Moreover, this test is not particularly difficult, because since the photo has been circulated within the college, it can be concluded that the photo was definitely stolen by someone from this school, or even this college, which immediately narrows down the possibilities.
This was just a very simple little test, but it was designed to test Gao Xiaojie's imagination and... luck.
Zhan Jing quickly identified the mastermind behind the incident. By hacking into Tencent's servers, she traced the IP addresses connected to Gao Xiaojie's online space... Because few people accessed Gao Xiaojie's space, she easily identified who had been using it recently. Then, by hacking into Wu Yuan's computer and checking the data, she knew who had done it.
He did all this without anyone noticing. Wu Yuan considered himself a master, but he never expected that his system would be so vulnerable in the eyes of his opponent, and his identity was easily discovered.
Gao Xiaojie, on the other hand, adopted the most rudimentary and simplest method.
Checking the visit history on QQ Space... this is the only method a newbie can use.
QQ Space automatically records who has visited, but this record only saves ten entries. Moreover, if the other party does not log in as a QQ friend but enters QQ Space by entering a URL while QQ is closed, Gao Xiaojie will still not be able to find anything.
However, Gao Xiaojie seemed to be really lucky, because she never had the habit of writing anything on her QQ space, and she always password-protected her photos, so very few people visited her space... Although Wu Yuan took precautions when he entered her space and cracked the password, not revealing his actual address, unfortunately, he gave Gao Xiaojie's QQ to Chen Xu, and Chen Xu also curiously went in and took a look... He didn't use Xiao Min's account, but his own old laptop, so he left very obvious footprints.
So Gao Xiaojie felt quite lucky. She didn't catch the thief, but she caught a stupid accomplice. The little woman felt particularly elated, and in her happiness, she no longer cared about Wu Yuan or Chen Xu spreading her ugly photos. She grabbed Zhan Jing and made her teach her.
Zhan Jing was also helpless, but there was nothing she could do since she had made a promise first. However, like Wu Yuan, she simply threw a copy of "Assembly Language" at Gao Xiaojie. The difference was that Wu Yuan had only just started reading "Assembly Language," while Zhan Jing had already mastered the entire book by the time she was in the second year of junior high school.
When Chen Xu returned to the dormitory after breakfast, it was almost eight o'clock. He found Qin Xiao'an still fast asleep in bed, while Wu Yuan and Lao Dong had disappeared.
Chen Xu hurriedly pulled off Xiao An's blanket and yelled, "You beast! Get up! The sun's already high in the sky! You'll be late for class!"
"Screw you!" Qin Xiaoan rolled over, still clutching the blanket, refusing to get out of bed. "Get lost! I don't have class this morning, let me sleep a little longer!"
No classes? Chen Xu was stunned. He ran to the side to check the timetable... There really were no classes?!
University classes aren't like high school, where the schedule is packed, with classes even on Saturdays and Sundays, 24 hours a day—five classes in the morning, three in the afternoon, and evening self-study. University classes are more relaxed and less demanding; sometimes there are only three classes in the morning, and sometimes none at all. Usually, when there are no classes the next day, most students stay up late, but Chen Xu usually goes to bed around 10 pm, so he's not used to this kind of schedule.
Having let the lazy beast off the hook, Chen Xu turned on his old, beat-up computer and began studying "Chinese language".
Learning and mastering a computer programming language in one's native language is indeed much faster. Chen Xu can now use the language independently to write simple programs using an editor. These include homemade calculators, spreadsheet applications, and standalone EXE applications that, when opened, show a little kid wiggling his butt on the computer screen…
This simple programming is very easy to learn and remember in Chinese mode, unlike when Chen Xu was learning C language, he had to spend half a day memorizing a single command, and then he would forget the previous one when he memorized the next command.
Chen Xu can now write some advanced scripts. The program he's currently writing is actually a game modifier... Well, Chen Xu's consistent principle when playing games is that he won't play without a modifier. He's currently modifying a relatively old game, Red Alert 2. Chen Xu's goal is to create a crazy modifier that can modify game money, tank attack power, and the production time of buildings, tanks, etc... and then go and ravage the computer!
Ugh, some people just have this kind of twisted sense of humor. What's so great about a computer? And modifying just the money isn't enough, they have to go for something this insane!
Creating a game trainer mainly involves locking game data. Tools like FPE and Kingsoft Games are used to find the game's money data codes, which are then locked to their maximum value. These are then compiled into a single file, and hotkeys are set; this is the game trainer.
Chen Xu was happily working on this mod when his phone suddenly rang. Without even looking at it, he pressed the answer button and yelled, "Who the hell is this? Give me your name!" The boss's hoarse voice on the other end shouted, "Damn it, third brother, what the hell are you doing?"
