This Game is Simply Awesome!

"Brothers, even if I die and am nailed in a coffin, I will use this decaying voice to shout, this game is absolutely f*cking awesome!!!"

"Enough talk, if this game doesn't become popular, I'll do a handstand and have diarrhea!"

Early in the morning, the group owner "Fleeting White Steed" popped up in the Cattle and Horse Club. This sudden declaration drew out many lurkers.

Quit Smoking: "Holy crap? The group owner is alive?"

Why Should I Be Arrogant: "This is way too normal for the living!"

Spare Me: "I didn't see any of you dog managers all night. I thought you got caught doing something bad. (Wry smile)"

Who Doesn't Understand Love: "What, what game?"

"Confused.JPG"

After a while, the dog manager "There Will Be Plenty of Time in the Future" also surfaced.

"It's that virtual reality game Brother Guang recommended in the group the day before yesterday."

Quit Smoking: "Holy crap, you guys are already playing?! Really?! You're not lying to me!"

There Will Be Plenty of Time in the Future: "Why would I lie to you?"

It's a shame the device doesn't support in-game screenshots.

Otherwise, he would have just posted pictures.

Quit Smoking: "Then hurry up and tell me, what exactly is a fully immersive virtual reality game like? Which VR headset can play it?"

Fleeting White Steed: "VR? Heh, that kind of head-mounted screen is even worthy of being compared to Wasteland Online's game helmet? (Laugh)"

Quit Smoking: "What do you mean? Can you play Wasteland Online without VR glasses?"

There Will Be Plenty of Time in the Future: "You obviously have no experience. They use a game helmet. Emmmm... how to explain it? You've seen Sword Art Online, right? It's pretty much that kind of thing."

Quit Smoking: "Holy crap?!"

Who Doesn't Understand Love: "A head-mounted microwave oven?! Awesome!"

Why Should I Be Arrogant: "Who are you trying to fool? Sword Art Online kind of thing... Why haven't I heard of such an amazing technology!"

Spare Me: "Exactly!"

Most people didn't believe it.

It sounded too unbelievable!

Logically, when an unprecedented technology is born, there's always a process from unfamiliarity to maturity. This preparatory process can be very short, but it must exist.

Fang Chang actually deeply understood their feelings.

After all, he had also gone through the phase they were currently in – thinking that the so-called immersive virtual reality game was just a joke from some silly group member.

However—

It was indeed true.

There Will Be Plenty of Time in the Future: "The device doesn't support taking photos, so I really can't prove it. All I can say is believe it or not. But after experiencing it for so long, I have summarized some information about this game."

Quit Smoking: "Good brother! Hurry up and tell me!"

There Will Be Plenty of Time in the Future: "Group owner, turn on the full group mute. I type slowly."

Fleeting White Steed: "Alright!"

As a former top 200 player in PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds Asia server and a man who reached the strongest king in League of Legends, [There Will Be Plenty of Time in the Future]'s talent in gaming was obvious to all the group members.

In terms of gaming, he also had the most say.

This man seemed to not need to work, playing games every day.

Not only in multiplayer online games, but his name could also be seen on the speedrun guide lists of many single-player games.

Among these were quite a few phenomenon-level masterpieces, and many old timers in the group had even used the guides he personally wrote.

It could be said he was the king of shut-ins.

Therefore, regardless of whether they believed in the concept of a "fully immersive virtual online game," and regardless of whether they were players who got closed beta access or not, almost everyone was eagerly waiting for him to type.

"Let's start with the game background."

"The background is actually nothing special, a standard post-apocalyptic setting + wasteland punk style. The story is set in a fictional world where a nuclear war two hundred years ago destroyed everything, and players play as residents of a shelter returning to the surface."

"Currently, we – the closed beta players – are going to the surface as a vanguard to build outposts. We haven't officially entered the main story yet, and more clues might only be unlocked after the internal beta or even the open beta, so I won't talk about that much here."

"Now about the game's realism!"

"It's no exaggeration to say that the realism of this game is the ceiling of all games I've ever seen, and it's foreseeable that even in fifty years, this ceiling will almost certainly not be surpassed! As for why I say this, it's because this game is simply the wasteland DLC of 'Earth Online'!"

"Whether it's the lighting effects, the five-sense interaction, or even the texture of the surface of objects you touch... everything is designed to make you believe that this is a real world. This immersive experience has undoubtedly reached a hundred percent. Yes, that's right, a hundred percent! At least I haven't found any obvious bugs or flaws."

"Then there's the freedom."

"As a sandbox game, you can interact with almost everything you touch in the game. This interaction isn't just simple volume collision; you can change their position with your subjective will, and even change their shape or state within the scope of physical rules."

