It was a network problem.
If cloud technology were used, the player's network speed would have to keep up.
Otherwise, when playing the game, a single command sent back and forth between the computer and the server might take several seconds!
In that amount of time, one's home base could be stolen without the player even realizing it!
So, was there any way to increase network speed?
In his previous life, such game technology only became feasible after 5G was widely adopted.
But now, clearly, this was not that era.
If they wanted to research 5G technology now, it would require far more time and energy.
Time alone simply did not allow it.
"Damn it—Red Queen, immediately produce and release a StarCraft promotional video for me. Then implement a registration system. Anyone who signs up will receive a half-price game USB external hard drive from Nanji Technology Co., Ltd.!"
"Yes, Master!"
"I really am a genius!"
Since the previous idea didn't work, then change it—change it!
Cloud technology was limited by network technology, which had nothing to do with game optimization. Game optimization was about reducing hardware load, improving overall game quality, and refining things on the developer's side.
Network issues, on the other hand, involved countless players.
That was extremely difficult to solve.
To resolve network problems would require manpower, resources, and—most importantly—a great deal of time.
Rather than that, it was better to use this method directly.
StarCraft was undoubtedly an online game. Antarctica's online games had always been free; as for what players chose to purchase after entering the game, that was entirely up to them.
Since players' computers weren't powerful enough, the Nanji Technology branch would provide a major gift—a professional gaming hard drive.
This professional gaming hard drive had a storage capacity of up to 100 terabytes. Its transmission speed was currently the fastest in the world. It used a USB interface—plug in and read instantly, extremely convenient.
And it sold for only one thousand dollars.
The material cost for research and development was merely three hundred dollars.
The rest was technical and labor cost. At a thousand dollars, it was already cheap.
But now, in order to allow more players to experience this StarCraft, he decided to sell it together with the game at half price.
This was also a gift to fans who had long supported Antarctica's work.
At half price—only five hundred dollars for a super-capacity hard drive—Nanji Technology earned just two hundred dollars. It looked like a small profit, but in reality, it merely broke even.
Thus, this move was already extremely conscientious.
If the game industry of his previous life had bosses this conscientious, the industry would surely have looked very different.
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That night, countless people received an invitation letter on the Antarctica app:
[Xu Dan invites you to enter the interstellar world—]
Who was Xu Dan? Anyone who had downloaded this app could not possibly be unfamiliar with him.
Just like using QQ or WeChat—it was impossible not to know Pony.
Every user clicked in immediately.
This kind of invitation format was something people were seeing on the internet for the first time.
In everyday life, invitations were for weddings or celebrations—but an invitation on the internet?
This time, people used their own hands to open an era.
On their phone or computer screens, a black hole suddenly appeared, sucking in the software interface and desktop!
Even their gaze seemed to be drawn into it.
Soon, from that extreme darkness, a point of light appeared.
That white dot rapidly expanded!
In the end, people completed the crossing and entered a sci-fi era!
What unfolded before their eyes was undoubtedly space—beautiful cosmic scenery!
This kind of scene held irresistible allure for everyone, yet at the same time carried a fear of the unknown universe.
The grandeur of the cosmos was breathtaking.
But the column of silver-white warships in the distance was even more stunning!
This was the ultimate dream of countless passionate youths!
From childhood cries of "I want to be an astronaut," or reading a Cosmic Encyclopedia—how many boys had been captivated by the vast universe!
But as people grew older and reality set in, who still dared to speak of such dreams?
Those dreams had become nothing more than self-mockery.
But—
Xu Dan would never laugh at them.
Instead, he presented that dream in its entirety before their eyes!
At that moment, countless people widened their eyes, staring at the silver-white space fleet!
No corners were cut—every detail of the video struck directly at the viewer's senses!
On the small screen, that colossal space battleship loomed.
Every joint on the hull, every gun port, even the internal structure of the ship—everything was visible!
What was this?
This was Antarctica!
However, just as everyone was marveling at the meticulous craftsmanship of Antarctica Company, a burst of fire appeared!
No—that wasn't fire. It was laser fire!
As the camera shifted with the viewer's gaze, another fleet came into view.
Their shapes were completely different from the silver-white warships!
These fleets were composed of black and dark red, their hulls resembling the infamous black ships that sailed into Edo Bay in 1853!
And there were even uglier, more terrifying ones!
Opposing the silver-white fleet—
It was like an angel-and-demon war unfolding in the unknown universe!
This conflict unfolded through scene after scene that challenged human perception. In the end, the unexpected side emerged victorious—the suddenly appearing golden fleet!
This golden fleet acted like a fisherman reaping the benefits. At the most critical moment, in the simplest manner, it completely annihilated both opposing fleets!
No matter how despicable such tactics might be, the victor was always the golden fleet!
With the posture of a conqueror, the golden fleet sailed toward the nearby dark red planet.
It turned out that the previous black and white fleets had been fighting over the resources of this red planet—Xilang!
But now, all of that—those things known as the gold of the universe—belonged entirely to the fisherman!
That was what the players believed.
However, the Red Queen sensed that the matter was far from over.
As the mighty golden fleet pierced through the atmosphere of the Red Planet like millions of celestial soldiers descending from the heavens and rapidly landed toward the surface—
Through layers of glowing clouds, everyone saw that this red planet was no helpless lamb waiting to be slaughtered!
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