Most of Shang Yang Games' design proposals had previously been completed by Lin Wan, Ye Zhizhou, and Wang Xiaobin. The other members weren't involved in the "deciphering President Pei's intentions" stage. Instead, they were responsible for the specific execution after the three had finished recreating President Pei's design.

But now, Ye Zhizhou and Wang Xiaobin felt that Shang Yang Games had to look forward.

After developing so many games, they couldn't just stay stagnant, could they?

President Lin had previously left behind a complete standard process for inferring President Pei's design intentions, which could be said to be the most valuable asset of Shang Yang Games and even Tenda Group.

Now, Ye Zhizhou and Wang Xiaobin were proficient in this, and it was time to pass it on and improve the design level of other designers.

Everyone had been prepared beforehand, and they had all taken notes of President Pei's requirements in their notebooks. Now, they were all talking at once, each stating the doubts about President Pei's design.

"The chassis, A-pillar, and other structures of the car have to be designed separately, and the structural strength of each part is different for different vehicles. For a racing game, this seems too wasteful and unnecessary. The input and output are not proportional."

"Car damage can't be turned off, crashing costs money, and even the driver has to be hospitalized... These penalties seem too heavy. Although this would be more realistic, it doesn't seem to help improve the gaming experience at all. It only has the opposite effect."

"Developing a steering wheel... isn't that unnecessary? There are many steering wheel brands on the market now. Many peripheral manufacturers are making force feedback steering wheels, and there are also many professional direct drive steering wheels. Wouldn't it be enough for the game to adapt to these devices? Is it necessary to develop one ourselves?"

"I think this game will be difficult to profit from. According to the current plan, the investment will definitely be significant, but it's aimed at a relatively niche group. It doesn't seem to be able to support the sales at all."

The people in the meeting room were all core members of Shang Yang Games, and they quickly found many problems with this design proposal.

Ye Zhizhou nodded: "Well, everyone did a good job. Remember, if you want to accurately understand President Pei's intentions, you must first remember accurately. Every word President Pei says must be recorded so that you don't miss key information."

"Next, everyone will focus on these doubts and fully brainstorm to think about the benefits of doing so."

After a period of thinking, the speeches continued.

A designer wearing glasses said: "The different strength structures of the various parts of the vehicle are nothing more than to achieve different consequences when different vehicles collide, which is closer to the state of a real car accident."

"This will make it more realistic, enhance the authenticity of the game, and at the same time can provide players with a certain warning education, telling them that improper driving may lead to very serious consequences, which is also in line with the theme of 'safe and civilized driving'."

"However, this should only be one aspect of consideration. If it's just this, it shouldn't require so many resources to do."

"Another explanation is... the collision of vehicles itself is a selling point?"

His reasoning stalled here, because he couldn't think of why the collision of vehicles itself would become a selling point.

After pondering for a moment, Wang Xiaobin said: "What if the vehicle data has some connection with the data in reality?"

"For example, we can link the vehicle data in the game to the collision data released on some websites, so that the collision results in the game are infinitely close to the collision results in reality."

"In this way, players can clearly understand the safety of a certain car in the game, which may be of some guiding significance for them to buy a car in reality."

Everyone nodded: "That makes sense!"

There are indeed many racing games, but no one has ever taken the collision and vehicle data in the game seriously.

Because everyone knows that games are fake. Although many games are trying to make the vehicle data in the game close to reality, it is impossible to get that close due to the limitations of game play.

For example, a sports car, in reality, would take off on the spot if it crashed at a speed of one or two hundred miles per hour, but in the game, players crash frequently. If the car is scrapped after one crash, it will definitely seriously affect the player's gaming experience.

So even with car damage, many games still make the car very strong, and it won't affect performance even if it crashes a few times.

President Pei's idea is obviously to completely abandon game play and achieve the ultimate in realism, thereby filling this gap!

With the first question resolved, everyone's attention quickly focused on the following questions.

"The problem of excessive realism causing heavy penalties should be directly related to the first problem."

"Scratches on the vehicle require paint repair, crashes require major repairs, and even the driver may be hospitalized. On the one hand, this is to better promote the concept of 'safe and civilized driving', and on the other hand, it is to deepen the impression and make players more aware of the serious consequences that dangerous driving may have."

"Moreover, these penalties will actually highlight the characteristics of different vehicles, such as the economy of maintenance, the safety of high-speed driving, and so on."

"Most other racing games can only reflect the performance of the vehicle, especially the performance of supercars, while there is no reflection on the economy and safety of the vehicle at all."

