371. Just the right version update
The wave of "hatred" of Happy Stick was just right, so that the version update announcement that Murphy secretly uploaded was ignored by most players.
Finally avoided the dilemma of being complained about by players for "sneak attack" every update, but the administrator can't help it, he can't kick out the little players every time he updates big, and pretend to do a "server restart".
Ay! Wait a minute!
Why not?
Speaking of which, I can do this kind of trick once in a while to remind those who have started to find the "truth" that this is a mediocre game test, although for those who have already decided the truth, this is just another bad and clumsy "smoke bomb", but it's better than nothing, right?
After all, who has to endure the pain of "server update" when traveling through another world?
Murphy felt for a moment that this was a good idea.
So he highlighted this idea on his "development team notebook", but after reminding Brother Woo Meow to see the update, the popularity of the previous post criticizing the happy bar dropped rapidly, and everyone turned to the update post just released.
This is a real "big update"!
["Real Otherworld" Alpha3.0 Closed Beta Version Update Announcement:
Hello everyone, I'm your dear beta team member Alpha, and before we officially announce this update, I would like to express my sincere gratitude to all of you who are currently contributing to the beta work in the game, on behalf of all of you in the real Otherworldly development team and the beta team!
Thanks to everyone's dedication and hard work in the last two months, our game has progressed from being a bug-ridden game to a point where it is now barely usable to fix the seams.
But even the most confident apes in the development team are not sure if there are any undiscovered vicious bugs in the mountain code they have typed out by hand.
However, despite all these concerns, we have stumbled all the way to the point, and we are confident that the "bond" between the developers and the testers will be enough to overcome any difficulties, and we are fully confident that the testing model in place is sufficient to identify and eliminate most of the factors that affect the game experience.
So, after much discussion with the development team, we decided to give all players who participated in the closed beta a gift from the development team at the end of the closed beta phase.
We haven't decided what to put in the box yet, but we have plenty of time to pick out the good things we want!
And I personally believe that this small gift is not enough to express our gratitude to you. (I still proposed the server-wide reward, so why don't you hurry up and thank your beloved Fa Ge?) )
Next is the official content of the major version update:
One. Player Territory Gameplay Open:
I'm sure some of you guys who are good at gathering information already know some information about the 'stronghold' gameplay, but there are still some logical loopholes that have caused this gameplay to be released for a long time.
In the end, under the pressure of the members of the test team, the siege lions of our development team finally got this heavyweight gameplay before the end of the closed beta.
As of the date of the update, there will be three new player territories in Translasia, which we call 'Strongholds'!
All of the territory's recruitment, strongholds, and regulations in the area will be decided by the players, and the Scarlet Keep Administration will delegate maximum authority to taxes, patrols, and intervention as necessary.
This will be another perfect example of the high degree of freedom of the game.
Players will no longer play the role of ordinary adventurers and can step into the political arena of Translansia as a 'lord', but because the management and construction of the player's stronghold cannot be completed by a single person, the development team decided to delegate the management of the stronghold to the player's guild after several trade-offs.
The current version will decentralize the 'Riptide Castle' and the 'Maginot Line', which will be handed over to the players' guilds 'Riptide Knights' and 'Crimson Hammer Scythe', which have performed well in this main story, respectively.
Guilds that have not been assigned to a stronghold do not need to worry, there is still a stronghold in the hands of Governor Murphy that has not yet been determined, and the ownership will be determined according to the progress of the mission in the future.
It needs to be emphasized here!
The development of a base is not a single village or town, and the growth path of the base varies according to the responsibilities it shoulders.
The different development routes of the stronghold are as follows:
Initial Stronghold - Village/Barracks/Merchant Post - Town/Stronghold/Marketplace - City/Defensive Line/Commercial Hub.
After each guild obtains the title deed of the base from the administrative office, it must specify the function and development route of the stronghold and complete the indicators within the regular period according to the construction tasks issued by the administrative office.
In the event that the development of a colony is not satisfactory to the Administration Division for a long period of time, the management of the colony will be permanently withdrawn and reassigned after a maximum of three administrative reprimands.
Ps:
The 'Maginot Line' issued this time is a special stronghold, and it cannot be used for any purpose other than 'Barracks-Fortress-Line'.
Two. Tester Recruitment System Innovation:
At this point in the two-month closed beta, the testing team realized that in order to complete more in-depth testing and plot progress, it was necessary to recruit more testers to participate in our project.
Therefore, after repeated discussions with the development team, the decision-making team, and the logistics team, we finally decided to adopt a new tester recruitment model.
