This Is Not a Bug but a Game Feature-Chapter 201 - 146: Oh No, I Think I Learned It! (Part 2)

Chapter 201: Chapter 146: Oh No, I Think I Learned It! (Part 2)

bucks compared to 118 bucks, there’s a full 60 bucks difference!

For an influencer with a million followers, normally they wouldn’t fuss over a few dozen bucks, but Ice Cola isn’t sure how long this game will be playable.

If it’s not fun, then it’s fine to get the standard version just to try it out. If it’s fun, then it’s worth going all out and getting the platinum version.

"Forget it, trust your instinct."

With the thought of supporting domestic games and trust in Tianba Studio, Ice Cola hesitated for a moment between the standard and platinum editions, but ultimately bought the platinum version.

Balance: -178 yuan!

The platinum and gold versions don’t have discounts; the price is the same, only the standard version has an introductory price at 118, down from 128.

"While it’s downloading in the background, let’s keep playing that tower defense game and try to clear more levels..."

With that, Ice Cola switched back to the previous game, playing tower defense with great interest.

He played for about half an hour.

Unable to resist the constant urging from his streaming fans, he switched to the Steam platform to have a look and found out that "Speeding Frenzy" had already been downloaded and installed.

"Alright, alright, let’s do what you guys say."

"I can continue progressing later; let’s save the progress and start a tour of Jiangning Island first!"

With that, Ice Cola launched "Speeding Frenzy."

For the first time, the game loaded very slowly. After waiting for nearly four or five minutes, he finally saw the game’s main page.

"Can’t play the online mode?"

Tried several times and still saw "Login failed," Ice Cola asked his live audience: "What’s going on? Why can’t I get in?"

"The server’s crashed!"

"Don’t bother trying. I can’t get in either; you can only play the single-player mode... Ba’s potato servers can’t handle it, they’ve already crashed."

"Damn Tianba! Used all the money on Xianyu Digital purchases, no cash for servers, huh?"

"Do not insult Ba; he helped me find a girlfriend, protector of the world’s best Ba! [Heart]

Stream viewers were unsurprised.

Tianba’s servers seemed to have been criticized by players since their first multiplayer game, "Star Emperor."

They’ve never been great.

The game is a good game, just occasionally the server crashes and you can’t log in; otherwise, there are no real issues.

"Okay then..."

Seeing that everyone said the server crashed, and Ba had gone to restart the server without knowing when it’d be fixed, Ice Cola nodded.

"I was thinking of trying the online mode. Looking at this situation, it seems single-player is the only option!"

Single-player works too.

Although it doesn’t have the tense excitement of player VS player, with all opponents being NPCs, it’s definitely enough to experience the game.

Ice Cola entered single-player mode.

Upon entry, a little assistant told him how to operate the garage, how to sign up for races, how to upgrade his car and driving skills...

"Of course, you need a driver’s license!"

The news that "Speeding Frenzy" requires a driver’s license to hit the road was leaked months ago, so Ice Cola wasn’t surprised.

He just didn’t expect that the driving tests weren’t limited to a single level.

Players initially can partake in the C3 exam, after which they get a C3 license and can sign up for C3 level events.

Want to participate in higher-level competitions?

Then go and obtain a higher-level driver’s license! C3 upgrades to C2 and C1, then B3, B2, B1, and A3, A2, A1...

The highest is an S-Class license.

This upgrade system has some nurturing elements. Ice Cola glanced at it, understanding that the license level is crucial.

The C-class license is easy enough to obtain.

For the B-level and A-level, the exam isn’t just about winning first in races but also requires meeting certain "skill scores."

Moreover, licenses can’t be upgraded consecutively.

After taking a few minutes to get the C3 license, Ice Cola attempted to level up to C2, but the system prompted "insufficient experience."

The so-called experience refers to race experience. In other words, he needs to use the C3 license to compete in some races and achieve certain results before he can upgrade his license and compete in higher-level events.