"I know what you're thinking, Minecraft or The Forest, right? But it's completely different. It's a true sandbox, not blocks pieced together from pixels and textures! Just on this point alone, sandbox players will absolutely make a huge profit by getting this game!"

"Now for the most crucial content!"

"First of all, whether it's players or monsters, there are no HP or MP bars, nor are there visual attribute panels, at least not in the closed beta phase."

"However, in the actual game, there are differences in the initial attributes of different players. For example, some players have stronger Strength, while others have higher Perception, Agility, or other hidden attributes that haven't been discovered yet. I speculate that by the internal beta version, a Class System and Weapon System should be implemented, allowing players to develop their own playstyles based on their attribute Talents."

"Next are the NPCs. Currently, in the closed beta phase, there are only two NPCs in the game. One is the Manager, codenamed 'Dawn'. The other is his assistant, named Xiao Qi, who is a robot!"

"What's certain at the moment is that both NPCs have a high degree of intelligence and can communicate and interact normally with players. I estimate there should be a hidden Affection setting, but this is just my personal guess and hasn't been confirmed yet."

"Besides that, what I'm more concerned about is the pain sensation. Although it's said to be a 100% realistic game, some things being too realistic isn't good, especially since I'm quite afraid of pain. However, the design of this game is very user-friendly. Although pain sensation exists along with touch, there is a protective threshold."

"For example, I tried scratching my arm with a stone, but it didn't cause pain. On the other hand, pinching myself a little did hurt. I estimate the game probably has some kind of protection mechanism that prevents 'excessive' pain from being captured by the nerve center in the brain... Of course, it could also be the body's own self-protection mechanism. It's like in a dream, we can feel pain, but it won't exceed the limit of tolerance."

"Actually, I think the game developers could be more user-friendly, for example, by giving players the authority to adjust the pain sensation and let players set it themselves. I personally am very satisfied with the current five-sense immersion and pain shielding, but maybe there are players who like that feeling. (Laughs)"

"As for the game's revival mechanism, I haven't tried it yet, but I heard that each death deducts a certain amount of Contribution Points, and the Revival Cooldown is as long as 3 days! Contribution Points are easy to get, you can earn them by doing quests, but the penalty time is really too long. Anyway, I'm not really willing to try it. Any brave warriors who are interested can go try it themselves, maybe they can unlock a different playstyle."

"Finally, I want to complain, why are all the characters pure men??? Who the hell wants to see naked grown men!!! Strongly demand that the game developers allow players to set their own gender!"

Fang Chang wrote about one or two thousand words in a sprawling manner, and more and more people in the group were watching and lurking.

This included the mastermind behind the scenes - "Light".

Just now, Chu Guang was looking at the physical examination report scanned by the Cultivation Pod and didn't pay attention to the messages in the group. As a result, when he logged onto the computer in the resident hall, wow, he had written so much?

However, to be fair, this Brother Fang Chang's summary was very accurate. He basically said everything Chu Guang wanted to say, and even considered things he hadn't thought of.

Group unmuted.

Group messages instantly flooded the screen.

"6666!"

"Awesome, if this game is really that good, I'll buy ten copies!"

"I don't believe it."

"Don't believe it +1! Unless you give me a closed beta qualification!"

Although there were still many group members who didn't believe that such an amazing game existed, at least ten people defected.

As for why Chu Guang knew, it was because he could see the official website backend.

While Fang Chang was rambling, the number of reservations had already jumped from 11 to 25.

Light: "I was working just now and didn't pay attention to the group. What Brother Fang Chang said is basically correct, I'll just add a couple of points."

Quit Smoking: "Damn it! Brother Guang!!!"

(Entire group muted.)

("Light" has been appointed as a group administrator.)

Huh?

Became a dog administrator?

Chu Guang was slightly surprised, but he didn't pay too much attention and continued typing.

"First, regarding player characters and attributes, it is indeed as Brother Fang Chang said, the game does have character attributes and level settings, and each player's initial Talent is different. This can be viewed at the Respawn Point - which is the Cultivation Pod where players wake up - or on the official website."

"The death penalty is not just a 3-day Revival Cooldown and deduction of Contribution Points, it will also cause the loss of some progress before the save. The method of saving is to lie in the Cultivation Pod to undergo scanning and Somatic Cell Sampling, which takes about 1 to 2 hours. This process will automatically proceed after the player goes offline."

"We plan to implement a faster attribute query mechanism before the internal beta phase to allow players to grasp their character's status in real-time and enrich the gameplay."

"As for customizing character appearance and gender... I'm sorry, that cannot be done."

