Game progression broken?

[yasn]

For the past 3 hrs I've been trying to progress past phase 5, but without success.

After looking at various guides I assume it's due to tweeps, that have to be replied to in order to progress, but that never show up.

Missing tweeps:

August 5 / Robot Clinic: GEZI-SISTER: What are fireworks?
August 7 / Old Tanegashima Airport Runway: GEZI-SISTER: @UMISHO What’s Space candy?
August 18 / in front of the hangar: GEZI-SISTER: What is a Boltvalian?
August 19 / at noon, inside the conference room: GEZI-SISTER: @UMISHO What is a pervert?

Has else encountered this? Alternatively, does someone has a save file they could share?

[Blanners]

Are you using the patch? The guide in the guides section is using the patch terminology, so it's possible that the tweeps say something else to you. In this case, you should install the patch, as this game's localization is really bad. The link to the patch can be found at the top of the guide.

If you are using the patch, it's possible that you missed a tweep earlier. I suggest going back to the first day mentioned in the guide by using the daily records and start replying to all tweeps again (do NOT use the daily records to skip forwards, only backwards - to skip forwards hold down the ctrl key to force skip, and let it go to stop skipping)

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I encountered the same issue. To fix it, just go back to Phase 4 and follow a guide to make sure you hit all the flags. Save on Aug 23rd, and keep progressing. It should work then.

[dgresevfan]

Can anyone confirm what happens if you use tweep replies other than those found in the ending guides?

I have literally no idea how you're meant to know to use these specific replies, if these really are the only ones that "work".

[Blanners]

Originally posted by dgresevfan:

Can anyone confirm what happens if you use tweep replies other than those found in the ending guides?

I have literally no idea how you're meant to know to use these specific replies, if these really are the only ones that "work".

You simply won't be able to unlock the specific phase related to the tweep, and you'll end up on Phase 5's ending again.

[dgresevfan]

Originally posted by Blanners:

Originally posted by dgresevfan:

Can anyone confirm what happens if you use tweep replies other than those found in the ending guides?

I have literally no idea how you're meant to know to use these specific replies, if these really are the only ones that "work".

You simply won't be able to unlock the specific phase related to the tweep, and you'll end up on Phase 5's ending again.

Is there any logical reason for why those specific replies would trigger other phases?

I mean it's all very well following a walk through guide but how did anyone know what to do before they existed? People had to try EVERY POSSIBLE COMBINATION OF REPLIES???

[Blanners]

Originally posted by dgresevfan:

Originally posted by Blanners:

You simply won't be able to unlock the specific phase related to the tweep, and you'll end up on Phase 5's ending again.

Is there any logical reason for why those specific replies would trigger other phases?

I mean it's all very well following a walk through guide but how did anyone know what to do before they existed? People had to try EVERY POSSIBLE COMBINATION OF REPLIES???

It was probably in the game's manual like how it happens with most old VNs like this. The reasoning is probably something like "you should reply the same way the main character would", similar to Steins;Gate's true ending flags. Either way, it was a dumb decision. This game should've just been linear, with Twipo being a nice easter egg/additional worldbuilding mechanic

[dgresevfan]

Originally posted by Blanners:

Originally posted by dgresevfan:

Is there any logical reason for why those specific replies would trigger other phases?

I mean it's all very well following a walk through guide but how did anyone know what to do before they existed? People had to try EVERY POSSIBLE COMBINATION OF REPLIES???

It was probably in the game's manual like how it happens with most old VNs like this. The reasoning is probably something like "you should reply the same way the main character would", similar to Steins;Gate's true ending flags. Either way, it was a dumb decision. This game should've just been linear, with Twipo being a nice easter egg/additional worldbuilding mechanic

Yes I was thinking that. The way the plot works in this game there's absolutely no point in the "routes" existing. It should just be linear. The routes/phases are just a pain in the ass. They don't add anything.

The worst part is if you did reply as the main character would all the way through you'd trigger all of the routes but since that can't actually happen you'd only get one and then be left confused as to what prevented you getting the others.

I mean you have to actively ignore almost every tweep in the game to get the Airi phase... But not all of them.

Is it as simple as "reply to one character only for the entire game" and also reply as Kaito would? But who would ignore all their friends except one for an entire year or however long the game's timeline is?