Chen Xu said he was playing a game, and the leader yelled, "Stop playing your trashy game! You like playing RPGs, don't you? Get over here right now, to the computer lab in the student activity room. There are good games for you to play here! Hurry up!"
Chen Xu found it strange. RPG games are also known as role-playing games. In Chinese games, the Legend of Sword and Fairy and Xuan-Yuan Sword series are representative works. What new game has the boss discovered that he called him over?
Thinking of this, Chen Xu, a game enthusiast, couldn't sit still and ran excitedly towards the student activity room. When he got there, he pushed open the door to the computer lab and was surprised to find Gao Xiaojie there as well. The rest of the group were all bespectacled bastards, grinning lewdly at him.
"Uh..." Chen Xu looked at the group of animals warily and asked, "What do you want to do?"
"Nothing much," Wu Yuan smiled kindly, beckoning Chen Xu over: "Third brother, cheer! What's in front of you is the culmination of our team's hard work over the past half month. It's a game we made ourselves, and you're honored to be the first player!"
"You guys make games?!" Chen Xu exclaimed in surprise. "What games? RPGs?"
"Hehehe..." A group of people laughed as if they had stepped in dog poop.
Wu Yuan swiftly ripped off the red cloth covering the computer and made a mock "ding-ding-ding-ding" sound.
"The Legend of Jin Yong's Heroes!"
Chapter 53 of the main text features some rather awkward game scenes.
Hearing the name, Chen Xu lost interest... Actually, Chen Xu used to really enjoy playing this game, playing it day and night. Back when he couldn't access the internet, Chen Xu explored every map in Jin Yong's Heroes series, finding all 13 Heavenly Books, but after years of searching, he still couldn't find the hidden Golden Snake Cave... He couldn't complete the plot of "The Sword Stained with Royal Blood," and that's how he was stuck for years!
"The Legend of Jin Yong" is an open-world RPG game developed by Heluo Studio and published by Softstar Entertainment. The game revolves around the fourteen popular novels by Jin Yong, including "Flying Snow Shoots the White Deer, Smiling Proud Wanderer, Divine Eagle, and Jade Couple." Players can participate in the major events of Jin Yong's novels as an observer, and learn various legendary martial arts under the guidance of protagonists such as Linghu Chong, Duan Yu, and Yang Guo, ultimately standing at the pinnacle of the martial arts world.
Chen Xu was so obsessed with this game that he was practically fanatical back then, and Jin Yong's Heroes can indeed be considered a milestone in Chinese domestic RPG games, along with The Legend of Sword and Fairy.
Unfortunately, Softstar Entertainment did not capitalize on the momentum of the success of The Legend of Sword and Fairy and Xuan-Yuan Sword after the game gained a large number of players. Instead, they developed two other games that were not very successful, namely The Legend of Wulin and The Legend of Three Kingdoms. However, the response to these games was far less than that of the first game.
This is truly a disappointment for the players!
It's worth noting that in 2001, the Softstar Entertainment development team released "New Legend of Sword and Fairy," a game almost identical in content to the original DOS and 1998 versions, with only minor modifications. However, the purpose of its release was to simply change the game's engine… because back then, DOS-based games faced a common problem: as computer graphics cards and other hardware improved, these games became unplayable!
System incompatibility!
Veteran players like Chen Xu share the consensus that "The Legend of Jin Yong" still has a lot of room for expansion. If Softstar Entertainment could use a new game engine and enrich the game's storyline, it would definitely be another milestone work!
Many people today have only heard of "The Legend of Jin Yong" but have never played it. Players who are used to the beautiful 3D graphics will be turned away when they see the old version of "The Legend of Jin Yong" with its DOS-style graphics.
This is undoubtedly a great loss for Jin Yong fans and game enthusiasts.
However, players were still very much looking forward to this game. Later, after the BOSS-level character Swimming Fish released the game modification tool FISHEDIT, players could use this tool to modify the dialogue, plot, martial arts moves, and even the map of Jin Yong's Heroes. As a result, many mods for Jin Yong's Heroes were released, the most famous and most playable of which is "Jin Yong's Heroes: Azure Dragon Chasing the Sun".
Chen Xu sat in front of the computer, looking frustrated. He said, "I've played Jin Yong's Heroes game countless times! I've even played the mods made by players, like Azure Dragon Chasing the Sun and Little Pig's Adventures. If it's still just a mod, then it's not fun."
"Why don't you try it out first!" Seeing Chen Xu's half-dead state, the group of bespectacled men wanted nothing more than to pin him to the ground and beat him up. The results of a team working day and night for more than half a month were being ignored by this guy. Anyone would go crazy!
