DD# 270 Each Corpse Left Behind; Each Reminder of Why We Fight!
Hi, everyone. Welcome to the 270th Developer's Diary of this game.
Before we start, just a reminder, Saint Patrick's Day is still ongoing, but it's likely the last day of it. (It runs between Mar. 15 and Mar. 20, your local system time.) So, you may want to grab some green stuff before it's over.
Now, let's start this week's content summary.
The main focus is still on the main story. It has been a very productive week.
A big chunk of the 4th floor of the North Peak has opened up; it's totally optional, but it fills in some blanks for character and story developments. It's the "Waste Processing Room."
There are many "Failed Experiments" inside.
You can also find a document that gives you some ideas about how a hero from the last war that sealed away that thing in the North Peak, slowly turned into a "villain" in other people's narratives.
Well, to avoid spoiling too much, I am showing you only a small part of the document.
Fun fact 1: This part is inspired by one of Elon Musk's retweeted X posts. I see it fits quite well in this story. And the feeling is real. Unlike some leftist propaganda so detached from reality.
Fun fact 2: Do you know humanity slaughters more than 220 million chickens, 3.8 million pigs, and about 1 million cattle every day? Life is simply unfair, isn't it?
Fun fact 3: Deep down, many people love Homelander.
This location also serves as a place of reflection. Many strong and powerful men had their failures. They simply do not show you. But each failure becomes a stepping stone toward their success. Each corpse left behind here is a reminder of the cost they paid and why they fight.
As an extension to this part of the content, you don't have to progress the main story deep down here to see some of them.
Flesh-themed caves and Failed Experiments-themed caves can now appear in Wonderland Travel Agency as procedurally generated, random locations you can explore since the very beginning. The loot there also matches the theme; you can find a lot of strange meat and some other things.
Move a bit further, and you will find the "workers" here are not entirely human.
They are servitors
If you have the reprogramming technology from a previous side quest, you can even turn them into pets to serve you instead.
An entire category, "Cyborg," has been added to make them more unique, opening up our future imagination. Maybe you can turn your characters into one later if we go down that path.
Two new skills for machines/cyborgs are also added.
They work a bit differently because the resources they cost are certain items instead of your magic points. We now have the built-in support for this system. If you are making a machine-heavy group with all those drones and robots, you may not want to sell all those scraps and batteries to vendors anymore.
If you don't have the required item to use the skill, it will show you what's missing. This is just to improve the playing experience.
That's the optional part. Now, let the story continue. (Without too many spoilers.)
(Tencent has nothing to do with the story. I am just playing some homophone jokes here. And it also shows how the "Truth of Aten" messes up people's brains.)
From a game design perspective, I made the Red Dragon Soldiers charge in first to serve two purposes. For one, it's a world-ending event; you are not the only hero to save the world. Everyone shall at least try to stop the Aten Cult, no matter what your previous relationship with them is. The second, they are easily disposed of by the "Truth of Aten," showing the game mechanics of an upcoming battle. Previously, you only heard about it. Now, you see such a relic in action. You are about to fight an enemy who holds this relic. You are reminded of all the intel you previously collected. Now, it's your time to defeat this foe.
Conveniently, I just added a blindfold for you. You can find them in various vendors. It may also drop from various enemies.
That's one solution. You can also find out about others. You may use teammates who have no vision. (Such as those statues or some undead creatures.) You may use spells or items to blind yourself. You may just say, screw it! Let's just throw out tons of damage or hard stun/silence this guy to his death! The choice is all yours.
Now, regarding the Boss fight itself. Unlike the previous mini-boss version, Kheperheb has been empowered into three stages.
During the transition of each stage, he also has some lines to indicate the escalation.
You can find more details about this fight on the game's wiki. Here is a short version:
Stage 1:
He still tries to convince you to leave peacefully. He just throws some fireballs or sunbeams at you as warning shots.
Stage 2: Once you have gotten him down to 75% of his MaxHP.
He begins charging the "Truth of Aten." Each time, it took him two turns to finish charging. You can interrupt him. But once it's fully charged, he will open the book. Everyone in your group who cannot resist memetic visual info-hazard will be affected and start to become confused or fall into madness. (Based on the story, prolonged exposure can turn almost anyone into an Aten Cultist. And that's their end game. Only a small percentage of people with a strong will can fully resist. But that does not matter anymore once they have more than half of Earth's population on their side.)
Stage 3: Once you further lower Kheperheb's HP to 33%
He becomes desperate and starts to use all the power he can control. The "Truth of Aten" no longer needs to charge. He can cast it every single turn. In addition to that, he also casts a random spell at the same time.
Fun fact of this battle:
The brainwashed Red Dragon soldier can sometimes throw some flashbangs at you to blind you. That somehow nullifies Kheperheb's "Truth of Aten" attack. Guess that's just one of Kheperheb's questionable life choices. Anyway, it's meant to be fun instead of putting three totally optimized and synchronized killing machines to murder you. So, hope you enjoy. :)
At the end of this battle, Kheperheb's part shall end here. He is a villain. But not some random cartoon villains. Return to this world thousands of years later, find people no longer have faith, or at least not his ancient faith, try to do something to "fix" the world, and also hold another evil at bay. Unfortunately, in this timeline, it does not work out.
You can still find him as a wandering boss in random Wonderland Travel Agency locations even after his story here. Because there are endless parallel universes, wild mutations, and random dungeons.
Alright, that's most of the game content for this week.
Welcome to the "behind the scenes" part, or, as some may call it, the "propaganda" part.