"Fancy stuff..."

After a bit of grumbling, Ice Cola looked at his garage’s only car, a new energy smart electric vehicle launched by Huazi and a certain national auto factory, and opened the game map.

Many icons lit up on the map. 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝒆𝒘𝙚𝓫𝙣𝙤𝒗𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

Each icon represents a race about to happen there; players can click for details and drive to the designated location to join the race.

The gameplay is pretty simple.

After selecting a relatively easy "City Obstacle Race," Ice Cola quickly saw the navigation route to the location from inside the car.

Simply follow the navigation to drive to that spot.

"The map is quite large, and the scenery is pretty good too! This should be modeled after the Jiangning City area, but some parts aren’t quite like Jiangning..."

Ice Cola has been to Jiangning, so he’s somewhat familiar with the map.

The game scene map is 50% realistically restored and 50% originally designed, not the real Jiangning City but still quite similar.

"Oops!"

Following the navigation to the designated location, Ice Cola initially thought this would be a simple task, but the road turned out to be incredibly challenging.

There were lots of cars on the road, and the drivers were so bad; they’d cut into lanes and make sudden changes without warning.

Bam, he crashed.

Having driven less than 100 kilometers on the new car, it instantly turned into a crash car, leaving Ice Cola somewhat stunned.

More unexpectedly, the collision seemed severe enough, as soon as he’d restart, the car would drift to the left unconsciously, creating major driving obstructions.

How can he drive like this?

He’d have to tow it to the repair shop, file an insurance claim, then repair the car!

He hadn’t even participated in a race yet but had to head to the repair shop, making the live stream viewers burst with laughter, saying his driving skill needed practice.

"It’s not fair!"

"I was driving normally, right? He insisted on cutting in front of me, what could I do?"

Ice Cola felt wronged; what does this have to do with driving skill? Clearly, it was the unreasonable NPC forcing a lane change, otherwise, how would he have crashed?

So frustrating!

Encountering such NPC drivers on the road, he felt utterly helpless, thinking it was just unlucky.

Alright then, let’s just fix the car for now.

While heading to the repair shop, a viewer suddenly sent a super chat reminding Ice Cola: "Hey streamer, didn’t you buy the platinum edition? The platinum edition includes a repair and modification workshop, why go to the repair place?"

"Oh right!"

Suddenly enlightened, Ice Cola remembered that the platinum edition included an online mode garage along with a dedicated repair and modification workshop.

Without going to repair shops and mod stores especially, he could still access car repair and modification services, saving a lot of game coins.

Besides saving game coins...

The dedicated repair and modification workshop has another advantage; it saves time, allowing quick recalls to the workshop for repairs anytime, without waiting.

"Had you not mentioned, I’d forgotten the platinum edition also gave a workshop, how does it work again..."

After researching in the game menu for a while, Ice Cola finally found where his repair and modification workshop was.

It’s still quite handy.

No matter where the car is parked, just open the workshop page to summon a vehicle at any time and undertake corresponding repairs and modifications.

"Do I have to fix it myself?"

Seeing the functional introduction, Ice Cola said with some surprise: "I thought it was an NPC helping me fix it, didn’t expect it required a hands-on approach."

Is this possible?

He’s just an ordinary player; how does he know anything about car repair?

Guided by the little assistant, Ice Cola zoomed in on his car’s damaged area, using a sander to sand the scratch, then used a machine to pull the dent flat, continued sanding, applying putty, sanding putty, covering other body parts, and painting...

The entire bodywork repair process took place, resolving the scratches and dents, leaving Ice Cola shocked.

Not just him.

The audience watching his stream was equally amazed.

Is body repair strange?

Not really!

The strange part is, isn’t this supposed to be a game? When did games include such detailed processes, restoring almost every repair step?

"Oh dear, I think I’ve learned it!"

Ice Cola murmured to himself: "Now I just need the machinery and a car to practice..."