Chapter 103 A large wave of newbies is approaching!
Chapter 103 A large wave of newbies is approaching!
Official forum:
”Big news! The manager of Shelter 404, ‘Dawn’, is flirting with the female mercenary from Red River Town!”
”Shocking! The manager slept with the female mercenary!”
”Spread the word, they slept for five consecutive days and nights!”
”The child is five months old!”
”We are all adults who can play games seven days a week, please speak more maturely! Don’t be so childish! So what about the process animations? What about the plot CGs? Just skip them? Bad review!”
”Hahaha, you bully NPCs for not being able to go online, won’t you lose your favorability? Hahaha.”
Not only the players were booing, but the cloud players were also booing.
At this time, the big shot in the forum [Mole on the Run in the Canyon] jumped out and opened a separate thread.
”The line drawing is here! (Picture) (Picture) (Picture)”
Ya Ya: “!!!”
Teng Teng: “This, is this something you can watch for free? (Nosebleed)”
Ye Shi: “Mole brother YYDs!” Fang
Chang: “Awesome!!!”
Canyon Escaping Mole: “Hehehe, don’t panic, brother, it’s just a line drawing, wait for me to color it!”
[“Canyon Escaping Mole” was banned by the moderator for 12 hours]
Lao Bai: “?!”
Irena: “Danger! (Funny)”
Guang: “Don’t post weird pictures, and no nude pictures are allowed in the future. Although our server complies with local laws and regulations, we are a serious company and the game is also a serious game. Please restrain yourself and don’t post erotic pictures.”
Although the game qualification is only issued to adults, anyone can enter the official website, and there are people of all ages. It is still inappropriate to have bloody and violent pictures.
”Wasteland OL” is a fun game with “relaxed entertainment and leisure cultivation” as its selling point. Bloody violence does not exist. This game does not advocate liver or krypton, let alone coloring.
If someone posted erotic pictures before, they would be banned and warned for the first time, their account would be put at risk for the second time, and their IP and machine code would be locked for the third time.
Ever since Chu Guang found out that Xiao Qi could operate the computer on his behalf, Chu Guang simply gave Xiao Qi the forum to manage.
After all, he couldn’t keep up with the thousands of posts every day if he had to manage manually.
In addition, Chu Guang also asked Xiao Qi to mark some interesting strategy posts as featured posts, and he would take a look at them when he was free.
The selected memorials still need to be taken a look.
What if there are good ideas?
Isn’t there an Alpha 0.6 version?
Ye Shi: “Damn, the erotic pictures have blown up the planners!”
Debt Big Eyes: “Pass it on, the planners will come out when they see the erotic pictures!”
All the good names were taken by dogs: “Pass it on, the planners will look at the erotic pictures during work hours!”
Chu Guang: “…”
Tsk.
These idiots!
Fang Chang: “Ah! I feel sorry for Brother Mole. He just drew a line draft and was punished. So miserable!”
Teng Teng: “Since you can’t draw the books of the administrator and the female mercenary, how about… Brother Mole, consider replacing the mercenary Xiao Gaigai with a grateful boy? (o▽)o ”
Ye Shi: “I suggest drawing Teng Teng and Ya Ya!”
Kuang Feng: “Support!!!”
Irena: “Withered vines, old trees, and crows? (Funny)”
WC Zhenyou Mosquito: “!! Goblin Industry sponsors a silver coin!”
Ya Ya: “What the hell??? (.Д.;)”
Teng Teng: “(‵□′)╰╯”
…
With the end of the transaction with the Horseshoe Company, time quickly came to October.
Just as most of the experienced survivors predicted, this year’s winter came earlier than ever before.
It was just the beginning of October, and the average daily temperature on the surface had dropped from single digits to below zero. The howling cold wind and falling snow swept across the land. In just one night, the snow on the surface piled up from the soles of the feet to the calves and even the knees.
Fortunately, the snow did not continue to fall.
On this rare sunny day, a group of new players full of energy and enthusiasm arrived in this endless ruin.
They woke up from the comfortable incubator.
Looking at the extremely real carcass and the surrounding environment in their sight, they were shocked, surprised, and even ecstatic to the point of being unable to breathe.
Chu Guang locked the permission to open the door and gave them ten minutes to put on their clothes and adjust their emotions to avoid them dying in public.
Then he reminded them through the broadcast to gather in the central hall on the B2 floor.
”Wow, wow, wow! This is really virtual reality technology!”
”Too shocking, I must be dreaming!”
”Pinch me… Eh? Why doesn’t it hurt at all?”
”Stupid! You’ve been waiting on the official website for half a month for nothing! I told you it’s pain shielding, do you understand pain shielding?”
”Hey, can you turn it on? I want to try it…”
”…???”
Old players are no longer surprised by these newbies making a fuss, after all, they went through this in the beginning.
In addition, the game releases accounts in batches, and watching the newbies collectively die has become a tradition or one of the fun of this game.
