Villain’s Programming - Chapter 262



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Episode 262 Real Fantasy Engine 2

Do-jun smiled as he heard the Chinese reporter shouting.

‘Of course it’s not a graphic image, but a game play screen.’

Graphic images often refer to animations or movies created with computer graphics.

Since the videos were not manipulated by users, the quality was naturally high. However, the gameplay was different.

Since the CPU and GPU calculate and display it in real time, there was bound to be a big difference from the graphic image.

In a word, the quality was low. But the video in the presentation hall now was different.

It was so huge that everyone thought it was computer graphics and not a game play screen.

Dojun raised the corners of his mouth as he looked at people’s expressions.

‘My prediction was right.’

Dojun had been discussing with people how to present the game. This is what Son Hakbin suggested.

‘I told them to announce it without anyone knowing it was a game play screen. Then everyone would think it was computer graphics.’

Dojun immediately accepted the offer. This was because the graphic quality of ‘Gae-ma-musa’ was that excellent.

The reporters were so surprised that they forgot they were even attending a press conference and started talking to each other.

“That’s… a real gameplay video?”

“Look at CEO Hwang Do-jun’s hand. Every time he presses the button, the character jumps.”

“Wow… This is crazy. This is crazy.”

The presentation hall was supposed to be quiet. But now it was as chaotic as a market.

Do-jun thought as he listened to the reporters’ stories on his way home.

‘You shouldn’t be this surprised. It hasn’t even started yet.’

The female character that Dojun had moved had already reached the castle wall. The female character climbed up the stairs to the top of the wall.

As the woman looked down, the camera also looked down from the top of the wall.

There were hundreds of thousands of soldiers there. They were the enemy. The camera started to move closer to them and pass them by.

– Thud! Thud!

The reporters could not stand the sight of the overwhelming force and shouted.

“This is… a game?”

“Isn’t this the Lord of the Rings?”

But this was only the beginning. The soldiers below the walls shot arrows and pushed their way into the walls.

“This… is this? Is this… a temple?”

“Crazy, are you going to show me a siege from the beginning?”

As the arrows rained down, the woman whirled her spear around like a whirlwind and knocked the arrows away. When the arrows stopped, the woman ran forward.

As ladders were set up on the wall and enemy soldiers climbed up, the woman swung her spear and struck down the enemies.

“Eww!”

As the enemy fell, the woman started running again. There were many enemies climbing up the ladder.

Soon, the woman was fighting three enemies. She fought dozens of times against enemies who would normally kill her with one or two hits. She even rolled on the ground.

The reporters who saw that had sweaty palms.

“What? Isn’t it a mob? Why is it so difficult?”

“The enemy AI is crazy?”

The enemies’ AI was high, but fortunately, Dojun’s skill was higher. Dojun defeated three enemies and ran forward again.

But then, the sky became overcast and everything darkened. And then the sky flashed.

– Boom!

Thunder rumbled and raindrops fell. The camera showed raindrops hitting the ground and splashing.

Raindrops gathered on the ground, and light reflected off the water, revealing the figure of a female character.

As the woman moved, her reflection in the stagnant water also moved. In an instant, all the reporters in the conference hall opened their eyes wide.

“What… what is it?”

“What the hell am I looking at?”

“This… is a real game? Is this possible?”

While the Korean reporters were screaming in surprise, there were some reporters who were quiet. They were the Chinese reporters. They kept shaking their bodies and staring at the screen.

Then lightning struck the sky again. The lightning briefly illuminated the surrounding area.

Lightning struck and light spread everywhere in a place filled with raindrops, and it appeared so naturally on the screen.

The reporters said nothing more. They started to type on their laptop keyboards and start reporting the news.

* * *

Baeksent was in a completely festive mood after the release of ‘Ssangryong’.

– Finally, the Chinese game beat the Korean game.

– The excellence of the Chinese people is now reflected in games.

– I’ll do it as soon as the twin dragons come out. Whether it’s a flat rate or partial paid version, just release it quickly.

The praise from Chinese gamers soon led to praise from the media. Naturally, that praise soon led to praise from the Communist Party.

“Haha. Representative Ma. I believed in you, but I didn’t know you would do this well.”

Zhong Weijun, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China, praised Ma Huateng.

“It was all thanks to the help of the committee members. Without the two months you gave me, this would not have been possible.”

“Haha. Representative Ma is so humble.”

“It’s not humility, it’s fact.”

“That’s why I like Representative Ma. That’s why I prepared a prize.”

Ma Huateng asked, blinking his eyes.

“What you’ve done so far is enough.”

“Representative Ma. This is not an award from me. I met with President Hu Jintao yesterday, and he praised you. It was because of you. In particular, he was very satisfied with the fact that the contents of the Northeast Project were reproduced in the game.”

