game trailblazer

Chapter 288 Clover Studio
Zhao Sanyang shook his head and was about to refute. Hao Wei saw that there was something wrong with everyone's expressions, as if there was a sign of an argument, so he quickly changed the subject: "Forget it, forget it, why bother to argue about this kind of thing. Well, I heard One thing, you must be very interested in it.”

"Oh, what's the matter?" Seeing Hao Wei's mysterious face, Zhao Sanyang and Qin Qifeng couldn't care less about arguing, and even Li Wenbo came over curiously.

"The doctor may know about this." Hao Wei didn't rush to explain, but took it easy.

"Ah, me? No way." Li Wenbo actually didn't understand at all, why what Hao Wei said had something to do with him all of a sudden.

"Of course it has something to do with it." Hao Wei spread his hands and said, "Dr., didn't you take part in a short training class at Fengyun Game Academy last year? We are still classmates."

"That's true, but what does it matter?" Li Wenbo asked puzzled.

"Yeah, does this have something to do with what you said?" Zhao Sanyang and Qin Qifeng also didn't understand.

"Listen to me," Hao Wei explained: "The thing is like this..."

After Hao Wei's explanation, the three of Li Wenbo finally understood. It turned out that when they participated in the short training class of Fengyun Game Academy, in addition to receiving some basic game training, they also received a card containing "Game DreamWorks" Simplified game development tools)" CD, and the simple training of "Game DreamWorks". Popular, but limited by the functions of "Game DreamWorks" itself and the complexity of computer development, it can only be used to develop some small games.

After the "Fantasy Box" game console was launched, a certain "Game DreamWorks" player accidentally discovered that the game DVD that came with the game console contained many files with the extension ".XNA", and "Game DreamWorks" defaulted to The ".XNA" file happened to be included in the output format, which made him think that there should be some connection between the two.Later, after searching online, and consulting Fengyun Game Academy by phone, he finally confirmed his conjecture that "Game DreamWorks" can indeed develop games for the "Dream Box" game console, but only those who are not large in scale. For small and medium-sized games, if you want to develop large-scale commercial games, you still have to use the more professional "XNAGameStudio".However, although it is impossible to develop large-scale games, it is enough for those amateurs. After all, the work of developing games is not a treat for dinner, it must be done step by step.

"Being able to develop games on the 'Fantasy Treasure Box', buddies, do you understand what this means!" Speaking of this, Hao Wei himself became excited.

Li Wenbo nodded. He has also participated in the training. Of course he understands the effects of the games produced by "Game Dream Factory". If the art level is high, it is not impossible to create effects similar to the original "Legend of Sword and Fairy 1" and "Thunderbolt 3".

Zhao Sanyang and Qin Qifeng don't have any intuitive understanding. Their biggest hobby is playing games and engaging in game development?Might as well let the game develop them.But "developing games by yourself" is pretty cool to say, although they don't understand what's going on, they still nodded along, intending to hear what Hao Wei was going to say.

"Guys, we've been playing games for so many years, why don't we develop a game together." The excited Hao Wei had already forgotten his original intention, and extended his hand to his friend.

"Okay, count me in." Li Wenbo immediately stretched out his hand, Hao Wei's words touched the thoughts buried in his heart, and made him also become impulsive.

"I studied painting when I was in school, and now I am doing industrial design. Although I don't know if I can help, I would like to contribute." Zhao Sanyang also extended his hand.

"Well, I actually don't know anything, but at least I can help you see if the game is fun, can I?" Qin Qifeng hesitated for a moment, and then stretched out his hand.

The four hands were tightly clasped together, and the four of them shouted out their expectations for the future. Although they don't know what the future will look like, at least for now, the four hearts are together.

After letting go, Li Wenbo suggested: "Let's just set up a game development studio, it will look more professional."

"Alright," Hao Wei nodded, "but what's the name?"

"Why don't you call it Yingmu Legion Studio, it sounds cool." Qin Qifeng gave a very passionate answer.

Hao Wei slapped him angrily, and said dumbfoundedly: "You're not mistaken, it's still the Sakuragi Legion, why don't you just change the name to Xiangbei?"

"Hehe..." Qin Qifeng scratched his head and smiled embarrassedly.

