Interstellar Travel: Becoming a Dress-Up Game Designer

Chapter 34

Players who don't like gardening shouldn't be neglected either.

Why not design a mountain with wild chrysanthemums growing on it, and those chrysanthemums dropping various items? That way, players won't feel bored during long periods of time.

Based on Lin Shuying's own gaming experience, the worst thing for a player is having nothing to do.

While boredom can prevent addiction...

The memories and professional knowledge that the original owner left to Lin Shuying were like a college student recalling the most difficult question in high school. She felt she knew it, but she didn't really know it, and it had little to do with dress-up games, so she couldn't use it.

However, even without professional game design skills, focusing on the player's enjoyment is always a safe bet.

The original 2900 square meter site was a bit small to design a mountain.

A quick look back at the backend reveals a player count of 7.3 million and an impressive amount of playtime. The land area has been expanded to 7500 square meters, roughly the size of a football field.

The mountains are designed to be extremely rugged, with jagged rocks to hinder players' rapid progress, thus indirectly increasing their perceived height and extending the game's duration.

A month-long event like this can't be sustained without something substantial.

Lin Shuying felt that she was already a mature game designer, and that she could even consider designs that would slow down the player's progress.

The mountain is divided into two sides: the north side features strange rocks, while the south side is covered with various bamboos, pine trees, goldenrod, cypress trees, oleanders, vines, and more. One side is desolate, while the other is full of forest atmosphere, creating an artistic clash.

How wonderful it is to sit on a rock, gaze at the mountains, and contemplate life.

Wild chrysanthemums grow on north-facing slopes, while chrysanthemums like hairy chrysanthemums and small yellow chrysanthemums prefer warmer climates and grow at the foot of mountains, thriving in sunny, rocky, and soiled spots. Purple chrysanthemums and wild daisies grow in shady corners of rocky mountains, making them quite difficult to spot.

Chrysanthemums are cultivated on the south side, including specimen chrysanthemums and potted chrysanthemums.

It is mixed in with various flowers, and even on trees.

She imagined a bird carrying a chrysanthemum branch to build a nest, which would grow after the rain—a perfectly reasonable scenario.

Since there are bird nests, there must be birds. Import the previously designed bird data and create an intelligent simulation.

Unexpectedly, this intelligent simulation required her to write the workflow...

I spent two days writing the process, striving for perfection and no loopholes.

The mountains are dotted with thorns, brambles, and shrubs, making it more difficult to harvest the chrysanthemums.

Once the mountain is built, and you fly up from a bird's-eye view, you always feel that the interior of the mountain is a huge waste.

In addition, it's not good to spend so much time and effort on a project only to discard it after use.

Players should also have a place to stroll around; let's use this mountain as a game area for gathering wildflowers. That way, we can design some wildflowers in the woods, giving us a one in a million chance of bringing them back.

Delicious.

Who doesn't like good luck?

The feeling of winning the lottery has motivated so many people to try their luck every day.

When you're bored playing games, come and find some flowers; nothing is more beautiful.

Half a day of leisure, I strolled through the mountains outside the city. Orchids and irises swayed gently by the stream, trembling in the breeze.

If you see a wildflower you like, bring it home; how beautiful!

When you think of streams, you think of waterfalls, and waterfalls remind you of the Water Curtain Cave in Huaguo Mountain.

Oh dear, I have so many ideas, I can't suppress them.

I can't help but marvel once again at how incredibly friendly the interstellar era is for game design; imagination alone can create miracles.

He's busy both in the game and in real life.

Liang Ranran's attempt to make a chrysanthemum hair comb went surprisingly smoothly.

Lin Shuying started making velvet flower designs, including round and flat chrysanthemum patterns. The round ones look cute, fluffy, and brightly colored, and they look beautiful paired with snowy winter clothes.

The flat stripes are closer to realism, with the luster and beauty of silk, and the overall shape and color have the style of traditional Chinese ink painting.

