123. Techpole Land (2)

After choosing Dexter Linder as the main character for this game, the first thing we did was call a meeting.

Although I changed the novel into a story that fits my game, the subject of production was Techpole Land anyway.

Of course, shouldn’t we listen to these people’s opinions? Is this story really suitable for the game or not?

(I’ve been thinking about it, and I’d like to think about going to Dexter Linder as the main character of the game. I decided to write a new story, but I think it would be better to have a character that has connections with existing novels rather than something completely new. Considering the familiarity of existing fans.)

As soon as I got lucky, a lot of opinions came pouring in from all over the place.

(Dexter Linder?!)

(Oh. Are you okay? Dexter Linda. Not very popular in the community.)

(I’m sure there will be a good story as long as it’s an attractive character. It’s not just that we arbitrarily adapt it. Especially if the original author creates a story.)

When Jaeik brought up the name Dexter Linder, several people’s eyes lit up. As seen in the community, it seemed to be gaining quite a bit of popularity here as well.

(Dexter Linder. He’s definitely a charming character. He’s not the main character in the novel. Is that okay?)

(I’d rather have a game based on a stable main character. After all, what fans like the most is MacLaine.)

Some people looked uneasy at the fact that a supporting character, not the main character, was put forward as the main character of the game.

(That’s why. Is there any merit to having Dexter Linder as the main character? It’s a popular character, but it’s not easy to predict how fans of the original game will react, as they’re not new to the game. Fans will wait for the story of the main character, Craig MacLaine. I think the same.)

(But if you think about it carefully, you should also think about the fact that there are many games that have only been criticized for copying the original. Because the original is not always the key to guaranteeing success. I agree with the author’s opinion.)

‘I heard that people are active in exchanging opinions during meetings, so that’s true.’

There was nothing wrong with what was said. I can agree with everything, and there were definitely things that were right.

To be honest, when I think of the games based on the movie, it is true that more failures come to mind than successes. It must be true that what fans expect is the story of MacLaine.

Then wouldn’t it be enough to satisfy everyone?

(Shall we take a look at this?)

Jaeik stood in front of the blackboard and drew a long line and wrote the name Dexter Linder in front of it.

I wrote down his biography completed overnight. From birth, through a certain growth process, certain events occur.

Should I say it is literally the perfect biography of the character Dexter Linder?

(Oh. God. So detailed?)

(Huh? Wait a minute. That content is connected to Dexter Linder? Isn’t that the main episode of Volume 1?)

(I think this includes some of the future novels?)

(Are you already in your head until the end of the novel?)

While Jaeik was writing down Dexter Linder’s biography on the blackboard, a quick-witted person realized that the contents of the blackboard were connected to the novel, and recalled the contents of the novel in the other world.

(Some of you seem to have noticed.)

Jaeik inserted MacLaine’s story in a long line between the long lines of Dexter Linder’s biography.

In other words, the main protagonist in the game is still Dexter Linder. And at the same time, it was planned to increase its presence in the novel. From the 2nd or 3rd that are scheduled to be released. in a way that doesn’t break the flow.

If so, it was clear that he would be able to catch both rabbits.

This was something I could do.

(In this way, the story will be incorporated into the game. If so, I think it will be possible to show the character Dexter Linder and link it with the original novel. What do you think?)

From the storyline presented by Jaeik to the vision for the game. There were no flaws anywhere.

Maybe it was an idea that could come out because it was the original author. I even thought that if the game were to be made into a second part, it could be connected naturally with the novel.

(Woah! I totally agree!)

(If the story goes well, can you really catch both rabbits? Is this possible?)

(Precisely, this game feels like a prequel. And if the game succeeds and 2 comes out, it will lead to the main story. As President Francis said. If the game succeeds, it will not end as a series.)

Is it because Song Jae-ik’s performance was so great?

The part leaders who attended the meeting simply clapped the seals.

—

After the meeting, rumors spread widely within the production company. It is said that the reputation of the writer Song Jae-ik is not false.

Of course, very few people thought it was false in the first place, but anyway.

Jaeik’s part in this game was the main story of the game. The biggest and most voluminous story.

Just thinking about the main story line that was popping up in my head right now, I couldn’t even figure out how many pages this would be. Will the script alone be at least 2,000 pages if used properly?

Besides, since I couldn’t just progress with the main story, when Jae-Ik’s work was completed, other writers would stick around and proceed with side quests.

As Francis said, the process of making the best game ever was correct. It didn’t even make sense for one person to be in charge of the main story in it.

(Are they really human?)

(Well. To be honest, I’m not sure either. If I dissect it, I wonder if it’s not blood but oil flowing.)

(Seriously. How is it all possible?)

