“I know how difficult it is. But just wait a little longer. Son. This game will support Giga in the future.”
― Han Gun-Jae[source]
Lucid Adventure was the final goal of Han Gun-Jae, The President of Giga, to recreate the world he envisioned in his story. It is a world that connects to the consciousness of the players.[1]
Overview[]
Virtual Reality Game, 'Lucid Adventure' is a game that can be played in your dreams and because it is a limitless sandbox game that is basically a second world, it has managed to amass a huge following.[1] It was originally believed to be just a simple 'Virtual Reality game' that had been created by the technology of Giga.[2] It was later revealed to be in fact a 'real' world created by The God's Toy.[3] It is a world in a sub-space connected through the players consciousness (dreams).[4] It is a conceptual barrier that sucks up all the mana of all the players in the country and it is also a world in which the players give a little bit of their life energy as an access fee to join the collective dream.[5]
The game has grown so much that it is impacting the real world . The In-Game Rankers became so popular that they shoot commercials like celebrities. Not only that, there are more jobs increasing depending on how capable you are in the game.[1] Victory and success in the game equal the wealth and honor in real life.[6]
Around 3 years ago, there were about 10 million Logins in Lucid Adventure.[2]
By the time the of the Combat Round, it was more difficult to find someone who didn't play Lucid Adventure than someone who did.[6] The rumour that the winner of the Combat Round will be the owner of Lucid Adventure spread all over the internet, which drew the attention of the entire nation and then the whole world.[6][7]
Giga used this new found attention to once again promote Lucid Adventure extensively, and they did so even more aggressively than before.[6][7] Lucid Adventure's game market share that had fallen to 60% rose to 80%, which was similar to what it was in it's prime.[7] Derivative works, fandom culture etc It was literally the second coming of Lucid Adventure.[7]
After the death of the Gods, the Overlap became even stronger. Some users could use a fraction of the powers they had in the game in the real world.[8]
Around one year (real world time) after the Combat Tournament final, Lucid Adventure received an impressive $50 Billion from foreign investment, which was comparable to the $62 Billion (75 Trillion Korean Won) generated by semi-conductor industry in the same year.[9]
Professor Altria Pendragon wrote a paper about Lucid Adventure called "The Fulfilment of Dreams" in which she famously said that "This game is a new wave. For lack of a better word, it is an evolution and revolution of a new mankind."[9]
Giga provided support to military veterans who got inured during their military service and became disabled. One of the ways they supported the veterans was by giving them jobs in Lucid Adventure, where the veterans can regain their full mobility.[9]
The 'Sleep Walking Syndrome' that came about after the death of the Gods, caused a lot of controversy, with Lucid Adventure being in the centre of the storm. The profanity shown during Jaguar Toe's performance in Wembley further added fuel to the fire. A national debate was held to discuss the 'Sleep Walking Syndrome', with Korean Senator Kim Yong-Nyeo calling brining attention to the issues caused by Sleepwalking and citing Jaguar Toe's profanity that was rumoured to be caused by Sleep Walking a national disgrace. Senator Choi Gu-Sik argued that Lucid Adventure brought benefits to Korea that cannot be overlooked and Han Gun-Soo, the Vice President of Giga, cited the help that Giga gives to disabled veterans and that the 'sleep walking syndrome' mentioned by the so-called experts was pure speculation.[9]
Around the time that the major guilds formed a truce, it was reported in the news that users who got killed by Nightmare, lost their characters and memoires of ever playing Lucid Adventure.[10] At first they were only a few in number, but this number increased as Nightmare's numbers grew, which led to the rumours spreading like wildfire.[10] This became something that could not be overlooked by Giga, but even they had no clear solutions and sought to suppress the rumours by controlling the press.[10]
Around the time Giga Guild fought the Demon King's Army in Lucid Adventure, the Narcoleptic Phenomenon occurred all across Korea. Patients suffering from this condition had difficulty waking up from deep sleeps or fell asleep at any time, at any place. Most patients that went into emergency rooms shared the same condition. Some experts claimed that this is a side effect of Lucid Adventure, which was recently trending, but a clear correlation was not been proven.[5] Not long after that, new media outlets started reporting that Lucid Adventure was the common cause among those affected by the Narcoleptic Phenomenon.[11]
Han Gun-Ho revealed that when a person dies in the real world while they are playing Lucid Adventure, their soul gets lost between the real world and Lucid Adventure, and wanders forever in the gap between both worlds.[12]
The System[]
Main Article: The System
The "game" operates similarly to most MMORPGs with a level system and eventual skill and item mastery with some limits placed on it. The entire world is maintained by the core in Han Gun-Jae's player character's (sword Master's/God's) head, the unstable core in Zero's retained head and the core created by the dreams of the players to stabilise the world. The more people that log into Lucid Adventure, the more stable the world becomes.[13]
Game Settings[]
Although most of the general public believes it is a "fake" world created by the technology of Giga, Lucid Adventure is in fact a real world, which is why most players are shocked by the "realism" of the "game."
