249: Chapter 250, Version V0.55

As this large-scale battle officially came to a close, with the exception of that small group of Liver Emperor players who were all grit and eager to sweep up bugs twenty-four hours a day, the long-taut nerves of the vast majority of players finally completely relaxed.

At this moment, The Fourth Calamity were either wandering around the cities in the Warhammer World looking for fun, or logging off on the spot to run to the official game forum in the real world to chat wildly.

The official forum was exceptionally lively today.

This was because Praise Ming Shen, a recognized high-level player in the game and one of the core veterans of the Scourge Legion, had just posted a thread on the forum's homepage that was rapidly gaining popularity.

The title of the post was very eye-catching: "Regarding the Qualitative Change and Development Direction of Leveling Up After Level 30 for Clones!"

The main text was as follows:

"Hello everyone, I am Ming Shen. It has been a long time since this game launched, and after experiencing this great battle against the insectoids, I believe the levels of the vast majority of liver-exploding brothers have successfully crossed the 30-level threshold.

And I believe many friends have also noticed a phenomenon.

That is, after reaching level 30, the speed at which we gain experience and level up from fighting monsters has slowed down significantly.

Furthermore, our clone body attribute panels in the game have also begun to undergo a subtle and irreversible qualitative differentiation.

Today's post is not to teach everyone how to grind monsters in the wild more efficiently to level up.

Instead, it is to delve into the three completely different developmental changes that our in-game clones will face after level 30, and the underlying logic behind these three different changes.

Without further ado, let's first summarize these three core developmental paths:

First: [Strength-Physique Type].

This change is an inevitable upgrade branch that occurs after players pour a large number of attribute points into Strength, Agility, and Constitution in the early stages.

After reaching level 30, because the clone's muscle and bone density has already reached the peak physical limit of the current template, it is impossible to increase strength simply by increasing density.

Therefore, in order to break the limit, the body must continue to pile up strength by increasing total volume!

For example, that guild in our faction, Brotherhood of Steel, which is full of animals.

Those guys who run around carrying heavy weapons every day now have an average height of just over two meters, and their net weight after taking off their Power Armor is over 200 kilograms!

And according to data projections, as their levels continue to rise, they have an exaggerated trend of continuing to grow horizontally and vertically in the future.

It's definitely not a dream that they will all look like Orks in the future.

Second: [Neural Interface Control Type].

This developmental path is an adaptive mutation caused by players using various mechanical prosthetics and servo-weapons for long periods and at high intensity in the game.

Due to the long-term use of multiple prosthetics, the body senses that the brain's throughput demand for processing neural signals is very high.

Therefore, the cerebral cortex sulci of these players will become deeper than those of ordinary people, the spinal cord and ganglia will become abnormally thick, and even the branches of every neuron synapse will increase several-fold!

A more representative example is the group of players like ikun True Fan who are keen on mechanical ascension.

They now have various mechanical arms installed on their bodies, capable of multitasking to control five or six weapons to fire accurately at the same time.

However, this change does not seem to have any overly exaggerated special mutations in appearance.

If one must mention a change...

It is that because the brain has developed excessively, their heads seem to have become larger in visual proportion; this truly belongs to the smart IQ occupying the high ground.

Third: [Psyker Augmentation Type].

Currently, friends who can successfully awaken Psykers in the game are still a rare minority.

According to my personal statistics, there are probably fewer than one hundred people in the entire server.

But these fewer than one hundred Psyker players have all shown a very obvious physiological change—that is, the hypothalamus in their brains is much larger than all other players!

Furthermore, the capillary network on their cerebral meninges has a high degree of abnormal expansion and proliferation.

The specific physical principle of this physiological mutation is currently unknown.

But it is highly likely to increase blood supply to the brain to adapt to the severe Psyker backlash and high fever caused by high-intensity use of Psyker powers.

I need to add one extra point here.

The clone bodies provided by our system seem to have a very fast adaptability to Psyker powers, and the Psyker level growth is outrageous!

For example, Flame Fist.

When that kid first started exploring in the sewers, he could only spray small flames like a lighter.

Now, he can already skillfully perform high-end operations like Psyker high-frequency flame enchantment on a Thunder Hammer.

Next, I will elaborate in detail on the deeper reasons for the stat distribution for these three developmental changes, and how to conduct targeted training in these three directions..."

The content of this post was hardcore and detailed, with various in-game screenshots and data models listed clearly.

The number of views directly exceeded one hundred thousand in a short period of time, and the speed of the replies below was dizzying.

[Use Fire Punch] replied on the 3rd floor:

"Old Ming's summary is very spot on! As a Psyker, I'll add one extra point here.

The Psyker system in this game is very complex, and it also carries a bit of the Orks' Waaagh! Energy.

For example, I didn't initially know how to use Psyker flames more effectively, until in one actual combat, I felt in my brain that this flame should be able to attach to the weapon to increase damage, and then... holy crap, it just naturally worked!

Several other Psyker players in the legion have had similar experiences.

Finally, I will share with everyone a local method that can effectively weaken the [Warp Whisper Debuff]!

That is to wear built-in headphones inside the helmet and listen to things to distract yourself!

Note, what you listen to cannot be pop music; it has to be something like monks chanting, Christian hymns, or Taoist scriptures from reality.

Of course, after the blood and tears of our commando team's actual testing!

The one with the best anti-pressure effect against Warp whispers currently...

Is heavy bass shouting DJ music composed of mathematical formulas like advanced calculus!"