"Just like you can't choose your birth, the body in the game is set to be determined by pre-loaded DNA. If you are not satisfied with your character's appearance, you can consider plastic surgery or even Cybernetic Modification. This function will be added in the later stages of the game."

"In addition, starting from the Alpha Test phase, players can set their preference for the five attributes of Strength, Agility, Constitution, Perception, and Intelligence through a questionnaire on the reservation level page."

"If you choose Strength, you have a higher probability of obtaining Strength Type Talents, and your initial character will have higher Strength. If you have no preference, you can also choose a balanced type."

"As for gender, the character's gender is consistent with the player's gender, and players cannot freely set it. This is mainly for safety considerations. Differences in physiological structure will lead to coordination problems. At the same time, the risk of gender identity disorder and social舆论 risk arising from this are also something we are unwilling to bear."

Actually, this wasn't set by Chu Guang.

It was the System's original setting.

There seemed to be very complex technical problems involved, and Chu Guang didn't understand the principle behind it, he just knew that it was like this.

Fang Chang: "Holy crap! Don't! I'm already an adult, I can sign a risk awareness form!!! T.T"

(Group administrator "Fang Chang" has been muted by the group owner for 10 minutes.)

Fleeting White Steed: "Don't interrupt!"

Level 8 Gale: "Exactly."

Woke Up Over Ten Times Last Night: "Please just shut up for now."

Chu Guang was amused in his heart, but he didn't interrupt and continued to type.

"The above is the result of the discussion I had during the meeting just now. In addition, in the next phase of testing, we will add an 'Affection' system."

Woke Up Over Ten Times Last Night: "Affection?! What does that mean? Can we date NPCs?!"

(Group administrator "Woke Up Over Ten Times Last Night" has been muted by the group owner for 10 minutes.)

Good heavens.

This Old Bai is truly impartial, banning me without a word.

It saved him a lot of time, though.

Chu Guang, thick-skinned, continued to type seriously.

"Stop thinking about dates all the time. Affection means the NPC's evaluation of the Player."

"Specifically, the Player's actions will affect the NPC's opinion of them. Especially for some key NPCs, when Affection is high enough, not only can you get extra rewards, but it might even trigger Hidden Quests and unlock Hidden Class paths!"

Hidden Quests!

Hidden Classes!

Seeing these simple eight words, the eyes of the four Closed Beta Players in front of their screens widened.

A fire ignited in their hearts.

Good heavens, this is encouraging them to be bootlickers!

However—

I like it!

What's wrong with being a bootlicker?

It's not like I'm licking real people!

I'm licking NPCs, I'm licking AI, and besides, there are huge benefits to licking.

It's not shameful!

Chu Guang thought about it and felt there was nothing else to add.

Currently, the Shelter is too poor. Besides a large group of free laborers, he, as the bare-bones commander, has nothing else. He can only rely on his identity as the online scummy developer to draw a picture for the Players.

"Do you have anything you want to ask? Or anything you're particularly concerned about?" Chu Guang wanted to know if the Players themselves had any better ideas.

He is a very open-minded person.

If conditions allowed, he could consider adopting them. If conditions didn't allow, he could first draw a picture and tell them they would have them in the future.

Level 8 Gale: "Yes! What exactly are Contribution Points? Are they currency? Or are they similar to experience? Points?"

As expected, they asked about this.

Chu Guang thought for a moment, then typed back.

"The game's economic system is still under design. Our goal is to create a completely realistic economic system from production to circulation, allowing both Life Class Players and Combat Class Players to fully experience the fun of the game."

"As for Contribution Points, you can understand them as a special currency during the Closed Beta phase, mainly used to test the current quest system."

"Besides being used to purchase Revival Coins, our development team is also considering introducing some special rewards that can only be exchanged with Contribution Points, as a reward for Closed Beta Players."

Anyway, it's just drawing a picture.

As for what the rewards will be, Chu Guang hasn't decided yet. It depends on what good things he gets from the System.

However, this sentence meant something completely different in the Players' eyes.

Can only be exchanged with Contribution Points?!

In other words—

Closed Beta exclusive rewards!

The four Players who had already obtained Closed Beta qualifications were overjoyed.

Those who had already pre-registered on the official website but hadn't obtained Closed Beta qualifications were also itching with curiosity.

As for the group members who didn't believe in "completely immersive virtual reality games" from the start, they naturally wouldn't change their minds because of his words.

However.

This is not important.

As long as someone believes, that's enough.

"It's getting late. I've been working overtime all night, I need to get some sleep. Oh, right, 'Fang Chang', your guide is well-written. How about posting it on the official website? The official website has already opened a forum system. You can post there after registering an account, and good posts will be highlighted by the administrator."

