Chapter 29 New Game "Heaven Cube"


    ?Gu Fan felt a little sweaty.


    ??He hurriedly checked the basic gameplay and related data of "Rotating Cube".


    Then I discovered that there seemed to be no difference in the basic gameplay between "Rotating Blocks" and "Tetris"!


    If there is any difference, the popularity of these two games seems to be different.


    The popularity of "Tetris" is undeniable. Its cumulative sales have even reached 520 million. It can be said that most people in the world have played it.


    In this world, the cumulative sales of "Spinning Cube" are only 230 million, and there seems to be a certain gap in terms of popularity.


    But no matter what, it is still one of the most classic games in the world.


    With such stable, mature, and simple game rules, how can we stuff bugs into it? ?


    Any changes will look like lice on a bald man’s head, you can see them at a glance!


    ??Gu Fan secretly prayed in his heart, hoping that Lilith would change to a game, at least one that was more complicated so that she could manipulate it easily!


    ?However, Lilith made the decision directly.


    “I’ve decided, let’s do it!


    “I will give you a detailed design plan later.”


    Lilith finished speaking and quickly disappeared.


    ??This time she didn''t bring potato chips or Coke, but Gu Fan could feel it. She held her head high and seemed to be in high spirits.


    “Nima!”


    ?Seeing that Lilith was gone, Gu Fan quickly started studying "Rotating Cube", hoping to find a reliable breakthrough.


    …


    …


    The next night, Lilith brought the design plan for the new game.


    ?She looked high-spirited and her previous depression was gone.


    ?Gu Fan asked tentatively: "Lucifer...praised you again?"


    Lilith was a little surprised: "How do you know?"


    ?Gu Fan couldn''t help but complain in his heart, is this difficult to guess?


    But he still smiled and said: "Oh, I just made a guess. After all, your work in the human world has been carried out so well, and you have successfully collected negative emotions despite Michael''s deliberate targeting. It is also true that you have been praised by Lucifer. It should be.”


    Lilith couldn’t help but straighten her waist: “That’s right!


    “After returning, I immediately reported this new discovery to Lucifer.


    "Michael would intervene so rudely and directly, which shocked Lao Lu. But after careful analysis, he agreed with my opinion: The only one who can use "coincidence" to destroy our plan without knowing it is Michael. Apart from this most powerful archangel, there should be no one else!


    “Originally, I was frustrated because the negative emotions collected were lower than expected, but now it seems that I can achieve such results even though Michael personally intervened to stop it. I am simply a genius!


    “Lao Lu also commended and affirmed me. So far, I am the devil with the most outstanding achievements in the whole hell!


    “So, there is no need for me to be depressed. Instead, I should be happy!


    “Now, this is the design plan for the new game.”


    ??Gu Fan reached out to take the design draft and took a look at the name of the game.


    《Heaven Cube》!


    Hey guys, this is such a simple and crude name.


    The design draft itself was only two pages long, and the rules were very simple and clear. It only took Gu Fan less than five minutes to read it.


    According to the requirements of this small game design competition, contestants must make certain modifications to the game "Rotating Blocks", but cannot change its core gameplay.


    Then, senior judges from various fields will evaluate the entries.


    ??The rules of the original version of "Rotating Blocks" are simple enough. It is nothing more than blocks of various shapes falling. After being spliced ??by rotation, they will be eliminated as long as a row is full. Depending on the number of lines eliminated, different scores will be accumulated.


    ?In addition, players can choose to "temporarily save" a block and use it at a specific time.


    Lilith''s design of "Reverse Heaven Cube" did not make many changes to "Rotating Cube", with only three changes.


    First, the setting of "Angel''s Coming" has been added.


    ? Whenever the player reaches a certain score by elimination, the "Angel''s Coming" effect will be automatically triggered, and a certain number of rows of "junk cubes" will be added at the bottom.


    Second, “networking mode” has been added. In the online mode, 2 to 10 players are allowed to play online games.


