"Ahem," Guo Xudong coughed lightly, "Xiaofan..."
"Oh, sorry, Mr. Guo."
Fan Yazi stood up quickly, turned his palm to bring up the curved panel, and clicked a few times quickly.
"Cain" who was originally sitting on the ground jumped up, raised his arms to the left and right, and two "windows" appeared on his side.
In the "window" on the left, from left to right, node modules are connected to each other to form a divergent network. The node modules in the other "window" are like an inverted tree. From the top The nodes begin to branch downwards until a dense and dense "canopy" is formed.
"On the left is the 'Visual Event Script'. The narrative editor uses this platform to create the background story of the character asset, design the events related to the character and the direction of his influence on the plot, etc.
On the right is a 'visual behavior tree'. Whenever a player interacts with a character, Will Zero will instantly deduce the character's physical reactions and verbal feedback based on the event script, and record the logical structure of all the character's behaviors through the behavior tree. "
Fan Yazi waved his hand gently and flipped through Cain's "visual script".
"The more event nodes there are, the fuller the character setting. You see, from Cain's birth to meeting the player, she has more than one hundred and seventy scripted events. These 'experiences' determine the degree of node expectation in the behavior tree. , variable type, priority of declaring variables, etc., and passers-by that are not accessible to players are public templates, with only two or three event nodes.
Let me show you how it works. "
For a moment, Fan Yazi dragged out a "Li Liang" from the "he Asset Browser" interface, placed it opposite Cain like a marionette, and created a new node at the end of its "behavior tree", and then clicked Select "Run".
Time resumed its flow. "Li Liang" woke up in the darkness and began to fumble around cautiously. The moment he touched Cain, he suddenly pounced on him like crazy. Cain, who was originally looking at him with great interest, reacted instantly. , the mechanical right hand pinched his neck.
card~
"Li Liang" tilted his head, and a behavior tree popped up beside him, with bright red characters marked at the end:
"Character Status: Dead".
When he heard the crackling sound in his cervical spine, Li Liang subconsciously rubbed the back of his neck.
Fortunately, he was not so violent in reality. At that time, he thought he had touched a corpse. He was startled at first, and then he started to touch randomly in order to find a lighter. As a result, Cain teased him, "If you touch more, you will have to pay more."
Perhaps at that time, Cain in reality was also ready to commit murder.
"As you can see, Cain's behavior does not have a fixed pattern. Instead, he will react according to the player's choices. Basically, every important NPC is like this. Even if he does not interact with the player, he will act according to his own script. , we use this method to make the characters in "Tian Ling" infinitely close to real people, and also make the world in "Tian Ling" always in dynamic change..."
As the explanation continued, Fan Yazi continued to drag characters out of the "HE Asset Browser" and threw them around, K, Group, Dr. Xisen, Mizuno, Li Xiaozi... one after another, they seemed to be weightless bodies, and they were quickly stuffed. They are full of grooves, and some are even stacked into arhats, stuck between the crowd and the wall.
Everyone maintains the same posture, with arms raised left and right, and feet shoulder-width apart. They also have the same dull look, like discarded plastic mannequins in a clothing store warehouse. Their "visual event scripts" and "visual behavior trees" ” are turned on at the same time, overlapping each other.
Li Liang stared blankly at these family members, friends and enemies who came into his life one after another. They were so real, their chests rose and fell, their eyelashes trembled slightly, and their skin deformed due to squeezing. However, their faces were so unfamiliar.
Although they were extremely vivid in his memory, and although he firmly believed that everything was a scam by the Time Observers, he still felt inexplicable anger.
When he saw "Cain" at the bottom of the crowd being squeezed until his eyes protruded from his sockets, he said coldly: "That's enough."
Guo Xudong seemed to anticipate his reaction and sighed softly: "Okay, Xiaofan, next item."
"...Okay," Fan Yazi silently closed the "he Asset Browser", turned around and asked tentatively, "Mr. Li?"
Li Liang took a deep breath and suppressed the anger in his heart.
"continue."
"Then let's talk about the deleted UI components."
"I just said that there is an early version of "Tianling". The timeline is from the protagonist's awakening to the time when Messi kicks him out of the house to protect the protagonist. The in-game time is three years. This version has no main quests and allows players to Free to explore, the only playability is bionic transformation.”
Time and space changed, and the three of them appeared downstairs at the "Masay Bionic Pet Hospital" again.
"Now, call up UI from the build menu..." Fan Yazi turned his palm and clicked a few times on the curved panel.
Li Liang followed the same operation, and many squares instantly appeared in his field of vision, as if they were fixed on the retina, always following the movement of his eyeballs.
