In the conference room, Su Jinyu and several other members of the "Famine" project were brainstorming and thinking about some of the fun of this game.

"According to the store manager's tip, this is a survival game, right? Then, all settings should be built around survival."

"The two most critical factors are the various materials that support survival and the various negative factors that threaten survival."

"What kind of supplies should be there specifically and what negative factors should be there? Think about the real world, temperature, climate, monsters, food... these can all become game content."

"That is to say, the core fun of this game is that the player manipulates the protagonist and survives in a completely unfamiliar world. He must explore the entire map to continuously collect materials and use materials to fight against various negative factors that threaten survival."

"Well, considering this level, the prototype of this game is already there, and the core is pretty good, and it looks quite fun."

"Then the next one is some specific design. Players need to intuitively feel their own survival status. For example, the simplest example is health."

"When you are attacked by monsters, frozen, burned by fire, etc., the player's health will drop. When it drops to 0, you will die and the game will end."

"What else is there? The name of this game is "Famine". Obviously, the store manager also hopes that we will add the attribute of hunger value. Players must search for food. If they are hungry, they will also slowly reduce their health value, and perhaps reduce their movement speed and so on."

"It seems that the goal is clear."

"But there are still flaws. I always feel that there are some flaws besides these two factors."

"Yes, two factors are not rich enough. For example, weather such as rain, snow, hail, and scorching heat will definitely have an impact on people in reality. But how does it appear in the game? If it rains, it will drop blood? Or if it rains, it will deduct hunger value? It feels very unreasonable."

"And, if there are only two attributes, it will make people feel that this character is not a living person, but a dummy who only knows how to eat, drink, defecate and urinate will be very uninvolved."

"Yes, it seems that there should be another attribute..."

Everyone was thinking, and Chen Mo came in.

"Add another attribute, spiritual value." Chen Mo said.

Su Jinyu's eyes lit up: "Mental value? Used to express the player's mental state?"

Chen Mo nodded: "Yes, bad weather and some bad events will cause the player's mental value to drop. Similarly, the mental value can also be replied with some props."

"After the mental value drops to 0, the character will fall into a state of mental collapse. At this time, he will start to have hallucinations, the tones of the whole world begin to change, and some monsters similar to nightmares will appear to start attacking him."

"If the player can defeat the Nightmare, he can restore a certain mental value. If the player is killed by the Nightmare, then the game will end."

Su Jinyu thought for a moment: "This is a good design! In this way, the three attributes of hunger value, health value, and spirit value can basically express the character's status well. Wow, the store manager is still amazing."

Chen Mo smiled: "Actually nothing. You can definitely figure it out if you think about it for a while. This is basically a design that will inevitably appear."

Su Jinyu said: "Shopkeeper, you should also brainstorm with us. I thought about it and found that the game "Famine" really has many interesting things. If you enrich the settings, it will definitely be a great game!"

Chen Mo rolled his eyes: "Nonsense, if this game is boring, what will I ask you to do? Complete your homework independently. This game is for you to explore ideas. Don't always rely on me to teach you everything step by step."

Su Jinyu curled his lips: "Ao."

Chen Mo changed his mind and said lightly: "Di Chao Interactive Entertainment is preparing to make a VR version of the "Dark" game."

Su Jinyu was stunned for a moment, then said in surprise: "Ah? When? What should I do? Shopkeeper, why are you not in a hurry at all?"

Chen Mo leaned back on the chair: "What's the rush? They're doing VR games. I'm in a hurry, and I can't do it now."

Su Jinyu said anxiously: "What should I do? The people like Dichao Interactive Entertainment are really, they know how to plagiarize our ideas!"

Chen Mo signaled her to be calm: "It's okay, please calm down first. It's hard to say whether the theme of "Diablo" can be changed to VR. It's very likely that it will take a lot of time to fill in the pit and pave the way, and it will take a year to do it at the fastest."

Su Jinyu said: "Then, store manager, let's speed up quickly. We will try out a simple VR game in half a year, and then change Diablo to a VR game in half a year!"

Chen Mo said speechlessly: "I think too much, even if I get rid of my blood, I can't do it so quickly. It's okay, I'll tell you this to remind you. It's best to speed up the progress of "Famine" because I want to use this game to test the players' reactions."

"I have corresponding development plans for any game to be played later, maybe the order is slightly adjusted. Now it is very unwise to disrupt our deployment in order to fight with the Dichao Interactive Entertainment."

"My plan is that "Famine" will be launched in two months, that is, at the end of September. Of course, this is the initial version. After it is launched, a lot of new content will be added based on player feedback, and various mods will be opened for players to play freely."

"The Scythe of Souls is completed in three months, and two to three weeks of testing will be reserved, which is to be launched in mid-November. After that, Diablo will be temporarily released."

"By November, the feedback collected by the "Famine" has been almost done, so everyone has freed up to prepare a VR game to compete with the new game of Dichao Interactive Entertainment."

"Okay!" Su Jinyu clapped his hands and said, "Then I will speed up the progress and try to make the DEMO of "Famine" as soon as possible, and we will work together to advise."

Chen Mo nodded: "Well, but don't be too anxious. Two months are very abundant, so you have to ensure quality."

...

About the game "Famine".

Its success is no longer a matter of detail. Whether in terms of sales or reputation, it is an independent game that can be written into classics.

The reason why Chen Mo chose this game for everyone to practice is not only because this game is suitable for divergent thinking, but also to slightly test the players in this world's acceptance of sandbox games.

The so-called sandbox game is a type of game evolved from sandbox games. It often has a larger map, more elements, high freedom, and strong creativity. Creativity is the core gameplay of this kind of game, which allows players to use the objects provided in the game to create what they want.
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