Chapter 230: A New Generation of MC Players
After the release of Alex's unique video, it quickly became a hot topic among Minecraft players, attracting the attention of many who had heard of the game but had not yet played it.
In addition, compared to previous videos that impressed players with impressive stunts, this one was very familiar. After all, those seemingly impressive videos were. But most players simply watched them for fun and waited for the experts to upload their creations to the Workshop, where they would download and play them.
But when it came to creating something of their own...
'Well, sorry for the trouble!'.
On this occasion, Alex's video about the main events in Minecraft's history showed examples of things that many players had done. For example, if they didn't know how to build a house, they would simply dig a hole, take out a torch and a bed, and spend the night there. And on the first night, while monsters were chasing them, many players resorted to the unique technique of digging three holes and filling one.
Of course, there were also some unfortunate ones who dug a hole without knowing where they were going, and after digging three squares, they fell into a large mine, losing their first life in vain.
Meanwhile, players on various servers who participated in important events felt even more encouraged.
"Haha! I'm from District 111. We've already started rebuilding the city in the sky, and we plan to use glass for the entire floor! But many unfortunates fell while building it because they couldn't see the transparent glass well."
"What's that? In District 3511 we are incredible! We were digging and suddenly magma came out, and it set me on fire directly! And we have a new decision: to artificially create a magma river! Our underground city is called Magma City!".
"Haha, I'm a player on server 2147. Everyone was fighting with iron weapons, but then the farmers and pig breeders took out weapons, which clearly indicated that the times had changed. Haha! How ridiculous!".
"The brother upstairs is great! Who invented your [Chamber of Commerce Alliance]?".
"How should I know? I wasn't in the Chamber of Commerce Alliance when it was formed. It was I who died from a gunshot!".
"Actually, it's nothing. To appear in the next great event video, on server 188 we signed a ceasefire and unanimously decided to complete the construction of the city in the game and choose a very respected leader to guide us towards greater success and shared prosperity."
"Wow, cool! Sign me up and let me know if there's any news, I'm curious!".
"Hey, what? Everyone wants to be the boss, and people are losing trust! We originally planned a presidential system with separation of powers, but now it has been fragmented into a tribal system."
In addition to the various worlds within the different online mode servers, which has been incredibly interesting for players, many have also adopted various styles of play.
Some continue to play in single creative mode, immersed in their own worlds, building their own houses. Others have planned to try the gameplay on online mode servers.
The appearance of videos has also encouraged players to delve deeper into the game, exploring its technological aspects, the redstone system, and even discovering the existence of the Nether.
Some experts were investigating the game's complex redstone systems hoping to create something even more impressive. Meanwhile, even more adventurous players were creating all kinds of mods.
It wasn't just mods for redstone mechanisms and buildings, but mods with unique gameplay.
Many players, although still not able to create their own mods, set up custom servers, create rules for players, and create all kinds of fun minigames.
For example, they download the "Along the River During the Harvest Festival" theme scene, create the corresponding ancient outfits for the players, and hide their IDs within the game. In a single game, 20 players divide the scene into a designated area. Two players act as assassins, equipped with weapons capable of attacking. The others blend in with the NPCs or hide in corners, waiting for time to run out. Each erroneous attack by the assassin results in the loss of one life point.
Custom minigame rooms like these are also becoming more and more common. There are also puzzles in which an entire building is disassembled and divided into two groups to see which side completes it faster.
While there are still no specific rules, thanks to the players' consensus and the rules defined by the server, unique play styles have emerged in Minecraft, a game that truly lives up to its title.
Each one has their own world.
Each one has their own way of playing.
The charm of Minecraft has been fully demonstrated.
While its large player base inevitably generated some new unpleasant players and veterans who intimidated newcomers, compared to the market in general, the rules of Minecraft, its slightly cartoonish artistic style, and the solid development of the Nebula Games community differentiated it from other games, making it a breath of fresh air in the often hostile online world.
This favorable environment also consolidated the popularity of Minecraft, attracting more players.
The phenomenal sales volume of Minecraft surprised the entire video game industry. Many game designers thought they had overestimated Minecraft. However, with each passing day, it became evident that they had underestimated it.
In mid-March, a month and a half after the launch of Minecraft, numerous other games had been released. However, none of them could rival Minecraft in popularity. The designers who launched their own games during this period were desperate.
Alex obviously did not pay much attention to the experiences of his colleagues.
In the Nebula Games office, Alex left the gaming cabin and took the mobile phone that Eric had handed him.
"Alex, the main mobile platforms have been tested and the optimization is almost at its limit," Eric explained to Alex.
The adaptation of the mobile version to the VR version has practically been completed. It is not a big problem, especially the mobile version, which only needs to be optimized and to remove some of the content.
The main project of the VR version focuses on the modeling materials and the VR operational experience.
However, this is not the first time that Alex has developed VR. When he worked on Silent Hill PT for the games department, he already had some understanding of the actions and adaptations related to VR, so it was not very difficult.
"That's it. Notify the marketing operations department and get ready for the launch." After briefly trying it, Alex nodded slightly and said.
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