyun's words and the refreshing background voice on the phone, Li Wenbo couldn't help thinking of his girlfriend Mi Xiaonuo, counting with his fingers, she will be back in three days, a happy life is not far away Yes, he rubbed his hands excitedly, some unsuitable images began to appear in his mind...

At a quarter past nine, there was a knock on the door, which woke Li Wenbo from his dreams. He stood up and went to the door, and looked out through the peephole. It seemed that there was an appointment outside the door. Hao Wei, Zhao Sanyang Three guys with Qin Qifeng are here.He hurriedly opened the door and greeted: "Brothers are here, please come in quickly, please come in quickly!"

"Hehe," Qin Qifeng said with a smile as soon as he entered the door, without even thinking about changing his shoes, "Doctor, my brother and I have discussed it, and we came here without breakfast, but we just pointed to your lunch. "

"Ah!" Only then did Li Wenbo remember that he seemed to have promised many unequal treaties when he made the phone call, but he was just daydreaming and forgot to make some preparations in advance.Fortunately, there are still some snacks in stock at home. As for lunch, there is a "Yipinguo" just outside the community anyway. I have eaten it a few times before and the taste is not bad.

After thinking it over, Li Wenbo's expression relaxed, and he greeted with a smile: "Don't worry, I'll definitely keep my stomach full. If you don't make it to noon, you still have some snacks at home, so you can use them as a base."

"Don't listen to that kid's nonsense, doctor, we all came here after eating something. It's okay, let's talk about things first." Hao Wei changed his shoes, stood up and said.

Zhao Sanyang, who had just untied his shoelaces and was changing into slippers, squatted down and said, "That's right, let's get down to business first."

When he mentioned that his companion was very serious and wanted to talk about business, Qin Qifeng didn't care about continuing to study the lunch issue. He reached out and took off his shoes, put them on the shoe rack beside him, and then chose a pair of slippers to put on.

Several people came to the sofa and sat down together. Li Wenbo served a few boxes of snacks graciously, and after putting them away, he asked casually, "What do you guys want to drink?"

"Doctor, don't be busy." Hao Wei waved to Li Wenbo, and said, "You can just get what you need to drink. Come and sit down first, let's talk about business first."

Seeing that Zhao Sanyang and Qin Qifeng did not object, Li Wenbo turned around and brought a cold water jug ​​and a few cups, and then took out the two printed copies of the regulations of the independent game competition from his workshop.On the coffee table in front of the sofa, Li Wenbo looked at his friend and said, "You guys should take a look at this first."

Hao Wei reached out to pick up a copy, and slowly flipped through it, Zhao Sanyang also picked up a copy, and Qin Qifeng, who was sitting next to him, came over, and while he was flipping through, he also started to read.After waiting for a while, Li Wenbo saw that these people had turned to the last page, so he said, "How about it, are you interested in participating in the Independent Game Contest?"

Hao Wei closed the charter in his hand, did not throw it back on the coffee table, but continued to hold it in his hand, rolled it into a tube and waved it a few times, saying: "Of course I am interested, the game we developed cannot be kept at home. Now With such a good opportunity to recommend to others, we must seize it!"

"Well..." Zhao Sanyang nodded, and then said worriedly: "But with our game, can we compete with others?"

"It should work." Qin Qifeng said with a little lack of confidence: "Anyway, I quite like to play, but the process of the game is a bit short."

Li Wenbo is very clear about what is wrong with the game. After all, he is the part-time planner and main programmer of Clover Studio, and Hao Wei is the main planner and part-time programmer. Now most of the codes are after he learned some routines. For reference.In fact, when they first conceived the game, they still had a lot of ideas. They set a shooting game similar to "Thunderbolt" as the keynote, and then the barrage should be a bit unique. The same is true for the enemy and their own side. , and the use of airplanes is too monotonous. We need to design a few distinctive characters as the protagonists, and we can also get some upgrade systems and equipment props.

And so on, the initial idea contained a lot of interesting and wonderful ideas, but after the real start, several people found that game development was a little bit more difficult than imagined, even with the "Game DreamWorks" "The same goes for support.Li Wenbo and Hao Wei also thought about giving up, but they persisted in the end. With the support of friends, the help of game forum friends, and the guidance of teachers from Fengyun Game Academy, part of the problems gradually found solutions. The method, but limited by the level, the original idea was only partially realized.

Now this tentatively named "Legend Moon Night" game can be played smoothly, but there are still many shortcomings. The most obvious problem is that the process is too short. It is called a shooting game, but in fact there are only two If you have a better level, you can clear all the levels in four to five or 10 minutes. It really makes people feel a little unfinished. Of course, this problem is also easy to solve, especially with the help of Cheng Xue.

Originally, the art part of the four-leaf clover studio was all counted on Zhao Sanyang, but now he is engaged in industrial design, which is to design the outer packaging of the products produced by some factories. When it comes to style, I chose a cartoon style, which is quite different from what Zhao Sanyang usually does. The setting of the scene is barely usable, but the design of the characters disappointed everyone. Fortunately, Qin Qifeng’s girlfriend Cheng Xue pointed out when she came here one time. With her No. 2 skills in the National Competition and the experience accumulated as an assistant in Qiqing Animation Studio, the character design she made is better than Zhao Sanyang's. It looks very spiritual.

