For players who like to play FPS online games, the strongest domestic shooter dark horse that opened the pioneer fire test on January 14 and officially opened the unlimited test on January 21 - "Life and Death Sniper 2" is undoubtedly the most worth playing PC game in 2022.
In addition to the high-precision game quality and rich and interesting gameplay, in "Life and Death Sniper 2", you can even eat chicken with the machine configuration of 10 years ago! How old could a machine be 10 years ago? According to the information learned from the "Life and Death Sniper 2" project team, the main machine they are currently testing the game is a machine equipped with a GT420 graphics card. Friends who know a little about hardware configuration should know that this graphics card is just a more entry-level graphics card even if it is placed around 2009. It is conceivable that "Life and Death Sniper 2" has put a lot of effort into game optimization.
Even so, according to the understanding of the fun network, the current version of the game into the test is still relatively early, the completion of the new 4X4 large scene map is only about 50%, there are still many unique urban areas and buildings that have not yet been installed in the test version. Judging from the reactions of many players who have participated in the test before, the current "Life and Death Sniper 2" has a high degree of recognition.
In order to provide players with a more impactful next-generation art performance, the "Life and Death Sniper 2" project team even worked hard in the middle of the development, and greatly reset the art resources, not only to respond to the players' suggestions, but also to pursue the ideal state with memory points that they want.
For the gameplay design of "Life and Death Sniper 2", as well as some stories in the game development process, we also had in-depth communication with the project team:
1. As an FPS terminal game that has been polished for many years, how do you view the current end game market, especially the changes in FPS terminal game? I would also like to ask you to predict what the future direction of this category may be.
"Life and Death Sniper 2" project team: Although in general, the terminal game market has not been as prosperous as the mobile game market, but the terminal game market has not lacked masterpieces, there have been many high-quality, long-term operation games, and the fun of key and mouse operation is difficult to be completely replaced. In the future, the terminal game market may develop in a more high-quality direction, which is also the concept that has been adhered to for no reason. We have always had the feeling of wanting to do high-quality terminal tourism, and are willing to spend energy to fill the current vacancy in the domestic terminal tourism market.
2. As a terminal game, under what circumstances was "Life and Death Sniper 2" approved? What has been the biggest takeaway from your team over the past few years?
"Life and Death Sniper 2" project team: On the one hand, in order to carry the expectations of old users of life and death sniper, for some growth users, it is necessary to have a higher quality IP to undertake works. On the other hand, the big map gameplay has become a phenomenon at that time, and the technology has brought great innovations, such as 100-person matching, 64 square kilometers of scenes, weapon DIY accessories, vehicle systems and so on. The technology and experience we have accumulated in life and death snipers support us to create a new 10 years of the life and death series with a new technical foundation.
In recent years, the team is growing rapidly, in addition to the team's own improvement, the biggest gain should be loyal player users. Since the first test, most players have been very recognized for the quality of the game, especially for the screen performance of the scene, many players have expressed great surprise, and the players are also very supportive of the development team's spirit of excellence. They are the driving force behind us along the way.
3. The Fire Action Test of "Life and Death Sniper 2" will open on January 14, what are your expectations for this test? What fun do you most want players to have with this test?
"Life and Death Sniper 2" project team: I hope that players can experience a variety of fun in life and death 2, we have made efforts and attempts in many directions, and look forward to the player's test feedback. We have released a new 4X4 large map and traditional blast map, the core gameplay loot mode has also added more competitive and exciting challenges; the first batch of tough guy characters with both a sense of strength and military sense and an iterative upgrade of the immersive UI interface and functions will be launched; as well as the key adjustment of the mutation/loot/big head and other characteristic gameplay, as well as the optimization of the operation feel, audio sound effects, combat experience and other dimensions. Expect to hear more players, and expect more people to agree.
4. The name of each test in "Life and Death Sniper 2" is somewhat related, what is the meaning of this named Operation Fire? What are your thoughts on the names of the next round of tests?
"Life and Death Sniper 2" project team: The spark of stars can burn the original, with the opinions of the players in each previous test, the data results of the test, only then can we finally adjust the direction and content of optimization. I also hope that we can eventually continue to grow and develop with the momentum of the wilderness, serve more players, and get more recognition.
At present, there is no better idea, more is to focus on the present, do a good job of this test, collect feedback and continue to polish. It's just that the player's public beta is getting louder and louder, and our sense of urgency is getting stronger and stronger, hoping to live up to expectations.
5. In the several rounds of tests before the fire operation, where are the players most satisfied with the game? Where do you most want the official to optimize and improve?
"Life and Death Sniper 2" project team: From the preliminary test, most players have recognized the quality of the game, especially for the screen performance of the scene, many players said that they were very amazing, and for the spirit of excellence of the development team, players are also very supportive. Players have relatively high requirements for the performance of characters, actions, gun sense, sound effects, etc. in the game, and the team has also made key tuning in the test version of the fire for these feedbacks.
But in fact, the test version of the fire original action is far from the final version, here we also ask everyone to look forward to the follow-up official release version.
6. From the existing information, the character design of "Life and Death Sniper 2" is also very distinctive, creating a very tough apocalyptic battlefield shape, why use this style of human design? Will subsequent character designs continue to follow this route?
