Why the bug I wrote became a core gameplay mechanic?!
Chapter 533 - 516: Start Hurting Each Other

Chapter 533: Chapter 516: Start Hurting Each Other

In the evening, Li Wenhao continued to stream.

"Alright, guys, we’re still streaming ’Star Plan’ tonight. I feel like I’ve almost got this game figured out. I’m aiming to complete a more perfect run today and try to create a spectacle on a new planet!"

As one of the players who made quick progress in the game, Li Wenhao had already successfully completed it.

He didn’t have a particular gaming partner, though. His previous cooperation with Urbanization was quite good, but after completing the game once, it wasn’t guaranteed that their gaming schedules would always match up perfectly.

So, Li Wenhao often matched up with some low-level accounts to lead some newbies.

For the audience, it was also a way to change things up and create a variety of show effects.

Although the game was completed, there was still a lot of content that could be streamed.

Especially the ending, which naturally angered Li Wenhao quite a bit.

Why did the game end just as he arrived at a new planet!

The new planet was rich in resources, and it even seemed to have unlimited resource mode activated. Players thought they had finally reached the sweet payoff after scrimping and scrounging for so long—they could finally have a blast.

Li Wenhao felt the same way. The first time he completed the game, he made extensive plans on this massive planet.

There was an unprecedentedly massive industrial area, and he even planned an interstellar fleet powerful enough to conquer the entire universe.

Back then, Li Wenhao’s idea was to stick with this save.

After all, the main thrill of construction games is to build wonders. Why would anyone keep starting new games?

But to his surprise, the game anticipated his anticipation—just as he laid the foundation for his grand plans, the game ended!

The grand plan was left unfinished, sealed away in a museum like a relic.

It made Li Wenhao’s teeth itch with irritation.

He was furious and wanted to quit right then and there, but eventually, he calmed down and started a new save.

The only good news was that, compared to other simulation management games, the gameplay time at the Comet phase was relatively short.

In the beginning, people were not very familiar with the game mechanics; resources were either severely lacking or overstocked, which made them hesitant to use the time acceleration feature frequently.

So a game would take quite a while, possibly between six and eight hours.

But as players became more skilled and could plan better, the game duration naturally continued to shrink.

For instance, Li Wenhao can now complete a game in about 4 hours, even when leading a newbie, under his command as Governor.

And with more extreme efforts, this time could be further reduced.

What’s the benefit of a shorter completion time?

Of course, there is one.

Li Wenhao discovered that the sooner you leave the Comet, the longer you can stay on the new planet.

Of course, this rule is actually quite complex, seeming to be affected by both in-game time and real-world time.

And the increased time on the planet isn’t particularly much—squeezing out an hour of normal game time would at most add only about ten extra minutes on the planet.

Sometimes it’s even less than ten minutes.

This left Li Wenhao quite puzzled.

What kind of bizarre rule is this?

Is it a bug, or is it intentional?

If it’s intentional, what’s the purpose of designing it this way?

Li Wenhao didn’t understand, but after other players online discovered this, they began to speedrun the game.

They tried to compress the game’s completion time to the extreme to see how much time they could spend on the new planet.

Then, in that time, they tried to build as complete an industrial base as possible through extreme planning.

In other words, even if they were leaving a Cyber Tombstone, they tried to leave a complete stone.

Of course, there are also people who have hopes. What if, after compressing the time on the Comet to a certain extent, endless mode is unlocked?

Or perhaps the game time on the new planet becomes unrestricted?

With all kinds of expectations, players kept starting new games.

Li Wenhao was no exception. At this point, he had only just begun to get a grip on the ’Star Plan’ gameplay. To say he had mastered it would be a far cry.

He still wanted to try other development paths and see how well he could coordinate with other leader players.

"Okay, let’s start another game, and see which lucky viewer gets to be the hands-off boss today.

"What? There’s a mod for unlimited time in the new world?

"Never mind, let’s not use this mod for now. After all, we haven’t fully grasped the game mechanics yet, and whether there are any hidden mechanics is still uncertain.

"Besides, using this mod would affect the online functions."