Being in politics was a double-edged sword. If you did well, you could have everything, but if you did badly, you could lose everything.

Ma Huateng, who had experienced that once, answered humbly.

“It’s not because of me. It’s all thanks to you, Chairman. All credit goes to you, Chairman.”

“Haha. This guy. You’re so greedy. Tsk tsk. Anyway, this is what the chief priest said. Finish it well and let Chinese games shake up the world.”

Ma Huateng bowed his head deeply at President Hu Jintao’s words.

“I will keep that in mind and definitely do so.”

“Yes. And nothing will bother you in the future. The Messenger incident from last time will be buried. If you need money, apply for a loan at the bank, and I will give you whatever you want.”

“thank you.”

After finishing his meeting with Zhong Weijun, Ma Huateng let out a big sigh.

‘You’re going to solve the funding problem and even settle the messenger situation!’

That meant that JM-SOFT’s messenger, which is currently increasing its market share, would no longer grow, or rather, would be pressured to reduce its market share.

‘I got a great benefit. Of course, it’s a benefit that I’ll give you until their demands are met.’

There was no other way. The game had to be a huge success, as the comment said.

Ma Huateng returned to the company and opened his email.

The biggest factor in the announcement of ‘Ssangryong’ this time was the help of ‘Epic Games’. Many of the developers of ‘Unreal Engine 3’ came to Baeksent and gave advice directly, so the development was accelerated.

Even if bugs occur, Epic Games developers immediately fix them. They also pushed the graphic quality to the limit with Unreal Engine 3.

Ma Huateng thought about who was responsible for all this. Ma Huateng sat down in front of the computer and opened his mailbox.

The last ransomware had left his mailbox empty. But Ma Huateng had already memorized the nine companies that the chain letter had taught him.

‘Among the nine acquisition companies that the chain letter told me about, there was Epic Games.’

Originally, they couldn’t take over because they didn’t have enough funds. However, Ma Huateng believed in the lucky letter and pushed for the takeover, which turned out to be a huge success.

Because of this, the Chinese gaming industry began to call Ma Huateng the ‘Iron-Blooded Fighter’.

Although everything was going smoothly, Ma Huateng did not let his guard down.

‘The opponent is Hwang Do-jun. I don’t know what he’ll do. I have to do my best.’

Ma Huateng tightened the shackles of development again. The Baeksent office never seemed to turn off, and the ‘Double Dragon’ game gradually took shape.

The results were satisfactory to Ma Huateng, the people who came from Epic Games, and the developers of ‘Ssangryong’.

Everyone thought that no game could come out better than this one, and that any game coming out in Korea would be no match for us.

On the day of the announcement of the Korean Black Cat, the Baeksent people ordered pizza and food, turned on a large TV in the middle of the office, and watched the announcement together.

It was to celebrate the collapse of the Black Cat. Ma Huateng was also with the developers this time.

The presentation began and a video appeared on the screen.

“Haha. Black Cat is also obvious. He shows a video made with computer graphics.”

“The in-game graphics aren’t that great, so we’ll have to satisfy ourselves with videos. We’ve already seen the graphics of our twin dragons, so we can’t just start playing the game from the beginning, right?”

“Haha. That’s true. Well, the female character is still worth watching. She was chosen for her attractiveness.”

The 100 Cent developers looked at the presentation while smiling and eating pizza. But after 5 minutes, no one touched the pizza.

“Oh my god. That’s… that’s not a video, that’s an in-game screen?”

“That’s ridiculous! That can’t be happening!”

Everyone was shocked. Ma Huateng was the same. Ma Huateng tightly held onto the partition he was holding.

‘How… How did you do that? Is that a real play screen? What game engine did you use? Real Fantasy Engine? No. That engine can’t produce that kind of performance.’

Everyone, including Ma Huateng, was confused. No, they couldn’t believe it. One of Baeksent’s developers shouted:

“That’s a scam. That can’t be happening. There must have been some kind of manipulation.”

Several developers nodded at those words. But when the siege began and it started to rain and thunder, everyone’s mouths dropped open.

The same goes for developers who received support from Epic Games.

“How can you produce such quality?”

At that moment, Hwang Do-jun stood up from his chair on TV.

[ Did you see it well? It’s a shame that I’m still not good at controlling. I could have shown you a better side of myself. ]

Do-jun made a joke. Usually, if he said something like that, the audience would laugh. But this time, it wasn’t like that. There was silence, and a reporter raised his hand.

[ Ah. I see there are people who are dissatisfied with my control. Those who raised their hands, please speak. ]

The reporter stood up and asked.

