These simulators, in terms of functionality, are basically the same as gamepads, keyboards, and mice. They are just control tools and cannot run games.
If we want to do testing, we still have to go upstairs to move the mainframes.
The screen is simple; a high-definition large screen was already reserved here.
The employees who got the go-ahead rushed upstairs to move the mainframes down, quickly connecting the wires and turning them on.
However, before starting, Xue Liang asked a question:
"Boss, which version should we use? The stable version or the hybrid version?"
Xu Meng's eyes widened on the spot, and he retorted loudly: "What do you think?!"
"Uh… Okay, I got it."
Xue Liang's attempt failed, and he honestly started the stable version.
— The "War of Kings" miniDemo, in just a few days, had a hybrid version.
Actually, the proper name should be [Development Version].
In the past few days, everyone has been working with intelligent collaborative development tools, adapting to new development methods, and conducting various technical experiments in the demo.
After Xu Meng made a backup of the original version, he allowed everyone to freely use their imagination and add whatever they wanted to the demo.
This version, where everyone could freely use their imagination, is the [Development Version].
But because it was too free, everyone was stuffing all kinds of things into it, experimenting with various designs they were interested in.
This led to the [Development Version] becoming a hodgepodge, and everyone started calling it the [Hybrid Version].
This version would frequently encounter various problems even when running on a PC, so of course, it couldn't be used to test the simulator.
Of course, the [Stable Version] is not without changes.
While the Demo was still in the loading screen, the crowd started arguing:
"Who goes first?"
"Me, me, me! Look at that treadmill! It looks very tiring! Of course, I should do such a tiring thing!"
"I can do it too! I'm super good!"
"Look at my WeChat Moments! I run every day, let me do it!"
"I'm a good shot! Let me do it!"
…
Xu Meng didn't participate in the argument.
He was already skillfully sitting in the tank simulator.
— The simulator blueprints were all in his head, and after watching the installation all afternoon, he had already figured out how to operate it.
The so-called [Tank Simulator] doesn't actually look like a tank.
It doesn't have the outer shell and shape of a tank.
It's just based on the general-purpose [Vehicle Simulator], with the addition of the necessary accessories for the tank simulator.
These accessories don't completely restore the internal situation of the tank; they only equip the equipment needed by the driver, gunner, loader, and commander.
The real internal details of the tank exist in software form and can only be seen by wearing VR glasses.
At this moment, Xu Meng was already sitting in the gunner's position, with full-coverage VR glasses on his head and auxiliary controllers fixed on his wrist, just waiting for the official start of the battle.
But the employees over there were still arguing about who should go first…
He had to speak up and act as a referee—
"Stop arguing! It's not like we can only test it this one time!"
— 5 simulators, each with a capacity of 4 people, whether it's the high-end or basic version.
Xu Meng didn't bother with the situation of the others, and together with his three teammates, he put on VR glasses and officially started the game.
The moment he opened his eyes, Xu Meng subconsciously looked down at his outstretched hands, then looked around to examine the environment inside the tank.
The sight, the foot pedals, the steering wheel, the elevation handwheel, the firing handle…
And beyond these key interactive devices—
The rusty metal inner wall, large and small pipelines, various handles of unknown use, the stainless steel door leading to the cockpit not far in front…
And the loader beside him, also shaking his head and looking around, and the commander behind him, only showing his lower body.
— But this is actually an optical illusion.
For safety, the loader's real position is actually farther than it looks.
The commander also didn't really sit that high.
— It's not safe to leave the tank like that.
At the same time that Xu Meng thought of this, the commander said loudly—
"You guys hold on for a while, the driver and I will get out of the vehicle to repair it!"
"Okay!"
— The immersive battlefield environment made him subconsciously raise his voice.
Then the commander and driver who had just taken their seats got out of their seats again.
The moment they got up, the full-coverage VR glasses automatically switched the screen, using the external camera to project the real-world picture onto the monitors in front of them, making it easier for them to leave the vehicle and move to the omnidirectional treadmill outside the vehicle.
