My Attic Connects To Other Worlds

Chapter 158: 157 Shocking fortune! life and death!

It has been more than a month since the release of Empire Technology's online game "Interstellar".

Domestic sales are about 280,000 copies.

To be honest, this number has already made Wang Huan and Imperial Technology very satisfied.

These 280,000 players are playing under the pressure of huge public opinion, because in the current environment, people who play empire technology games may be called traitors.

Among the 280,000 copies, there may be tens of thousands of copies, not real players, but schools.

This is so weird.

It's fine that the movie may be reserved by the school, but the game is even sold by the school?

Is it forced apportionment?

Really not, this is because a professor of astronomy at a top university is also a game fan of Imperial Technology, and bought and downloaded "Interstellar" immediately.

Then he was suddenly shocked.

For several days, he didn't really play the game, but explored various planets.

Really mesmerized.

Especially the planets in the solar system are so well done and so realistic.

Of course, this is just a game after all, and it is impossible to completely restore the topography of the entire planet.

But it's enough to be amazing.

First of all, when looking down from the sky, when flying at high altitude, the appearance of several planets in the solar system is very consistent with all the existing data.

Geographic features of several planets, weather features, and so on and so forth.

And when you land on a certain planet, it will also give you a very detailed and complete map.

This map has mountains, rivers, and so on.

It is also automatically generated by AI, but it is very consistent with the data characteristics of these planets.

As a result, this game caused an unprecedented sensation in the small circle of the Department of Astronomy.

One pass ten, ten pass one hundred.

Almost the entire astronomy circle has downloaded this game.

Then forget about eating and sleeping, and indulge in it almost all day long.

God knows how hungry these astronomy enthusiasts are.

It is now 2012, and the British BBC documentary "Miracle of the Solar System" about the solar system has been released.

Countless astronomy enthusiasts regard it as a masterpiece and watch it over and over again.

Very satisfied at first, but gradually became very dissatisfied.

Not enough high-definition, not enough detail, not enough relevant information.

Of course, in 2019, "Planet" is still produced by the BBC, so there will be ultra-high-definition, and the production pictures of each planet in it will be much more detailed.

And there are already a lot of CG in it, and there are several simulated pictures of the planet's surface, which are no less than movie pictures.

But really not enough.

After all, it's just a documentary, you can only watch the video.

But now this game "Interstellar", you can really explore it.

And it's ultra-high-definition.

Almost hundreds of astronomers are finding fault in the game.

Of course, this is a very friendly pick.

This process has sparked a huge controversy.

Some astronomer finds a bug in the game and discusses it in the small circle.

After a heated debate, a conclusion was finally reached.

They were wrong, and StarCraft was right.

again and again.

In the end, all astronomers were conquered.

Of course it is correct, because three hundred years later, several planets in the solar system have long been thoroughly studied.

Countless pictures, countless videos.

There's even a trip to Mars.

Of course, a lot of this is confidential. Therefore, Imperial Technology selectively makes games, and many important data and models are not made public.

But it is enough to shock all astronomers.

Astronomers and astronomy enthusiasts all over the world have a copy.

Immediately afterwards, all the astronomy departments of universities all over the world wanted to buy this game, and all students also got a copy.

After this group of people bought the game, they didn't enter the plot, but just explored obsessively.

Moreover, basically all the time and energy in the early stage were devoted to the major planets in the solar system.

Many middle schools around the world, even elementary schools, are teaching astronomy.

They also directly quote the game screen of "Interstellar".

It's obviously a game, but it has become a textbook.

This is like another world.

After Notre Dame de Paris was burned, Ubisoft said that we are willing to provide detailed data for the restoration of Notre Dame de Paris.

Because in the game of "Assassin's Creed Revolution", the Notre Dame Cathedral is completely reproduced.

Ubisoft's games are hard to describe in one word, especially the Assassin's Creed series, which are formulaic, repetitive, have no soul in the plot, etc., and are constantly complained about.

However, in terms of scenery and architecture, Ubisoft games are textbook.

France in the Great Revolution, Greece in the Odyssey, and the game scenery in it all allow people to go sightseeing.

Of course, Imperial Technology's "Interstellar" is much more awesome.

Because what it restores is the solar system.

