DD# 278 Not Too Long Ago, In St. Petersburg

This week's progress is still mainly in the Siberian front. Because of the momentum, I decide to pause the main story at North Peak until we get on the helicopter in Russia first.

First and foremost, Yekaterina Erebus is back in the third iteration of this game.

The Lady of the Я Department, who played an important role in an event that made Captain Nameless become...well, nameless back in the SAPC++ era. In the current timeline, she is the leader of the anti-war faction in Siberia.

If you have been here long enough, you know she is another character who has a real-life counterpart in the game's history. Around 2012, she was the public face of NEOLITHIA, the Princess Regent overseeing the community, while I was busy working with one of the world's biggest mobile game companies. Time went so fast if we just look back this way. She went to Russia and became a Russian later. She got her nickname after Catherine the Great. She once told me she loved the culture and spiritual world of St. Petersburg more than the materialistic Moscow. She voiced her strong resentment of this war in the early days, which more or less influenced me a bit as well. But, just like many anti-war voices in Russia, she went silent after a while. I have not heard about her since. But I know she is out there somewhere. And because of people like her, I usually avoid using terms like "Russian Invasion." I use "Putin's Invasion" instead.

By all means, she should be considered a "good" Russian by Western standards. Yet, there are certain elements among Pro-Ukraine supporters who will not differentiate what kind of Russian they are hating. If they are Ukrainian, I can understand. The Ukrainians have the right to hate. But those people are not even Ukrainian; they are a bunch of leftists simpotons who are not capable of thinking in more than two dimensions. They hate all Russians just like they hate all MAGA. Should Ukraine, by some miracle, win this war, they will instantly claim such a victory achieved by millions of soldiers' blood for their own as if their pathetic, empty words and so-called support even meant something. Such stupidity shall not be rewarded. Thus, I am now more on the side of frozen conflicts after a prolonged period.

In the game, it will be the default ending of this war. More will die. But the war is far beyond Ukraine. It can be a part of our war against Wokism. Every day in a prolonged war in Ukraine, we can see Europe heal itself from the Woke mental illness. People demand responsibility over open-ended donations. People want problems at their doorsteps to get fixed rather than supporting a nation far away. The British Patriots are taking their country back. At this rate, Germany and France shall follow. It will not end well for Zelensky, who is currently having a corruption issue. It's already over for him. The only difference is whether he accepts President Trump's peace deal now or later. The frontline frozen will be achieved. Surely, I will open up different paths to allow you to change this outcome in the game. But, in reality, NEOLITHIA always wins. President Trump wants a quick closure. I am more patient. I want a total victory against Wokism in Europe. Budanov may be a good chess player. But this is not chess. This is a GO-like siege. I am pretty sure he cannot win a meat-grinding GO game against me. After all, NEOLITHIA is the longest-living RPG Maker game in the world. Everything is still going well according to the strategy I outlined in DD#276.

Now, let's see what other content we get.

The Russian War Bear! Ever since Red Alert 3, I wanted something just like this in my game as well. And it's finally here. It serves many purposes. It's another enemy variation in Siberia. It expands the lore of Russian Bio-Weapons. It also gets the story far grimmer. What makes Dmitry really afraid in the basement? Not the darkness. Not the narrow space. To a bear, this is literally body horror. His entire family got kidnapped and locked in some Soviet Labs. He escaped. But his siblings got turned into such ruthless war machines working for people he hates most. This is the same fear behind the reason many Ukrainians want their kids in occupied areas back before an entire generation becomes more Russian than Ukrainian. (But, from a cold strategist's point of view, the Russian strategy on this is very logical and efficient.)

Those bears can be turned into your pets. They usually have a more stable growth than their wild counterparts. They have been pre-trained to use claw weapons and firearms. Do whatever you want with this information. The game's level of freedom is high enough, and the in-game world is dark enough, to allow you to do many things others dare not even include.

Also, in such a basement, it's a church-turned-mobilization center. So, naturally, there are things just to mess around with new recruits. In some Russian units, it is true, they bully new guys terribly. But it's quite common in many parts of the world. We live in reality, not a fantasy world where only peace and love exist. Thus, here is an example of how an officer bullies a new guy.

The item itself is more of a meme item. It feels less grim than reality. That's somewhat intended. Because you can use such a new gun component for many combat purposes instead of its initial silly purposes. Also, using vodka as ammo is much cheaper than using proper rifle rounds.

