This Is Not a Bug but a Game Feature-Chapter 42: Oh No, I Bought an Unfinished Building!
"The game also has a special mechanic, Extreme Sublimation!"
Chen Ba knocked on the table and then said, "Once this mode is activated, the character will continuously lose health, it’s a trump card that harms both the enemy and yourself."
"In this Sublimation mode, all skill stats will be enhanced, and the visual effects will become more dazzling..."
Commonly known as hyper mode!
Everyone imagined a scene, where the battle between two Venerables was already terrifying, with full-screen special effects flying around.
As the fight continues, both can further undergo Extreme Sublimation, making the battle even more impactful, with even more flamboyant effects?
Extreme Sublimation is irreversible.
Once in this state, you can’t exit voluntarily; you either lose health until you die or crush the enemy to win.
This means that unless someone is driven to desperation, no one would willingly enter Sublimation mode.
Losing health is not a joke...
If the opposing player activates Extreme Sublimation from the start, as long as you defend slowly without rushing, he can easily play himself to death.
This is a trump card for desperate fights, also a miraculous move for countering after hitting rock bottom!
Chen Ba wanted to create a miracle of turning the tide in desperate situations, although the odds are slim, under Extreme Sublimation, there’s indeed a possibility of "finishing off full health with a sliver of health."
"Got it, it’s like that desperate breakthrough you often see in novels!" 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝒆𝔀𝒆𝙗𝓷𝒐𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝓶
Lu, who frequently reads novels, was very familiar with this trope: "You can’t play until you’re almost dead; the children of destiny in fantasy worlds are all like this."
"But this is a standard skill!"
"If only children of destiny have this desperate breakthrough ability, then why can everyone undergo Extreme Sublimation in the game?" Zhong Shengwei was puzzled.
"First of all, Extreme Sublimation isn’t the same thing as the desperate breakthrough of novel protagonists."
Chen Ba wagged his head side to side: "Moreover, even if this is a protagonist’s halo, so what! Which Great Emperor or Venerable that achieved great deeds didn’t become the child of destiny of their era?"
The game’s protagonist is the Star Emperor, but he’s just the protagonist of this era.
And like the Emperor of the Universe, the Emperor of the Long Night, and the Profound Turtle Venerable, weren’t they the protagonists of the past?
You could say...
Every Human Great Emperor or Alien Race Venerable, in the era they proved their way, they were undoubtedly the children of destiny.
So there’s no problem with desperate breakthroughs.
Everyone is a protagonist, just in different times, what, are you nobler than me, and only you get to have breakthroughs?
"Alright, I understand!"
Zhong Shengwei nodded, then asked, "And how should the weapons used by characters be handled?"
Not to mention the usual swords, spears, and halberds.
But in the "Star Emperor" game design, what did he see?
Some people use cauldrons, towers, and others use mirrors or jars...
How should these be dealt with?
Though these Venerable weapons, each has a cool and arrogant name, described as incredibly powerful, and it’s not an exaggeration to say they carry the weight of the Great Way.
But the problem lies in how to showcase the described might of these peculiar weapons used by the Great Emperor Venerables?
"Just make it a skill!"
Chen Ba had already thought of a solution.
Taking the protagonist Star Emperor’s Emperor’s Weapon [Starry Sky Cauldron] for example, make it a special skill.
After using this skill, the game’s Starry Sky Cauldron will appear, floating above the Star Emperor’s head, then release terrifying pressure, giving the Star Emperor a buff and a shield.
No matter the design, handle it all this way.
Some Emperor’s Weapons apply buffs to themselves, while others apply debuffs to enemies; regardless, they are skill types associated with states.
"Wow, another effect-heavy piece!"
After hearing Ba’s introduction, Lu felt a headache: "Although this game has simple scenes and only six characters, the CG effects seem really hard to make..."
"No worries, we have Dream Building 5!"
Chen Ba said with a smile: "Dream Building 5 Engine’s capabilities are very powerful; if used well, the game’s visual performance will absolutely be stunning."
He wasn’t just bragging.
Everyone had seen the latest demo video of the Dream Building 5 Engine, and its power is undeniable, definitely able to meet the needs of the new game.
The only concern is whether players’ computer specs are sufficient?
"Good optimization will take care of it."
Regarding this, Chen Ba wasn’t worried.
He had system plug-ins, and in terms of game optimization, he could reach an unsurpassable level for other companies.
This is the confidence of being a plugin master!
Once the basic game framework was discussed, the next step was to fill in the game content around this framework.
In this aspect, Chen Ba only initiated the task.
There were still many factors to consider, especially the various skill modules, how to design special effects for them, which was quite headache-inducing.
In addition to this.
Tianba Studio needed to inform players that due to its focus on developing a new game, the older games would temporarily pause major updates.
This was easy, just shout in the fan group and post a pinned message in the community.
"What type is the new game, Ba @GameBugs, care to reveal?"
"Don’t! I just bought a pre-sales house, you haven’t handed it over, and you’re not updating? I’m still paying my mortgage without any interruption! [crying]"
"Yikes! I almost forgot; I also bought a pre-sales house, now it’s turning into an abandoned building..."
"Heartless developer, return our hard-earned money!"
Surprisingly, this time the Cowherding Sect didn’t come to disrupt the pinned post.
But the comments were almost all from "Living Under Someone’s Roof Simulator" players who bought pre-sale houses, found out the game stopped updating, and came to condemn the heartless developer.
"Uh-oh...
Looking at the enthusiastic comments where early house buyers filled with flowery language expressed themselves, Chen Ba felt both ashamed and scared.
He indeed hadn’t thought of this.
At the time of developing a new version, creating new housing plots and pre-sales transactions in the game was just an aspect of version foresight.
Originally, it wasn’t a big problem, as long as he handed over timely housing and updated game versions on time, players who bought pre-sales wouldn’t say much.
After all, it was a willing buyer and a willing seller!
But now, because of the focus on the development work of "Star Emperor", the old game had to stop version updates...
The players who once believed in him, invested heavily, even took on "ten-year mortgages" to buy new plots in pre-sales, now truly felt betrayed.
Darn!
In reality, encountering a heartless developer, where pre-sales housing went abandoned and mortgages still needed to be paid is maddening enough.
Yet in a game, one can also buy a house where the developer runs away, unable to deliver housing on time?
Chen Ba, when will you?
Players chanted slogans of "Return our hard-earned money" and launched a massive protest in player communities and fan groups.
Ba? Don’t play dead!
After scamming everyone’s Game Coins, you want to run, right?
That’s the hardworking money everyone painstakingly earned by washing dishes in-game, picking trash, collecting scraps day and night, and you even scam that, utterly inhumane!
