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royce Dec 30, 2024 @ 10:47am
Question about Finals... (Preparing for Season 3)
I'm replaying the game for the achievements and also to remember all the details of the story so I can start the next season with an idea of what to aim for.

These are the finals I have so far, all of them saved right after finishing season 2:

Sage Path ; Josy and Maya Path ; Bella Path ; Jill Path ; Others Path.

Is there any final out there that I'm missing? I know that in 'Others Path' there are a few characters to end with, Quinn or Envy, for instance, I finished that path with Envy and ignoring the dating app girls, replaying it and ending up with different girls count as different endings or it's just the same thing given that it isn't one of the main ones?

I'm aware that any of these paths allow lots of variations within them, but I'd like to refer specifically to the main ending the game says you got once you finish the season.
Last edited by royce; Dec 30, 2024 @ 10:57am
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Dasati Dec 30, 2024 @ 12:51pm 
Those are the 5 primary paths yes. As you said theres alot of different variations you can do within each of those. But those are the 5 main branches they all spread from.
spqs Dec 30, 2024 @ 12:51pm 
Originally posted by royce:
I'm replaying the game for the achievements and also to remember all the details of the story so I can start the next season with an idea of what to aim for.

These are the finals I have so far, all of them saved right after finishing season 2:

Sage Path ; Josy and Maya Path ; Bella Path ; Jill Path ; Others Path.

Is there any final out there that I'm missing? I know that in 'Others Path' there are a few characters to end with, Quinn or Envy, for instance, I finished that path with Envy and ignoring the dating app girls, replaying it and ending up with different girls count as different endings or it's just the same thing given that it isn't one of the main ones?

I'm aware that any of these paths allow lots of variations within them, but I'd like to refer specifically to the main ending the game says you got once you finish the season.
You say you have a playthrough for the five main girls and another playthrough for Others. If so, you already have a playthrough for all possible branches, you aren't missing any branch. There is only one Others' branch.

Others is actually a big umbrella-branch, and inside that branch there are many girls and they might have specific requeriments if you want to pursue them, but the branch is always called Others, independently of the possible variations. At the breakfast scene at the end of episode 8 you'll see all the possible love interests available at that moment for the Others' branch (we don't know yet if those will be all the LIs from that branch in season 3, but the scene seems suggestive).
Doxon Jan 2 @ 7:24am 
You do have all the main branches covered, but if you used one playthrough for all the main girls, then you will get the story where you broke up with everyone, which is different than if you hadn't. It is mostly small differences, and doesn't really effect the story, but if you want to see everything you should also have saves where you did and didn't pursue some of the main LIs. There is also Jade, did you show the video or not, do you want a save where you ended things with Jade to date Sage (yikes!) did you show the video to the DIKS in that version? that is 4 saves right there... so while you do have your bases mostly covered, there are lots of variations you may want to see.

The "Others" branch does include several unknown girls, so it's impossible to say if you got them all without spoilers, but you might need or want another playthrough on the "Others" path as well.

My advice, pick 2 or 3 favorite girls, make saves for them with whatever twists and turns you want. Once you've seen those stories play out in season 3 you will have a better idea of what you want to see. It will likely mean playing season 1 and 2 again, but I don't see how that's a bad thing.
royce Jan 2 @ 10:01am 
Originally posted by Doxon:
My advice, pick 2 or 3 favorite girls, make saves for them with whatever twists and turns you want. Once you've seen those stories play out in season 3 you will have a better idea of what you want to see. It will likely mean playing season 1 and 2 again, but I don't see how that's a bad thing.
That's what I did.

Besides achieving each of the paths, I played aiming to unlock as many achievements as I could for playthrough, taking the optimal choices for the ending I was looking for with the girl I wanted.

I asked because I missed a few renders and one or two scenes, so I was going to do another run anyway, I just wanted to know if I was missing another path I didn't know about, but it seems that I'm covered.
For S1/S2, you can get all of the renders/scenes/collectibles with 3 primary playthroughs and then a split into 5 of of those at the ep8 decision point.

The capping of collectibles and achievements is not really the same as getting playthroughs prepared for S3 nor does it necessarily reveal scenes that are not lewd in S1/S2 (the gallery scenes are lewd scenes for the most part).

To "see" closer to 80% of content in S1/S2, you need over a dozen PTs. "Solo"ing a girl branch will reveal much, but also having mixed vs sol relationship PTs will reveal other aspects. Then you can layer on the different affinities, but a primary driver is specific decisions which may or may not be related to a major prompt.

It all depends on how you want to approach this game and what you want to get out of it. It's a very complex game and offers more than the basic premise of most other AVNs out there. I've over 300 AVNs played under my belt. BaDIK isn't the same at all. I prefer playing out consequences in BaDIK rather than just the happy "perfect" path for a girl.
You will have forgotten everything again by the time it releases in 2048 or so
What you are also missing is affinity for each path. There are some variations based on your affinity, whether you are Neutral, ♥♥♥, or Chick. So, while you have time waiting for Ep 12 to get finished, you might want to go back and try same paths with different affinities. Try different relationship combinations throughout. Try doing main paths with no straying as much as is possible. This *may* have lasting affects later.
I think even the most "well prepared" players who think their library of 20 End Of Season Saves will find that they are insufficient once the new season drops and things we never could have guessed or realized suddenly matter.