Conveniently, Gunsmith is now also an APP you can find on terminals. Because the town is abandoned. People got mobilized, turned into monsters by bioweapons, killed, or escaped. There is no real human gunsmith left. But for your convenience, you can still have access to something that does not require human involvement. The current safe part of the basement also provides you with other factional infrastructures such as a cooking device, a brewer machine, and a smelter. There are also some rats there just to make it less boring when you walk across some empty corridors.

But then, you will find something ominous. A flag of your main enemy in this story is here. Or maybe you can join their side later if you are pro-Russia. Nobody is here to judge you. I suppose this decision to allow you to have a path to join the Russian side is more ominous than the flag itself. But, such is the level of freedom of this game.

One more thing: After the Woke ruined so many films and games over the year, now they are ruining The Odyssey. The world needs more common sense over political correctness.

That's for this week. I remain patient in this GO game. No matter the price of each inch of the battlefield, the game's content is pushing forward.

The Full Update Log of This Week: 20260509 English ##########Content############### [The Church on the Hill] The Basement hath been expanded, that it may contain more areas. [The Church on the Hill] An Alcohol Brewer hath been placed in the basement. (For it is historically known that the Russian Orthodox Church hath long made its own strong drink to symbolize the Blood of Christ.) [The Church on the Hill] Wine and raw materials have been laid near the Alcohol Brewer. (It was intended for the making of wine, yet none shall hinder thee if thou desirest to craft vodka instead.) [Terminal] A new App is given: Gunsmith [The Church on the Hill] A computer hath been added in the basement, whereby thou mayest perform 3D-printing and the modification of guns. [The North Peak 4F – The Seal] The terminal in the bedroom now also possesseth the Gunsmith App. [Wiki] The page concerning Gun Modification hath been updated. [The Church on the Hill] The Butterfly support hath been added in all locations. (If thou art in the basement, thou shalt first be teleported to the basement entrance. If thou art elsewhere, thou mayest teleport directly out of the building.) ##########Debug################# [Gunsmith] A bug in text display hath been corrected. 简体中文 ##########Content############### 【山丘上的教堂】地下室区域扩展。 【山丘上的教堂】在地下室加入了一台酿酒机。（历史事实：俄国东正教教堂常年自己酿酒用来象征耶稣的血液。） 【山丘上的教堂】在酿酒机旁边加入了一些葡萄酒和原料。（理论上，这是用来制造葡萄酒的。不过，你要制造伏特加的话也没人会拦着你。） 【终端】新APP：枪械改造 【山丘上的教堂】在地下室加入了一台可以用于3D打印和枪械改造的电脑。 【北方之顶4F - 封印】卧室房间现在也安装了枪械改造APP。 【维基】更新了枪械改造页面。 【山丘上的教堂】加入了蝴蝶之翼支持。（所有的区域！如果你在地下室，首先需要传送到地下室入口。如果你在其它区域，可以直接传送出建筑物。） ##########Debug################# 【枪械改造】修复了一个文字显示Bug。

20260510 English ##########Content############### [Art Asset] Art assets for Russian war bears have been added. [SFX] A new bear growling sound effect hath been added. [Pet] Thou canst now pet bears within thy group menu. [Bear] Bears shall now growl when thou encounterest them or when thou pettest them. [Bear] If thou provokest a non-hostile bear to attack thee, they shall now join or be joined by nearby Russian forces in assailing thee. (Previously they fought only alongside other bears.) [Animal] When certain animals in an area turn hostile, a message shall now be proclaimed upon the map. Within the same area, the message that a certain type of animal hath turned hostile shall not appear again until thou movest to another area. [Ukraine] The English localization of “the Russian Invasion of Ukraine” in the title menu hath been renamed to “the Russia-Ukraine conflict.” 简体中文 ##########Content############### 【美术资源】加入了俄罗斯战熊的美术资源。 【音效】加入了一个熊的叫声的音效。 【宠物】你现在可以在队伍菜单中对熊使用爱抚指令。 【熊】在你遇到熊，或者爱抚熊的时候，熊现在会有叫声。 【熊】如果你让一只非敌意的熊变得敌意，他们现在也会加入附近的俄军一起攻击你。（此前，他们只和别的熊一起攻击你。） 【动物】当动物变得敌意时，地图会获得一条信息。在同一个区域同一类动物变敌意的提示不会重复出现。直到你前往下一个区域。 【乌克兰】在英文标题中将【罗刹入侵乌克兰】改为了【俄乌冲突】

