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Chapter 119, player-made mod is here!

"Wow, there's such a way to play?"

"This must be a bug left over from the development of the Star Card. Go try it out if you see it, or it might be fixed soon!"

"Is this kind of opportunistic strategy really good? Isn't it shortening the game's lifespan?"

Seeing the streamer defeat the BOSS and four mercenaries in the camp with rudimentary equipment in the video, many viewers couldn't help but leave a comment.

For some viewers, they don't care whether this is a loophole left by the official team or not; as long as it helps them quickly defeat the BOSS and obtain the loot, that's all that matters.

However, for another group of players, the lifespan of a game is more important.

If you kill the boss in the beginner village using this clever method, it will inevitably shorten the game's lifespan to some extent.

These two groups with completely opposing views actually started arguing directly in the video's comments section.

One side felt the other was making a mountain out of a molehill; games are meant to be played, and as long as you have fun, why worry about so much?

The other side believes that the other party completely disrespects the game and the hard work of the game developer, and treats "Escape from Chicken" carelessly.

This online feud gradually shifted from the video's bullet comments to social media platforms such as Baidu Tieba, forums, and even Weibo.

Furthermore, the discussion has shifted from simply insulting each other to whether, when playing a single-player game, one can prioritize the enjoyment of the game over its overall integrity.

The scope of the discussion and the number of participants have also expanded further, from the original few hundred people to a debate among tens of thousands of people.

As the game's developer, Starcard was naturally drawn into this debate.

However, Starcard's attitude towards this debate was to remain silent and pretend to be dead, neither personally stepping in to give a conclusion nor supporting either side, letting the players argue with each other, thus providing free publicity for Starcard's game.

Because it did not receive official attention, the debate gradually subsided.

However, the emergence of player-made mods in the Steam Workshop has sown the seeds for the resurgence of this debate.

At 9 p.m., Su Tao started her live broadcast on time, and the number of viewers in the live broadcast room instantly exceeded 10,000 and was still increasing rapidly.

Some viewers couldn't wait to send several comments as soon as they entered the live stream.

"Sister Su, have you seen the video on Bilibili? Your hoarding 'mouse' trick is all the rage!"

"Sister Su, have you seen that video on Bilibili about how to easily kill the boss Ikkun in Zone Zero by exploiting a bug?"

"Sister Su, there was a heated discussion on the forum today about whether we should sacrifice the integrity of a game for the sake of entertainment. I'd like to know your opinion, and which side you support?"

These comments are all about today's hot topics, and we hope to get a response from Su Tao.

Su Tao, having climbed to the top of the live-streaming industry step by step, naturally knows what to say and what not to say.

The popularity of the hoarding mouse game is open to discussion and carries no risk.

So Su Tao smiled and said, "I didn't expect the hoarding game to become so popular, but I still welcome everyone to try it. Watching the warehouse gradually fill up can indeed bring a great sense of accomplishment."

The method of easily defeating the boss Aikun by exploiting a bug likely involves taking advantage of a game vulnerability and should be investigated carefully as it may carry some risks.

Therefore, Su Tao's attitude was neither to support nor oppose.

"Although exploiting bugs isn't normal gameplay, Escape from Chickenkov is ultimately a single-player game, so it won't affect other players in any way. Let's see if the developers will fix it."

As for the last hot topic, no matter which side you take, you will offend the other side, which is something Su Tao doesn't want to see.

However, some viewers in the live stream kept spamming the chat, so Su Tao could only try to smooth things over.

"Everyone has their own unique ideas about how to play a game. I think everyone should just choose the way they like to play and shouldn't care too much about what other people think."

Su Tao stopped there, even though many viewers in the live stream expressed their wish for her to say more in the comments, she still chose to decisively end the topic.

Only a fool would try to start a fire.

Next, Su Tao logged into the Steam platform, but instead of going directly into the library to run "Escape from Chickenkov," she went to the Workshop first.

Seeing that the Workshop, which was completely blank at this time yesterday, had suddenly been filled with many player-made mods in just one day, Su Tao was quite surprised.

"As expected, there are many talented people out there; they created the mod so quickly."

As she spoke, Su Tao clicked into a small map mod and said with a smile.

"A minimap mod is definitely a must-have, so you don't have to memorize maps."

Clicking the green subscribe button, Su Tao exited the interface and continued browsing other mods in the Steam Workshop.

Soon, she saw another map-related mod, but this one could display the location of the BOSS within the map, which created a synergy with the minimap mod she had just subscribed to.

However, Su Tao was somewhat conflicted about this mod.

Firstly, this mod seems to be affecting the game balance a bit.

Secondly, she doesn't need this mod right now, since she can't even beat the only boss in the starting village, and the boss in Zone Zero, Ekhun, always spawns in the highway camp.

Looking at other mods, Su Tao discovered a mod that had an even greater impact on game balance: Super Pets, which could expand the safe to nine 3x3 compartments.

In addition, there are mods such as container highlighting, warehouse expansion, and backpack expansion. While these can greatly improve the player's gaming experience and make the game more enjoyable, they will undoubtedly affect the game balance to some extent.

Therefore, apart from subscribing to a minimap, Su Tao did not subscribe to any other mods.

After seeing some amazing mods in the Workshop, the viewers in the live stream immediately started sending comments.

"These mods are seriously disrupting the game balance. If I subscribed to them all, wouldn't I be able to play as a Homelander in the game?"

"Yes, it seems that Sister Su is not willing to sacrifice the game's lifespan in exchange for a better gaming experience."

Seeing that the comments in the live stream were starting to turn sour, Su Tao quickly stepped in to nip it in the bud.

"To be honest, subscribing to some mods and sacrificing the game's lifespan for a better experience is not wrong in my opinion, and people don't need to make a big deal out of it."

Su Tao didn't want her live stream to become another battlefield, so she quickly tried to smooth things over and ended the dangerous topic.

However, with so many amazing mods appearing in the Steam Workshop, this topic has inevitably resurfaced.