This Game Is Too Realistic

"Welcome to Vault 404."

"I'm the manager here."

"Code name - Dawn."

In the virtual world of the β universe, the hall is full of metal texture, and solemn and steady sounds echo above the heads of real players, just like church bells.

Tens of thousands of public beta testers filled the lobby the size of a football field to the brim, and strings of IDs were stacked together in aisles, elevators and other commuting areas that "cancel volume collisions"!

If the ID display is not turned off, players standing in the 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 crowd 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 exude a sense of self-reliance and majesty.

And long before that 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 Utopia’s 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, for the old-era residents living in the beta universe, they are still It’s the first time to experience this immersive feeling like traveling to another world!

In a simple sentence -

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 newbie was still standing where he was, but the fake newbie had already rushed forward, trying to peel off the iron 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 has turned black: "He's cheating!"

There are no mosquitoes in WC: "Gan! Where is the 99% realism we promised?! It's not real at all!!!"

WC has no mosquitoes: "!"

There was a chirping sound in front of the manager, and the various models were stacked on top of each other.

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 realm also seems to increase with the number of nearby players.

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

If you really want to experience 100% reality, you may have to physically travel to the α universe.

Standing on 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 because that guy secretly changed his facial modeling, but because those eyes have lost their soul.

how to say?

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

I heard that the game data for the open beta was outsourced to a company in Ideal City for development. I don’t know if it’s because of the beauty of distance, but the guys there had a strange misunderstanding with the managers.

besides……

"Wait a minute, didn't this guy's power armor only come after unlocking Vault 117?! Why is it installed now?"

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

"Haha, it's a game, don't worry about these details," Ye Shi complained, Lao Bai smiled and patted him on the shoulder, "As long as the newcomers find it fun."

The development of the alpha version was too difficult.

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 in the public test server are the abbreviations of their nicknames in the closed test server.

Since closed beta test players will appear as NPCs in some game plots and dungeons in the open test server, the nicknames of the closed test server are occupied by default in the open test server, and even the closed test players themselves cannot use them.

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

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

Do you want your avatar to have more roles in the public beta server?

Then work hard on the closed beta server!

Even if you don't do anything earth-shattering and just move bricks diligently on the construction site, you can still have your avatar projected onto the construction site of 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 across the cell. The red-named 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 long-awaited open beta has finally started!

and……

This is a game that everyone plays together.

The dog mastermind is not alone.

Just as Ye Shi and Lao Bai were talking, shouts of "skip", "skip" and "hurry up" could be heard in the square.

After learning that the plot could be skipped, the newcomers no longer wanted to listen to Brother Guang's nonsense. They equipped themselves with v that was refreshed out of thin air and rushed towards the elevator impatiently.

There is the entrance to the B1 floor.

There is no need to wait for the elevator in the public beta server.

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

This copy cannot form a team, and no experience will be dropped if you die. It is a beginner's tutorial.

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

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

During the execution of the mission, players will follow the NPC guide to familiarize themselves with game mechanics including sneaking, unlocking, and picking up garbage. They will also become familiar with cold weapons, hot weapons, and smart equipment by picking up weapons dropped by looters. Various weapons usage.

This is the biggest difference between the public beta server and the closed beta server. Players do not have to be limited to a single genetic sequence. They can match fighters, commandos, engineers, hackers, assassins, spirits, etc. based on customized bonus points and initial racial traits. It can create exclusive gameplay for other professions.

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 on his back, a wastelander engineer wearing a DIY exoskeleton, or a lizard man assaulter who is good at charging with a rifle, or even a lizard man who is good at charging. Gaians using enhanced superpowers, etc., can all be realized in the public beta server.

In a sense, the degree of freedom of the open beta server seems to be an order of magnitude higher than that of the closed beta server. Even alien species no longer require SRRR cards to be drawn based on character, as long as you sign a liability exemption agreement. Check.

After all, this is a real game world, and as long as the program can do it, 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 look at it then. Anyway, career choice is a matter after level five."

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

It is different from 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 ranking first in the entire server.

Here he just wants to be a casual player, come back to visit occasionally when he misses, and chat with those who have disappeared from the α universe.

"Okay, 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 flickering light and teleporting to the copy world.