As for the Milky Way, everyone has no information, and they don't know what it looks like at all. It's all speculation.

Therefore, I don't know whether the description in "Interstellar" is right or wrong.

But... super shocking.

super amazing.

Because in this game, there will even be a black hole scene.

Of course, that requires civilization to develop to a very high level before it can explore black holes.

Domestic players, except astronomers.

Next, there are the fans of the game, and the fans of the "Doom" game.

After these people bought the game, they were also shocked.

After a few days of sightseeing, a small number of people left because they were really not interested in the game content.

But most people still insist on completing the plot of the stand-alone part.

Then, they also understood why they wanted to sell the 299 game body.

Because even as a stand-alone game, it is very shocking and amazing.

And the stand-alone part is to let you understand the story background of this game, as well as related technologies.

Only after you are familiar with the background and settings here can you really enter the part of the online game.

And just the stand-alone plot, there is a full process of fifty or sixty hours.

Therefore, even if it is sold as a stand-alone game for 299, it is already very conscientious.

After playing the single player, enter the online game part.

Many players couldn't bear it anymore and retreated.

Because...it's too difficult.

The data is too hardcore.

In particular, the development of Starfleet really needs to colonize planets and mine resources.

Moreover, the relevant colonies really need to deploy strong defenses and manufacture a large number of robots.

There are also drawings of various warships and the construction of interstellar arsenals.

It was so unfriendly.

And it is not friendly enough to the Lone Ranger, because it is really difficult to develop a strong fleet on its own.

In short, it is difficult.

The bar is very high.

Some game fanatics have worked very, very hard, but...it's still difficult.

In the end, I still have to give up.

But those who really like this game are completely mesmerized.

I can't believe that there is such a game that can be so like-minded.

A group of highly educated talents, or less educated but fanatical science fiction fans and astronomy enthusiasts.

Fumbled obsessively in the game.

First a lone ranger, then a few friends together, and finally the whole circle together.

alliance.

build power.

Colonies, city-states, kingdoms, empires...

As long as the strength is strong enough, everything is fine.

Run for president in the game, or become king and emperor.

Of course……

This is a very later matter.

From the beginning of the game, it was destined to be a big fight.

But soon many people will find that war is not a very good choice in the game, or even a very cost-effective choice.

Alliance, trade is a better choice.

At the beginning of this game, many people were excited and wanted to fight the national war.

Chinese players and American players are about to break out Star Wars.

Later, most of them found that they thought too much.

Because, very, very far away.

You can't even find out which planets the American players are on. Even if you know, your fleet won't be able to go there at all.

Only when the technology tree develops to a certain level can you discover and lock your enemies.

In order to carry out a real interstellar expedition.

In the beginning, let's all peck at each other.

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"The "StarCraft" game is so awesome, should we take the initiative to promote it and attract more people to play?"

"Don't..., don't. Other games are players' selection games, but "Interstellar" is completely a game's selection of players. If you don't have enough ability and knowledge, you will suffer if you come in to play."

"Yes, yes, yes, it would be too embarrassing if there were a large number of kings in the "Interstellar" game, and they encountered power names such as love at the corner."

Gradually, the players of the "Interstellar" game formed a closed circle.

This circle is full of superiority, as if he is standing at the tip of the pyramid of the game.

As soon as he talked about other online games, there was a half-smile expression on his face.

How would you describe this posture? I want to despise you, but my self-cultivation does not allow me to do so.

And this circle gradually developed from the game to reality.

Three months later!

"Interstellar" has sold 390,000 copies in China, but only 100,000 people have actually paid for the monthly subscription.

At present, these 100,000 people are the die-hard players of "Interstellar" in China.

And this game caused a sensation abroad, even far surpassing "Doomsday".

The world's major game media once again scored a neat full score.

The last time I scored full marks, the major game editors were full of initiative.

And this time, scoring full marks is completely trembling.

Because, about the universe and astronomy, most game editors don't understand.

But I heard deadly astronomers all over the world saying that "this" game restores the solar system to the point of incomparable horror.

It has even been used as an electronic textbook by the astronomy departments of many top universities around the world.

Game editors, in fact, there are quite a lot of people, some can't continue to play, especially when it comes to online games.

