Agreeing to Create Bad Games, What the Hell Is ‘Titanfall’? Chapter 26: The third round of investment! Start!

Once the basic ga frawork was confird, developnt kicked off in full swing.

Technically speaking, building a roguelike ga is actually pretty complex.

Even though it looks simple—basic graphics, minimal plot, and dumbed-down controls—the writing workload is massive.

Because the soul of a roguelike lies in the randomness of gear combinations and their progression chanics.

As the designer, Gu Sheng’s job was to make sure those combinations felt satisfying, without being completely overpowered.

Keep in mind, a well-developed roguelike usually has dozens of items, and the potential combinations can number in the hundreds!

Just balancing all that can take up most of the developnt tiline.

And this is where the system truly ca into play.

Thanks to the Ga Vault System, the gas Gu Sheng redeed didn’t just co with source code—they also included foundational design docunts.

For Vampire Survivors, that docunt was practically an encyclopedia of equipnt and items.

It covered basic attributes of weapons and gear, as well as fusion formulas for advanced weapon upgrades.

With that as a base, Gu Sheng only needed to fine-tune the data.

“Thank god for this gem,”

Gu Sheng often muttered to himself while tweaking numbers,

“Without it, no way we could’ve finished this ga in just a month—even if we had another month.”

After all, wearing both the project lead and Director hats, Gu Sheng not only had to build the ga’s core data, but also track the entire project’s progress.

Thankfully, Lu Bian and Da Jiang were top-tier developers.

As long as Gu Sheng signed off on the core elents, the rest of the ti they just needed to show him their latest stage builds.

And just like that—

A month flew by in the blink of an eye.

Version 1.0 of Vampire Survivors was complete, thanks to the seamless teamwork of the trio!

The “1.0 version” was the most basic build.

It featured two maps, four characters, sixteen weapons, seventeen items, eleven super weapons, and ten drop items.

The objective was simple: survive for thirty minutes.

Simple, straightforward, and bursting with RNG.

Most importantly, nothing like this had ever existed in this world before.

Looking at the finished product, Gu Sheng was both excited and nervous.

Back in his previous life, this ga had crushed the competition.

But in this world, he had no guarantee it would sell.

Still, there was no turning back now—he could only hand it over to the platform and let the market decide!

Three Days Later!

Saturday, 8 AM!

YiYou Technology Co., Ltd. Headquarters in Zhongjing!

In the eting room, a dozen high-level executives in suits had gathered.

At the head of the table sat a man in a navy-blue shirt.

He looked to be around thirty-four or thirty-five, with slicked-back hair, gold-rimd glasses, and sharp, composed features—refined, yet shrewd.

Yan Sheng, Vice President of YiYou Technology and current CEO of the YiYou Platform, had just assud his post earlier that year.

Seeing that everyone had arrived, the secretary beside him turned and asked, “President Yan, shall we begin?”

“Mm.” Yan Sheng nodded.

Just one syllable—

And the murmurs in the room died instantly. All eyes turned to Yan Sheng. Silence fell like a curtain.

Everyone knew the saying: “New boss, three fires.”

At a mont like this, no one dared to cross the new CEO.

“Since everyone's here, let’s get started.”

Yan Sheng flipped open his eting folder.

“I believe you all know why I’ve gathered you today.”

“Tomorrow, Sunday evening at 8 PM, our annual Mini-Ga Developnt Festival kicks off.”

“Of course, this isn’t our first ti hosting this event.”

“But this year… things are different.”

He paused.

“As you all know, this ti, our focus is on the designers—the soul of any ga. We’re bringing them out from behind the scenes and into the spotlight.”

“It might sound like I’m being overly ambitious,”

“But I hope, through the YiYou Platform’s efforts, Huaxia can one day produce world-class ga designers.”

Clap, clap, clap—

His speech was powerful and steady, earning a wave of applause from the room.

As the leader of one of the country’s largest gaming platforms, it was clear Yan Sheng had big dreams for the dostic gaming industry.

He was the real deal—both idealistic and action-oriented.

Waving his hand, Yan Sheng continued,

“Given how important this event is, the company has set two mandates and three zero-tolerance rules.”

“The two mandates: transparency in voting, and fairness in exposure for all gas.”

“The three zero-tolerances: if we discover internal favoritism, bribery, or cheating—”

“We will not tolerate it, will not excuse it, and will not rehire the offender!”

His voice echoed in the room—firm, commanding, and intimidating.

It was clear he knew there had been shady dealings in past events.

He may have looked the other way then.

But not this ti.

This was their first attempt to establish designer idols, and the promotional effort was massive.

Anyone who tried to pull sneaky tricks now would be in serious trouble.

Then—

Yan Sheng gestured.

“Secretary Li, give us a breakdown of this year’s event.”

“Yes, President Yan.”

Secretary Li nodded and opened her folder.

“As of midnight today, the YiYou Platform’s Mini-Ga Festival has received 582 ga submissions,”

“From 270 individual designers, 103 studios, and 54 ga companies.”

“The event will officially kick off this Sunday at 8 PM and run for 14 days.”

“During the event, all gas will be free to play. The winner will receive the title of Supernova Designer, and their ga will be featured in a hopage banner for—”

“Thirty days!”

That Night

Darkness settled in, and the grand Mini-Ga Carnival was about to begin.

Top streaming platforms like Shark Live, BlackFlag Live, FireBear Live, and Little Station Live all jumped on board.

Strears in their gaming sections updated their room titles to tag YiYou DevFest.

Even those already streaming switched gears as 8 PM neared, refreshing YiYou Platform’s hopage repeatedly.

Gars and fans across the country waited eagerly for the event to start.

Gaming forums like Xiaohei Box and TabTab were abuzz, discussions at an all-ti high.

Everyone was placing bets on this year’s dark horse.

Who would claim the title of Supernova Designer?

Click.

Click.

The sound of a ticking clock echoed in a cozy, pastel-pink room.

Second by second, the hand ticked forward—until it landed precisely on 8 o’clock.

At that mont—

A girl lying on her bed with her feet up, binge-watching her favorite show, suddenly heard a crisp chi in her head—

【Ding! New investnt round initiated!】

【Project: Vampire Survivors】

【Investnt Amount: ¥200,000】

【Expected Rebate: ¥2,000,000】

【Ti Left to Settlent: 14 days, 1 hour, 0 minutes, 0 seconds】