any tips on a redemption run?

[DarVe3]

I'm going for all the achievements, just did the secretairy run on fresh save.
i'm thinking on trying the redemption run next, on an older save with multiple runs of course.

does anyone know any tips on doing it?
it'l be on warden of course, i like a challenge, but not torture. and this run on it's own is challenging enough.

[Kasiornis]

As someone who did Redemption run on Prisoner I'd say - go sex build, Endurance as main stat, Energy as secondary. At start skip few days to gain money and buy as much +End edicts as you can, then start losing the battles, ideally your very first one so you won't get much of other stats and each time Karryn is hit by sex attack - she gains End experience.
Even more, your "Unrest" timer won't decrease if you lost a day to a "Level Defeat Scene", this basically allows an indefinite loop to farm gold to buy more edicts later.

The main strat will be - gain max level, beat the level, go to the next one, gain max level, beat, go to the next one. Slowly and carefully. This is actually the main downside of this build - it's slow. Really slow, you'll be repeating the same scenes over and over again grinding gold.

After beating Level 2 boss you'll be able to repair Research lab, enable Advanced Training and get even more Endurance. After beating Level 4 boss you'll be able to farm 2 more levels - do it, and then since you won't be able to gain stats anymore - you might as well buy +AnyOtherStat edicts you want to buff your stats for the last battle if you need that (I didn't).
Apart from that - good bed buffs your stats, Chef Meal does that too as well Trinkets - do that before any boss battles and you're golden.

It's not that hard, just tedious.

[DarVe3]

Originally posted by Kasiornis:

As someone who did Redemption run on Prisoner I'd say - go sex build, Endurance as main stat, Energy as secondary. At start skip few days to gain money and buy as much +End edicts as you can, then start losing the battles, ideally your very first one so you won't get much of other stats and each time Karryn is hit by sex attack - she gains End experience.
Even more, your "Unrest" timer won't decrease if you lost a day to a "Level Defeat Scene", this basically allows an indefinite loop to farm gold to buy more edicts later.

The main strat will be - gain max level, beat the level, go to the next one, gain max level, beat, go to the next one. Slowly and carefully. This is actually the main downside of this build - it's slow. Really slow, you'll be repeating the same scenes over and over again grinding gold.

After beating Level 2 boss you'll be able to repair Research lab, enable Advanced Training and get even more Endurance. After beating Level 4 boss you'll be able to farm 2 more levels - do it, and then since you won't be able to gain stats anymore - you might as well buy +AnyOtherStat edicts you want to buff your stats for the last battle if you need that (I didn't).
Apart from that - good bed buffs your stats, Chef Meal does that too as well Trinkets - do that before any boss battles and you're golden.

It's not that hard, just tedious.

can i do that though?
the achievement says no game overs. so doesn't that mean i can't lose a battle?
I thought the whole point of the challenge was to not allow defeats.
if that wasn't what it means, then i'm starting to look at the 180h of playtime like a fool.

Oh god, nevermind. just started looking actively about it, i thought i couldn't lose a single battle, but if that isn't a problem then my secretary run was such a waste of time.

oh well, i'll use your tips to get this run started. thanks.
with this, the run can be actualy enjoyable to an extend.
nothing fun to catious stance and skewer back to back and avoiding evey fight possible.

[Kasiornis]

"Game Over" means you cant go to NG+ screen. Because if you could do that, then you could also level up Karryn to max level, then restart the run and faceroll it till the end.
What the game wants from you - is to start Redemption Run through NG+ screen at Challenge Run NPC guard and reset your stats before that, thus starting the game at Karryn's Level 1 with related title locked on her permanently.

You can lose the battles and so on, farm everything you want, just don't lose the whole run and all will be well.

The Endurance sex build is basically a fool-proof way to complete the game. Because the worst that can happen to Karryn, the sex defeat - she'll be able to tank easily.

Just remember that it's much easier to farm gold at Level 1 defeat because there are no Levels conquered yet, thus no riots can happen, you can easily let Order to go down to 7-8 and be well. You won't be able to do that later on because after Level 2 you are risking to get two riots at the same time which can void your run if you're not playing it safe.
As result - it's better to farm gold at the beginning, and a lot of gold, than to do it later.

But up to you anyway.

[DarVe3]

Originally posted by Kasiornis:

"Game Over" means you cant go to NG+ screen. Because if you could do that, then you could also level up Karryn to max level, then restart the run and faceroll it till the end.
What the game wants from you - is to start Redemption Run through NG+ screen at Challenge Run NPC guard and reset your stats before that, thus starting the game at Karryn's Level 1 with related title locked on her permanently.

You can lose the battles and so on, farm everything you want, just don't lose the whole run and all will be well.

The Endurance sex build is basically a fool-proof way to complete the game. Because the worst that can happen to Karryn, the sex defeat - she'll be able to tank easily.

Just remember that it's much easier to farm gold at Level 1 defeat because there are no Levels conquered yet, thus no riots can happen, you can easily let Order to go down to 7-8 and be well. You won't be able to do that later on because after Level 2 you are risking to get two riots at the same time which can void your run if you're not playing it safe.
As result - it's better to farm gold at the beginning, and a lot of gold, than to do it later.

But up to you anyway.

i see, i've already finished the 1st floor but i'll optimise money earnings for now and farm money and passives

thanks for the help!