Quite a few people really couldn't hold on anymore.

But... everyone feels that it's not that the game is not good enough, but that I am not capable enough.

I don't understand, and I dare not ask.

Close your eyes and score full marks.

Domestic players are also careful to form their own small circles and carefully show their sense of superiority.

But for foreign players, that is completely naked.

The core players of "Interstellar" unabashedly listed the chain of contempt.

Especially in the top science and engineering universities, if you don't play "Interstellar", then you are not outdated, but ignorant.

This feeling is like in "The Big Bang Theory", Sheldon seized the opportunity to laugh at Howard for not being a doctor.

Even if Howard later became an astronaut, he still had to be ridiculed by Sheldon.

At every gathering, this group of school masters talked about other online games, with that kind of disdain, that kind of contempt.

Give a disdainful face to Sheldon's classmate.

A few months after its release, StarCraft eventually sold 20 million copies worldwide.

This data also completely frightened Wang Huan and Imperial Technology.

How could it be so high?

This is a game with a high threshold, and it is a very unfriendly game.

Even the stand-alone part, although very exciting, is not very friendly.

An absolute niche game.

How could there be such a high sales volume, this sales figure can enter the top few in the world.

Later, related reports came out.

Part of the reason why sales are so high is because of the fan effect of "Doom".

Countless fans of the "Doomsday" game, after playing this game, became extremely fanatical and obsessed, and then entered the hunger and thirst.

Because on the market, it is impossible to have a game that satisfies them.

Although the dream engine of Empire Technology is used, it will take at least one or two years before the new game is released.

The picture of the "Doomsday" game is so realistic and shocking, playing other games is completely bland and unsightly.

At this time, "Interstellar" appeared, which was also of Imperial Technology, and had even more shocking images.

Coupled with the global game media, it is almost crazy to tout.

It is even more highly praised than "Doomsday", an absolute masterpiece.

As a result, countless players entered the pit one after another.

But... this game is too niche after all.

After many players buy it, they are really sightseeing in the solar system.

Many players forcibly completed the content of the stand-alone part. It felt like they had been taught a hundred math and physics lessons.

When it came to the part of online games, I couldn't bear it anymore.

In the end, the stable monthly subscription users were only about 2 million.

Among these monthly subscription users, there are many players who are tourists.

Some are casual players. There are many players of this type. They develop civilization, but they don't build interstellar arsenals, let alone interstellar fleets.

After discovering a planet, they started farming.

Just build a house in it, the city, and a garden.

He also doesn't deal with people, and forcibly turns the online game "Interstellar" into a play house.

Moreover, there are too many planets in it.

Even if a planet is discovered, the player can only occupy a very small area if they try their best to build it.

Then……

Inexplicably, there are more monthly subscription users.

A large number of casual players flooded in and built cities in the game.

And for the safety of their own city, they choose to take their city offline, that is, only store it on their own computers.

Then, a few friends will be invited to visit each other.

And most of these casual players are girls.

Faced with this situation, Imperial Technology was a little stunned.

This this……

"Mingming" is a majestic Star Wars game, but you played "Minecraft" abruptly.

And what's even more weird is that these casual players and players who develop interstellar civilization do not interfere with each other, as if they are not in the same game.

Because casual players take their cities offline and basically join space trade.

Well, they can't join Cosmic Trade either, because their civilization level is too low to even be eligible to join Cosmic Trade.

Then, Imperial Technology watched as the number of global monthly subscription users rose from 2 million to 3 million, to 4 million, to 5 million?

Casual gamers outnumber hardcore gamers.

Those hardcore players are very sad, feeling that their sense of superiority has been deprived of their sense of superiority by a group of casual players who don't understand anything.

you...just you...

Such a silly and sweet girl even came to play such a hard-core "Interstellar", you don't even know how much the acceleration of gravity is, right?

Could it be that the grand occasion of "Animal Crossing Friends Club" where the hunk picks up branches has to be staged several years in advance?

Then Imperial Technology was also stunned, and found that after the game "Interstellar" sold for two billion dollars, the monthly subscription fee also exceeded more than two hundred million dollars.

Monthly subscription abroad, $50 per month.

You just spend $50 to play Minecraft in it?

