Why the bug I wrote became a core gameplay mechanic?!
Chapter 151 Immortal Cultivation World and Science Fiction World (Two Updates)

Chapter 151: Chapter 151 Immortal Cultivation World and Science Fiction World (Two Updates)

Gu Fan nodded. "Right. If you pulled off a Perfect Parry last time, the window for the next judgment will be extended to 0.25 seconds, but if you didn’t, and you keep using the parry action consecutively in a short period, the next judgment time will decrease step by step to 0.1 seconds, 0.05 seconds, 0 seconds."

The expression on Lilith’s face was a bit stiff. "Zero, 0.018 seconds... and it even decreases..."

"No wonder I couldn’t get a single Perfect Parry..."

Gu Fan coughed twice. "Sorry, President Li, I thought demons would have faster reaction times than humans."

Lilith scowled. "Our demon reaction times are certainly much faster than you humans! But in the Human World, we can’t perform at our true level...

"Damn it, flesh is so frail!

"Hell is much better. If you descend one day, I’ll show you around; I guarantee you’ll feel completely transformed!"

Gu Fan quickly shook his head. "There’s really no need for that!"

Lilith looked back at the game screen, clearly quite satisfied with the 0.18-second timing.

"But if the first minion is this strong, won’t players be discouraged too quickly and fail to generate a sufficient amount of negative emotions?"

Gu Fan shook his head. "That’s easy to fix. We just arrange for a few minions with slower attack speeds than the player at the start.

"Once we’ve fooled the players, then having them encounter the real combat system later on is absolutely fine."

Lilith nodded. "Good, I approve of this combat system! Now tell me about the content of the game. Why is it called ’Ascension’?"

Gu Fan had not expected Lilith to accept the combat system so easily.

Clearly, she had never seen anything like it!

This world had never seen games like "Sekiro," though some games featured elements like "Perfect Parry" or "GP," those were usually just enhancements, not the core mechanics of the game.

This was good news for Gu Fan.

Of course, just this combat mechanic wouldn’t be enough; Gu Fan’s design proposal still had to meet the three requirements previously mentioned by Lilith.

He began to explain his design proposal.

"President Li, I must say, your assignment is quite challenging. Not only do I need to satisfy these three conditions, but I also have to think of a new method to gather negative emotions without clashing with the creative ideas from previous games.

"So after much thought, I decided to start with the core requirement of ’100 bugs.’

"Therefore, I have decided to switch to a different game editor."

Lilith’s brows furrowed. "Hmm?"

Gu Fan opened the official platform on his computer and found the software download page for the game editor.

Below the standard download options, there was an unassuming tab with the words "Myriad Editor (Beta Version) 1.06" written on it.

"What is this?"

Lilith was somewhat puzzled, as she didn’t know much about editors and such; after all, these matters were Gu Fan’s responsibility.

Gu Fan explained, "The editor we originally used is called the ’Illusionary Editor,’ commonly known as the official editor. This editor has been around for over ten years now, very stable, and it has many templates in it.

"Even without using templates, just normal development, this editor doesn’t have many bugs.

"Moreover, with tools like ’AI-debug,’ after several rounds of filtering, even fewer bugs remain, mostly just those that are deeply hidden and particularly bizarre."

Lilith nodded, as she had been greatly affected by these issues.

Gu Fan continued, "But editors also need to be updated and replaced. After all, hardware capabilities are continuously improving, and developers are looking for better graphics and more powerful features, which leads to new demands on the editor.

"Therefore, two years ago, the official started developing this ’Myriad Editor,’ which is still in the beta testing phase and has gone through several iterations.

"Its functions are indeed more powerful, and the graphics are better, but its stability is much less than the current official editor, with various bugs frequently appearing.

"Since we’ve decided the new game will have at least 100 bugs, why not try this new editor?"

Lilith thought about it. "Hmm... you make a good point."

If it had been before, she certainly would not have agreed to use this editor, as bugs represent variables. But since it had been decided that there would be 100 bugs in the game this time, this editor was quite appropriate.

