(Spoilers) The Elder

[Yoru]

First things first, I can't comfirm data below are 100% accurate.
I hope some other players can tell me if something was wrong or correct.

This is my 4th playthrough, during my first and 3rd playthrough, Elder survived.
But this time he didn't.

During this playthrough, I was keep tracking on the time between delivers to The Elder.
In-game time, and rest time. Every time I rest in private room, it count as 0.5 hrs.

Specifically for 3 orders from Lake Knot City to The Elder, including 2 urgent order.
Which is No.419, No.420, and No.421

After reach 5 stars, I have sent about 10 times to The Elder
All of them were under 12hrs, but the last time I go it goes above 12hrs
It is around 13~14hrs, and The Elder died.

So my guessing is

The Elder will die after reach 5 stars, and you didn't deliver his medicine from Lake Knot City in every 12 hrs in-game time (including 0.5 hrs everytime you rest in private room).

[Psyringe]

I got the Elder to 5 stars pretty early, and then ignored him for a long time while I was exploring the area west of the snowy mountain ridge. That definitely took much longer than 12 in-game hours.

My guess is that the Elder only dies if you start (and then fail) one of the urgent deliveries sent to him - which would mean that he's safe as long as you simply don't take these orders (or, if you take them, make sure that you complete them in time). That's just speculation though, based on the fact that no "urgent" order is actually urgent until you pick it up. I could very well be wrong.

EDIT: It's also possible that I might not have progressed far enough into the game yet to see the Elder die. I'm currently in chapter 6.

[Yoru]

Originally posted by Psyringe:

I got the Elder to 5 stars pretty early, and then ignored him for a long time while I was exploring the area west of the snowy mountain ridge. That definitely took much longer than 12 in-game hours.

My guess is that the Elder only dies if you start (and then fail) one of the urgent deliveries sent to him - which would mean that he's safe as long as you simply don't take these orders (or, if you take them, make sure that you complete them in time). That's just speculation though, based on the fact that no "urgent" order is actually urgent until you pick it up. I could very well be wrong.

EDIT: It's also possible that I might not have progressed far enough into the game yet to see the Elder die. I'm currently in chapter 6.

I complete those urgent orders everytime, with SSS rank.
So I can say that is not the problem.

But it is possible that "take urgent orders for the first time start the countdown for Elder".

[Psyringe]

Originally posted by YORU:

I complete those urgent orders everytime, with SSS rank.
So I can say that is not the problem.

But it is possible that "take urgent orders for the first time start the countdown for Elder".

Thanks for the clarification! I misunderstood the "once it took 14 hours" part as "I failed the mission", but your reply cleared my confusion. I also think that your understanding of the game is most probably way deeper than mine.

When did the Elder die in the cases you've experienced that? Given that I left him without medicine for many in-game days, he _should_ die in my game, but currently he's still alive. I have done his "urgent delivery" missions a few times, but with long gaps in between.

Perhaps his "death countdown" doesn't start before one of the later chapters?

[Yoru]

Originally posted by Psyringe:

Originally posted by YORU:

I complete those urgent orders everytime, with SSS rank.
So I can say that is not the problem.

But it is possible that "take urgent orders for the first time start the countdown for Elder".

Thanks for the clarification! I misunderstood the "once it took 14 hours" part as "I failed the mission", but your reply cleared my confusion. I also think that your understanding of the game is most probably way deeper than mine.

When did the Elder die in the cases you've experienced that? Given that I left him without medicine for many in-game days, he _should_ die in my game, but currently he's still alive. I have done his "urgent delivery" missions a few times, but with long gaps in between.

Perhaps his "death countdown" doesn't start before one of the later chapters?

Both death are after Episode 7.
Last time it was Episode 8 Heartman, this time Episode 7 Clifford.

[Sevrojin]

you need to bring him medicine? i just sent him bonzai trees and food from the distro. and im like 30-50 hours(at chapter 12) in and hes fine

using the delivery bot no less

[Yoru]

Originally posted by Sevrojin:

you need to bring him medicine? i just sent him bonzai trees and food from the distro. and im like 30-50 hours(at chapter 12) in and hes fine

using the delivery bot no less

That's new for me.
People always guessing that medicine orders are the key.
So it could be just any orders deliver to The Elder, and that is enough for it.

[fodder]

weird thing is that i get "new" orders to deliver him stuff after he died. i 5 starred him early on and not been going that way as things are just repeats. until i get access to backpack upgrades (and can't fragile hop) and then new orders heading there appear (which i didn't really do promptly) from multiple places.

[Ashrock]

I think he dies...I did a F'ton of deliveries for him never failed a one and I think he actually off's himself with sleeping pills. last message with him said it was time to go, he's done enough and seen enough (short and skinny) then ghosts. and I delivered a urgent batch of sleeping pills..... you know the 24 crate one or something