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"Wang Huan, how many domestic players are there in StarCraft? I mean hardcore players?" Han Qiu asked.

At this time, she is also enthusiastically building a house and garden in the game.

"Barely a hundred thousand." Wang Huan said.

Han Qiu said: "What about America?"

Wang Huan said, "500,000."

Han Qiu said: "The gap is so big?"

Wang Huan said: "Yes."

Han Qiu said: "When there is a national war in the future, won't we in China suffer a lot?"

That's inevitable, and it's not even based on the will of Imperial Technology.

Although in the game, the player power of China and the United States is still far, far away.

But one day, the colony planets of both sides will collide.

In the future, there will definitely be an interstellar war.

Wang Huan has read the relevant data, and the overall strength of American players is much, much stronger.

If an interstellar war occurs in the future, Chinese players will suffer a lot.

"Then what should we do?" Han Qiu said, "Will you change the data in the background so that Chinese players can win?"

Wang Huan said: "Impossible, just want them to experience the real interstellar war."

Han Qiu said: "If this goes on like this, Chinese players will never be able to win."

Wang Huan said: "In the future, the situation may change."

Han Qiu said: "Changing shit, Chinese players are opening treasure chests in garbage online games. They are all criticizing "StarCraft" garbage games on the Internet for making money, and scolding you to die."

Then, she said with some concern: "Your company won't have any problems recently, right? There are rumors outside that your company will be punished, and the "Doomsday" game will be completely taken off the shelves."

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Recently, Imperial Technology has indeed encountered relatively big disturbances and troubles.

First, the blacklist thing.

Blacklist millions of people and make it public.

Many leaders are not used to it.

At a very high-level meeting, a certain high-level leader criticized Imperial Technology by name.

Talking about blacklisting is completely creating confrontation and creating social conflicts.

So the relevant department directly ordered Imperial Technology to cancel the blacklist.

Execution within a time limit.

Immediately afterwards, the "Doomsday" game triggered a murder storm.

A junior high school student got into a fight with someone in a black Internet cafe and chopped him down with a knife.

In this group fight, three were killed and five were injured.

Therefore, it caused a huge wave.

In an interview on the TV show, the murderer's mother said that the father played "Doom" every day.

This game is extremely bloody, extremely violent.

And the child watched his father play games every day, that's why he became so cruel.

Next, on the TV screen, a large number of screens in the "Doomsday" game appeared.

This is the end of the world after all, and the world environment is very hostile, of course full of violent conflicts.

Of course the picture will be bloody.

And many TV stations, and even newspapers, single out these violent and bloody images.

In an instant, countless parents were stimulated.

Countless social figures.

Immediately, countless people shouted and shouted to kill.

Many experts, professors, and many people have written letters to the relevant departments, demanding that the game be banned.

However, in fact, relevant investigations have been carried out.

Those children were playing a certain free online game in a black Internet cafe, and their equipment was exploded in the game, which aroused hatred, and then quarreled in reality.

The battle has shifted from online to offline.

This led to a tragedy.

Although afterwards, some media reported the relevant truth.

But it was useless. The first version circulated was because the child watched his father play the "Doomsday" game, and the scenes in it were too bloody, so he took a knife to kill people.

for a while.

The public opinion is turbulent.

"Completely block the "Doomsday" game!"

"The "Doomsday" game is a poisonous weed that persecutes the growth of young people."

"This kind of bloody game shouldn't be listed at all, and the relevant departments should be held accountable."

"We don't know how this kind of game passed the review? It's hard to say that there is no power and money transaction in it."

However……

This game is clearly written in the most prominent place, it is an 18+ game.

Minors are not allowed to play.

Moreover, Empire Technology banned the sale of this game to teenagers under the age of 18.

But in China, you say that grading is completely useless.

There are only two levels in the country without grading. ,

One level, raw.

One level, die!

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Imperial Technology has ushered in two working groups, and the officials leading the teams are very high-ranking.

Both working groups brought ultimatums.

"Mr. Wang Huan, this blacklist must be canceled within three days, otherwise we will severely punish Imperial Technology!"

"Mr. Wang Huan, the game "Doomsday" must be completely deleted. All the violent and bloody scenes in it must be deleted, otherwise we will ban this game and punish Imperial Technology."

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