I’m An Interdimensional Login Interface

Chapter 47: A Rough Design

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation  Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

“We must improve our strength as much as possible before the Magic Tide erupts.”

Meng Yang stood in the middle of the square in the survivor’s camp, thinking about how they were going to deal with the Magic Tide.

He did not know to what extent the monsters and Extraordinary Species would be affected by the Magic Tide’s eruption. Still, for it to break through even the City of Despair, its scale was definitely far beyond his imagination.

“I need a sufficient number of players to deal with this threat, but I also need the survivors of the Land of the Forgotten to work together.”

It would certainly be unrealistic to rely solely on the people in the Land of the Forgotten to deal with the eruption of the Magic Tide. It did not matter if they learned that camps everywhere were full of survivors, or if the situation in other camps was better than here It did not matter even if they had more youths as well as young men. In the grand scheme of things, they were all small fry.

The only way to survive would be to increase the number of players in the Other World. If there were a sufficient number of players, then even in the face of various monsters, they could all attack in a single wave.

The problem now was Meng Yang needed to increase the number of players as much as possible, while at the same time enhancing their strength. Moreover, he needed a mechanism that could completely captivate and not merely arouse the players’ enthusiasm.

This was a different world. When he originally designed the game, it was to con the players into helping out with the monsters. However, if they needed to face a more significant crisis and requested the players to perform on a larger scale, there had to be a more reasonable game mode to interest them.

“Since this Other World is regarded as a game, I’ll do it in a game mode manner.”

Meng Yang knew that the biggest motivation for the players he summoned into this Other World through virtual reality was experiencing this cross-age product’s emergence with an apparent 100% genuine experience.

This was core competitiveness. Suppose he made the Summoning Pixie release a few more pop-up windows before waiting for the word to spread amongst the players. Soon enough, he would be able to summon more user groups.

Even so, the next part would be the most important factor,

He needed to build an operating system that truly distinguished the Other World as a game so that the players would have a better playing experience. Currently, there were only a few dozens of players, all gathered within a short period of time. When he released just these few missions, he could still get an overview of the general situation. However, if the number of players increases, there would almost certainly be an imbalance.

Although he had released a few missions and there were two rewards in the players’ eyes in the form of favorability and prestige, but other than the Summoning Pixie’s occasional assistance in helping Meng Yang understand certain matters, most of the mechanics here were constructed freely by Meng Yang himself.

‘The main focus is 100% simulation; this already exists!’

‘A huge worldview is already ready-made.’

‘The monsters were ready-made as well.’

‘NPC, hmm?!’

Meng Yang gave each of the factors proper consideration. When he arrived at this thought, he paused slightly before continuing, ‘I should have a hall where I can post and accept missions. People in the Land of the Forgotten could release missions, while players can go to pick up the missions. Like in some fantasy novels, bounty hunter halls, mercenary halls, etc.’

If there were enough players, it would be a pivotal point to effectively combine players and people in the Land of the Forgotten instead of merely through Meng Yang’s community missions.

This would really help with the immersiveness. The advantage was that the player’s participation would increase while the people in the Land of the Forgotten could also grow to better accept these outsiders.

‘The people in the Forgotten land can post tasks and ask for help here, and the players can accept and complete them. The task is set to a level ranging from daily to emergency, dangerous, etc. Then, I’ll provide prestige rewards based on the task. Well, the people in the Land of the Forgotten can post the rewards for each task themselves, so I don’t need to manage this. I just need to establish a prestige system.’

In Meng Yang’s vision, the people in the Land of the Forgotten could not directly issue tasks to players. Still, by establishing a task hall, he would be able to collect them using the Summoning Pixies before releasing them to the players, thus establishing a mission system.

Of course, he still needed to stir up the survivors in the Land of the Forgotten. However, as things stood, most of the people in the Land of the Forgotten were already struggling for survival, so there would not be a lack of demand. Lil Angie and the others could even utilize the mission system by asking the players to look for a ball thrown across the wall.

The purpose was to deepen the connection between the survivors and the players in the Land of the Forgotten so that the survivors could get help, and the players could get game experience.

As for the survivors, it was, of course, possible for them to directly ask for help from the players. This would be a transaction between the survivors and the players, and there would be no increase in prestige.

‘Since there is a prestige system, what players need next is a visual representation of their prestige. Well, actually, there should be a character panel.’

Meng Yang also thought of the next problem that needed to be solved. For gamers, without a proper panel to view their attributes, they would lack motivation.

He had read an article analyzing the attractiveness of online games to young people. In addition to being a novelty and attractive, there was also an instant feedback mechanism and visual character growth.

Meng Yang could not directly change the players’ basic attributes, but he could provide them with a quantitative panel using the Summoning Pixie.

