Why the bug I wrote became a core gameplay mechanic?!
Chapter 179: Interlocking BUGs!

Chapter 179: Chapter 179: Interlocking BUGs!

Lilith accepted the phone with a skeptical look and glanced at the most upvoted answer to the question.

"Because we dare not delete it!

"Who knows if that idiot designer has set up related data?

"Who knows if that dumb program has called relevant code?

"Who knows if that stupid artist has used relevant materials?

"Who knows if that moronic tester will test related content?

"Who knows if the dumb producer will suddenly tell you they want it?

"Who knows if the idiotic boss will suddenly have a family emergency on the seventh day after an event?

"So, it’s safer to keep it.

"As long as the program is still running normally, even if it’s a mountain of shit, don’t mess with it. If you must, you can try to add something on top of it, but never delete anything willy-nilly, or you might trigger some esoterically bizarre events, leading to irreversible consequences."

The slight twitch of Lilith’s mouth indicated that this was indeed a common understanding in the gaming industry.

Worried she still might not believe it, Gu Fan pushed his laptop towards her.

"President Li, look here, yes, this line of code directly calls that BUG Huan sword.

"Look, this piece of code is very simple, it seems to only relate to this sword and doesn’t affect any other mechanism.

"Now you can try deleting it. Yes, just delete this line of code.

"Don’t worry, this is an extra backup of the program files, it won’t affect the current live version on the platform."

Lilith deleted the seemingly simple line of code under Gu Fan’s guidance with some suspicion.

Then, she clicked to run the program.

As a result, the program immediately crashed with a "dong," a dialog box popping up!

No matter what she tried, it wouldn’t open again!

Lilith looked at Gu Fan in complete shock.

Gu Fan spread his hands like a little bear: "President Li, that was just one of the codes related to this item, and there are at least hundreds, if not thousands, of such codes in the game.

"What do you think will happen if you search and delete all these codes in bulk?

"The answer is, if we want this program to run normally again, it’s almost no different from having to develop it all over again!"

Lilith’s mouth hung open in utter shock.

She bowed her head a little and thought it over; it was clear she was gradually being forced to accept this fact.

But the doubt was not completely resolved.

"But why would players mysteriously obtain this sword? If it’s not written in the program, it would be impossible for them to get it, right?"

Gu Fan spread his hands: "Well... it was indeed written in the program."

Lilith’s eyes widened in shock, not expecting Gu Fan to admit it so frankly.

But the very next second, Gu Fan continued: "But this piece of code was also specifically written for you."

Lilith: "Huh?"

Gu Fan explained: "President Li, do you remember what your request was before? You wanted me to arrange a particularly powerful weapon for you in the game. Then, I directly tweaked a Zhen with maxed-out attributes and stuffed it into your inventory right at the start of the game."

Lilith nodded: "Mhm, right, there was such a thing."

Gu Fan continued: "But soon, you realized that even a Zhen with maxed attributes was not enough, especially when you got to the later stages at the Monastery of True Words, you still couldn’t beat the Crane-Riding Immortal bosses.

"Then, I had no choice but to add another line in the game process: when you reach the Monastery of True Words, you can get another Relic Sword with all its attributes maxed out, from the old monk.

"It was only with this that you could barely defeat those bosses later on.

"Although you didn’t beat the final boss in the end, at least you managed to play through 90% of the game on your own strength."

Lilith blushed slightly but immediately fired back: "Then what does this have to do with the BUG!"

Gu Fan sighed, "Of course there’s a connection!"

"Ordinary people get the regular versions of Zhen and Huan at the Monastery of True Words, so why were you able to get a Relic Sword with maxed-out attributes? The standard code simply can’t realize this function!"

"To fulfill your request, I had no choice but to add an extra rule here: when the system detects that a player already has a Relic Sword in their inventory, it would automatically send a Relic Sword with maxed-out attributes. Whether it’s ’Zhen’ or ’Huan’ depends on your choice."

Lilith angrily said, "Then why didn’t you implement it in some other way! For example, automatically sending it to my account!"

