Why the bug I wrote became a core gameplay mechanic?!
Chapter 356 - 365: The First Character

Chapter 356: Chapter 365: The First Character

Seeing that no one else had objections, Lilith stood up cheerily, "Alright, then let’s decide on this joyfully!"

"You have three months of development time, that should be enough, right?

"If there’s nothing else, get ready to start working, I’m leaving first."

She hadn’t finished speaking when a chorus of shocked gasps rose from the crowd.

"Hey, how did we just joyfully decide on this!"

"President Li, stop joking, we don’t even have a design for this game yet, not to mention that even the most basic idea is incomplete. What is there to develop?"

"Yes, yes, initially we had detailed design drafts, then it became simple concept drafts, and now we don’t even have concept drafts!"

Everyone was simply astounded; up to this point, "Heartbeat Dream" was basically only set on a basic idea, which was to combine a card-drawing love game with a horror game.

The plan was to lure players in with the gimmick of a love game, and then surprise them with the sudden emergence of a horror game.

President Gu had made some supplements, letting the horror part be triggered randomly and progressively, to scare players even more.

But apart from that, nothing else had been discussed!

For example, what exactly is the game’s setting? What specific things can you do in the love part? The monster settings for the horror part? Level design? How many male and female characters should there be? What are the characteristics of each character?

All this needs to be settled before we can start!

Lilith had to sit back down somewhat reluctantly, "Oh, isn’t my design already clear? The rest are mostly just trivial details. You guys can go and perfect them on your own."

Upon hearing this, everyone simultaneously turned to look at Gu Fan.

Lilith frowned and pointed at Zhou Yang, "Zhou Yang, the responsibility for this game is all yours to bear this time!"

Zhou Yang pointed at himself, "Me? But I still have the version development plan for ’Shadow World’..."

Lilith waved her hand indifferently, "No problem, the more capable you are, the more work you get! Besides, the 70 version of ’Shadow World’ doesn’t need changes, and the 80 version is still far off. You need to get used to not troubling President Gu with everything, after all, he still has many other works to do!

"Anyway, Zhou Yang, you and Wei Chengjie hurry and complete a detailed design plan according to my idea!

"As for Gu Fan... you first finish your main duties. By the way, what are your current main duties again?"

Everyone nearly spat out blood in frustration, and they really wanted to stand up for President Gu.

But Gu Fan didn’t seem to mind at all, "President Li, I’m mainly in charge of the physical shop’s affairs right now. I only come back to help with the game projects when I’m particularly needed."

Lilith nodded, "Right! The game project doesn’t particularly need you at the moment, so go ahead with your work."

Gu Fan continued, "President Li, there is one thing I would like to propose, to have some synergy with the game department.

"’Heartbeat Dream’ should have many male and female characters, I hope we can decide on the appearance of a female character promptly, and expedite the production of original paintings and 3D modeling.

"Then I will go contact some figurine manufacturers to produce a batch of figures in advance.

"In addition, we could also use this image to create software like animated desktops.

"All these are beneficial for us to promote ’Heartbeat Dream’ in advance, to generate initial buzz for the game, and to add more to the mystery."

Lilith’s eyes lit up, "Hmm? This is not bad! Very well, let’s do as President Gu says! You guys hurry up and produce a character, and I’ll rush the art team to start on the promotional work for Heartbeat Dream in the early stages!"

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At 3 p.m. the following afternoon.

Zhou Yang let out a big yawn and then took a sip of the concentrated coffee on his desk.

"Brother Wei, President Gu, could you take a look at this setting and see if it’s okay?"

Displayed on his computer screen at that moment was a detailed character requirement document.

It was the first character he designed for Heartbeat Dream, named Elios. This character also had two other names or codenames, "Guide" and "Alioth."

The requirement document was filled with many reference images and also included a general introduction of the character as well as descriptions of some important features.

This was the character that Gu Fan had previously demanded at the meeting to be produced as a priority.

This character would be made into a figurine and also featured in all sorts of promotional materials in the preliminary phase of the game and would, to a certain extent, determine the success or failure of the game.

Zhou Yang explained, "The identity of Elios is ’Guide,’ meaning she is the NPC who guides the players through the game and offers assistance.

"From a storyline perspective, she is the main administrator of ’Eden,’ so I designed her with a relatively conventional image.

"Oh, I forgot to explain, ’Eden’ is the main setting where the story of the game takes place."

Gu Fan turned to the detailed descriptions in the document.

Elios’s English name is Alioth, which is also the English name for "Alioth" in the Big Dipper.

In the structure of the Big Dipper, Alioth is the third star from the handle, which could also be seen as the junction between the handle and the body of the dipper. Therefore, it symbolizes stability and harmony and carries a certain administrative role within Eden.

In appearance, Elios is a rather mature lady with soft, flowing blonde hair, and her features appear intellectual and gentle.

Her image combines the beauty of the East and the West: She has a golden hairpin with a red tassel on her head, and she wears a tight-fitting gold-threaded high-slit cheongsam, which are distinctive Eastern features; at the same time, the gold lines, beads, gems, black gauze on her arms and legs, and the puffed sleeves on her forearms are typical Western features.

According to the original text of the document: "These two characteristics are perfectly blended in her, and they do not seem incongruous."

Wei Chengjie stroked his chin, "Are you sure that these two features can be combined without looking incongruous?"

Zhou Yang spread his hands, "I’m not certain, but it doesn’t matter. After all, that’s the artists’ job. If the result looks incongruous, then it only means that they haven’t met my requirements."

Wei Chengjie was momentarily speechless; it seemed that at Nitiandang, it really wasn’t an empty saying that everything depended on the artists.

Besides that, the document also briefly mentioned the background story of the game.

The game takes place in a location called "Eden," which on the surface, is a not-so-small island. This island has a pier, beaches, and various other facilities like a library, a physical training room, and so forth.

It’s like a hidden paradise.

Players can visit different places on the island and interact with the game’s characters to engage in various storylines.

Of course, as players draw cards, a variety of new characters will arrive on the island.

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