This Game Is Too Realistic

"Welcome to Vault No. 404."

"I am the manager here."

"Code name - Dawn."

The virtual world of the β universe is filled with a metallic hall. The solemn and steady sound swayed above the heads of the real players, just like the sound of church bells.

Tens of thousands of public testers filled the hall the size of a football field, and strings of IDs were stacked together in aisles, elevators and other commuting areas through "cancel volume collision"!

If the ID display is not turned off, players in the station square will not be able to see the subtitles clearly.

And this is just one of hundreds of full partitions!

As the production capacity of real gaming helmets increases and equipment prices further decline, the crowded market has the potential to further expand.

In response to the excited and exciting gazes, a blue power armor walked with steady steps in front of the crowd that filled the hall.

The sharp facial contour is like an unsheathed sword, and the resolute face and brows reveal a calm and majestic spirit.

Before the majestic figure came into view, the players in the hall were already shocked by the realistic light and shadow and the immersive experience.

After all, it is ideal city technology.

Although the otakus on Endpoint Cloud have long been tired of playing these virtual reality online games that focus on "Second Life", and have begun to pursue some simple creativity and fun, but for the old-era residents of the Beta Universe, they have This is the first time I have experienced this immersive feeling of traveling through a different world!

A simple summary——

This light!

This floor!

This wall!

And this Aguang!

It’s absolutely amazing! ! !

Everyone held their breath and couldn't help themselves with excitement.

The real cute guy was still standing there, while the fake cute guy rushed forward, trying to remove the stubborn knot on the manager's body. However, he failed to do so, and his face came into close contact with the floor.

Suddenly rich with small eyes: "Fuck!!"

The Tyrannosaurus Warrior turned black and said, "You're cheating!"

WC has no mosquitoes: "Gan! You said it was 99% realistic?! It's not realistic at all!!!"

WC has no mosquitoes: “@#% # !”

There was a chirping sound in front of the manager, and the various models were stacked together.

There seems to be a layer of "field" surrounding the special NPC. Players who enter the field will have their volume collision canceled and stacked together like virtual ghosts.

The scope of this area will also increase as the number of nearby players increases.

Although it weakens the authenticity of the game to a certain extent and restricts some violent actions, on the other hand it also effectively prevents key NPCs from being blocked and causing tasks to be unavailable.

If I really want to experience 100% reality, I'm afraid I can only physically travel through the α universe.

Standing at the edge of the crowd, Ye Shi stared at A Guang for a long time with his arms folded, always feeling that that face was full of a sense of disobedience.

It's not that he secretly changed his facial modeling for that guy, but that his eyes have lost their soul.

How to say it?

I feel like the "king's spirit" is a bit too spotlight-stealing.

I heard that the public beta game data was outsourced to the Ideal City company for development. I don’t know if it was because of the distance that the guys there had a strange misunderstanding about the managers.

besides……

"Wait a minute, didn't this guy's powered armor only come after he unlocked Vault 117?! How come it was installed right now?"

"And isn't this hall too spacious?! How can the hall of Shelter 404 be that big?"

"Haha, it's a game, don't pay attention to these details," Lao Bai complained about Ye Shi, and patted him on the shoulder with a smile, "Just let the newcomers find it fun."

In the α version stage, it is too difficult to open up wasteland.

If he really had to start all over again, let alone these newbies, he himself might not be able to persevere.

By the way, the nicknames of the two people are the nicknames of the public beta server and the nicknames of the two people are the abbreviations of the nicknames of the closed beta server.

Since closed beta test players will appear as NPCs in some game plots and dungeons in the public beta server, the nickname of this closed test server is in the public beta server's default status, and even the closed beta players themselves cannot use it.

㳎Shelter Technology CEO Dr. Principle said - "You are also part of the game experience."

Although it's a bit unreasonable, it seems a bit satisfying to think that [my own] clone is pretending to be cool for me all the time.

Do you want your avatar to get more scenes in the public beta server?

Then come to the closed beta server and work hard!

Even if you don't do anything earth-shattering and just move bricks diligently on the construction site, you can still have your own avatar projected onto the construction site on the public beta server!

or--

Reverse refueling is also possible.

For example, in Dawn City's "Player Prison", there are two NPCs with player identities above their heads, making fists and spitting gestures across the cell. The famous player who was sent to jail because of failed PK can trigger a dialogue with the two living treasures and activate the "sentence reduction mini-game".

