
Apparently that always happens past A.I.s get stuck in a simulation where they can do what they want without affecting anyone, essentially putting them out to pasture.
It's bound to be fair to the crawlers and even sometimes defends them from the company sponsoring the dungeon, but it's also slowly (or not so slowly) going insane. Is a Crapshoot: The World Dungeon is run by a Syndicate AI with a snarky sense of humour.
The only way to possibly survive is to "get out there and kill, kill, kill!" to quickly level up. And naturally, each floor contains stronger monsters and hazards than the one before, so going straight to the stairwell immediately will leave crawlers underpowered and unprepared for further floors.
Aggressive Play Incentive: Each floor of the World Dungeon remains open for only a limited time, and any players who haven't reached a stairwell in that time are killed in the collapse (and their bodies reclaimed as raw materials). You have to admit, that was pretty awesome. Dungeon Crawler Carl Book 6: The Eye of the Bedlam Brideĭungeon Crawler Carl provides examples of:Ĭarl: Come on. Dungeon Crawler Carl Book 5: The Butcher's Masquerade. Dungeon Crawler Carl Book 4: The Gate of the Feral Gods. Dungeon Crawler Carl Book 3: The Dungeon Anarchist's Cookbook. Dungeon Crawler Carl Book 2: Carl's Doomsday Scenario. The first five books are complete the sixth is scheduled for July 2023. Or maybe the cat will do better.ĭungeon Crawler Carl is a LitRPG story by "Doctor Hepa" (Matt Dinniman), originally published serially on Royal Road and then later as a series of books via Amazon. But he might just be the best chance humanity has left. He just happened to be caught outside chasing his ex-girlfriend's cat when it all literally went down. Too bad no one ever wins!Ĭarl isn't anyone special, really. The few surviving humans are offered a choice: eke out a living somehow from what remains, or enter the World Dungeon, where a live audience will watch as they battle through eighteen floors to reclaim their planet. Without warning, in an instant, every man-made structure collapses, and the planet is seized by the interstellar Syndicate to be mined of all valuable resources. Reward: You've received a Bronze Pet Box! You have entered the World Dungeon accompanied by a cat. Congratulations! You've earned your first achievement: Crazy Cat Lady.