Behind every game, there’s a group of people working tirelessly, even if Lin Miao doesn’t need to code.
[Waterlot: With the joint efforts of players and the development team, version 0.4 has left numerous marks in an industrial area corner of Santo Domingo—gang dealings, bounty hunts, scavenger elimination, and sewer explorations. Whether good or bad, they will ultimately be recorded in the city’s history, because this is everything you’ve created. I believe players now have some vague understanding of the globally renowned City of No Night]
[Although we encountered some minor BUGs during the journey, like oversized monsters in the sewers and slightly overpowered strategies for the final boss, not enough to fully entertain players, our production team chooses to compensate with more gaming experiences in the new version!]
[I’m sure our dear players will forgive the programmers, right?]
[Alright, let’s look at the content in the new version]
[First of all, what everyone has been eagerly anticipating! The much-anticipated! New map release]
[Thanks to player interactions with the city AI, we’ve gathered more data to enhance city residents’ AI, making them increasingly realistic. Hence, in the next version, we’ll release the entire city map, allowing players to move freely, go wherever they want, and do whatever they please!]
[Meanwhile, the sewer exploration mission remains in effect and covers the entire city. Want to know how much treasure the planners hid underground? Go find it, I put it there!]
[New faction release—players are already familiar, each district of the city has its own mainstream gang culture: the Japanese-style Tiger Claw, Mexican-themed Valentino, American-starred Six Street, the enhancement-loving Vortex Gang, the body-modifying Animal Gang, and various other organizations]
[Different factions have unique favor systems. As long as you meet the favor criteria, you can join the organization and enjoy its exclusive atmosphere and new prosthetic limbs, becoming a part of it! But please take note, character death will reset favor to zero and exit the gang, starting over, or register your own gang in the agency]
[And last but not least, please remember, a gang is a gang, engaging in illegal activities. Kids, don’t pick up bad habits!]
The best way to hide a drop of water is to throw it into the ocean.
Players’ distinctive behavior will inevitably attract too much attention, especially since they’re all active in one area, sooner or later it will come back to Lin Miao.
Therefore, Lin Miao decided to let them roam freely, making their presence all over the city.
Joining other gangs is no big deal; with a word from Lin Miao, they’ll come back eagerly to complete tasks.
As for why there’s no Voodoo Gang?
There’s no specific reason; just hearing the name Voodoo Gang makes Lin Miao feel nauseous, even if he’s never seen them. This group is even more annoying than the Tiger Claw gang.
Moreover, he feels players wouldn’t join such a superstitious and extremely exclusive group. These mysterious blacks from Haiti are always elusive and invisible.
Probably engaging in shady activities.
If found, they should be completely eradicated.
[Medical System online]
[Thanks to the Resident player, who discovered our hidden mission and found the medical mentor Gloria, we’ve pushed the "ERO’s Fireline Rescue" event. Hence, in the next version, we’ll add a medical system for players, so you can call ERO for emergency rescue at any time and place when injured, or head to the hospital for prosthetic installation]
[And open prosthetic doctor career shift, meeting relevant conditions to sign up with ERO to become an intern doctor and learn basic skills]
[Additionally, medical rescue missions will randomly refresh on the map, and the closest player can immediately head to the area to cooperate with ERO in rescuing the injured or take on regular escort missions, following ERO’s emergency vehicles. Upon completing the task, ERO will pay you a handsome reward, what are you waiting for? Get moving!]
[Customization system online]
[With countless prosthetics and equipment in the market, how can they meet the ever-growing mental demand from players, so we [request] Mr. Arthur Clarke’s team to fulfill every player’s dream!]
[Free costumes, free attributes, free mechanics, all decided by you... and your golden coins]
[Note, customized equipment is really expensive, and stuff exceeding the game engine limits is beyond Mr. Arthur Clarke’s capabilities]
This is Lin Miao’s decision to prevent bankruptcy caused by massive outflow of golden coins after unlocking the entire Night City map.
What players want is nothing but values and looks. Lin Miao can’t do much about values for now.
The only downside of expensive items is they can’t afford them, but that’s an advantage for Lin Miao.
Because players can’t afford high-performance gear, what Lin Miao provides can still meet their needs.
As for looks.... That’s Arthur Clarke’s task.
As to what absurd requests players might make, he doesn’t know, can only preemptively mourn for the designer, hoping they won’t be driven to death by these people.