This Is Not a Bug but a Game Feature-Chapter 67: International Server
Old Huang is so cool!
When he used "Star Emperor" to test the 4090 and DLSS3.0 in the keynote speech, it caught the attention of many foreign players.
Yes, special!
The uniqueness lies in this being NVIDIA’s first choice to use a non-AAA game for a live demonstration, and it was made by an unknown studio in Hua Country.
Why not Cyberpunk?
Why not Horizon 5?
With so many AAA titles available, why did NVIDIA choose "Star Emperor" for the new graphics card demonstration?
After the keynote speech and the release of the 4090 graphics card, many foreign players immediately turned on the Steam Platform to search for the game "Star Emperor."
"Star Emperor" or "Lord of the Stars" both refer to "Star Emperor."
This is a translation issue in the English version, failing to convey the exact meaning of "Great Emperor." In "Star Emperor," "Great Emperor" originally refers to a cultivation realm, but it becomes "Emperor" after translation.
But this is not a big deal.
Even though it is hard to understand why "Emperor" signifies a "power level" after translation, it doesn’t affect foreign players’ gameplay.
As the saying goes, not understanding the plot is okay, as long as you understand the special effects and exclaim "Wow," it’s fine.
The influx of a large number of foreign players not only brought enormous pressure to the server but also presented new challenges for Tianba Studio.
Domestic early access players are mostly aware of what "Star Emperor" is about. Nicknames like "Graphics Card Sublimation" and "Graphics Card Emperor" are commonly used, and nobody would risk venturing on the Path to Immortality.
But this batch of new foreign players doesn’t know these things.
As soon as they entered the game, they were immediately impressed by the god-like optimization of "Star Emperor."
No one told them that going for ultra graphics settings blindly is wrong; they should choose appropriate settings according to their configuration...
So, the Path to Immortality became lively.
A large group of naive and innocent foreign players swarmed in, ignoring the "danger warning" from Tianba Studio, charging toward the Path to Immortality with ultra graphics settings.
This directly resulted in domestic players, upon seeing a foreign username, activating Extreme Sublimation without a second thought, catching them by surprise.
Especially the undercover agents dispatched by the Graphics Card Bar, each relying on their powerful graphics cards while foreigners do not understand "Star Emperor," have been laughing these few days.
"Countless foreign Venerables flooded the Nine Provinces, and the dormant Great Emperors of Nine Provinces were awakened one after another..."
Yang Dong smiled and slowly described, "This battle was too fierce! The Great Emperors of Nine Provinces, relying on their Immortal Artifacts, slaughtered foreign Venerables, leaving corpses of 1060, 2060, and 6700XT all over the Path to Immortality."
"Of course, among the foreign Venerables, there were also strong ones possessing Immortal Artifacts; their strength was not inferior to the Great Emperors of Nine Provinces, theoretically capable of exchanging a few blows."
"However, because they were intruders, they were suppressed by the Nine Provinces Heavenly Dao, rendering most of their strength useless. Even with Immortal Artifacts, they could only retreat in defeat..."
"Speak human language, please!"
Lu couldn’t understand what it meant for intruders to be suppressed by the Nine Provinces Heavenly Dao, rendering most of their strength useless?
What is this Heavenly Dao suppression?
"Ahem! Foreign players connecting nakedly to our server not only experience high latency but also frequently disconnect..."
Yang Dong shrugged: "So even a 3090Ti expert can’t exert their full extreme power under such Heavenly Dao suppression."
Of course, this only applies to the strong ones.
As for those 1060 or 2060 mortals, due to their youthful arrogance and disregard for the dangers of the Path to Immortality, they’ve already lost their lives.
The Path to Immortality filled with corpses is no joke!
Fell for Old Huang’s words and became interested in "Star Emperor," these foreign players have never experienced such intense battles.
"I think this is a form of confidence, giving these unsophisticated foreign players a little shock!"
Chen Ba is not surprised by the intense scenes on the Path to Immortality.
After all, without losing there, how would foreign players know that ultra graphics plus Extreme Sublimation could lead to such severe consequences?
Even though Tianba Studio added a disclaimer on the Path to Immortality, but, unless a graphics card is exploded at least once, who would believe it?
You say there’s a risk and there’s a risk?
I just don’t believe it!
Once they’ve personally experienced the terror of ultra graphics plus Extreme Sublimation and witnessed the spectacular moment of a smoking graphics card, they’ll naturally become more cautious.
But foreigners indeed love to court death.
Even though countless people on the foreign web have proven the horror of the Path to Immortality with blood and tears, some still believe 1060 or 2060 can perform miracles.
Don’t ask. When you ask, the answer is they won’t turn back until they hit a wall!
Encountering such stubborn individuals, Chen Ba is helpless; he’s done all the advising he can, so what can he do if they won’t listen?
"The server issue is quite important."
Chen Ba thought for a moment and decided that the most urgent matter right now is providing a stable and reliable online service for the vast number of foreign players.
As for the new version update of "Living Under Someone’s Roof Simulator"?
No rush, we’ll discuss it later!
The "Star Emperor" server currently only offers a "National Service" option. Whether on the Steam Platform, E-Shop, WeGame, or even console platforms, the same server is used.
If there were only domestic players, this would naturally not be a problem, as the number of players is limited, and there’s no need for additional servers.
But now, a US Server needs to be set up.
No choice!
Foreign players’ current online experience is terrible. They can’t play without a VPN, and even with one, it’s barely playable.
Thanks to Old Huang’s promotion, the overseas sales of "Star Emperor" are estimated to exceed 100,000 copies or even more.
This has resulted in tens of thousands of foreign players unable to have a good gaming experience, which will inevitably lead to negative reviews and even refund requests.
"So let’s set up a US Server first. As for players in other regions, unless the number of active users reaches a threshold, we won’t consider it for now."
Setting up servers involves costs.
Chen Ba is not foolish enough to splurge and create so-called European, Japan and South Korea, Southeast Asia, or South America servers.
The number of active players in these regions can’t support the demand for a dedicated server.
So for now, setting up just one US Server should be sufficient to meet the needs of most European and American players for online connectivity.
But it needs a name change.
Even though it’s a US Server, you can’t directly call it that; it should be referred to as an International Server, allowing all players to connect to this server to play online.
Setting up a new server doesn’t require Chen Ba to go abroad or even show up personally. He wouldn’t be extravagant enough to buy a server device; renting one would suffice.
The only headache is the increase in maintenance costs with the addition of a new server, but...
What if nobody spends money in the game?
