Chapter 208 - Collecting Junk (1/2)
In the experience store, Su Jinyu excitedly watched Jia Peng launch Don’t Starve.
“Just try it! I’m not lying, it’s really fun!” said Su Jinyu.
Jia Peng wiped sweat off his forehead, “Ahem, calm down. This has to be your work since you’re promoting it so hard. Am I right?”
“Yeah, but the manager did provide some guidance,” answered Su Jinyu.
Jia Peng couldn’t believe it, “If I remember correctly, your last game was Lifeline? And the story was written by Zheng Hongxi too.”
“So? Does that mean you don’t believe me?”
“Ahem, it’s nothing. I’ll try it out.”
Filled with doubt, Jia Peng launched the game.
Just like Plants vs Zombies, Don’t Starve was available on both PC and mobile and had crossplay support. As there were differences in the controls between PC and mobile, the lobbies were split into PC and mobile. However, players could still join any game they wanted.
The game started off with a cinematic.
In a weird, joyous, and dark BGM, a bird came to the window of a small house. The camera cuts through the window, revealing Wilson’s failed experiment, sitting in a chair very annoyed.
At this moment, his radio started talking.
“Say pal, looks like you’re having some trouble!
“I have secret knowledge I can share with you.
“If you are ready for it.”
Wilson was happy, surprised and nodded without hesitation.
“Ok then!”
A scary shadow appeared on the screen, followed by countless knowledge flowing into his mind.
Wilson tried his experiment again.
Rats, nails, gears, welding, blood rituals…
In the end, he produced an ominous looking portal.
“Excellent! Now throw the switch!”
Wilson was a bit hesitant.
“Do it!”
Wilson pulled the lever. A dark shadow appeared from the ground, grabbing onto Wilson before pulling him into the ground.
And that was the end of the cinematic before entering the game.
The UI was really clean and simple, just as advertised, with a dark humourous theme.
There were four main options to pick from, Start Game, Mods, Settings, and Quit.
Jia Peng thought the game would be quite difficult because it was a survival game. He decided to explore Mods and Settings to check for an option to decrease difficulty.
There were a few mods that Su Jinyu developed in Mods, such as building tutorials, show food attributes, and keep the status bar on.
These were basically the official mods that didn’t throw off the balancing of the game while giving the players some guidance so they didn’t feel lost in the game.
Jia Peng selected a few mods out of the bunch then moved on to check on the settings. Jia Peng was confused upon seeing the huge amount of settings, deciding to just start the game under the watchful eye of Su Jinyu.
Generating world…
Rendering Wilson’s beard…
Dealing with game theory…
Inserting horrible monsters…