‘Hmm, first, it’ll be the names. I’ll add a name panel the next time they log in. Then, there will be gender selection, which is a bit redundant. Next would be the leveling—ordinary players are ordinary people, and those that awaken using the Extraordinary Seed will be the first-order Extraordinaires. Occupation… there’s nothing for occupation. Then, there is prestige and favorability. Favorability is negligible, as this is a personal thing. There’s no way to quantify it either. While we’re at it, we’ll retain the prestige of the City of Despair. Afterward, there’s that task panel. This is a must-have…’

Based on his previous experience of playing games, combined with the general situation of this Other World he was currently in, Meng Yang quickly created a character panel for the players.

It was simple and rough looking.

‘Let’s settle the surplus and shortfall issues for now. The rest can wait until the next patch. What should I do next?’

Meng Yang felt that he was now playing farm management as well as a real-time strategy game, which were the genres he was the least good at. What he was used to was playing simple role-playing games.

While Meng Yang was thinking about what to add in the next, a sudden violent noise came from the camp’s gate in front of him.

Everyone in the camp, be it the players or survivors of the Land of the Forgotten, were all making a ruckus. A behemoth was dragged into the base by some players.

The saw-toothed tiger that repeatedly had invaded the camp to wreak havoc was lying on the ground. Its thick patterned fur was covered with wounds and bloodstains, especially a specific part under the tail which was severely damaged.

With the combined efforts of the four players who had awakened the Extraordinary Seed, this saw-toothed tiger finally followed the gnolls’ fate.

“Wow, that’s really amazing. Will the awakened Extraordinary Seed increase one’s power this much?”

“I want to awaken too!”

“Doesn’t this saw-toothed tiger contain the materials needed to synthesize potions?”

…

The voices of the players’ discussions reached Meng Yang’s ears. However, Meng Yang quickly tried to recover his concentration so that he could try and figure out the next step.

‘Awakening the players’ Extraordinary Seed would be the priority. This was the upgrading profession mode in the ‘Journey to the Other World’. The players have seen the path toward the upgrade, so I just need the players to improve their strength now. The instructors under my wing are ready, and the next step is to put it into practice.

‘A player has to reach a certain level before they’re able to earn prestige. However, the people of the Land of the Forgotten can’t see prestige, and it’s not possible for me to present this one at a time, right? Well, let’s make a prestige ranking first. Previously, the top five in prestige ranking received the potion rewards, so we’ll be following this rule for the time being. The top 10% of prestige ranking players can choose to learn from the three mentors, Phoenix, Hera, and Gussa.

‘There’s also the potions. Well, there should be a mall system. Since there’s no currency system, then let them use prestige to buy goods. Let’s add a location where players will be able to exchange prestige for merchandise and potions. Alternatively, they can exchange prestige for materials needed to synthesize potions. Yes, and players will be able to ask Gussa to enchant several weapons of higher rank. This will form a simple cycle, right?’

Meng Yang racked his brains to plan for the future development of the game, and from time to time, he squatted to write and draw. Thus, the problems of the 50 players in front of him were solved splendidly. Despite this, the key was to consider the problems that would arise when the number of players was at a much larger scale.

‘One can gain prestige by completing tasks, and then… Then, they need to contribute magic crystals. I need a lot of magic crystals now.’

The role of the magic crystal was already indispensable. It served as the energy source for the summoning circle and could be used to enchant weapons. According to Gussa, who came from another camp, after the magic crystal’s energy body was exhausted, some people had polished the magic crystal and inputted a small amount of energy through other magic crystals, which gave it a secondary function as an LED panel.

‘I’ll let the Summoning Pixie control this; perhaps I could even make a large billboard in the future.’

Meng Yang felt that his thoughts were continually jumping and diverging, while the various problems were multiplying and increasing. He was still blur about a couple of things; hence he breezed through it, with some solutions very hastily made in an ad hoc manner. Moreover, he considered the possibility of using the Summoning Pixie to give players some auxiliary functions in the game.

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‘Well, it’s a bit rough right now. In any case, I can patch the game up again when I encounter a problem in the future. Game planning and game development is really tiring! If another crisis comes up, will I have to beat my brain into a pulp for ideas?’

Meng Yang complained in his heart as he watched the camp that was in an uproar because of the appearance of the four players who had awakened the Extraordinary Seed. Then, he let out a soft sigh.

‘Let’s release a construction mission beforehand, and ask the footmen to build a mission hall and a prestige mall. When these are completed, It’ll be time for me to conduct three internal tests without deleting files. This time the number of players will be increased by a hundred players. Moreover, with the experience of ‘Journey to the Other World’, there’ll no longer be a need for me to make the Summoning Pixie release the pop-up windows anymore, right?

‘Furthermore, I still don’t know what I’ll do if my game becomes a sensation in the real world. Forget it, let them be for now. I’m itching for them to come in here to check out the scene and find ways to take me back.’