DD#154 Qinuyi news - [Neolithic]To the End

The 152nd Week and Version 20240105

Hi, everyone! Happy New Year! Welcome to the first DD of 2024.

This week, we reached the 2nd accessible island of the Nise Federation. It's the smallest island in this archipelago nation. But, it also holds the strongest magic power thanks to the Sealed Palace beneath its underwater checkpoint.

The Sealed Palace is where the Dark Elf King went on his self-exile eons ago. Thus, during this week's update, a new quest "The Legend of the Dark Elf King" starts right after you finish the pre-required mission you received in Marinas. You can now already access the Floor of Earth in the Sealed Palace. Other floors will become available in future updates. The journey of this quest is also a journey for your main character to find their true identity. What were they before the airport incident? Will this be the truth or another false memory?

“There are no facts, only interpretations” - Friedrich Nietzsche.

Of course, to recreate the heroic journey of the ancient time, to break through the 4 floors of the Sealed Palace and reach the Dark Elf King's throne, it will not be that easy. You will meet powerful guardians of this palace.

The good news is that you may be able to turn them into your pets if you have a significant binding skill level. Alternatively, as those Earth Golems are all stone creatures, a certain invention of Dr. Kyoryu may be very helpful here.


In addition to the magic power, Qinuyi also has another unique feature thanks to its geographic location. As it is at the certain of the Nise Federation, it also became an airline center. Yes, this anomalous nation even has a domestic airline company. The difference from nations in the normal world is that they use giant bats called "Jamei" to transport passengers or goods. The first Jamei Airline between Qinuyi and Marinas is already available. It makes exploring and solving quests in the Nise Federation become much more flexible. It also brings back some old memories of that long-dead Stone Age Online.

Other than the updates in Qinuyi, we also have:
1, A new quest that rewards you when you explore the Nise Federation
You can get this quest from your local contact after you reach the 3rd chapter of the main story. Report any major towns you have visited to her can give you some decent rewards. The order does not matter as the quest is absolutely non-linear. Thus, you can do this quest at your own pace and path.

2, Better Organized Bandits
From the desert of Katan to another desert in Egypt, bandits of the world are united! (At least when they decide to try to rob you together.) They are now technically in the same faction. That allows them to put them as random enemies in themed random caves that also have been added to the Wonderland Travel Agency this week.

3, The Abandoned Building In Egypt Is Now a Foundation-Categorized Anomaly.
The building may now randomly spawn a dead body and a foundation document in its rooms. The document shall provide additional background stories of this Abandoned Building. It's no longer just a building that spawns random things in its rooms. It's part of a secret history. There are certainly some references to the "normal world" such as the Second Arab–Israeli War and the Cold War in general.

4, Nurgle Appeared in the Steam Workshop

The latest mod from Una. She says it's a New Year gift.
Quite strange. But, reasonable. After all, Nurgle is also about "rebirth" and "the circle of life."
Something fun with this mod is that the followers of Nurgle seem not only immune to poison, but they can also gain additional life regeneration power when poisoned. Image, some bosses such as Covid Vector try to poison your entire group, yet you welcome that, bathing in the poison and becoming almost unkillable. It's quite game-breaking. :)

That's for this week. A lot more content will come this year just like in previous years. I hope you will enjoy them in this vast open world. :)

This week's full log:
20231230
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[Quest]New Quest: Survey the Federation (Start from the House near the Paddy Field. Non-linear.)
[Wiki]Added a wiki page about the quest "Survey the Federation"

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Fixed a bug that "heal from poison" attribution displays in incorrect color. (Thanks for Una's bug report.)
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Una added her Nurgle mod to the workshop. This New Year gift is indeed very strange
20231231
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[Quest]"Keep the Lights On" now gives you more relationship points towards Queensmouth survivors.
[Loot]Kayir's Brothers now have an increased chance to drop chainsaws. Such chainsaw will also always have at least +2 quality. You can easily farm this item at the entrance of the 3rd floor of the Maze underneath the Paddy Field.
[Hottle]New Location: Howard Commercial Club (A placeholder map right now. But, the butterfly support is already in.)
[Skill]Reduced the MP cost of Trump's MAGA (95 -> 65). Added a 5 turns cooldown.
[Enemy]Improved bandit enemy group's generate code. Multiple bandits may now attack you together. Bandits from different factions may also sometimes work together to attack you. (For example, the bandits in the desert of Egypt may work together with Katan Outlaws to attack you in some strange circumstances.)
[Wonderland Travel Agency]Bandits may now appear in random caves.
[Tileset]New Tileset: Commerical Club. (Can be used for your pocket dimension. It's still an early version.)
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[Gallery of Memories]Added a function to unify video unlock conditions.


20240101
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[The Nise Federation]New Location: Qinuyi
[Qinuyi]Added a new BGM.
[Marinas]Added a new structure that will work with something in Qinuyi accordingly in future updates. A nearby tree is also relocated.


20240102
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[Jamei Airline]An airline between Marines and Qinuyi has been established.
[Survey The Federation]Qinuyi is now involved in this quest.
[Butterfly]You can now teleport to Hottle from the Qinuyi Underwater Checkpoint if you have visited Hottle before.
[Butterfly]Once you have visited Qinuyi, you can now teleport to Qinuyi from anywhere in the underwater tunnel.
[Qinuyi]Random townfolks now walk on the streets of this town. They have their own dialogs and rumors.
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[Qinuyi]Fixed some tile issues.


20240103
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[The Foundation]Added a new document: File-UPEX5182 (In addition to the anomaly. It also has references to the Second Arab–Israeli War, and references to the Cold War.)
[Abandoned House]The random rooms in the Abandoned House in Egypt may now sometimes spawn a dead body and the Foundation document "UPEX5182" explains its origin and anomaly attributions.
[Fishing]Added fishing data in Qinuyi.
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The English version of the Foundation document File-UPEX0337 went through another round of proofreading and fixed several grammar issues.
The English version of the Foundation document File-UPEX0000 went through another round of proofreading and fixed several grammar issues.
The English version of the Foundation document File-UPEI0633 went through another round of proofreading and fixed several grammar issues.
The English version of the Foundation document File-UPEI0728 went through another round of proofreading and fixed 1 grammar issue.
The English version of the Foundation document File-UPEI2195 went through another round of proofreading and fixed several grammar issues.
The English version of the Foundation document File-UPEP3002 New Version went through another round of proofreading and fixed several grammar issues.


20240104
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[The Legend of the Dark Elf King]Story continues, you may now enter the Sealed Palace.
[Sealed Palace]You can now access the Floor of Earth. (The other floors are currently placeholders.)
[Sealed Palace]Added a new BGM.
[Butterfly]Added butterfly support to the Sealed Palace. You can teleport to the Qinuyi Underwater Checkpoint.
[Environment]Added 5 new environments that enhance 5 different elements.
[Tilemap]Major updates on the "Earth Cave 2" to allow the construction of the Floor of Earth in the Sealed Palace.
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New automation tool to quickly replace tiles: Map_Generator::replaceTilesBasedOnHash
Environments can now modify almost all the special attributions on characters.

20240105
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[Pet]New Pet/Enemy: Earth Golem
[Sealed Palace]On the Floor of Earth, Earth Golems now appear.