Lao Bai also followed.

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

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

However, all the real veteran players know that the B1 floor is a bigger place. Unless the elevator is broken, even if a looter breaks in, he will be locked to death inside.

But the public beta is a different story.

Not only did the unfavorable predators unnecessarily put a group of mutated cockroaches (wild monsters) into the first floor of the shelter, but they also had an unnatural 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 used the "Ideal City special supply" assault rifle, and looked like he was facing a powerful enemy.

"Listen, newcomers, our target is the data center on the B1 floor. If we want to regain control of the B1 floor, we must occupy it first... Grab this crowbar, you will use it later. Also, remember to follow me! "The man ordered meticulously and handed over the crowbar in his hand.

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

The moment he saw that face, he almost choked on his own spit.

Good guy——

Isn’t this just me? !

Or to be more accurate, that guy is exactly what he was in the closed beta test server - "a quickie".

However, the NPC standing in the elevator seemed completely unaware that his "body" was right in front of him.

As Dr. Principle, CEO of Shelter Technology, said on the official website, the NPCs in the public beta server are just NPCs with limited intelligence.

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

"OK……"

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

[Props obtained: crowbar

Durability: 100100

Type of injury: Blunt weapon.

Damage value: 5x (Strength attribute multiplier 02 Constitution attribute multiplier 015 Agility attribute multiplier 005)

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 are 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 almost at the same time as he finished reading the description, the elevator, which had been traveling for an unknown number of minutes, finally stopped at the B1 floor.

"Follow me."

There was not a single word of nonsense about that "nothing in sight". The moment the elevator came to a stop, 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 person, turning a blind eye to the movement of the elevator rising. He was sent away with a backstab and throat-slitting combo by "White Horse Crossing" who walked forward swiftly.

The blood that spurted out was quite real. It was true that he opened the "Reality Accelerator" shared by Mosquito and registered an account on a small South Sea island called Beta Island.

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

Slime?

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

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

The predator in the room not far away was like a little deaf and blind, not realizing that his teammate was dead. He was sitting in front of an unknown fire, playing poker with a playful smile.

With the idea of ​​​​seeing how the other person planned to perform, Lao Bai didn't make any trouble. After recovering the iron pipe rifle, iron dagger and 50 Y coins from the predator, he followed "the other person" with a strange expression. "Oneself" behind him, sneaking step by step, touching the body and then picking the lock.

According to the information shared by other public beta players on the forum, as long as you complete these procedures step by step, you will be able to clear the tutorial in no time.

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 game to go back to the time when they just got 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! Plug the hard drive into the server!" [Bai Ju Guo Gian] roared and threw the hard drive onto Lao Bai's chest, then placed the rifle at the door and fired suddenly outside.

If ordinary people born in peaceful times have never experienced a real battlefield, the exciting gun battle might really make people's blood boil.

Especially when one second the two of them were still sneaking, and the next second a fierce exchange of fire suddenly broke out!

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

Moreover, even in the closed beta version of the closed beta server, this small number of predators didn't even bother to sneak, and he could just kill them with a dagger.

In line with the idea of ​​respecting the work of another person, Lao Bai followed the task prompts step by step and inserted the USB disk into the designated server slot.

Accompanied by a buzz of electricity, the originally smoothly operating chassis was like activating a hidden magic circle, immediately exerting a lightning-like influence on the B1 floor of the shelter.

The loud alarm was instantly lifted.

The automatic weapons deployed on the B1 floor of the shelter were also activated at the same time and joined the battlefield!

There was a desperate wailing in the distance - it seemed to be emanating from a level 10 elite monster working for the predators.

"No! This is impossible! Control has been taken away from me!"

What came next was probably the boss's angry curse.

"You idiot! What use do you have!"

Hearing the curses and wails floating in the distance, Lao Bai couldn't help but complain in his heart.

Do you really know that 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 settings are, 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 passing through the gap" who was guarding the door roared, holding a rifle and taking the lead to kill.

The rain of bullets poured on this guy was like bath water, even the health bar was scraped off.

It’s really hard for this guy to endure it until now.