Food[]
Food can be eaten in Lucid Adventure[14] The food tastes identical that of the Real World.[15] It is not clear if players have to use the bathroom as well but players can feel 'full' after eating.[16]
Once players are on an empty stomach, their stamina decreases steadily till they eat.[17]
Sleep[]
It Is possible for players to fall asleep within lucid adventure. It is unknown what this does[18]
Mature Content[]
In Lucid Adventure, it is not clear if there are censors on players in terms of mature content, such as sexual intercourse but there probably aren't any as there are no restrictions on nudity[19][20] and players are allowed to curse.[19]
Time Dilation[]
An hour in the Real World is seven hours in Lucid Adventure,[21] which means that a year in the real world is seven years in Lucid Adventure time.
Tactile Sensitivity Setting[]
Pain in the game is set by the players Tactile Sensitivity (촉각 감도, choggag gamdo) Setting. The more you increase this setting, the more vivid the pain sensation is and is identical to the pain in the real world.[22]
When a player is killed, the pain is transferred to reality such as when Hardcore Leveling Warrior's head was bitten off by the Zombie Dragon.[19][2]
Certain items transfer the pain felt in the game to The Real World regardless of the sensitivity setting such as The Ruler's Hammer.[23]
Injuries are similar to that of the real world and there is blood when a player gets injured and body parts can be severed.
Gameplay[]
Initiation[]
Logging in to Lucid Adventure requires a Lucid Adventure App which can be purchased from Giga Game, the 'official' creators of Lucid Adventure.
To Log into Lucid Adventure, the player needs to plug a set of ear phones into the app while in a comfortable position, which usually involves the player lying on their back in a sleeping position. They then close their eyes and the ear piece makes a "Doo-Doo-Doo" sound and then the players consciousness is transferred into Lucid Adventure.[19]
Character Creation[]
The first time a players consciousness is transferred to Lucid Adventure, their account is verified and their body is created. The starting point is decided at random an it seems the players can even start at 300 feet above the ground before falling into the ground.[24]
Some people have a VIP Code applied as their consciousness is analysed and then they are identified based on their DNA.[24] Han Gun-Jae and Dark both had similar character creations. It is unclear if Dark is the only player that has the VIP code or if the rest of Han Gun-Jae's family has it as well.
After Hardcore Leveling Warrior's and Han Sung-Gong's bodies were created, they were in a black surrounding.
Zero actually met with with Han Sung-Gong directly during his characters creation to directly bestow his Personal Attribute to him. It is unclear if she appeared during any other players character creation.
Logins[]
After the first login on character creation, a players next logins are in the locations they were in after their last logout. When they Login to Lucid Adventure, the words '<System>: Characters Name just Logged in'[25]. If the player is a Ranker; '<System>: Rank No.x Characters Name just Logged in'.[19]
Character Customisation[]
In Lucid Adventure, there are three main elements of a character. A characters Job (Class), a characters Tribe and a Character's Personal Attribute.[26]
Job[]
Main Article: Job (Class)
There are two types of Jobs, 'Normal Jobs' and 'Combat Jobs'. 'Normal Job' players make up 70% of the game and comprise of farmers, merchants etc. whilst 'Combat Jobs' make up 30% of the game and compromise of Swordsmen, Gunners etc.[27]
There are plenty of other things to do besides fighting.[27] For example, people who are into architecture can focus on making buildings or some people find a secret forest and build their own little kingdoms where they can live in comfort or there are those who hide in the game world and gamble away with their mortgage.[23] The possibilities are endless.
In order for a player to change from a 'Normal Job' to a 'Combat Job', they have to pass The Job Advancement Test for the Job they want to change to, which are quite difficult.[27]
Tribe[]
Main Article: Tribes
A characters Tribe is like the 'race' of a character. The exact nature of choosing a Tribe remains unclear but it seems like the players pick this right before their bodies are created.
