Chapter 303 It's broken, I can't tell them apart!

Liang Xuan spent 198 yuan to buy the game, but before he could play it for two hours, he was thrown into jail for breaking into a private house and stealing property. His experience was miserable.

When he posted screenshots of the game online with great grief and indignation, and tried his best to complain about the game "Abba's Story" in the hope of winning the sympathy of netizens, what greeted him was ridicule from the entire network.

"It's so funny! This should be the first player in the entire network to unlock the silver bracelet achievement, right?"

"RPG players are furious. How can there be a mechanism where players can be captured? Can we still happily rob NPCs?"

"NPC: Listen to me saying thank you. Because of you, the four seasons are warm..."

"Any evil will be brought to justice! I wasn't interested in this game before, but now I have to play it!"

The ridicule from netizens made Liang Xuan's blood pressure soar.

He was in such a miserable state, was there no one to comfort him? As an RPG player who was used to being domineering in the game world, when had he ever suffered such injustice? It was so infuriating! He was just an NPC. The gamer entered your house and rummaged through your cabinets to give you face. How could you resist and report it to the police? This generation of netizens could not be relied on.

The game "Abba's Story" is so realistic. Precisely because of its realism, Liang Xuan has no choice but to stay in jail.

It was impossible to escape from prison, and three years was too long, so Liang Xuan simply deleted the save file and opened a new one, intending to "turn over a new leaf and become a new man."

Not sure if it was because of good luck or bad luck, Liang Xuan deleted the old save file and created a new one, but this time he was randomly given "hearing impairment" again.

The beginning was almost exactly the same! The only difference was that, having learned from the failure of the previous save, Liang Xuan obeyed the law this time and decided to take the right path and be a good person.

But he faced the same problem as the previous save file, that is, the missions were difficult to complete and the plot was almost impossible to advance. Because of his hearing impairment, he was unable to obtain complete mission information and mission introductions through the game dialogue lines.

We are back to the same vicious circle again.

Liang Xuan now has to either start a new game or just keep playing and walk through the entire map, where he will definitely find the quest NPC with an exclamation mark above his head.

"Damn it, I just don't believe this!"

Liang Xuan was not convinced. He did not believe that the task flow of this B game was so crap. It was impossible that he could not pass the novice guidance task in two consecutive saves, right? If that was the case, then this game was not worthy of being in his game inventory. He would give him a bad review and a refund, no thanks! He was going to fight this game today! He wanted to see if this game was playable. This task could not hold him back forever, right? Liang Xuan, who was stubborn, continued to explore along the route of the previous save, looking for the task NPC that might exist in a corner of the map.

The routes are all the same.

The only difference is that in the previous save, he searched more carefully. He was a real bandit who entered the village and even searched the roadside trash cans. When he saw a pile of dog shit on the roadside, he would pick it up to taste it to see if it was salty.

But this time, he definitely wouldn't search so carefully, just take a quick glance as he passed by.

As for the "bandit" behavior of breaking into the NPC's house and rummaging through the cabinets, that was even more impossible. He was not the kind of person who would forget his lessons. How could he fall in the same place twice? "Hey! Wait a minute..."

Just as Liang Xuan was controlling the protagonist Aba and passing by a fruit shop, he suddenly stopped and looked at the fruit shop next to him.

In the game screen, an NPC man wearing a blue striped shirt was choosing fruits.

There was nothing unusual about this scene.

After all, he had seen it once in the previous save file. NPCs like this that move freely are everywhere on the map, so it's not surprising at all.

Moreover, the NPCs in "Abba's Story" have a very low level of intelligence and can basically only act according to preset trajectories. They are not as smart as the NPCs in "Shennonglu".

certainly!

The reason why Liang Xuan stopped was not simply because of this NPC, but more because of the bunch of purple grapes in the NPC's hand.

Does this scene seem familiar?

It is not surprising that this NPC appears in the fruit shop, because the action trajectory is preset. If there is no player intervention or disruption, the NPC will follow this routine every day.

