The core players of domestic RTS games are also discussing such a new RTS game.

In a certain group of Legion Conquest players.

"I heard that there is a new RTS in China, and it has been very hot recently, and it is being discussed everywhere."

"I've heard that it's called "Warcraft", which is a Western fantasy theme."

“…… Really? Aren't West Fantasy and RTS the two forbidden areas for domestic games? The two major companies of Emperor Dynasty and Zen have bled into each other, and which designer who is not afraid of death dares to touch it? Touching two at once? ”

"Thunder Mutual Entertainment, Chen Mo's company."

"Chen Mo? Haven't heard of it. ”

"You've heard of 'Plants vs. Zombies' and 'My name is MT'."

"Huh? Isn't that a mobile game company? Transforming into a PC? Still doing RTS? ”

"I'm really not afraid of death......"

"But it's said that this guy is very evil.,Do any type of game.,And make a hot one.。 I'm already downloading Warcraft, so I'll share my experience with you later! ”

"Go, strong man! The people of the village are waiting for the news that you will come back alive! ”

……

This group of players is full of fans of RTS games, and the vast majority of them are playing Legion Conquest.

A group manager with the nickname Kaiser asked in the group, "Really?" New RTS game? The address is sent, I'll download one and take a look. ”

As soon as he spoke, he instantly exploded a lot of people.

"Wow, is God K going to test the poison himself? Yes, I'm blessed with rookies. ”

"God K is bubbling, wow, awesome, take a group photo."

"K God, "Warcraft" has to be downloaded on the Thunder game platform, you can search for it."

This ID is Kaiser's guy.,It's also a well-known figure in the domestic RTS game circle.,The game "Legion Conquest" has several well-known gods in China.,Kaiser is one.。

However, Kaiser is not one of the top players, he is at most in the top 10 in China, and the reason why he is famous is that he often complains about the shortcomings of the game "Legion Conquest" on the forums, and often writes letters of advice to foreign developers, of course, it is basically not adopted.

Kaiser is also an opinion leader in the domestic RTS player circle, with a group of fans, and his "Legion Conquest" instructional video has also influenced a large number of RTS players.

Originally, this guy was diving all year round in the group, which was very in line with the image of the great god Gao Leng, but today he heard that a new RTS game came out, and he couldn't help bubbling.

In fact, the so-called K God, who has a large number of fans on the Internet, is nothing more than a sophomore in high school.

Xue Kai, game ID: Kaiser, 17 years old, is a god-level player of "Legion Conquest".

Xue Kai comes from a wealthy family and is very passionate about RTS games, and has captured a large number of fans through videos and live broadcasts, but he has always had a big opinion about Legion Conquest.

I have also written a lot of suggestions, but after all, this is a foreign game, even if Xue Kai finds someone to translate the suggestion letter into English, it will not attract the attention of the developers of "Legion Conquest" at all.

Therefore, Xue Kai has also been suffering from the lack of a better RTS game, and he heard that a domestic designer has developed an RTS game, so he tried it with luck.

What if, I mean, it's fun?

Find the Thunder Games platform, sign up for Thunder Game Pass, and download Warcraft.

Soon, the download was complete.

The game's icon is a young man with a three-point evil spirit, and although a small icon doesn't show much of it, it feels great.

Xue Kai double-clicked the icon to enter the game.

FIRST OF ALL, THERE IS A CUTSCENE CG, AND THE LOGO OF THE THUNDER GAME FLASHES BY.

The wind whistles and the camera swoops down from among the clouds, like a bird soaring freely.

With the sound of the wind whistling in your ears, a melodious melody sounds.

A raven flies over snowy peaks, over barren valleys, and finally to a thriving human city-state.

The Palace of Mankind, the capital of Lordaeron.

Countless voices were talking, and the old king Terenus was meditating on his throne.

At this moment, the crow flew in out of nowhere, and landed in the middle of the hall, in front of the old king.

The background sound turned low, and this strange crow attracted the attention of the old king.

Just when everyone was arguing, a strange green light suddenly appeared on the crow's body, and in the stunned eyes of everyone, this crow turned into a person.

Medivan.

His face was hidden under the hood, but his voice resounded throughout the hall.

"Humanity is in crisis. The tide of darkness is coming again, and the world is on the brink of war! ”

"Your people, the only hope is to move to the West, to the forgotten continent, Kalimdor!"

The old king's face was serious, and he stood up from his throne: "I don't know who you are, and I don't know your beliefs. But now is not the time to prophesy, our kingdom is being torn by war, but it is up to us to decide how to protect our people! Not you! ”

At this time, the melody became a little poignant.

Medivan's voice was a little lost: "I lost my humanity for a time, but I won't be like that again. ”

"If you can't solve this problem, then I'll find another one who can fix it."

Medivan turned away, leaving only a whisper that seemed to be to himself.

"I've given a warning, and now, their fate is in their own hands."

The screen goes black, and the CG ends here, and the game screen begins.

This CG is very short, but the amount of information contained is very large, Xue Kai didn't pay attention to the story of Azeroth before, but from this CG, he still learned a lot of information.

At this time, the human kingdom was being infested by orcs, and the unknown plague was spreading, and a mysterious prophet came to the human palace, but his words did not attract the attention of the king.

A short CG highlights the suspense of the whole story, although Xue Kai doesn't know who Medivan is at all, and he doesn't know what this human kingdom is, but this CG successfully aroused his interest, and that's enough.

Moreover, the CG is very well made.

