[{"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-48":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},1472426,1919,"Chapter 48: Game Expo","this-is-not-a-bug-but-a-game-feature-chapter-48",48,"\u003Cp>The development of \"Star Emperor\" was more challenging than the first two games and was only preliminarily completed by mid-May.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During this period, Chen Ba and his studio partners burned countless brain cells to barely finish the diverse visual effects in the game, creating a semi-finished product.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yes, a semi-finished product!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There are still many areas in the game that haven’t been polished. The current development progress can only be considered barely playable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s enough to exhibit!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although it’s just a semi-finished product, Chen Ba was already very satisfied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the upcoming video game exhibition in Zhonghai, Tianba Studio also registered, and thanks to the hype of the \"Dream Building 5 Engine,\" secured a decent booth for \"Star Emperor.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In terms of scale and level, this Zhonghai Game Exhibition might not be the highest tier, not even the topmost game exhibition domestically.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this is the game exhibition with the highest player participation, lacking the nature of developer interactions, and is more public-oriented.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Simply put: not very professional, but with a large crowd!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Participating in this exhibition would undoubtedly be very effective for the exposure and promotion of \"Star Emperor,\" and could attract the attention of more players and media.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For this reason, Chen Ba even contacted two Cosers, custom-made costumes of Star Emperor and Feather Venerable for them, to pose at the venue, sure to have a good effect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Dong, Lu, and Zhong Shengwei will come with me, the others stay at the studio.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After arranging the personnel, Chen Ba asked, \"Are the custom game posters and T-shirts ready?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ready!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Xiaojun bent down upon hearing this and took out a white short-sleeve T-shirt with a special pattern from a box under the table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The front of the T-shirt was printed with \"Star Emperor,\" and the back had the logo of \"Tianba Game Studio.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the battle attire for the exhibition!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Ba took a look and nodded, \"How many were made?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Five hundred!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So many? That should be enough!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Ba calculated that besides the few they would wear themselves, the rest could be given as gifts to players.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Giving away T-shirts also has a threshold; it’s impossible to give one to every player who comes to the booth, or a few hundred wouldn’t be enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His idea was that players who could complete the first three levels of the storyline in the trial experience phase within 10 minutes could receive a \"Star Emperor\" commemorative T-shirt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The trial version only had the first three levels of the story mode.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although the studio jokingly called the story mode a bot game, not too hard, completing three levels in 10 minutes wasn’t simple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially for first-time players who weren’t familiar with key operations and who seldom played fighting games, passing one level in 10 minutes would be considered successful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhonghai, Donghua Station.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Bin, carrying a bag, followed the crowded flow of people out of the metro carriage, glanced at the navigation info on his phone, and headed towards the exhibition center not far away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As an editor for Game Starry Sky, he occasionally had business trips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For example, he had to come to today’s Zhonghai Video Game Exhibition to take some photos and understand the ground situation before writing an exhibition report.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This wasn’t Jiang Bin’s first time attending the Zhonghai Game Exhibition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a senior editor for a game portal site, he had visited in the previous two years, writing featured columns for some popular games at the exhibitions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, because he had been there a few times, Jiang Bin didn’t hold much expectation for the new games unveiled at the exhibition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This exhibition was too low-tier!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not many big companies participated, and most were small firms or studios, with the showcased games primarily being mobile games, not the PC standalone games he preferred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s almost turning into a mobile game exhibition...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sighing, Jiang Bin flipped open a list of participating companies and game titles provided to the media by the exhibition organizer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As expected, the list mainly consisted of mobile games, and among the remaining games, none stood out or caught his interest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh... Tianba Studio?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Jiang Bin was losing interest and about to leave after wandering around a bit, he suddenly spotted a very familiar name.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tianba Studio, Star Emperor!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wow, this is interesting!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Bin remembered Tianba Studio, as he had just interviewed them not long ago and played their previous two games.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unexpectedly, they were participating, bringing along a mysterious new work, created using the Dream Building 5 Engine, boasting comparable 3A grade visual performance, \"Star Emperor.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Star Emperor...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a game news editor, Jiang Bin had broader information sources than ordinary players and knew more inside details.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rumor had it, \"Star Emperor\" seemed to be a combat-type 3D game with excellent visual performance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How excellent was it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had inquired about this from quite a few people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unfortunately, everyone was just guessing based on the Dream Building 5 Engine, and no one could say for sure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Today, the mystery could finally be unveiled!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Driven by intense curiosity, Jiang Bin took out a pen and circled \"Star Emperor,\" planning to visit the Tianba Studio booth first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was too excited.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On one hand, Tianba Studio’s previous two games left a deep impression on him, and he believed the new work wouldn’t disappoint either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the other hand, it was one of the few Dream Building 5 games globally!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Dream Building 5 Engine had been released for half a year, everyone said it was great, but how great exactly and what kind of game it could produce, no one was sure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, this engine had been released too recently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Until now, apart from a few unnoticed small games, there hadn’t been any major works developed using the Dream Building 5 Engine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could \"Star Emperor\" showcase this new engine’s power?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With countless questions, Jiang Bin hung his media badge around his neck, camera in hand, and entered the central area of the exhibition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zone B, No. 07.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tianba Studio’s booth was easy to find, right next to a mobile game by the Pig Factory, readily visible upon entering the exhibition hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t push, don’t push!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Take photos on the side, don’t affect the normal trial queue...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as Jiang Bin arrived at the booth, he saw Ba maintaining order with Lu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were too many people!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cosplaying of Star Emperor and Feather Venerable was very professional, especially Feather Venerable, with a female character resembling an angel, surrounded by hordes of photographers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Glancing at Ba who was busy and sweating, Jiang Bin abandoned the idea of greeting and leisurely joined the queue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>About half an hour later, it was finally his turn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were ten machines for trial play, and Zhong Shengwei pointed to machine number six: \"You can only play for 10 minutes, both keyboard and controller are available, finish the trial to get a commemorative T-shirt, thank you for your cooperation and support!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With limited time, Jiang Bin didn’t hesitate with this staff member, walked to machine six, put down his backpack and camera, and picked up the controller to start experiencing it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why choose the controller?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Isn’t it obvious? Who plays fighting games with a keyboard and mouse?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a player proficient at both, Jiang Bin instinctively felt a controller would be better than keyboard and mouse, but soon he noticed something was off.\u003C\u002Fp>",1239,"2026-06-06T03:03:37.341Z",1,"novelbin.me","db04ca0cd38aa2ac8b8e287fba68daf49ab14ca987b707652e88d0e740aa9d99","this-is-not-a-bug-but-a-game-feature-chapter-49","this-is-not-a-bug-but-a-game-feature-chapter-47",479,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthis-is-not-a-bug-but-a-game-feature-cover.jpg"]