From the cold apocalypse to Wuling Hongguang, what happened to this chariot game？

Doomsday, chariots, artillery.

When I discovered this vehicle rivalry game called Crossout on Steam, the first thing that came to mind was the movie Mad Max.

Driving the network accelerator on the virtual wasteland carried by the European server, I upgraded my novice pickup truck all the way to a heavy ** that can easily ** any AI computer.

Slowly, I discovered that this is not so much a tank version of World of Tanks, but a 3D version of Minecraft or Terraria. Like building blocks, the car building system makes everything possible. Of course, you have to admire the brains of the old drivers.

Their ideas and brainstorming make all cars no longer seem like normal cars.

In Crossout, the concept of independent damage means that on the battlefield, one second you are sighing "car driver", and the next second your tire rolls aside. At the beginning, I often laughed and scolded: "What stupid X’s tire flew." It turned out that my own tire was blown out and flew out.

Based on this, these experienced drivers have developed a particularly dirty way of taunting: shoot all your parts and then push the front of your car to run.

In fact, until this time, the outer server was still quiet and serene. As a niche game, except for some furry brothers in "Crossout" who would bully their teammates by self-destruction and other methods, the whole game looked like a paradise.

Until one day, I suddenly noticed how there are so many minivans that are not afraid of death in the game. I just realized that the root of all evil has maxed out my Moments.

The same patriotic factor, this routine and the WeChat official account before the release of the "H1Z1" popular article seems a bit familiar. But the down-to-earth publicity seems to really mobilize the emotions of the players.

The most intuitive manifestation is that in the outer clothes, there are fewer people playing hard boats and cannons, but more autumn mountain car gods driving Wuling minivans drifting. They started with fluent and authentic English: "I’m WuLing, ******!" This seems to have become a neat slogan, just like the "Sao *****" in the hot H1Z1 not long ago.

The players in the national server far away need a logo of mutual recognition. So the Red Army and "Sao *****" became the representatives of H1Z1, and Wuling Hongguang became the symbol of "Crossout". Although it cannot be compared with the H1Z1 article that caused 100,000 hundred fingers and millions of Steam sales, this article also made "Crossout" popular.

The story did not end so simply. The influx of a large number of domestic players made the game instantly lively. "No one can compare with the Chinese in online games" is definitely not blown out. If we say when contemporary people are most united, there may be only one answer: online games.

In the beginning, as the new Wuling car gods, they were tortured to death, and the old drivers of foreign service enjoyed the experience and happiness of ravaging others. However, under the constant frustration, the domestic players were aroused to be more resilient.

Technology is not as good as people, they try their best to overtake the car. Liver equipment, profiteers, price control, the game market in the "Crossout" outer server is almost monopolized by these Wuling car gods from China. Whoever masters the economy has the voice over.

A basic raw material for a game called scrap iron, the price of which can change two to three times in a row within a day; all legendary weapons are out of stock in the market, foreigners want to buy it? Ask Wuling Car God first.

The story does not end here. In the later stage of the beta test of "Crossout", with the increase of internal parts in the inventory of Chinese and foreign players and the intensification of contradictions.

A terrorist organization called a suicide attack was born.

They may not all be Wuling car gods, but they are definitely more intimidating than the Wuling team with a serious local atmosphere. Everyone in this organization has transformed their cars into a huge frame, and the reasonable physical structure and the propeller that can accelerate the running make their cars form a "frame" with open arms.

Regardless of the enemy or the enemy, as long as you are framed, you will not be able to escape again. Because framing your car only restricts your movement, and the real fear is the oil drums that cover the entire body. The people of this organization will self-destruct and ignite the oil drums, and with a loud bang, you will watch your chariot and the behemoth on the screen perish together.

With the opening of the national uniform, the Wuling car gods faded away like a tide, leaving only the drivers who had changed from newcomers to old drivers on the beach. The entire Crossout gradually returned to normal, as if the Wuling Legion had never appeared. However, in the chariot museum where the design drawings were stored, there were traces of their battles left.

Later, I also temporarily AFK the outer server. When I got the activation code of the national server and entered the game, I suddenly wondered: Does the Wuling Legion have a founder or leader?

