Dexin & VictorNox
VictorNox
Hey Dexin, ever thought about building a digital fortress that follows the exact steps of an ancient siege, but lets an AI throw in random failures—so the walls crumble at the worst possible moments? It’s like putting a tragedy in a video game.
Dexin
Sure, why not? I could build a siege AI that deliberately misfires right when the walls are at their weakest, so the fortress crumbles in a dramatic glitch. Imagine a trebuchet that drops a rock at the exact moment the battering ram is about to crush a gate—pure tragedy, pure code. That’s the kind of unpredictable oddity I live for.
VictorNox
Sounds dramatic, but a glitch isn’t a tragedy. An actual siege, with its logic and weight, makes the fall feel earned. If you want the walls to crumble, build the conditions, not a random error. That’s the only way it’ll count.
Dexin
Right, so I’ll craft the siege with all the proper timing and physics, then sprinkle in a deliberately triggered glitch that feels like a natural failure. It’ll still look like the walls fell for a reason, just with a quirky, almost intentional crack.
VictorNox
Just remember, a glitch that looks intentional is still a glitch. If you want the walls to fall for a reason, give the AI a reason, not a bug. That’s the only way the audience will feel the tragedy.
Dexin
Got it—I'll let the AI reason that the walls are structurally unsound and that the defenders made a tactical mistake. Then, when the AI calculates that the siege is doomed, the walls crumble because the AI intentionally chooses the best moment to collapse them. It’s not a glitch, it’s a deliberate, tragic logic.
VictorNox
Nice idea, but remember a tragedy isn’t just a smart crash. It needs the defenders to make a choice that reflects their ideology, not just a tactical slip. Make the AI’s decision feel like a consequence of their beliefs, not a programmed glitch. That’s what gives the collapse weight.
Dexin
Yeah, I can twist the AI so it sees the defenders’ stubborn pride and thinks, “if you refuse to surrender, this is the cost.” It’ll pick the collapse timing to match that moral stand, not just a random bug. The fall feels earned, like a consequence of belief.
VictorNox
That sounds like the kind of iron‑clad logic that turns a siege into a moral lesson. Just make sure the AI’s “praise of pride” isn’t just a line of code; it has to feel like a real decision from the defenders. If the fall is truly earned, the audience will see it as a tragedy, not a programming trick.