At this very moment, I am holding the front in the stock market both in China and the US. In some narratives, some may say I am fighting for everyone's 401K. But, you know, my motivation is not so noble. Because of the recent war in Iran, there have been many casualties. There are many corpses we leave behind in the market. Many stocks have fallen. Yet, as I mentioned before, natural selection makes survivors stronger and better. That's the NEOLITHIA spirits, we have been here for many crises ago. Things have not been as bad as in 2015 or 2020. The weak suffer while the strong endure. I am still making money. And I am still supporting President Donald Trump!
Oh, well, our Trump clone just got a new idle animation. Tremendously improved over the old one, made when I was not so good at 3D animation long ago.
This is from one of this game's SAPC++ era updates from 9 years ago. It has been so many years.
I still believe Donald Trump is one of my best investments to create a better world.
Look at Venezuela, look at Iran, he has done so much to make this world more aligned with my vision.
Along the way, many have fallen, many have changed their hearts, many are tired, many have become cynical, but I will not. This is NEOLITHIA.
We leave many corpses behind, each of them a reminder of why we fight.
The point here is not whether you agree with me about Trump.
The point here is you need to have something worth fighting for in your life.
"Over the course of your life, you will find that things are not always fair. You will find that things happen to you that you do not deserve and that are not always warranted, but you have to put your head down and fight, fight, fight. Never ever ever give up. Things will work out just fine."
In this game, you shall be able to find characters with conflicting ideas and motivations. Some of them become your allies, some become enemies based on your choices. But in the end, they have all lived because they once fought for things they believe in. They are not just some story devices. They are not there just for you to farm them for their loot. They are the heroes in their own stories, even though they may be villains in other people's stories. That's the beauty of humanity. I believe God didn't make humanity into a hivemind for many reasons. This shall be one of them.
In this regard, a new song has also been added to the game. The character song for the President of Nise Federation, called <>, to foreshadow her story. Others may see you as a villain in their stories, others may disrespect you, and outsiders may even see your entire nation as an anomaly, refusing to treat you as their "normal" part of the world. And this is how you become Untouchable.
That's all for this week.
Happy Saint Patrick's Day.
Happy Weekend.
Happy Steam Spring Sale.
Oh, wait a second, there is another thing worth mentioning. This is the last Spring Sale the game <> participates in. The game will disappear shortly afterward because the developers got into some big financial trouble. They make classical open-world Chinese RPGs with a high degree of freedom. They developed the first RPG I played back when I was in elementary school, when not many people even owned a PC. Unlike many games back then, they don't mind if you play the bad guy or do questionable things. They also explored many topics considered taboo by many "modern" standards. (For example, they asked, "Will you chop off your penis to become a monster so that you can learn a very evil Kung-Fu style to 'cancel' your enemies?" That's the 1990s! They are so ahead of their time. ) NEOLITHIA's level of freedom is more or less inspired by them. Unfortunately, they will soon turn into another corpse we will have to leave behind on this journey. And most of their games may never be localized outside of China.
But each corpse left behind is a reminder of why we fight!
NEOLITHIA is and will remain the longest-living RPG in China.
NEOLITHIA is eternal for as long as I stand!
"The option of taking our own lives no longer belongs to us. Once it starts, we owe it to the people who died alongside us. We have to continue living. " --- Leon. S. Kennedy
The full update log of this week:
20260314
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[Element]New Element: vs Cyborg
[Skill]New Skill: Self-Repair
[Caretaker]The general Caretaker Pet Service can now teach your machine/cyborg pets "self-repair."
[Skill] The skill detail window now displays whether a skill requires certain items to use.
[Skill] For a better player experience, the number of items you currently have shall also be displayed. If something is missing, the missing item will display in red.
[Hacking] All hacking skills except the Israeli pager attack now also work on cyborgs.
[Persona] If you use a cyborg pet to create a persona mask, it will appear as a VR headset.
[Cyborg] They share many features with machines in the game‘s code. But they also have some biological features. Such as, they can have seducer and foodie traits.
[Art Asset]Added a machine skill casting animation.
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[Skill] Added built-in support for skills to consume items upon use.
[Skill] Added built-in support for skills to require certain items in inventory before using.
[Cyborg] Added a function to check if an actor is a cyborg.
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[Art Asset]Fixed a small flaw on the 2D assets of the Red Dragon north expedition soldiers.
[Oasis Teahouse]Fixed a small issue when going inside from the front entrance.
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【元素】新元素：对赛博格
【技能】新技能：自我修复
【看护者】看护者通用的宠物服务现在可以教你的机械/赛博格宠物自我修复技能。
【技能】技能详情窗口现在会显示一个技能是否需要特定物品才能使用。
【技能】为了更好的游玩体验，你当前持有的物品数量也会显示。如果有缺失，相应物品会红字表示。
【黑客】所有除了以色列BP机攻击以外的黑客攻击现在也会对赛博格生效。
【人格面具】如果你用一只赛博格宠物制作人格面具，它的造型会是VR头显。
【赛博格】他们和机械生物在游戏代码中公用很多的特性。但是，他们也存在自己的生物属性。所以，可以带有【吃货】和【诱惑者】天赋。
【美术资源】加入了一个机械技能释放动画。
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【技能】加入了内置的技能消耗物品机制。
【技能】加入了内置的技能在使用前需要物品才能触发的机制。
【赛博格】加入了一个判断角色是否为赛博格的函数。
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【美术资源】修复了红龍北方远征部队士兵的2D资源上的一个瑕疵。
【绿洲茶馆】修复了从前门进入时的一个小问题。
20260315
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[Terminal] GPA Coin Exchange is now an APP.
[The Anomalous Nation] The forward base's computer now has the GPA Coin Exchange APP installed.
[Tileset]The tileset for the North Peak 4F - Entrance is expanded.
