Guide to Victory at Sea (And other achievements)

[jordanlefae]

So it took a while of fooling around with decisions and stats but eventually I managed to end up in a game that finally got me the victory at sea achievement, along with quite a few others. So I figured I would provide the guide toward achieving this. There was also something delicious about playing this outcome cause you have a civil war since everyone thinks you are terrible but then you win this massive war and everyone loves you.

This achievements in total that you can get are:

Victory at Sea
A Matter of Honor
A Hostage to Fortune
A Land Divided
Off with their heads
A Timely Word
A Military Alliance

Week 1:
Morning: Divination
Evening: Divination
Activity: Sneak out of the Castle

Week 2:
Morning: Divination
Evening: Divination
Send Her Away
Activity: Visit the Dungeon

Week 3:
Morning: Meditation
Evening: Lore
Activity: Visit the Dungeon

Week 4:
Morning: Meditation
Evening: Lore
Activity: Visit the Dungeon

Week 5:
Put on the Faith Outfit
Morning: Divination
Evening: Divination
Activity: Visit the Dungeon

Week 6:
Morning: Divination
Evening: Strategy
I Won't Do it
Activity: Visit the Dungeon

Week 7:
Morning: Climbing
Evening: Strategy
Punish Her
Activity: Visit the Dungeon

Week 8:
Morning: Climbing
Evening: Swords
Activity: Visit the Dungeon

Week 9:
Morning: Climbing
Evening: Swords
Try to Negotiate
Activity: Visit the Dungeons

Week 10:
Morning: Climbing
Evening: Archery
Surrender Province
Activity: Visit the Dungeons

Week 11:
Morning: Running
Evening: Archery
Activity: Go to Court

Week 12:
Morning: Running
Evening: Polearms
Politely Decline
Activity: Visit the Dungeons

Week 13:
Morning: Swimming
Evening: Polearms
Execute Her
Activity: Visit the Dungeons

Week 14:
Morning: Swimming
Evening: Swords
Activity: Go to Court

Week 15:
Morning: Climbing
Evening: Swords
Activity: Go to Court

Week 16:
Morning: Climbing
Evening: Swords
I would rather not go
Make religious excuse
Activity: Go to Court

Week 17:
Morning: Running
Evening: Archery
Someone Scandalous
Talk to Him
Challenge Him to a Duel
Activity: Go to Court

Week 18:
Morning: Naval Strategy
Evening: Archery
Trip her as she passes
Activity: Go to Court

Week 19:
Morning: Naval Strategy
Evening: Archery
Raise Taxes
Activity: Go to Court

Week 20:
Morning: Logistics
Evening: Logistics
Pardon Him
Activity: Go to Court

Week 21:
Morning: Strategy
Evening: Naval Strategy
That's Hilarious!
Ignore It
Activity: Go to Court

Week 22:
Morning: Lore
Evening: Logistics
Make his stepsister Adele regent
Activity: Wander the Castle

Week 23:
Morning: Lore
Evening: Logistics
Reject Her
Activity: Wander the Castle

Week 24:
Morning: Strategy
Evening: Presence
Activity: Wander the Castle

Week 25:
Morning: Naval Strategy
Evening: Presence
Hire More Soldiers
Activity: Wander the Castle

Week 26:
Morning: Logistics
Evening: Composure
Send Emergency Aid
Activity: Wander the Castle

Week 27:
Morning: Naval Strategy
Evening: Composure
Go to Sudbury for Gwenelle's Party
Activity: Play with Toys

Week 28:
Morning: Strategy
Evening: Court Manners
Offer to Help
Activity: Play with Toys

Week 29:
Morning: Court Manners
Evening: Court Manners
Hold Briony Hostage
Pardon Criminals
Activity: Play with Toys

Week 30:
Morning: Court Manners
Evening: Public Speaking
A Ransom Payment
Activity: Go to Court

