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"Um..."
Old Zhang chimed in from the side, looking a little scared.
He had actually forgotten to tell the two groups of streamers that Dance of Ice and Fire could independently calibrate its controls.
After making the two groups of streamers suffer for so long before remembering this, Old Zhang was a little afraid of getting beaten up.
Still, he had to say it!
After all, this was an original system the brothers had painstakingly created!
"It's like this, Boss, Sister Liu Liu, our game..."
"Can independently calibrate its controls."
"Huh?"
The four streamers were all stunned upon hearing this.
"What does independently calibrating controls mean?"
Ah Yin had never even heard of such a thing and could not help asking in confusion.
Old Zhang could not explain the principle clearly in a short time, so he simply demonstrated it using an unused demo machine.
"Old Second, give me the main screen."
As he spoke, Liu He made an OK gesture and projected Old Zhang's machine onto the large screen.
As he watched the bustling Dance of Ice and Fire booth, filled with constant laughter and cheers, Xiang Tianming's heart sank.
It was over.
All over.
His plan to destroy Wu Wei had completely fallen apart with the sudden arrival of the four major streamers.
Of course, it would have been fine if the plan had merely failed.
He would only have lost an opportunity to crush Wu Wei and avenge himself and his father.
But the situation was far worse than that.
He did not know how Wu Wei had figured out that there was something wrong with his game and that it had been made by Mingye Game.
But judging by Wu Wei's certainty, he had probably already confirmed the truth that Xiang Tianming had stolen someone else's name.
Moreover, both of them had made rhythm games.
Yet one was positioned prominently at the main entrance, while the other had been shoved into the most awkward spot in the back.
This had already sparked plenty of discussion among players and visitors.
After all, in terms of game quality and polish,
Wu Wei's Dance of Ice and Fire completely crushed his Music Master.
The excellent soundtrack, the background illustrations Shen Yunshi had poured her heart into, the gripping gameplay rhythm, and the addictive game modes.
This wildly imaginative, wholly innovative rhythm game had beaten him back step by step!
From that morning until now, he had sold more than thirteen hundred copies of the game, but eighty percent of them had already been refunded!
And now, Dance of Ice and Fire apparently still had a secret weapon it had not revealed.
Xiang Tianming sat dejectedly beside his deserted booth, staring blankly at Wu Wei's booth.
It was not just Xiang Tianming.
More on-site visitors, online viewers, media outlets of every kind, and even executives from game companies scouting for talent were all looking toward the large screen Old Zhang was operating in real time!
Just moments ago, one of the game's designers had proposed an entirely new concept—
Independent control calibration!
Everyone wondered what kind of system it was.
Could it solve the control issues Ah Yin and Liu Liu had just raised?
And just how much could it improve the feel?
Old Zhang began operating the computer.
"Everyone, the streamers arrived so suddenly just now that we were caught off guard and actually forgot about this system."
Old Zhang said as he exited the game to the main menu.
"This system specifically addresses the issue Boss just mentioned, as well as a common problem shared by every rhythm game currently on the market: control feel and hit feedback."
"Our lead designer was the first to propose this issue. After Platinum Studio spent hundreds of hours continuously calibrating it, we finally came up with this solution."
As he spoke, Old Zhang opened the game settings.
At the very top was an eye-catching option: 'Independent Rhythm Calibration.'
"After clicking this button, we'll enter a gameplay sequence,"
"Boss, could you please demonstrate for us?"
Old Zhang stood up and invited Ah Yin to try it.
"Sure."
Ah Yin took Old Zhang's seat.
A straight grid appeared on the screen, with two balls rotating.
Then a system prompt appeared.
'Please tap the keyboard according to your own actual rhythm. We will calibrate during the process.'
After Ah Yin pressed 'Start,' the balls began to rotate.
Unlike a stage,
this calibration system used the simplest, most straightforward drumbeat: eight sets of eight beats, without any rises or changes.
The background illustration was also gone, replaced by a coordinate system using the middle grid line as its baseline.
Thump! Thump! Thump! Thump!
As the drums sounded, Ah Yin began tapping the keyboard to the beat based on his actual reactions.
Under everyone's watchful gaze, a curve moved forward with the two balls as Ah Yin tapped!
When Ah Yin tapped slightly faster, the curve automatically shifted downward.
When Ah Yin tapped slightly slower, the curve made a slight upward adjustment.
And as Ah Yin continued tapping step by step, the entire curve finally overlapped perfectly with the horizontal line!
Calibration complete!
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"Now, reopen the stage and see whether the controls have been improved."
Old Zhang said.
Ah Yin was skeptical.
Could this thing really be that magical?
Whether in terms of visuals or feel, it was simply worlds apart from what the game stage had shown!
He opened the game's first stage.
Ah Yin tried starting the game.
This was the game's first stage, so it was not particularly difficult.
And Ah Yin had played it seven or eight times already, so he had basically memorized the pattern.
The music began, and Ah Yin started tapping the keyboard to the rhythm!
Tap! Tap! Tap! Tap!
After only the first eight beats at the very beginning!
Ah Yin immediately felt an obvious change!
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