[Mining]New Mining Deposit: Pile of Bones.
[Mining] New Mining Deposit: Pile of Flesh.
[The North Peak 4F – Entrance] The environment of the room located at the bottom-right corner of the North Peak 4F – Entrance is now complete.
[The North Peak 4F – Entrance] The room at the bottom-right corner of the North Peak 4F – Entrance may randomly contain Piles of Bones and Piles of Flesh.
[The Anomalous Nation] New Document: <>
[The North Peak 4F – Entrance] The bottom-right room now has a computer. You can find the document <> there. You can also play some Minesweeper.
[Enemy]New Enemy: Failed Experiment
[The North Peak 4F – Entrance] The room at the bottom-right corner of the North Peak 4F – Entrance now contains Failed Experiments.
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【终端】GPA金币兑换现在是一个APP。
【异常国度】前进基地的电脑上现在有了GPA金币兑换的APP。
【图块】北方之顶4F入口区域的图块扩展。
【挖矿】新矿产资源点：骨头堆
【挖矿】新矿产资源点：血肉堆
【北方之顶4F-入口】 右下角房间的环境制作完成。
【北方之顶4F-入口】 右下角房间可能随机出现骨头堆和血肉堆。
【异常国度】新文档：《我不会再道歉了！》
【北方之顶4F-入口】右下角房间加入了一台电脑。包含了文档《我不会再道歉了！》同时，你可以在那里玩扫雷。
【敌人】新敌人：失败的实验品
【北方之顶4F-入口】右下角房间现在会有失败的实验品。
20260316
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[Asset] The old generic “censored” images for the infected women of the Quarantined Neighborhood have been cast out, and new, fitting 2D assets now stand in their place.
[Asset] Likewise, the infected men of the Quarantined Neighborhood hath received new and proper 2D assets, replacing the former censored forms.
[Enemy] Two new kinds of Failed Experiments have arisen, twisted remnants of what once was.
[The North Peak 4F – Entrance] The Waste Processing Room now swarmeth with yet more Failed Experiments.
[Asset] The 2D likeness of Random Male Character 3 hath been refined and altered, that his appearance may be made more true.
[The North Peak 4F – Entrance] The floor tiles of the forward base have been changed, so that the ground beneath thy feet may be renewed.
[Skill] The Self‑Repair skill hath been optimized; its common‑event burden is no longer required.
[Song] A new song hath been added: <> (a character song of the President of the Nise Federation.)
[Boombox] Thou mayest now hearken unto <> upon thy Boombox.
[Skill] A new skill hath arisen: Recharge.
[Caretaker] The general Caretaker Pet Service may now teach thy machine and cyborg companions the skill Recharge.
[Wiki] The skill page hath been updated, that its knowledge remaineth whole.
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[Skill] Skills may now bear a sacred tag, allowing them to remain within the skill menu and execute their script therein, without returning thee unto the map.
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【美术资源】 为被隔离小区的女性感染者加入了新的 2D 美术资源，取代先前的通用【censored】图像。
【美术资源】 为被隔离小区的男性感染者加入了新的 2D 美术资源，替换掉旧的【censored】图像。
【敌人】 新增了两种失败的实验品敌人。
【北方之顶4F‑入口】 废品处理房间如今出现了更多失败的实验品。
【美术资源】 改进并更新了随机男性角色 3 的 2D 美术资源，使其外貌有所变化。
【北方之顶4F‑入口】 更换了前进基地的地板图块。
【技能】 优化了自我修复技能，不再需要公共事件组件。
【歌曲】 新增歌曲：《触不可及》（尼斯联盟总统的角色歌）。
【音乐播放器】 你现在可以在音乐播放器中聆听《触不可及》。
【技能】 新增技能：充电。
【看护者】 看护者通用宠物服务现在可以教你的机械／赛博格宠物【充电】技能。
【维基】 技能页面已更新。
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【技能】 技能现在可以带有一个特殊标签，使其能够在技能菜单中直接运行脚本，而无需返回地图。
20260317
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[Asset] Trump’s idle animation hath been refined; and behold, his default stance is now the Trump Dance, that his spirit of mirth be ever upon him!
[Enemy] A new foe ariseth: CSU‑MK.9 (Cyborg Servitor Unit – Mark 9)
[Pet] If thou hast obtained the art of reprogramming, thou mayest turn CSU‑MK.9 unto thy service as a loyal companion.
[Loot] An item drop list hath been prepared for CSU‑MK.9, that its spoils be known.
[Guide to Monster Hunting] A new category hath been added: Cyborg.
[Guide to Monster Hunting] The entry for CSU‑MK.9 hath been inscribed therein.
[The North Peak 4F – Entrance] One or two CSU‑MK.9 units shall now manifest within the Waste Processing Room.
[Tileset] A new tileset hath been forged: Flesh Cave. Thou mayest employ it within thy pocket dimension.
[Wonderland Travel Agency] A new procedural cave environment hath been revealed: the Flesh Cave.
[Wonderland Travel Agency] Blood and strange meats are found more readily within these Flesh Caves.
[Wonderland Travel Agency] Meat Cube enemies appear more often within the Flesh Caves.
