This is not a BUG, this is a game feature

After the abnormal movement speed bug was detected, the entire studio was shocked.

Fortunately, because it was discovered in time and the cause of the bug is relatively clear, the problem is relatively simple to solve.

Chen Ba's solution was not to mess with the original values ​​and codes, but to add a new code.

The specific method is to lock the upper limit of the character's "movement speed" in the game!

In this way, even if the bug still exists, but the game value is locked to the upper limit, the effect of superimposing the value will be invalidated, solving the bug in disguise.

“Treat the symptoms but not the root cause!”

Xiao Lu disagreed with this and pointed out that there may be unknown hidden dangers in doing so, and it is best to fundamentally solve the bug.

"The best solution is definitely to solve the problem from the root, but..."

"Time waits for no one! If you want to eradicate this bug from the root, you need to rework a lot of things. This is a waste of time."

Chen Ba shook his head and said: "As long as the problem can be solved and the code can run smoothly, there will be no problem. As for what you are worried about, it is not something we should consider."

Writing a program is like this.

A bunch of code that looks like a defense can run smoothly. Don't programmers know that this is a pile of shit code?

He knows!

You know, you know, sometimes it’s best if the code is written and can run. As for optimizing a pile of shit code to a perfect state, how much more work will be required?

And can you guarantee that the optimized code will really run as smoothly as before?

The same goes for making games.

Sometimes, when a bug or other problem occurs in a game, the common solution for developers is not to patch the original code, but to add a new string of code.

Who doesn’t know that tearing down and starting over is the best solution? But the question is, do you have that much time, money and energy?

Taking some of the more popular online games on the market as examples, CF and LOL are both typical “Shit Mountain Codes”.

These two games are so popular and played by so many people that the developers have never thought of remaking them. Instead, they continue to add new defense codes based on the Shishan code.

So it's not a big deal at all.

Shitshan code is just Shitshan code. As long as the game can run and the player's game experience is guaranteed, as for potential hidden dangers, they are really not worth mentioning.

not to mention……

On the premise of blocking the upper limit of game values, Chen Ba does not think that this "value superposition" bug will have any hidden dangers.

"Okay, you have the final say."

Xiao Lu nodded and said, "Now that the problem has been solved, can the game be released for sale?"

"sure!"

It's almost December. If it's not released yet, do you still want to have a good year?

Before Xiao Lu could continue to ask, Chen Ba made arrangements and said: "Next weekend, the game will be available on Nobug, Steam, Wegame, Ebao and other platforms, and pre-sales will begin."

The PC version will be released first, and the console version will be delayed.

This is Tianba Studio’s consistent strategy and a standard new game release process.

The only difference may be that "Abba" really didn't do much promotion this time, and few people even know about this game, so the popularity may be very low.

But it’s not a big problem!

Originally, this game did not expect to recover production costs through sales, nor was it aimed at making money. Whether it sold 10 million copies or 1 million copies, it was acceptable to Chen Ba.

certainly!

Chen Ba has not done any promotion for "Abba", which does not mean that this game has no reputation at all.

In the Tianba community, which has a wide range of sources of information and various uncle parties are rampant, sporadic discussions about "Abba" can occasionally be seen.

In addition, many game media, that is, the media people who received the Cdkey of "Abba" as a gift from Chen Ba, also published special reports introducing this game after a simple trial.

Among them, "Game Star" is definitely the most popular game information website.

On the same day that "Abba" was officially released, Game Star opened a special area on the website for players to check out basic strategies and download and purchase links.

At the same time, thanks to the long-term cooperative relationship, although Tianba Studio did not say hello in advance this time, Game Star arranged for its "gold medal editor" Jiang Bin to write a trial report.

The same is true for other websites, such as Game Detective abroad.

However, with the development of the times, the influence of these game media and game information websites is no longer that great.

So they voluntarily helped with a wave of publicity, which seemed huge, but in fact it helped very little in terms of game sales.

As of the afternoon of the 12th.

