Chapter 216: Starry Sky Ga Engine
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
As compared to the inefficient drag that the project of the Milky Way Rendering Engine had beco, there was another software product that was being completed at a much faster rate. Its developnt started at the sa ti as the Milky Way Rendering Engine.
It was the Ga Rendering Engine! Similarly, it was also based on a piece that had been brought over from the Base of Operations. The technical team also consisted of around 200 staff. The leader of the project, Cao Gang, had outstanding capabilities. Within a year’s ti, 87% of the Ga Rendering Engine had been completed. After the group of experts from the X team joined this project, Xing Hai Technologies’ Ga Rendering Engine had rapidly progressed to the final testing stage. It could soon be introduced into the market.
This ga engine had been designated as “Starry Sky.” It was officially called the Starry Sky Ga Engine. The speedy developnt of the ga engine was not due to its simplicity. In fact, the ga engine had a wider range of applications and more functions. Its developnt process was much more challenging than the special effects engine.
There were two main reasons for the rapid developnt of this project. One was passion. The second was the stronger abilities of the team. That was why Chen Jin had fired the previous leader of the team in charge of the developnt of the special effects engine. He was receiving such a high salary, yet his work progressed so slowly and his work efficiency was less than half of others. Which boss in their right mind would tolerate this?
When he saw that the boss had co for an inspection, Cao Gang introduced the software as he did a demo. “President Chen, the trending ga engine in the current market is the Unreal 4, developed by Epic Corporation. The software holds more than 70% of the ga developnt market. Many famous ga masterpieces of 3A grade were created using the Unreal 4. This list includes ‘Heaven,”Fortress Night,”Jedi Survival,’ and ‘The Lost Ark.’ These famous gas were all produced using Unreal 4. The Unreal 4 can even be used for special effects rendering. The demon legion from HBO’s TV program, ‘Song of Ice and Fire,’ was rendered using the Unreal 4. The Unreal Engine fully deserves the title of the best ga engine in today’s world. However, our Starry Sky ga engine is just as good as the Unreal engine! In fact, our ga engine performs much better in so areas than the Unreal 4. Firstly, the Unreal 4 is very large and bloated. The complete installation package is more than 10 G. Our Starry Sky engine is only 2.8 G, much less than the Unreal 4. It’s easier to download and install. It belongs to the category of ga developnt engines that are lighter. But, this does not an that the performance of our engine is weaker. On the contrary, the graphics rendered by the Starry Sky engine are more refined; the colors are more gorgeous with stronger hues. It produces better results in terms of texture, grain, details, shadow processing, etc. Take a look at these two comparison images, President Chen. The difference can almost be detected by the naked eye.” Cao Gang produced two screenshots. One was rendered by Unreal 4 and the other was rendered by Starry Sky.
Chen Jin examined both images. The first image was exquisite but the initial impression he had was “fake.” He felt that it was patched together using a variety of source materials and stickers. But with the second image, looking at the sky, rocks, trees, and even the miniscule gaps between the grass, he felt that it was extrely realistic. The image imdiately grabbed his attention. Without a doubt, the more realistic image was rendered by Starry Sky.
Cao Gang continued his introduction. “President Chen, the differences in the images that I’ve shown you are very obvious. But the Starry Sky actually uses less ti in its rendering process. It uses 15 seconds whereas the Unreal 4 uses 25 seconds. However, their rendering effects are not as good as ours. I believe that everyone knows which ga engine is more powerful. In addition, the Unreal 4 has a fatal weakness. The gas produced using this engine are filled with bugs in the production process which leads to terrible user experience. Optimization has to be constantly carried out in post-production, but the effects are frequently poor. Thus, rumors such as ‘negative optimization’ have even appeared. They could only resolve the problem via hardware upgrades. This is an inherent problem in Unreal 4. It is an inevitable result in the pursuit of exquisite graphics and grand sceneries. It’s an obstacle that the conventional ga developers must face. But, through the use of many intelligent algorithms and by utilizing a totally different mode of rendering, Starry Sky is able to create equally beautiful and detailed graphics in a way that places less stress on the server and hardware... If developers were to use Starry Sky to create a similar sole survival ga like ‘Jedi Survival,’ they could use a lower level hardware setup. Even with a cheap graphics card, the software could still run smoothly. Moreover, the server load and the number of bugs woule be reduced. More importantly, the ‘Work Assistant’ is integrated inside the Starry Sky. It can greatly speed up the efficiency of the ga developnt process. The ‘Work Assistant’ in this engine is specially geared for use in ga developnt. This can dramatically reduce the developnt costs of the ga companies. President Chen, I can firmly conclude that our ‘Starry Sky Engine’ will not face any competition after its launch, at least in the dostic market. We should be able to take hold of the entire market for ga developnt software!”
As for the revenue that it could bring Xing Hai Technologies, that would depend on the pricing strategy for this software. However, Chen Jin frowned as he thought of sothing. “According to my knowledge, Unreal 4 seems to have beco totally free. Everyone likes freebies. If we charge a fee, I’m afraid that many ga developnt companies would flinch at the price.”
Cao Gang shook his head. “The Unreal 4 was never free. It was only free for use by the ga developnt companies. However, Epic Corporation takes a 10% cut of the total revenue earned by the gas developed using the Unreal 4. This is part of a business strategy called ‘fattening the sheep before collecting its wool.’ This strategy allows the Epic Corporation to earn more profits than simply selling the ga developnt engine.”
“A gimmick?” His mouth had subconsciously ford a word.
Cao Gang nodded. “That’s right, it’s a gimmick.”
“We have to do the sa thing!”
“We need to learn how to execute this gimmick too. Companies can use the Starry Sky for free and Xing Hai Technologies will take a 15% cut of the profits generated from the sale of the gas!”
Another staff said, “But, I think that the bigger ga developnt companies would rather pay to purchase the software. Sudden huge profits are a common phenonon in the ga developnt industry. So viral gas could earn tens of billions every year. Even a low-quality ga can billions in a year... The companies who are earning a healthy profit probably would not agree to share their profits with us. Then, we’ll sell it at a one-off price of $500,000 per software package. Clients will pay an additional monthly usage fee of $10,000 for the Work Assistant.”
This was much more expensive than the one-off price for Unreal 4, and could hardly be described as “reasonable.” But keeping in mind the sudden profits of the ga developnt industry, the nouveau riche who were willing to spend large amounts of money on in-app purchases, and gas that could easily earn tens of billions from elentary school children by simply selling ga power-ups... Why not give a taphorical beating to those ga developnt companies?
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On the 22nd of April, Xing Hai Technologies officially launched the first generation of its “Starry Sky Ga Engine.” At the launch event, Starry Sky Engine trounced the Unreal Engine. This display caused many netizens to make exclamations like, “Cheers” or “Too aweso!”
But once they saw the price, the dostic ga developnt companies complained loudly. This was too f**king expensive. Did they not agree that Z country would break the overseas monopolies and dramatically cut prices? But this price was not any cheaper than its foreign competitors. In fact, this was way more expensive.
Even so, within three days of launching Starry Sky, dostic sales exceeded 10,000 software packages and ga developnt companies (or studios) that had applied for free usage were close to a thousand.
Hence, the ga developnt field in the country had entered the “Era of The Starry Sky.”
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