When I write a bug it becomes the core gameplay

Huang Wang kept watching until 6 o'clock in the evening.

I have to say, what happened in the past two days was so magical!

He watched helplessly as "Demons from Hell" was reviled by thousands of people at the beginning, and now it has appeared in the circle in a very strange black and red style, and the sales volume is much higher than expected!

Originally, Huang Wang actually didn't think this game could make money at all, and it was a miracle that it even sold over 10,000 copies.

But now, sales have exceeded 50,000!

Huang Wang simply calculated the revenue of this game. Based on 18 yuan per copy of the game, Hell Frontline has a net income of nearly 600,000 yuan!

As for whether this money can cover the development costs of the game?

Huang Wang doesn't know either, because he doesn't know the specific development cost of this game.

He knows that the program is nothing more than his salary, the rent of the house, and the money for buying climbing game templates from the Internet. If you add them all together, it is basically less than 150,000.

But obviously this is not the bulk of game development costs.

The art resources of this game are so exquisite, and there is also a special dubbing in Hell language. Plus the funds for publicity and promotion, how come these all need to start at a million, right?

If the sales volume is less than 10,000, then the net income of this game will be more than 100,000, which is absolutely nothing.

And now the sales volume is 50,000. According to the current momentum, maybe the final sales volume can barely reach 100,000?

Huang Wang was still thinking about it when the security door opened.

At 6 o'clock, Mr. Sa arrived on time, but he was followed by two people, the young man Huang Wang had met before and the bad girl.

Azazel looked at Huang Wang: "Okay, you can get off work."

Huang Wang was a little surprised, so early? It’s only six o’clock!

This is completely inconsistent with Mr. Sa's character.

Huang Wang even didn't want to leave. After all, there was nothing to do if he went back to his damp semi-basement so early. He might as well play on the computer here for a while.

But looking at the two people behind Mr. Sa, Huang Wang guessed that they might be talking about something important, so he had no choice but to nod and go out.

Forget it, let’s find an Internet cafe and play for a while.

When Huang Wang left, Azazel quickly closed the door and changed his face instantly.

"Dear Lady Lilith, welcome to your visit!

"Do you want to start fulfilling the previous contract immediately?

"No problem at all, one-tenth of the negative emotions will be served to you immediately."

Azazel was smiling all over his face. Obviously, he was still a little confused about the situation after being in hell all day.

Lilith looked at Gu Fan.

In fact, she didn't fully understand the situation. She only knew that Gu Fan had agreed with her in advance to meet directly at Xingwangyuan Community today.

As for the follow-up plans? They can only look at Gu Fan's arrangements.

Gu Fan coughed twice: "Mr. Sa, who said it's one-tenth? It's obviously three-quarters.

"Also, please hand over all your company's profits."

Azazel's smile instantly froze on his face, but after all, he was a demon with a strong psychological quality. He quickly reacted: "Are you kidding me? Do you want to say that "The Evil Dead" has made a profit?

"How is that possible! The total marketing budget for this game is 500,000 yuan, and it was all spent on the first day. Even with the full exposure, the sales on the first day were only over 10,000 yuan.

"In the next three days, sales will inevitably drop off a cliff, and now the sales volume of "The Evil Dead" may not reach 20,000.

“No matter how you calculate it, it’s impossible to make a profit!”

Gu Fan smiled slightly: "Oh? Mr. Sa, please take a look quickly. What is the current sales volume of "The Evil Dead"?"

Azazel's expression became serious. He had a vague sense of ominous premonition, but he could not imagine any possibility of overturning.

Could it be that the game is like "Sisyphus" and has some kind of bug?

But it is also written in the contract that if such a BUG occurs, he does not need to surrender any negative emotions!

What's the big deal?

Azazel opened the backstage with a suspicious look on his face, and then he saw the sales data of "The Evil Dead" at this time.

54,387 copies!

Azazel felt like he was struck by lightning: "No! This is impossible!!"

Azazel and Lilith had already calculated the specific cost of "Lemurs from Hell" when they signed the contract.

The development cost of the game itself is about 130,000, which includes Huang Wang's salary, house rent and other company daily expenses, as well as money to purchase game templates and fragmented functional templates.

As for art and music resources? Those are all from hell, so what kind of money is that?

Of course, Azazel also knew that if the cost was only 130,000, it would be easy to make a profit accidentally, so he also included the marketing expenses, for a total of 500,000.