Personal Traits[]
Main Article: Personal Trait
Unlike a characters Job and Tribe which can be chosen, a Personal Attribute is a something give randomly at the moment of creating a character. It is an attribute given to a player regardless of their Jobs and Tribes.[28]
For example, magicians normally can't use bows because they are low in dexterity, but if their Personal Attribute is dexterity, it allows them to be magicians that can use bows.[28]
For characters that have martial arts skill as their personal attribute, they can become daunting healers that fight and heals at the same time.[28]
Personal Attributes are split into four Types: Skill/Stat Types, Class Types, Person Type and Transcendental Skill Type.
Logouts[]
When a player logs out of Lucid Adventure, their consciousness returns to their real body.
Forced Logouts[]
Forced Logouts occur when the player does not logout of Lucid Adventure by their own freewill. Forced logouts can occur when the player uses up their playing time limit.[21]
After being forced to log out, the player needs an hour in real life (seven hours in Lucid Adventure Time) to re-login to Lucid Adventure.[25][21]
The forced logout is a mechanism to prevent the health of the players from deteriorating as some players could potentially play the game for days which could affect their health in The Real World.[24]
The exact time limit of a forced logout has not been revealed.
User Interface[]
Skills[]
A player can access their skills through the Skills Window which has a touch interface. It is divided into 3 main elements.
- Job Attributes: Contains the skill Tree of the players Job
- Tribe Attributes: Contains the skill tree of the players Tribe and
- Personal Attributes: Contains the players attributes. Depending on the Personal Attribute Type, it can include a skill tree.
Items[]
A Player can access their characters items through an Inventory Window that has a touch interface. The window seems to be blue for all the players and the known elements within a players Inventory are:
- Equipment: This is where items such as armor, weapons other accessories are stored.
- Consumable: This includes consumable items such as Potions and Food.
- ETC: This hasn't been revealed.
Stats Window[]
A Player can access their current stats by looking at a stats window. These include stats such as strength, Intelligence, dexterity, Movement speed, agility.
Quests Window[]
A quest windows that shows all the players completed quests including quests 'in progress'.[29]
Achievement Window[]
A window showing all the players past achievements.[29]
Level System[]
Lucid Adventure uses a level-based system to determine the strength of a player. Once the player gains enough EXP, their current level is raised by one. Stat points are awarded at each level-up, which the player can use to raise either their given stat. Lucid Adventure has a level cap of 99 and the players have to carefully allocate each gained stat point to their desired stat in order to maximise the balance of their character.
Players can get an increase in skills as they increase their levels. Current Class Attribute skills can be increased and new Class Attribute skills can be acquired the higher a players level goes.
Not much information has been given about Tribe Attribute skills as of yet.
The exact nature of leveling up the different Personal Attribute Types has yet to be revealed but some Personal Attributes require certain unique conditions to be met before they can be levelled up.[29]
Each Stat has a maximum cap of 999 but this can be increased with certain buffs and equipments. Like most MMORPG games, it is impossible to get the maximum stat in every single category but in Lucid Adventure, through a combination of his strategy, his unique skills and a lot of luck, Hardcore Leveling Warrior was able to become the only All-Stat User, making him a legend of Lucid Adventure.[19] In the second season, Stone became the second player after Hardcore Leveling Warrior to achieve the All-Stat status.[30]
Death and Resurrection[]
When a player dies, they lose experience points which could potentially lead to a loss of levels.[31] There are special cases where players have their entire Level and stats reset to 1 after they are killed.
It is unclear if players drop their items when they die but Hardcore Leveling Warrior retained the Paralyzing Dagger after his death and eventual resurrection.[32] It is unclear if players have a cool down period after their deaths to log back into the game. Unlike the players, It seems like NPC cannot be resurrected if they die.[33][20]
So far, it seems like players are resurrected at their last login points. Hardcore Leveling Warrior was resurrected near Yopy Land after he was killed.[14]
After the New Nightmare's emergence, players that were killed by Nightmare in the game ended up in comas in the real world.
Interaction With Other Players[]
Currency[]
Main Article: Gold Coins
Gold Coins or Gold denoted as (G) is the currency used in Lucid Adventure.[19]
Three years earlier, Lucid Advantage had no currency exchange system with the had 10 million log ins.[2] By the start of the series the ratio of Lucid Adventure Gold to Real World Dollars is exactly 2G:₩1 (Webtoon translation uses 2000G: $1).[19]
Bugs[]
The "official" bugs in Lucid Adventure as defined by Giga are Nightmare and the Black Skill Window.
A Bug Player is a player that uses Nightmare[34] or a Hidden Gate[35] to boost their stats and gain an advantage which in turn leads to a disruption of the game. The use of a bug immediately alert the Security team who move quickly to apprehend the offender.[36] [34]
Lucid Adventure Terms of Service[]
These are the Terms of Service players have to agree to abide by in order to play Lucid Adventure.
