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Crafting an Ever-Expanding Jianghu: Open-World Design and Sustainable Update Pipelines in 'Where Winds Meet' (Presented by Everstone Studio)

Overview:

Where Winds Meet aims to create engaging open-world play in a wuxia setting, a Chinese martial arts fantasy genre. While building free, immersive exploration, the game blends a romantic sensibility with a grounded sense of historical realism, shaping its audiovisual direction and overall player experience. As an open-world wuxia game, Where Winds Meet features several distinctive design approaches. Having both solo and multiplayer modes enables a flexible and uncommon gameplay experience. Meanwhile, such a long-term live operation model with frequent updates places huge demands on both content design and the production pipeline.nnJoin Lead Producer, Beralt Lyu, for a deep dive into how the Where Winds Meet team tackles the challenges of crafting wuxia immersion while integrating solo and multiplayer experiences. Discover how the team builds a production pipeline to support long-term live operations.

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