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Seeing a group of people who were even more excited than him, Eggplant felt less nervous, but he was still a little hesitant to open his backstage.

In the end, it was Zhou Xun from the Dyson Sphere project who patted him on the shoulder.

"Don't be a coward. President Lin said you can definitely take down radiation, so you definitely can take down radiation."

As soon as he said that, the people around him shouted in unison.

"Eggplant is awesome, it can beat radiation."

Chapter 121 Why was the Scroll of Taiwu successful?

"You guys are really just watching the show, don't you mind the excitement?"

After saying that, he steeled himself and opened the backend.

"Holy crap! That's impressive, 50,000 sold in just one hour?!"

"Huh? Only 5? This... can it withstand radiation?"

"No way, buddy, 5 is already amazing, okay? With that number, the final sales should break a million!!"

"A million!"

The producers had varying opinions on this achievement.

Some people think this is amazing, selling 5 sets in just one hour, while others think that even with Mr. Lin's promotion and personal involvement, it's only 5 sets?

You should know that the first hour is often the peak sales period for a game.

Different reference points and different psychological expectations naturally lead to completely different perceptions of the outcome.

"A game's success ultimately depends on its reputation. Didn't Mr. Lin's two previous games only see a surge in sales after their reputation improved?"

"Yes, yes, let's check Bilibili, see if there are any live streams, and see what the players are saying."

We are all game developers.

In their respective production teams, they are all serious leaders in order to keep the project running.

But we've gathered here.

On the contrary, there were fewer taboos.

Everyone was making a ruckus, and Eggplant quite liked the atmosphere.

I casually opened Bilibili.

He also wanted to see how players would react to his game.

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As the saying goes, for every opposite, there is a positive.

Not everyone is pessimistic about "The Scroll of Taiwu".

Even before its official release, "The Scroll of Taiwu" had been actively promoted, and its gameplay and graphics attracted many people.

Take Lao Ju for example.

As one of the earliest game content creators on Bilibili.

With his humorous style and consistent video output, Lao Ju has always enjoyed considerable popularity.

"Okay! Good morning, dear viewers. This is a live broadcast."

"The game we're going to broadcast has already been announced before."

"It's called 'The Scroll of Taiwu,' a new game released on the Spark platform by a team called Luozhou."

“I’ve done black-box testing before, although I couldn’t make a video of it because of confidentiality.”

"But believe me, this is truly a very rich, very fun, and very awesome domestic game."

"Although it is not well-known, this is indeed a work that was polished for a long time by the producer of The Scroll of Taiwu, and later by the legendary master of the industry, Old Man Lin."

"For this project, Old Man Lin didn't just offer advice; he was also credited as the game's producer and is listed in the credits. How about that? Now you can feel the value of this game?"

"Alright, let's get straight to the point! Let's begin!!!"

As Lao Ju spoke, he entered the character selection interface.

Compared to its predecessor, this version of "The Scroll of Taiwu" has been upgraded in every aspect with the help of Lin Li.

Not only have the graphics been upgraded and the storyline become much clearer, but the core gameplay has also shifted from a storyline-driven focus on the past life to open-world exploration. The presentation has been greatly enhanced in creating a sense of martial arts world and rendering the atmosphere of global crisis.

However, Old Ju hasn't experienced any of these things yet.

He is guiding players, carefully studying the character creation process in "The Scroll of Taiwu".

And as he progressed.

The live chat was constantly refreshing.

Holy crap, this game has such a high degree of freedom!

[You can also choose between good and evil, and whether good or evil will affect your choice of sect?]

【Wait! What are you making?!】

[Hahaha, I can't believe it! Just because a girl looks like a boy doesn't mean she can go naked! Absolutely!]

[A remarkable 16-year-old bald girl! Truly extraordinary!]

As Lao Ju's bizarre character creation progressed, the barrage of comments reached its peak. At the same time, the high degree of freedom shown in the video also amazed many players.

After sculpting the figure.

Old Ju, expressionless, delivered his impressive introduction in a serious and earnest manner.

Then I entered the game.

"This move, 'Upside-Down Strike,' is a unique skill of the Kongsang School. It's about reversing the flow of energy, from head to toe, upside down. The key isn't in the physical exertion, but in the posture..."

Upon entering the game.

The very first scene shows the protagonist learning martial arts from his adoptive father.

This section was originally intended to be replaced with a more complete beginner storyline after Eggplant had sufficient funds.

However, Lin Li stopped him from having this idea.

