Chapter 35: Genius Design

["Living Under Someone’s Roof Simulator" Major Update!!]

[Hello to all the dishwashers at restaurants, overnight net cafe users, and park stall vendors, today we’re launching a series of PC game updates. Here are the details of this update:

Super cool new content!

The real estate developed by Tianba Real Estate Company has been a huge success, and buyers have crowded the sales office. So they developed two brand new completed projects, and there’s even a pre-sale project!

Players can go to the sales office in the game and talk to real estate consultant Wang to get more information about the properties.

The interest rates on home loans have been adjusted.

Added a second sales office and indoor map.

Added second-hand property transactions and transfer center...]

This is a game update?

Qian Xin was dumbfounded. If anyone dares to tell him this is a simulation and development game, he’ll slap this update announcement in their face.

Open your eyes wide and take a good look!

Which sim development game has an update like this? What developer only thinks about selling houses?

"Just say whether there’s an update or not!"

GameBugs said something in the group chat that left him speechless.

Seems like... that is the case?

Regardless of the rubbish content of this major update, at least they updated it!

For a single-player mini-game, receiving a major update after such a long time proves the developers aren’t just slacking off; they are indeed working.

Just for that, they are better than a lot of studios that release the formal version and never update it substantially again.

As for why the update announcement doesn’t have a flood of bug fixes like other games, Ba gave an explanation and sharp review in the group.

GameBugs: "Our game is just too perfect! No new bugs have been encountered since the formal version’s release, and without new bugs, where would the fix announcements come from?"

"Other games update with a bunch of ’bug fix’ descriptions, doesn’t this prove their game is just a pile of rubbish, full of holes and flaws?"

Oh right, right, right!

Upon seeing Ba’s shameless statements, many players showed a "sweating bean" expression.

Indeed, Tianba Studio’s games have very few bugs, and even those encountered occasionally are solved in the test version or early access stage.

The formal version generally doesn’t have bugs.

This is indeed commendable because compared with their peers, Tianba Studio’s games do seem excellent.

"But when you do have bugs, they are laughable!"

Thinking of the hidden cow event after years of study and this new work’s house-buying uproar, Qian Xin felt speechless.

Forget it, too lazy to talk about it.

Though Tianba Studio’s works always cause a stir when they have bugs, the games are quite fun, or they wouldn’t attract so many players.

For example, "Living Under Someone’s Roof Simulator," which he’s played for nearly 100 hours.

"It’s perfect timing for a major update, let’s dive in and see what new stuff they’ve added."

After deciding, Qian Xin opened the "Living Under Someone’s Roof Simulator" client from his last play and loaded the latest saved game.

He had already completed the game three times.

This was his fourth saved game!

The first save was just messing around and accomplishing nothing. The second save accepted a business deal and ended up with a ten-year mortgage pitfall...

In the last save, he worked hard to earn money, paid off his mortgage in advance, and even unlocked a "hidden" event achievement.

The fourth save had nothing much to experience since he had already explored all the content in the first three saves.

So he abandoned the fourth save shortly after starting it.

This time, he revisited the game because of the major update, wanting to see what Tianba Studio added.

New sales office, new properties!

The most important aspect of this version update is the addition of three new properties for players to choose from.

In the game, apart from three property models added to the sales office, there are three new maps.

This is something the update announcement didn’t mention.

Or perhaps in Ba’s eyes, it’s not worth mentioning. After all, when new properties are on sale, shouldn’t new maps come with them?

As a considerate "real estate developer," how could the properties not have actual entities?

The three new properties represent three new communities.

Each community is a new map, players can explore it, among which "Tianba Manor" is special.

Because "Tianba Manor" is a freaking presale property!

What does presale property mean?

It means the houses aren’t even built yet, the map isn’t finished, and there are only a few construction site images available for purchase.

"What genius design?"

Qian Xin was really convinced, fully convinced.

Other games’ version previews usually provide a trailer or early leaks, but Tianba Studio goes straight to "presale property."

Look, this construction site is the content for the next version update! Aren’t you excited?

"What am I excited about?"

After a sarcastic comment, Qian Xin controlled the character [Qian Duoduo] to enter the new map "Tianba Garden."

He was stunned upon entering.

This community actually had a lot of NPC activity, and many had yellow exclamation marks floating above their heads.

This is the sign of a task!

Wow, the new map actually has new tasks, new trash bins, and new hidden side quests?

That’s awesome!

An excited Qian Xin rushed forward, planning to talk to these NPCs to see if he could receive tasks.

But then...

"You are not an owner of our community, please stay away from me, security! Security, how did a stranger get into our community?"

Qian Duoduo was expelled by security.

Because he wasn’t an owner of the community, he was repelled, and tasks couldn’t be accepted.

"Damn! Is this a forced move?"

Qian Xin, in front of his computer screen, gritted his teeth and decisively ran to the sales office, using the savings from his last save to buy a house in "Tianba Garden."

Now the security didn’t chase him away, even saluted him: "Welcome home, honorable ’Tianba Garden’ owner!"

Even NPCs weren’t repelling him, some even asked his age, if he was single, and wanted to set him up...

He received a hidden task, the rewards were alright, but Qian Xin looked at the mortgage terms reminder in the top right corner and couldn’t help but ponder.

Have I been tricked again?

Excluding the presale property, just two new maps!

If players want to unlock these two new maps, gaining all achievements and rewards, don’t they need to buy two more houses?

After all, as the security said, you are not an owner of the community, please leave quickly...

One house plus its 10-year mortgage implies 20 years for two houses, counting the presale community, that’s 30 years!

One saved game is only 3 years, this update throws players into eternal hell, needing ten reincarnations to escape the chains.

"Such a vicious scheme!"

Qian Xin shivered, quickly quitting the game, fearing he’d contribute another 100 hours to this broken game.

That would be too terrifying!