Because League of Legends has just entered the review stage and the new version has been released, the designers are making final adjustments.
When Mingyan came out, everyone greeted him.
Mingyan went to his seat and called over two people.
A programmer, a tester.
Both of them seemed a little nervous when they arrived at the office.
"Don't be nervous, I just want to give you a task," Mingyan said with a smile. "I heard you guys really enjoy playing Minecraft, and you're quite skilled at redstone circuits?"
The two nodded.
At this time, the Redstone Party was still a very small niche group within the player community.
The programmer on Blue Star is one of the big shots among them.
He invented a simple automatic harvester using redstone and pistons—a circuit device that could automatically harvest wheat, pumpkins, and watermelons by pulling a lever.
Mingyan handed the two drafts to them and said, "These are some redstone ideas I've come up with. I hope you can put aside your current work this month and create a redstone tutorial to guide Minecraft redstone players."
Part of this draft was also handwritten by Mingyan.
The programmer was flipping through the book when he suddenly stood up excitedly and shouted, "Wow, you can do that too!"
The tester looked embarrassed and reached out to pull him back.
The programmer immediately realized what he meant and said embarrassedly, "Boss, your draft is amazing. I've been thinking about how to convert pulse signals into sequential circuits... I never imagined that latches could be used like this."
Mingyan smiled and said, "Actually, that was my original purpose, which is why I added a latch function to the redstone comparator. So, are you confident that you can make the device I want within this month?"
The programmer licked his lips, full of confidence, and said, "Absolutely no problem! I can solve the engineering difficulties with small plugins. I already have three gates: AND, OR, and NOT, plus a latch, which already constitutes all the prerequisites."
Ming nodded in agreement.
The tester remained calmer, and after reviewing the draft, said, "Boss, can I choose this music myself?"
Mingyan smiled and said, "As long as you create redstone music, you can decide on the specific content yourself."
The tester said hesitantly, "Boss, that song you were humming earlier, the one I asked you about last time, you said it was called 'Aesthetic'..."
Mingyan remembered this and his expression froze for a moment.
They looked at each other in bewilderment.
Mingyan coughed and said, "That wasn't written by me..."
The tester, with an "I know, I know" look on his face, said, "Boss, this is something everyone in the studio knows, you don't need to emphasize confidentiality."
He stated clearly: "...No, I really didn't write it."
Tester: "Yes, yes, don't worry, I won't tell anyone."
“…” Mingyan rubbed his forehead with one hand. “Fine, whatever. Just remember to sign it as Hiroyuki Sawano when you finish it.”
The tester nodded knowingly.
...
March passed quickly.
Mingyan officially led the team into a period of seclusion.
The ALPHA model for "Blue Star Apocalypse" will be completed within two months.
The entire game plan consists of two main parts, spanning three large maps and seventeen small maps, involving two main characters and more than ten minor characters.
This ALPHA model primarily focuses on creating the first large map, and once completed, initial validation testing will begin immediately.
After testing, they can move on to the next round of formal development.
BlueStar Studios' official website also released a trailer for the new game—albeit only with the simple phrase "Project codename: Last".
Blue Star is no longer some unknown small workshop; thousands of fans are eagerly awaiting the new game.
Mingyan's inherent popularity and traffic are something many game architects can only envy.
Players even formed their own "cult".
Mingyan's fans are such an eager group of players.
During their boring wait, they even analyzed the pattern of Mingyan's appearances.
Mingyan always appears when there is major news in the game. He doesn't post much on his personal account, but he often sparks heated discussions and even generates phenomenal buzz.
These players are now speculating:
[It's been a long time since the cult leader has spoken about games!]
[The new game is definitely designed and supervised by the cult leader from start to finish, no doubt about it! A man as dedicated as him, I, Zhao Ritian, am going to give him a huge shout-out today!]
I bet five cents it's a sandbox game.
[I refuse to accept this! Do you think you could guess the leader's design philosophy? Don't be naive! It's definitely another unheard-of new product category!]
Amidst this intense anticipation, Mingyan's personal account remained silent for another month.
Bluestar's official website is also slowly digesting the previous big moves.