However, the national service and the foreign service are already two different games.

When I faced the Chariot Museum in China (a place used to display players’ car-making works), the question "what is this?" flooded my mind. If "Crossout" in foreign service is like a competition where people quietly build tanks and play robots, "Genesis Chariot" in national service is like a Wuling VS Dayun motorcycle full of local atmosphere.

The symbol of the Wuling Legion is Wuling Hongguang, and finding the autumn mountain car god is the first step to success. But the dazzling array of Wuling makes it impossible to start, until I found such a car in a corner of the official website:

"Mobile Selling Spring Extended Edition Wuling Hongguang".

It wasn’t that hard to find the author. Instead of being officially banned for making 18 banned cars, this person became an official editor, so when I asked, everyone knew who I was looking for.

In the process of chatting with the player whose ID is Tianbian Yunfan, he told me: "The reason why I want to make such a car is because I am better at splicing cars with characters." The inspiration for "mobile selling spring" was caused by an online drama. He didn’t elaborate on what the specific online drama was. He just silently threw me a screenshot of the online drama.

"You should be considered an old driver?" I asked him tentatively to see if he has any connection with the legendary Wuling Legion.

"I went to play outside clothes before, and when my brain got hot, I drove Wuling, but I was blown up by foreigners and lost confidence." Tianbian said.

"Seeing your work, I thought you were the founder of the Wuling Legion." I asked.

"There are no founders, come on, let’s talk about my car." Tianbian didn’t seem to care about the Wuling Legion, an organization closely related to the game. Instead, he seriously discussed the physical structure of the car he built, and he talked with relish about the center of gravity and the process of building structural components.

But I didn’t care about it, I responded, but Tianbian talked more and more, and seemed very happy that the car he built was taken by me and appreciated.

"Thank you, I’ll take a look again. If you have any questions, I’ll ask you." I politely ended this simple question and answer.

After he said "oh", he stopped paying attention to me, a curious person who came to visit suddenly.

I continued to roam the official website, and once again, I found more interesting things. Wuling Hongguang’s partner, Wuling Hongguang’s game physical chariot, and Wuling Hongguang’s lottery.

The "Crossout" of the national service has become a game product derived from Wuling Hongguang. After the combination of the Wasteland apocalyptic style game and the rural Wuling Hongguang, the combination looks very magical and realistic.

However, apart from the cooperation between the brands, I found nothing else on the official website. Who is the earliest founder of Wuling Car God? This question is like a stone thrown into the bottom of the lake. Although there are waves, there is no response for a long time.

I was once again disappointed to return to the official QQ group, diving in, hoping to catch some clues.

"The public beta will be held tomorrow, Wuling old buddy, let’s start with me!" The appearance of a sentence caught my attention.

I knocked on that person privately: "Wuling Hongguang?"

Ten seconds later, the other party sent back a punctuation mark: "?" Concise and straightforward to express what he wanted to express.

"I want to ask, where did you know about Wuling Hongguang, are you organized?" I typed and explained.

"It’s fun. What organization is there?" The other party replied quickly, then fell silent.

After asking two or three people who had sent Wuling-related words in the group, I found that most of them were newcomers who had not yet entered the game. Just when I was about to give up, a message came from the horizon.

"Why are you looking for the founder of the Wuling team?" Tianbian asked me. Before I could reply, he called a discussion group. "Old Ma, this person is looking for you." Tianbian said in the discussion group.

"Are you the’horse-eye panic ‘in Beebee’s article?" I couldn’t help but think of a person’s name in that popular article.

According to the description in the article, "Horse Eye Spicy Panic" is a Chongqing native, and it is also the first driver to create a giant Wuling Hongguang in the game. That huge Wuling Hongguang is called "Leviathan" in the game.

But it was extremely difficult for me to associate the word "Wuling Hongguang" in my mind with "Leviathan" from the Book of Job.

"What’s the matter with you?" Ma Zai responded to me.

"After learning about the Wuling team, I was curious and wanted to find the founder of the Wuling team. It’s just an ordinary player." I replied to him without adding a word, "By the way, I read the article about the Wuling chariot, did your car appear in it?"