[ Is what I just saw really an in-game screen? ]

[ Yes, that’s right . ]

[ I can’t believe it. Can you tell me how that is possible? ]

Dojun laughed brightly at those words.

[ No, I knew this question would come up. Let’s invite someone to answer it. Mr. Son Hak-bin, CEO of ‘Real Fantasy Games’. Please come out. ]

Son Hak-bin came up to the podium at Do-jun’s words. However, Son Hak-bin looked different than before. He was wearing designer clothes and shoes, and his hair looked great, as if it had been done at a famous hair salon.

Dojun was so surprised by the sight that he asked without realizing it.

[ No, sir. You’ve completely changed. I thought it was someone else who came up. ]

Son Hak-bin answered with an embarrassed expression.

[ Yes. My girlfriend… dressed it up for me. ]

* * *

Do-jun was surprised to see ‘Jung Min-hee’ sitting in the right corner of the presentation hall. Unlike usual, she was looking at Son Hak-bin.

‘no way?’

When Do-jun looked at Son Hak-bin, Son Hak-bin glanced at where Jeong Min-hee was.

‘Ha. Two people?’

Dojun smiled brightly and thought that it was a good thing.

‘The two of them just kept watching each other and eventually got together.’

Do-jun handed the microphone over to Son Hak-bin, who had come up to the stage. Son Hak-bin greeted them and began answering the reporter’s questions.

“We at Real Fantasy Games have developed the ‘Real Fantasy Engine 2’. ‘Gaemamusa’ is the first game to use the Real Fantasy Engine 2.”

Along with Son Hak-bin’s words, the performance of ‘Real Fantasy Engine 2’ appeared on the screen.

People who saw it started gossiping.

About half of the attendees were reporters, but they weren’t the only ones there. Many game industry insiders were there too.

Among them, a 3D modeler who is also a current game artist raised his hand and asked.

“Is that real? Artists can create their own creations and put them into games without the help of programmers?”

“Yes, of course you have to learn how to patchwork, but you can learn it all in one day.”

Son Hak-bin immediately demonstrated ‘patchwork’. The artist who saw it opened his mouth wide.

“This is ridiculous! How could this happen?”

“Wouldn’t this make development speed incredibly fast?”

That wasn’t all. When Son Hak-bin showed how to create shaders without the help of a programmer, some developers couldn’t stand it anymore and shouted.

“I need to tell the company right now and ask them to buy Real Fantasy Engine 2.”

“How much is it? How can I buy it?”

Son Hak-bin scratched the back of his head and answered the developers’ words.

“Sorry. It’s still under development so it’s not for sale. I think Real Fantasy Engine 2 will start selling around the time when Gaemamusa is fully developed.”

The artists sighed at those words. The appearance of these reporters and developers was broadcast live.

Naturally, Korean viewers who saw this were in an uproar.

– Where did the guy who said something about Hwang Do-jun go before?

– He already erased what he wrote and ran away.

– I’m really feeling patriotic. This can’t even be compared to Baeksent’s ‘Ssangryong’.

– The 100 Cent kids are crying while watching this.

The majority of people spoke favorably of ‘Gae-ma-musa’, but not everyone did.

– But, the name of the game is Gaemamusa, right? Where does Gaemamusa appear? No way? That voluptuous woman behind isn’t Gaemamusa, is she?

– That’s true. No matter how you look at it, this is just an oriental fantasy game. There’s no trace of our country’s history anywhere.

– That’s right. The Chinese ‘Shuanglong’ is a game that reveals the Northeast Project as it is. Is this the end of ‘Gaemamusa’?

The reason Korean gamers paid attention to ‘Gaemamusa’ was because they hoped that a great game would come out, but they also wanted it to counter China’s Northeast Project.

It was because there was no one to rely on except ‘Gae Ma Musa’.

Although Korean academic circles also made efforts to participate in China’s Northeast Project, their influence was limited because history was determined by the powerful.

So people fervently hoped that ‘Gaemamusa’ would let people from other countries know that ‘Goguryeo’ is part of Korean history.

But that wasn’t the case in today’s announcement.

The reporters who saw these comments did not stay still. They immediately raised their hands and asked Do-jun questions.

“Sir, I have a question. The title of the game is clearly Gaemamusa, but I don’t see any Goguryeo characteristics in the game.”

Do-jun smiled and answered the reporter’s words.

“Of course. What I just showed you was a demo.”

The reporter, momentarily flustered, stammered and asked.

“What… is this a demo?”

“Yes. I just showed you the character moving.”

“Oh my god, this is a demo? Then, what about the real demo?”

Then Dojun snapped his fingers. The lights went out again and the screen started to light up.

“From now on, I will show you a real dog warrior.”