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This method is impossible to achieve in other games, but in Minecraft, the effect is simply beyond imagination.

After it rains, the water flows together, and because the rainwater has a "force," it can even spontaneously form river channels.

When Lin Li first saw that the final result could run smoothly on the 3060, he gave the engine department a big thumbs up.

"Now I can finally play in other people's worlds."

Incidentally, the river's course is formed by blocks being eroded and broken by rainwater. However, these non-player-broken blocks will not automatically enter the player's inventory, but players can collect them using tools.

The addition of these systems.

The biggest change is that it makes my world more realistic without losing the core of the "blocky world".

Just like right now.

The most widely circulated and fastest-spreading short video of the Minecraft Remastered version shows a player building a dam in a valley and then creating an artificial flood by detonating TNT.

Observe how water flows erode the terrain and even form new river channels.

Actually, this video itself doesn't have any technical content, but because it was released early, and because Minecraft uses "physical water," meaning that each block of water in the game is a physical point, it's a very popular video.

Therefore, when water layers overlap, and this overlap suddenly bursts at the top, it can indeed form a rather spectacular "waterfall".

Moreover, this gameplay has another characteristic.

Even with Spark's optimizations, typical graphics cards and CPUs still struggle to handle scenarios that simultaneously require processing explosions and water bodies.

As we all know, anything that can show off "hardware" and produce beautiful effects is highly desirable for gamers with high-end "hardware".

It's exactly the same mentality as someone who drives an off-road vehicle and wants to drive on rough roads.

A large number of players posted their test results online, which quickly became a hot topic. This hot topic included those that were very smooth and natural.

There are also those who use the meme in reverse.

For example, some games froze like a PowerPoint presentation, and others crashed when played on a mainstream computer from 09...

These videos, which play on the game's optimization issues, actually further boosted the popularity of Minecraft Remastered.

"My computer has become a hand warmer."

"This isn't playing a game, it's putting your graphics card to a stress test."

"My 09 computer: Thank you for making me suffer this torment in my old age."

"I suggest using this for future graphics card testing!!"

As the hype continues to rise, some game streamers and content creators have also joined this "physical water carnival".

During their live streams, they challenged themselves with all sorts of extreme gameplay. For example, one player who studied water conservancy designed and recreated the Dujiangyan Irrigation System by utilizing the physical properties of water.

The program also includes voice-over explanations of the entire Dujiangyan Irrigation System and its underlying principles.

This video was later used as teaching material by some younger teachers in China and played in classrooms.

In addition, some players have started to design "rainwater collection systems" by utilizing the properties of rainwater and physical water.

They would lay special blocks on the roof so that rainwater would flow down the slope into specific pools, and then use this water to irrigate farmland or feed animals.

This gameplay not only makes the survival mode in the game more realistic, but also allows players to experience the joy of self-sufficiency.

Of course, the addition of physical water also brings some new challenges.

For example, when building a house, players must consider the drainage system, otherwise the house may be flooded if there is a heavy rain.

For example, players must be careful when digging underground mines, because if they reach an aquifer, water may rush into the mine and flood the entire mine.

Some resourceful content creators have already started organizing the "Minecraft Starfire Remastered Builder Challenge".

The rules for the first round of the competition were to invite many Minecraft content creators to build structures and then artificially create a massive flood, under the condition that only dirt and wood blocks could be used.

Let's see whose house can hold out the longest...

There are many other ways to play this.

This is precisely why Lin Li said that the entire Minecraft IP has not yet been fully explored.

Of course, the reason why Spark's remastered version has been able to achieve this level is also thanks to the development of technology from 09 to 20.

11 years time.

The mainstream hardware of players is already fully capable of handling this demo after it has been optimized by Spark.

After all, even the best ideas are just wishful thinking without hardware support.

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Moreover, in this world, the demo framework alone has already captivated many people, such as Lin Li and Su Shanshan yesterday when they were trying it out.

It's about mining ore on a dirt slope.

It's that simple to play.

They had a lot of fun.

Even such a simple gameplay mechanic is actually the result of optimizations made by the development team.

In the remastered standard mode, Starfire has completely removed the feature of player-customizable resources.

The reason for doing this is that when the system revolves around the game, the designers need to balance all resource production and consumption.

The simplest example is how much iron ore you can get from mining a block of iron ore, how much iron ore and wood you need to make an iron axe, and how these resources should be distributed across the entire map.

If a player is too poor, it can take an hour to craft an iron axe; how can the game be fun? If the world is too rich, the motivation to explore is weakened, and there's no need to go far to mine.

Of course, players cannot perceive these things.

After all, these things are still adjustable in the completely free build mode.

Chapter 626 Wooden Box

"How about we build a house today?"

As Lin Li turned on the camera and started recording the gameplay, Su Shanshan quickly became engrossed in the game.