Seeing that the moment of counterattack had finally come, Lao Bai did not hold back any longer. He carried the iron pipe rifle he picked up from the looters and went out to kill them. In the most bullet-saving way, he relied on the 5 times the damage of headshots to kill all the enemies encountered along the way. The raiders who arrived were put down one after another.

Including the level 10 hacker professional elite monster.

After destroying 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 device from the corpse.

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

"Remember to put those drones away. Xiu Xiu might be able to use them."

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 drone wreckage on the ground.

It’s different from the closed beta server.

Equipment picked up from the public beta 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 carried by hand like in the closed beta server.

While he was picking up trash, "White Horse" 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 that was proposed in the closed beta server could not be promoted due to various reasons, but it seems to have been implemented in the open beta server.

Players can build their own shelters in any wild area outside the safe zone, but the shelters 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 main map, where teleport points can be placed, as well as the player's pets, NPC partners, or set servants and 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.

A huge predator appeared.

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 the latter took 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 and whipped again in the public beta server. Lao Bai couldn't laugh or cry for a while, but he still put on a serious attitude to fight.

Coupled with the output of [White Horse Crossing the Edge], which is "clearly full of health but wandering on the edge of the battlefield", he finally obtained the attack window for the former to shoot the vital parts through several pulls, and then rushed up to the "bear" at the former's loud prompts. ” added the fatal final blow.

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

[Congratulations to the player for reaching level 3! 】

Standing in the center of the B1 floor hall, 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..."

[In vain] walked up to 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 a way he had never imagined, he felt as if what he wanted to convey had been conveyed.

The dust floating on the floor dispersed unconsciously, and the B1-floor shelter, which was originally abandoned like a ruin, also returned to its original clean and tidy appearance unconsciously.

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.

And digital.

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?

This sincerity appears just right.

Following the "newbie instructor" named [Bai Ju Guo Gian], 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 others facing the "despair-filled and... 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...

And 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 where it all began... From here we will march out until the new era."

"Welcome to our world."

That seemed to be the final 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 were running at the entrance of the settlement, some were trying to get under the table in front of Boss Xia but were blocked by an invisible wall of air, and some were standing 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 reached 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 interested can speed it up!"

"What the hell? Are there any orange outfits in the novice stage? Brother, where did you get the reputation?"

"Right on the edge of the lake where the Claw Crabs are!"

"Can intelligence equipment soaked in water still be used?"

"It can be used, it can be used by anyone who has soaked it in urine, not to mention soaked in water!"

"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... What the hell? 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!"

"Do you have a brother and a sister?"

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

"gnd, wl, 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 chaotic dance of demons on the public screen of 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, why did it take you so long?"

Lao Bai looked at Ye Shi and was surprised to see that the latter 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 disk. There is no need to follow the tutorial to the end... By the way, by the way, have you noticed that the novice facilitator and you are in closed beta testing? The modeling of the clothes 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 a gold medal, it's more that studios from all over the world have come in."

The craziness of silver coins has been witnessed by all the world, and has even been exaggerated to the point where African chiefs use trucks to drive people to Internet cafes to make reservations one by one, and the whole village cheers when they make an appointment.

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 public beta server is the reserve force for the closed beta server, the potential of Y coins cannot be underestimated.

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

In the face of emotionless "gold 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 "it's hard to find a strange person", Lao Bai couldn't help but sweat for Dr. Principle.

"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 is an entertainment server anyway. Based on my understanding of Aguang, he probably won't be so 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 and pretended not to care.

"Hey, I did have such a plan at the beginning, but there is no need to think about it. The Wandering Swamp in the public beta server is a level 60 map, which is three times higher than the closed beta 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 observations on the public beta server, the NPCs in the safe zone are roughly divided into two types. One is the "plot-type NPC", which has no health bar, is either a transparent monster like the manager, or 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 killed 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 and take them out to fight monsters. If you exceed 150 and complete a series of dating tasks, you can unlock a closer relationship.

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

As for what happens next, whether the camera goes black or there is an actual scene, 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 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 an NPC on the public beta server, not the same person, so there’s no need to worry!

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's usual smile. When he cuts 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 hand placed on his shoulder and patted him gently, 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 warm and handsome smile like the rising sun, he was almost like a ghost that had seen the light, and was frightened off the line on the spot.

"What the hell?!"

"Aguang?!"