"Sorry, this set of controls was added temporarily. Time is tight and there are not enough artists. It is a bit rough. However, you should be able to see that the upper left corner is the character status, the lower right corner is the map, and the lower left corner can bring up the inventory and attributes. The panel is similar to a normal RPG. In the official version, players who enter the game can operate the UI through the implant on the character's right hand. We are now in build mode, so just like this..."
Li Liang followed Fan Yazi's demonstration, curled up his index finger, and tapped the space on the lower right with his joint. A map of Beijing appeared in front of him, which could be zoomed in and out, and locations could be marked.
He tried clicking on the empty space at the bottom left again, and the pop-up interface completely occupied his field of vision. On the left was a reduced version of himself, and on the right there were multiple options, including inventory, bionic transformation, and character traits.
"Originally, TE Company wanted to build a shopping mall in the new expansion pack, with fashion cards and so on, so a place was reserved on the character interface... This is a bionic transformation system. Players can buy or collect components to strengthen various parts of the body. Here There are also characteristics, such as firearms skills, mechanic level... they are all conventional gameplay," Fan Yazi said after introducing it very quickly, "These are not important."
"The main purpose of the early version is to test the stability of Will Zero, such as logic corrections and behavior trees, to see if it can cope with players. Of course, the internal test proved that there is no problem at all. No players found loopholes and broke through the information blockade. .”
Li Liang nodded. During those three years in the real world, he tried every means to understand the real history and looked for clues about Xi'an. In the end, he found nothing. It can be seen that the background story in this illusion is indeed mixed between true and false. Some of the content Deliberately adapted to his real experience.
"Later, we developed "Tianling: Day of Rebirth" based on the closed beta version. Several important levels include 'The Scape,' 'The Defender,' 'Yuan Zhen's Plan,' and 'The Battle of the Zhenjie Fortress' The mystery of the mist world'..."
From the death row in the west to the mysterious island in the world of fog, the scenes the three of them live in are constantly changing.
"According to the player's actions, the behavior of NPCs and level sequences will be adjusted in real time, allowing everyone to experience a different plot, but Will Zero will ensure that the story development is always within the framework of the main script.
However, "Day of Rebirth" still has many problems, such as the frequent map changes that have been criticized, too few side missions in each map, far-fetched motivations for the protagonist in the main missions, and too single magic skills. The upgrade system is unclear, etc. These problems would have been solved in "Age of Rise", but unfortunately... Oh no, the loading time of the Gate of Spiritual Reason has not been solved..."
"load?"
"Yes, because the art assets of the spiritual world are too large, this problem has never been solved. Every time you pass through the spiritual gate, there will be an all-black cutscene. That is loading map resources. We also give different civilizations The spiritual door has different background music, and the earth is... um, the sound of the subway, right?"
"..."
Li Liang didn't know what to say. This compilation was too detailed. He even gave an "explanation" to his wandering consciousness when he passed through the spiritual gate.
The surrounding scenes changed again, Zhongjing, Deep Sea, Shangcheng District, Moon, Makosik, Duyujing...
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"The timeline of "Age of Rise" begins when the protagonist returns to Earth. Regardless of the number of levels, the scale of events, and the degree of script freedom, it has been improved exponentially. Originally, a strategy system was added. Players can trigger decision-making controls when they return to the temple. , from the formulation of strategic direction to specific implementation, everything is meticulous. If the player prefers a single-player plot, the strategy part can be completely handed over to NPCs..."
Fan Yazi suddenly fell silent and spoke again after a long time.
"Hmm... Will Zero, building platform, asset browser, script, behavior tree, UI, we have finished talking about it now. After removing the UI, there is no essential difference in the gameplay, but it brings a sense of reality and immersion to the players. More direct and intense, just like you said, "Tianling" has really become their life... Mr. Li, is there anything else you want to ask?"
At this time, the scene had switched to Gaias Stolle Underground City.
Li Liang stared at the "Only Great Jar" standing at the end of his field of vision and asked, "What's the plot here?"
"When the player enters the underground, communication is interrupted. During the process of going to the dungeon, the people in the team are controlled by mysterious forces one after another. However, the player can use the 'peeping' magic to distinguish the authenticity..."
"Wait, I didn't experience these episodes."
"Of course, in order to wake you up, I replaced the normal script with a kick script. The replacement process should be noticeable in the game. Have you ever fallen asleep after entering the underground?"
Li Liang was stunned for a moment. He had actually fallen asleep, and since he woke up, the things he encountered were getting weirder and weirder.
"What is a kick script?"
