Chapter 60
Chapter 60
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Translator: uly
Chapter: 60
Chapter Title: Nina Pinta Simulation Woes
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The Nina Pinta simulation had way too many issues to truly be called a game.
「[Strategy Board] Honestly, Nina Pinta's entertainment value is trash
Games are made for escaping reality, but the popular job changes are as tough as real life. Fuck, I play games to escape reality, and it's just another reality.
Dialogue and quests are all over the place except for specific NPCs; what's the point of guides?
-That's why it's a masterpiece. No typical MMORPG clichés
-If you're gonna complain, just quit; I'm doing fine
-You want spoon-fed guides in a game with max freedom? That's on you
-Reality losers = Nina Pinta losers for real lol
-Yeah, it's brutally hard」
「[Suggestions Board] NPC Killing Issue
I know the devs won't see this, but anyway.
For a 15+ rating, the game is way too brutal and unhealthy. Make it adults-only or tweak the NPC settings.
Being able to marry or kill NPCs is realistic and cool, but it's too much.
Seeing NPC corpses kills my will to play. There's even a petition to stop selling Nina Pinta, so think carefully.
-I agree. Too much for 15+......
-I'm having fun, why mess with it
-OP commenter is a middle schooler? lol
-Want a pointless age war?」
Excessive freedom, hyper-realism, and the lack of a polished game system led to tons of complaints. Some people loved it, but overall, it had too many problems to call it a 'game.'
After successfully rolling out the simulation update, Lee Yu-hyun monitored reactions on the computers in the Nina Pinta development department—one of the association's restricted zones—and applied the complaints to further updates.
The response was explosive. Update posts flooded the website. Lee Yu-hyun clicked on one.
「[Free Board] Nina Pinta Update Summary
Dungeons were party-only before, but now there's a guild building.
More content for adventurers. NPCs are moving more systematically for content.
Leveling is getting more structured.
Can add NPCs to parties for dungeons
Minor mode update (kinda lame. Brought in a ton of weebs tho)
Penalties and restrictions on NPC kills. No items if you kill NPCs.
Check homepage for details.
Mysterious Nina Pinta devs ignored complaints while growing solo without investors, but now they've had a change of heart lololol
User base tanked hard, so they panicked ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
Looks like they applied everything from the suggestions board?
Anyway, good job everyone~」
There were no complaints about the update yet—just reviews. Lee Yu-hyun clicked through posts one by one and jotted down notes.
"Yu-hyun, you've been working nonstop without sleep for days. Take it easy."
"I slept a bit earlier, don't worry."
"That quick nap? Really?"
Kim Chul-hwan, one of the development staff, asked worriedly. Truth was, they could rest only if Lee Yu-hyun did. Things had changed overnight with update prep.
If he slowed down, they could breathe too—but he wouldn't, so workloads poured in like crazy.
"Sigh. Yu-hyun, from today, we're in a love-hate thing."
"Haha, sorry."
Kim Chul-hwan pushed up his glasses and shot Lee Yu-hyun a resentful look.
He felt bad for the staff, but it couldn't be helped. To erase the unease from the kids' earlier fuss, he had to keep things hectic.
"Still, results are great, so no one's complaining. Ding."
"Thanks for the praise."
"For real. All past records combined wouldn't match yours."
Soon, he'd tackle the awakening capsules (hunter capsules) too.
Having made a huge contribution with the simulation update, Lee Yu-hyun took the awakening simulation manager role on the condition he could decide training methods.
"A-rank hunter and top VR game server admin? Novel-worthy setup."
"I didn't do much. Just lucky to meet good people."
"What's with the classic good-guy lines."
"Am I coming off good? Image management."
Lee Yu-hyun smiled and took the coffee Kim Chul-hwan offered, sipping it.
"By the way, who thought to sell this awakening simulator as a game?"
"No idea, but I heard the association was in financial trouble, so they packaged it as a game to sell."
Kim Chul-hwan sipped his coffee and replied to Lee Yu-hyun.
"Know who the developer is?"
"Not public, but probably an awakener. No modern tech could make this sim."
"Update helped, but it was a mess as awakening sim and VR game."
"Yeah..."