Zhao Sanyang, who was meditating on the side, suddenly had a flash of inspiration and thought of a good name: "Well, why not call it Clover, this is the legendary lucky clover."

"Four-leaf clover?" Hao Wei repeated, turning his head to look at Li Wenbo beside him, which meant, buddy, what do you think of this name.

"Four-leaf clover? Four-leaf clover studio!" Li Wenbo nodded in satisfaction. The name is really good. It seems simple and meaningful. It has the meaning of lucky clover in it, and the four-leaf clover also implies There are four founders of the studio.According to the legend, only one four-leaf clover can be found in one hundred thousand clover, which can be seen as rare, and whether it is in the West or RB, the four-leaf clover is a representative of luck or happiness. If the four-leaf clover studio really develops in the future, This name is very good in many countries.

"It's called Clover Studio. The English name can be CloverStudio, or CS for short." Li Wenbo was very satisfied with the name Clover, and he extended his hand to his friend again.

Hao Wei, Zhao Sanyang and Qin Qifeng also stretched out their hands one after another, and the four hands were tightly clasped together again. The legendary Clover Studio (CloverStudio) was established on this day.Of course, the four people's ambitions are not big now, they just want to realize a dream of making games, and they don't think about who they can compete with. White-type game development tools, trying to compete with those mature game companies is nothing less than a dream, so the four of them wisely didn't think in that direction.But the truth is sometimes very strange, sometimes your idea and your final goal are not the same, and even the scenery on the road is very different, but these are very far away for people like Li Wenbo and Hao Wei .

"I said, since we plan to set up a game studio, shouldn't we find an event venue?" Hao Wei thought of an important question. Even an amateur game studio, according to the knowledge he learned at Fengyun Game Academy, also needs Determine a relatively fixed workplace, even if everyone does not get together every day, it is still necessary to meet occasionally to exchange game design.

"Oh, it's easy to handle." Li Wenbo, who is from a wealthy family, waved his hand and took care of the matter: "I will use my workshop for the time being, and the place is quite spacious. Xiao Nuo is often away from home, so I don't think it will affect my work. Let's do game development together."

"Well, okay." Hao Wei hesitated for a while before agreeing. For the time being, that's all for now. After all, they are just amateur game developers. It's hard to say where they will go in the future. From a pessimistic point of view, they can't. Well, when I wake up tomorrow morning, someone will retreat.Even Hao Wei, who took the lead, had no objection, and Zhao Sanyang, who came to join in the fun, and Qin Qifeng, who basically belonged to soy sauce, naturally had no objection, so the No. [-] proposal after the establishment of Clover Studio was successfully passed.

"Since the venue is not a problem, then we have to prepare the development equipment." Li Wenbo is also trying to improve the studio environment based on the poor experience he has learned from Fengyun Game Academy: "My workshop already has a This year’s new computer, the configuration is not bad, Intel Pentium II450, ASUS motherboard with EC7508A chipset, Riva**2 graphics card, 128M SDRAM... There is also a computer that was installed last year, using the EC6508 chipset... ...There are two computers, I think it should be enough to develop games, but I don't know what other things are needed to develop the game of "Fantasy Treasure Box"?"

"I've heard of this before," Hao Wei touched his chin, and said with a little pride: "First of all, you need a 'Dream Treasure Box' game console, and then you need to pass some kind of cable, like U or B cable. Connect the game host to the computer, and then install the development tools on the computer, then you can pass the '.XNA' file developed on the computer to the game host to run the test through the cable. According to the current situation, we lack It should be the U or B line. As for the development tools, we can use "Game DreamWorks" to try it out first.

Li Wenbo nodded thoughtfully, and then said with a smile: "Brother Hao, I will leave this matter to you, please find out what kind of cable you need, and also look at the official website address for downloading."

"Okay, no problem, leave this to me." Hao Wei patted his chest and agreed.

"Then what else can we do now?" Zhao Sanyang asked weakly.

"Although the development environment is not perfect, let's conceive a game first and see what kind of game we want to make?" Li Wenbo said.

"But, how should we conceive it?" Qin Qifeng asked puzzled.

"Wait a minute, I'll get some papers." Li Wenbo stood up and went to the next room.

