This Is Not a Bug but a Game Feature-Chapter 298 - 195: Super Cool Engine Features

When an unknown bug appears in the game and causes destructive impact on the game environment, any normal developer would first think about fixing the bug.

Huang Wenjun is no exception.

But when he tried to troubleshoot and fix the bug, he was astonished to find that this bug wasn’t closely related to the game itself, but was a feature inherently backed into the engine.

This explanation might be hard to understand.

To put it in simpler terms, take the well-known Origin Engine as an example, this engine has a well-known feature: extra acceleration!

While maintaining movement and rotating your view at a constant speed, combined with A/D input, you will gain an acceleration value based on the degree of view rotation...

This is the root of many peculiar combat techniques, like aerial acceleration, midair direction change, abstract position jumps, that are realized in games developed with the Origin Engine.

This is an inherent feature of the engine and has little to do with the game itself. So, the same technique, even if used in different games, can likely be applied as long as it is the same engine.

And Huang Wenjun is now encountering the same issue!

The bug reported by the players is not something related to the Kuafu Legend game he developed; it’s entirely a feature of the engine.

Even though he does not fully understand why Tianba Engine’s features are so abstract, it is indeed an engine issue.

[A letter to all Kuafu Legend players:]

[Since the game’s release, sales have surpassed 300,000 copies. Thank you very much for your support! This is a special response to issues regarding the exceptional Bug feedback from some players.]

[Upon investigation, this bug is not a conventional game bug, but due to the features of the Tianba Engine. The issue has been reported to Tianba Studio...]

Huang Wenjun is very honest.

He always speaks his mind. The first thing he did was release an announcement saying that this issue is being resolved.

However, because the bug originated from the Tianba Engine, he was unable to resolve it right away. He’s communicating actively with Tianba Studio, hoping players are patient.

Originally, an angry mob of players demanding refunds saw the update announcement and instantly calmed down a bit.

They became much more mild in attitude.

"See, I told you it was Ba’s issue, yet you still didn’t believe it, now you believe, huh?"

"It’s Brother Ba’s issue? Then it’s not a problem!"

"If it was another engine, I definitely wouldn’t believe it. But if it’s Tianba Engine, it seems pretty reasonable?"

"Did Brother Ba PUA all of you?"

"It wasn’t PUA, it’s just that Sun Chasing Kuafu is quite cool! Anyway, I like it, today I must exhaust the sun..."

After the update announcement was released, the players’ response left Huang Wenjun in a state of surprise.

What’s going on?

The group of people who were angry enough to demand refunds suddenly changed their tone once they heard it was an issue from the Tianba Engine?

Does Brother Ba really have such charm that he PUA’d so many people, making them willingly accept and acknowledge even this kind of bug?

"Is there a possibility this isn’t a bug?"

Upon receiving Huang Wenjun’s message, Chen Ba promptly replied: "This is an extremely cool engine feature. Next-generation AI game engines are like this, you’re just not used to it, huh?"

Huang Wenjun: "..."

Glancing at the reply personally sent by Chen Ba, he realized for the first time that game engines could have features like this.

Really opened eyes!

Other game engines’ features at most create some surprises for everyone, but Tianba Engine’s are not surprises but shocks.

"I’m impressed!"

Huang Wenjun sent a thumbs-up emoji, then silently complained in his heart, "Better to be a dog than use your broken engine again!"

What the hell?

He’s been in the industry for so long, he hasn’t seen such an abstract game engine before. Bugs at this level can’t be called bugs, but engine features?

Gosh!

Who would dare use such an engine?

...

Far away in Jiangning, Chen Ba did not know that the developer he managed to fool was almost scared away by Tianba Engine’s "amazing features."

But he also knows that if the situation with Kuafu Legend is not handled properly, it’ll potentially drive away many developers.

Don’t go, please! Tianba Engine is really good, trust me! This is just a small accident, not a big deal...

To reassure the developers and let them believe Tianba Engine is a reliable game engine, Chen Ba hurriedly wrote an essay explaining the matter.

The essay was lengthy.

The main idea is that the Tianba Engine 1.0 version is not yet stable, but it will continue to be updated and improved.

This engine indeed has many exclusive features, but these features are like Easter eggs and do not affect the strength of the engine.

On the contrary!

It’s precisely because of these unique engine features that Tianba Engine can be considered a powerful engine.

After saying a lot, by promising future updates and the engine features not affecting the game itself, developers were finally reassured.

Of course!

The reason developers did not collectively run away is mainly because Tianba Engine is really convenient and easy to use.

After using this engine to develop games, switching to other engines feels uncomfortable all over. Perhaps this is the so-called "easier to go from frugal to luxury, hard to go from luxury to frugal!"

Huang Wenjun feels the same.

Although after experiencing it once, he thought Tianba Engine was abstract and bizarre, he has to admit that it is the most convenient engine he has ever used.