In short, although there are many unsatisfactory aspects, the open beta that everyone has been waiting for for a long time has finally started!

and……

This is a game that everyone completes together.

The dog mastermind is not alone.

While Ye Shi and Lao Bai were talking, there were shouts of "skip", "skip" and "hurry up" in the square.

After learning that the plot could be skipped, the newbies no longer wanted to listen to Brother Guang's nonsense, so they equipped their equipment and refreshed the VM out of thin air, and rushed towards the elevator impatiently.

There is the entrance to the B1 floor.

The elevators on the public beta server are quite different.

㱗The moment you step into the elevator door, the player will automatically enter the dungeon area, 㱗"Only you and the guiding NPC are visible"㱕Follow the elevator up and enter the B1 floor, which is "completely overhead, captured by predators and alien species".

This copy cannot form a team, and no experience will be lost if you die. It is a tutorial for novices.

In the dungeon, players will get their first weapon after entering the game - a crowbar with a blunt weapon damage of 5, and trigger the first mission in their game career - to seize the entrance to the fallen shelter from the looters.

After clearing the dungeon, you can enter and exit the B1 level of the "Table World" normally.

During the mission, players will follow the guidance of NPCs to familiarize themselves with game mechanics including sneaking, unlocking, picking up trash, etc., and become familiar with cold weapons, hot weapons and smart equipment by picking up weapons dropped by looters. There are various weapon methods inside.

This is the biggest difference between the open beta server and the closed beta server. Players do not have to be limited to a single base sequence. They can add points and initial racial traits according to their own customization, including fighters, assault soldiers, engineers, and hackers. Create exclusive gameplay for professions such as assassin, assassin, psychic user, etc.

Whether it is an old popsicle cyber summoner who is good at using drones, a mutant thug who is good at charging with a nuclear bomb, a wasteland guest worker wearing a DIY exoskeleton, or a lizard assaulter who is carrying a rifle. Even Gaians, who are good at using enhanced superpowers, can be realized in the public beta server.

In a sense, the degree of freedom of the public beta server seems to be an order of magnitude higher than that of the closed beta server. Even the aliens no longer need to rely on their character to draw the SRRR card, as long as they sign a liability exemption agreement. Can be checked.

After all, this is a real game world. As long as the order is right, you can do whatever you want.

"I'll try my superpower this time... What about you? Have you decided which route to take?"

Seeing the light flashing and disappearing at the elevator door, Ye Shi said eagerly.

Lao Bai grinned.

"I'll see about it later. Anyway, career selection is a matter after level five."

After clearing the first dungeon, the maximum level could be upgraded to three levels. He planned to experience the gameplay of each profession before making a decision.

Unlike those players who are busy opening up wasteland and competing for the first place in the entire server.

He has already experienced the feeling of T0 in the closed beta server, and he has no interest in being ranked first in the entire server.

He just wants to be a casual player here, and occasionally come to take a look when he misses, and chat with those who have disappeared from the α universe.

"Come on, see you soon!" After understanding Lao Bai's thoughts, Ye Shi said nothing more and couldn't wait to step into the elevator, turning into a flash of light and teleporting to the dungeon world.

Lao Bai also followed.

The moment he stepped into the elevator, a soldier wearing a "Five Style" exoskeleton was waiting there.

The man was holding a "G9" assault rifle in his hand, and his posture looked strange, as if the shelter had encountered some serious crisis.

However, all experienced players know that the B1 floor is a bigger place. Unless the elevator is broken, even if a predator breaks in, he will be beaten to death by the door and the dog inside.

But the public beta is another matter.

Not only did the predators unnecessarily put a group of mutated cockroaches (wild monsters) into the first floor of the shelter, but they also had a hacker (level 10) who could usurp control of the B1 floor, but could only do some sneaky work. Elite monster).

It's no wonder that the NPC soldier has equipped himself with the "Ideal City special supply" assault rifle, and looks like he's facing a formidable enemy.

"Listen, newcomers, our target is the data center on the B1 floor. If we want to seize control of the B1 floor, we must occupy it first... Grab this crowbar, we will get up in a moment. Also, remember to follow me. !" The man nodded meticulously and handed over the crowbar in his hand.