Chen Xu realized that if he didn't open the game and act like he was playing it with great enthusiasm within three seconds, he would probably be bombarded by a group of bespectacled men. So Chen Xu quickly clicked on the "Jin Yong Heroes 2.exe" program on his desktop, and the screen changed... Chen Xu fainted on the spot. It was the opening screen of Legend of Sword and Fairy 2?
"Enter the game,"
Reading progress
End the game.
Chen Xu clicked "Enter Game" with a mix of amusement and exasperation. The first thing that appeared on the screen was a small house, where the protagonist, just like in the original book, was talking to people and learning about the quest. And the character models inside were all ones he knew very well... the characters from the Legend of Sword and Fairy, only the flat character portraits had been changed to those from the online version of Jin Yong's Heroes.
The graphics have indeed improved, and it seems the game uses an engine similar to that of Legend of Sword and Fairy 2, allowing for simultaneous mouse and keyboard input. However, the in-game character designs…
Chen Xu felt he had to voice his opinion: "Damn, Li Xiaoyao, Zhao Ling'er, Wang Xiaohu... Holy crap! Yuwen Tuo from 'Heaven's Scar'? I'm telling you guys, aren't you afraid of copyright infringement by doing this?!"
Everyone blushed a little when this was mentioned. They weren't worried about copyright infringement when Gao Xiaojie was involved, since they weren't releasing it for commercial purposes. As for the characters in the game, they were short-staffed; even the art team couldn't keep up, so they had to leave it at that for now.
After a pause, Gao Xiaojie added, "This game is just fulfilling a dream for many Jin Yong fans. After it's released online, if anyone likes it, we'll gather some netizens to work together to make it even better."
Hearing this, Chen Xu nodded, after all, Jin Yong's martial arts novels were also an unfinished dream for him.
So Chen Xu quickly continued playing the game. He soon discovered that, apart from the rather cheesy art style, all the scenes in the game were taken from other games. Some scenes were from the Legend of Sword and Fairy series, some from Xuan-Yuan Sword, some from Fantasy Three Kingdoms, and a few were even from the Central Plains Royal City in Legend of Mir?
However, aside from the fact that these scenes and character designs are taken from other games, the gameplay of this game is excellent!
Chen Xu completed several storylines and then reviewed the game's strategy guide, genuinely impressed by the game's rich content. Besides the original plot from Jin Yong's novels, there were also some hidden side quests… such as deducing the identity of the Shaolin Sweeper Monk, and determining which of Xiao Feng, Hong Qigong, and Guo Jing's Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms was the strongest, all of which were mentioned within the game.
Before I knew it, a morning had passed, and I had only played a small part of the game.
Chen Xu stood up, looked at the group of animals who were waiting for his conclusion, and exclaimed, "I have to say, the content of this game is truly a masterpiece! Yes, the truth!"
"Yay!" Everyone cheered, because they didn't make this game to make money, but to gain recognition. To gain the recognition of Chen Xu, the first pure player, was a great encouragement.
"But..." Chen Xu added, oblivious to the danger, "The game's graphics and character designs are just too awful! They're so awful they're making me feel like I'm dying inside!"
"..." The group of animals fell silent for a moment, then three seconds later, Wu Yuan shouted, "Beat him up!" Then Chen Xu was rushed up by a group of bespectacled men and given a brutal beating!
Chen Xu knew that demanding too much from the game's graphics was pointless, since they weren't a professional team; amateurs could only create mods to enrich and adapt the game's storyline. This game was practically independently developed, and while the graphics were a bit lacking, achieving this level was still quite an accomplishment.
So Chen Xu asked, "How did you guys create this game? The game design team is pretty good. Who made it?"
Wu Yuan said it was Gao Xiaojie. This game engine is the best one you can find online right now. Although the 2D graphics are a bit outdated, it looks much more comfortable. However, without Gao Xiaojie as the planner, none of this would have been possible; the game's content is truly amazing!
Chen Xu exclaimed in surprise, "You're so talented!" Then, looking at the thick game design document that resembled a novel, he asked, "How long have you been working on this?"
Gao Xiaojie held up three fingers and said three years. I started thinking about making this game when I was in my first year of high school, and it took me the whole summer to finish it before I graduated.
Chen Xu was incredibly impressed. Three years to design a game, all by herself? This girl didn't seem like someone with that kind of perseverance at all. And she should know that this game she was making would never make money. If it wasn't for profit, then what was the purpose? Why did she pour so much effort into it?
But Gao Xiaojie didn't want to continue. She just stood there quietly, her expression somewhat forlorn, lost in thought, completely unlike her previous exuberance.
"Brother, I've finally finished the game... Are you watching from heaven too?"
