Chapter 875: The Next Project
Three hours later.
Chen Mo scrolled through the design proposals submitted by these fresh graduates on his computer.
He read very quickly, basically skimming ten lines at a glance. As long as he briefly browsed the key points of these design proposals, he could tell how each person’s design thinking was.
It only took him twenty minutes to finish reading all the design proposals.
“This Sun Hao, call him over. He’ll go directly into the new project. The others’ answers were all decent as well. Later, let Qian Kun and Zheng Hongxi discuss and assign them to various projects. If anyone is suited for making indie games, let them go make indie games.” Chen Mo said to Lin Xiao.
Lin Xiao nodded and went to call Sun Hao to notify him.
Chen Mo took out his phone and sent Su Jinyu a message: “Notify everyone, meeting in one hour.”
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The reason Sun Hao stood out from so many people was mainly that his design thinking was on the right track.
When it came to the “environmental interaction mechanism,” the vast majority of people chose to focus on “constructing special environmental elements.”
For example, adding springs in the map that could restore health and mana, plants that could turn into traps, setting up some special mechanisms, and so on.
Only Sun Hao thought of the aspect of “natural environment” and wrote a practical system related to “fire.”
For instance, players could ignite arrows by bringing them close to a fire, which would set grass on fire when shot onto the ground, and ignite enemies when shot at them, and so on.
At the same time, players could throw oil cans at enemies. Objects contaminated with oil would become more flammable, and the enemies’ movement speed would also be restricted.
Obviously, compared to those “mechanisms in the map,” this approach was more natural and basically met Chen Mo’s requirements.
Although this system was still very rudimentary compared to the concept of a “chemical engine,” at least his thinking was correct. He didn’t limit his perspective to “creating environmental factors out of thin air” but instead thought of “utilizing existing natural elements.” That was already a remarkable achievement.
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Sun Hao was very excited, even feeling a bit incredulous when he received the call from Chen Mo’s assistant, Lin Xiao.
He was the lucky one who stood out?
But upon reflection, Sun Hao felt it wasn’t surprising, because he was really satisfied with the system he had designed.
When he first got the topic, Sun Hao’s initial reaction was the same as everyone else’s—to add various interactive elements to the environment.
However, after writing the opening of the design draft, he suddenly thought of a problem: it was very likely that the vast majority of people would write it that way.
So, Sun Hao decided to scrap that plan and redo it, instead thinking of a better option.
Thus, this system related to “flame” was born.
After finishing it, Sun Hao even thought he was a genius. This system was simply amazing!
Although some previous games had involved “fire,” most of it was limited to basic content like igniting arrows, lighting, and attacking monsters, without expanding to sufficient breadth.
Sun Hao was well aware that his plan was something that had never appeared in previous games. Obviously, Chen Mo also approved of this plan!
“It seems this plan is really well-written. Maybe no one else has thought of it yet. But… calling me to join the meeting, will they let me present this plan to everyone?”
Sun Hao thought happily as he walked along the road.
Soon, Sun Hao found Lin Xiao in the hall, and Lin Xiao led him inside the R&D department.
Along the way, Sun Hao couldn’t help but look around, quite curious.
During the game design competition, these graduates had also competed in the new headquarters, but the competition was held in a dedicated area, so they had never been to the office area.
This time, Sun Hao finally got a chance to see the office area of Thunderbolt Interactive.
After seeing it, Sun Hao couldn’t help but sigh: It’s great to be rich!
The office area was very spacious, and all workstations were open-plan. The distance between workstations was just right, preserving a certain amount of private space without feeling crowded or blocked.
Moreover, everyone could DIY their own workstations because they were large enough to hold a bunch of figurines or books.
All the equipment was the latest high-end models. Many people had dedicated VR gaming pods next to their workstations, and a sense of wealth permeated everywhere.
As Sun Hao walked through, he even saw a dedicated gym, entertainment room, lounge, mini cinema, and so on, feeling that it was even more diverse in terms of activities than many specialized entertainment venues.
“So… can I get a workstation here in the future too? This office space is even more impressive than many rich people’s mansions…”
Lin Xiao led Sun Hao to the meeting location.
Many people had already arrived, and some were still coming in.
Sun Hao quietly found a seat at the edge, quite curious as he looked at the people present.
“That’s Qian Kun, right? Over there… that seems to be the art director, and over there is the music expert… There are many people I don’t recognize, but everyone seems really impressive.”
Sun Hao didn’t wait long before everyone had arrived.
Chen Mo first smiled and introduced Sun Hao’s identity to everyone, hoping they would get along well, and then got straight to the point.
Although he was introduced, Sun Hao still felt a little disappointed inside.
He had originally thought Chen Mo would mention the system document he had written, but Chen Mo didn’t seem to have that intention.
However, Sun Hao didn’t dwell on it too much. After all, as a newcomer, his main task at this stage was still to cheer and applaud. Every young person, especially an excellent one, craves the spotlight and attention, but after all… this was Thunderbolt Interactive.
Chen Mo flipped through the design concept draft and said, “Today’s meeting is to talk about the next game project.”
“Many of you should have roughly guessed that the next project is still an open world. A while ago, I arranged for everyone to work on the chemical engine, and now this system is basically complete.”
“As for the effect… many people may have only been responsible for part of this engine and don’t have a clear concept of the final result. So here, I’ll show you a short video to let everyone see the fruits of your hard work over this period.”
As Chen Mo spoke, he opened a video.
This video should have been a recording from the game, using resources from the asset library, including characters and environmental elements.
A grassland, a tree, a person, a fire.
A very simple scene.
Sun Hao was a bit confused. Chemical engine? What was that?
And what was with this scene… it was way too simple, even Sun Hao could make it without any pressure.
Sun Hao was initially baffled, but after seeing the content that followed, he widened his eyes in shock, unable to speak for a long time.