November 30th, Wednesday …
At Shang Yang Games, all the employees were busy.
Wang Xiaobin took a sip of coffee and sent a message on the company's internal chat software. "Test more of the new downloadable content. It's about to be released. Let's see if there are any bugs!"
Wang Xiaobin was mainly in charge of leading half of Shang Yang Games to develop the downloadable content of some old games, including The Lonely Desert Road, Game Designer, Repent and be Saved, and Ocean Stronghold.
Among them, Repent and be Saved and Ocean Stronghold had huge changes. There was too much content to be done in the downloadable content, so it could not be completed in a short period of time. It had to be delayed until the end of this month and the beginning of next month respectively.
However, the downloadable content of The Lonely Desert Road and Game Designer was relatively easy to make. At the moment, the development work had been completed. Once the bugs were tested, they could be officially updated.
The bugs might have been more or less fixed but Wang Xiaobin did not dare to let his guard down. He still asked everyone to play more games and test more, afraid that they would encounter all sorts of hidden problems after the game was released.
This was actually because of a more metaphysical problem.
Previously, Shang Yang Games would look for Boss Pei to take a look at the new game or the new version of the DEMO. Before that, it would be tested well. However, in Boss Pei's hands, there would be all sorts of incomprehensible and mysterious bugs.
Wang Xiaobin even suspected if Boss Pei had some special method to find bugs or if Boss Pei had a bug-like physique.
Thus, every time the game updated its version and developed downloadable content, he would have to improve on the testing. He would only dare to go online after testing many times, afraid that he would miss some fatal bugs.
The downloadable content of The Lonely Desert Road and Game Designer this time was priced at 5 yuan and 18 yuan respectively.
For The Lonely Desert Road, the game itself was sold for 1 yuan, and the first downloadable content was also sold for 1 yuan. What's more, it was free now.
The new downloadable content this time was priced at 5 yuan. Wang Xiaobin had set it himself. It could be considered a historic breakthrough.
That was because the content of The Lonely Desert Road's downloadable content was much richer than the game itself.
The downloadable content of the two games had already been written on Wang Xiaobin's computer.
The downloadable content update announcement for The Lonely Desert Road:
First, added online mode. Online mode support: Invite friends to play together (supports a maximum of 8 people), randomly match players to play together (supports a maximum of 8 people from the starting point), random encounter (randomly meet other players in the process).
Text or voice chat could be used in network mode, and various details could be adjusted in the settings interface.
If the car broke down on the road, the player could continue the journey as a passenger in another car. After an hour of riding, the player could continue driving from their current location.
Second, a new random scene function has been added. If you drive in the desert for a long time, you might see a mirage. You can see all kinds of sceneries from all over the world, including pyramids and other ruins in the desert.
When he checked in at the various attractions, there was a certain chance of triggering the Easter Egg, Traveler Bao Xu. A lonely traveler in the desert would request a ride. When he arrived at his destination, he would receive a brand new car and a brand new scenery.
Game Designer downloadable content update announcement:
1. New game function: Message Board. Players can leave messages on the ground, doorways, walls, and other places in each stage. The messages will be generated using fixed combinations of words to enhance the player's interaction experience.
Second, new gameplay: Contrarian Mode. Players would obtain a bickering assistant to let the voice-over choose the route. Players could use the bickering assistant to mock the voice-over.
Third, new gameplay: New Player Care Mode. Old players who had already cleared the game could enter the game of new players who had yet to clear it through the random matching system. They could guide the new players to make a choice by typing and chatting freely.
The art materials of these two games did not change much. They only added some interesting online gameplay.
What's more, Wang Xiaobin had specially buried Easter eggs about Ocean Stronghold's downloadable content and the new game, Mission and Choice, in both games for early publicity and warm-up.
In fact, Wang Xiaobin did not have much of a clue about what to do with the downloadable content of these games at the beginning. He only wanted to do as much as possible with conventional gameplay to complete the mission.
However, Huang Sibo found him and asked him to cooperate with Mission and Choice to add a pre-plot of Mission and Choice in Ocean Stronghold's downloadable content to promote and warm it up.
Wang Xiaobin agreed readily when he heard that.
He did not have a clue at first, but Huang Sibo sent him the ready-made game plot content. How could he not do it?
After planning the downloadable content of Ocean Stronghold, Wang Xiaobin thought about it. Since that was the case, he would put all the downloadable content of the old games on the new game.
Not only would he be able to update the game content and give old gamers something to do, but he would also be able to promote it. He would be able to increase the pre-sales of Ocean Stronghold's downloadable content and Mission and Choice. Why not?
That was why there were updates for The Lonely Desert Road and Game Designer.