Chapter 54 Victory Celebration Banquet
The game, officially named "Jin Yong's Heroes: A New Beginning," has finally been released perfectly after a group of engineers tested it and fixed several bugs.
These participants in the test were all veteran gamers like Chen Xu. After playing it, everyone felt that apart from the strange-looking graphics, everything else was great. The storyline was simply superb, a true classic!
After discussion, everyone agreed that the game was ready to be released online.
With such a vast internet, how can a game be seen by more people and downloaded to play? Gao Xiaojie's wish is to let more people play the game and experience its story.
After discussing it, the group found that a junior in college who had been online for a while knew Xiaoxiaozhu, the founder of the Tiexue Danxin forum. So they contacted him and uploaded the 238MB game to the Tiexue Danxin server for users to download.
It's worth explaining here that the Tiexue Danxin Forum is a forum that provides downloads and exchanges of fan-made mods for Jin Yong's Heroes series. The founder, Xiaoxiaozhu, is also a devoted Jin Yong fan. The mods he primarily developed, "Xiaoxiaozhu's Adventures in the Martial World" and "Azure Dragon Chasing the Sun," have received high praise, especially "Azure Dragon Chasing the Sun," which is hailed as a milestone in Jin Yong's Heroes mods. This game respects the original but offers richer content, and its martial arts system has also received unanimous acclaim.
Little Pig readily agreed as soon as he heard it was about Jin Yong's martial arts novels. After trying it out, he praised it highly and placed a large advertisement on the Iron-Blooded Loyalty website.
Iron-Blooded Loyalty isn't a very large forum, but most of the people who frequent it are die-hard fans of Jin Yong's Heroes of the Three Kingdoms. So, many people who downloaded the game thought it was quite good... because these veteran players, even now that we've entered the 3D era, are still diligently studying Jin Yong's Heroes of the Three Kingdoms in DOS mode, so they don't care about the graphics at all, they only care about the game's plot.
What's surprising is that even Little Pig, when developing the Azure Dragon Chasing the Sun MOD, consulted many people, finalized the script before production, and then made some plot modifications based on user feedback after completion. However, everyone unanimously agrees that there are no problems with the plot of this "Reunion" MOD!
Aside from some controversial points not recorded in the book, such as who Xiao Yuanshan's master was and whether Fan Yao actually killed Mr. Yinye, the main plot truly cannot be modified any further.
This game design is almost perfect. It's hard to imagine that it was made by one person, especially a girl!
For gamers who create their own game mods online, the greatest sense of accomplishment comes from having more people play their games, and they also hope to share more good games with others.
With the help of a netizen on the Tiexue Danxin forum, I contacted the administrator of "Single Player Network". When the administrator heard that this was the game, he readily agreed to help promote it.
This news was very encouraging for everyone.
Because SingleP is a website that provides downloads and reviews of single-player games, similar to GamerSky, and its traffic is no less than GamerSky's. Moreover, this website focuses more on game ratings and has independently developed several Chinese games, making it quite authoritative in the industry and boasting many loyal users.
With the promotion from the single-player game website, the effect will definitely be good. It's easy to imagine that the download volume of "Reunion" will be quite considerable very quickly.
After sending the game to the administrator of the single-player game website, Gao Xiaojie coughed lightly twice, cleared his throat, looked at the group of excited workers, and stood up triumphantly on a stool, shouting, "Comrades! Our mission is successfully completed! So, what should we do next?!"
All the livestock in the shed seemed to understand each other perfectly, shouting in unison, "Victory celebration feast!"
Gao Xiaojie laughed and said, "My fellow students, you've all worked so hard these past two weeks! I'm quite poor and don't have a salary to give you all, but it would be too unfair of me not to treat you to a meal! To properly thank you all, where should we eat? You all suggest a place!"
"International Grand Hotel!" Wu Yuan, that shameless fellow, shouted first, but when he saw Gao Xiaojie's murderous gaze directed at him, he was so frightened that he quickly hid behind Chen Xu.
The International Hotel is arguably the most upscale hotel in the city, a five-star establishment. The prices there are outrageously high; a bowl of porridge reportedly costs over eighty yuan. If Gao Xiaojie were to treat these dozens of animals to a meal there, she'd probably have to live on meager rations for the next year. Therefore, whenever the animals from Hexie University talk about where they'll treat others when they become successful, they always say they'll go to the International Hotel, book the entire building, order two portions of everything—eat one, throw the other away…
“The International Grand Hotel is too extravagant,” a senior student, who was also the leader of the computer interest group, said with a smile, pushing up his glasses. “Don’t bully the young lady! If you ask me, let’s go to Fenglailou. It’s a big place, quite upscale, and not too expensive.”