Make six pieces in six different styles, half round and half flat. Chrysanthemums like Phoenix Wings, Ink Chrysanthemum, and Purple Dragon Lying in Snow should be made into large flowers with 66 petals, enough to cover the entire head. Chrysanthemums like Green Peony, Yellow Stone Duke, and Rouge Snow should be made into smaller pieces, each with 33 petals.

Phoenix spreading its wings, black chrysanthemum, and purple dragon lying in the snow have deep, bright, and rich colors, making them good choices for large chrysanthemum side hairpins or front hairpins.

Chrysanthemums are perfect for a charming girl-next-door look, or a young lady from a wealthy family. Especially the pink rouge-like snowflakes—oh my, they look absolutely gorgeous on a rosy-cheeked little girl.

As for heat-shrinkable flowers, they are more suitable for adding rhinestones, teardrops, and sparkles. They create a dreamy, ethereal feel, which is different from velvet flowers, silk flowers, wrapped flowers, and gemstone flowers.

The heat-shrinkable flowers that developed later are a product of the perfect combination of modern technology and traditional hairpin art, creating a new form of beauty for hairpin flowers.

The art of Chinese hairpin making is truly amazing. Each technique has its own unique charm and beauty. Through continuous innovation and adaptation to the ever-increasing variety of styles in different eras, it showcases its beauty.

Soon, a large chrysanthemum hair comb shaped like a phoenix spreading its wings was completed. It was an eight-tooth comb with a gold body. It was decorated with chrysanthemum leaves made of the same velvet flowers, as well as pink pearls, adding a touch of playfulness to the serious orange of the sun.

Liang Ranran and He Mengqiu, who was taking the photos, were stunned. They never expected such beautiful flowers to exist!

Liang Ranran: "Boss, this flower isn't in the game."

Lin Shuying: "It'll be here soon."

He Mengqiu asked excitedly, "Is the game going to be updated?"

Lin Shuying said with a laugh, "The last event just ended, how could I possibly update it now?"

Upon hearing this, He Mengqiu was disappointed for a moment, and said regretfully, "Aren't games supposed to have a big event every month, a small event every week, and a daily event every day? Boss, if you're not diligent like this, the players will leave."

Liang Ranran looked at Lin Shuying with starry eyes full of admiration and said, "Can anyone compare to the boss? The boss is just one person. And one of the boss's events is equivalent to dozens of events in other games."

Lin Shuying felt very pleased with the compliment, and gently pinched her cheek, smiling, "You're very good with words, I'll give you a raise~"

Lin Qiaoqiao and her assistant Wang Congjun came downstairs and heard this. She quickly said, "Boss, don't just raise salaries like that. The finances are very tight."

Lin Shuying turned her head and asked, "Aren't there a lot of players who spend money?"

Lin Qiaoqiao: "Even if players spend money, you can't support the practice of increasing salaries whenever you feel like it. Take a look at the information I gave you. I think you need to change the game. It's so frustrating that the players are making all the money."

Look at the game, one bird is worth as much as all the accessories the boss painstakingly designed.

Even more expensive than that.

The game itself didn't make much money, but the players made a fortune. This is truly unique in the StarCraft world.

Lin Shuying looked at the various data she sent, pretending that she could understand them.

There are tons of line charts, curve charts, and pie charts, plus densely packed tables of data, spanning several pages!

Lin Shuying only understood the final total recharge amount and profit, and silently counted the last few zeros. She didn't know about recharge rates, recharge curves, peak values, and so on.

She's so good at making money!

What do you need me to do?

Lin Qiaoqiao: "Boss, could you raise the prices of various items to increase the cost of spending money and make it harder to obtain game currency for free? Otherwise, they'll make money by selling game currency to those rich players, which is a bad trend. More importantly, could you please disable the player trading system? Don't you feel bad seeing players spend tens of thousands of yuan to trade a bird pet you designed?"

The key point is what comes next, Lin Qiaoqiao couldn't help but emphasize.

Seeing her frantic state, Lin Shuying asked, "Who upset you today?"