Starting with the 3.0 update, tester recruitment rights will be delegated to player guilds, and in conjunction with the upcoming "Guild Rating" mode of the Crimson Keep Administration, all player guilds with level 2 or higher will receive 5-20 tester slots each week to recruit guild members on their own.
But be careful!
This recruitment will be supervised by the test team throughout the process.
All newly recruited testers must also complete the test application and wait 7-14 days in the forum to complete the qualification review before receiving the terminal.
In addition, if a new recruit violates the Real Otherworldly Player Convention in the game and causes serious disruption to the beta work, not only will the player's beta be disqualified, but their guild will also face severe penalties including demotion, confiscation of property, and even forced disbandment.
In the event of a heinous situation, the test team will file a lawsuit with the local judicial department.
In addition, the beta team will also allocate a certain number of places every week to recruit testers who do not want to experience the guild gameplay.
Test Group Tips!
The delegation of recruitment authority means that the test team has the trust of the guild leaders and management, so please do not abuse it.
Three. An explanation of the mapping of the number of subjects to the number of testers.
For a long time, many smart treasures have been asking the beta team about the relationship between the two, and when the plot progresses to the current stage, the beta team can finally reveal some truths about "Real Otherworld" to the treasures.
As early as the establishment of the game, the decision-making team has confirmed that the number of testers will be linked to the number of people in the game in Translasia, so as to achieve the authenticity and sense of substitution advertised by the game.
According to the current rules of the game, for every 100 registered citizens under Governor Murphy, a test place will be provided for the test team.
This ratio is very much in line with our research and investigation of the mode of warfare in the medieval context, and the reason for setting a fixed ratio is to tie the expansion of the tester group to the improvement of the overall environment of Translasia.
In this way, players will be able to feel the impact of their activities on this long-suffering land more intuitively, and from the information gathered so far, the recruitment ratio we have set has achieved the perfect effect we originally intended.
Of course, the mapping of the number of subjects to the number of testers is not based solely on the number of people.
It is also tied to the development of the province, and when the development of the province or stronghold reaches a certain level, the proportion of players in the province that can be reported will be further increased.
This can be increased to up to 3%.
Therefore, when the plot of Translancia has advanced to the point where it is no longer possible to expand the player base by recruiting outcasts, it is also a very good way for the managers of each colony to shift their efforts to the development of the territory.
Four. Administrative Gameplay Update:
As the number of Trancia Lords increases rapidly, and there is a shortage of leaders with exceptional talents in all Strongholds, as of the date of the update, all administrative players who pass the administrative test will be assigned official positions, and the first batch of five collective farms will have a large number of official positions, and administrative players serving as managers can grant these positions to players or NPCs of their choice, and this appointment will take effect after approval by the Scarlet Keep Administration.
All players who are appointed to a full-fledged position will receive a duty allowance from the Administration according to their rank.
The power you crave is at hand, obey the call of the lord's heart that is about to move, pack your bags, and begin your career as a village chief in Translasia.
Five. The 'Midnight Blood Vulture Tavern', a third-party social platform for the public, has completed the preliminary fundraising, and the project is about to enter the formal research and development stage.
The social media platform is a project commissioned by the development team to a group of testers to promote all aspects of the game in the public domain, and is currently planned by the 'Players Council', with a launch date to be determined.
According to the plan, the platform will have strong social attributes and be compatible with video, text and audiobooks, as well as offline group running.
All testers with a forum account will have access to certain benefits.
Six. Mystery Expansion Revealed.
Well, I don't think there's any need for a formal reveal.
According to the observation of the beta team, a significant number of players have already guessed the content of this expansion and are beginning to prepare for its arrival.
Based on the current communication between the beta team and the second development team, what I can tell you is that the expansion pack called "The Return of the Black Disaster" will be released as a bridge between the first and second chapters of the main story, and the player's performance in the expansion will directly determine the subsequent plot direction.
The specific launch date of this expansion is highly tied to the main quest of Dawn of Transencia, which we are currently working on.
In this regard, the development team's advice to all testers is to do everything in their power to strengthen Translasia's defenses and territories before the Black Plague arrives.
Seven. An official explanation about certain special events.
The tester ID 'Onboard Happy Stick' unlocked the Vampire Race Gameplay and Blood Pact in advance for some unspeakable special reasons in the game has sparked a lot of discussion among players.
It is important to emphasize here that the fact that this incident itself stems from a mistake by the development team and does not represent a normal game flow.
According to the original development plan, the gameplay will not be released until the middle and later stages of the game's story.
