Seeing this promotional poster, Zhao Haiping couldn't help but his eyes lit up.
"Opened a new copy?
"The Dongyi people... are they copies of the Dasheng Dynasty?"
Although Zhao Haiping's historical knowledge is not as good as Chu Ge's, he still has basic common sense.
The Dasheng Dynasty was the last unified dynasty in China. In the later period of the Dasheng Dynasty, the power of the Dongyi people reached its peak. They traveled across the ocean, constantly harassed the southeastern border of the Dasheng Dynasty, and even planned large-scale attacks.
Although this war ended with the Dasheng Dynasty's overall victory, the Dongyi people did cause huge damage to the southeastern coast of the Dasheng Dynasty.
The one in the promotional picture is basically a standard Dongyi army, and also includes several standard images of Dongyi bandits.
What makes Zhao Haiping a little confused is why is the background a modern square?
Switching to an ancient battlefield, it should be more artistic, right?
Moreover, the players in the poster also appear in modern casual clothes, not as soldiers or assassins in the game.
With doubts, Zhao Haiping continued to read the update instructions for the new gameplay of "Dark Sand".
“The new mixed reality (MR) game mode ‘Demon Invasion’ in “Dark Sand” is about to start!
"How to play: The demons entrenched in the historical slice attempt to enter the real world through various means and cause harm to the world. Those who have experienced hundreds of battles, please go to the interface between the historical slice and the real world to crush the demon invasion plot!
"Eligibility for participation: Players who have cleared any trial copy of "Dark Sand" and obtained the identity of assassin, soldier, scribe, or ranger can participate.
"Participating locations: This is an offline event, conducted in mixed reality mode. Please click on the event map to view specific participating locations.
"Special note: This offline event is a pilot event for a new game version. After the offline event, "Dark Sand" will update the series of copies of Dasheng Dynasty and open a variety of new gameplay including online mode. Please
Players are enthusiastically participating!”
In addition, there are some detailed rules and additional remarks. Anyway, the general meaning is that as long as players have cleared any trial copy, they can participate in this event. It doesn't matter if they don't understand any rules, as long as they are present.
There will be arranged process guidelines on site.
Zhao Haiping was shocked.
He could never have imagined that this game would be so fun to play, that VR could not satisfy him, and he would even directly launch an MR event!
The so-called MR is mixed reality, which is a technology that overlaps virtual reality and reality.
Players are still in the real world, but after using specific MR equipment to display virtual reality content in the player's field of vision, they can get a special gaming experience.
But basically no company can successfully play this thing at present.
Even though the VR game technology in this world can generally achieve more than 50% realism, the MR industry still has not developed much. After all, the technology required for MR is more complex than VR.
But the game "Dark Sand" even has MR mode? And is it confident that it can be as good as VR?
It’s off the mark!
Moreover, it is clearly written on the official website that this MR game mode "Monster Invasion" is not a completely independent offline activity. It is directly related to future updated game versions.
You definitely have to participate!
Whether it is to open your eyes and see what a 100% realistic MR game is like, or to be one step ahead of others in the new version, this event is a must-attend.
Zhao Haiping looked at the time and location.
The time is 1:30 tomorrow afternoon, and we are required to arrive at the site 15 to 20 minutes in advance to debug the equipment.
There is no problem in terms of time. Even if tomorrow is not the weekend, Zhao Haiping will ask for leave.
Why is work so important?
Looking at the venue of the event again, Zhao Haiping was even more happy.
Because most of the activity areas are near Tiandu City!
The nearest point is only a little over two kilometers away from him, which is not too close at all.
Nothing to say, just sign up now.
There is no limit to the total number of participants in this event, but officials require players to register separately to ensure that some remote event locations do not have too few players.
Moreover, the maximum number of people at each registration point is also different, some have more people and some have less people.
Zhao Haiping speculated that it may be because the sizes of these venues are different. Large venues can accommodate more players, which is normal.
I just don’t know how the game officials of “Dark Sand” chose these locations.
Judging from the situation on the map, there seems to be no regularity in the selection of these locations.
If we consider it from the perspective of promoting the game, shouldn’t this kind of activity be scattered in major cities across the country?
don't know.
But considering that the developer of the game "Dark Sand" has always had a clear mind, there is no need to delve deeper.
Anyway, just participate in any activities and that's it, you can't go wrong.
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At 1:30 pm the next day, Zhao Haiping arrived at the event venue on time.
This is a science and technology park, covering a large area, and there are several office buildings in it. Although it is not a particularly good location in Tiandu City, the land price is definitely not cheap.
The location of this event is in this science and technology park.
Zhao Haiping got off the car at the entrance of the Science and Technology Park and was surprised by the sparse number of people in this place.
Although today is a rest day and not many people are working in the science and technology park, it is still too deserted.
You must know that there are some small commercial areas in this science and technology park, a small shopping mall, a few restaurants, gyms, etc., but now there are no people at all.
When he arrived at the entrance of the science and technology park, a man who looked to be about forty years old and had a stubble stopped him.
"There are special events today. The entire science and technology park has been occupied. No one is allowed to enter."
Du Gang has already persuaded many people to quit.
He is responsible for this science and technology park. Although it is not yet certain whether the things about the orderer are true, after all, it is an important situation that may affect the safety of ordinary people. He must strictly demand it, perform his duties diligently, and avoid any distractions.
People are waiting to enter.
Zhao Haiping was a little surprised. He knew why there were so few people.
It seems that the developer of "Dark Sand" has booked the entire science and technology park, and has not arranged any audiences!
All I can say is that he is indeed very wealthy, and he can do whatever he wants with money.
"I'm just here to participate in the offline activities of "Dark Sand"."
Zhao Haiping explained while taking out his ID card.
Du Gang reached out to take it, checked his identity against the registration form, and then nodded: "Are you the first player to pass the warrior trial?"
Zhao Haiping nodded: "Yes, it's me."
Du Gang was a little emotional and a little envious.
If he didn't know the truth about all this, he might be able to participate in this event. But now, he can only be a staff member.
Du Gang handed back his ID card and pointed into the science and technology park: "Go inside, follow the signs, and get the game equipment over there."
Zhao Haiping looked inside and found that the event was quite formal. The entire science and technology park was full of staff, the density was beyond imagination, and all kinds of signage were in place.
There is also a special place for picking up game equipment.
"This company is really wealthy. There are many more event staff than players participating in the event?
“But it seems that no one else is allowed to visit at all. An offline event is so serious, it’s like martial law, and the atmosphere is full.
“And this staff is different from staff in other companies.
"When other companies hold this kind of event, the staff are all smiling and have a good service attitude, but the staff here have a serious face, as if they are really sending you to the battlefield.
"None of them look like ordinary people. Instead, they look like an army with live ammunition. They have such a strong aura."
Although Zhao Haiping knew in his heart that this was just a game and an entertainment activity without any pressure, in this atmosphere, he actually felt a little nervous about setting off on the battlefield.