Gu Fan was shocked, "President Li, aren’t you being deliberately obtuse? What if you change your account later? Do you expect me to add a new set of code rules here every time you switch accounts?

"The way I’ve implemented it now is the most convenient and resource-efficient!

"Because under normal circumstances, you would have a Relic Sword in your bag only when you come to the Monastery of True Words, so just sending the BUG Sword directly would suffice. Other players would come here with empty bags, naturally getting the ordinary versions of ’Zhen’ or ’Huan’, and they could only get one, which wouldn’t trigger this mechanism at all."

Lilith’s face darkened, "But because of the Sky Swimming BUG, players entered the fantasy realm of the Monastery of True Words again..."

Gu Fan nodded, "Yes.

"After players re-entered the fantasy realm, the system detected both ’the player is in the fantasy realm’ and ’the fantasy realm BOSS is dead’ as necessary conditions, so it automatically triggered the process of the player returning to the great hall of the Monastery of True Words and conversing with the old monk.

"But since there was already a dead old monk in the great hall, that’s why the overlapping state of life and death of the old monk occurred.

"At this time, when the player acquired the Relic Sword again and the system found that there was already a Relic Sword in the player’s inventory, it mistakenly sent the player a version with maxed-out attributes..."

Lilith held her forehead with her hand, feeling as if she was about to faint.

"What about the switching between the two worlds?"

Gu Fan sighed, "This... involves the implementation mechanisms of the two worlds.

"In general terms, these two worlds are actually one, but not entirely the same world.

"The bottom layer of the world is consistent; whichever world you switch to, it automatically calls upon the corresponding world’s resources.

"However, on top of this bottom layer, due to completely different monster appearances, BOSS AI mechanisms, and side quests, what’s actually in place are different mirrored regions nested within.

"The function of ’Huan’ is to slice open a crack to another world, sending the enemy directly over, that is, sending the enemy from one mirrored region to another.

"So, the crack that ’Huan’ slices open is indeed another world.

"But at this moment, when the player hits a minor monster from another world with the ’Zhen’ skill, it causes the program to become confused. It mistook the player for being in the other world and automatically called upon resources related to that other world...

"Thus objectively achieving the effect of switching worlds..."

Lilith said angrily, "Then this BUG has nothing to do with ’Zhen’! Wouldn’t striking the monsters in the crack with other combat techniques also achieve the same effect? This is still a flaw in your programming!"

Gu Fan shook his head, "No.

"Sorry, President Li, I might not have explained myself clearly. To be precise, striking the minor monsters in the crack wouldn’t trigger a system error, only the combat technique of ’Zhen’ would do so.

"Because the effect of ’Zhen’ can cause a monster’s AI to become chaotic, classifying the player as a friendly unit, and triggering a series of AI logic changes. This is what causes the program to make a mistake in world determination."

Lilith was dumbstruck, "So what you’re saying is... the root of all this is because of that air wall crack that shouldn’t exist?"

Gu Fan fell silent for a moment, "You could say that.

"However, President Li, I must remind you that considering the number of BUGs existing in this game, there’s likely more than just this one air wall crack..."

Lilith was almost beside herself with rage, "Ahhh!!!"

Clearly, the negative emotions surrounding the game "Ascension" were rapidly diminishing!

More and more players began attempting these BUGs, and instructional videos kept emerging online.

The thing is, these BUGs weren’t even difficult to replicate!

The "Sky Swimming BUG" required players to grab a specific claw point and then jump on the wall; it could be done in just three to five tries, and with a bit more practice, it could even be done with a 100% success rate.

Moreover, the path to the Monastery of True Words while sky swimming was quite fixed. "Ascension," unlike other games, didn’t have fragmented textures; its model boundaries were intact, so the navigation was smooth.

As for the world-switching BUG?

As long as players got the BUG version of "Huan" and found a place with plenty of minor monsters, rapidly and continuously using the combat techniques of the two swords "Huan" and "Zhen" could achieve success after just a few tries.

In short, players who were originally tormented by "Ascension" became excited again, rushing to get the BUG version of "Huan" and started slashing through the game like Wang Dawei!

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