After standing firm, the picture switched back to the game again.
The two in the game were already standing outside the tank, quickly running towards the damaged right track.
— The driver wasn't used to the omnidirectional treadmill and staggered in front of Xu Meng's sight when running past the front of the sight, and luckily the protective measures of the omnidirectional treadmill were in place to prevent him from falling.
After finding the right position, the two raised their controllers, one with a welding torch and the other with a hammer, and began to repair the tank track.
[Repair] is the first important update of the [Stable Version] Demo.
Vehicle repair is already a decided design for "War of Kings", and it is necessary to test it in advance.
But these people are so anxious to get this done—some people are even unwilling to leave after work, desperately working on this, not because they are in a hurry for such a distant thing, but simply want to get this tank moving in the first level.
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In the original Demo design, this tank couldn't move, not because the tracks were damaged or the engine was damaged, but because it was used as a "stronghold terrain" in the design concept.
But many employees in the project team felt uncomfortable seeing a complete tank in front of them but unable to drive it.
Especially Xue Liang, who developed the "Storm of Fire" Demo single-handedly, was even more anxious.
Thinking backward, he thought of the excuse of [Repair Function Test].
After volunteering to Xu Meng, he saved this tank that originally existed as a "scene."
Xu Meng didn't wait idly either. He put his eyes in front of the sight and saw the enemy troops and transport vehicles rushing over.
He grabbed the steering wheel on the left and started shaking it wildly!
His right hand also gripped the elevation handwheel, pressing it down bit by bit.
The mechanical structure inside the tank began to operate, and the transmission device and bearings rubbed and collided, making a huge noise.
He didn't bother to calculate the mil, size, or distance.
Feeling that it was about right, he grabbed the firing handle behind the handwheel and pulled it hard!
"Boom!"
A huge roar sounded simultaneously in the game and in reality!
The huge barrel on the tank simulator shook violently, and the strong recoil caused the entire simulator to vibrate violently!
The loader staggered on the spot and almost fell to the ground.
The onlookers were also startled by the huge movement, exclaiming and retreating, away from the simulator.
Thanks to the simulator being firmly fixed during installation, otherwise, with this full-power shot, the entire simulator would have to jump backward.
Many people subconsciously looked at the front of the barrel—
Such a fierce shot inevitably made people worry about causing damage.
But in fact, nothing was fired from the muzzle.
That powerful shot was just a realistic illusion created by the cylinder and smoke generator.
The fake shell loaded into the breech also returned to the bottom of the shell rack through the transmission device below the breech at the moment of the shot, so as to be recycled and continuously loaded.
— Otherwise, preparing seventy or eighty shells on the tank simulator would be quite inconvenient, and it would be troublesome and laborious to organize them afterward, which is really unnecessary.
Xu Meng was sitting in the chair and was also shaken quite a bit.
He was thinking about whether to reduce the vibration feedback by one or two levels, but he shouted: "Load the shell! Load the shell!"
Before the words fell, there was another deafening cannon sound—
"Boom!"
The tank next door fired.
Then came the third shot, the fourth shot, the fifth shot…
The loud booming sounds rang out one after another, and the glass on the first floor was shaken by the huge noise.
Everyone was not in the same game, but the game background was originally a battlefield, so it didn't sound abrupt at all, but rather had more of the flavor of the battlefield!
Xu Meng felt his blood rush up!
He started shaking the handwheel and cranking the elevation handwheel frantically again!
The loader opened the breech, turned around, picked up the shell, put it in, closed the breech again, and reported at the same time: "Shell loaded!"
Xu Meng pulled the firing handle again without hesitation!
"Boom!"
It was another strong recoil that shook the vehicle and body at the same time!
The same reaction occurred in the other four tank simulators, and the roar of the cannons firing one after another!
The swan flock leisurely paddling on Jinghu Lake in the distance was suddenly startled and flapped its wings and flew away in panic.
Tourists and passers-by also turned around in surprise, looking in the direction of the Zhumeng office building, not knowing what had happened.
Some people left in panic.
Others came following the sound!
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