Hector looked a little confused at the different files in front of him.
Regarding the map editor in "Warcraft," Hector and the others actually knew a little about it.
Because during development, Lucas had them reserve a special area on the development side for adding a map editor later.
But what are these now?
"Maps like the single-player campaign?" Hector and the others seemed a little confused.
They obviously didn't realize what these maps meant at all.
"Almost, more casual maps. You can think of them as a large level in a single-player campaign," Lucas said with a smile.
As a map editor, how can players quickly discover the interesting parts?
The best way is for them, as the official developers, to provide a starting point.
And for these few map files, Lucas chose ones that were more unique.
Mini-games, defense maps, RPG adventure maps, and fun casual maps—these are all quite distinctive.
At the same time, these few files are being released as official examples, but in the early stages, many more interesting maps are needed. So Lucas plans to release some classic maps from his past life as if he were an ordinary player.
And he'll open up the corresponding permissions so that other players can also modify these maps.
This is to make up for the lack of maps in the early stages.
"I've written down the characteristics of these maps for you, focusing mainly on the gameplay. You can control the numbers and values yourself. Also, the art team can add some models to the map editor to replace some scene maps and hero models," Lucas said, looking at the group.
Lucas doesn't plan to make these maps from his past life himself. He just wants to let everyone understand the main points of the gameplay.
There's no need to worry about the numbers and values.
Because maps made by players generally aren't very balanced.
Weak heroes will have a hard time finishing solo, while strong heroes will find it easy.
With Hector and the others' abilities, controlling the numbers and values of these maps won't be a problem at all.
These maps focus more on fun than on balance.
And it's a good way to train Hector and the other two's abilities.
"Then what about you, Boss Lucas?" Hector asked subconsciously, scratching his head.
"Me? I'll watch you guys do it," Lucas said matter-of-factly.
Everyone: ???
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Of course, Lucas wasn't really just watching Hector and the others do everything.
He would still give some guidance from time to time.
Basically, Hector and the others had participated in the entire production of the "Warcraft" campaign.
They weren't unfamiliar with developing these map contents. And Lucas had simplified the "Warcraft" map editor quite a bit during this time.
While it's not completely idiot-proof, it's not too difficult to use, especially for Hector and the others. After getting familiar with it, there shouldn't be any major problems.
They spent most of their time shaping the heroes and adjusting the gameplay of the levels.
Especially in these maps, the hero skill design is completely different from normal matches.
But at the same time, it needs to fit the hero's background a little.
For example, in the "Guardian of the Sword Pavilion" map, which is set in the Three Kingdoms period, you can't design Lu Bu to be a healer, right?
Fortunately, Lucas didn't set any standard requirements for how the skills should be combined, which gave everyone a lot of room to be creative.
If the effect is too unbalanced and difficult to control through numbers, they can just make it a boss for the players to fight.
After all, it's reasonable for a boss to have slightly stronger skills, right?
Lucas had a pretty relaxing time in the next few days.
He had a rare few days of rest.
At the same time, Lisa also reported to Lucas about the event being held on SharkTV.
The relevant regulations had basically been agreed upon.
And it wasn't just SharkTV; several other domestic live-streaming platforms had joined together to hold the event.
The name of the competition is: Golden Monthly Tournament.
It will be held once a month. The prize money will be provided by SharkTV and other major platforms, along with some equipment sponsors and so on.
It will be divided into 4v4 team battles and solo matches.
Of course, the 4v4 team battles don't mean a free-for-all. They refer to a stage battle format.
Each side sends 4 players, and each player has a best-of-three (BO3) match.
The winning team will get 150,000, the second place team will get 100,000, the third place team will get 40,000... and the rest will be reduced according to their ranking. But all teams that make it to the knockout stage will get prize money.
Of course, the team that finishes last will only get a three-figure consolation prize.
As for the solo matches, they will last a total of four weeks. The first week will be qualifying, the second and third weeks will be points-based, and then players will be eliminated or moved to the winner's and loser's brackets based on their points.
The group stage will be best-of-two (BO2), with 3 points for a win, 1 point for a tie, and 0 points for a loss.
The elimination stage will be best-of-five (BO5), and the semi-finals and finals will be best-of-seven (BO7).
The champion will get 50,000, the runner-up will get 30,000, and the third place will get 10,000.
The first monthly tournament will use a qualifying system.
In the future, it will use a combination of invitations and qualifying.
Any player with a ladder score of 2000 or higher in "Warcraft" can register.
At the same time, the SharkTV platform has also applied to Nebula Games for a dedicated server.
The initial list of participants for the first monthly tournament has basically been selected.
But whether it's the team battles or the solo matches, all the participants are from newly established "Warcraft" divisions of esports clubs.
This isn't too surprising. After all, there's a big difference between ordinary players and hardcore gamers, compared to players who treat it as their profession.
After all, entertainment is a hobby for most players, but for players, it's a job.
The participating players are basically familiar faces from other RTS games who have transitioned to "Warcraft."
Lucas even saw some foreign players among them.
"There are foreign players too? Playing with lag?" Lucas was a little surprised.
Even though the parallel world's internet technology is much better than in his past life, there's still physical lag over long distances for civilian internet connections.
"Although they are foreign players, they've joined domestic clubs. And Target Software has said that some foreign organizations want to obtain authorization to hold "Warcraft" events and competitions," Lisa told Lucas.
Lucas nodded without speaking. But he had some thoughts. In this parallel world, esports events are much more professional than they were in his past life.
He originally thought that the events organized by platforms like SharkTV would be similar to internet cafe competitions, but that's not the case.
There are commentators, screen switching, and even specially made competition tools.
For example, players watching the live stream can click on plugins on the screen to learn about the attributes of units in the game, instead of having to wait for the broadcast director to switch to a specific view.
There are also dedicated analysts, and the descriptions are so thorough and accurate. So Lucas researched some famous RTS game events from previous years.
Even though those RTS games basically don't have any popularity now, and Lucas hasn't played them,
He could still understand the general gist just by listening.
Instead of being completely clueless.
In this area, Lucas had to admit that the parallel world is indeed much more professional in holding competitive events.
Lucas felt that the fact that RTS games have maintained such popularity in the parallel world is related to the mature esports event system.
(End of chapter)
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