"Abba" was released on all platforms within 6 hours, and the cumulative sales barely exceeded 50,000 copies. For Tianba Studio, which frequently produces hits, this result is obviously not ideal.

…

"Brother Ba's new game?"

Liang Xuan, who had just opened the steam platform and was about to browse the rankings to see what discounted and promoted games were worth buying, suddenly saw a familiar "developer" name.

Jiangning Tianba game?

Isn't this the company that developed many games such as "Cultivation Fantasy" and "Speed"?

Liang Xuan had heard of Tianba Studio and played their games. He knew that this company should be the most famous game company in the country.

It's just... They have released a new game, why hasn't there been any news about it? And this result...

Taking a look at the game review page, there were only a few hundred or three hundred comments. Liang Xuan couldn't believe it. This was actually a new game from Tianba Studio!

what's the situation?

Tianba Studio is so popular, why is its new work so unpopular?

Forget it, never mind!

Based on the good impression "Fantasy of Cultivation" left on him, Liang Xuan decisively paid for a copy of "Abba" without even looking at the subject matter of the game.

You don’t need to look at this at all!

Tianba Studio’s games can be played without thinking. Although "Abba" is a new game, the original price of 198 yuan without any discount is a bit expensive, but if it is not fun, you can still get a refund!

After buying all the games, the game files started to be downloaded in the background. Only then did Liang Xuan take the time to check the introduction and player reviews of the game "The True Story of Abba".

"In the game "Abba", you will play a young man with physical defects and experience a different life..."

The game introduction is quite brief, but everything that needs to be said is said.

After taking a look at the classification of the game, Liang Xuan roughly understood it. "The Legend of Abba" should be an open world game that focuses on simulation and development, supplemented by exploration and adventure.

The protagonist of the game is called Aba, who seems to be a disabled person.

In terms of gameplay, the player plays Aba, and in a super-real game world, uses various methods to help Aba succeed.

The game supports online play, and it looks like it will be a battle system like GTA5, where multiple people team up to complete tasks.

The actual footage looks okay!

Generally speaking, this type of simulation and development games will adopt a relatively "fresh and cute" cartoon style.

But "Abba" is different. The actual screen of this game looks very "realistic", and the rendering effect and screen expression are on par with 3A-level masterpieces.

Because the game has just been released, there are no valuable comments in the evaluation message area. Most of them are meaningless comments such as "Today is the Niu Niu Day, like the Niu Niu will grow longer" and "Bought this for my children, they like it very much".

Ten minutes later, the game was downloaded.

Liang Xuan couldn't wait to open the game. With the familiar "Tianba" controller logo flashing past, he quickly entered the game's main page.

He wants to play online mode.

But unfortunately, I don’t know whether it was Brother Ba’s Tudou server that exploded again, or whether his network was experiencing serious fluctuations. Anyway, after trying several times, it always prompted “Server connection failed.”

"I can't get in!"

After complaining, Liang Xuan reluctantly clicked on the single-player story mode.

Since the server connection failed and the online mode cannot be played, it is better to play single-player first. If nothing else, it is okay to familiarize yourself with the gameplay and operation.

Aba, male, 23 years old...

As soon as he entered the game, Liang Xuan discovered that the protagonist Aba had acquired a permanent status - hearing impairment!

This seems to be randomly selected?

Liang Xuan tried it and found that this state had a big impact on the gaming experience, because even if he turned the game volume to full, there was "dead silence" in the headphones.

If it weren't for the reminder dialog box that popped up on the game interface, telling him that this was a normal situation, he almost thought his headset was broken.

certainly!

If you can't hear it, then you can't hear it. Game sounds and game BGM, to be honest, even if they are muted, they probably won't have much impact.

Liang Xuan thought and felt this way, but when he ran to do the novice guidance task with great interest and found that in addition to not being able to hear the game sound, even the dialogue dialogue box did not pop up, he was instantly stunned.

no……

Forget it if you can't hear the game sound. There is no game dialog box. You have to guess the lines and dialogues. How can you play this?