However, just to be safe, Lilith still asked, "What kind of bugs might occur?"

Gu Fan thought for a moment, "It’s hard to say, it could be model clipping, texture errors, collision issues, or text chaos... anything is possible."

Lilith nodded in satisfaction, "Mm, that’s fine, let’s go with this one."

Model clipping, texture errors, collision issues, text chaos...

These were all minor bugs, not serious enough to make the game unplayable, but they would definitely affect the player’s experience and could evoke negative emotions.

Lilith had no reason to refuse such a good game engine.

Gu Fan continued, "Regarding the game’s genre, after ruling out the classic Western Fantasy theme, I considered two other popular directions, one is the Eastern fantasy ’Immortal Cultivation’ theme, and the other is the futuristic science fiction cyberpunk theme."

Lilith thought for a while, "If it were up to me, I would lean more towards the Eastern ’Immortal Cultivation’ theme.

"Hmm? No, that’s not right. Future science fiction isn’t bad either, and science fiction and action don’t really mix well, which might provoke a negative reaction from players.

"Eh, that’s not right either.

"Although there are fewer people making action games with a sci-fi setting, if it does catch on because it’s innovative, that would be even more dangerous.

"Compared to that, the ’Immortal Cultivation’ genre is more common and can disguise itself better."

Gu Fan cleared his throat, "President Li, I didn’t say this to make you choose; I’ve already written the design plan."

Lilith then realized, "Oh, is that so? Which genre did you end up choosing?"

Gu Fan said seriously, "I was as torn between the two genres as you were!

"But then I suddenly thought, why choose?

"Only kids make choices, I want them all!

"I’ve decided to do both genres at the same time!"

Lilith was even more surprised, "Both genres at the same time? How would that work? The first half ’Immortal Cultivation’ and the second half science fiction? Or is it the other way around, with a game inside a game, where the game is ’Immortal Cultivation’? Inception?"

Gu Fan shook his head, "It’s neither. I want to make both worlds exist simultaneously, letting players see ’Immortal Cultivation’ one moment and science fiction the next."

Lilith was somewhat stupefied; clearly, she had not expected this kind of gameplay.

"Does that make any sense?"

Gu Fan nodded, "Of course, it does. President Li, do you know there is a condition in humans called schizophrenia?

"The clinical manifestations of schizophrenia include perceptual disorders, such as hallucinations, delusions, altered tactile sensations, as well as cognitive disturbances, emotional disturbances, volitional disturbances, cognitive function impairments, and so on.

"And the key to the torment suffered by those with schizophrenia is that they often have hallucinations, and they are unable to distinguish what’s a hallucination and what’s reality."

"’Ascension’ is designed to replicate this torment as closely as possible."

Lilith blinked her eyes, clearly not fully understanding what Gu Fan was describing.

Gu Fan kept explaining, "You can imagine such a scenario, President Li.

"One day, you wake up to find yourself in Heaven, surrounded by all sorts of Angels, with the soothing and divine gospel echoing in your ears.

"You then proceed to go on a killing spree, and the Angels look at you in horror, but none dare to resist, ultimately falling in pools of blood, with you having slaughtered the entire Heaven.

"Archangel Michael appears and asks you why you did this, and you laugh loudly, claiming you’re a demon, and you cannot exist under the same sky as the Angels.

"However, the next second, the scenery around you suddenly changes, and what you see are corpses of demons lying around you, and the Michael who spoke to you has turned into Lucifer.

"You feel guilty and are imprisoned by Lucifer.

"One day Lucifer tells you that the war between Hell and Heaven is about to start, and you need to atone for your sins and earn redemption.

"So, you go to the battlefield and fight bravely, slaughtering Angels far and wide. However, at that moment, your vision changes again, and it turns out you have always been imprisoned in Heaven, only Michael had altered your memory, making you believe you were leading Angels in an attack on Hell, so the ones you were actually killing were real demons..."

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