”Tsk, that young man is pretty good. He doesn’t look surprised at all.
You can tell at a glance that he’s an expert.” “Hey, how do you know he’s not scared silly? Look at his pupils, they’re all dilated.”
”Ah, the quality of this group of newbies is average. Their psychological endurance is not strong. Their surprised reactions are too exaggerated. They’re a bit exaggerated.”
”Come on! You’re still talking about others! I clearly remember that it was you who just came in and wanted to take off your pants, but was stopped by the people around you.”
”Okay, okay, you can shut up now.”
Chu Guang was also watching from the side.
He was waiting for everyone to arrive.
At this moment, a few screams of “Ah” suddenly came from the back of the crowd.
Chu Guang looked up and found a white-haired bear about two and a half meters long, timidly holding onto the door frame, and sticking out a cowardly bear face from the north gate of the square.
”My, my, my, why am I covered in hair?”
Many newbies nearby were startled and instinctively dodged to the side.
”Fuck! There’s a bear!”
”Breasts?! Where?”
”Damn!”
The veteran players were relatively calm.
After all, even lizardmen have them, not to mention bears?
Occasionally, a few European emperors are born in this game, either with special talents or with different genetic sequences from normal players.
As for Chu Guang?
He was even calmer.
After each player confirms the login, the genetic sequence will be updated in the system’s [Player List]. And he was the first to see the players’ attribute panels.
[
ID: Roushan Damomo
Genetic Sequence: Alien·Bear
Level: LV.0
——Basic Attributes——
Strength: 9
Agility: 6
Constitution: 7
Perception: 7
Intelligence: 3
]
[
Talent:
Cold Resistance (extremely resistant to severe cold, not good at hot environments, and receives additional burn damage.)
Parallel Feet (stronger endurance, difficult to operate complex machinery)
Flesh Regeneration (stronger recovery, difficult to increase the genetic sequence level)
]
Agility, Constitution, Perception are 1 point lower than Garbage Jun, Strength is 1 point higher than Garbage Jun, and Intelligence is 1 point higher.
Of course, that was when he was LV0. Now, Jun Lazi is LV2.
Although the initial attributes of the “alien” sequence are generally stronger than the five mainstream sequences, the debuff that weakens the growth of the alien sequence is a serious flaw.
For example, Jun Lazi.
He is an old player who entered the game in the first few batches, but his level has been suppressed in the second echelon and he has been LV2 for more than half a month. It is really embarrassing.
Moreover, the characteristics of “parallel feet” make them more inclined to engage in primitive activities, and it is difficult for them to operate equipment as conveniently as normal humans.
Still taking Jun Lazi as an example, even if the trigger and grip are improved, it is difficult for him to operate light weapons.
Anyway, Chu Guang feels that this guy has given up using guns and has completely embarked on the path of physical evolution. If you can get close to melee, you can get close to melee, and if you can’t get close, you can use javelin.
Most players are happy to team up with him.
After all, who doesn’t love a tank? If
you can’t rush through, you are a target, but if you rush through, you will be slaughtered!
When they first saw the bear, the newbies were all panicked, but after seeing how cowardly this guy was, they all approached curiously.
At this time, a short-haired female player named [Tail] quickly went around to the back, curiously reached out and pulled the tail of [Rou Shan Da Mo Mo], scaring the bear forward.
”What are you doing!”
Tail grinned.
”Brother, you are awesome! How much did you pay for this account?”
”I, I, I just drew it normally, and it took me a long time to get it. By the way, how can this game spend money? There is no recharge option.”
Another long-haired female player named [Si Si] came over again, curiously pulling the furry tail, and scared the bear so much that its back was directly pressed against the wall.
”Come to think of it, why do you have such a strange name, Da Mo Mo?”
”I, I, I originally wanted to call it Rou Shan Da Mo Wang, but I made a typo. Oh, this game can’t be renamed, it’s too bad.”
Si Si suddenly smiled evilly.
”I understand. I’ll go to the forum and register a small account called Meat Mountain Devil.”
”Don’t, I’m going to cry.”
Tail touched his chin and thought for a while, then suddenly knocked his right fist on his palm.
”It’s decided. From now on, I’ll call you Meat Mountain! You’ll be my mount from now on. Wait, show me first, do you have that?”
Meat Mountain was about to cry.
”Damn! I’m a girl!”
Tail laughed even more happily.
”It’s okay, me too! Hurry up, let me show you!”
Sisi: “Hey! Are you a hooligan?”
”You’re so long-winded!”
After a lot of noise, Tail finally let go of the big bear in disappointment and smacked his tongue.
”Tsk, nothing.”
It has to be said that this furry animal is still very attractive to female players.
Of course, the main reason is that this guy is too embarrassing and not domineering at all. If it were the mutant brown bears in the wasteland, the more powerful ones could kill a creeper with a slap.