This amount of money is not a lot of money, and it does not create any big waves, but it suddenly raises the total cost of "The Evil Dead" to 630,000!

Based on this cost calculation, and taking into account factors such as account sharing and tax deductions on different platforms, "Hell of Hell" priced at 18 yuan a copy will have to sell at least about 50,000 copies to be able to recover the cost!

In Azazel's opinion, this is absolutely impossible!

that's the truth.

The sales volume of "Demons from Hell" was only over 10,000 points on the first day, and it showed a sharp decline trend on the second day.

After all, the marketing funds are gone, the game's ratings are out, and the number of new players buying the game has dropped significantly.

What about negative emotions?

Azazel has made a lot of money!

Although sales have dropped significantly, it does not mean that fewer people are playing the game. Since the game itself has a two-hour free trial strategy, the negative emotions generated by each player in these two hours are also very considerable!

Two days ago, Azazel's negative emotion value collected from the game "Hell of Hell" had reached 860,000!

This completely surpasses "Sisyphus" before the bug appeared.

So far, Azazel took a look at the negative emotions provided by this game, and found that there has been a good increase, with the total amount reaching 2.04 million!

This achievement made him sincerely proud of himself.

Who said it’s hard to collect negative emotions?

But now, Azazel is extremely happy and sad.

Why does this game have more than 50,000 sales?

No wonder the negative emotions are still rising in the past two days. It turns out that there are new players coming in continuously!

If he hadn't signed the investment agreement, Azazel would have gone crazy with joy, but now he was thinking about heaven and hell.

The investment agreement comes into effect, which means that Azazel must not only hand over all the profits after the return of capital, but also give three-quarters of the negative sentiment value!

That’s a total of 1.53 million!

If the follow-up "The Evil Dead" keeps making money, he has to keep giving it!

"Impossible! This is absolutely impossible!"

Azazel looked at Gu Fan angrily: "You must have done something! It was clearly written in the contract that you cannot show up..."

Gu Fan nodded: "Yes, it is clearly stated in the contract that there cannot be any bugs that deviate significantly from the original design and cause the game to be abnormally profitable, otherwise you do not need to pay any negative emotions.

"However, so far, no similar bugs have appeared in "Hell of Hell"."

Obviously, Azazel couldn't accept this reality at all. He first searched it online and then called Huang Wang to ask about the specific situation.

Finally, he figured it out.

The reason why "The Hellboy" was able to obtain revenue that was completely inconsistent with original expectations is mainly due to three reasons.

The first is that the mysterious speed pass master Quan Tan Ge initiated a "turf butterfly swimming competition" to all anchors and UP anchors, which continued to increase the popularity of "Hell of Hell"!

The second is that the mysterious MOD maker provided the Succubus appearance MOD, voice MOD and save MOD, which improved the playability of the game!

The third reason is that because this game was so shockingly bad that it topped the negative review list, players began to praise each other, creating a hot spot and further increasing its popularity!

The three things added up in a short period of time, which naturally led to an abnormal increase in the sales of this game!

Of course, if the game quality of "Hell of Hell" is slightly higher, such as "Sisyphus" or "Destiny of Wolong", and there are bugs that can improve the gameplay, there should be room for further improvement in sales, and it may even break through. One hundred thousand is possible.

But it was so rubbish, so even with such high popularity, most players still wouldn't choose to buy it, and the final sales volume was only over 50,000.

But even with more than 50,000 sales, this game has already made money!

As for the special bug that makes the game profitable?

Sorry, not really!

If you have to say that it changes the game functions, it is only a MOD, but a MOD is not a BUG, ​​it is not even part of the game itself.

It is just a third-party program voluntarily developed by some people on the Internet. Players can download it freely and use it voluntarily. It has nothing to do with the official website.

Azazel was so angry that he wanted to immediately find out who the MOD author llsdydyzzr was, but he couldn't find it and couldn't do anything.

Can the MOD be removed from the shelves? Yes, but only if this MOD has obvious infringement, such as using models stolen from other games. In this case, if the developer is serious and sues the website, it is possible that the MOD will be removed from the shelves.

But the succubus appearance replacement MOD did not use existing materials. It was entirely made by the author himself, and there is no handle at all!

Azazel sat slumped in the chair, as if all his strength had been drained away.