To ascend, I had no choice but to create games

Chapter 243: Chapter 162: Confused! (First Update)_2

Just the idea alone sparked discussion among colleagues, and even Xu Qingling joined in, sharing her views on the employees.

“Let’s add some favorability points, allowing players to pursue in-game characters of the opposite sex and recruit them as crew members,” she said.

After jotting down the various suggestions, Fang Cheng felt good about the progress.

This time, the theme of proving one’s way was set as trade. Players need to acquire money through trade in the game, then build their own fleet, and team up with other players to dominate the business circles of a certain region.

The space crafts in “Squirrel Spaceship” must be limited to Songta Planet to avoid impacting other games, but players who have played “Squirrel Spaceship” and own a designated cargo ship will receive an extra cargo ship in the new game “Space Navigator” as an initial reward.

Given the vast expanse of the star region, players would generally play solo unless they intentionally sought contact, thus satisfying both single-player and multiplayer gamers.

However, players could still influence the entire star region. Watching the star region related to them develop better, with increasing goods, was indeed a gratifying and beautiful thing.

Having decided the general tone, what remained was to bring the logic to life.

Before officially starting the work, Huang Ping looked at Fang Cheng. He wanted to ask what the Easter egg was this time, and what the Easter egg would change the game’s style into, but he held back.

This mystery would be slowly uncovered.

The game required more content design this time, so it also took more time to complete.

While Fang Cheng Studio was busy developing the game, the Main God of the star region was in a dilemma.

The Gods had not gone through the mortal phase and didn’t know what mortals would like.

The problem posed by Fang Cheng was too difficult for them, and the Main God feared they could not answer it and would ultimately face a catastrophe.

In the end, a tough decision was made.

Within the Heavenly Tao network, the Main God contacted all the deities.

Contacting all the Gods at once was a rare occurrence, which meant that the Main God had encountered a major issue that even he couldn’t resolve—an issue intimately related to them.

Even Lady Tragedy, beaten to a rag, attended with the support of her best friend, becoming a frightened bird hiding in the back.

Seeing all the Gods assembled, the Main God said to them, “I have some unfortunate news, we need you to reincarnate as animals and plants.”

“Why?” one of the Gods asked, puzzled, “Is it because of the Great Heavenly Lord?”

“Yes. You all filled out the survey recently, right? To be frank, the Great Heavenly Lord is not satisfied.”

“But I think it’s okay,” Game King said, “Games are my expertise. I think games should be about winning by any means, and there’s nothing wrong with that, is there?”

“The fact that you think there is no problem, that is the biggest problem. Alright, this is what I and several other father Gods have decided. All of you must reincarnate.”

“But…”

“No buts. I will preserve your memories; consider this a trial. When you understand what those Angel Envoys truly enjoy, that’s when you shall return!”

“What about the Heavenly Tao network…?”

“The Great Heavenly Lord will help maintain it.”

Hearing these words, the Gods understood that the Main God had made up his mind and would not retract his decision.

Having no other choice, they respectfully bowed and then left the abode of the Gods, issuing oracles to their Priests, and proceeded with their reincarnation.

They would reincarnate as animals and plants and, due to the rapid growth rates of fauna and flora, they would mature quickly.

They would grow to adulthood at great speed, then start interacting with the players to understand what they truly desired.

Fang Cheng noticed the change in the Little Heavenly Way but did not intervene.

In his view, the Main God’s arrangement was quite good. Letting these Little Heavenly Ways experience life as mortals could indeed help them better understand the sentiments of mortals and thereby understand what fun really meant in video games.

A month later, the new game “Space Navigator” quietly went live.

This time when launching, Wang Xiaoying did not engage in any promotions, she didn’t even release a video trailer.

It wasn’t that she lacked confidence in the game, but rather it was a sign of her immense confidence.

This time, she needed to test the linkage of Fang Cheng Studio’s Passport World, observe the natural flow of players within the Passport, and thus assess the traffic-driving effect of the Passport on the game.

The decision was somewhat risky, but when she applied to Fang Cheng, he agreed without hesitation.

Operational content was not his focus, but he knew that Wang Xiaoying was an exceptional operator.

In just under a year, her abilities had advanced dramatically, from being green to now being adept; she had become a very excellent operator.

She had already graduated ahead of time, her operational strength was evident to all, and each game she managed had nearly perfect operation methods, so Fang Cheng trusted that there would be no issues.

Moreover, even if there were any issues, it wouldn’t matter as long as the number of players met the basic requirements. Then he would be able to prove the Tao, and the restrictions of Fang Cheng Studio’s games could easily meet the requirements. Inviting more people in was just to reduce random variables.

With Fang Cheng’s approval, Wang Xiaoying felt a mix of gratitude and pressure.

After coordinating the operational methods within Passport World with Tian Xuan, she took a deep breath and chose to launch the game.

At eight o’clock in the evening, “Space Navigator” officially launched.

That day, when Chen Rang tiredly returned home, planning to rest well in Passport World.

He had been working overtime a lot recently, with new news coming out every day. Coming home at eight o’clock tonight felt like celebrating a festival.

Ever since the overseas game ban was lifted, almost every day there was news of new games officially entering the market. Some major games had already targeted the domestic market as a big cake, preparing to offer a special domestic version using strategies like small profit margins, in-app purchases, and monthly subscriptions to make a good profit.

Before long, a massive number of games would complete localization and then flood the market, engaging in fierce battles with domestic games until a new equilibrium was established.

According to some gamers’ analysis, in the next period, the best strategy for domestic game manufacturers is to play defensively, pausing the release of some games, stopping the application for game licenses, and focusing on existing profitable projects to consolidate their moats.

However, there are also aggressive gamers who believe we should strike boldly and claim that we also have very excellent game studios.

You think so, right, Fang Cheng Studio?

Regarding such comments, Chen Rang invariably deemed them a kiss of death.

Fang Cheng Studio was indeed quite good, but it was best not to act rashly at this time to avoid being targeted.

Fortunately, Fang Cheng Studio recently had indeed been inactive, which relieved Chen Rang quite a bit.

After logging into Passport World, Chen Rang was about to have his Mukuai pat his head to relieve some fatigue when he saw his Mukuai excitedly running over with a CD in hand.

“Fang Cheng Studio released a new game, come play with me.”

“Has Fang Cheng lost his mind!” Chen Rang blurted out.

Mukuai was startled by Chen Rang’s shout and couldn’t help but ask, “Why, weren’t you preoccupied with this a few days ago, lamenting every day about when a new game would be released?”

“That was the past, it’s incomparable to the present. The current gaming environment is dramatic; releasing a game now might not even recover the cost. Moreover, they didn’t do any marketing before, how come there was no buzz at all?”

“Well, they wanted to do a test…”

“A test at this time? They definitely haven’t researched the market.”

“Then, are you still going to play?”

“…I’ll play.”

After readily paying 128 yuan, Chen Rang’s spirits lifted, and then he immersed himself in the game.

When he came out later, he yawned and said, “Not bad, I take back my words, alright, off to work I go.”

“Have a good day.” Mukuai said goodbye to Chen Rang happily, expressing that she had a great time playing last night.