"Using the gains from learning martial arts as a starting point is a great way to get into the story, much better than all the riddles and puzzles you've come up with."

Lin Li, who came after him.

I have studied the previous EA version of "The Scroll of Taiwu", and there's a reason why that game was successful.

Take this opening scene, for example.

Due to budget constraints, Eggplant didn't go for the fancy features in the EA version of "The Scroll of Taiwu," and instead let players choose a martial art they wanted to learn right away.

This actually aligns with one of the biggest appeals of martial arts games for players: the desire to learn those cool martial arts manuals. By allowing players to choose a sect, players are given a basic attack manual for that sect.

It also gives players a simple and easy-to-understand goal in the open world: to go to the sect they choose and learn martial arts.

The game then had players catch crickets, showing them that this martial arts world had many novel things besides fighting and killing.

Thus, although this beginning was simple, the effect was excellent.

Let's take a brief look back.

From the moment you enter the game until the end of the first cricket-catching activity.

What do players experience?

It's a character creation system with a rich feature set; it's learning the basic attack methods of a sect you like; it's confirming your early goals in the game, joining a sect, becoming an apprentice, and discovering that there are many other interesting gameplay features in the game.

The opening line, 10 points, is good enough. Lin Li would give it an 8.

This is so much better than the official Riddler starting area.

Therefore, Lin Li directly rejected the idea of ​​changing the beginning of the eggplant recipe.

"But if we don't change the beginning, how can we tell the players the story?"

Eggplant retorted to Lin Li's rejection.

Lin Li sighed.

Having confirmed that the beginning of EA in his previous life was indeed due to insufficient funding for Eggplant, rather than being intentional, he had no choice but to offer a few more explanations.

"Making games is like dating. You have to make players like your appearance first before they can fall in love with your inner qualities."

"Who starts a dating conversation with a mask on and a long self-introduction? It's not like we're robbing someone. Unless you're holding a gun to their head, who's going to listen?"

After making a remark, he didn't care whether the eggplant understood or not.

Anyway, the beginner's storyline can't be changed.

Eggplant was also a bit confused about this, feeling like it understood, but also like it didn't fully understand.

So when we were halfway through...

He then flew all the way from Yunnan to Xinghuo with the completed plot outline.

Lin Li hadn't originally intended to get more involved in the development of "The Scroll of Taiwu".

Unfortunately, Eggplant was persistent and wouldn't give up.

In addition, Lin Li also thought that he really needed to set an example for the Spark platform, so he spent a day or two discussing the plot and gameplay with Qiezi.

Chapter 122 Lessons from the Past

The entire plot setting of the original "The Scroll of Taiwu".

Aside from a few artsy types, the story itself is actually quite well-written.

Several key settings, in particular, are quite interesting.

First of all, just like the apocalyptic crisis that Lin Li loves to create, "The Scroll of Taiwu" also has one.

The entire game's setting revolves around the concept of the pivot.

Xiangshu (相枢)

It can disturb the minds of mortals, causing them to fall into the demonic path and become the henchmen of Xiang Shu, who is half-human and half-ghost.

It can be roughly understood as something like a "zombie source".

If we replace the term "Xiangshu" with "zombie source body"...

The plot of the entire "The Scroll of Taiwu" is actually much easier to understand.

In order to eliminate the "Zombie Source," also known as Xiang Shu, the Twelve Golden Immortals of Kunlun attempted to refine it with Nuwa's divine fire.

Unfortunately, this method didn't work. This "zombie" was very powerful; no matter what method was used, it couldn't be killed.

Because it cannot be killed, and it is constantly being refined.

Ultimately, due to the long passage of time, Ran Chenzi, who was guarding Xiang Shu, became careless and allowed Xiang Shu to escape.

After the incident, Ran Chenzi, as the one who caused the trouble, naturally had to take responsibility.

Then comes a whole host of settings and stories, which I won't go into detail here.

In short, Ran Chenzi used the merits of ten lifetimes to seal Xiang Shu once again.

This ban.

This leads to another core concept of The Scroll of Taiwu.

In other words, to seal off the Prime Minister, one must first accumulate "ten lifetimes of merit".

There are two ways to obtain this "ten lifetimes of merit".

One can either honestly reincarnate ten times, or use the "passing down" function of the Fuyu Sword to accumulate merit through the Taiwu succession.

The latter is clearly better than someone toiling away to be reincarnated.

Having understood this premise, the story continues.

Just like having a gun means you have to use it, this led to the discovery of the sealing method.

The setting of Taiwu also needs to be explained.