Even Mingyan went to watch some of the more well-known "Galaxy" live streams.
Because the moment to test a designer's ability to maintain balance has arrived—
Players began experimenting with all sorts of other bizarre playstyles, and actually invented many unorthodox ways to play.
For example, the Chaoyang Alliance's baby-making trend.
All the star systems are used to develop agriculture, all the agriculture is used to populate the population, and all the policies are designed to encourage childbirth... In the end, they can develop a population of 500 trillion within their own territory.
There is no war; we rely entirely on diplomacy to make a living, and the real tactic is to gradually infiltrate other countries with our own ethnicity.
As things progressed, the Suzaku people of the neighboring Suzaku Empire only made up 10% of the total population, while 90% were humans. Then, humans took control of the Suzaku Empire's discourse.
Not long after, the Vermilion Bird Empire was incorporated into the Chaoyang Alliance.
Then you can infiltrate other countries, annexing them one by one, until the entire galaxy is annexed, and the Rising Sun Alliance automatically achieves a conquest victory.
Clearly stated: "..."
Four natural disasters, confirmed.
Some streamers like to challenge themselves with high difficulty levels and start with the Earth civilization.
This civilization has a very weak characteristic: its people have a chance to mutate and improve their individual combat abilities.
The streamer used this small trait to gradually survive and eventually achieve military victory.
While playing, he kept complaining: "I'm so weak, I die as soon as a space pirate touches me, I don't want to play anymore, waaaaaah..."
It feels so real.
Mingyan was quite pleased: Yes, that's exactly how it feels.
Soon, players completed the single-player scenario of "Star River".
Some people have begun exploring custom maps—
Unlike the given universe in the script mode, the custom map is basically a random universe situation, and you can choose to join other computer players of any difficulty, completely customizing your own game experience.
Others began to research the battle mode.
The battle mode in "Star River" is somewhat similar to traditional strategy games. You need to develop your own base while harassing your opponent. Once you have accumulated enough military strength, you can conquer your opponent in one fell swoop through battle.
In online multiplayer mode, there are only four ways to win: military, technology, diplomacy, and miracles.
Most players would choose to attack directly using military methods.
Some streamers also choose to win by miracle.
This method means that if a player builds a certain number of wonders in their own kingdom, they will automatically gain the support of the people all over the world and directly achieve victory.
"Miracles" include, but are not limited to: the Great Wall of the Universe, the Space Opera House, the Star Codex, the Ultimate Computer, multiple world records, a black hole observatory, the Forbidden City of All Things, the Temple of the Gods...
All sorts of incredible phenomena or creations, once built with enormous human and material resources, can attract the hearts and minds of the people.
However, a miracle can only happen once in a universe.
For example, once a cosmic wall is built by one country, no other country can build one.
Moreover, these miracles did little to increase overall national strength until final victory, and offered almost no help in combat.
As a result, a large number of players have fallen on this path.
Even this streamer is no exception—
"Don't stop me! I'm building the Great Wall next turn! What are barracks? What is conscription? Army? Army doesn't exist!"
"Holy crap! The ultimate computer has been beaten to the punch by the other side!"
"Never mind that, let's build a black hole observatory first!"
The audience was extremely worried.
[Your Majesty! Miracles have ruined the country!]
[We don't even have enough resources to survive, and you're trying to build a black hole observation system? Please, observe your own head first!]
[Your Majesty, our base is about to be destroyed by space pirates! Aaaaaah!]
This is how the story ends.
Because it has no army, although this country maintains friendly relations with all other countries, however…
A 12-member, level 1 space pirate group successfully destroyed their nation.
Although the game was not over yet, the emperor was killed and the empress was captured and taken prisoner.
After the streamer silently finished his cigarette, he discovered that the queen had automatically developed a random storyline: she fell in love with the pirate leader, got pregnant, and then ran away with the baby.
Streamer: "..."
The audience: "..."
The live chat exploded again: [Keep playing! Keep playing! We want to see what happens next!!!]
For some reason, some players seem more interested in the "melodramatic story generator" than in StarCraft...
Meanwhile, the designers on Blue Star are currently busy fixing the game's balance and bugs.