But then again, players of the alien sequence don’t have those organs, so is this Meat Mountain a male or female bear?
Emmm…
Never mind.
This question is too difficult for him.
Just follow the gender of the player.
When the slowest player also stood in the square, looking at these noisy players, Chu Guang coughed heavily and signaled them to be quiet.
Then, Chu Guang said in a solemn voice.
”The war is over.”
”But the bad news is that our world has changed beyond recognition.”
”It is now the 200th year after the apocalypse. Fortunately, we have successfully survived the most difficult years. You are more fortunate than 12 billion people to be able to stand here. Now I need you to recognize the current situation as soon as possible, and then fulfill your declaration under the banner of the Human Union – rebuild our home!”
”The one next to you is my assistant, its name is Xiaoqi. If you have any questions about the shelter, or if you don’t understand something, you can ask it.”
As it has been done many times.
As the manager of the shelter, Chu Guang announced the rules and regulations of the shelter to the 100 little players who had just crawled out of the incubator.
And those lines he had finally thought of.
Every time a new player enters the game, the “cutscene” is almost the same. However, what is different between the “Alpha 0.5 version” and the previous versions is that Chu Guang has added a special task for veteran players who have reached the citizen level.
That is, to help new players level up.
All players who have reached the citizen level and received VM equipment can receive the “Passing on the Torch” task in the task system.
The task content is very simple.
The player who receives the task can select up to three new players to become their “novice guides”. As long as they can bring them from LV0 to LV1 within a week, they can get 100 contribution points and 10 silver coins as rewards.
100 contribution points are not very attractive to players who have reached the citizen level, but the reward of 10 silver coins is still very tempting.
For example, for the strength system, as long as you keep chopping trees until you are exhausted, you can reach LV1 in two consecutive days.
The upgrade of other systems requires some skills. But basically, except for the intelligence system, it is not too difficult to upgrade from LV0 to LV1, and it will take about three days.
While leading people to level up, you can also do other tasks to make money, and you can lead three younger brothers at a time, and the silver coins are equivalent to free money, so why not?
In addition, newcomers with a genetic sequence level of LV0 can also receive the related tasks of “passing on the torch” through the public notice board in the lobby.
Choose a “shelter veteran” with VM equipment to serve as your “novice guide”.
As long as you upgrade your level to LV1, you can get 80 contribution points and 8 silver coins as rewards, which is basically equivalent to the income of a new player who works hard for 12 hours.
This value is designed very reasonably.
The reason why the “Passing on the Torch” task was launched is, on the one hand, to allow new players to quickly get into the state and not run around like headless flies, and on the other hand, to allow them to integrate into the large group of Shelter No. 404.
Especially the latter.
For a class of 100 people, even changing seats can change the class environment, not to mention that there are suddenly twice as many people.
Chu Guang knew very well that the biggest challenge brought by the Alpha0.5 version update was not the CPU of the server, but the impact of new players on the server environment of “Wasteland OL”.
After all, this kind of game with a threshold, hardcore, and “virtual community” as a selling point, determines from the gameplay that the server environment is above all else.
It’s like a normal online game that everyone is playing well, but suddenly it is free for a limited time on weekends, and a few flies fly in, and it instantly becomes unplayable.
For example, a certain squad.
A newbie can become a nightmare for the whole team, especially when he grabs the only “sniper” or heavy barrel in the team, or even sneaks into the vehicle team and becomes a vehicle driver, that is the beginning of a nightmare.
Can you blame him?
No.
Everyone has been a newbie, except for those newbies who enjoy destroying other people’s gaming experience, most people can still communicate.
As long as someone is willing to teach, they are still very happy to learn, and the server environment will naturally improve.
In fact, from the perspective of making money, the normal logic is definitely to drive away the old players who have paid, and let those flies run around in the server, which can not only breed poison but also stimulate consumption. When the flies are having fun, the server bans him, and maybe he will open a few more accounts to bomb the server in a rage, and the sales will increase.
For example, a blue hole.
But is Chu Guang that kind of person?
What is money?
It’s all shit!
”Wasteland OL” would rather operate at a loss than bring players the best gaming experience and maintain the server environment to the end!
”With VM, the friend and team systems can be arranged as soon as possible. These functions are all artifacts for maintaining the social ecology of MMORPG.”
”When the number of players increases in the future, and the gap in level, wealth, and combat power widens, the guild system can be gradually developed.”
”The powerful guilds can be upgraded to legions and sent out to open up new land or fight.”
”Well, the guild and legion content can be combined with the identity level. Only players who have made enough contributions to the shelter can become the lord of the frontier, the president of the guild, or even the leader of the legion.”
”I’m simply a genius!”
Looking at the players who were already shouting in the square asking for a team, Chu Guang couldn’t help but smile with satisfaction on his expressionless face.
Very good.
The tender little leeks are growing vigorously.
(End of this chapter)
