Sudden Unearned Gain in Experience

[DylanMakTyme]

There was a blown calculation somewhere in here, I'm sure. But maybe Elwin Ransom does hit hard enough to gain four levels in under 40 AP. I report, you decide:

- (2 times) Using your knowledge and tools, you carefully reconnect this area to the power grid. Soon, lights spring on and mechanical whirring begins to come from within the location. You gain 8 Experience Points! (2021-12-27 00:03:11).
- You step inside Morrish Row. (2021-12-27 00:03:17).
- (2 times) You attempt to hide. There is no place you can find to hide in. (2021-12-27 00:03:23).
- Suddenly, the lights drop off. The power has been cut! (2021-12-27 03:56:23).
- Suddenly, the lights come back on. The power has been restored! (2021-12-27 04:22:47).
- Indigoshadow has earned the Scholar badge! (2021-12-27 04:27:26).
- You step outside of Morrish Row. (2021-12-27 08:36:43).
- You have accumulated enough XP to gain a new level! Your new level is now 13! You have gained 20 Character Points. Your new total is 20 CP. You will need to accumulate -716 XP to gain another level! (2021-12-27 08:36:55).
- You attack Vilve Yatchke with your Crowbar and hit for 5 points of impact damage. You gain 5 XP. (2021-12-27 08:36:55).
- You have accumulated enough XP to gain a new level! Your new level is now 14! You have gained 20 Character Points. Your new total is 40 CP. You will need to accumulate -321 XP to gain another level! (2021-12-27 08:37:25).
- You attack Vilve Yatchke with your Crowbar and hit for 5 points of impact damage. You gain 5 XP. (2021-12-27 08:37:25).
- You have accumulated enough XP to gain a new level! Your new level is now 15! You have gained 20 Character Points. Your new total is 60 CP. You will need to accumulate 74 XP to gain another level! (2021-12-27 08:37:37).
- You attack Vilve Yatchke with your Crowbar and hit for 5 points of impact damage. You gain 5 XP. (2021-12-27 08:37:37).
- You attack Vilve Yatchke with your Crowbar and miss. (2021-12-27 08:37:44).
- (3 times) You attack Vilve Yatchke with your Crowbar and hit for 5 points of impact damage. You gain 5 XP. (2021-12-27 08:37:51).
- You attack Vilve Yatchke with your Crowbar and miss. (2021-12-27 08:37:52).
- (2 times) You attack Vilve Yatchke with your Crowbar and hit for 5 points of impact damage. You gain 5 XP. (2021-12-27 08:37:59).
- (2 times) You attack Vilve Yatchke with your Crowbar and miss. (2021-12-27 08:38:01).
- You attack Vilve Yatchke with your Crowbar and hit for 5 points of impact damage. You gain 5 XP. This was enough to kill them! You gain an additional 16 Experience Points! (2021-12-27 08:38:02).
- You step inside Baranowski Avenue. (2021-12-27 08:38:12).
- You search and find 343 Guilty Spark. They were hiding. (2021-12-27 08:38:14).
- You search and find nothing. (2021-12-27 08:38:21).
- You search and find a Red Hoodie. (2021-12-27 08:38:24).
- You search and find a Pair of White Leather Shoes. You also find Seraphina Rowanheart. They were hiding. (2021-12-27 08:38:26).
- You search and find nothing. (2021-12-27 08:38:33).
- You search and find Expired Condiments. They were hiding. (2021-12-27 08:38:35).
- (4 times) You attack Expired Condiments with your Crowbar and hit for 5 points of impact damage. You gain 5 XP. (2021-12-27 08:38:54).
- You attack Expired Condiments with your Crowbar and miss. (2021-12-27 08:38:55).
- You attack Expired Condiments with your Crowbar and hit for 5 points of impact damage. You gain 5 XP. (2021-12-27 08:38:56).
- You have accumulated enough XP to gain a new level! Your new level is now 16! You have gained 20 Character Points. Your new total is 80 CP. You will need to accumulate 398 XP to gain another level! (2021-12-27 08:38:57).
- (3 times) You attack Expired Condiments with your Crowbar and hit for 5 points of impact damage. You gain 5 XP. (2021-12-27 08:39:08).
- You attack Expired Condiments with your Crowbar and miss. (2021-12-27 08:39:14).

[Warharan]

Boudica (13168) experienced something similar:

At first I did not notice because she had a mere 20 xp to go for a next level but when I decided to purchase a new skill I saw she had levelled several times.

- You have accumulated enough XP to gain a new level! Your new level is now 16! You have gained 20 Character Points. Your new total is 20 CP. You will need to accumulate -485 XP to gain another level! (2021-12-27 09:39:06).
- You attack AnarchoIntellect with your Pistol and hit for 5 points of piercing damage. You started a combination attack! His armor soaked 3 points of damage. You gain 5 XP. (2021-12-27 09:39:06).
- You have accumulated enough XP to gain a new level! Your new level is now 17! You have gained 20 Character Points. Your new total is 40 CP. You will need to accumulate 8 XP to gain another level! (2021-12-27 09:39:17).
- You attack AnarchoIntellect with your Pistol and hit for 7 points of piercing damage. You dealt 2 more damage from a combination attack! His armor soaked 3 points of damage. You gain 7 XP. (2021-12-27 09:39:17).
- You attack AnarchoIntellect with your Pistol and hit for 5 points of piercing damage. You started a combination attack! His armor soaked 3 points of damage. You gain 5 XP. (2021-12-27 09:39:26).
- You have accumulated enough XP to gain a new level! Your new level is now 18! You have gained 20 Character Points. Your new total is 60 CP. You will need to accumulate 496 XP to gain another level! (2021-12-27 09:39:29).
- You attack AnarchoIntellect with your Pistol and hit for 7 points of piercing damage. You dealt 2 more damage from a combination attack! His armor soaked 3 points of damage. You gain 7 XP. (2021-12-27 09:39:29).
- You attack AnarchoIntellect with your Pistol and hit for 5 points of piercing damage. You started a combination attack! His armor soaked 3 points of damage. You gain 5 XP. (2021-12-27 09:39:34).
- You attack AnarchoIntellect with your Pistol and hit for 7 points of piercing damage. You dealt 2 more damage from a combination attack! His armor soaked 3 points of damage. Your weapon is now out of ammunition. You effortlessly and instantly reload your Pistol with another Pistol Clip from your inventory. You gain 7 XP. (2021-12-27 09:39:36).
- You attack AnarchoIntellect with your Pistol and hit for 5 points of piercing damage. You started a combination attack! His armor soaked 3 points of damage. You gain 5 XP. (2021-12-27 09:39:55).
- You attack AnarchoIntellect with your Pistol and hit for 7 points of piercing damage. You dealt 2 more damage from a combination attack! His armor soaked 3 points of damage. You gain 7 XP. (2021-12-27 09:39:58).
- You whisper, "Sorry for the holes in your physical being. But I am testing out a glitch in this strange new world..." to AnarchoIntellect. (2021-12-27 09:40:26).

[SaltedSalmon]

See patch notes.

[Warharan]

See patch notes.

I did. But still seemed a bug. (So I figured I'd report)

Thanks!

[DylanMakTyme]

Feature, not bug. Last bullet in game mechanics. Never mind