Lin Qiaoqiao: "Nobody provoked me. I was making reasonable suggestions. Also, could the event items be made permanently available for purchase? There are only so many items in the game that cost money, and a large portion of them can only be viewed and not purchased. Even as someone who is not a game designer, I think this is not good."

Lin Shuying pulled up the data and looked at it, finding it to be quite reasonable.

A game needs to provide a path for players who don't spend money in order to extend its peak period. Spending money should only be a shortcut to leveling up, not a necessity for playing the game.

Moreover, games with market vitality are more in line with the market, and naturally, people will work hard to maintain their vitality, which is also an advantage of the existence of player trading systems.

Lin Shuying is not a professional game designer, but she is a seasoned gamer.

"I think it's best to keep it the same. I'll raise the price of the props I design later, okay?"

Lin Qiaoqiao sighed, "Alright. I've accepted the planet lord's invitation to a banquet tonight. Boss, could you do my makeup?"

"Okay, what clothes are you wearing?"

Lin Qiaoqiao turned and ran towards the dressing room, "Wait for me, Wang Yijun, come along, I'll pick out some clothes for you."

After the two walked away, Lin Shuying asked, "Could you two find out what triggered Qiaoqiao's reaction?"

He Mengqiu made an OK sign and started asking Wang Yijun questions.

While waiting for Lin Qiaoqiao to help him choose clothes, Wang Yijun replied: "A business partner had a falling out with Sister Qiaoqiao. He threw eight white peacocks in front of her, saying that as an employee of Qingfengyi, Sister Qiaoqiao couldn't afford eight white peacocks. He also said that he bought each white peacock for 100,000 yuan and that he wasn't short of money. Sister Qiaoqiao works so hard for someone else, and the boss can't even be willing to give her a white peacock from a game..."

The three of them found it amusing when they realized that this was the reason.

Liang Ranran: "Boss, are you going to give Qiaoqiao the white peacock?"

Lin Shuying: "No, I'll just send them a picture of what I'm wearing, and they'll definitely shut up, hahaha."

The two suddenly realized, "Oh~"

Lin Qiaoqiao came out after changing her clothes. "Boss, give me a nice makeover."

Lin Shuying: "I'll definitely be the center of attention."

I gave Lin Shuying a strong, deep red peony makeup look. The eyeshadow was applied very heavily near the lash line to make her eyes look bigger, with a light layer of red on the outside.

She exudes both charm and elegance, radiating confidence. Her outfit is a perfect match for the red cheongsam she's wearing.

"Okay, wait a minute, I'll put something on you."

The hairpiece was put on, tied into a small rose-shaped bun at the back, and the white peach elastic rope bracelet that was made earlier was put on. A rouge-colored snowflake hair comb made by Liang Ranran was then inserted. This added a touch of playfulness and liveliness to the overall somewhat mature makeup, and was paired with a pair of white pearl earrings.

"Perfect~"

Lin Qiaoqiao looked in the mirror and didn't even recognize herself.

Wow, this is so beautiful!

The group looked at her and laughed. Lin Qiaoqiao said excitedly, "Boss, with such beauty, I can win over even the planet lord."

The group was amused by her, and Lin Shuying laughed, "I don't want my capable assistant to be kidnapped to become the wife of a planetary lord. If you leave, who will talk business with me?"

Lin Qiaoqiao glared at Lin Shuying, "Boss, I've been with you for a year now, don't you have any feelings for me?"

That glare, that beauty in her eyes—oh my, so this is what it means to be beautiful even when angry.

"Alright, alright, I'm not teasing you anymore. Wang Congjun, come here, I'll dress you up too."

In the fashion world, there's no such thing as a man who doesn't wear makeup. People dress to please themselves, and men are no exception.

You don't need heavy makeup like Lin Qiaoqiao; just wear a wig to cover up your stubble. Do some contouring to make your face look more refined.

He was wearing a suit, the butler's suit from the game, and he looked very handsome and smart.