"To put it simply, it is to scare you, similar to the jumpscare in horror movies," Fan Yazi grinned, "First it sets up the atmosphere, and then suddenly you see an incredible thing, creating a strong sense of unreality. At this time, you can stop it. The success rate is much higher if the bic connection is broken.”
"I understand, what's the plot behind it?"
"The player found some clues when he arrived at the dungeon camp, and then headed deeper. After several battles, he finally found the missing Fourth Reconnaissance Company and Holy Priest Tripoka in the cave where the 'Only Great Jar' was located. He also found Cain has been deceived there. At this time, the player will draw a conclusion based on various clues. The Gaias Stoll civilization may have been created by a human being in the distant past. That person has mastered more advanced technology and has extremely high abilities. system permissions, so it can invade human communications at will."
"Human? Who?"
"A person who traveled to ancient times and was lost in the spiritual world, I don't know who he is," Fan Yazi said, "The protagonist travels from the future to the present and travels back to the present. This is the main plot of the next expansion pack. The narrative editor has written it in the script in advance. There are a lot of foreshadowings buried in it, such as the player meeting another Cain on the moon. This section is similar, but the specific character relationships and detailed text have not yet been completed.”
The co-author did not make it up...
Li Liang sneered: "Hmm, I found out it was man-made, and then what."
"Then the leader of the Gaias Stollites noticed the player's authority, chose to reconcile with humans, and showed the player the secret passed down by the Gaiasing people from generation to generation, that is, how to use the two jars. At this point, the main plot of the Gaiasing dungeon It’s basically over, and players can do side quests, or they can go directly to the next spiritual core mine.”
"Next one should be...Chico?"
"Yes, the Chico copy is relatively simple. Chico will ask a philosophical question after getting the human data, and the player can convince it. This plot is just to ease the rhythm, because the player will receive the news soon. The takeover of the four spiritual core mines failed. The Zar civilization officially declared war on humanity and received the support of Makosik. Next is the last part of the current expansion pack, the 'Final War'. Players must use all existing resources to Make the right decisions, win, and let humanity rise.”
Li Liang was not interested in the final battle. This part was made up at first glance. Instead, he paid more attention to Chico. According to the intelligence he had received before, the advance army that arrived in Chico was still unable to find a breakthrough. The other end was dominated by the entire base. The only life nurtured in the logical world is "no oil or salt", and there should be many twists and turns. In the end, it was dismissed with just a philosophical question, which is a bit unlike the usual style of this illusion...
At this time, Guo Xudong, who had been silent all this time, suddenly spoke up, interrupting his thoughts.
"Li Liang, you don't have much time left. Now that you understand all the development tools, you can start testing "Tianling" and find..."
"What time is running out?" Li Liang turned around and asked.
Guo Xudong lowered his gaze and said in a low voice: "This is the first time we discovered that a player confused the game and reality. We immediately launched an investigation, but we could never find the root cause. We could only watch as more and more players got into trouble and the symptoms became more and more serious. The situation became more and more serious, until a player secretly made a bomb and detonated it directly in the busy city. The news could no longer be concealed. Li Shuang... was arrested for medical malpractice, endangering public safety, betrayal of the government, multiple crimes, and one trial. If the death penalty is imposed, you file an appeal, and the final trial will be in three days."
"The death penalty...how is that possible?" Li Liang smiled instead of getting angry, "Isn't he a great scientist? Isn't there someone above me?"
"Here's the problem. Who wants Li Shuang to do more than just games? BIC technology and Will Zero can also be turned into a strategic weapon. Everyone is happy. Once something goes wrong... I can only say that there is some struggle. , which determines both victory and defeat as well as life and death.”
Li Liang stared blankly at Guo Xudong's expression.
So it turns out that he still harmed his brother, whether in reality or in the illusion of a time observer.
"You think that only by entering "Tianling" personally can you find the reason why the players are lost, solve the doubts of the big shots, and rescue your brother. I have always advised you not to take risks. If you also fail, no one can really save him. , but you think you will not confuse reality and fiction like other players, you said you can get out..."
Guo Xudong raised his head, his eyes bloodshot.
"But you failed, Li Liang."
"Hoho," Li Liang sneered, "Come on, we've almost heard the story, it's time to get down to business. Come on, what do the time observers want?"
"well……"
Fan Yazi walked a few steps dejectedly, then suddenly remembered something, clapped his hands and turned around and said:
"Actually, in a sense, our goals are the same. We want to know why players think this world is fake. You also want to find out the flaws in this world and find out who is behind the scenes, whether it is a time observer or a Whatever it is, Mr. Li, find it!"
