Chapter 475 Comet


    Su Tong simply gave the perfect answer in Lilith''s mind.


    Although the addition of survival elements does not seem to be anything special on the surface, when considered based on the previous game framework, it immediately becomes the finishing touch.


    For business simulation or strategy games, the problem of “what is the foreign enemy?” must be solved.


    For example, in some country-building strategy games, the enemies are other countries.


    These countries will also grow, build, and develop together with the players, and wars may break out between them, eventually ending with one country''s total conquest of the world.


    Although conquest may take various forms, such as military conquest, cultural conquest, institutional conquest, etc., in general, it is still necessary to outperform other countries in a specific indicator.


    There are also some strategy games where the enemies are specific foreign enemies.


    For example, the enemies in "City Abandoned by Gods" are the enemy troops that are constantly refreshing outside the city.


    Of course, there are also some strategy games that do not have external enemies, but have a relatively peaceful goal, such as continuously building a production line to integrate resources from the entire map, and finally building a grand wonder, etc.


    But there are also games that choose the natural environment as the final enemy.


    One of the more classic designs is Frosty.


    In the severe cold environment, players must collect resources as much as possible, build heating facilities, and raise the ambient temperature. Otherwise, with the arrival of the cold wave, a large number of laborers will freeze to death or have their limbs amputated, resulting in a shortage of labor, slowing down production, and even the entire game may collapse.


    The same goes for other natural disasters.


    Whether it is heavy rain, floods, extreme heat or other disasters, in general, these disasters do not have specific battle scenes like ordinary military invasions, but they allow players to deeply experience the survival threats from genetic instincts.


    Therefore, this type of game is also enduring and popular.


    Su Tong''s suggestion is not limited to one type of natural disaster, but two types, namely severe cold and extreme heat.


    This also means that the player''s strategy has another dimension.


    If there is only severe cold, then players only need to make a choice between "keeping warm" and "protecting people''s livelihood".


    Let the workers live a little worse, eat less, and work longer hours, in exchange for more shelters and more coal, so that when the next big cold wave comes, fewer people will die.


    How to strike the right balance between the two is the essence.


    But with the added heat, players need to make more complex decisions.


    Simple heating and cooling facilities cannot be built too much because resources are limited.


    The two facilities must be constructed in a balanced manner, or facilities that can take into account both heating and cooling must be constructed.


    However, facilities that can take care of both tend to consume a lot of resources, or the technology tree requirements are relatively high.


    Therefore, how to allocate resources appropriately to ensure the survival of the most people in both extreme environments of severe cold and heat poses a more severe challenge to players.


    Overall, this game is bound to be **** and complex.


    No matter how hard they try to simplify the technology tree, players still have to arrange each production line and make a series of decisions based on complex situations.


    And why is self-selected political system important?


    Because this also represents the game between players.


    This game is a two-player game, with one player playing the role of the leader and the other playing the role of the bureaucrat.


    In fact, these two identities are naturally not equal.


    If the leader cannot determine the political system and limit the power of the bureaucracy, then it is not realistic, and it is not conducive to intensifying the contradiction between the two.


    Imagine that a leader has doubts about the loyalty and ability of bureaucrats, so he promotes changes in the political system and limits the power of bureaucrats.


    This kind of behavior will further aggravate the bureaucrat''s hatred of the leader and force him to develop in a direction of subversion and sabotage.


    Just like the relationship between the emperor and his ministers at the end of the dynasty, it is very exciting to think about it.


    At this point, the general framework of the game has been set up, and then there are only some specific details.


    But obviously, these details are not what Su Tong is good at.


    It just so happened that Lilith also wanted to show her magnanimity and treat everyone equally, so she looked at the other three people: "You guys should also talk about some of the detailed design of this game.


    "Of course, as long as it doesn''t violate the major premise."


    Zhou Yang thought for a while and said: "I think it''s best for this game to take place on an alien planet, and even the creatures inside it, it''s best to use alien images."


    Lilith nodded: "Well, why?"


    Zhou Yang explained: "Mr. Li, I thought of it from the perspective of ''severe cold and hot environments''.


    “It’s actually very difficult to achieve this special natural environment.


    "If it were an ordinary planet, there would be no particularly extreme cold or heat. It would usually be either severe cold or heat.


    "Because it depends on the distance between the planet and the sun.


    "If it''s just like on the earth, the difference between the direct sunlight on the Tropic of Cancer or the Tropic of Cancer is not enough to cause a big temperature difference at all.


    “So, assuming this is a science fiction world rather than an unreasonable magical world, then it must comply with the laws of nature.