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【美术资源】 改进了川普的待机动画；如今他的默认待机姿态乃是跳川普舞，使其欢乐之气常伴其身。
【敌人】 新敌人出现：CSU‑MK.9（Cyborg Servitor Unit – Mark. 9）
【宠物】 若你已掌握重新编程之术，便可将 CSU‑MK.9 化为你的宠物。
【掉落物】 为 CSU‑MK.9 制定了物品掉落列表，使其战利品清晰可查。
【怪物狩猎指南】 新增分类：赛博格。
【怪物狩猎指南】 加入了 CSU‑MK.9 的条目。
【北方之顶4F‑入口】 废品处理房间现在会出现 1 至 2 个 CSU‑MK.9。
【图块】 新图块：血肉洞穴；你可以在自己的口袋空间中使用。
【奇幻之地旅行社】 新增随机洞穴环境：血肉洞穴。
【奇幻之地旅行社】 你更容易在血肉洞穴中找到血与奇怪的肉。
【奇幻之地旅行社】 肉块敌人在血肉洞穴中更为常见。
20260318
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[Asset] A new animation hath been fashioned for a fresh skill of the Aten Cult, that its power may be shown with greater clarity.
[State Effect] If a skill seeketh to lay a state upon a target who already beareth that same state, and the remaining duration exceedeth that which the skill would grant, then the skill shall no longer overwrite the greater portion.
[Skill] A new skill hath arisen: Truth of Aten, which bringeth confusion with certainty unto any who are vulnerable to a visual assault.
[The Anomalous Nation] The story continueth its march, and new revelations draw nigh.
[Wiki] The page of The Anomalous Nation hath been updated, that its record remaineth steadfast.
[Item] A new head‑gear type hath been revealed: the Blindfold. It may bear prefixes, and it blindeth its wearer utterly—yet through blindness granteth immunity to all visual attacks.
[Shopping] Random clothing vendors now offer Blindfolds, though without prefixes.
[Shopping] Kalina now selleth Blindfolds within the forward base during The Anomalous Nation mission, likewise without prefixes.
[Shopping] Bob’s Grocery now keepeth Blindfolds in stock in both timelines, though without prefixes.
[Loot] Blindfolds may now be found upon the fallen among these foes: Random Agents, Random Businessmen, Dark Alley Gangsters, Shade‑Infected Dark Alley Gangsters (who drop the shaded kind), Random Bandits, Random Zombies, Random Girls, Random Hentai Exhibitionists, and Random Crazed Survivors. These may bear prefixes according to fortune.
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【美术资源】 为阿腾教团的新技能加入了新的动画，使其力量得以更清晰地展现。
【状态效果】 若技能欲施加某状态，而目标已带有该状态，且目标剩余的持续时间长于技能所能赋予的时长，则该技能将不再覆盖原有的剩余时长。
【技能】 新增技能：阿腾之真理；若目标可受视觉模因影响，则必定陷入混乱。
【异常国度】 剧情继续推进，新的启示正向你逼近。
【维基】 已更新《异常国度》页面，使其记录保持准确。
【物品】 新增头部装备：眼罩。可带词缀；佩戴者将被致盲，但因致盲之故，可免疫一切视觉攻击。
【购物】 随机衣服商人现在会贩卖眼罩（无词缀）。
【购物】 在《异常国度》任务中，卡莉娜会在前进基地贩卖眼罩（无词缀）。
【购物】 鲍勃的杂货店在两条时间线上皆会贩卖眼罩（无词缀）。
【掉落物】 以下敌人可能掉落眼罩：随机特工、随机打工人、暗巷帮派成员、被暗影侵蚀的暗巷帮派成员（掉落暗影版本）、随机强盗、随机僵尸、随机少女、随机变态暴露狂、随机幸存者。其掉落版本可能带有词缀。
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[The Anomalous Nation] The tale moveth forward once more. Behold, the hour of Kheperheb’s trial hath come: a Boss battle of three stages, each revealed according to the measure of his remaining strength. His chapter is now fulfilled, and he may at last take his rest—for a season. (Yet through the Wonderland Travel Agency, thou mayest still encounter him as a wandering Boss in Aten‑themed dungeons.)
[The Anomalous Nation] Whenever the battle ascendeth unto a new stage, Kheperheb shall utter words befitting the moment.
[The Anomalous Nation] The brainwashed Red Dragon soldier bringeth no aid; oft doth he cast a flashbang that blindeth thee, thereby nullifying Kheperheb’s visual info‑hazard. (For these companions were not fashioned to slay thee, but to sow chaos and mirth.)
[Effect] The display priority of Environment Effects hath been lowered beneath that of other combat effects.
[Wiki] The page of The Anomalous Nation hath been updated with the details of Kheperheb’s Boss battle, that all may know the manner of his fall.
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【异常国度】 剧情再度推进。赫佩尔赫布的试炼之时已至：他的 BOSS 战共有三阶段，依其剩余生命而显现。他的剧情至此告一段落，至少暂时如此。（然而，通过奇幻之地旅行社，你仍可在阿腾教团主题的随机地点中遇见他作为随机 BOSS。）
【异常国度】 每当战斗进入下一阶段，赫佩尔赫布都会说出相应的台词。
【异常国度】 被洗脑的红龙士兵毫无助益；他时常丢出闪光弹使你致盲，从而使赫佩尔赫布的视觉模因信息污染失效。（毕竟，他们并非为了击杀你而设计，而是为了制造混乱与乐趣。）
【状态效果】 环境状态效果的显示优先级现已低于其他战斗状态效果。
【维基】 已更新《异常国度》页面，加入了赫佩尔赫布 BOSS 战的详细内容。
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[Loot] An item drop list hath now been appointed for all Failed Experiments, that their spoils be made known unto thee.
[Wonderland Travel Agency] A new enemy theme hath arisen: Failed Experiments, the remnants of broken design.
[Wonderland Travel Agency] The Flesh Caves are now more prone to harbor these Failed Experiments, for such places beckon unto twisted flesh and errant creation.