    This mode also has the effect of "Angel Coming", and it will also add a certain number of rows of "junk blocks" at the bottom of the player. However, unlike the stand-alone mode, it will also add "junk blocks" at the bottom of other players, but it will increase The number of rows is halved.


    Third, the "Block Generation Rules" have been simply adjusted.


    In addition, there are some insignificant detail settings between the lines. For example, in order to be more realistic when the block falls, it is best to simulate the effect of free fall, and there will be a slight collision feeling when it lands, etc.


    ??Gu Fan finished reading the plan and said, "There are not many changes."


    Lilith smiled slightly and said confidently: "There are not many changes, but it is enough to collect negative emotions!


    “Okay, since you’re asking the question sincerely, I’ll explain it to you.”


    ??Gu Fan silently complained in his heart: When did I ask a question sincerely? You obviously want to show off!


    ?But he didn’t say much, just pretending to listen carefully.


    Lilith explained: “Your main task next month is recruiting, and you won’t have much time to make games.


    “So, I tried to make as few changes to the game as possible.


    “However, the changes are few, but they are crucial!”


    ?Lilith said very proudly: “According to the original design of “Spinning Cube”, there must be significantly more positive emotions than negative emotions.


    “And these three rules I designed will greatly increase the negative emotions generated by players!”


    She pointed to the first two rules: “When the player reaches a certain number of points, the game should give a ‘positive feedback’ to be intuitive, but I have to give a ‘negative feedback’!


    “Obviously you played well, met the point requirements, and clearly triggered the effect of ‘Angel’s Coming’, but directly adding garbage blocks will inevitably cause players to have a lot of negative emotions.


    “This is especially true in the online mode. ‘Angel Has Fallen’ not only disgusts itself, but also disgusts others. It can be said that it harms others but does not benefit oneself. All players who play the game together will have an explosive mentality!


    “As a result, wouldn’t negative emotions continue to arise?”


    ??Gu Fan silently gave a thumbs up. He was indeed the most skilled demon in hell. He really had something!


    Logically speaking, the "networked model" should be a "zero-sum game".


    Some people are happy and some are miserable.


    But Lilith just changed it into a "negative sum game".


    Everyone is miserable and no one is happy!


    This change is accomplished precisely through the mechanism of "Angel Coming". When a certain score is reached, garbage cubes will be automatically added to both yourself and other players, and you will add even more junk cubes.


    In other words, when "a certain score is reached", the game is supposed to reward players, but instead punishes them.


    ?This sounds like it can really break players'' defenses and create a lot of negative emotions.


    ??Gu Fan thought for a while and then asked: "Then what does this third change mean? What does "a simple adjustment to the block generation rules" mean?"


    Lilith showed a sinister smile: "Let me ask you, what is another name for this game?"


    ??Gu Fan was stunned for a moment: "Is there any other name? Why don''t I know it?"


    Lilith smiled slightly: "Then let me change the question, what is the main source of fun in this game?"


    ??Gu Fan thought for a while: "The main source of fun... should be to pile the blocks very high, and then wait for a long bar to appear and eliminate four rows at once.


    “For most players, this moment should be the happiest moment of playing “Spinning Cube”.”


    Lilith said confidently: "That''s right! So for many players, "Rotating Cube" also has a name, called "Equal Strips"!


    “Most players will choose to pile up other blocks first, and then leave a gap. As long as they wait for a long bar, they can directly eliminate four rows and get the most extra bonus points.


    “This is determined by the underlying rules of the game: the more rows eliminated, the higher the points multiplier.


    “So, I added a new rule to the rules: the more rows a player accumulates, the lower the probability of a long bar appearing.


    “When a certain fixed value is reached, the probability of a long bar appearing becomes zero!


    “In other words, when players deliberately pile blocks high and leave a gap, the long bar they are waiting for will never appear!


    “In this way, even if they complete the elimination through other blocks, they will still continue to have negative emotions!”


    (End of this chapter)