Kim Chul-hwan sipped his coffee silently.
"What's that in your hand, Yu-hyun?"
"Oh, awakening capsule update recipe. Shows roughly how to tweak it once materials are gathered."
Lee Yu-hyun gathered tools and parts, then worked on the awakening capsule.
The parts from the recipe gleamed in various colors. Per the system window that appeared after getting his package, part colors matched the device slots needing them.
Lee Yu-hyun tinkered with the capsule deftly, like casting a skill in-game.
[Update successful!]
[Synchronization rate greatly increased! Reduced burden on life force during transfer.]
Lee Yu-hyun frowned at the alert windows.
"Burden on life force during transfer."
Memories of countless deaths from these capsules surfaced. A bitter feeling welled up. Even knowing it was past and he couldn't have done anything then, it still felt heavy.
"At least no one will die from these capsules anymore."
Lee Yu-hyun examined the capsule, vowing to manage it diligently.
* * *
A tavern thick with booze and food smells.
Nearly every NPC in Genesis Village gathered, projecting record parchments and chattering.
"So this thing just pops outta nowhere! bam! Heart was pounding! Anyone know what it is?"
"That pigeon mail thing? Looks like some god messing with adventurers."
"Pigeon notes rock! Quick chats with people."
"What's my role? Assigned monster corpse cleanup. That piss me off ok?"
"Reject it and god punishes? Or not? I dunno either."
Dun, amid the gossiping uncles and aunties, activated his record parchment to test functions.
"World's gone mad, sheesh. Glug glug."
The butcher lady chugged beer and sighed.
"World changed since monster numbers spiked. Weird tho—monsters never rampaged like this before."
"No offerings since our time. Slurp! Our Bachinum vanished somewhere. Word is he's dead."
Murmurs of Bachinum's death darkened faces.
"Pfft! No way Bachinum's dead!!!! God's child???!!!!"
"What? Who's saying he croaked?? Who dares kill Bachinum?! Waaah...."
"Folks, sober up. All hearsay."
"Back to why we're here~ this record parchment. Wanna friend me?!"
"Me!"
"Adventurer growth? Gotta grow with them?"
They gathered for serious talk, but booze scattered info everywhere.
Dun pondered the parchment's functions beside confused folks, sneaking a beer mug.
"Hey! Sneaking booze again?!"
The butcher lady spotted Dun's hand and smacked it away. Pow!
Dun's lip quivered.
* * *
Dun headed to 'Willie,' the sword tutorial NPC he'd tagged before.
"Uncle Willie~"
Dun trudged up to the training grounds. Damn place was too high up.
"Uuuuncle Williiiie."
Willie was surrounded by players, handing out wooden swords and demoing swings.
"Huh? Dun? What's up. Adventurers, keep repeating those moves~"
Willie hurried over, surprised by Riao Well's kid.
"Uncle, got a sec now?"
"Right now?"
"Nah, whenever. After you're done."
"Almost finished—wait a bit?"
"Yeah."
Curious what the sudden call was, Willie rushed the rest with adventurers.
Pace doubled and intensified; adventurers glared at Dun, eyes bulging.
"Look at that kid casually tutoying adults. Never seen him polite."
"Just a brat, y'know. Isekai edgelord."
"Wait, that's the quest baiter from before!!!"
"Oh?? Yeah!"
Jeers rained on Dun, arms crossed watching. Familiar faces, so he nodded apology.
"Always hard at work. Ease up on the wrath."
Closer look: players from the floor-dusting quest, even the mining one.
Post-NPC update, they were doing tutorials—lazy types skipping jobs, just living the daily life.
Stuck in starter village, faces stuck sometimes.
"You brat Dun! No sincere apology, Mangtae Grandpa portals in via capsule and bags ya!!"
"Keep trolling, pissed Santa yeets your capsule—no gifts!!"
"Y'all got no Mangtae Grandpa or Santa. Lame drips, can't get it."
"Argh. That was my best! Laugh! Just laugh!"
Threatened into laughter, Dun clutched belly, faking a guffaw.
"Adventurers, focus—let's wrap quick!"
Distracted players swung sloppily; Willie clapped to refocus them.