"《Safe and Civilized Driving》obviously allows players to evaluate a car with more dimensions."

"Why develop your own steering wheel? I think there are only two reasons: First, President Pei doesn't like the steering wheels on the market and feels that they can't meet his requirements; second, there may be follow-up plans around this steering wheel. It's not just a steering wheel, but part of a large plan."

"Given that there is no problem with the performance of high-end steering wheels on the market, it can only mean that President Pei is not satisfied with their matching. This steering wheel should be like DoubtVR's handle, not only feature-rich, but also closely related to the game content."

"Moreover, the steering wheel should be related to future games or other industry content. Just like the smart fitness clothes drying rack was initially just for 《Fitness Battle》, but later 《Fitness Battle VR》 could also be used."

"This is equivalent to providing guidance to Outu Technology, which designs steering wheels..."

Everyone found that after President Pei gave a clear direction, the efficiency of brainstorming suddenly increased linearly!

As everyone analyzed the conclusions based on President Pei's requirements, the details of this game became clearer and clearer.

But there is still one last question, that is, this game has a large investment, but it is aimed at a relatively niche game group. How to recover the cost?

Everyone thought for a long time, but still couldn't think of a good explanation.

Ye Zhizhou hadn't interrupted much, and only said at this time: "Let me talk about my opinion."

"First of all, no one dares to guarantee whether a game will make money or not. Just like from the previous perspective, games like 《Struggle》 and 《Mission and Choice》 are also large-investment, niche games. In theory, they can't recover the cost, but what about the result?"

"Obviously, the masses and the niche are not absolute concepts. Although mass games have a wider audience, no one will play them if they are trash; niche games, as long as they are particularly good, will also attract many people who were originally not interested to buy them."

"Taking this game as an example, President Pei obviously hopes to rely on excellent quality and unique game content to break the circle of the game, expand the game's player base, and turn a niche game into a popular topic."

"Secondly, this game can be regarded as a racing game or a simulation game. As far as I know, there are quite a few loyal players of simulation games, and they are all particularly die-hard."

"If this game is successful, its lifespan will be ten or eight years, and it can continue to update content and release DLC, making money while continuing to improve quality."

"Simulation games are fun. This fun is different from the simple sensory stimulation of racing games. Its fun is relatively complex. I believe that as long as the game is excellent, most players can feel the fun."

"Finally, this game will mostly have some kind of linkage effect with reality. After all, in President Pei's design concept, 'breaking the dimensional wall' is a very important secret that is often used."

"Although it is not clear how it will be linked, we must always remember that Tenda is not a pure game company. Even if the game doesn't make money, it's okay as long as it makes money from other places."

Everyone listened and nodded.

That makes sense!

Sure enough, the two people in charge had spent more time with President Pei and were better able to understand President Pei's true intentions.

With this explanation, it makes more sense!

Everyone quickly picked up their pens and wrote down all the analyzed content in their notebooks.

Finally, Ye Zhizhou supplemented the remaining details and summarized the game.

"According to President Pei, the main body of this game should take place in a city. In addition to the traffic in the city, several highways should also extend around it for players to run long-distance cargo transportation tasks."

"You must abide by traffic rules when driving in the city. If you are photographed violating the rules, there will be penalties. If there is a car accident, you will also need to repair the car or be hospitalized, and compensation will be determined based on traffic responsibility."

"Since there are parts that require compensation, there must also be parts that make money. Players can drive taxis or ride-hailing cars to pick up passengers, or they can drive trucks for long-distance transportation. Of course, some particularly powerful players can also participate in competitions to win bonuses."

"Among these three ways to make money, taxis or ride-hailing cars are definitely the lowest cost and the lowest income. If you want to drive a bus or a large truck, or participate in a competition, you must first undergo training and obtain the corresponding driving qualifications."

"Then... since a city is needed, let's take Jingzhou as the prototype. After all, we can get materials locally in Jingzhou, and there are many scenic spots in Jingzhou."

"It's hard to say whether the game can satisfy the tastes of general racing game players, but for players who are keen on simulation driving, they will definitely like this game very much!"

"After the game is developed, you can also make a VR version to further enhance the game's immersion and sense of substitution!"

Everyone nodded as they recorded.

After perfecting the details, this game looks more fun!

Of course, no one can guarantee that it will definitely make money, after all, such maverick games are very rare.

But one thing is beyond doubt: many of its designs have never appeared before. When this game is released, it will definitely make players' eyes shine!