Being an old gamer of Tengda Games was really blissful. The other games companies basically ignored the old gamers. The old games would not be updated at all. They were waiting to die of old age.
On the other hand, Tengda would not give up no matter how old the game was. As long as the old gamers persevered, they would always be able to wait for new content!
That was ridiculous.
However, while sighing, Qiao Liang could not help but be curious. That was because it was already written clearly in the update announcement of these two games that there were some Easter eggs inside.
"Not bad. I don't have anything to do recently. I can play in the afternoon and see what's new in the downloadable content of these games."
Qiao Liang packed up the cutlery from Fish-Catching Take-Out and placed it at the door. He waited for the deliveryman to collect it all. Then, he turned on his computer and bought the downloadable content of the two games, preparing to play it in the afternoon.
"The Lonely Desert Road's downloadable content is actually selling for 5 yuan, five times more expensive than the game itself? Amazing. "
Qiao Liang immediately purchased the downloadable content of the two games and began to download the downloadable content.
First, he took a look at The Lonely Desert Road's downloadable content that was sold for 5 yuan.
The main content of this update should be the online mode and various random scenes. The amount of art resources and gameplay content were much more than the original game itself, so the price of the downloadable content had also increased.
In online mode, he could play games with his friends and play Not Lonely Desert Team. However, Qiao Liang was not optimistic about this gameplay. That was because he really did not want to drive for eight hours now. What's more, he did not think that he could find friends who would be willing to drive for eight hours with him.
However, the game developers had probably considered this point as well, so they added some other changes: the ability to randomly match online friends to solve the problem of no one driving together; the ability to chat through voice chat to solve the problem of driving while driving; the ability to wait for online friends to rescue the car if it broke down, solving the problem of having to start all over again if they failed and causing players too much frustration.
"This change is not bad." Qiao Liang nodded slightly, expressing his approval for the official platform's change.
On the surface, these changes seemed to go against The Lonely Desert Road's original intentions. After all, this game was a game that specialized in torturing players. One of the main reasons why it was so popular was due to the fact that no mistakes could be made during the eight-hour drive. Otherwise, they would have to start all over again. This stimulated the players' desire to be tormented and seek for novelty.
If not for these harsh conditions, this simple game would not have stood out and become popular because of Qiao Liang's video.
But at this point, there was no longer a need to maintain this level of difficulty.
This was because The Lonely Desert Road had already become an antique game. Players who were willing to buy it had already bought it. It was no longer possible to expect new players to be abused and fall into the trap.
Since that was the case, it was better to change the original harsh gameplay and find something else for the veteran players to enjoy.
For some new players, if they wanted to be abused, they should not turn on the online mode. Single player mode was still as difficult as before. If they felt that they could not take it anymore, they could turn on the online mode and join other players. If they broke down, they could still hitch a ride. It was much friendlier.
Although Qiao Liang was very resistant to the idea of running again, he still pulled a few people from his fan group to play The Lonely Desert Road online mode.
This was because he wanted to see the Easter egg of the so-called "Traveler Bao Xu".
To be honest, the fans could really find someone who was willing to drive with them. Very soon, the queue was full. There were eight of them in total, and each of them had chosen a different car skin to form a motorcade. They formed a long line on the lonely desert road, sometimes forming an S shape, and sometimes … sorry, there wasn't, because there was only one road.
They joked around as they followed the predetermined route.
However, the more they drove, the fewer cars there were.
That was because once they lost focus, the car would break down in the desert. They could only hitch a ride in the back and 'revive' an hour later. At first, there were eight cars. As they drove, it became seven, and then six …
Some people made mistakes while driving because they were not focused, while others deliberately drove into the desert because they were too lazy to drive, waiting for others to hitch a ride.
Of course, different cars could carry different passengers. In the most extreme situation, there might be no seats in the motorcade. Then, they could only wait for the cars behind to pass by alone before they could hitch a ride.
Everyone chatted and laughed. Suddenly, they felt that this game did not seem so torturous.