Lin Shuying hastily tore off a piece of red cloth, rolled up a rose, and put it in his breast pocket. She looked at it, made some adjustments, and feeling it was a bit plain, added a small white silk flower. Now it was perfect.

Liang Ranran: "My mecha grand marshal, you've become such a handsome man since joining the army!"

Wang Congjun felt embarrassed. Indeed, clothes make the man, and he hardly recognized himself anymore.

So cool!

Lin Qiaoqiao looked around and said, "He's handsome, especially his face. Before makeup, he's a man, but after makeup, he's a handsome and refined man."

The gap is quite large.

Lin Shuying looked at the two standing together and felt that something was missing. Upon closer inspection, she realized that neither of them was wearing a ring!

"Go find a ring to wear. There aren't any men's rings available right now, so you'll wear a thumb ring when you join the army."

Next time, I should add some men's rings, but cabochon rings also suit men.

"okay."

Before they left, Lin Shuying said to Lin Qiaoqiao, "Our studio will officially open in a month and a half. You can subtly let the people at the banquet know about it, to do some pre-opening promotion. These hair combs are what we'll be selling this time; let's aim for a great opening!"

Lin Qiaoqiao confidently stroked her hair, "I guarantee I'll complete the mission. I'm off."

The two got into the hovercar and left.

Lin Shuying and the others were also off work. Lin Shuying studied the data that Lin Qiaoqiao had sent her earlier while waiting for dinner.

He Mengqiu and Lu Yunzhi's cooking skills improved rapidly, which was very satisfying.

Over there, Lin Qiaoqiao brought Wang Congjun to the banquet.

This banquet was hosted by the planet lord to receive numerous dignitaries from first-class stars, and it was quite grand.

These wealthy gentlemen were drawn by Qingfengyi, so naturally they wanted to invite a representative of Qingfengyi. His purpose was to invite the designer himself, but after Lin Qiaoqiao said that Lin Shuying would not be attending the banquet, he reluctantly agreed to let Lin Qiaoqiao attend.

The wide hallway at the entrance is decorated with gorgeous lights and antique ornaments, many of which are modeled after the designs of Qingfengyi.

Lin Qiaoqiao walked closer and took a look; they were made by some manufacturers authorized by Qingfengyi.

Very good, another wave of money is in hand.

The banquet was crowded, with people carrying wine glasses and chatting.

Such banquets are not all for the powerful and wealthy. If they were all powerful and wealthy, who would offer them a way out and join in the fun? There always needs to be some people from lower social classes to attend, so that the banquet won't be dull.

It was my first time experiencing such a big event, so I was a little nervous.

Wang Congjun whispered, "Sister Qiaoqiao, keep it up, you're invincible!"

At the same time, it's also a way to boost my own morale. If my boss isn't nervous, then the lower-level employees don't need to be nervous either.

The things your boss is nervous about are probably beyond the capabilities of a junior employee, so there's no need to be nervous.

He had the perfect attitude of a working person.

Lin Qiaoqiao took a deep breath and walked into the main hall of the banquet, immediately becoming the focus of attention.

Wearing a bright red cheongsam with a subtle rose pattern, an elegant imperial green necklace, and a charming makeup look, Lin Qiaoqiao exuded a powerful aura.

The clothes and jewelry are made with great detail and exquisite craftsmanship, clearly indicating that they are luxury items.

The sound of her high heels immediately drew everyone's attention, and everyone turned around at the sound of her shoes. They were instantly struck by her beauty, feeling as if a queen had arrived.

However, this unapproachable aura dissipated somewhat after seeing the rouge-painted snow chrysanthemums in her hair, adding a touch of delicate cuteness and playfulness to her domineering presence.

It's so attractive that many men are eager to get closer.

A man in a suit walked up to Lin Qiaoqiao and said, "Hello, Manager Lin."

The position of manager was a job that Lin Qiaoqiao gave herself; it was the boss's decision, and she could arrange it as she pleased.

But it doesn't seem to have enough presence right now.

"Oh, Mr. Song, it's an honor to meet you. I'm now the general manager; promotions are fast under our boss."