You would need dozens of saves for every path to even come close to covering the possibilities if all of the choices and variables (just in seasons 1&2) matter as much as it looks like they will based on seasons 1&2.

edit: For instance, what if stealing Maya's money from her cork board actually matters in Season 3 or Season 4... I would be so screwed in every run I have where I stayed at Maya's place, because I thought you could take that money with no consequences and so far that has been true, but who knows what will happen in the the next 2 seasons?
Last edited by ZiffyHead; Apr 3 @ 7:19am
Originally posted by ZiffyHead:
I think even the most "well prepared" players who think their library of 20 End Of Season Saves will find that they are insufficient once the new season drops and things we never could have guessed or realized suddenly matter.

You would need dozens of saves for every path to even come close to covering the possibilities if all of the choices and variables (just in seasons 1&2) matter as much as it looks like they will based on seasons 1&2.

This is 100% accurate, but also... mind the spoilers. Some of them haven't encountered the cork board yet.
LOL

If they haven't seen the cork board in season 1 when you stay at Maya's dorm, then talking about end of season paths in season 2 would be even more "spoilery".... no?
Last edited by ZiffyHead; Apr 3 @ 4:16pm
Dammit, now you're going to have me going back for yet another playthrough (that I was already planning to do) to look for that cork board, because I don't remember that one. There's a different one Maya has that I was referring to...
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Doxon Apr 3 @ 7:12pm 
Originally posted by slymanrc:
Dammit, now you're going to have me going back for yet another playthrough (that I was already planning to do) to look for that cork board, because I don't remember that one. There's a different one Maya has that I was referring to...

I know which one you are talking about, and I'd leave it alone too.... but the one Ziffy is referring too is in Maya's dorm, in season 1, each freeroam there is a $ stuck to the corkboard on her wardrobe.

I think the only money pickup that matters is the one in Jill's room. That being said I almost never pickup money in the world... you get plenty of money, and on the off chance one of those will matter, I leave it.
Originally posted by Doxon:
Originally posted by slymanrc:
Dammit, now you're going to have me going back for yet another playthrough (that I was already planning to do) to look for that cork board, because I don't remember that one. There's a different one Maya has that I was referring to...

I know which one you are talking about, and I'd leave it alone too.... but the one Ziffy is referring too is in Maya's dorm, in season 1, each freeroam there is a $ stuck to the corkboard on her wardrobe.

I think the only money pickup that matters is the one in Jill's room. That being said I almost never pickup money in the world... you get plenty of money, and on the off chance one of those will matter, I leave it.

That's what I think too. The only money pick up that warns you that it will be counted as stolen is the money in Jill's room early in the story. So, I suppose that's the only one that matters. BTW, I've tried before to not take the money in Tybalt's room to see if it makes a difference and Tybalt will still claim that we stole his wallet with 2000$ in it while "comforting" jill for something that he did himself.

So, I feel like the game would warn you somehow if taking or not taking some money has an effect later, but at this point, it's speculative.

Originally posted by slymanrc:
Dammit, now you're going to have me going back for yet another playthrough (that I was already planning to do) to look for that cork board, because I don't remember that one. There's a different one Maya has that I was referring to...

What was the different corkboard that you had in mind? Aside from the one she has with money pinned on it, the only corkboards that I remember that play a role in the game is the one with the chess club advertisement and the one where you see a woman's hand put a picture of Cathy naked. I'm not sure of what you're talking about.
Last edited by spartakisteqc; Apr 3 @ 11:47pm
slymanrc Apr 4 @ 12:09am 
Originally posted by spartakisteqc:
What was the different corkboard that you had in mind? Aside from the one she has with money pinned on it, the only corkboards that I remember that play a role in the game is the one with the chess club advertisement and the one where you see a woman's hand put a picture of Cathy naked. I'm not sure of what you're talking about.

I'mma say don't worry about it. If you aren't sure what cork board I'm referencing, it's very likely understandable and this would be a discussion for a later date. I just completely forgot about the one in Maya's dorm, lately I've been working through different paths and choices from a save state just before leaving her dorm for good.
Last edited by slymanrc; Apr 4 @ 12:15am
I was just messing with you Sly it's all in fun : )

You guys are most likely correct, but the only money that I would expect to be 100% safe to take (at this point in the game based on how DPC likes to bring choices back to bite you), is the money added by DPC to compensate for having mini games off. LOL

edit: I never tried to take any money from the Prep mansion, does the game actually warn you (with an MC monologue or something) if you try to take money from Jill's room?
Last edited by ZiffyHead; Apr 4 @ 8:02am
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