But the bunch of purple grapes in his hand was a bit of a coincidence! NPCs will act according to the preset trajectory and will definitely come to the fruit store if they are supposed to, but what they buy in the fruit store is a bit random.

Let's take a step back...

Even if this NPC coming to the fruit shop to buy grapes was part of the plan and he would buy this bunch of grapes no matter how many times he came, then the timing was just too perfect.

In the last save, Liang Xuan passed by this fruit shop and saw this NPC picking up a bunch of grapes to pay. This time he opened a new save and passed by this fruit shop. It was still the same scene, even the bunch of grapes in his hand was exactly the same.

Trivia: NPCs can move! Because NPCs can move, they won't stay in one place for too long, and they can't appear in the fruit store anytime and anywhere.

So here comes the question!

Why did Liang Xuan see this NPC buying grapes twice when he passed by this place?

Liang Xuan glanced at the game time in the upper right corner and seemed to be thinking about something.

He didn't know how long it took him to get to the door of the fruit shop in the previous save, but he estimated it would be much slower than it is now.

If the time is the same, it means that there is no change in the game at all. It is just a set of templates. At a certain time, the NPC will come to the fruit store to buy grapes.

But if the times are inconsistent, then there will be a problem.

Either the NPC's actions are cyclical, meaning he returns to the fruit shop after a certain period of time, or the game has changed, and what happened in the previous save may not necessarily happen in this save.

Since he was free anyway, Liang Xuan simply made an attempt. He waited in front of the fruit shop to see if the NPC would return after leaving the fruit shop.

Turns out, he doesn’t!

The NPC left the fruit shop after buying the grapes and did not return for nearly an hour.

This also confirmed Liang Xuan's guess that when a new save file is created, the game content will also change accordingly and will not be exactly the same as the previous save file.

"Try again..."

Perhaps thinking that this was not enough to explain anything, Liang Xuan came to a trash can in a unique location.

In the previous save, he turned over the trash can and found a plastic bottle worth fifty cents.

However, this time, when he opened the trash can, there was nothing inside...

"What does this mean?"

Liang Xuan frowned, this was somewhat beyond his expectations.

Because he opened a new save file!

What is the significance of saving the game? Why do single-player games have second and third rounds? Of course, it is because players can use the saving mechanism to get the cheat code of "rebirth" in the game! Do you understand?

For players who have already completed the game once, starting a new game is a real "speed run" challenge, because they are already very familiar with the process and know what to do next with their eyes closed.

This is also one of the main reasons why stand-alone games are not as playable as online games, because stand-alone games lack "variation". The first time you play them, they are indeed full of unknowns and novelties, but once you complete them, the game loses all suspense.

Online games, especially those that emphasize competitive PVP, are full of unknowns and suspense every time you play them, so you won’t get bored of them for a while.

But now, "The Story of Abba" has broken the inherent perception that you can no longer obtain the "prophetic" plug-in by opening a new save file.

Why is this happening?

Liang Xuan was puzzled. He didn't even know whether this change was good or bad, because... he hadn't even completed the novice guidance task, so how could he be qualified to comment on these? "Forget it, who cares!"

Unknown changes occurred in the new save file, causing the player to lose a certain ability to "predict the future", but this did not have much impact on Liang Xuan.

He didn't remember the lottery numbers! The so-called foresight, to put it bluntly, is the game strategy and experience! But he didn't even complete the first task, where can he get the strategy and experience to learn from?

Besides! Some changes to the side details will not directly affect the game plot and the main quests, so just play the game as you want.

Continue to explore the map! Too lazy to think about the doorway behind this, Liang Xuan continued to explore the map, looking for the mysterious task NPC.

“That’s right!”

During the search, an idea suddenly flashed through Liang Xuan's mind, and he muttered to himself: "If the game plot and main quests remain unchanged, then are the novice quests for everyone the same?"

Damn, how could he be so stupid? He was still measuring the game map with his feet and wandering around the world? If he had the time, he could go to the Tianba community and search for guides, and then he would know where the quest NPC was.

There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!

Liang Xuan suddenly realized what was going on and wanted to slap himself in the face. He felt extremely ashamed of his stupidity.