[Shushu Failed the Exam] followed closely on the 7th floor:

"6666! Gauss and Leibniz would never have imagined in their lifetime that the mathematical formulas they invented could actually have such a miraculous effect of warding off evil and resisting demons in the Warhammer Universe!"

[I Have Flash, What Am I Afraid Of] replied on the 12th floor:

"Hey! Then I have an idea! If we encounter similar large-scale Warp corruption or demon arrival scenarios in the future.

We can just drive an armored vehicle, mount several high-power subwoofer speakers on the roof, and loop the mathematical formula DJ for the whole scene. Does this count as physical salvation?!"

[Use Fire Punch] on the 13th floor:

"Holy crap! Don't say it, really don't say it! I think it has great potential!"

[Devil Muscle Thor] asked on the 45th floor:

"According to Ming Shen's analysis. That is to say, if we want to become big guys who can resist cannonballs with our physical bodies, we just need to work out like crazy and go find people to fight every day. Just max out Strength, Agility, and Constitution, right?"

[Wet Kiss Mind Flayer] replied smugly on the 88th floor:

"Hehe, thanks to cybernetic modification! My mechanical prosthetics have currently been developed to the eighth one, a true octopus! Now, I alone can control nine guns to perform crossfire simultaneously, with firepower comparable to a platoon!"

[Nicotine Truth] complained on the 89th floor:

"Good grief. If Boss Pi saw your setup, wouldn't he be drooling all over the floor with envy?"

Just as the crowd of The Fourth Calamity were constantly joking around and discussing heatedly under the post.

On the homepage of the official website, a bombshell update announcement suddenly popped up in full screen without any warning!

[warhammer 40k ol Version V0.55 Update Announcement!]

Update Content:

Optimized and added relevant texture models and language translation library models for various surrounding indigenous forces and alien races.

Newly unlocked a large batch of heavy firepower equipment, and opened STC manufacturing blueprint permissions for core equipment such as [Incendiary Weapons].

Added multiple hidden star charts and exploration maps around the Yuanwang Star System.

Fixed some clipping and logical infinite loop bugs that occasionally appeared in some NPCs.

Heavyweight Preview! New expansion pack [Distant Starry Sky] released today!

[Distant Starry Sky] Expansion Pack Exclusive Event Description:

During the duration of the expansion pack, in the system store, the point prices for all materials and finished products used for manufacturing and modifying interstellar fleets will be reduced by 20%!

Ultimate Exploration Reward: Step out of the cradle and bravely walk out of the Yuanwang Star System!

The first player team to successfully explore and map out a complete star chart of an unknown extrasolar galaxy will directly obtain the [Sole Lord Development Rights] of that galaxy

(Note: This development right allows free trading and buying/selling among players).

In addition, if players can make the political entity of the galaxy successfully submit and join the [Spark Alliance] through diplomacy or force.

The player team that completes the mission can unconditionally obtain a piece of fiefdom within that galaxy!

With the release of this new announcement filled with the temptation of money and power.

The players who were originally chatting under Ming Shen's post immediately exploded, and one after another transferred to the comment section below the announcement.

"Holy crap! The new expansion pack is here!"

"What does the mission description of this expansion pack say?! Is there any big shot who can summarize it for us?"

[This Dumpling Is Also Delicious] replied excitedly:

"Can't you understand this, brother!

This is the official dog planner encouraging us in disguise to save money to buy ships and drive privateer ships out to rob and cause trouble everywhere!

Look at that reward, just looking at it makes me drool!

The sole development right of a brand new galaxy!

Even if you take it and resell it to a big guild, you can achieve wealth freedom!

If your luck explodes and you directly find a Forge World full of black technology outside, who knows how much profit that would be!"

[Pi She]:

"The reward is indeed tempting, so now the question is, how can we get out? According to the strict physical settings of the Warhammer Universe, if you want to fly to other galaxies, you must have an engine with Warp jump capability, or find the legendary Webway that can be navigated safely.

We are all just a bunch of conventional slow ships now; we couldn't fly out of the galaxy even in ten thousand years!"

[Makabazi] chimed in below:

"Hey! This is strange, then how did those bugs cross galaxies and run here to smash our place? They don't have engines either!"

[Liver Emperor] immediately educated everyone:

"The Zerg have a special giant biological warship called a Narwhal. They can use their biological instinct to change planetary gravitational fields to achieve a special superluminal jump effect."

[Makabazi] laughed out loud:

"Understood! Brothers, wait for my good news! I'm going to take people to build ships now!"

Just when everyone was brainstorming how to scrape together money for a ship ticket.

[Mudslide of the Merchant World] suddenly dropped a bombshell:

"Hehe, bosses. To tell you the truth, our team recently got an old Imperial void ship from the black market under Gorgon, complete with a full Warp engine and the capability for Warp travel! Currently, we just need to solve the problem of finding a navigator to lead the way. Is there any big legion willing to invest and partner up to do something big? Equity and dividends are negotiable!"

[ikun True Fan] saw this and immediately scolded painfully below:

"Mudslide, you are confused! Why look for a navigator! You should just take people to dismantle the Warp engine on that ship, take it back to the base to the World Forger at the boss's place, and spend some money to copy it directly! Once you have the blueprint, you can open your own shipyard; wouldn't you have endless points to spend?!"

[Mudslide of the Merchant World] posted a crying emoji: "This broken ship cost all my savings. It hurts to break it, I can't bear to, brother..."

At this moment, on the first underground floor of Shelter, inside the leader's master control room.