[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-game-development-starting-from-a-2d-game":3,"chapter-game-development-starting-from-a-2d-game-game-development-starting-from-a-2d-game-chapter-3":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Game Development: Starting from a 2D Game",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2271064,4435,"Chapter 3","game-development-starting-from-a-2d-game-chapter-3",3,"\u003Cp>Two hours later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Xiaoyu, who had been talking nonstop, fell silent and reached for the water cup on the bedside, taking a small sip.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His gaze shifted from the stunned faces of Cai Qiu and Chen Wei to the city outside the window.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Over the past two hours, he had outlined to his two best friends the concept of the game Genshin Impact and some of its core mechanics.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, the choice was theirs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Xiaoyu wouldn’t force them to stay.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Stay.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He would welcome them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cai Qiu and Chen Wei exchanged a glance, neither speaking first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They could tell that what Qin Xiaoyu had just described was an excellent game concept.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it could truly be realized,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>they weren’t sure whether it would make them rich and reach the peak of life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But at least, a comfortable middle-class life should be within reach.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>this assumed the game could be released and operated—and to achieve that, massive funding was undoubtedly required.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most crucially, this was a 2D anime-style game.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within Xia Country, such games couldn’t even attract angel investment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fish Brother, your idea is definitely the best I’ve ever heard, but the investment needed to turn an idea into a live game is probably astronomical—funding is hard to secure.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cai Qiu wasn’t trying to discourage Qin Xiaoyu; he was simply stating a fact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Forget the maps—just modeling a single character would cost at least a million!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beside him, Chen Wei rubbed his chin, then chimed in after a long pause.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s not that extreme. A few hundred thousand is more than enough to get the game up and running.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Xiaoyu spoke with certainty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his past life on Earth, the initial investment for Genshin Impact had indeed been astronomical.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just the Mondstadt map, its storylines, and characters,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>had cost nearly one hundred million U.S. dollars.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>that included promotional expenses, but the production cost alone had reached at least fifty million.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that was his past life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, in this parallel world, he had that USB drive—every design cost in the early stage had been eliminated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only expense now was renting servers and marketing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These costs could be tightly controlled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rich had rich ways; the poor had poor tricks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>with a few hundred thousand, Qin Xiaoyu was fully confident he could launch and operate the game.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cai Qiu and Chen Wei’s hesitation and concerns,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Xiaoyu could clearly see. After a moment of silence, he turned his gaze back from the window and fixed it on their faces:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I know you’re torn. As brothers, I won’t pressure you—whether you leave or stay is entirely up to you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the waves of youth should crash harder to feel truly thrilling!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His words of persuasion ended there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Deep down, he hoped they would stay.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he refused to force them—or morally blackmail them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“To hell with blind dates. Only kids care about girls. Adults know you’ve got to protect your kidneys! I don’t care what you choose, Wei—Fish Brother, I’m staying!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After listening to Qin Xiaoyu, Cai Qiu fell silent for a few seconds, then made his decision decisively.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Old Cai, you’re a real badass. If you don’t mind, give me your blind date’s contact info—I’ve got two kidneys, losing one doesn’t matter…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Get lost!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cai Qiu shot back a scornful retort at Chen Wei, then asked: “Wei, what’s your choice?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What choice? You’re willing to ditch your girlfriend—what else can I say? Let’s do it. Worst case, I’ll just pack my bags and go work in a factory screwing bolts!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Wei’s last words came out with passion; to emphasize his resolve, he suddenly raised his left hand and slammed it hard onto the bed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Holy shit…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His palm landed squarely on Qin Xiaoyu’s injured leg, and a howl of pain erupted through the ward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though not broken, the scab had split open again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It nearly knocked Qin Xiaoyu out from the pain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Uh… Fish Brother, sorry! I got carried away by your words and forgot you’re still a patient…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Wei scratched his head awkwardly, offering an apologetic smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re buying lunch today. Bring back a bottle of soda—or this isn’t over!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Xiaoyu winced and scolded him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew Chen Wei hadn’t meant it, but demanding lunch was unavoidable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he’d been unconscious for four days without eating—even an iron man couldn’t take that!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alright, alright! I’ll go buy food with Old Cai right now…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Wei nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he pulled Cai Qiu out of the ward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the two left the ward,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Xiaoyu didn’t rest—he began carefully planning the details of launching the game.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although the USB drive already contained a complete version of Genshin Impact,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>many tasks still needed doing before launch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>applying for the game’s license number.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this parallel world, applying for a game license wasn’t particularly complicated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as the game’s content didn’t severely distort values, most cases got approved smoothly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most importantly, the review wait time wouldn’t be as long as on Earth in his past life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After submitting the documents,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>approval would come within seven working days at most.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He planned to entrust this task to Old Cai.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Xiaoyu planned to hand it over to Cai Qiu to handle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>finding a game distribution platform. Many platforms in Xia Country supported mobile and PC games.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their revenue-sharing ratios varied widely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Popular platforms took as much as 70%, leaving only 30% for the developer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was brutal, but it was reality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Xiaoyu couldn’t accept such a ratio, so negotiations were necessary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He thought for a moment and decided to assign this task to Chen Wei, with a minimum acceptable cut of ten percent of revenue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aside from these two tasks,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the remaining issues involved planning the closed beta and marketing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Due to limited manpower,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Xiaoyu had to handle these tasks himself—anything that didn’t require going out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although he hadn’t yet received the game license, this didn’t prevent starting the closed beta.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many platforms offered beta testing services.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All you needed was ten thousand RMB to rent a cloud server, upload the game data, and begin testing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just spend ten thousand RMB to rent a cloud server, then upload the game data and begin internal testing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>this kind of beta was typically chosen only by small studios like Qin Xiaoyu’s.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had serious limitations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The number of beta players it could support was extremely low—a major flaw.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But after thinking it over, Qin Xiaoyu had no better option…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After thinking for a while, Qin Xiaoyu realized there was no better option for now…\u003C\u002Fp>",1109,"2026-06-19T22:23:19.067Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","91cadbd233d72efecf7b1db8c7c667102e8ebb4615c4e60cb1c780d83440e41b","game-development-starting-from-a-2d-game-chapter-4","game-development-starting-from-a-2d-game-chapter-2",89,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fgame-development-starting-from-a-2d-game-cover.jpg"]