After driving for a while, the downloadable content 'Mirage' appeared.
There were still deserts on both sides, but there were different scenery in the desert. There were European cities, desert pyramids, oases, tropical rainforests, and so on …
Qiao Liang now knew why the five yuan was expensive. It was all because of these scenes.
After driving for a while, a tanned man carrying a travel bag appeared on the road. He stood by the side of the road. There were no broken cars beside him, which meant that he was not a player.
Qiao Liang's eyes lit up. "That should be Traveler Bao Xu. Hurry up and pick him up. There should be an Easter egg!"
After 'Bao Xu' got in the car, he exchanged a few polite words with everyone and expressed his gratitude for giving him a ride.
Every time he saw a new Mirage, Bao Xu would say a few lines with a tone of vicissitudes.
"This is Honduras. I once came here by boat and encountered storms and huge waves. My boat seemed to be thrown into the sky and into the abyss. No wonder Columbus called this place the 'Bottomless Abyss'. It was a memorable memory …
"This is Namibia. On one side is a vast desert, and on the other is a vast sea. In front of us, there is a cave landscape that has been eroded by wind and sand and is as bumpy as the surface of the moon …
"This is the Dominican Republic …"
Every time they passed by a Mirage attraction, 'Bao Xu' in the car would express his emotions, recalling his thrilling or memorable journey in this place.
Qiao Liang could not help but feel emotional. "Not bad, you can even be a tour guide in this game."
'Traveler Bao Xu' was a hero in GOG. Many players knew the story of this employee's travel, but they did not know the details behind it.
As Boss Pei's best friend, Qiao Liang naturally knew.
In fact, Bao Xu himself had only been to a portion of these places. After all, there were too many scenic spots in this world. When Wang Xiaobin was creating the downloadable content, he only decided on these scenes based on ready-made resources that could be found on the Internet.
Obviously, the creator treated 'Traveler Bao Xu' as a joke. In the setting, he was a magical adventurer who had already traveled to every corner of the world.
Of course, everyone felt that Bao Xu had this potential. After all, he was still so young. If he traveled for an average of a month every six months, it would only be a matter of time before he visited all the famous scenic spots in the world.
After driving for about two hours, Bao Xu said, "Alright, I'll get off here. Thank you for giving me a ride. I've prepared a gift for you. I hope we'll meet again if fate wills it."
Qiao Liang: "Eh? This should be the Easter egg left behind! "
The system notified him that he had obtained a new vehicle skin and unlocked a new scene. Qiao Liang quickly exited the game to take a look.
Qiao Liang realized that he had obtained a new vehicle skin. This was a miniature spaceship with a sci-fi feel. It was about the size of a sports car, but it had a pair of relatively small spaceship wings. It had no wheels and was floating in the air.
Qiao Liang opened the scene page again. There were various scenes that players had activated in the game.
One of the new scenes was on the surface of a dark-red planet full of gravel. There were all kinds of craters of all sizes around it. It was like an alien scene from a sci-fi movie.
There seemed to be some huge caves in the distance. The cave entrance was pitch-black as if some terrifying creatures were stirring.
"Eh, this is the Easter egg buried in the game? Does this mean that Boss Pei's next game will be sci-fi? "
"You don't say, this spaceship and setting are quite compatible with The Lonely Desert Road."
Qiao Liang carefully observed the spaceship and the new scene and realized that there did not seem to be any other information in it. It seemed to be conveying a message that Tengda's next new game should be sci-fi.
As for what kind of game it was, he was not sure.
"Alright, alright, we've obtained the skin and setting. We can go and watch Game Designer's downloadable content now."
Qiao Liang gave the order, and everyone immediately scattered.
"Boss Pei is so cunning. He knew that The Lonely Desert Road was sold cheaply and that there were many old players. Thus, he deliberately lowered the difficulty of the game and added cool new cars and new scenes. As long as players were slightly interested, they would spend five yuan to play with netizens and see the new scenes. At the same time, they could also promote the new game …"
Qiao Liang opened Game Designer while feeling emotional.
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