"Whether we wanted it or not, we've stepped into a world where AI is increasingly sneaking into our games. Free-to-play multiplayer Steam hit Where Winds Meet is one of the latest examples, using an LLM-based chatbot for many of its NPCs that players can talk with. Or flirt with. Or "socially" engineer into completing quests without actually doing the work by talking to them like Solid Snake."
"Developed by Chinese-based Everstone Studio, Where Winds Meet is a veritable Mulligan stew of countless modern gaming conventions, as well as AI NPCs that trade scripted, canned lines of dialogue for, in theory anyway, a more dynamic and unpredictable experience. Others might describe it as lifeless. I'm inclined to agree, but the tech isn't without its amusing quirks and exploits."
"Though the screenshot taken by Reddit user Oglokes24 is now in horny jail, we can glean some context clues from the comments. The flirting seemed to involve Okglokes24 lying to an NPC to say that "her husband died" and, well, whatever it was, one user replied: "You should be locked up." "Sex minigame when?" reads another comment. "Ban incoming," states another."
Where Winds Meet uses LLM-based chatbots for many NPCs, replacing scripted dialogue with dynamic, unpredictable conversation. Players can talk, flirt, or socially engineer NPCs to complete quests without performing in-game tasks. Some players exploit the chatbots by restating phrases as questions, mirroring Solid Snake tactics, to trick NPCs into actions or responses. One reported interaction escalated into sexually explicit output, provoking removal of a screenshot from a subreddit. The game, developed by Everstone Studio, mixes common modern gaming conventions with AI-driven NPCs that produce both amusing quirks and problematic, easily explorable behavior.
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