However, Cheng Xue, who joined in the middle, still has her own work. At most, she would give pointers occasionally during her break, or help draw a couple of pictures. The main painting tasks still depend on Zhao Sanyang.Because the art is not strong enough, the game can only shrink to what it is now.But there is still time now, and there is still more than half a year before the deadline for registration. Li Wenbo believes that Zhao Sanyang can finish the painting no matter what. outsource to them.The method of outsourcing was learned by Li Wenbo when he participated in the short training class of Fengyun Game Academy. Of course, the teacher only mentioned it briefly, and he found out the specific details later. outsourcing can be a good solution.

Wu Chengyun's identity is almost like outsourcing, but he is in charge of the music part of the game. Maybe it's because there are too many good games. During the development of "Legend Moon Night", Li Wenbo and Hao Wei didn't plan to By the way, I chose some popular music to make do with it. They hope to create music that is more in line with the atmosphere of "Legend Moon Night", so as to ensure the overall game feeling.Looking at it now, maybe the music part is the most brilliant part of the game "Legend Moon Night" for the time being. Compared with other parts that are not yet perfect, Wu Chengyun's original or modified electronic music, which has been immersed in music for many years, is still quite good. emotional.

Seeing that everyone's opinions were relatively unified, Hao Wei said happily: "Okay, since everyone wants to participate, let's discuss how to improve "Legend·Moon Night", after all, it is our Four Leaf Clover Studio The first shot, not to mention what kind of award you will get, at least you must be shortlisted. And if you can be shortlisted, you can also get a developer conference and exhibition visitor badge, which is not something you can get by chance."

"That's right," Li Wenbo nodded, agreeing, "The top priority now is to perfect the game, and it should be enough in half a year."

"Then where do we start?" Qin Qifeng was still a little confused when he said this, looking a little lacking in confidence.

"I think we need to design each level more interesting, or add some small levels. Five or six small levels are connected in series to form a large level. You can try to make some changes in each small level, and add some background introduction. Yes, a checkpoint is a short story, and the scene design can be made more appropriate by referring to the plot of the story..." Zhao Sanyang was a little bit lacking in confidence as he spoke: "However, the character setting and scene setting, um, Maybe I need Cheng Xue to come over and give me some pointers."

Li Wenbo suddenly thought of a brilliant idea, slapped his thigh, and said happily: "Story! Yes, it's a story!"

"Doctor, what are you talking about, what's the story?" Hao Wei asked puzzledly, and Zhao Sanyang and Qin Qifeng who were beside him also nodded, their posture was obviously "Leniency for the confession".

"I only remembered it when I heard Sanyang say to design a short story for each mark." Li Wenbo said with a smile: "Have you guys read the book "The Legend of the Swordsman in Shushan" written by Huan Zhu Zhuzhu?" .”

Hao Wei and Zhao Sanyang shook their heads, Qin Qifeng also shook his head, and then seemed to remember something, and said: "Well, I recently watched "Ziqing Double Sword Record", it seems to be a person named Ni Kuang It was written by the guy who wrote Wesley. Well, I remember that it seems to be mentioned in the preface of "Ziqing Shuangjianlu" that this book is based on "The Legend of Shushan Swordsman" written by Huanzhu Louzhu."

"It doesn't matter. It doesn't matter if you haven't seen it. Anyway, I want to set the background of "Legend Moonlight Night" as a fight between swords and demons. It turns out that the plots and character settings we conceived are a bit reluctant, and the play It makes people a little confused why, so we can refer to the plots of "The Legend of Shushan Swordsman" or "Ziqing Shuangjianlu"." Li Wenbo began to slowly introduce his thoughts: "The character setting can be referred to The characters in these two books, such as Li Yingqiong who uses the Ziying sword, Zhou Qingyun who holds the Qingsuo sword, Yu Yingnan who owns the Nanming Lihuo sword, etc. When the characters first appeared in the game, they used ordinary The attack range and power of weapons are relatively limited. Through the upgrade system and various equipment and props, the attack range and power can be improved, and the form of attack can also be modified (that is, the form of barrage). We can also design a It is similar to the anger value in fighting games. Once it is full, it can release the strongest attack of the weapon. It is a bit similar to the super nirvana in fighting games. A weapon related to the Qingsuo Sword has a chance to unleash a super powerful attack with two swords combined, which is more powerful than the super kill attack attached to the weapon..."

Maybe it was because Li Wenbo was very involved in what he said, or maybe his idea was really attractive. Hao Wei, Zhao Sanyang, and Qin Qifeng who were sitting on the side were all fascinated by what they heard. He forgot to drink all the water, and of course Li Wenbo did the same. He only has a new idea about "Legend" in his mind. Although it is not perfect, he still wants to share it with his friends so that " "Legend" will become a better barrage shooting game, and it will have a chance to be shortlisted in the future independent game competition...

(End of this chapter)