The biggest issue in Techpole Land was the question of whether or not Song Jae-ik was really human.

It all started with a very small coincidence.

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As soon as the story was completed, Jaeik put it on the cloud, and each team started preparing to make a game that fits the story.

(Part leader, the starting town. I have no idea how to take it.)

(Hmm. The background of the starting town is important. With the writings that have been written so far, there is definitely a limit to imagination. Ah! Why don’t you ask the author Song?)

In the original drawing team, there was a blockage in the process of creating concept art for the game, and the part leader thought of Jae-Ik Song during the meeting and sent an employee to get a hint.

Because there was nothing more certain than hearing the original author’s words.

(I, writer. I have a question.)

When an employee of the original painting team talked to Jaeik, the eyes of the office immediately focused on him.

To be honest, there were definitely people who couldn’t because they wanted to ask a question, or because they were vague about asking a real question.

(Which one?)

(I’m trying to catch the concept art of the starting town, but I can’t get a feel for it. I was wondering if I could get some help.)

(It’s concept art for the starting town. Can I see some of your work?)

(I put it on the cloud!)

Jaeik accessed the cloud and downloaded the uploaded concept art.

The starting town where the main character first starts the game is expressed quite darkly to show the war damage in the other world.

(Well.)

However, the picture drawn by the original painting team clearly shows the damage and darkness of war, but it did not feel like that I thought.

The point of the other side of the world is literally the other side of the world. Because I wanted to reveal the unique atmosphere of the coexistence of reality and fantasy worlds.

As Jaeik looked at the concept art and fell into thought, the staff member who had come to ask him a question picked up a pen so as not to miss anything he was saying.

(I’d love something like this.)

However, instead of giving advice, Jaeik picked up the pen.

(Darkness and ruins right after the war. It’s true that this atmosphere was expressed well. Your skills are very good. After all, Francis wasn’t boasting for nothing.)

Then Jaeik covered the layout over it and started drawing the image he had in mind.

(However, the most important thing is that this is not a fantasy world, it is an underworld. On the other side, there is the reality we live in now. I think that subtle feeling is very important.)

Shut- Shut-

(uh···?)

I knew that I also drew webtoons, but I didn’t know that concept art would be like this. The employee blankly watched Jaeik’s hand movements.

Apparently, he simply came to listen to advice. Why is it that as Jaeik’s hand moves, a new picture is being drawn on top of his picture?

Why, but that painting doesn’t ruin his painting. Whether it looks better or if it perfectly expresses the feeling of the world behind it that Song Jae-ik said, he made an expression as if his brain was overloaded at the moment.

(Ah. This should be enough, right? I wonder what it would be like if it felt like this. It’s modern, but it definitely feels like a different world, right?)

(Uh, uh. Thank you.)

The employee who returned to the original painting team by elevator sat down in front of the desk.

I felt like I was possessed by a ghost for an hour.

(What is it? Did you finish fixing it already?)

The head of Wonhwa’s department called Jaeik when the employee he had sent to Jaeik was idly by, but when there was no answer, he suddenly tilted his head and waved his hand in front of his eyes.

(Why did I come all this way while studying painting for over ten years?)

(Suddenly what does that mean again?)

The employee displayed the picture file that Jaeik had edited in the cloud on the monitor screen.

(Woah!! Awesome! You’re good at it! What have you been drawing so far for this!)

Evelina, the part leader, looked around the monitor curiously. Looking at the picture, I felt sure that Jaeik used such an expression in his writing.

I wondered if it could be used as a guide for the concept art of the starting town.

(Okay! Everyone has a guide. I think starting Markle concept art should go like this!)

At that, the staff who were drawing concept art flocked to the monitor one by one to look at the picture.

(This is not what I drew.)

(yes?)

The employee manipulated the keyboard to show his picture once, and then overlaid Jaeik’s layout on top of it.

(This is the concept art that the artist personally touched up an hour after I went down to ask a question.)

(What? Really?!)

Evelina repeatedly looked at Jaeik’s picture and the combined picture on her keyboard.

(Seriously, this is a drawing I drew in an hour? It could be used as a guide for concept art, right?)

(The author is really. I don’t know. I knew he was drawing webtoons, but I never thought he would draw something like this. He might really know how to do everything, just like rumors circulated back then.)

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And it really took an instant for this rumor to spread within the company.

(I, the writer. Could you please confirm this part?)

Even in the department responsible for the OST.

(Writer. Should the character feel like this?)

The original drawing team’s illustration team, as well as the concept art team.

(Do you also do 3D modeling?)

(I saw a game made with Mflix. Wow. It seems that your real coding skills are not average. Did you study all of them on your own?)

Even the program team.

It took less than a week for most of Techpole’s employees to find Song Jae-ik.