Wang Xiaobin checked and arranged for the update announcement to be sent out regularly.
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December 1st, Thursday …
Qiao Liang had been living in Jingzhou for a month and a half ever since he moved to Jingzhou in mid-October.
In this month and a half, he had completely adapted to life in Jingzhou. What's more, his daily life had changed.
First of all, his work and rest schedule had become regular. He ate healthily. His original dark circles and obesity had improved a lot.
Fish-Catching Take-Out had recently launched a 'monthly package package'. It was specially targeted at takeaways like Qiao Liang and office workers.
To buy this' monthly package package ', the first thing one had to do was to choose the time one ate takeout in advance. For example, office workers could choose Monday to Friday noon based on the situation. Those who worked overtime could choose Monday to Saturday noon and night. Secondly, one had to choose the flavors and dishes that one could accept in advance.
After buying the package, one could deposit the money into one's personal account and choose to deduct the fee automatically. At most, one could buy a meal on credit. If one had already bought a meal on credit, the customer would have to pay the previous fee within two hours before the next meal was delivered. Otherwise, the order would be canceled.
When it was time to deliver the meal, Fish-Catching Take-Out would automatically deduct the fee and deliver the meal. It would also arrange the dishes according to the taste that the customer had chosen in advance and the recent meal records to ensure that the taste was diverse and nutritious.
If they did not need to deliver the meal at the last minute, customers only needed to cancel it in advance on the 'Food Delivery Calendar' interface of the application.
This monthly package package was a blessing for otaku and office workers like Qiao Liang.
That was because ordering takeout was a kind of enjoyment in a few cases, but most of the time, it was a kind of torture.
Qiao Liang often had such experiences. Sometimes, he would forget to order takeout when he got busy. When he looked up, it was already 1 PM. Sometimes, he would pick up his cell phone at 11 PM and order takeout. He would flip through more than ten stores but still not find anything that he wanted to eat. He would waste fifteen minutes just to order takeout and still not find anything that he was particularly satisfied with. Sometimes, he would accidentally order takeout during peak hours. However, he would wait for more than an hour before the delivery was delivered because the delivery person had blown up. The food would be cold by then.
At present, the domestic takeout industry was still in a barbaric growth period. Therefore, there would often be some unpleasant dining experiences.
On the other hand, Fish-Catching Take-Out's' monthly package package 'would not have to worry about what to eat every day for those who ate takeout all year round. The random delivery of food would give them the feeling that someone was taking care of their meals. On the other hand, it could also guarantee the delivery time and experience.
That was because this' monthly package package 'was like another form of advance booking. That was because Fish-Catching Take-Out had already estimated the number of orders in advance. It could guarantee the cooking and delivery time of most meals. Thus, the taste and dining experience would also be improved.
Qiao Liang's' monthly package package 'was lunch and dinner from Monday to Friday.
At the moment, his life was to take a stroll downstairs every morning after waking up. He would go to the nearby bun shop for breakfast and take a stroll. When he came back, he would edit videos or play games. Lunch and games would be delivered to him on time.
On Saturdays and Sundays, he would sometimes go out to play with his fans or friends. Sometimes, he would order other takeout from home, such as fried chicken, milk tea, roasted duck, and the like, to improve his taste.
At noon today, Qiao Liang was eating Fish-Catching Take-Out as usual while flipping through the latest news.
Many things had happened in the past month. What Qiao Liang was most concerned about was obviously the GPL league that would be held in Jingzhou.
He had even specially gone to Ming Yun Villas, a familiar place, to get to know the various E-Sports Clubs and live-stream it for his fans.
Recently, various live-stream platforms had been rising and spending more and more money. As a UP Master with his own fans, Qiao Liang naturally would not miss this opportunity.
However, there was still a huge difference between being a UP Master and a live-streamer. Most of Qiao Liang's live-stream audience were his own hardcore fans. It was not very popular.
However, to Qiao Liang, being able to live-stream and earn some money from gifts while doing sponsored partnerships was already a very beautiful life.
"Eh? What's this? "
"The update announcement for The Lonely Desert Road and Game Designer?"
"These two games are still being updated?"
Qiao Liang saw his fans discussing it and thought that everyone was joking.
It couldn't be, right? How old were these games? Why were they still being updated?
Wouldn't it be better to let them rest in peace?
Qiao Liang could not help but sigh. Tengda was definitely the most unique one among so many domestic and foreign games companies that he had seen.
They clearly had a dominant online game like GOG, and the new game was clearly still being developed. The priority of these development work must be much higher than updating old games, right?
In the end, Boss Pei insisted on taking out manpower to maintain these old games that had almost lost their popularity and were not played by many people. That was ridiculous!
Was he really not going to abandon or give up?
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