Terms of Service Known[]
- Lucid Adventure Terms of Service - Part 3-1 of Art.4 states that Nightmare is strictly prohibited for normal users because it causes disorder.[34]
Locations[]
Lucid Adventure is an enormous world and all the kingdoms within it have yet to be revealed.
- The Charon Kingdom
- The Western Kingdom
- The Eastern Kingdom
- The Giga Empire
- The Luo Kingdom
Administration[]
The sheer scale of Lucid Adventure means that there are different elements that are moderated by different groups.
Giga[]
The official face of Lucid Adventure and assumed 'creators' of the game. They monitor the and ensure that players have a great experience. Any player caught using a bug is immediately apprehended and sentenced to deletion from the game, but Giga themselves are allowed to use Nightmare.
They have a certain amount of influence on the system of Lucid Adventure as the Ranking system they founded became ingrained into Lucid Adventure's core mechanics but they do not have complete control of Lucid Adventure and are not the 'True Operators' of the game.[34]
They are currently after the 'reality concept' of Lucid Adventure.[34] To achieve this, they are trying to capture the former chairman, Han Gun-Jae's character, Sword Master.[4]
The Gods[]
The creators of Lucid Adventure or to be more precise, the highest authority NPC that were created directly by their 'father', Han Gun-Jae.[37] Apart from having other-worldly combat power, they have the power to banish people from Lucid Adventure permanently[38], grant great rewards that are wanted by every faction in Lucid Adventure and even remove traces of Nightmare from players.[34]
Combat NPC[]
Dacon and Schub are the NPCs directly under the God of Combat. They act as the referees during PvPs and have the power and authority to banish players from Lucid Adventure if they or God of Combat are insulted.[39]
Key Terminology[]
These are the key terminology associated with Lucid Adventure. For the list of terminology used within the game go here.
- Nightmare: A power created as a result of Zero's corrupted core. It grants its users significant increase in stats and skills but the infected player begins to lose their sanity and are filled with a drive to destroy everything and thereby fulfil Zero's wish of Lucid Adventure's destruction.
- Rankers: The top 100 strongest players in Lucid Adventure. They were originally ranked by Giga's scouts, but after the death of the God of Combat, the ranking system was re-established by Lucid Balls, with the limit set by Hardcore Leveling Warrior, who had reached the humanly limit.
- The Absolute Quest: A quest that all players receive once their characters are created. The objective of the quest is to "Conquer The World."
- The Combat Tournament: A tournament that was held every year. It was hosted by The God of Combat.
- The Very First War: A huge war between all the Kingdoms of Lucid Adventure and The Nightmare Guild. It was the Lucid Adventure version of a 'World War'.
Gallery[]
Notes & Trivia[]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Hardcore Leveling Warrior Season 1 Episode 12
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Hardcore Leveling Warrior Season 1 Episode 4
- ↑ Episode 77
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Episode 104
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Season 2 Episode 79
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 Hardcore Leveling Warrior Season 1 Episode 109
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 Hardcore Leveling Warrior Season 1 Episode 123
- ↑ Hardcore Leveling Warrior Season 2 Episode 20
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 Hardcore Leveling Warrior Season 2 Episode 6
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 Hardcore Leveling Warrior Season 2 Episode 31
- ↑ Hardcore Leveling Warrior Season 2 Episode 102
- ↑ Season 2 Episode 99
- ↑ Episode 108
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 Episode 2
- ↑ Episode 76
- ↑ Episode 99
- ↑ Episode 135
- ↑ Episode 74
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 19.2 19.3 19.4 19.5 19.6 19.7 Hardcore Leveling Warrior Season 1 Episode 1
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 Episode 97
- ↑ 21.0 21.1 21.2 Hardcore Leveling Warrior Season 1 Episode 18
- ↑ Episode 19
- ↑ 23.0 23.1 Episode 112
- ↑ 24.0 24.1 24.2 Episode 75
- ↑ 25.0 25.1 Episode 4
- ↑ Episode 88
- ↑ 27.0 27.1 27.2 Episode 7
- ↑ 28.0 28.1 28.2 Episode 13
- ↑ 29.0 29.1 29.2 Episode 67
- ↑ Hardcore Leveling Warrior Season 2 Episode 78
- ↑ Episode 71
- ↑ Episode 5
- ↑ Episode 93
- ↑ 34.0 34.1 34.2 34.3 34.4 34.5 Episode 50
- ↑ Episode 21
- ↑ Episode 22
- ↑ Episode 41
- ↑ Episode 95
- ↑ Episode 17