[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-this-is-not-a-bug-but-a-game-feature":3,"chapter-this-is-not-a-bug-but-a-game-feature-this-is-not-a-bug-but-a-game-feature-chapter-418":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","This Is Not a Bug but a Game Feature",{"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},1472046,1919,"Chapter 418 - 262: Next-Generation Fighting Game (Happy New Year to Everyone)","this-is-not-a-bug-but-a-game-feature-chapter-418",418,"\u003Cp>How each company convinced investors and boards to donate funds to Tianba Studio for the development of \"Star Emperor 2\", Chen Ba was not sure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anyway, they always had a way!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In comparison, it was the development strategy for \"Star Emperor 2\" that really troubled him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Here’s an interesting fact...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although \"Star Emperor\" was known globally for its stunning special effects and exquisite game graphics, it actually used the relatively old Dream Building 5 Engine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Ba thought back to the old days.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back then, the Dream Building 5 Engine had just been released, and there wasn’t a single medium to large scale game developed using this engine in the market, let alone knowing its full potential.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, \"Star Emperor\" stunned the world, showcasing the powerful special effects and rendering precision of the Dream Building 5 Engine, letting many people witness its might.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that was old news!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the Dream Building 7 Engine now in use, who would still care about the old Dream Building 5? It’s impossible for \"Star Emperor 2\" to continue using Dream Building 5 for development!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But here’s the problem.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If we don’t use Dream Building 5, then what engine should we use? The latest Dream Building 7 Engine? Or should we wait for the Dream Building 8.0 update?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon returning to the studio, Chen Ba immediately posed this tricky problem to Yang Dong and Old Luo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Dream Building 7 isn’t quite right!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Ba looking his way, Old Luo shared his thoughts: \"Don’t get me wrong, I’m not saying the Dream Building 7 Engine isn’t strong, or that it can’t be used, it’s just...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if used, it has to be used under certain conditions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For regular games or new games without a predecessor, using the Dream Building 7 Engine is perfectly fine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But \"Star Emperor 2\" is different. After all, it’s a sequel, with a predecessor as a benchmark, fans and players have different expectations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I understand your point...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Ba nodded his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old Luo’s thinking was in line with his own. In fact, he was not prepared to use Dream Building 7 for developing the sequel to \"Star Emperor\".\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reason is simple; the improvement from Dream Building 5 to Dream Building 7 is too small, the game might give a \"new bottle, old wine\" feeling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After multiple rounds of iterative updates, the mainstream PC hardware configurations today are fully capable of playing \"Star Emperor\" without any pressure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet even so, when selecting games with superior graphics and effects, \"Star Emperor\" is still among the top, sometimes even in the top few.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is enough to prove that a game built on the Dream Building 5 Engine, even in the Dream Building 7 era, still has its merits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at it another way, one is an old game from years ago, another is a newly released game, they can hold their own against each other...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The improvement of Dream Building 7 isn’t substantial!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sponsorship money from various major sponsors, Chen Ba would certainly embezzle, after all, this money was picked up, not taking it would be a waste.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But even if it’s embezzled, the game can’t be made into an excuse for embezzlement, can it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, based on this premise, Chen Ba first ruled out Dream Building 7, then proposed a more feasible plan: modify the Tianba Engine and create a new one!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Modify?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yang Dong was curious, so he asked: \"How do you plan to modify it, and to what extent? Is there really a need for this? I think the Tianba Engine is already quite good!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s good, but obviously the Tianba Engine is not suitable for developing ’Star Emperor 2’, so it needs modification.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Ba contemplated: \"As for how much to modify it, it depends on what kind of game we want ’Star Emperor 2’ to be.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What kind of game?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Yang Dong had several large question marks appear on his forehead, and he couldn’t help but reply: \"Isn’t it a fighting game, what else could it be?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What you said...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There are several types of fighting games, and I’m not talking about the game genre but the game’s positioning.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Ba explained: \"This is the first time our Tianba Studio is making a sequel, it’s extremely significant.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first time is always memorable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the first game under Tianba Studio to have prequels and sequels, forming a series, \"Star Emperor 2\" is destined not to be simple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Ba had high expectations for this game as a \"next-generation\" fighting game.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Next-generation?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Come on, Ba, don’t just use new words without understanding them!\" Liu Jinfu joked, \"The term has been marketed for years, now it just makes me laugh.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The term \"next-generation\" originally came from Neon, and its meaning is essentially an elegant translation of the English \"Next Generation\".\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Next-generation = Next generation!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What is a next-generation game?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There are two explanations, one is simple series continuation, like the \"Resident Evil\" series, every new release can claim \"next-generation\".\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this explanation is too far-fetched and is not widely accepted, the genuine understanding of \"next-generation\" actually refers to the dramatic change from functional phones to smartphones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the gaming world, this kind of transformation has happened several times.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For example, the first game that ran smoothly on handheld consoles, that game could be called a \"next-generation\" game.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because it was the first to go mobile, allowing players to play anytime, anywhere, it was a next-generation game.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for the rest...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Due to marketing and promotion reasons, hearing the words \"next-generation game\" now is just for laughs. Most companies that claim \"next-generation consoles\" and \"next-generation games\" are simply playing word games.\u003C\u002Fp>",946,"2026-06-06T03:03:37.618Z",1,"novelbin.me","14350a3d6715a5955371b9ee084259195f6671ac33e6f934ff9cf9b3f6dd5969","this-is-not-a-bug-but-a-game-feature-chapter-419","this-is-not-a-bug-but-a-game-feature-chapter-417",479,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthis-is-not-a-bug-but-a-game-feature-cover.jpg"]