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Chapter 158 : An Unprecedented Promotional Video
"Incremental synchronization?"
"Exactly, the telephone line is only responsible for transmitting commands."
Lin Lixin nodded.
This was the most basic but also the most important optimization.
Online multiplayer gaming actually doesn't need to transmit too much content.
Е̃n̂ um̂ à .і̀ d̀
Telling the other party what you just did is already completely sufficient.
"Only transmit commands? But… ah, I understand!"
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Gerald originally wanted to argue a few sentences about the distortion caused by a lack of information, but after thinking carefully, his train of thought immediately cleared up.
Player A's unit moved to point X, Player B's unit attacked X—
These things represented in the form of data only require an extremely short code.
And how the graphics actually present this content can be entirely handled by the console itself.
Ѐ n̊.u m а́
"Yes, this way, even a narrow-bandwidth telephone line is enough for us to transmit the data needed for the game."
They only need to synchronize information once at the start of the game, and after that, there is no longer a need for massive data exchange.
Lin Lixin paused, giving Gerald some time to react, "As for the latency issue… Carmack, how is that thing coming along?"
"Already finished."
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Carmack showed a confident expression.
"What thing?"
Е̃ǹ ùm а̄
Gerald was a bit confused by their riddle.
"Prediction! We don't wait for the data to be received; we let the game itself preemptively process the player's operations."
Lin Lixin's mouth curled up.
Don't underestimate a mere few hundred milliseconds; its impact on the player's operational feel cannot be ignored.
If a game cannot respond immediately after the player inputs an operation, the player's sense of control will drop to the bottom in an instant.
According to Psychology of Gaming, "control" is exactly one of the basic needs of players.
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A sticky, sluggish control feel is truly too disgusting.
Even for turn-based strategy games, it's the same.
And this technology of client-side prediction is simply a genius innovation.
It solved a problem that was fundamentally impossible to solve on hardware in a completely inconceivable way.
Using local calculation to deceive the player.
When the player presses the move key, the client doesn't wait for the server's response at all and directly makes the character move.
E.n ümа̃
When the server returns the result, it then decides whether to correct this hasty decision based on the result.
The inventor of this technology in the original timeline… was exactly John Carmack.
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It was used in DOOM and could be said to be the cornerstone of all future online multiplayer games.
"Yeah, right now Lin and I are solving the disconnect/reconnect and hot-loading functions, as well as switching to the lower-latency UDP protocol…"
"..."
August.
Е̊ nů mа̌. і̌ d
Nintendo's new work Metroid was officially released.
Riding the heat brought by GAMENOVA's excellent predecessor Castlevania, it rapidly achieved an astonishing result of over 500,000 copies globally right from the start of pre-sales.
But in the same period, GAMENOVA made a move that no one expected.
GAMENOVA partnered with MCA Records to release a vinyl record named The Dream of Flight (Sogno di Volare).
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A game company running off to make music, this was absolutely an outrageous novelty.
But falling on GAMENOVA, which never played by the rules, it actually fit their persona.
Énu m̌ ă
It seemed GAMENOVA was just such a company that didn't like to follow conventions.
Besides, this wasn't GAMENOVA's first time selling records.
The music compilation of Castlevania had been selling like crazy recently.
It had undoubtedly become the world's first and best-selling video game music record.
Releasing a new track at such a delicate time in August, the purpose was already abundantly clear.
This was aiming for next year's Grammy Awards.
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With this guess, discussions about GAMENOVA became rampant for a time.
"Rational discussion, is GAMENOVA planning to transition into a music company?"
"No new works for half a year, not even any promotional information, they couldn't still be building a new project, right?"
"Love Lin, trust Lin, wait for Lin."
The answer to this question appeared before everyone's eyes just a week later.
Strictly speaking, it appeared on TV.
È n̈ u m̊ а . i d̃
Weekend prime time.
More than half of America's cable TV stations broadcasted a full three-minute promotional video during this most expensive advertising slot.
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Under the bright white full moon was a pitch-black but turbulent sea.
As the camera moved, the scene shifted to a man using an ink pen to draw a route on a map.
It was also at this time that the background music slowly sounded.
It was The Dream of Flight.
Ё ǹ ũmа.. їd
This track that had already sold over 100,000 copies within a week of its release.
"Charting a new course again?"
"The tide of history is constantly changing. If we want to reach the end of the journey, we must constantly adapt and forge ahead."
"Then how do we know if we've arrived there?"
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The man smiled slightly, and immediately, with his face as the axis, the scene shifted, and the man was actually standing directly on the arm of a magnificent giant statue.
This was the Colossus of Rhodes.
W̆ е̂b̆ ń оv е l Е̌n ūm а
Then the camera cut to the tall and continuous Great Wall. Following the man's perspective, several clusters of fireworks exploded with a "boom" into a bouquet in the sky.
Amidst the smoke, the scene abruptly changed to muskets spitting tongues of fire.
Winged Hussars rode their warhorses, braving a hail of bullets to launch a fearless charge.
Then came the Wright brothers and their airplane, the Spitfire MK2 fighter plane…
Finally, the rocket's thrusters fiercely spewed flames, lifting off into the distance, leaving the scene to that planet twinkling with the lights of myriad homes in the night sky.
The camera kept zooming out, and zooming out further.
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Beneath that massive planet, the heaven-supporting titan Atlas half-squatted, holding it up.
This was the classic image of a classical globe.
[CIVILIZATION]
The game's title appeared on the left, facing the morning sun at the end of the skyline that even Atlas couldn't block.
[1986.12.25]
[PRE-ORDER NOW]
Ӗ n̆ u m̈ a.
[GAMENOVA]
Just three short minutes, yet it brought tears to the eyes.
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It wasn't until the commercial ended and the TV programs resumed broadcasting that the audience, who had been staring blankly at the TV, suddenly woke up.
This was actually a promotional video for a game?
How could this be a promotional video for a video game?!
It was no exaggeration to say that even if this 3-minute short film were entered into a competition, it could easily win the crown.
Ẽn̈ u m ā.і d́
The perfect combination of The Dream of Flight and the plot told a story of human civilization constantly forging ahead towards the future.
This was GAMENOVA's first time releasing a promotional video of this style.
No actual gameplay, no live-action performances, and no complex dialogue design.
There was only the purest hymn to humanity and civilization.
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The release date… was Christmas this year.
The wait of nearly half a year had never felt as long as it did at this moment.
Ẁ е̌ b̌ ṅ ov́e l È n̆u m̂а
There were clearly only a few months left…
A few months…
Why are there still several months!!!
"I want to play it right fucking now! SHUT UP AND TAKE MY FUCKING MONEY!!!"
Who the hell is still watching soap operas here, it's time to pre-order!
(End of Chapter)
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