Hearing that familiar voice, Lao Bai was stunned for a moment, and then he noticed the serious face.

Just looking at that face for a moment, he almost choked on his own spit.

Good guy——

Isn’t this just me? !

Or to be more precise, that guy is simply his character in the closed beta test server - "The White Horse".

However, the NPC standing in the elevator seemed to be completely unconscious, and his "body" was right in front of him.

Just as Dr. Principle, CEO of Shelter Technology, said on the official website, the NPCs in the public beta server are just NPCs and only have limited intelligence.

Lao Bai estimated that if he didn't take the crowbar from his hand, the rising elevator would probably fly and stop even outside the sun, so he took the crowbar dumbfounded.

"Good..."

The moment he touched the crowbar, a light blue floating window appeared in front of him.

[Props obtained: crowbar

Durability: 100/100

Type of injury: Blunt weapon.

Damage value: 5+x (strength attribute multiplier 0.2 + constitution attribute multiplier 0.15 + agility attribute multiplier 0.05)

Special effect: The "lock picking" judgment is triggered when performing a lock picking operation. If the damage value exceeds the protection level, 20 durability points will be consumed to dismantle the "locked door".

】

Is even the crowbar so detailed?

To put it simply, the door can be dismantled up to 5 times, right?

Looking at the crowbar in his hand, Lao Bai didn't know where to start complaining.

And just a few minutes after he finished reading the words, the elevator finally stopped on the B1 floor after driving for an unknown number of minutes.

"Follow me."

There was not a word of nonsense in that "accident". As soon as the elevator stopped, he rushed into the corridor in front of him without any delay.

The predator, who was smoking with his back to the elevator, was like a deaf man, turning a blind eye to the movement of the elevator rising. He stepped forward quickly and sent him away with a backstab and throat-cutting combo.

The blood spurting out was quite real. It was worth it that he opened the "Reality Accelerator" of Mosquito Sharing and registered an account on Beta Island, a small island in Nanyang.

He was suddenly curious about what would come out without turning on the accelerator.

Slime?

"Kill one...put his weapon away, but don't rush to fire yet. We have to get the B1 layer controller first."

"It's a waste of time," he said as he calmly shook off the blood on the dagger, skillfully acting like an emotionless killer.

In the room not far away, the Marauder was like a little deaf and blind, completely unconscious (his teammate was stunned, sitting in front of a fire with an unknown fire, playing cards with a playful smile on his face).

With the idea of ​​​​seeing how his other self planned to perform, Lao Bai didn't make any extra trouble. After collecting the iron pipe rifle, iron dagger and 50 Y coins from the predator, he followed him with a strange expression. Behind the "other self", he lurked step by step, touched the body and then picked the lock.

According to the information shared by other public beta players on the forum, as long as you complete these steps step by step, you can quickly complete the tutorial.

And if the players don't play their cards according to the routine and run around, the result will be that they will be knocked down by a group of predators, and then reload the file (just after getting off the elevator).

The moment Lao Bai pried open the iron door of the data center, a piercing alarm bell sounded on the B1 floor of the shelter, and the alerted predators and aliens rushed up in a swarm.

"Quick! Insert the hard drive into the server!" [Bai Ju Guo Gian] roared and threw the hard drive into [Lao Bai's] chest, then placed the rifle at the door and opened fire outwards.

If ordinary people of this generation and generation have never experienced a real battlefield, the intense and exciting gun battle might really make people's blood boil.

Especially when the two of them were still hiding in front of each other one second, and then suddenly broke out into a fierce fight the next second!

However, as this guy's true self, Lao Bai can hardly count how many battles he has experienced, large and small. Of course, it is impossible for his adrenaline to surge just because of a few gunshots.

Besides, this is just a small number of predators, even in the closed test server, he didn't even bother to hide, he just killed them with a dagger.

In line with the idea of ​​respecting his other self's work, Lao Bai followed the task prompts step by step and inserted the USB disk into the designated server slot.

Accompanied by a burst of electric current, the chassis, which was originally running smoothly, seemed to have activated a hidden magic circle, and immediately exerted a lightning-like influence on the B1 floor of the shelter.

The resounding alarm was instantly lifted.

The automatic weapons deployed on the B1 floor of the shelter were activated immediately and joined the battlefield!