Week 31:
Morning: Public Speaking
Evening: Flattery
Don't
Activity: Play with Toys

Week 32:
Morning: Flattery
Evening: Court Manners
Employment
Save it For Later
Activity: Play with Toys

Week 33:
Morning: Court Manners
Evening: Strategy
Fencing
Activity: Play with Toys

Week 34:
Morning: Public Speaking
Evening: Naval Strategy
Recruit Soldiers
Direct the Fleet
Activity: Play with Toys

Week 35:
Morning: Public Speaking
Evening: Court Manners
Activity: Sneak out of Castle

Week 36:
Morning: Public Speaking
Evening: Presence
Ransom the Rich, Conscript the Poor
Activity: Attend Service

Week 37:
Morning: Flattery
Evening: Flattery
Activity: Talk to Dad

Week 38:
Morning: Public Speaking
Evening: Flattery
An Extravagant Feast
Activity: Play with Toys

Week 39:
Morning: Elegence
Evening: Running
Anciet
Activity: Tour the Barracks

Week 40:
Doesn't Matter
You win!

[Khim_Play]

Well… count me impressed. I've seen quite a few step-by-step Walkthroughs and they often puzzle me. I mean: how? How people are doing this? They usually look like an attempts to piss people as much as possible to fail the game yet still somehow drag victory out of jaws of defeat in the end. For me naval victory was never a problem, most problematic achievements from the list above was probably “A Land Divided”.

Here is my walkthrough. There are no war, no duels, no assassins, just a lonely girl which tried to romance first female noble (Brin), then female musician (Sabine), then finally settles for her maid (Alice). Oh, she also achieves naval victory, makes Lucille her Lumen Minister, turns Briony into a magical girl and raises public opinion of Lumens so high that children dress up and play at being magical warriors of justice! The most amusing dialogue here is “Your kindness has already won the hearts of the common folk of Nova. They will follow you wherever you lead. Of course, with me at your side, your popularity can only increase. Never underestimate the power of music.” Isn't it kinda pointless to increase your popularity if people are already willing to die for you? I'm also kinda not 100% sure why I've hiread a spy… “why not, I guess”: there are no assasins and no riots (Commoner Approval >100, Noble Approval >30 at the end), but why not hire a spy if you have money? There are the following achievements:

Illuminate!
A Timely Word
A Gathering Of Light
The Language of Flowers
A Little Backup
A Dangerous Juggler
Better Left Unsaid
Victory At Sea
A Hostage To Fortune
Off With Their Heads
Long Live The Queen
An Unexpected Pairing

The rarest one (according to the Steam statistic) is the last one, but of course we already have an appropriate guide dedicted to it.

Week 1:
Morning: Decoration
Evening: Decoration
Activity: Play with Toys

Week 2:
Morning: Lore
Evening: Lore
Arrest her
Activity: Play with Toys

Week 3:
Morning: Composure
Evening: Presence
Activity: Walk in the Garden

Week 4:
Morning: Court Manners
Evening: Court Manners
Activity: Visit Dungeons
Hear her out
Free her

Week 5:
Morning: Mediatation
Evening: Divination
Don't wear it
Activity: Visit Julianna, Duchess Ursul

Week 6:
Morning: Mediatation
Evening: Divination
Call the guards
Activity: Talk to your Father

Week 7:
Morning: Composure
Evening: Presence
Accept her apology
Ativity: Attend Service

Week 8:
Morning: Elegance
Evening: Elegance
Activity: Attend Service

Week 9:
Morning: Presence
Evening: Presence
Activity: Visit Julianna, Duchess Ursul
I'll try to find a way

Week 10:
Morning: Divination
Evening: Divination
Bluff / Intimidate
Threaten to attack
Activity: Visit the Treasury

Week 11:
Morning: Public Speaking
Evening: Public Speaking
Activity: Visit Julianna, Duchess Ursul
Do it
Achievement: Illuminate!

