Is there enough time to do everything? Help please

[Tae]

I'm really struggling with time management in this, I feel like there's just not enough time to do everything when the game wants you to do it and I'm not sure if I'm just overthinking it and quests arent as time specific as i thought or? I have no time to read books to increase skills or anything either so I constantly have no way of getting the skill checks for dialogue and it's just very frustrating. I feel like I'm missing half the game and it's too far along to get a refund so what do i do? Does anyone have any tips or anything?

[rapidsfinesse]

No, you need to choose what to do and do it in the most efficient way to earn the skill through the right dialogues. For example, you can't read all the books or complete all the quests at the same time, but you can replay and try to fulfill those quests you didn't have time to finish, since you'll know how many days you'll need for it in the next time.

You need to plan the order in which you'll go on quests and which dresses to wear, as you should choose only the best dialogues, like Science (15), Art (20), Literature (20), etc., to learn skills without books and earn maximum points in one go. So, you may want to restart the day if you fail some lines.

Here’s a tip on how to earn money after Hussar gives you 20 coins at the beginning of chapter 2, so you don’t waste time on quests where you need to pay money right away.

https://steamcommunity.com/app/2401410/discussions/0/596267508946743503/

[denisrutz]

There absolutely is enough time to do everything (including reading all books) in the game without too much hassle and even having a couple of extra days left, till the ultimate showdown happens - the trick is actually to learn the game's locations and time management inside out, plus have at least always 200-300 coins in your pocket - it will help you in many, many ways.

Also if you struggle with your stats for whatever reason, don't be shy to get drunk on blood by simply overusing the blood potions you can purchase or feast upon a few rabbits in the forest - although it doesn't come without consequences, it will give you a temporary boost of your stats and often hand you the missing points you need on a silver plate.

Also if you struggle to get from point A to B in time more often than not, there's also an easy trick you can use - turn into a bat everytime you need to go somewhere - it will speed up your "walking" speed immensely (since you actually fly) and you can often do two or three tasks that way, as long as they don't require an action-point.

The game officially ends on July 11th, if you don't dilly dally around, smartly plan ahead and learn the game's important places inside out you can do everything by July 5th-6th - it's no witchcraft, nor rocket science.

After 7 complete playthroughs i can do everything in this game with closed eyes and you'll get there too, after multiple completions.

[redshirt_49]

Speedrunning quests can break them though, I've found.
Kirill's quests broke completely as I did them concurrently with Anastasia and Evgeny, the second failed before I could even attempt it, the third he would offer but could not be completed as the hiding spot behind the Athena statue could not be interacted with because the quest thought I was still on part two.
Also, Evgeny could not be interacted with at all prior to his duel so he ended up dying (not much of a loss there, he's kind of a prick).

Money wasn't really an issue, you can generate an infinite amount of it through playing the incredibly easy card game.

I only did books or doctor tasks when nothing else was available to do and was still able to use most learned interactions via intoxication.

But yeah, you can technically do everything within the time provided.

[Tae]

Originally posted by redshirt_49:

Speedrunning quests can break them though, I've found.
Kirill's quests broke completely as I did them concurrently with Anastasia and Evgeny, the second failed before I could even attempt it, the third he would offer but could not be completed as the hiding spot behind the Athena statue could not be interacted with because the quest thought I was still on part two.
Also, Evgeny could not be interacted with at all prior to his duel so he ended up dying (not much of a loss there, he's kind of a prick).

Money wasn't really an issue, you can generate an infinite amount of it through playing the incredibly easy card game.

I only did books or doctor tasks when nothing else was available to do and was still able to use most learned interactions via intoxication.

But yeah, you can technically do everything within the time provided.

how do I do the card game well? I swear I lose everytime and I've never been good at that one no matter what game it's in lol

and speaking of the doctors task, do you get in trouble for not doing them? I was rushing to do the doctors tasks and it's one of the things that stressed me out time-wise