"Life and Death Sniper 2" project team: The game character design has actually undergone many iterations, and the western cowboy style of the early publicity lacks the relevance and characteristics of the shooter game, and even does not fit into the game. In the middle of the period, some elements of life and death sniping were dug up, and a unified style of character was derived, but it was criticized by players for not being hardcore and showing off. Therefore, this test is aimed at the global role head-changing remake, the overall style adjustment is hardened and militarized, and the character tone is more in line with the hardcore military battlefield of the science fiction style. If players can accept and love our tough guy characters, they can maintain this style later. At the end of the day, they are still in the exploratory phase.
7, FPS players on the gun design requirements are not low, "life and death sniper 2" gun design also adopts a very restored real design, in this regard, we mainly from what aspects to meet the needs of players?
"Life and Death Sniper 2" project team: In terms of gun design, we not only pursue a true restoration of the appearance of the gun, but also carry out a more stylized design according to the world view of the game on this basis. Secondly, in terms of gun feel, the development team has been polishing and optimizing. In addition to completing the high-precision refresh of weapons, this test version also opens up a new gun machine aiming effect and depth of field effect, adjusts the sight model, aiming angle and aiming posture. At the same time, the first-person basic operation animations such as aiming, throwing, sprinting excessively, and switching weapons are optimized, so that the actions, action articulations and operation feedback of the main perspective are smoother and smoother.
8. How much freedom will be given to players in "Life and Death Sniper 2", which is the custom gameplay around guns?
"Life and Death Sniper 2" project team: At present, the DIY of Life and Death 2 is still conservative, and in recent years, there have been veteran masterpieces that have overturned in the balance of weapon accessories, which has been affected somewhat, and this part has not been too free. However, the gun custom gameplay will always be retained and continuously polished, giving players more tactical choices and experience fun.
9. "Life and Death Sniper 2" has a very rich gameplay design, especially the innovative big head mode, which is well received by many players, how was this game born? Similar creative gameplay, what aspects will we consider?
"Life and Death Sniper 2" Project Team: Big Head Mode is the original feature of the previous game "Life and Death Sniper", which has experienced the test of the times and has always been loved by players. "Life and Death Sniper" has done hundreds of modes of play in the traditional 8V8 confrontation, and Life and Death 2 will continue to take the road of gameplay innovation and continue to bring players a taste.
For example, this fire test looting mode opens the "Tiebreaker Challenge", which determines the red envelope reward ladder by point ranking, which is very competitive and exciting; the big head robbery adds a small animal outing event, the player can attack the moving small animal NPC to obtain the big head energy; the mutation mode value re-adjustment atmosphere is full, the number of single game numbers rises to 24 people, exploring more gun battles.
In addition, there are also game content in preparation, such as PVE/GVG, which are also in our planning.
10. From the perspective of the existing gameplay of the game, there are both single players and teams, what kind of consideration will be given to the proportion of the gameplay of the two? Judging from past tests, what type of gameplay will players be more interested in?
"Life and Death Sniper 2" project team: During the "Life and Death Sniper" period, we have a strategy, just do it, and there will naturally be players to choose. The gameplay and gameplay are survival of the fittest. There is no particularly strong tendency, it all depends on the user's choice to make a decision. Players have different demands at different times, such as fun as eating chicken mode, and there are now days full of disgust, so maintaining creativity is the only way.
11. From the configuration point of view, what is the difference between the ordinary player experience and the high-end player? Will it affect the competitive experience of the game?
"Life and Death Sniper 2" project team: The difference between high and low configuration is multi-dimensional, we have made a complete set of resources for low configuration, and rendered with a separate pipeline to ensure the adaptation ability at the lowest screen. However, all the parts that affect competitiveness, we have tried our best to optimize to ensure that no matter how high or low the picture quality is fair in the competitive environment.
12, from the game to the derivative comics and novels, "Life and Death Sniper" is not just a game IP, on this issue, "Life and Death Sniper 2" will have what considerations?
"Life and Death Sniper 2" project team: In 2016, we have already carried out IP pan-entertainment layout, deeply cultivated literature, animation and other fields, and achieved good results and responses. The novel "The Ultimate Gun King of Life and Death Sniper" has received more than 6 million hits, the cumulative number of readers of the novel "Death Sniper Game" has reached 15 million, and the comic of the same name has been read more than 270 million times. If conditions permit, "Life and Death Sniper 2" will definitely continue the IP layout of the previous game and tell a new story.
13. In the mobile game market, going to sea has always been a hot topic in recent years, how does "Life and Death Sniper 2" view this problem?
"Life and Death Sniper 2" project team: going to sea is a big trend, the game made by the Chinese, whether it is a mobile game or a terminal game, always has to enter a more intense environment, compete with a higher level of opponents, and even do cultural output. Overseas is also a market that we are committed to developing. On the one hand, in the presentation of game quality, we will continue to pursue to be on par with overseas excellent FPS masterpieces, and present a high-quality Chinese game to overseas players from the dimensions of picture quality, feel, sound effects, etc.; on the other hand, we hope to do some differentiated content to build the brand influence of domestic games. For example, in the future, we will add more Elements of Chinese style and national trend to the game, and attract the attention of overseas players with unique Chinese culture in the current market dominated by European and American styles.
14. For players who have accompanied the game for many rounds of testing all the way before, will "Life and Death Sniper 2" have any welfare support after the game is launched?
"Life and Death Sniper 2" project team: In fact, every test, we are accompanied by a lot of benefits, whether it is produced in the mode or the activity delivered, has been greatly rewarded to the players who have been with us for a long time and patiently made suggestions. The non-deletion test will continue to send welfare red envelopes, but the specific form is still being determined.