Chapter 27: The Tables Turned

Is this how this game is played?

Chen Ba never dreamed that the game could be played this way; Living Under Someone’s Roof had somehow been turned into "Cuckoo’s Nest Occupier" by this streamer.

The key is, he actually made it happen!

What kind of thrilling turn is this?

The scene in the live stream was like a wasted son-in-law scorned by his mother-in-law and slapped by his wife, enduring for three years, finally couldn’t stand it anymore, and spectacularly transformed into the Asura Dragon King...

The live stream effect was simply explosive.

"Hahaha, what a role reversal, I’m dying of laughter!"

"Dear Father-in-law, open your eyes and see what this is? [Pulls out the property title]"

"Guys, I can’t hold it in anymore, can someone tell me where I can play this game?"

"I can already imagine the Dragon King’s crooked grin, oh no, he’s really got it all figured out!"

"No way, can you really buy this? After all this fuss, is it actually the aunt’s family living under someone else’s roof?"

Being able to buy houses in the game was a little easter egg Chen Ba made to increase playability and fun.

He intended that after players got tired of the game on their second or third playthrough, they could use their extra Game Coins to buy a house in the game and start a new life!

Yes...

Buying a house in the game isn’t completely useless; once players purchase a property and restart, they unlock "hidden plots."

The hidden plot allows the protagonist to live independently in the house they bought, rather than enduring their aunt’s household.

The independent storyline won’t involve annoying uncle-in-law and cousin, nor will it trigger self-esteem bruising events due to living under someone else’s roof—sort of like a "parallel universe" line?

This was Chen Ba’s original intention for providing the house-buying easter egg in the game!

But he didn’t anticipate that players could actually buy the house where their aunt’s family lives, which he’d never imagined as an absurd turn...

This is absolutely a Bug!

Due to limited game maps, they initially only made a few residential buildings, and the entire game only has the aunt’s family community.

So, it’s reasonable for the sales office to show Building 3, as there are only so many buildings in the game. There’s no way to create an "imaginary" estate, right?

They simply overlooked the issue of property ownership in the game.

Simply put, houses that are already occupied should have been sold long ago; how can such houses be sold again to players?

Tianba Studio didn’t consider this aspect, so any house in the community, regardless of which unit, players could buy the property rights from the sales office.

This includes... the 302 room where Aunt’s family lives!

"Damn, how did I not think of this?"

Patting his forehead in frustration, Chen Ba was greatly annoyed: "What a joke, and so many people saw it in the live stream..."

Living Under Someone’s Roof Simulator?

With this Bug, how did it end up as living under someone else’s roof? It turned into the aunt’s family checking the protagonist’s mood!

The good news is...

Although players can buy houses, as long as they don’t reset, the game’s storyline won’t change, and the protagonist can’t move house.

So the situation now is Guo Mo endured for three years and successfully reversed roles, and the plot remains unchanged, with Uncle-in-law and Cousin still being sarcastic to him.

In other words, this house-buying Bug won’t affect the normal progression of the game.

The bad news is...

Although it doesn’t have much impact on the game itself, this Bug makes the storyline completely impossible to view seriously!

Uncle-in-law and Cousin’s sarcasm, self-esteem plummeting?

It doesn’t matter!

Just show the property title from the backpack, and everything is clear.

At this point, who cares about the direction of the game plot anymore? It’s like watching a comedy show!

If I’ve bought your family’s house, and you still want me to leave, please realize this is my house, and the person that should leave is you!

If you had to describe Chen Ba’s mood in one sentence at this moment, it’d be: Not much harm, but highly insulting...

Is this Bug terrifying?

Not at all!

To be honest, this Bug is less terrifying than the "herding cows" Bug from the previous game, and doesn’t affect the normal gameplay experience.

But it’s particularly insulting, making the game’s plot completely change its flavor.

Chen Ba, Yang Dong, and Lu Jing’s thoughtful narrative intended to move countless players instantly turned into clown antics in front of this Bug.

It’s truly humiliating.

They meticulously designed multiple route endings for this game.

Now it’s over!

With the introduction of this ridiculous Bug, the ending they designed instantly became awkward, and players couldn’t help but laugh.

"What the hell! How could this happen?"

Extremely annoyed, Chen Ba even forgot to close the live stream webpage as he got up and approached Yang Dong’s location.

Time to think of a solution.

Today is the first day of the game’s official version release; if the situation is left to develop, it may greatly affect the game’s sales.

...

After sharing his findings and concerns with Yang Dong, the two of them called Lu Jing to create an emergency patch.

The patch is simple.

The "sales office" in the game map is temporarily banned from interaction, and property-buying features are offline, with the recovery date to be determined.

At least, they need to fix the Bug and ensure players can’t purchase certain properties before this feature can be reopened.

Aside from this!

The dishwashing job, which is the highest income part-time work in the game, also has to be slashed, reducing hourly wages from the original 50 currency/hour to 20 currency/hour.

"Isn’t this inappropriate?"

Yang Dong objected, as the job salary directly determines how many items players can purchase in the game.

Suddenly slashing wages might make many players feel uncomfortable, especially normal players.

"How about raising property prices to a level that’s hard to afford so similar incidents won’t happen again."

Yang Dong suggested increasing the game’s property price from 4500/㎡ to 5000/㎡.

Two birds with one stone!

On one hand, you can’t buy aunt’s house. On the other hand, the increased property price makes it unaffordable for many, unless you continuously grind...

But if aunt’s house can’t be bought, then grinding Game Coins for a house purchase loses its meaning.

"Great, let’s do it this way."

After making the decision, Chen Ba and Yang Dong immediately started working on fine-tuning the game as per their recent discussion results.

Adjusting the property price was smooth; just tweak the values and it’s done.

However, modifying the 302 room where Aunt’s family lives to prevent purchase encountered unexpected obstacles.

"You again, system!"

Discovering the source of this Bug was in the system-generated core code, Chen Ba was almost fuming.

No way!

This can’t be specifically modified; they have to cut down the entire feature and re-write the code?

Fortunately, this issue isn’t as severe as the previous herding cows Bug, and can be solved by tackling problematic components individually as they arise.

If it involved deep-reaching connections like the herding cows Bug from last time, it would be truly challenging to resolve.