There was a desperate wail in the distance - it seemed to be coming from a level 10 elite monster being worked by a predator.

"No! This is impossible! My control has been taken away!"

Immediately afterwards, someone probably yelled angrily from the boss.

"You idiot! What do you want from me!"

Hearing curses and wailing coming from a distance, Lao Bai couldn't help but complain in his heart.

You know the data center is so important, so you just leave two soldiers to take care of it?

But it seems pointless to complain about this.

After all, no matter how rigorous the setting is, the gain outweighs the gain at the expense of entertainment.

Objectively speaking, the entire novice guide copy is quite good.

"Follow me!"

The "white horse crossing the gap" guarding the door roared, holding a rifle and leading the way to kill.

The bullets rained down on this guy like bathwater, and even the health bar was scraped off.

It's really hard for this guy to endure it till now.

Seeing that the moment of counterattack had finally come, Lao Bai did not hold back and went out with the iron pipe rifle he picked up from the looters. The most bullet-saving way was to rely on the 5 times the damage of headshots to kill all the enemies along the way. The predators encountered were put down one after another.

Including the level 10 hacker professional elite monster.

After destroying the five LV3 automatic rifle-mounted drones controlled by this guy, this guy was knocked down with a single shot.

Lao Bai picked up a U-shaped pillow-like drone operating equipment from the corpse.

Before he could open the holographic window, "Bai Ju Guo Xiao", who was standing next to him and was changing magazines, said to him with a cool expression.

"Remember to put those drones away, maybe Xiu Xiu can do it."

This is probably the equipment of the hacker profession.

"receive."

Lao Bai replied casually, followed the instructions of his "other self" and picked up the remains of the drone on the ground.

It’s different from the closed beta server.

Equipment picked up from the test server will be automatically stored in the virtual space and saved in the holographic inventory in the form of thumbnails.

Of course, only items that can be picked up.

Although items that cannot be picked up can be moved, they can only be held with one hand like in the closed beta server.

㱗While he was picking up trash, he also chatted with him about some experiences in the wasteland.

For example, the garbage you pick up can be sold for money or disassembled for parts. The parts obtained by dismantling can be used to make equipment, repair equipment, and build your own home.

The concept of territory proposed in the closed test server was not promoted due to various problems, but it seems to have been implemented in the test server.

Players can build their own shelter in any wild area outside the safe zone, but the shelter they build can only be seen by themselves and the players invited to enter.

This setting is somewhat similar to a copy that is seamlessly connected to the map. Teleport points can be placed in it, as well as the player's pets, NPC partners or servants in the game settings or even followers.

After collecting the garbage on the battlefield, Lao Bai continued to move forward with his other self, and soon triggered the expected boss battle.

What appeared was a huge plunderer.

His body was covered with extremely exaggerated heavy steel armor, and his muscles were like those of a mutant.

At first, Lao Bai thought this guy looked familiar, but it wasn't until he pulled out a rusty shotgun that he suddenly remembered his identity.

This guy is none other than the boss of the Blood Hand Clan - the "bear" who was killed by the manager with a hammer.

Unexpectedly, this guy was dragged out of the test server and whipped again. Lao Bai couldn't laugh or cry for a while, but he still put on a serious posture to fight.

Coupled with the [White Horse Crossing the Gap] output of "The enemy is full of health but still at the edge of the battlefield", he finally obtained the attack window for the front warrior to shoot the vital parts through several pulls, and then rushed forward to give him the blow after the front warrior's loud prompts. The "bear" added the fatal final blow.

At the same time, a semi-transparent holographic pop-up window appeared in front of him, and the BGM of "After the Rain and the Sky Sunny" sounded at the same time.

[Congratulations to the player for reaching level 3! 】

Standing in the middle of the hall on the B1 floor, he looked like a hero on the stage, with a bright light falling on his shoulders.

"Congratulations! You defeated the enemies who invaded us and stopped the barbaric invasion! Although, this is just the beginning..."

[The White Horse Passed Through] Qi came in front of him, with a smile shining with victory on his face.

Lao Bai also smiled at that face and nodded slightly.

"Um."

Although it was in the way he had imagined, he felt that what he wanted to convey seemed to have been conveyed.

The dust on the floating floor dispersed unknowingly, and the B1-level shelter, which was originally in ruins, also unknowingly returned to its original clean and tidy appearance.