In the demo version, Spark only added the friend online multiplayer function and did not open the official server. Depending on the player's network conditions, five online multiplayer scales can be set up: 4 players, 8 players, 16 players, 32 players, and a maximum of 64 players.

After successfully connecting online, the two discussed it briefly and decided to go chop wood first.

In the new version, logging has become much easier, because you can see the whole tree fall as soon as you cut down the bottom block of the log.

Then it shattered into pieces of wood.

Although upon closer inspection, the process is actually quite "unrealistic," most players' first reaction upon experiencing the remastered logging system is simply the same.

It was so damn awesome.

The two men chopped down trees for a few minutes and quickly collected enough timber. Then they began to level the land in preparation for building a house.

The house was designed by Su Shanshan, and the two of them worked together to build it.

About half an hour later, a large "building-like object" standing on the mountaintop appeared in the picture.

"..."

"Speaking of which, we've been busy for so long, what have we actually built?"

Before construction even began, Lin Li was still bragging in front of the camera, saying that he would definitely be able to build something amazing.

But in the end, looking at this rectangular, "one"-shaped building...

Lin Li felt a bit like a boomerang. Luckily, this thing wasn't being streamed live, otherwise he would have been laughed to death when it hit the top.

The founder of Spark Games, is this all?

Of course, Lin Li could also explain it, after all, Su Shanshan is a copywriter, not an artist, so it's understandable...

"Can't you tell? It's a building."

To be honest, it wouldn't be accurate to say that the entire building has absolutely no details.

Although the exterior is made of earthen walls, there are wooden planks sandwiched between the earthen walls at intervals, indicating that Su Shanshan had done her research beforehand, since the remastered version has already been figured out by some people online.

In my world, any blocks that are linked together are automatically treated as a single unit in the game.

Different blocks linked together have different "strengths".

Therefore, some typical civil engineering structures can be supported by wooden frames, but in the game, such civil engineering structures are only two or three stories high.

If it goes any higher, the base won't be able to support it and it will collapse.

In the initial design, Spark's reset team was actually quite conflicted about whether or not to add these systems.

But it was eventually implemented in the standard mode.

Judging from the final player feedback, the system performed quite well.

Players are indeed the group most receptive to new systems and most fond of novelty in this world.

This system sparked enthusiastic research among countless players as soon as it was launched.

The methods for building skyscrapers using pure clay blocks, and how to prevent the completed buildings from collapsing, have become incredibly popular on social media platforms such as Xinghuo, StarTok, Douyin, and Bilibili.

This is why the situation is like this.

It was because Lin Li set a limit on the difficulty level for the production team during the review process.

That is, the game only has friction and gravity, two properties that affect buildings, and nothing else, and these two properties should be simple and easy to understand.

For a game, the simulation of realism and the gameplay need to be balanced.

It's not that the more realistic it is, the more fun it is.

In short, why does LEGO have so many users?

The reason is that while assembling LEGOs has a certain level of difficulty, it is just right, allowing players to feel a sense of accomplishment without being too difficult.

This is also what Minecraft Spark Remastered does.

Is it realistic? Yes, but the level of realism is just right, and it's easy to understand. Players don't need to worry about friction or gravity while playing.

In practice, bricks can build taller buildings than dirt blocks. In addition, if you use dirt blocks to pave the floor slabs, you need to add columns at certain intervals.

If wooden blocks are used, the distance can be slightly longer.

It's that simple. Even if you don't know anything about basic architecture, you can figure it out after trying it a few times.

And it is precisely this perfectly balanced design of difficulty, achieved through a few "slight" attempts by the player, that makes the player feel excited when they finally manage to build a house.

Besides ordinary players being excited, a large number of civil engineers are also very excited about this, as they can really make the most of this system.

But, obviously.

Su Shanshan is not a "civil engineer".

This house looks exactly like a giant matchbox.

Even so, Su Shanshan still had the nerve to ask her how the design was.

How's the design?

Of course, it's something designed by my own wife.

"I think this box... ah, no, this building, the design is ingenious. It looks simple and unadorned, but it is actually very clever. With the level of this building, it is a loss to the country that you did not study civil engineering in college."

He knew perfectly well that Lin Li was talking nonsense.

But Su Shanshan's eyes still crinkled into crescent moons as she smiled.

"I don't know what level this building is at. Who asked you to praise it? Guess what I built?"

Hearing Su Shanshan's tone, Lin Li was taken aback for a moment, then looked at the game again...

"You...you didn't build this, did you...our new headquarters building...?"

"You could even tell that! We really are on the same wavelength!"

"Telepathy my foot! What does your rectangular cardboard box have to do with the new building?!"

Lin Li thought to himself, but didn't say it aloud.

He could only sigh repeatedly.

The new headquarters of Xinghuo is located in a newly planned area between Shanghai and Suzhou and Hangzhou, after communication between Xinghuo and the Shanghai authorities.

This planned area is not just for Xinghuo's headquarters.