Li Wenhao chatted with the comments while preparing to start a new game.

At this point, people in the comment section were already reminding him about the new mod.

Given Nitiandang’s games’ never-update feature, the mod community for all of its games is also nearly the most active on the internet.

Although "Star Plan" had only just officially been released for a short time, there were already big shots who had created mods for it.

Currently, the mod’s function is very simple, it merely forces the removal of the time limit on the last phase when flying to a new planet, allowing players to play indefinitely.

This is essentially like enabling an endless mode.

Many players immediately downloaded it, choosing to not be confined by the official rules.

It’s my money that bought the game, and I’ll play it how I want!

But Li Wenhao was a streamer after all, and unless absolutely necessary, he didn’t really want to use mods.

Moreover, since "Star Plan" is an online multiplayer game, both parties need to have matching game versions to pass the verification check when connecting online.

It’s true that the creator of this "no time limit mod" had patched the online multiplayer aspect, but players who used the mod could only be matched with others who had the same version of the mod.

Forcing a connection with regular players could easily lead to strange bugs causing the game to crash.

So this mod is still immature, and Li Wenhao didn’t plan to use it for the time being.

After chatting with the stream chat for a while, Li Wenhao clicked the start button on the screen and initiated a new match.

The next second, someone joined in.

"Alright, a new round of game...

"Hm? Wait, isn’t that what’s-his-name??"

Li Wenhao suddenly recognized the familiar player ID of the person who had just joined. On closer inspection, wasn’t this Mouth King?

Well, this is quite the confrontation!

Li Wenhao had nearly forgotten about him. Although they had had a spat, Li Wenhao had teamed up with Urbanization afterward and had reached a state of zen, so he wasn’t angry anymore.

But to his surprise, here was Mouth King, coming to him again today.

When Li Wenhao and Urbanization had played together previously, Mouth King had wanted to barge in and cause trouble, but he couldn’t because the two had blacklisted him.

During matches with Li Wenhao and Urbanization, Mouth King’s join requests would be automatically denied.

But now, without teaming up with Urbanization, Mouth King could preemptively join to fill the spot.

"What are you trying to do?"

Li Wenhao instantly became wary.

"Nothing, just start it," Mouth King seemed normal enough.

But Li Wenhao wasn’t about to be fooled and decisively said, "Then I’ll be the leader."

Mouth King disagreed, "No, that won’t do, you be the Governor, and I’ll be the leader."

Li Wenhao chuckled inwardly. Fine, got it.

He was clearly here to make trouble!

Through recent gameplay, players had also found out that if they really wanted to play PvP mode in this game, choosing to be the leader at the start was the only way to ensure victory.

Because at the start, the leader’s powers were greater than the Governor’s.

The leader could just forcefully progress and select a bunch of technology points to expand their own power and could keep the Governor down, constantly erecting headstones on the Governor’s grave in the tundra.

Conversely, for a Governor to get rid of the leader, they could only go the traitor route.

Slowly and sneakily emptying out the leader’s authority.

If both were renown and set on playing PvP, then being a Governor had almost no room for operational maneuvers.

Li Wenhao’s thoughts were simple, if Mouth King was willing to be the Governor, then he was still willing to play along a bit.

But if Mouth King only wanted to play the leader, then it was clear he was here for revenge, and Li Wenhao had no reason to waste his time.

"Then I won’t start it, find someone else."

Li Wenhao issued an eviction notice.

A match needed both players to be ready before it could start, so as long as Li Wenhao didn’t agree, the match wouldn’t commence.

A person with a bit of decency would just leave on their own, after all, no one’s time is blown in by the wind, and it would be meaningless to continue this stand-off.

But Mouth King was clearly here on purpose to mess around, and he just wouldn’t leave.

Occupying the slot, no one else could join.

Li Wenhao was speechless, "Fine, you won’t leave, then I will."

He closed the match and chose to start a new one.

However, just as it started up, Mouth King re-entered first.

As they had played together before, "Revenge Mode" allowed them to be matched preferentially.

Li Wenhao: "???"

At this moment, Mouth King was completely acting like a dead pig not afraid of boiling water.

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