At present, there are a huge number of bugs in this gameplay, and these program problems will directly affect the player's game experience, so the test team here focuses on reminding vampire players not to try to obtain bloodlines in advance through various normal or abnormal methods.
The development team hereby officially warns! Taking the risk of obtaining this gameplay will not bring any benefits to the game experience of current vampire players, and the development team will reserve the right of final interpretation of the subsequent series of problems caused by this risky behavior.
Again!
We hope that players will cherish their accounts and test qualifications.
Eight. A few bug fixes and a new air wall has been added. 】
There have been a lot of follow-up posts under this official update post at this time, most of which are related to the various important information disclosed in this update.
But there are also those whose concerns are always crooked.
King Meow: [, Brother Bang is awesome!] This is the first time I've seen a player's name put on it in an official update, and you're going to be a 'name in history'. @板载快乐棒, how's that?
The experience of being officially sent to a wife must be great, right? 】
Onboard Happy Sticks: [Awesome hairy!] I just talked to Melina and found out that she does have a Vault quest for Greyclaw's Treasure and a side quest for 'Kolando's Revenge', both of which seem to be very interesting.
But the biggest problem is that she's too weak now!
The vampires who kidnapped her injected her with poison, blinding her eyes and making her almost ineffective.
I'm also going to have to suck her blood every three days to make sure she doesn't get worse, but the problem is, every time I suck blood, I get an 'anemia' buff that lasts for a day.
30% reduction in all stats!
it!
I'm basically fucking ruined by this bloodsucking old bitch! How will you fight monsters and upgrade in the future? 】
Deadly Orchid Flower: [You upgrade a hair!] Didn't you already get the control of the Maginot Line? Now let's be honest and honest, and with what you're going to do now, I can only say yes!
Look at these things you made, you almost made Xiao Wei Ming turn into a vampire trafficker, na, now that I see the miserable end of Brother Bang, do other people still want such a two-dimensional wife? 】
Ayuen: [I'm completely out of interest, I'm heading to the exam room, don't cue.] 】
Invincible Tyrannosaurus Cheche: [@板载快乐棒, Brother Bang, isn't it okay for your wife to be poisoned and detoxify her? 】
Happy Bar on Board: [How can it be as easy as you think, Grand Duke Triss personally showed Melia, and she concluded that this toxin contains some subspace aura.
Unless she found the dispenser of the poison and asked for the antidote, she as a master alchemist couldn't do anything.
And Melia said that the person who poisoned her is still in the wolf poison territory on Greeney Island, and the ghost place is not open at all, and it is a high-level map when you hear it.
!
Lao Tzu has become a waste!
Who wants this electronic wife, I don't want it! 】
Reed Female Sword Master: [Hahaha, you deserve it! ] The first time I ran to laugh, hee-hee-hee. 】
Lumina Imprint: [@荣誉骑士泰帕尔, Brother Tai, where is your 'Riptide Castle' stronghold? 】
Honorary Knight Typal: [In the Undermar Hills, a barony belonging to Lord Countess of Andelmar, is located near the First National Arsenal of Transnesia.
It's right in the bend of the Cadman River.
Right next to the tunnel leading to the Crimson Keep's sewers, where we're going to build a village and then receive the lords from the administration.
In addition, I've confirmed that after Fort Riptide is formed, we at Riptide Knights will be given the power to issue territory missions, so I hope you brothers and sisters will join us in the event!
If the name of Riptide Fort resounded on the continent one day, we will not forget your help! 】
Wholesale Invincible Old Fortin: [Ah, the Children of the Light finally have a place to settle in Transasia, and a new era is about to begin. 】
Tiger and Leopard Cavalry: [Squint-eyed, paladins who can break their legs while riding a horse are really enough.] 】
Wholesale Invincible Old Ferdin: [What is a broken leg? Can the paladin's thing be called breaking a leg? It was only a test given to me by the Light! Don't talk nonsense! 】
Seeing that Uncle Ferding was anxious to see his black history being revealed, the post was suddenly filled with a cheerful air.
But on the other side, Brother Loyal, who was still busy in the game, immediately lit up after seeing the post update, and he immediately sent a message to his teammates:
What color is loyalty: [Ziwei, go to the administrative office to register a guild, and raise the rating to level 2 or above as soon as possible, with 5-20 places per week. Tsk, isn't this a good opportunity to mix sand?
Get the rest of the group ready, and then we're ready to move the structure into the game.
All right!
The development team has finally done a good thing. 】
(End of chapter)