Chapter 305 Earth, Water, Fire and Wind, the Four Basic Elements

Gu Fan coughed twice: "Don't make a fuss. Since the ideas are already here, you should base your design on these two ideas as much as possible.

"Anyway, based on these two ideas, the gameplay will soon come out."

Wei Chengjie's mouth twitched slightly. Mr. Gu's words did not comfort him at all!

However, being watched by the boss and investors at this time, Wei Chengjie, as a professional designer, could not be a slacker. He could only bite the bullet and think about it.

First of all, the equipment can be damaged and cannot be perfectly repaired. There is actually nothing to design about this.

Because once it is determined that the equipment can be damaged, many subsequent designs are actually locked and cannot be changed.

For example:

The player must have a large prop bar or weapon bar, otherwise, if the weapons are not enough, and then all explode in a boss battle, how can the player What to do? Can I just go up and punch him?

At the same time, most of the powerful weapons in the game must be re-obtainable, or can be remade through special means. Otherwise, out-of-print weapons will be at the bottom of the player's backpack and will never be used.

In addition, there is a high probability that there will no longer be a synthesis and enhancement system for equipment in the game, because this is contrary to the original design concept.

If synthesis and enhancement can restore or even increase the durability of equipment, it is equivalent to making a repair system in disguise, which is contrary to Li's original design and will definitely not be recognized.

And if synthesis and enhancement cannot restore the durability of equipment If the equipment is not strong enough, then players will definitely not strengthen their equipment. Why would I bother to strengthen something that will explode sooner or later?

So, Wei Chengjie thought about it briefly and roughly figured it out. It seems that there is only one way to do this kind of equipment system.

That is to give players a large inventory of weapons, so that they can switch between various weapons at will. At the same time, these weapons are randomly refreshed on the map or on monsters, and most of the weapons cannot be synthesized or strengthened.

The equipment system is basically fixed in this state, so the only thing that can be used is the "special skills".

And President Li clearly stated that These skills will not become stronger over time, but will become more and more difficult to use.

Wei Chengjie has not yet thought of how to make these skills more and more difficult to use.

For a simple example, if a player has a superpower, which is to rub a big fireball with his hands to create an explosion. Then how can this ability become more and more difficult to use? Could it be that as the level is upgraded, only the casting time is upgraded, and the damage is lower?

Then he will be beaten up by angry players, right?

Seeing Wei Chengjie in a dilemma, Gu Fan calmly advised: "It's okay, just think of a few abilities first, be a little more imaginative, the stronger the better, the more exaggerated the better.

"Then work with General Li to determine the upgrade effect of these skills.

"As for the elements, you can take any material. Whether it is ancient and modern myths and legends, or some successful experiences in games, you can learn from them."

Seeing that General Gu said so, Wei Chengjie had to rush to the shelves and began to think wildly.

"Then General Gu, can you use more traditional elements as packaging? That is, earth, water, fire and wind. "

Gu Fan nodded: "Of course."

In the era when the ancients did not have enough scientific knowledge, the material composition theory of the entire world was often attributed to certain "basic elements".

For example, in the traditional culture of China, it is often represented by Yin and Yang and the Five Elements, that is, gold, wood, water, fire and earth.

To match it, there is also a whole set of cycle theories of mutual generation and mutual restraint, which can even be linked to the change of dynasties.

However, there are many games packaged with the Five Elements, and in Wei Chengjie's conception, this game is not a traditional Chinese style game, so he prefers to use the four basic elements of earth, wind, water and fire.

In the material composition theory of other civilizations, these four elements are more common.

Of course, their names are different. For example, in Buddhism, earth, water, fire and wind are considered to be the four elements that constitute matter, while in ancient Greek theory, the four elements are earth, air, water and fire.

Interestingly, in China, Many traditional literary works in China have also been influenced by foreign cultures to some extent. For example, in the "Fengshen Yanyi", the concept of "earth, water, fire and wind" is also used in some places involving "basic elements of the world".

When describing the Taijitu of Taishang Laojun, it is said that this thing can separate the clear from the turbid, determine the earth, water, fire and wind, and is a treasure that encompasses everything. When Tongtian Jiaozhu lost and wanted to overturn the table, he also said that he wanted to re-establish the earth, water, fire and wind and change the world.

Therefore, Wei Chengjie wanted to use earth, water, fire and wind as special ability packaging in the game, which is also a relatively complete system.

Of course, it doesn't really matter what packaging is used in the game. What matters is how the game is played.

Since Gu Fan has already said that the more powerful these abilities are, the better, and the more imaginative the better, then Wei Chengjie can open up the design and speak freely.

"Mr. Gu, my initial design is like this.

"Earth, or the earth element, is very simple. The most common use is to escape underground and pass through walls.

"Water element, there is a concept called the highest good is like water. Water is good for all things without competing. Water itself is invisible and can also change into any shape. So in the game, the power of the water element can be attached to certain specific props, making these props huge, or used as adhesives to bond different props to produce a variety of different effects. In addition, there is also the power to control water and cross rivers.

"Fire element, a pure damage attribute ability, can burn flames, create fire bombs, etc.

"There is no good idea for the wind element for the time being. If it is just a breeze that provides thrust, it seems a bit too weak. Maybe it can be used to grab objects? Or manipulate objects?

"Of course, in addition to these four basic elements, time can also be regarded as a basic element. As for the special abilities of time, there are many, such as being able to stop time or speed up the passage of time, which can have a certain impact on the content of the game.

"Mr. Gu, Ms. Li, do you think this design... is okay? "

Wei Chengjie casually designed a plan based on the concept of the four basic elements, but after he finished speaking, he was a little unsure whether it met the requirements, so he looked at the two people in front of him with a look of seeking opinions.

Lilith turned her head and looked at Gu Fan.

Obviously, she didn't care about the specific design of these functions, in her opinion, they were all the same.

What Lilith was more concerned about was whether these designs could achieve her goal of "becoming more and more difficult to use as the game progresses."