[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-this-is-not-a-bug-but-a-game-feature":3,"chapter-this-is-not-a-bug-but-a-game-feature-this-is-not-a-bug-but-a-game-feature-chapter-42":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","This Is Not a Bug but a Game Feature",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1472419,1919,"Chapter 42: Oh No, I Bought an Unfinished Building!","this-is-not-a-bug-but-a-game-feature-chapter-42",42,"\u003Cp>\"The game also has a special mechanic, Extreme Sublimation!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Ba knocked on the table and then said, \"Once this mode is activated, the character will continuously lose health, it’s a trump card that harms both the enemy and yourself.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In this Sublimation mode, all skill stats will be enhanced, and the visual effects will become more dazzling...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Commonly known as hyper mode!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone imagined a scene, where the battle between two Venerables was already terrifying, with full-screen special effects flying around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the fight continues, both can further undergo Extreme Sublimation, making the battle even more impactful, with even more flamboyant effects?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Extreme Sublimation is irreversible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once in this state, you can’t exit voluntarily; you either lose health until you die or crush the enemy to win.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This means that unless someone is driven to desperation, no one would willingly enter Sublimation mode.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Losing health is not a joke...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the opposing player activates Extreme Sublimation from the start, as long as you defend slowly without rushing, he can easily play himself to death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is a trump card for desperate fights, also a miraculous move for countering after hitting rock bottom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Ba wanted to create a miracle of turning the tide in desperate situations, although the odds are slim, under Extreme Sublimation, there’s indeed a possibility of \"finishing off full health with a sliver of health.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Got it, it’s like that desperate breakthrough you often see in novels!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu, who frequently reads novels, was very familiar with this trope: \"You can’t play until you’re almost dead; the children of destiny in fantasy worlds are all like this.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But this is a standard skill!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If only children of destiny have this desperate breakthrough ability, then why can everyone undergo Extreme Sublimation in the game?\" Zhong Shengwei was puzzled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"First of all, Extreme Sublimation isn’t the same thing as the desperate breakthrough of novel protagonists.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Ba wagged his head side to side: \"Moreover, even if this is a protagonist’s halo, so what! Which Great Emperor or Venerable that achieved great deeds didn’t become the child of destiny of their era?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The game’s protagonist is the Star Emperor, but he’s just the protagonist of this era.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And like the Emperor of the Universe, the Emperor of the Long Night, and the Profound Turtle Venerable, weren’t they the protagonists of the past?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You could say...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every Human Great Emperor or Alien Race Venerable, in the era they proved their way, they were undoubtedly the children of destiny.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So there’s no problem with desperate breakthroughs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone is a protagonist, just in different times, what, are you nobler than me, and only you get to have breakthroughs?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright, I understand!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhong Shengwei nodded, then asked, \"And how should the weapons used by characters be handled?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not to mention the usual swords, spears, and halberds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But in the \"Star Emperor\" game design, what did he see?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some people use cauldrons, towers, and others use mirrors or jars...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How should these be dealt with?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though these Venerable weapons, each has a cool and arrogant name, described as incredibly powerful, and it’s not an exaggeration to say they carry the weight of the Great Way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the problem lies in how to showcase the described might of these peculiar weapons used by the Great Emperor Venerables?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Just make it a skill!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Ba had already thought of a solution.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Taking the protagonist Star Emperor’s Emperor’s Weapon [Starry Sky Cauldron] for example, make it a special skill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After using this skill, the game’s Starry Sky Cauldron will appear, floating above the Star Emperor’s head, then release terrifying pressure, giving the Star Emperor a buff and a shield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter the design, handle it all this way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some Emperor’s Weapons apply buffs to themselves, while others apply debuffs to enemies; regardless, they are skill types associated with states.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wow, another effect-heavy piece!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After hearing Ba’s introduction, Lu felt a headache: \"Although this game has simple scenes and only six characters, the CG effects seem really hard to make...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No worries, we have Dream Building 5!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Ba said with a smile: \"Dream Building 5 Engine’s capabilities are very powerful; if used well, the game’s visual performance will absolutely be stunning.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wasn’t just bragging.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone had seen the latest demo video of the Dream Building 5 Engine, and its power is undeniable, definitely able to meet the needs of the new game.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only concern is whether players’ computer specs are sufficient?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good optimization will take care of it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Regarding this, Chen Ba wasn’t worried.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had system plug-ins, and in terms of game optimization, he could reach an unsurpassable level for other companies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is the confidence of being a plugin master!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once the basic game framework was discussed, the next step was to fill in the game content around this framework.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this aspect, Chen Ba only initiated the task.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were still many factors to consider, especially the various skill modules, how to design special effects for them, which was quite headache-inducing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In addition to this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tianba Studio needed to inform players that due to its focus on developing a new game, the older games would temporarily pause major updates.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was easy, just shout in the fan group and post a pinned message in the community.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What type is the new game, Ba @GameBugs, care to reveal?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t! I just bought a pre-sales house, you haven’t handed it over, and you’re not updating? I’m still paying my mortgage without any interruption! [crying]\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yikes! I almost forgot; I also bought a pre-sales house, now it’s turning into an abandoned building...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Heartless developer, return our hard-earned money!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Surprisingly, this time the Cowherding Sect didn’t come to disrupt the pinned post.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the comments were almost all from \"Living Under Someone’s Roof Simulator\" players who bought pre-sale houses, found out the game stopped updating, and came to condemn the heartless developer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Uh-oh...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at the enthusiastic comments where early house buyers filled with flowery language expressed themselves, Chen Ba felt both ashamed and scared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He indeed hadn’t thought of this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the time of developing a new version, creating new housing plots and pre-sales transactions in the game was just an aspect of version foresight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Originally, it wasn’t a big problem, as long as he handed over timely housing and updated game versions on time, players who bought pre-sales wouldn’t say much.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, it was a willing buyer and a willing seller!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, because of the focus on the development work of \"Star Emperor\", the old game had to stop version updates...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The players who once believed in him, invested heavily, even took on \"ten-year mortgages\" to buy new plots in pre-sales, now truly felt betrayed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Darn!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In reality, encountering a heartless developer, where pre-sales housing went abandoned and mortgages still needed to be paid is maddening enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet in a game, one can also buy a house where the developer runs away, unable to deliver housing on time?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Ba, when will you?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Players chanted slogans of \"Return our hard-earned money\" and launched a massive protest in player communities and fan groups.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ba? Don’t play dead!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After scamming everyone’s Game Coins, you want to run, right?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s the hardworking money everyone painstakingly earned by washing dishes in-game, picking trash, collecting scraps day and night, and you even scam that, utterly inhumane!\u003C\u002Fp>",1228,"2026-06-06T03:03:37.341Z",1,"novelbin.me","629d7e2621a063b874c2192b9ba4964fc9d0840fc7fe5c79e3637e5a7352cd70","this-is-not-a-bug-but-a-game-feature-chapter-43","this-is-not-a-bug-but-a-game-feature-chapter-349",479,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthis-is-not-a-bug-but-a-game-feature-cover.jpg"]