Why the bug I wrote became a core gameplay mechanic?!
Chapter 372 - 381: Can You Tell the Difference?

Chapter 372: Chapter 381: Can You Tell the Difference?

Chen Tingquan’s words quickly spread within the mod author community.

Although many netizens expressed skepticism about these standards, finding them somewhat bizarre, it did not stop mod authors from taking action.

Like Gan Di, many mod authors were previously confused.

They had worked hard on their mods, but consistently failed to pass review, feeling both frustrated and angry.

Although these mods were uploaded to the Nexus, the inability to feature them in the Creative Workshop was truly bothersome, as if their lives were incomplete.

Originally, these creators felt that their mods were sufficiently modified and there was no use in pursuing further revisions without knowing what to change next.

But now, they had a direction!

Following the example of Gan Di’s Master Mod, combined with Chen Tingquan’s analysis, all mod authors began to execute a three-step modification plan.

First, they gave the mods challenging names, elevated the attributes of the monsters, their attack desires, and other difficulty parameters to make the mods look like they were taking revenge on society!

Second, they incorporated changes to the game mechanics in the mods to rationalize previously unreasonable elements or to boost characters’ strengths through specific methods.

Last, after packaging was complete, they uploaded and submitted for review—job done!

Whether players could find these hidden tactics remained uncertain; the authors could only trust in the players’ wisdom.

For these experienced mod authors, such changes were actually not very difficult.

Some mods were already close to the standard answer; a two or three hours’ modification was enough for submission, while other mods required more extensive changes, even a complete overhaul, extending the work period to days.

Regardless, previously disheartened authors, who had been unsuccessful in getting their mods approved, began to regain their vigor and optimize their mods!

...

AM.

Gu Fan was almost falling asleep.

However, he dared not go to sleep just yet, because Lilith was still fuming, somewhat resembling a puffed-up pufferfish.

After angrily deleting Gan Di’s Master Mod, Lilith tested several other mods that had been backlogged unreviewed in the game.

These challenging mods made her suffer considerably, so instead of dissipating, her anger grew deeper and deeper.

Gu Fan feared that if he went to sleep, Lilith’s rage might suddenly explode, waking him up with a loud shout, which would be really hard to deal with.

Suddenly, Lilith let out a surprised scream, instantly dispelling Gu Fan’s drowsiness.

"Gu Fan!

"It seems like these mod authors have finally caught on, suddenly uploading a lot of mods!

"Those that had issues before seem to have been modified too!"

Over the past few hours, Lilith had been checking the accumulated mods, clearly unenthusiastic and lackluster.

But now, the mods that were subsequently submitted invigorated her as they visibly increased in difficulty and value!

She randomly opened a few mods for testing and was nearly tortured to death by various monsters inside.

The mods with "high difficulty" keywords in their names were indeed high difficulty;

And even those without the "high difficulty" keywords in the mods were mostly challenging!

The more Lilith played, the more her smile widened.

"Not bad, you humans have a saying, ’A wise man submits to circumstances.’ It seems, there’s more than one wise man now!"

Gu Fan hesitated to speak, "President Li, somehow I feel like you’ve said this before? It was when you were praising Gan Di..."

Lilith’s expression froze instantly, clearly remembering Gan Di’s unexpected tactic of Secret Passage to Chencang that caught her off guard.

"But this time it should be different, right? Among so many mods, there must be some that are wise!"

But immediately afterward, Gu Fan’s words cruelly shattered her illusions.

"President Li, look at this video from Chen Tingquan..."

At this point, Chen Tingquan’s analytical speech had become the Bible within the Legend of Infinity Fantasy modding community and was widely celebrated.

In the latest comments section of the video, many mod authors had already validated it.

"It really seems like the analysis said! I modified the mod a bit, and it was approved immediately!"

"Completely aligns with the prediction!"

"So, Nitiandang’s official review standards are really like this? Brother Quan is absolutely right!"

Lilith was utterly dumbfounded; she watched the video and Chen Tingquan’s analysis in shock.

Gu Fan remained silent beside her.

Obviously, even if Gu Fan didn’t mention it, Lilith would have eventually found the video. Given this, it was better to find the video first, slightly increase her likability, and keep herself more deeply hidden.

"Damn it! How can Chen Tingquan spout such nonsense!

"There aren’t that many complex, bizarre rules, just one rule! High difficulty, tormenting players! Do you understand tormenting players?

"Damn, I’m going to kill off all these mods! Not one shall remain!"

By now, Lilith was verging on rage.

If previously Gan Di’s mod was just a Secret Passage to Chencang, now these mod authors were really crossing the line!

Severe punishment was necessary to quell the public fury!

For a demon like Lilith, who held the ultimate power of life and death over all mods, simply removing all mods from the platform was considered lenient. If possible, she even wanted to go through the internet and beat up these mod authors herself.

However, a casual remark from Gu Fan instantly deflated her.

"President Li, it’s not that I don’t trust you, but I mainly wanted to say... can you really tell which mods here are real and which are fake..."

This comment plunged Lilith into silence.

Yes, the key issue was whether she could distinguish which mods were real and which were fake.

There surely were some mods that were genuinely high difficulty and could indeed disgust players and generate negative emotions—just what Lilith wanted.

There were also undoubtedly a multitude of mods that, like the Master Mod, appeared to be high-difficulty on the surface but were actually filled with optimized functions and hidden gameplay mechanics, which players would naturally discover and enjoy over time.

If that happened, not only would it fail to generate negative emotions, but it would also produce a lot of positive emotions...

If all were approved?

Then the large player base would sift through and find the exceptional mods, spreading them through word of mouth, resulting in a significant loss of negative emotions.

If none were approved?

Then... what would be the point of having this Creation Workshop? The truly negative-emotion-collecting high-difficulty mods would also be shut out!

Lilith felt like her head was about to explode from anger, and she banged on the table: "Isn’t there any other solution!"

Gu Fan was silent for a moment: "Of course, there is."

Lilith’s eyes lit up: "Hm? What is it, hurry up and tell me!"

Gu Fan paused slightly: "Find someone who understands the technology and the code, to go through each mod’s specific enhancements to the game, and determine whether the mod has tampered with anything beyond its difficulty. I know you don’t trust me, President Li, how about... I teach you how to code?"

Lilith’s mouth hung open, her expression gradually turning vacant.

A moment later, she stood up angrily: "No need! Goodbye!"

Just as Lilith was about to leave, Gu Fan quickly stopped her: "Wait, President Li, about the Creation Workshop..."

"Approve them all! Approve everything! It’s so annoying!

"Just knew it would end up relying on new games.

"Make the development faster!"

Having said that, Lilith stormed off and disappeared.