"Paper? What does this have to do with game development?" Zhao Sanyang asked confusedly, and Qin Qifeng beside him was also puzzled.

"Oh, when we develop a game, we usually conduct a brainstorming meeting first, that is, write down all the ideas that can be thought of on paper, and then select the appropriate ones and turn them into ideas." Hao Wei explained to the two.

"Oh~" Zhao Sanyang and Qin Qifeng looked suddenly enlightened, and then said at the same time: "Then what is a brainstorming meeting?"

"The brainstorming session is just... just..." Hao Wei tried to explain, but he didn't know how to say it, and held back for a long time, but he didn't come up with a reason.

"The brainstorming meeting is to get together for a meeting, ha ha." Li Wenbo had returned with the paper and pen, and made a joke casually, which happened to relieve Hao Wei.

"Ah, get together for a meeting?" Zhao Sanyang felt that this answer was too unreliable. If so, wouldn't those "public servants" hold brainstorming meetings every day, but why would they always be a little out of tune? The regulations came out out of nowhere.

"Of course it's not just a simple meeting," Li Wenbo put away the paper and pen in his hand, and continued to explain: "The point of the brainstorming meeting is that there are no restrictions, and you can express your opinions freely, and even seemingly inconsequential suggestions can be discussed without any restrictions. It can stimulate the creativity and brains of the participants, in fact, it is not only used in game development, but also in many places that need creativity and solutions. "

"Oh~" Zhao Sanyang and Qin Qifeng once again showed an expression of sudden understanding, as if they really understood.

"Well, let's think about it first, what kind of game should we develop?" Li Wenbo picked up a pen and wrote the word "game" on the paper, then turned his gaze to the other three, and said, "You can say whatever you want, don't have What concerns."

"Hmm..." Hao Wei stroked his chin with a look of deep thought. Zhao Sanyang and Qin Qifeng were not much different, they just bowed their heads and looked up.

After waiting for a while without any movement, Li Wenbo had no choice but to come first by himself. He wrote the words "shooting game" on the paper, and then said: "Let's do something simple. I believe everyone should be familiar with the game "Thunderbolt". I’ve seen it before, or let’s follow suit.”

"Okay, okay!" The three people who had no idea immediately nodded, as if they were relieved, some ideas immediately popped up.

"The barrage can be a little more distinctive..." Hao Wei touched his chin and said deeply.

"You can add some protagonists with different characteristics. I have drawn comics for a while..." Zhao Sanyang said his suggestion.

"Why don't you add some other game types, such as the role-playing upgrade system and equipment items..." Qin Qifeng somehow thought of "Legend of the Black Stone" and "Diablo" and said casually.

Finally, he didn't have to rely on one person to think about it. Li Wenbo's mood gradually improved. Even the pen used for recording felt much better when he held it. It also makes him feel very comfortable in his ears...

After a few people struggled for a while, the first plenary meeting and brainstorming meeting of Clover Studio ended hastily, but at least some results were left, although we haven't discussed how to start the first meeting Game design, but at least we have determined the type of game we want to develop - a bullet hell shooting game, and hope to have a plausible background story, have several distinctive game protagonists, and refer to the upgrade system in role-playing games as appropriate and props and equipment design, as for the name of the game, it will be "Legend" for the time being.The overall idea is still very good, at least Li Wenbo thinks so, but at this moment, everyone can't figure out how to integrate these elements into a bullet hell shooting game, so we have to leave it for later.

Before leaving, the four members of the Four Leaf Clover Studio made a simple plan for their future work arrangements. Starting from next week, they will meet at least once every weekend to exchange ideas and ideas about game design. Ideas, on weekdays, we mainly keep in touch through ICQ and phone calls, and if necessary, make an appointment to start working together.The most urgent task at present is to use spare time to come up with a relatively complete game planning draft, so that the follow-up development work can proceed in an orderly manner. This is the experience Li Wenbo and Hao Wei learned from Fengyun Game Academy.

The game road of Four Leaf Clover Studio started in a very casual atmosphere. At this time, they did not realize what kind of road it would be. Of course, this is also related to their low initial goals. After all They also just want to develop a game together, and they don't plan to commercialize it or anything, at least they haven't thought about it yet.

(End of this chapter)