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Is This Really A Game? - Chapter 26

Published at 19th of May 2023 06:00:31 AM


Chapter 26

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Official website:

[ Wasteland OL beta test service alpha0.2 version update announcement. ]

[ Major Update:

1. The number of closed beta players has increased to 30.

2. The expansion pack 'Winter is Coming' is online: the game will enter winter within 30 days, and the temperature will drop to minus ten degrees within 60 days. If you successfully resist the severe cold, all players who meet the average daily online time of more than 4 hours during the beta test stage will be awarded the limited title of 'Winter Warrior'. If the challenge fails, the game server will be shut down within the time limit, and the closed beta will be launched again after the difficulty setting is adjusted. ]

[ Optimization:

1. A more realistic physical system.

2. More mutated creatures.

3. The degree of freedom is enhanced.

4. Fix a few bugs.

5.... ]

[ The player's handbook has been updated to version 2.0, please check it in time for players who have qualified for the invitation. ]

[ Current reservation number: 113 people ]

Good guy.

After a refresh, there were actually two more appointments.

At this moment, Lucius was sitting in the resident hall of the refuge, staring at the background of the official website on the computer screen, thinking about it.

"Where do these people come from?"

There are not so many living people in the group...

Hackers?

Impossible.

No one can open a trumpet on Wasteland OL's official website.

Not to mention changing the IP, it is useless to change the head. The reservation qualification is the same as that of a helmet. It is tied to a person, not a computer.

Lucius opened the forum and took a look. There were many familiar IDs, and some of them were the first time he had seen them.

Quit Smoking: [ Why are there so many people on the forum suddenly??? Where did you all come from! ]

Kakarot From The Future: [ The king opens a black group? I was looking at the link someone else posted. ]

Irena: [ I'm different, I came from the driving group. ]

The Dog Took All The Good Names: [ Brother, borrow one to talk. ]

Sythe: [ What kind of game is this, is it serious? ]

The Devil King: [+1 same question. ]

Quit Smoking: [ Don't ask, it's not serious at first glance, do you think those people above are serious? Please, don't make an appointment! Fake and fake are all fake. ]

Sythe: [ ≡ω≡]

The Devil King: [ Farewell. ]

Lucius: ..."

Is there anything wrong with Quit Smoking???

The forum on the official website finally gained some popularity, and before it was overheated, I ran a whole one for myself.

Maybe there's more than one...

Lucius was speechless for a while, but he didn't take it too seriously.

He is not the kind of man with a small belly.

After browsing the forum, Lucius roughly understood why there were a large number of new users suddenly.

I don't know which group it was, and transferred the screenshot of the group chat of the Cowbow Club and the link to the game's official website to other game groups.

And then, this 'Wasteland OL', which only has the official website, settings, and 'big pie', became popular in the game circle for no reason.

Many new users follow suit from other game groups, and most of them are asking 'what kind of game is this thing?' A strange question that is inconvenient to answer.

Those who were seriously discussing the content of the game did not see many of them.

Lucius couldn't help but wonder in his heart, should he canonize a few moderators to help manage the forum?

After switching to the desktop and logging into Penguin, Lucius opened the game group 'Cowboy Club', which was very lively at the moment.

The topic of beta qualification seems to have been discussed before, and now the topic in the group has completely focused on the Alpha0.2 update and the 'Winter is Coming' expansion pack.

A game that is still in the beta test stage has actually released an expansion pack?

This is too outrageous!

Picking up trash level 99: [ I'll go, wouldn't those who are not qualified for the closed beta just miss it? ]

Otaku, Who Will Come To Japan: [ It's outrageous! ]

Quit Smoking: [ Who is going to plan for a dog, recruit more people! I don't want money! No, I can give money! ]

Picking Up Trash Level 99: [ Mr. Light, someone called you a dog planner. ]

Quit smoking: [ Damn! ]

[ Quit smoking retracted a message. ]

Lucius: "..."

Why is this guy again?

Just when Lucius was thinking about whether he should take a chance, he suddenly found that Tomorrow had sent him a private chat message in the future.

[ Brother Light, are you there? ]

Curious about what the old man was going to say, Lucius typed back.

