Universe Online - Enter the Game: Complete Edition Read Online Free
Author: Ryan 'Viken' Henning
Tags: Science-Fiction, adventure, Space Opera, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Teen & Young Adult
seat appears across the table, and a young woman is seated in it. She’s wearing a dark business suit with a skirt that barely reaches her knees, highlighting her long legs.
Dark brown hair that hangs down her back in a simple twisted ponytail, baby blue eyes, and a large rack currently being pressed up against the tight material of her jacket completes the picture of a sexy office worker. Except for the thin-framed glasses that rest on her nose.
The glasses aren’t a negative, though.
“Ara... We weren't expecting anyone to complete the Beta Test that fast. You can imagine the confusion that was caused when we suddenly received your status report. Not only did you complete the test, you did it in less than three hours, and with perfect results. Amazing.”
The woman starts talking without preamble, and I'm left shrugging my shoulders as I pull my gaze back up to her face, with something like a wry smile on my lips.
“It was fun. There wasn't any reason to draw it out.”
“Eh? I guess that must be true. Still, it's more than a little amazing. Even the programmers who wrote out the level couldn't do what you did, and with the Engineer's preset, which is arguably the hardest choice.”
*DING*
You have completed the Universe Online Beta Test!
Your mining station was ruthlessly attacked by the Drex, resulting in thousands of casualties. You could have escaped on your own, but instead you joined up with others and managed to escape with only a single casualty.
Number of Survivors: 6
Commander survived: Yes
Warp Drive operational: Yes
Number of User Deaths: 0
Total Test time: 2 hours, 37 minutes, 46 seconds.
You are the first person to complete the Beta Test.
The blue holographic projection comes up over the table, and I take my time reading it before nodding.
“It counts me as a survivor as well. We were lucky that we only lost a single marine.” I say after a moment, feeling quite proud of myself.
“The clock is still ticking for the other Beta testers, but you're already done. That's a great achievement, regardless. The best time for one of the staff here was just under four hours, and he lost three of the marines and the engineer. He'd chosen the officer preset.” The woman says then, flashing a great big and almost blinding white smile at me.
“Well, I basically just went with the flow. The starting briefing really helped, as did the tutorial. Especially the tutorial, given that it was in the same station. All I had to do was memorize the basic layout and play around with the available equipment until I was comfortable enough to know what I could do with it.”
My words are a bit modest, given that I'd spent over five hours in the tutorial, doing everything I possibly could do in that instanced zone. I'd basically given the Help function a fit with all of my questions.
“Hahaha! That is true. You're one of only four who went through the whole tutorial, and we're already rewriting the Help function so it can provide better support for the crazy questions you asked. But that's part of the beta testing process. Anyway! Not only are you getting the Beta Tester bonus, as the first person to complete the test and with such a high score, you're also going to receive bonuses and extra support when the game launches.”
The woman was rather excited, and even I have to raise my brow in piqued interest.
“Oh? Can you tell me about these bonuses? We were told we'd receive tester bonuses during the briefing, but no other information.” I ask without any preamble.
“Hmm... Hold on and let me see if I can say, 'kay?” The woman suddenly looks mischievous, and I nod as she pulls up her own panel and starts typing away on the interface. I cannot see anything from where I'm sitting, but I'm not to worried anyway.
“And the answer is... No can do. Apparently the
Dark brown hair that hangs down her back in a simple twisted ponytail, baby blue eyes, and a large rack currently being pressed up against the tight material of her jacket completes the picture of a sexy office worker. Except for the thin-framed glasses that rest on her nose.
The glasses aren’t a negative, though.
“Ara... We weren't expecting anyone to complete the Beta Test that fast. You can imagine the confusion that was caused when we suddenly received your status report. Not only did you complete the test, you did it in less than three hours, and with perfect results. Amazing.”
The woman starts talking without preamble, and I'm left shrugging my shoulders as I pull my gaze back up to her face, with something like a wry smile on my lips.
“It was fun. There wasn't any reason to draw it out.”
“Eh? I guess that must be true. Still, it's more than a little amazing. Even the programmers who wrote out the level couldn't do what you did, and with the Engineer's preset, which is arguably the hardest choice.”
*DING*
You have completed the Universe Online Beta Test!
Your mining station was ruthlessly attacked by the Drex, resulting in thousands of casualties. You could have escaped on your own, but instead you joined up with others and managed to escape with only a single casualty.
Number of Survivors: 6
Commander survived: Yes
Warp Drive operational: Yes
Number of User Deaths: 0
Total Test time: 2 hours, 37 minutes, 46 seconds.
You are the first person to complete the Beta Test.
The blue holographic projection comes up over the table, and I take my time reading it before nodding.
“It counts me as a survivor as well. We were lucky that we only lost a single marine.” I say after a moment, feeling quite proud of myself.
“The clock is still ticking for the other Beta testers, but you're already done. That's a great achievement, regardless. The best time for one of the staff here was just under four hours, and he lost three of the marines and the engineer. He'd chosen the officer preset.” The woman says then, flashing a great big and almost blinding white smile at me.
“Well, I basically just went with the flow. The starting briefing really helped, as did the tutorial. Especially the tutorial, given that it was in the same station. All I had to do was memorize the basic layout and play around with the available equipment until I was comfortable enough to know what I could do with it.”
My words are a bit modest, given that I'd spent over five hours in the tutorial, doing everything I possibly could do in that instanced zone. I'd basically given the Help function a fit with all of my questions.
“Hahaha! That is true. You're one of only four who went through the whole tutorial, and we're already rewriting the Help function so it can provide better support for the crazy questions you asked. But that's part of the beta testing process. Anyway! Not only are you getting the Beta Tester bonus, as the first person to complete the test and with such a high score, you're also going to receive bonuses and extra support when the game launches.”
The woman was rather excited, and even I have to raise my brow in piqued interest.
“Oh? Can you tell me about these bonuses? We were told we'd receive tester bonuses during the briefing, but no other information.” I ask without any preamble.
“Hmm... Hold on and let me see if I can say, 'kay?” The woman suddenly looks mischievous, and I nod as she pulls up her own panel and starts typing away on the interface. I cannot see anything from where I'm sitting, but I'm not to worried anyway.
“And the answer is... No can do. Apparently the
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