Damn it, if you don’t know how to play a game, you still need to learn “lip reading”, right?

It’s so hard to play!

The protagonist Aba's lines will be displayed normally, but the dialogues of other NPCs have no sound or text dialog boxes. You can only watch his mouth open and close throughout the process.

This is completely unexperienced. After all, except for the protagonist Abba's "self-talk", he knows nothing about what other people say, so how can he understand the plot?

Trivia!

Following the mission process, Liang Xuan found the mission NPC, and this mission NPC seemed to have said a long series of words to the protagonist, but because Liang Xuan could not hear or see the dialog box, he had no idea where the mission was going. .

Damn it, it’s stuck!

Liang Xuan didn't know how to proceed with the mission because he didn't even know much about the mission information.

On his side, there is only what the protagonist said and the narrative information of the narration. Based on this information, it can be known that the next step of the mission seems to be for him to find the "father who works on the construction site."

But here comes the problem.

Which construction site does his father work at? Where should he find him? The game map is so big, he can't just run around like a headless fly, right?

"I'll go, this is too disgusting."

Liang Xuan, who really had no other solution, could only use his own two legs and wander around the streets and alleys of the city to see which NPC had an exclamation mark above his head and who was Abba's father.

Not to mention, the game scenes are really well done. With the support of the latest generation BTX graphics card, the city streets are restored just like real photos.

There is an advantage to this!

That is, wandering around in the game will give people the illusion of "shopping" in reality. Because the scenes are so realistic and restored, Liang Xuan does not feel bored at all.

Not only was he not bored, he was even very curious. Every time he passed a store or a building, he had to try to see if he could go in. If he could, he would rummage around like a bandit entering a village.

Classic operation for RPG players!

Please, when playing this kind of game, not to mention passing a house, even if it is a trash can on the roadside, the players will not let it go.

What if I find some valuable props? Or did you dig out the treasure in the trash can?

As a senior RPG player, Liang Xuan must be fully equipped with the skill of rummaging through boxes and cabinets. As he walked by, he could plunder every corner.

And then...he was arrested!

Because the story of "Abba" is set in modern times and surveillance is everywhere, he was imprisoned for three years for "theft."

In other games, time flows very quickly in the game, and a day may pass in the blink of an eye. Some games that support "speed adjustment" can also turn on the "fast forward mode". Just click on it and months will pass.

But the time in "Abba" does not flow very fast. On the contrary, in simulation and development games, this time flow can even be called "turtle speed".

If you play normally, it will take at least 10 minutes to get through the day!

Liang Xuan needs to spend three years in jail, which is about a thousand days. Calculated based on this time flow rate, he will be released from prison after 182 hours. These 182 hours refer to 182 hours in "reality".

Moreover, being offline will not be counted as jail time. After all, you have already quit the game, and the save file will definitely remain at the moment you quit.

Liang Xuan: "..."

After learning this cruel truth, he broke his guard.

No, I bought a game for 198 and played it for less than an hour. But you tell me that I need to sit in jail for 182 hours before I can continue playing?

What a shame!

Liang Xuan, who had never been so speechless in his life, realized for the first time the value of the sentence "The Internet is not a place outside the law."

Whose game is so realistic?

As an RPG player, he needs to spend three years in jail for rummaging through his treasure chest. Is this reasonable?

By the way...

While taking screenshots and preparing to post them online, Liang Xuan complained that he spent 198 to buy a silver bracelet and a three-year package of food and housing, while another question came to mind.

Can this game reduce your sentence?

If possible, wouldn't it be necessary to open a new save file and start playing again?

"Forget it, let's open a new gear!"

Shaking his head, Liang Xuan finally rejected the idea of ​​"reforming well and getting a reduced sentence."

What a waste of time.

If you have time to renovate it, why don't you create a new archive?

Opening a new archive can also relieve hearing impairment. You can hear the game voice and see the game dialogue. Why not open a new archive?