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【掉落物】 所有失败的实验品如今皆拥有了物品掉落列表，使其战利品清晰可查。
【奇幻之地旅行社】 新增敌人主题：失败的实验品。
【奇幻之地旅行社】 血肉洞穴更容易出现失败的实验品，因为那是扭曲血肉与残缺造物最易聚集之地。
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Before we start, just a reminder, Saint Patrick's Day is still ongoing, but it's likely the last day of it. (It runs between Mar. 15 and Mar. 20, your local system time.) So, you may want to grab some green stuff before it's over.
Now, let's start this week's content summary.
The main focus is still on the main story. It has been a very productive week.
A big chunk of the 4th floor of the North Peak has opened up; it's totally optional, but it fills in some blanks for character and story developments. It's the "Waste Processing Room."
There are many "Failed Experiments" inside.
You can also find a document that gives you some ideas about how a hero from the last war that sealed away that thing in the North Peak, slowly turned into a "villain" in other people's narratives.
Well, to avoid spoiling too much, I am showing you only a small part of the document.
Fun fact 1: This part is inspired by one of Elon Musk's retweeted X posts. I see it fits quite well in this story. And the feeling is real. Unlike some leftist propaganda so detached from reality.
Fun fact 2: Do you know humanity slaughters more than 220 million chickens, 3.8 million pigs, and about 1 million cattle every day? Life is simply unfair, isn't it?
Fun fact 3: Deep down, many people love Homelander.
This location also serves as a place of reflection. Many strong and powerful men had their failures. They simply do not show you. But each failure becomes a stepping stone toward their success. Each corpse left behind here is a reminder of the cost they paid and why they fight.
As an extension to this part of the content, you don't have to progress the main story deep down here to see some of them.
Flesh-themed caves and Failed Experiments-themed caves can now appear in Wonderland Travel Agency as procedurally generated, random locations you can explore since the very beginning. The loot there also matches the theme; you can find a lot of strange meat and some other things.
Move a bit further, and you will find the "workers" here are not entirely human.
They are servitors
If you have the reprogramming technology from a previous side quest, you can even turn them into pets to serve you instead.
An entire category, "Cyborg," has been added to make them more unique, opening up our future imagination. Maybe you can turn your characters into one later if we go down that path.
Two new skills for machines/cyborgs are also added.
They work a bit differently because the resources they cost are certain items instead of your magic points. We now have the built-in support for this system. If you are making a machine-heavy group with all those drones and robots, you may not want to sell all those scraps and batteries to vendors anymore.
If you don't have the required item to use the skill, it will show you what's missing. This is just to improve the playing experience.
That's the optional part. Now, let the story continue. (Without too many spoilers.)
(Tencent has nothing to do with the story. I am just playing some homophone jokes here. And it also shows how the "Truth of Aten" messes up people's brains.)
From a game design perspective, I made the Red Dragon Soldiers charge in first to serve two purposes. For one, it's a world-ending event; you are not the only hero to save the world. Everyone shall at least try to stop the Aten Cult, no matter what your previous relationship with them is. The second, they are easily disposed of by the "Truth of Aten," showing the game mechanics of an upcoming battle. Previously, you only heard about it. Now, you see such a relic in action. You are about to fight an enemy who holds this relic. You are reminded of all the intel you previously collected. Now, it's your time to defeat this foe.
Conveniently, I just added a blindfold for you. You can find them in various vendors. It may also drop from various enemies.
That's one solution. You can also find out about others. You may use teammates who have no vision. (Such as those statues or some undead creatures.) You may use spells or items to blind yourself. You may just say, screw it! Let's just throw out tons of damage or hard stun/silence this guy to his death! The choice is all yours.
Now, regarding the Boss fight itself. Unlike the previous mini-boss version, Kheperheb has been empowered into three stages.
During the transition of each stage, he also has some lines to indicate the escalation.
You can find more details about this fight on the game's wiki. Here is a short version:
Stage 1:
He still tries to convince you to leave peacefully. He just throws some fireballs or sunbeams at you as warning shots.
Stage 2: Once you have gotten him down to 75% of his MaxHP.
He begins charging the "Truth of Aten." Each time, it took him two turns to finish charging. You can interrupt him. But once it's fully charged, he will open the book. Everyone in your group who cannot resist memetic visual info-hazard will be affected and start to become confused or fall into madness. (Based on the story, prolonged exposure can turn almost anyone into an Aten Cultist. And that's their end game. Only a small percentage of people with a strong will can fully resist. But that does not matter anymore once they have more than half of Earth's population on their side.)
Stage 3: Once you further lower Kheperheb's HP to 33%
He becomes desperate and starts to use all the power he can control. The "Truth of Aten" no longer needs to charge. He can cast it every single turn. In addition to that, he also casts a random spell at the same time.
Fun fact of this battle:
The brainwashed Red Dragon soldier can sometimes throw some flashbangs at you to blind you. That somehow nullifies Kheperheb's "Truth of Aten" attack. Guess that's just one of Kheperheb's questionable life choices. Anyway, it's meant to be fun instead of putting three totally optimized and synchronized killing machines to murder you. So, hope you enjoy. :)
At the end of this battle, Kheperheb's part shall end here. He is a villain. But not some random cartoon villains. Return to this world thousands of years later, find people no longer have faith, or at least not his ancient faith, try to do something to "fix" the world, and also hold another evil at bay. Unfortunately, in this timeline, it does not work out.
You can still find him as a wandering boss in random Wonderland Travel Agency locations even after his story here. Because there are endless parallel universes, wild mutations, and random dungeons.
Alright, that's most of the game content for this week.
Welcome to the "behind the scenes" part, or, as some may call it, the "propaganda" part.