Just like times have changed.

When Lao Bai noticed it, a shining medal already appeared on his chest.

The number 404 is written on it.

Below the number, there is also a line of words printed [Exclusively for closed beta players, thank you for your efforts].

Speaking of which, when he first entered the game, he was still confused about where the promised "closed beta rewards" were, but he didn't expect that they were actually in this place.

How to say it?

This sincerity appears just right.

Following the "hand guide" named [White Horse Pass], he passed through the circular arch, stepped on the elevator and came to the outside of the shelter.

The familiar square comes into view.

The look of everything waiting to be done is exactly the same as when the closed beta test server just started...

Whether it's Xiaoyu sitting behind the "bank" counter and calculating accounts carefully, or Boss Xia sitting behind the weapons counter yawning and impatiently speaking arrogant words, or many other people who are facing the "desperate and desperate" people. The wastelanders of the wasteland world are burning with a flicker of hope.

Some of those guys live a day-to-day life, some have even given up struggling, and there are also people who are still unwilling to do something but are unable to do anything...

No matter what kind of people they are, they never abandon or give up after coming out of the shelter.

"This is our settlement, and it is also the place where the beginning of time begins... We will set out from here until the Era."

"Welcome to our world."

That seems to be the last monologue.

When Lao Bai turned around, the person who led him out of the shelter had disappeared with a smile on his face.

The originally empty square was filled with all kinds of players at some point.

Some rushed to the entrance of the settlement, some tried to get under the table in front of Boss Xia but were blocked by the invisible wall of air, and some stood in the square trying to pull off the last piece of underwear that couldn't be pulled off.

There are endless shouts in the stall area in the distance, just like in the closed beta test server.

"LV5 has been transferred to fighter class and is looking for a team! Clean the leech hole!"

"Is there a convoy going to Boulder City? Bosses, please take care of me!!"

"Awesome! Your map has opened to Boulder City?! I'm still wandering around Beit Street."

"Too strong!!!"

"I have a LV10 intelligence-based orange piece of equipment here! It has a drone expansion slot! Anyone who is interested can speed it up!"

"What the hell? Do you have any orange equipment in your hands? Brother, where did you get this?"

"It's just where the cracked claw crabs are by the lake!"

"Can intelligence equipment that has been soaked in water still survive?"

"You can do it, you can do it, let alone soaking in water, you can do it if you have soaked in urine!"

"Ooooh, my little fish! Why are you ignoring me?!"

"Have you lost all your favorability? There seems to be a prop that can restore friendship... Damn it? Disgusted? How did you drop to -100?!"

"Hey Hey……"

"Where's the guard? There's a pervert here!"

"Gan! Don't call the police blindly! Sora, the air wall is blocking me and I can't do anything, okay?"

"cpdd!"

"Yes~ no~ there is~ brother~ brother~ take~ take~ sister~ sister——"

"Dude, turn off the voice changer, it's boring."

"gnmd,xswl,dbd?sb"

"???"

Listening to the commotion in the square, Lao Bai reached out and rubbed his temples, turned off [Nearby Stranger Voice], and finally felt a little more relaxed.

possible……

The closed beta server is more normal.

With more than 30 million players from around the world pouring in, it is inevitable that some weird guys will get mixed in.

But having said that.

Compared with the monsters dancing on the screen in some games, the abstraction here is not that abstract.

At this time, Ye Shi, who had already changed his equipment, walked over from the side and greeted him with a smile.

"I've been waiting for you for a long time. What took you so long?"

Lao Bai looked at Ye Shi and couldn't help but be surprised when he saw that Hou Yan was already at level 5.

"I wanted to experience the tutorial completely, so I wasted a little time... How did you come out in advance?"

"Didn't you read the post on the official website? You can speed push after inserting the USB flash drive. There is no need to follow the tutorial to the end... By the way, by the way, have you noticed that the hand guide is blocked from you? The modeling on the test server is exactly the same hahaha!”

Seeing the playful smiling faces of Brother Ye Shi, Lao Bai made a helpless expression.

"I noticed... Although I'm portrayed as a bit naive, I still pass the test. By the way, where is Fang Changren?"

Ye Shi made a helpless expression.

"He hired a few familiar gold gangs to send him to Boulder City."

Lao Bai looked at him dumbfounded.