Week 12:
Morning: Flattery
Evening: Flattery
Activity: Attend Court

Week 13:
Morning: Composure
Evening: Elegance
Put her to work
Activity: Visit the Treasury

Week 14:
Morning: Meditation
Evening: Meditation
Activity: Visit the Treasury

Week 15:
Morning: Public Speaking
Evening: Court Manners
Activity: Visit the Treasury
Put on the Coronet

Week 16:
Morning: Ciphering
Evening: Ciphering
I will parade and make a speech
Activity: Visit Julianna, Duchess Ursul
Keep pushing

Week 17:
Morning: Internal Affairs
Evening: Sense Magic
Examine the women
Brin, Duchess of Hellas
Talk to him
Achievement: A Timely Word
Talk to your aunt
Offer her a court position
Achievement: A Gathering Of Light
Activity: Attend Court

Week 18:
Morning: Sense Magic
Evening: Strategy
Achievement: The Language of Flowers
Give them to Alice
Greet her politely
Foreign threats
Activity: Explore Castle

Week 19:
Morning: Wield Magic
Evening: Wield Magic
Raise taxes
Activity: Attend Court

Week 20:
Morning: Climbing
Evening: Climbing
Summon Julianna
Wait for Julianna
Achievement: A Little Backup
Activity: Attend Court

Week 21:
Morning: Climbing
Evening: Lore
That's terrible!
Climb out and grab it
Activity: Sneak out of the Castle

Week 22:
Morning: Voice
Evening: Instrument
Make his stepsister Adele regent
Activity: Visit Tomb

Week 23:
Morning: Voice
Evening: Instrument
Test her for secret skills
Achievement: A Dangerous Juggler
Activity: Talk to Sabine

Week 24:
Morning: Voice
Evening: Instrument
Activity: Visit Dungeons

Week 25:
Morning: Voice
Evening: Instrument
Build more warships
Activity: Play with Toys

Week 26:
Morning: Voice
Evening: Lore
Activity: Walk in the Gardens

Week 27:
Morning: Flattery
Evening: Decoration
Go to Sudbury for Gwenelle's party
Activity: Sneak out of the Castle

Week 28:
Morning: Logistics
Evening: Naval Strategy
Flatter them both
Offer to help
Activity: Attend Court

Week 29:
Morning: Logistics
Evening: Naval Strategy
Ask about Briony's parents
Activity: Attend Service

Week 30:
Morning: Strategy
Evening: Naval Strategy
Activity: Attend Service

Week 31:
Morning: Strategy
Evening: Naval Strategy
Achievement: Better Left Unsaid
Activity: Visit Julianna, Duchess Ursul

Week 32:
Morning: Strategy
Evening: Naval Strategy
Employment
Activity: Explore Castle
Put on the the Toga

Week 33:
Morning: Strategy
Evening: Logistics
Music
Activity: Talk to Sabine
Suggest Romance

Week 34:
Morning: Resist Magic
Evening: Resist Magic
Recruit soldiers
Direct the fleet
No
Activity: Attend Services

Week 35:
Morning: Wield Magic
Evening: Wield Magic
Achievement: Victory At Sea
Activity: Attend Court

Week 36:
Morning: Decoration
Evening: Decoration
Ransom the rich, execute the poor
Achievement: A Hostage To Fortune
Achievement: Off With Their Heads
Activity: Walk in the Garden

Week 37:
Morning: Instrument
Evening: Court Manners
Activity: Play with Toys

Week 38:
Morning: Flattery
Evening: Court Manners
An extravagant feast
Activity: Visit Charlotte, Lady Merva

Week 39:
Morning: Flattery
Evening: Public Speaking
No one
Activity: Attend Service

Week 40
Morning: Wield Magic
Evening: Public Speaking
Achievement: Long Live The Queen
Achievement: An Unexpected Pairing

[Astrovago]

Thank you for both guides!