At this very moment, I am holding the front in the stock market both in China and the US. In some narratives, some may say I am fighting for everyone's 401K. But, you know, my motivation is not so noble. Because of the recent war in Iran, there have been many casualties. There are many corpses we leave behind in the market. Many stocks have fallen. Yet, as I mentioned before, natural selection makes survivors stronger and better. That's the NEOLITHIA spirits, we have been here for many crises ago. Things have not been as bad as in 2015 or 2020. The weak suffer while the strong endure. I am still making money. And I am still supporting President Donald Trump!
Oh, well, our Trump clone just got a new idle animation. Tremendously improved over the old one, made when I was not so good at 3D animation long ago.
This is from one of this game's SAPC++ era updates from 9 years ago. It has been so many years.
I still believe Donald Trump is one of my best investments to create a better world.
Look at Venezuela, look at Iran, he has done so much to make this world more aligned with my vision.
Along the way, many have fallen, many have changed their hearts, many are tired, many have become cynical, but I will not. This is NEOLITHIA.
We leave many corpses behind, each of them a reminder of why we fight.
The point here is not whether you agree with me about Trump.
The point here is you need to have something worth fighting for in your life.
"Over the course of your life, you will find that things are not always fair. You will find that things happen to you that you do not deserve and that are not always warranted, but you have to put your head down and fight, fight, fight. Never ever ever give up. Things will work out just fine."
In this game, you shall be able to find characters with conflicting ideas and motivations. Some of them become your allies, some become enemies based on your choices. But in the end, they have all lived because they once fought for things they believe in. They are not just some story devices. They are not there just for you to farm them for their loot. They are the heroes in their own stories, even though they may be villains in other people's stories. That's the beauty of humanity. I believe God didn't make humanity into a hivemind for many reasons. This shall be one of them.
In this regard, a new song has also been added to the game. The character song for the President of Nise Federation, called <>, to foreshadow her story. Others may see you as a villain in their stories, others may disrespect you, and outsiders may even see your entire nation as an anomaly, refusing to treat you as their "normal" part of the world. And this is how you become Untouchable.
That's all for this week.
Happy Saint Patrick's Day.
Happy Weekend.
Happy Steam Spring Sale.
Oh, wait a second, there is another thing worth mentioning. This is the last Spring Sale the game <> participates in. The game will disappear shortly afterward because the developers got into some big financial trouble. They make classical open-world Chinese RPGs with a high degree of freedom. They developed the first RPG I played back when I was in elementary school, when not many people even owned a PC. Unlike many games back then, they don't mind if you play the bad guy or do questionable things. They also explored many topics considered taboo by many "modern" standards. (For example, they asked, "Will you chop off your penis to become a monster so that you can learn a very evil Kung-Fu style to 'cancel' your enemies?" That's the 1990s! They are so ahead of their time. ) NEOLITHIA's level of freedom is more or less inspired by them. Unfortunately, they will soon turn into another corpse we will have to leave behind on this journey. And most of their games may never be localized outside of China.
But each corpse left behind is a reminder of why we fight!
NEOLITHIA is and will remain the longest-living RPG in China.
NEOLITHIA is eternal for as long as I stand!
"The option of taking our own lives no longer belongs to us. Once it starts, we owe it to the people who died alongside us. We have to continue living. " --- Leon. S. Kennedy
The full update log of this week:
20260314
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[Element]New Element: vs Cyborg
[Skill]New Skill: Self-Repair
[Caretaker]The general Caretaker Pet Service can now teach your machine/cyborg pets "self-repair."
[Skill] The skill detail window now displays whether a skill requires certain items to use.
[Skill] For a better player experience, the number of items you currently have shall also be displayed. If something is missing, the missing item will display in red.
[Hacking] All hacking skills except the Israeli pager attack now also work on cyborgs.
[Persona] If you use a cyborg pet to create a persona mask, it will appear as a VR headset.
[Cyborg] They share many features with machines in the game‘s code. But they also have some biological features. Such as, they can have seducer and foodie traits.
[Art Asset]Added a machine skill casting animation.
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[Skill] Added built-in support for skills to consume items upon use.
[Skill] Added built-in support for skills to require certain items in inventory before using.
[Cyborg] Added a function to check if an actor is a cyborg.
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[Art Asset]Fixed a small flaw on the 2D assets of the Red Dragon north expedition soldiers.
[Oasis Teahouse]Fixed a small issue when going inside from the front entrance.
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【元素】新元素：对赛博格
【技能】新技能：自我修复
【看护者】看护者通用的宠物服务现在可以教你的机械/赛博格宠物自我修复技能。
【技能】技能详情窗口现在会显示一个技能是否需要特定物品才能使用。
【技能】为了更好的游玩体验，你当前持有的物品数量也会显示。如果有缺失，相应物品会红字表示。
【黑客】所有除了以色列BP机攻击以外的黑客攻击现在也会对赛博格生效。
【人格面具】如果你用一只赛博格宠物制作人格面具，它的造型会是VR头显。
【赛博格】他们和机械生物在游戏代码中公用很多的特性。但是，他们也存在自己的生物属性。所以，可以带有【吃货】和【诱惑者】天赋。
【美术资源】加入了一个机械技能释放动画。
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【技能】加入了内置的技能消耗物品机制。
【技能】加入了内置的技能在使用前需要物品才能触发的机制。
【赛博格】加入了一个判断角色是否为赛博格的函数。
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【美术资源】修复了红龍北方远征部队士兵的2D资源上的一个瑕疵。
【绿洲茶馆】修复了从前门进入时的一个小问题。
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[Terminal] GPA Coin Exchange is now an APP.
[The Anomalous Nation] The forward base's computer now has the GPA Coin Exchange APP installed.
[Tileset]The tileset for the North Peak 4F - Entrance is expanded.