"Does this game have gold medals?"

Ye Shi scratched the back of his head.

"Well...it's not so much that this game has gold medals, it's more that studios from all over the world have joined in."

The craziness of silver coins has been witnessed by all the world, and it has even been exaggerated to the point where the chiefs in Africa drove people to the Internet cafes to make reservations one by one, and the whole village cheered when they made the reservation.

Although Y coins are not as good as silver coins, they cannot withstand so many people around the world playing with them.

And considering that the test server is the reserve force for the closed test server, the potential of Y coins cannot be underestimated.

It is foreseeable that the economic system of the test server will be impacted by a huge wave.

㱗In the face of emotionless "gold-making machines", gameplay such as picking up garbage may have to face the collapse of the revenue system as soon as it goes online.

Imagining the scene of "a strange thing is hard to find", Lao Bai couldn't help but sweat for Dr. Li.

"That would be a real disaster..."

Unlike Lao Bai, Ye Shi laughed out loud as if he was watching a good show.

"Haha, who knows? Don't forget that the banker is Brother Guang. What do you think of Brother Guang's leeks? If Brother Guang doesn't peel off the skin for you!"

Based on his understanding of Brother Guang, as long as there is no foul play in this kind of sideline game, Brother Guang usually turns a blind eye and tries to ignore everything he can.

But if any fool feels that Brother Guang can no longer carry the knife and wants to challenge the power outside the rules——

That guy will soon realize that order never falls from the sky, but is established by people.

"Maybe, but it's an entertainment server anyway. Based on my understanding of A Guang, he probably won't be that serious."

Lao Bai smiled, then looked at Ye Shi and said.

"Speaking of you? Why don't you go to the Wandering Swamp to find your little girlfriend?"

Ye Shi curled his lips, pretending to be displeased.

"Hey, I did have such a plan at the beginning, but after thinking about it, there is no need. The Wandering Swamp in the test server is a level 60 map, which is three times higher than the closed test server... at least wait until someone reaches level 30."

That's what he said, but he was actually waiting for news from Fang Chang.

According to his observation of the test server, there are roughly two types of NPCs in the safe zone. One is the "plot-type NPC", which has no health bar. It is either a transparent monster like the management team, or it has its own protective barrier air. wall.

The favorability of this kind of NPC can be raised up to 60, and it can trigger tasks and even give skills, but there is nothing else.

There is also a "passerby NPC" with a health bar. Although it is not protected by an air wall, any malicious contact will be judged as a battle.

If a battle is triggered in the safe zone, it will be a shame, and you will basically be attacked by a level 100 guard in one move.

There is no upper limit to the favorability of this type of NPC. If you exceed 120, you can become a good brother or sister to take out to fight monsters. If you exceed 150 and complete a series of dating tasks, you can unlock a closer relationship.

Generally speaking, when a certain NPC is conquered, the NPC will move from the settlement to the player's stronghold, and its original residence will be filled by new NPCs, so there will be no stomachache.

As for whether the next scene will be black or have actual scenes, it depends on who the operator the player is matched with and whether the registration information is over 18 years old.

Theoretically speaking, Dory, as a character who participated in the historical process of the alliance, should be implemented in the game program like Boss Xia, but she will probably appear in the safe zone and specific dungeons as a "plot-type NPC".

In the same way, the same should be true for Xuezhou... He doesn't seem to have anything to worry about?

But having said that, it’s just that the NPCs in the test server are not the same person, so there’s nothing to worry about!

Seeing Ye Shi struggling with himself, Lao Bai smiled and patted his shoulder.

"Based on what I know about Brother Guang, he won't do anything disgusting."

Ye Shi made a gesture of spreading his hands.

"I hope so. Don't look at that guy smiling when he is wearing it. When he is wearing it, it's all black."

Five years!

Pretending to be an NPC for five whole years!

It's a shame that this sinister guy can hold it in!

As soon as he finished speaking, a warm and broad palm was placed on his shoulder and patted lightly, and then the familiar and long-lost teasing came from behind him.

"Aren't you afraid that your Brother Guang will hear you?"

Ye Shi's whole body trembled, and he turned around with a "whoosh".

When he saw that smile as warm and handsome as the morning sun, he was almost frightened off the line like a ghost that had seen the light.

"What the hell?!"

"Aguang?!"