[{"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-44":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},1472422,1919,"Chapter 44: Old Huang, Good Bro!","this-is-not-a-bug-but-a-game-feature-chapter-44",44,"\u003Cp>Dream Building 5 Engine is a new thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone is familiar with the fourth-generation engine, but the newly released fifth-generation Dream Building Engine has many game companies still in a wait-and-see mode.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Revolutionary game performance?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The promotional slogan sounds impressive, but major game companies believe that before the actual next-generation game consoles are released, the Dream Building 5 Engine’s slogan is just that—a slogan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Big companies making AAA games are deeply rooted in the console platform, feeling there’s no rush. They think they can wait for the new next-gen console release to develop an exclusive game.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And those smaller companies not making AAA games are even less in a hurry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The new features promoted by Dream Building 5, they can’t use them anyway, as the mature Dream Building 4 platform already meets all their needs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, a bizarre scene appeared in the gaming industry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first game developer to officially announce the use of the Dream Building 5 Engine to develop a new game turned out to be a small studio that had never been heard of before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at their flagship work...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What on earth are you doing, buddy?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Do you really need the Dream Building 5 Engine? It feels like Dream Building 3 would be enough for you!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one took the announcement of \"Star Emperor\" seriously because, in their view, Tianba Studio being the first to use the Dream Building 5 Engine was akin to using a sledgehammer to crack a nut.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To truly showcase the power of the Dream Building 5 Engine, they believe it requires AAA titles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not everyone feels that Tianba Studio can’t use the Dream Building 5 Engine well and is merely trying to make a splash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>NVIDIA, the world’s largest graphics card manufacturer, noticed Tianba in its efforts to promote widespread adoption of its gaming graphics technology.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More precisely, they hope that the first game developed using the Dream Building 5 Engine can support their ray tracing graphics technology and be specially optimized for their graphics cards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As to whether the game is fun?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s not important!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>NVIDIA quickly approached Chen Ba with a box of their latest 30-series graphics cards, making their requests.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Uh-huh?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Ba, unexpectedly receiving a box of sponsored graphics cards, was a bit confused: \"They want us to adopt RTX ray tracing and AI technology platform, fully showcasing the platform’s advantages?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since when has Old Huang been so kind-hearted?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The batch of graphics cards delivered was hot on the market—a kind that’s essentially unavailable for purchase, and Old Huang assuredly didn’t send any mining cards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Dream Building 5 Engine is garnering a lot of attention from players, and the new engine has made significant improvements in game graphics.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yang Dong mused: \"With ’Star Emperor’ being one of the first games developed using the Dream Building 5 Engine, it’s natural for NVIDIA to come and ride the wave.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Honestly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It doesn’t matter if the game is a pile of rubbish; what’s vital is that they want to use the game \"Star Emperor\" to promote their gaming graphics technology.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s very common!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gaming graphics technology needs the power of game developers for promotion, which is why Old Huang likes to sponsor new games.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides, there’s a subtle reason: to perform special optimizations for NVIDIA cards to consolidate its existing market share.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Isn’t this just perfect!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu chuckled: \"Our new game primarily focuses on graphics quality, even if Old Huang didn’t sponsor us, we’d have to go to him for optimizations.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Exactly!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Ba nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old Huang still thought highly of Tianba Studio.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even without sending this batch of graphics cards, Tianba Studio would still optimize for NVIDIA cards, given NVIDIA’s significant market share.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Steam Platform once conducted a survey to find out about the computer configurations that players use for gaming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The results were surprising.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The most commonly used graphics card turned out to be the 1060 series, released many years ago, surpassing the second place by a long shot, with NVIDIA card usage rates far exceeding AMD cards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In other words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>PC games are primarily dominated by NVIDIA cards now, with only a handful of games providing a better experience with AMD cards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Tianba Studio wants to tap into the PC market, even if reluctantly, optimizing for NVIDIA cards is unavoidable; otherwise, players will complain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, getting to freeload a box of graphics cards from Old Huang, along with access to extensive game graphics and AI technology, is quite a deal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old Huang, a good buddy!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Known for his loyalty, since Chen Ba accepted the graphics cards from Old Huang, he had to perform the tasks requested, or he would feel guilty using the graphics cards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old Huang’s requirements were simple, too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All it involved was showcasing some technology during the promotion of the game \"Star Emperor,\" especially displaying ray tracing and graphics, which needed to be highlighted a lot!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A bit of mutual business promotion!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You praise my game as awesome, I praise your technology as top-notch; we look at each other and laugh, exclaiming that only we are the heroes, leaving the players bewildered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was just right; Tianba Studio already planned to make a preview video of \"Star Emperor\" before the Spring Festival holiday approached.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old Huang arrived at a perfect time!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The video is essentially a CG animation, not an actual gameplay demonstration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The game currently only has a broad framework and a few character models, making a real gameplay demo unrealistic—using CG is enough to spark curiosity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The CG is produced by an outsourcing company.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The content is straightforward, mainly introducing the game’s type and background and highlighting the main selling points.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What’s the selling point?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, the use of Dream Building 5 Engine, backed by RTX platform technology and cool battle scenes created with Oriental fantasy and martial arts aesthetic design.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since the game is still in its early stages, there’s not much to showcase, so the battle scenes in the CG last only about 10 seconds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those ten seconds include only one move!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The protagonist, the Star Emperor, stands tall in the depths of the cosmos, his back to all beings; pointing forward, endless starlight gathers, and where his fingertip falls, the stars are extinguished...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These are effects made for the CG, not real game images.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, there exists such a skill for the Star Emperor, and conceptually, the skill effect involves gathering starlight at the fingertips, so this CG isn’t entirely fictitious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why is his back turned to everyone?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You fool! We haven’t even finished designing the face for the Star Emperor, if he doesn’t turn his back, wouldn’t that expose us?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Chen Ba knocked on Lu’s wooden head, he replied with an expression of exasperation: \"I bet you even want to ask, where are the Star Emperor’s enemies?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Forget about it!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The protagonist Star Emperor doesn’t even have his face crafted yet, so how could there be other characters ’showing their faces’?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just keep his back to everyone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as he doesn’t turn around, who would know that the Great Emperor Venerable doesn’t have eyes, a nose, or a mouth?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The game is at its prototype stage like this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once the faces are done and the models are refined, they can almost proceed to make a real demo video where all characters will finally show their faces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>About early access?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Facing his good friend Wang Kun’s message inquiry, Chen Ba considered it for a moment and provided a very vague timeline.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Earliest by summer, at the latest it’s uncertain, could be fall or maybe next year...\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1265,"2026-06-06T03:03:37.341Z",1,"novelbin.me","475df4eb8bf5aa9c0db6fdc144fac8681ff78ae0f695e4fba19da0349678c271","this-is-not-a-bug-but-a-game-feature-chapter-45","this-is-not-a-bug-but-a-game-feature-chapter-350",479,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthis-is-not-a-bug-but-a-game-feature-cover.jpg"]