novelraw Chapter 329 - 211: Bounty Cheat Plug-in
Chapter 329 - 211: Bounty Cheat Plug-in
Luo Ji, a senior game producer.
At 40 years old, he has been in game development for fifteen years. In these fifteen years, the work he is most proud of is undoubtedly the famous "Sniper" series.
"Sniper" is an FPS single-player game, and also the holder of the domestic FPS single-player sales record.
This game was very popular back in the day...
Just how popular was it?
Put it this way, at that time, computer cities across the country, to boost sales and attract customers, would include a copy of the "Sniper" game CD when selling various complete computers.
From this, you can see that the "Sniper" game was truly a phenomenon back then.
But the glory was always short-lived.
After "Sniper" was a huge success, Luo Ji formed the Sniper Studio, bringing along four or five employees to start the development of sequels "Sniper 2" and "Sniper 3".
Originally, he thought the Sniper series would become the Chinese "Call of Duty", developing generation by generation, and would eventually break out of Asia and go global.
Who would have thought, reality is so cruel.
The first "Sniper" was the peak of the game’s influence, and starting from the second installment, it rapidly declined. By the latest "Sniper 5", even loyal hardcore fans were unwilling to pay.
Luo Ji had completely given up hope.
He was prepared to disband the team, send everyone back home, and never mess around with any "Sniper" series or game development again.
Unexpectedly, Tianba Studio, which had been thriving in the industry in recent years, approached him.
"Brother, seeing you living so miserably, why don’t you join me?"
The olive branch extended by the rich man truly shocked Luo Ji. When he received the friend request from Ba, he hesitated for less than five seconds before happily agreeing.
No kidding!
The Sniper Studio was almost unable to afford food, and dissolution was only a step away. Why wouldn’t he agree when someone was offering a chance?
What’s more, it was Tianba Studio that was recruiting them!
As someone in the game industry, Luo Ji naturally knew about Tianba Studio. This studio was very strong technically, and many of their games sold very well.
The only problem was...
The way they made money was a tad bit less conventional compared to other game studios and companies!
But that’s not a big deal.
As long as you can make money, where it comes from doesn’t matter, right? Tianba Studio just has a quirky way of making money, but they do make it.
Counting Luo Ji in, there were only six people in Sniper Studio.
And after finishing the hiring process, their first task was to become familiar with the Tianba Engine and use it to develop an FPS online game.
"Luo, this engine..."
Xiao Jie, the technically stronger member of the team, frowned and said, "Are we really going to use this engine to develop an FPS game?"
"Yes, otherwise they wouldn’t have bought us all as a package."
"But this engine isn’t suitable!"
Though it was his first time with the Tianba Engine, Xiao Jie still felt that its support for FPS games wasn’t high.
It can definitely be used.
But given the engine’s characteristics, who knows what bugs or issues might arise in the developed FPS game?
"You don’t need to worry about that."
Luo Ji waved his hand and said, "If problems arise, we’ll solve them then! For now, the most important thing is to quickly complete the demo for ’Space-Time Reconnaissance’."
Chen Ba is pressing for this urgently.
The "Space-Time Reconnaissance" game must be completed quickly and go live to prove the Tianba Engine’s strong utility in the FPS field.
Can’t produce a finished product?
No matter, just put out a demo version first and start early access.
In any case, the sooner the better!
Because this game "Space-Time Reconnaissance" is essentially a "model house" to showcase the engine’s power. As for whether the game itself is fun, who cares?
Chen Ba isn’t expecting it to be entertaining; as long as the game can connect online and prevent cheats, it’s a huge success!
Without worrying too much about gameplay, focusing solely on demonstrating engine features, the development progresses quite swiftly.
While players of "Global Evolution" are still evenly matched against NPCs and those in "Don’t Leave After School" are still scheming for the throne, Luo Ji and his team of six from the original Sniper Studio have already produced the ’Space-Time Reconnaissance’ demo.
Just as Chen Ba requested.
Keeping everything simple, the game lacks flashy elements, with the only highlight being the roguelike random maps.
Other than that, there’s nothing else.
There are only a few types of guns, starting with a pistol. When fund targets are met, they can be upgraded to submachine guns, rifles, machine guns, or sniper rifles, etc.
"It’s okay, it’s passable."
Chen Ba tried it out; though it was simple and crude, considering this was a quickly made game, he was quite satisfied.
Moreover, this simplicity and crudeness is relative to large FPS games.
Compared to 4399 games, it’s definitely a notch higher...
Most importantly, whether the game is simple or not isn’t important, nor is it whether it’s fun. What’s important is, this game has no cheats!
The "Space-Time Reconnaissance" demo version was soon released on the Nobug Platform, E-Shop, and Steam Platform.
The game is free to play!
As long as you’re interested, you can download and play, without spending a dime. Moreover, if you’re skilled enough, you might even make money from Tianba Studio.