This administrator is naturally Chu Guang himself.

Currently, he is the only person in the entire company. He acts as an NPC, a scummy developer, and also the moderator of the official website forum.

"OK! I'll go now!" Fang Chang, whose ban had been lifted, left this message and quickly scrolled through the chat history.

The group owner lifted the ban on the entire group.

Messages in the group surged like a breached dam.

Chu Guang saw many people adding him as a friend. Some wanted to butter him up for Closed Beta qualifications, some wanted to inquire about game information, and some even planned to teach him how to make games.

Unable to reply to everyone, he simply didn't reply to any of them and went offline directly.

Looking at the four physical examination reports on the computer, Chu Guang suddenly had a thought and asked.

"Xiao Qi."

"What is it, Master?"

"You're saying... since players can use the cultivation pods, can I also use a clone from a cultivation pod to move around?"

"Erm... I don't know."

"What the heck do you mean, 'I don't know'???"

"Because I'm just your assistant. You basically know all the information I have. There's no record in my database about the cultivation pod you're using. Perhaps... the First Generation Administrator didn't design a cultivation pod that you could use?"

Just as Chu Guang was about to ask why, he suddenly fell silent.

Actually, the reason wasn't hard to guess.

Assuming this shelter can withstand a strategic nuclear strike, then there must be no means on this wasteland capable of forcibly invading it.

Even if he, who was placed with such high hopes, met with an accident, for it, it would just be a matter of going back into hibernation for a while and waiting for the next administrator to arrive.

Seeing Chu Guang fall silent, Xiao Qi squeaked worriedly.

"Master?"

"It's nothing."

Coming back to his senses, Chu Guang continued to look at the physical examination report on the computer screen.

Perhaps for the convenience of the players, or perhaps due to the First Generation Administrator's dark sense of humor, over 120 complex physical function data points were all summarized and categorized into five concise entries.

Namely, Strength, Agility, Constitution, Perception, and Intelligence.

Strength represents the intensity of body tissues such as muscles and bones, indicating the player's base carrying capacity, melee damage, throwing weapon distance, etc.

Agility corresponds to reflexes, correlating to the player's reaction speed, motor coordination, and other physical data. Specifically, players with higher Agility are more nimble in combat and more likely to actively dodge attacks.

Constitution corresponds to the player's vitality and resilience, mainly reflected in the recovery of health, as well as resistance and immunity to certain abnormal conditions, etc.

Intelligence is not equivalent to IQ or logical thinking ability. It mainly affects the character's learning ability and mental state recovery speed, and also affects the compatibility with neural interface devices. Specifically, characters with high Intelligence can operate more neural interface devices simultaneously.

Perception represents intuition and insight. Characters with higher Perception have sharper intuition for crises and are more likely to discover hidden clues and traps.

It's also the most mysterious one!

The baseline value for all attributes is 5, fluctuating within a range of ±2 depending on the gene sequence and physical condition.

Although he didn't have a cultivation pod specifically for himself, Chu Guang still found backup physical examination equipment on the B1 Level of the shelter.

Just as he suspected.

He also possessed a special gene sequence that could be detected by the physical examination equipment.

However, it was a pity that there was no relevant information about this gene sequence in the database. It seemed like an existence outside of the plan.

To explain it in gaming terms, this was a path that even the "game publisher" had never envisioned.

And this also meant that no one knew where following this path would ultimately lead, or what results it would yield.

Realizing this, Chu Guang felt a slight unease.

But more than that, he felt excitement.

Perhaps the words "adventure" were etched into his very bones.

Rather than following the path designed by others step by step, he preferred to forge his own way.

Based on the physical examination results and the attribute conversion formula left by the First Generation Administrator, Chu Guang created his own attribute panel and, using it as a template, made one for the four closed beta players as well.

ID: Chu Guang
Gene Sequence: Administrator
Level: LV.5

——Basic Attributes——
Strength: 8
Agility: 6
Constitution: 6
Perception: 7
Intelligence: 6

"The five-dimensional data is basically one tier stronger than the players."

"Does LV5 mean 5% development progress for the gene sequence? It seems the past five months weren't completely wasted."

The development progress for the other four closed beta players was 0.

But it wasn't entirely 0.

For example, "Fleeting White Steed".

His gene sequence was "Strength Type". By frequently using brute force, which is chopping trees, his development progress increased by 0.3% in one day, while the other three closed beta players only increased by about 0.1%.

If Old Bai continued to chop trees for the next two days, he might become the first player to break through Level 0 and advance to LV1.

Thinking of this, Chu Guang made up his mind.

Sure enough, he needed to make them do more work.

This was for their own good!