[ Just finished work, what's the matter. ]

Tomorrow Seeker: [ I've been confused about something, and I want to ask you for advice... that is, the NPC called the manager, is it played by your company's employees, or is it AI? ]

Worried that it would be inconvenient for this old man to answer this question, after typing this sentence, he immediately added another sentence.

[ I'm just asking casually, if it involves corporate secrets or something, just pretend I didn't ask. ]

Light: [ It's okay, this is not a secret, and I can't touch the confidential content even with a small plan. ]

Tomorrow looked delighted, and hurriedly picked out the words.

[ Uh-huh! Then please tell me! ]

Lucius thought for a while, then typed on the keyboard cheekily.

[ In short, its existence is very special. ]

Special!

Good guy.

This NPC is really not simple!

Keenly captured the keyword, Special, Tomorrow was so excited, his thumbs were flying on the phone screen.

[ Can you be more specific! ]

Light: [ He is the first generation of complete artificial intelligence developed by our company. ]

[ Full artificial intelligence??? ]

Tomorrow was dumbfounded.

This is beyond the scope of his knowledge.

But--

It feels great!

Sitting in front of the computer, Tomorrow's eyes lit up, wishing this 'Inner Ghost' could reveal more.

And this Brother Light did not live up to his expectations, and continued to pick out words on the screen.

Light: [ Yes, it is an artificial intelligence that is completely close to human beings! ]

Light: [ He has his own personality, memory, thinking mode, value orientation and behavior motivation, so we have given him the power to restrain players and the responsibility to guide players into the game. ]

Sure enough!

Grandpa is simply a genius!

Tomorrow's phone almost hit his face in excitement, and he continued to pick words with trembling thumbs.

Tomorrow Seeker: [ I understand! No wonder his decisions can affect your testing progress! In fact, I have already discovered that the content of this game itself has been developed quite well, and the immersive feeling is just like a real world! It's no exaggeration to say that even a picky person like me couldn't find an obvious bug! ]

Tomorrow Seeker: [ If there is a fly in the ointment, it may be that there are too few NPCs! So, I thought at the time, is there a possibility that what you are testing is not the game itself, but the AI ​​of the game. Even the expansion pack 'Winter Is Coming', which was released in the alpha 0.2 version, is for this purpose... Am I right? ]

Hit the nail on the head!

Straight to the point!

This is Tomorrow's evaluation of his speech.

Combining all kinds of clues, he felt that he had fully understood the intention of the game developer.

The group of friends are discussing why 'Wasteland OL' released the information of "/'Winter is Coming' during the beta test phase. The fragmentary conclusions and guesses drawn by the chatter are all superficial things in his opinion .

At most, I only saw the first floor, not even the first floor.

Only him, this wave stood in the atmosphere!

The mysterious company that developed 'Wasteland OL' is testing the game on the surface, but what it is really testing is the 'full artificial intelligence' running on the framework of the game!

And this expansion piece called 'Winter is Coming' is exactly the test of 'the first generation of complete artificial intelligence' by this mysterious company!

Silence lasted for a while.

Seeing that the guy named 'Light' didn't speak, Tomorrow already had the answer in his heart, and the corners of his mouth raised unconsciously.

I really am a genius!

Light: [ You are very smart. ]

Light: [ Indeed, as you said, the 'Winter is Coming' expansion pack is indeed to test the full artificial intelligence performance of the first generation, and this is also a necessary procedure to start the next round of testing. ]

While typing these words, Lucius silently deleted the rhetoric he had just edited in the document.

Because he thought the old man's nonsense sounded more convincing.

No bragging, this guy is indeed a talent.

Just in terms of brain hole...

Tomorrow Seeker: [ I probably understand what you mean, so the progress of the test is indeed affected by the progress of the game plot, right? And at this stage, the only ones who can promote the plot are the managers of Shelter No.404, right? ]

Light: [ Yes. ]

Tomorrow Seeker: [ Thank you! I understand! Sorry to trouble you, for revealing so much insider information to me. But don't worry, I will keep it a secret! ]

Light: [ Actually, there is no inside story, and it’s okay if you don’t have to keep it a secret. ]

Tomorrow Seeker: [ No, no, no, I will definitely keep it a secret, don't worry about it! Anyone who knows me knows that I am super reliable! (⁠◠⁠ᴥ⁠◕⁠ʋ⁠) ]

Lucius: "..."

Is this the legendary enterprise-level understanding?

I have learned a lot.





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