How could he not have thought of such a simple truth? The main quest is related to the development of the game plot, whether it is a stand-alone game or an online game, just follow the guide and you'll be done.

Switching to the browser, he opened the Tianba community and searched for the guide for "The True Story of Aba". Liang Xuan soon found dozens of pages of posts.

"Found it, I'll go..."

After clicking on the post with the highest number of replies, Liang Xuan quickly found the answer he wanted.

The novice guidance task is indeed the same for everyone. They all leave home and go to Jiangning Stadium to find Abba’s father.

The OP also said so.

Most of the early tasks in "Abba's Story" are the same, so you can just refer to the guide. Only after the career line is opened, different main tasks will be divided according to different career routes.

Now I feel relieved! According to the tips in the guide post, Liang Xuan rushed to Jiangning Stadium without stopping to find Ababa's father to submit the task.

“Bus No. 17 goes directly to…”

"For players with low stamina, it is recommended that you take the construction site path after getting off the bus. This will shorten the distance by half and consume less stamina, but it is not suitable for players with visual impairments."

According to the tips on the guide post, Liang Xuan boarded the No. 17 bus to his destination and excitedly rushed to the designated mission location.

Great! After all the trouble and even three years in prison, I can finally complete the novice guidance task and get out of the misery and get back on the right track.

As expected, you still need to read the guide!

How can you play a game without reading the guide? If he didn't read the guide, he would still be wandering around the map. How could he know that the target NPC is located in the stadium? Perhaps the only disadvantage is that reading the guide will reduce the fun of exploring the unknown.

But having said that.

Who would be willing to explore the unknown in such a torturous game like "Abba's Story"? Isn't it better to get everything done in one go? Anyway, Liang Xuan had enough. He didn't think that the strategy would reduce his gaming experience at all. On the contrary, he thought that the existence of the strategy was a great thing.

"Speaking of which, Jiangning Stadium is so far away. If I don't look at the guide, how long will it take me to find it?"

While riding the bus, Liang Xuan turned on the M key and looked at the game map. He said with emotion: "This is such a stupid design. Only a human can come up with a novice mission that spans half the map... ah? Wait a minute!"

I was just about to complain about the weird game design. A novice mission actually requires players to cross half of the map to reach it. This is simply too perverted.

But before he could finish his words, he took a glance and was immediately stunned by the map interface displayed by the M key.

What happened? Is there a bug on the map? Why did he see two "Jiangning Stadium" on the map, one 2.63KM away from the protagonist, and one 32.1KM away from the protagonist?

etc……

More than just a stadium!

Liang Xuan took a closer look and instantly saw the problem.

Not only did the stadium change from one to two, it should be said that the entire game map changed from one to two.

That’s right!

He pressed the M key, and the game map that appeared was actually a "doubled" version of two "complete" maps stitched together and overlapped.

On the map, there are two of any landmark building or location.

Some places are very close to each other, while others, although having the same name, are far apart.

For example, the stadium! On the map, the two stadiums are more than 30 kilometers apart. One is nearby, while the other is on the other side of the map.

He had only seen the farthest stadium just now, so he complained about the stupid design of the game, as the novice mission had to be completed across half of the map.

But now, it seems that is not the case.

Of the two stadiums, which one is the real one? Which one has the quest NPC? This question seems to be not mentioned in the guide!

Liang Xuan's mind was in a mess, and he could only comfort himself by saying that there was a bug in the map display.

That must be a map error!

How could there be two stadiums? No matter how much time a game company has, it is impossible for them to add two identical building models to the same scene, right? He got on the bus.

According to the description in the strategy post, the terminus of bus No. 17 is the stadium. As long as you take this bus, it is impossible not to find the mission target.

Thinking of this, Liang Xuan instantly breathed a sigh of relief.

Before he could complain about the crappy game, he saw another bus whizzing by on the screen, with the words [17 Jiangning No. 1 Middle School - Jiangning Stadium] clearly displayed at the rear of the bus.

Liang Xuan: “…”

Oops, you are taking bus No. 17, which bus am I taking now?

(End of this chapter)