20260511 English ##########Content############### [Element] Bears now possess their own racial tag. [Enemy/Pet] A new Enemy is given: Russian War Bear. Thou mayest turn them into thy pets. [Wonderland Travel Agency] Random locations bearing the “Russian Bio-Weapon” theme now also contain Russian War Bears. [Guide to Monster Hunting] An entry for the Russian War Bear hath been added. [Wiki] The page concerning pets hath been updated. [Persona Mask] Bears now have their own unique Persona Mask appearance. 简体中文 ##########Content############### 【元素】熊现在有了自己的独立种族标签。 【敌人/宠物】新敌人：俄罗斯战熊。可以变成你的宠物。 【奇幻之地旅行社】【俄国生物武器】主题的区域现在会出现俄罗斯战熊。 【怪物狩猎指南】加入了俄罗斯战熊的条目。 【维基】更新了宠物页面。 【人格面具】熊现在有了自己独特的人格面具外观。

2026511B English ##########Debug################# [Guide to Monster Hunting] The missing Chinese localization text for Russian War Bears hath been corrected. 简体中文 ##########Debug################# 【怪物狩猎指南】修正了缺失的关于俄罗斯战熊的中文文本。

20260512 English ##########Content############### [Firearm] A new Gun Module Class is given: AK Component. (These may be equipped upon any AK variations, and are not limited to the AK-47 alone.) [Item] A new Prefix hath appeared: Common Sense (It may now manifest upon random weapons.) [Wiki] The page concerning item prefixes hath been updated. [CIA Safehouse] Michael now selleth various random weapons bearing the Common Sense prefix. (Yet the finest among them are still found through looting.) 简体中文 ##########Content############### 【枪械】新枪械部件组：AK零件（可以装备到任何AK变种上，不限于AK-47） 【物品】新词缀：常识的（可以出现在随机武器上） 【维基】更新了词缀页面。 【CIA安全屋】麦克现在会贩卖带有【常识的】词缀的随机武器（最好的那些依然是来自掉落物。）

20260513 English ##########Content############### [Character Customization]New Playable Female Character Appearance: Yekaterina Erebus 简体中文 ##########Content############### 【角色自定义】新可用女性外观：叶卡特琳娜·哀瑞巴斯

20260514 English ##########Content############### [Character Customization] Thou canst now also take upon the appearance of Murin Erebus. [Effect] A new Effect is given: Flammable [Effect] The burning effect now also removeth the Flammable and Oiled effects, for the sake of balance. [Wiki] The page concerning Effects hath been updated. [Firearm] A new Gun Module is given: AK Vodka Mag [The Church on the Hill] In the basement, an AK Vodka Mag may be found between the Alcohol Brewer and the Gunsmith computer. [Wiki] The page concerning Gun Modification hath been updated. [The Church on the Hill] Rasputin shall now once again offer healing services after the vodka drinking test. [Furniture] A new Flag hath been revealed: Flag of Березина [The Church on the Hill] Thou canst find a Flag of Березина within a cabinet in the basement. 简体中文 ##########Content############### 【角色自定义】你现在也可以使用幕灵·哀瑞巴斯的外观。 【状态】新状态：易燃 【状态】因为平衡原因，燃烧状态现在也会消除【易燃】和【油侵】状态。 【维基】更新了状态页面。 【枪械】新枪械模块：AK伏特加弹夹 【山丘上的教堂】在地下室，你可以在酿酒机和枪械改造电脑之间的区域找到一个AK伏特加弹夹。 【维基】更新了枪械改造页面。 【山丘上的教堂】拉斯普京现在会在伏特加饮酒挑战后再度提供治疗服务。 【家具】新旗帜：Березина旗帜 【山丘上的教堂】你能在地下室的一个柜子里找到一面Березина旗帜

20260515 English ##########Content############### [The Church on the Hill] The basement hath been further expanded, and a kitchen area hath been added therein. [The Church on the Hill] A smiter hath been placed in the basement. [The Church on the Hill] A cooking device hath been added. [The Church on the Hill] The basement hath received a sub-area — the region near the entrance, which is a relatively safer place. [The Church on the Hill] Rats now spawn in this relatively safer area. 简体中文 ##########Content############### 【山丘上的教堂】扩展了地下室，加入了一个厨房区域。 【山丘上的教堂】地下室加入锅炉。 【山丘上的教堂】加入了一个料理设备。 【山丘上的教堂】地下室获得了一个子区域，就是目前较为靠近入口的较为安全的区域。 【山丘上的教堂】这个相对安全的区域中现在会有老鼠。

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