    "In other words, the planet where the game is located must be a comet."


    Lilith was a little confused: "Why does it have to be a comet?" Wei Chengjie coughed twice and continued: "Because the orbit of the planet around the sun is circular.


    "Of course, strictly speaking, it is an ellipse, but the ellipse is not obvious. It can even be said that the ellipse of the planet''s orbit looks rounder than the circle most people draw with a compass.


    "So in some simple calculations in schools, we tend to calculate the planet''s orbit as a perfect circle.


    "But comets are different. Comets have many different motion trajectories, and one of them is a very standard ellipse.


    "The ellipse has two centers, and the sun is at one of the centers.


    "Therefore, the comet will show a special motion trajectory. When it leaves the sun, it will fly slower and slower, and it will fall into a long and severe cold state; when it approaches the sun, it will fly faster and faster, and the temperature will rise sharply. .


    “Also, comets form tails under the influence of the sun, which look beautiful.


    "But if it were a creature that lived on a comet, I''m afraid it wouldn''t be so good."


    Zhou Yang nodded: "That''s right.


    “Since from a scientific point of view, this game takes place on a comet, then the human body structure is obviously not suitable.


    “From the very beginning, humans did not have the environment to survive on it.


    "We can only imagine a special kind of life form that can barely survive in such extreme environments.


    “The ultimate goal of the game is naturally to find a way to collect enough resources to leave the comet and go to a more livable planet.


    “In addition, another advantage of using aliens as protagonists is that players will have less moral baggage when playing.


    “If there are humans living on the planet, then players may have concerns when they want to do some cruel and cruel things.


    "But weird aliens don''t matter."


    Lilith was very happy. She looked at Gu Fan again: "What do you think, Mr. Gu?"


    Gu Fan thought for a while: "I agree too.


    "There is another benefit to using comets as the background of the game: comets are actually relatively short-lived celestial bodies.


    “Because comets are small in size, they will be disturbed by the gravity of large planets, and in unlucky cases they may even be captured directly.


    “Many comets may enter the interior of a star system for the first time, but are unlucky enough to be captured by the gravity of a large planet, and then they are completely destroyed.


    "Of course, comets are not that miserable. Take the solar system as an example. Comets spend most of their time wandering around the outer edges of the solar system. When they come back, even if they enter the orbit of a giant star, they have already been accelerated to a faster speed by gravity. Therefore, the probability of being captured directly is not high.


    “But no matter what, the comet may still suffer disaster at any time.


    "This can also be used as a special mechanism in the game to further enrich the game content."


    Lilith''s eyes lit up: "Huh? What a great idea!


    "The player was playing around, and the situation was originally good, but when he entered the star system, he was suddenly captured and crashed by a large planet!


    "It makes me happy just thinking about it!"


    Gu Fan continued to add: “And we can also strengthen this feeling of despair: don’t tell the player at the beginning when it may crash.


    “In the beginning, players’ technology was not developed, so they were unable to make accurate calculations, so they could not predict when the disaster would strike.


    "And when the players finally develop and the astronomical institutions are able to calculate the planet''s orbit, then a warning like ''the comet will be captured by a large planet in XX years'' will be given.


    "I think the expressions on the players'' faces at that time will be very exciting."


    Lilith showed an indescribable smile, Gu Fan''s words really spoke to her heart.


    If this situation really happens, how much negative emotions will the two players have?


    Thinking about it makes you excited.


    Sure enough, it was the right decision to let Gu Fan attend this meeting. He really brought up the good idea.


    “So, let’s finally give it a name?


    "What are the names of leaders and bureaucrats? And what should this game be called?" Lilith looked around at everyone with confidence.


    Zhou Yang thought for a while: "I think it would be better to use a simpler title as much as possible.


    “The leader is called the Führer, and the bureaucrat is called the ‘First Consul’.


    "As for bureaucrats in other fields, just call them the Archons in the corresponding fields, such as Science and Technology Archons, Culture Archons, etc."


    Lilith approved: "Okay, what about the name of the game?"


    Everyone present fell into silence. It was obvious that everyone was giving up names.


    Lilith frowned: "Everyone thinks of a name, Wei Chengjie, you name it first."


    Wei Chengjie looked embarrassed, but after thinking about it he said: "Since this story takes place on a comet, and ours is a production and construction game, how about calling it "Comet Factory"?"


    Lilith thought for a while: "The name has no merit, which means it''s almost done, but it doesn''t feel like there''s anything special about it.


    "Where are you Zhou Yang?"


    (End of chapter)