In this world, there are no good anime and CG companies in China, nor are there no good sound effects companies and voice actors, they all have them, and the only thing missing is money.

As long as the money is given, it is completely possible to make great CG works, even if it can't fully reach the CG level of top foreign masterpieces, it will not be too bad.

But the only problem is that the vast majority of game developers are reluctant to spend this money.

After all, CG is generally only 2~3 minutes, and the money for making a CG is almost catching up with the development of a high-quality mobile game.

How much did Chen Mo spend on doing these CGs?

In the previous life, there was no conclusion about how much Blizzard spent on CG, but the widely circulated saying is that the cost of WLK's CG is 5 million US dollars in 3 minutes.

In the parallel world, animation and CG technology are more developed, labor costs are reduced, and with more advanced real-time calculation technology, the price has been cut a lot.

Chen Mo didn't choose the highest level of CG, but chose a cheaper CG level that he could relatively afford.

But even so, Chen Mo still spent more than 37 million.

That's it, it's still the result of the crazy slashing plot. Chen Mo has already cut those less classic plots as much as he can, and deleted them as much as he can, almost frantically compressing the budget, and finally compressed it to 37 million.

Like the opening animation of "Warcraft", it was directly replaced by the paragraph where Medivan warned the old king, and the CG in front of it was all cut.

In order to do these CGs, Chen Mo basically lost all the money he came in a while ago, and even in some places where the budget is not enough, he can only make do with real-time calculations, or replace it with a shady narration, and save if he can.

To tell the truth, without the support of a money-pit game at the level of "My Name is MT", Chen Mo really has no money to do this kind of money-burning thing, at most he will make a castrated version.

As far as Chen Mo's own feeling is concerned, if he is open to do these CGs, the cost will really easily exceed 100 million, and it is impossible for him to take out so much money to play now.

The cost of the game itself, including art resources, etc., is really nothing compared to the money spent on CG, and now Chen Mo has realized the sentence: "Ten years to make games, nine years to do CG." ”

Su Jinyu didn't know about this matter, only Chen Mo and Guo Feng, the person in charge of Xuandong Aurora Studio, knew better. If Su Jinyu and Qian Kun knew about it, they would definitely be shocked.

After all, this is too risky, what if no one buys Warcraft? Isn't that tens of millions of wasted?

If all this money is used to make a money-making mobile game like "My Name is MT", how much money will you have to make!

But Chen Mo himself knows that is the value of burning money to do CG?

Other CG is not necessarily, but the CG of Warcraft is too worthwhile! You know, every CG here will become a classic in the history of the game, even if the money is doubled, it will be worth it!

Chen Mo dared to burn all this money into it, because he knew that this was almost a sure deal, and he could set up this gold-lettered signboard of Warcraft, and there would be a place to make money in the future.

What's more, 37 million is converted into a US knife, which is only more than 6 million US dollars, which is quite cheap!

……

At this level, in Xue Kai's opinion, it is already very, very amazing. There are very few domestic game companies that spend so much money to do CG, and even if it is a foreign company, there are very few who are willing to toss it like this.

What's more, this CG is not only quality, but also connotation!

Xue Kai was instantly stunned and clicked to start the plot mode.

After a few words of greeting from Arthas, the prince of humanity, and Uther, the lightbringer, the battle began.

Here is a relatively simple operation prompt, guiding Xue Kai to use the left mouse button to select a unit, and the right button to move.

"Huh? Not the same as Legion Conquest? ”

Xue Kai was a little surprised, because Legion Conquest is the benchmark for RTS games, and few RTS games dare to change its setting in terms of basic operation.

As a veteran player of RTS games, Xue Kai did not conduct the campaign for the first time, but first studied the operation mode of "Warcraft".

Left-click to select, right-click to move, and after selecting a unit, there are also many command buttons on the bottom right, including move, stop, stay put, attack, patrol, and hero skills.

Moreover, these actions have shortcut keys.

"Stay put? Patrol? ”

Xue Kai clicked the [Patrol] button and selected a location on the map, and Arthas immediately ran back and forth between the two points.

"It's so rich in operation types, it's much richer than "Legion Conquest"." Xue Kai was surprised.

Moreover, the setting of hero skills also makes him feel very special. In Legion Conquest, although there are some special units, there is no concept of "hero".

In Warcraft, heroes become one of the game's settings, and the hero's avatar will be displayed in the upper left corner, and the hero will also have special skills that play a very key role in the battle.

In addition, there is an inventory in the bottom right, and although there are no items yet, it is clear that the game supports the creation and use of items.

"It's funny, there are so many innovations."

Xue Kai controls Arthas and begins to challenge the story mission.

In the process of completing the plot, Arthas is also constantly talking, responding to Xue Kai's instructions.

"Of course."

"For glory!"

"May the light bless my people."

This is similar to Legion Conquest, but the localization of Legion Conquest is not perfect, and many translations are awkward.

The character lines of "Warcraft" are personally checked by Chen Mo, with the translation of the previous life as a comparison and reference, these lines give Xue Kai a very natural feeling, which has both the taste of Western fantasy and the removal of a strong translation tone.

Xue Kai manipulated Arthas and quickly cleared the first level.

After all, with a very deep RTS foundation, Xue Kai has no difficulty in playing these plots, and he will easily pass the test soon.

After completing the first level, Xue Kai did not continue to play the next level, but cut to the table and sent a message in the group.

Kaiser: "This game is a hell of a bunker, it's a second kill for Legion Conquest!!!! ”