[Mining]New Mining Deposit: Pile of Bones.
[Mining] New Mining Deposit: Pile of Flesh.
[The North Peak 4F – Entrance] The environment of the room located at the bottom-right corner of the North Peak 4F – Entrance is now complete.
[The North Peak 4F – Entrance] The room at the bottom-right corner of the North Peak 4F – Entrance may randomly contain Piles of Bones and Piles of Flesh.
[The Anomalous Nation] New Document: <>
[The North Peak 4F – Entrance] The bottom-right room now has a computer. You can find the document <> there. You can also play some Minesweeper.
[Enemy]New Enemy: Failed Experiment
[The North Peak 4F – Entrance] The room at the bottom-right corner of the North Peak 4F – Entrance now contains Failed Experiments.
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【终端】GPA金币兑换现在是一个APP。
【异常国度】前进基地的电脑上现在有了GPA金币兑换的APP。
【图块】北方之顶4F入口区域的图块扩展。
【挖矿】新矿产资源点：骨头堆
【挖矿】新矿产资源点：血肉堆
【北方之顶4F-入口】 右下角房间的环境制作完成。
【北方之顶4F-入口】 右下角房间可能随机出现骨头堆和血肉堆。
【异常国度】新文档：《我不会再道歉了！》
【北方之顶4F-入口】右下角房间加入了一台电脑。包含了文档《我不会再道歉了！》同时，你可以在那里玩扫雷。
【敌人】新敌人：失败的实验品
【北方之顶4F-入口】右下角房间现在会有失败的实验品。
20260316
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[Asset] The old generic “censored” images for the infected women of the Quarantined Neighborhood have been cast out, and new, fitting 2D assets now stand in their place.
[Asset] Likewise, the infected men of the Quarantined Neighborhood hath received new and proper 2D assets, replacing the former censored forms.
[Enemy] Two new kinds of Failed Experiments have arisen, twisted remnants of what once was.
[The North Peak 4F – Entrance] The Waste Processing Room now swarmeth with yet more Failed Experiments.
[Asset] The 2D likeness of Random Male Character 3 hath been refined and altered, that his appearance may be made more true.
[The North Peak 4F – Entrance] The floor tiles of the forward base have been changed, so that the ground beneath thy feet may be renewed.
[Skill] The Self‑Repair skill hath been optimized; its common‑event burden is no longer required.
[Song] A new song hath been added: <> (a character song of the President of the Nise Federation.)
[Boombox] Thou mayest now hearken unto <> upon thy Boombox.
[Skill] A new skill hath arisen: Recharge.
[Caretaker] The general Caretaker Pet Service may now teach thy machine and cyborg companions the skill Recharge.
[Wiki] The skill page hath been updated, that its knowledge remaineth whole.
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[Skill] Skills may now bear a sacred tag, allowing them to remain within the skill menu and execute their script therein, without returning thee unto the map.
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【美术资源】 为被隔离小区的女性感染者加入了新的 2D 美术资源，取代先前的通用【censored】图像。
【美术资源】 为被隔离小区的男性感染者加入了新的 2D 美术资源，替换掉旧的【censored】图像。
【敌人】 新增了两种失败的实验品敌人。
【北方之顶4F‑入口】 废品处理房间如今出现了更多失败的实验品。
【美术资源】 改进并更新了随机男性角色 3 的 2D 美术资源，使其外貌有所变化。
【北方之顶4F‑入口】 更换了前进基地的地板图块。
【技能】 优化了自我修复技能，不再需要公共事件组件。
【歌曲】 新增歌曲：《触不可及》（尼斯联盟总统的角色歌）。
【音乐播放器】 你现在可以在音乐播放器中聆听《触不可及》。
【技能】 新增技能：充电。
【看护者】 看护者通用宠物服务现在可以教你的机械／赛博格宠物【充电】技能。
【维基】 技能页面已更新。
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【技能】 技能现在可以带有一个特殊标签，使其能够在技能菜单中直接运行脚本，而无需返回地图。
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[Asset] Trump’s idle animation hath been refined; and behold, his default stance is now the Trump Dance, that his spirit of mirth be ever upon him!
[Enemy] A new foe ariseth: CSU‑MK.9 (Cyborg Servitor Unit – Mark 9)
[Pet] If thou hast obtained the art of reprogramming, thou mayest turn CSU‑MK.9 unto thy service as a loyal companion.
[Loot] An item drop list hath been prepared for CSU‑MK.9, that its spoils be known.
[Guide to Monster Hunting] A new category hath been added: Cyborg.
[Guide to Monster Hunting] The entry for CSU‑MK.9 hath been inscribed therein.
[The North Peak 4F – Entrance] One or two CSU‑MK.9 units shall now manifest within the Waste Processing Room.
[Tileset] A new tileset hath been forged: Flesh Cave. Thou mayest employ it within thy pocket dimension.
[Wonderland Travel Agency] A new procedural cave environment hath been revealed: the Flesh Cave.
[Wonderland Travel Agency] Blood and strange meats are found more readily within these Flesh Caves.
[Wonderland Travel Agency] Meat Cube enemies appear more often within the Flesh Caves.