"There are no founders. The description of that article is exaggerated, but some of it is true." Ma Zai and Tianbian said the same thing, and the slightly evasive tone made the entire Wuling team seem a little more mysterious.

Ma Zai told me that he had indeed led a hundred people YY to be stationed in the international service in February. But the legend of the Wuling Hongguang team in the game seems to have originated from an accident. "If I wasn’t poor, why would I drive Wuling in the game? In reality, I am the driver who drives Wuling to pull goods." Ma Zai joked.

All of this seemed like a misunderstanding, but an exaggerated report really made the Wuling team stronger.

"By the time that article was published, I had already returned to the national uniform," Ma Zai recalled, "so I have no idea what happened next."

I told Ma Zai what happened later, including the suppression of the Wuling team, including the people’s monopoly of the foreign service market, and the bloody battle with Mao Zi for several days, and finally left the field bleakly.

"Do you still plan to form a Wuling team?" I asked him, "You are the founder, after all, everyone recognizes your ID."

"I’m lazy, those friends who played at the beginning don’t play anymore. The official also called me to help with this gimmick, but I don’t think it’s necessary for me." Ma Zai didn’t seem to be very interested. "At most, I can help the official broadcast games now, and as a live streaming host, I can at least get a lot of salary every month." Ma Zai said.

Just like the heroes in martial arts novels never have to worry about silver taels, never have to think about eating and drinking, all the stories and legends are extremely exaggerated and beautiful. In reality, the founder of Wuling Chariot is just a tired customer who will worry about his livelihood.

"Then do you think Wuling Hongguang is really strong in the game?" I knew the answer, but I asked him tentatively.

"You haven’t played a game, have you?" Ma Zai said. "It can only be said to be a good transition product in the early and middle stages, but then a new car will be released, so I don’t know."

After I watched him and Tianbian chat for a while, I said thank you and closed the chat box.

This person is completely different from the Wuling Car God I imagined.

Just then, WeChat pushed an article from beebee again: "Wuling Hongguang is the underworld in this game!" After clicking on it, I saw the story of how foreigners fought back against the Wuling team. Maybe this is a new legend created by new players, but it has nothing to do with the former car god.

I looked at QQ again, and Ma Zai’s avatar was still shining in the early morning. His latest comment was displayed at the bottom of the avatar:

"Driving a Wuling and being overtaken by someone in reality, and being smashed by someone in the game, this is sour."

A new message popped up in the official game group of "Crossout". Several players were discussing "Wuling" and "Autumn Mountain". Other unknown people threw out a mysterious QQ group number and disappeared without a trace.

After entering these groups, I realized that the "Wuling Convoy" and "Wuling Chariot" were essentially just normal novice groups. From time to time, players in the group would ask: "Is Wuling strong? How can I make Wuling?" If I’m lucky, some people will get an answer, and many will fall into the sea.

I couldn’t find Wuling Car God here, so I quit those groups and turned off my computer.

That horse boy may indeed be the Wuling Car God I am looking for.

I finally realized this. It’s just that he is no longer as interesting and desirable as described in the story.

On the contrary, these newcomers who are attracted to the game by Wuling Hongguang are very likely to create a story of their own.

When an era fades, a new era will surely take its place, and the old era will never come again. Every ordinary and ordinary you and I may become a legend in the virtual world of the game, and then be exaggerated and sung through the mouths and pens of others.

There were only a few people who knew the truth, but what did it matter if it was true or false? A name or ID in the game could be you or him. In the end, it was just a pile of data and a memory fragment that was about to be forgotten.

I still don’t know what happened during the period when this game changed from a cold wasteland apocalypse to a teasing Wuling Hongguang. But I seem to have found the legendary Wuling car god, but I can’t be sure if it is him. If it is him, why did the protagonist in the story leave so early? But if it wasn’t him, the "horse-eyed panic" and the hundred people who once struggled in the outer clothes did exist.

However, compared to the unreachable chariot, Wuling Hongguang’s image seems to be more lovely. At least when I’m chatting with my friends, I don’t have to say "Crossout" will start tomorrow, but only say: See you tomorrow in the famous autumn mountains.

As for who is the real old driver, where is Qiumingshan? Who cares?

* This article was submitted by the author and does not represent the views of Touch Music.