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【美术资源】 改进了川普的待机动画；如今他的默认待机姿态乃是跳川普舞，使其欢乐之气常伴其身。
【敌人】 新敌人出现：CSU‑MK.9（Cyborg Servitor Unit – Mark. 9）
【宠物】 若你已掌握重新编程之术，便可将 CSU‑MK.9 化为你的宠物。
【掉落物】 为 CSU‑MK.9 制定了物品掉落列表，使其战利品清晰可查。
【怪物狩猎指南】 新增分类：赛博格。
【怪物狩猎指南】 加入了 CSU‑MK.9 的条目。
【北方之顶4F‑入口】 废品处理房间现在会出现 1 至 2 个 CSU‑MK.9。
【图块】 新图块：血肉洞穴；你可以在自己的口袋空间中使用。
【奇幻之地旅行社】 新增随机洞穴环境：血肉洞穴。
【奇幻之地旅行社】 你更容易在血肉洞穴中找到血与奇怪的肉。
【奇幻之地旅行社】 肉块敌人在血肉洞穴中更为常见。
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[Asset] A new animation hath been fashioned for a fresh skill of the Aten Cult, that its power may be shown with greater clarity.
[State Effect] If a skill seeketh to lay a state upon a target who already beareth that same state, and the remaining duration exceedeth that which the skill would grant, then the skill shall no longer overwrite the greater portion.
[Skill] A new skill hath arisen: Truth of Aten, which bringeth confusion with certainty unto any who are vulnerable to a visual assault.
[The Anomalous Nation] The story continueth its march, and new revelations draw nigh.
[Wiki] The page of The Anomalous Nation hath been updated, that its record remaineth steadfast.
[Item] A new head‑gear type hath been revealed: the Blindfold. It may bear prefixes, and it blindeth its wearer utterly—yet through blindness granteth immunity to all visual attacks.
[Shopping] Random clothing vendors now offer Blindfolds, though without prefixes.
[Shopping] Kalina now selleth Blindfolds within the forward base during The Anomalous Nation mission, likewise without prefixes.
[Shopping] Bob’s Grocery now keepeth Blindfolds in stock in both timelines, though without prefixes.
[Loot] Blindfolds may now be found upon the fallen among these foes: Random Agents, Random Businessmen, Dark Alley Gangsters, Shade‑Infected Dark Alley Gangsters (who drop the shaded kind), Random Bandits, Random Zombies, Random Girls, Random Hentai Exhibitionists, and Random Crazed Survivors. These may bear prefixes according to fortune.
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【美术资源】 为阿腾教团的新技能加入了新的动画，使其力量得以更清晰地展现。
【状态效果】 若技能欲施加某状态，而目标已带有该状态，且目标剩余的持续时间长于技能所能赋予的时长，则该技能将不再覆盖原有的剩余时长。
【技能】 新增技能：阿腾之真理；若目标可受视觉模因影响，则必定陷入混乱。
【异常国度】 剧情继续推进，新的启示正向你逼近。
【维基】 已更新《异常国度》页面，使其记录保持准确。
【物品】 新增头部装备：眼罩。可带词缀；佩戴者将被致盲，但因致盲之故，可免疫一切视觉攻击。
【购物】 随机衣服商人现在会贩卖眼罩（无词缀）。
【购物】 在《异常国度》任务中，卡莉娜会在前进基地贩卖眼罩（无词缀）。
【购物】 鲍勃的杂货店在两条时间线上皆会贩卖眼罩（无词缀）。
【掉落物】 以下敌人可能掉落眼罩：随机特工、随机打工人、暗巷帮派成员、被暗影侵蚀的暗巷帮派成员（掉落暗影版本）、随机强盗、随机僵尸、随机少女、随机变态暴露狂、随机幸存者。其掉落版本可能带有词缀。
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[The Anomalous Nation] The tale moveth forward once more. Behold, the hour of Kheperheb’s trial hath come: a Boss battle of three stages, each revealed according to the measure of his remaining strength. His chapter is now fulfilled, and he may at last take his rest—for a season. (Yet through the Wonderland Travel Agency, thou mayest still encounter him as a wandering Boss in Aten‑themed dungeons.)
[The Anomalous Nation] Whenever the battle ascendeth unto a new stage, Kheperheb shall utter words befitting the moment.
[The Anomalous Nation] The brainwashed Red Dragon soldier bringeth no aid; oft doth he cast a flashbang that blindeth thee, thereby nullifying Kheperheb’s visual info‑hazard. (For these companions were not fashioned to slay thee, but to sow chaos and mirth.)
[Effect] The display priority of Environment Effects hath been lowered beneath that of other combat effects.
[Wiki] The page of The Anomalous Nation hath been updated with the details of Kheperheb’s Boss battle, that all may know the manner of his fall.
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【异常国度】 剧情再度推进。赫佩尔赫布的试炼之时已至：他的 BOSS 战共有三阶段，依其剩余生命而显现。他的剧情至此告一段落，至少暂时如此。（然而，通过奇幻之地旅行社，你仍可在阿腾教团主题的随机地点中遇见他作为随机 BOSS。）
【异常国度】 每当战斗进入下一阶段，赫佩尔赫布都会说出相应的台词。
【异常国度】 被洗脑的红龙士兵毫无助益；他时常丢出闪光弹使你致盲，从而使赫佩尔赫布的视觉模因信息污染失效。（毕竟，他们并非为了击杀你而设计，而是为了制造混乱与乐趣。）
【状态效果】 环境状态效果的显示优先级现已低于其他战斗状态效果。
【维基】 已更新《异常国度》页面，加入了赫佩尔赫布 BOSS 战的详细内容。
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[Loot] An item drop list hath now been appointed for all Failed Experiments, that their spoils be made known unto thee.
[Wonderland Travel Agency] A new enemy theme hath arisen: Failed Experiments, the remnants of broken design.
[Wonderland Travel Agency] The Flesh Caves are now more prone to harbor these Failed Experiments, for such places beckon unto twisted flesh and errant creation.
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【掉落物】 所有失败的实验品如今皆拥有了物品掉落列表，使其战利品清晰可查。
【奇幻之地旅行社】 新增敌人主题：失败的实验品。
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