Stuck with nothing to do

[NordicWildheart]

I am stuck on Day 2 10:44 with nothing to do. I have talked to everyone at least three times and done everything I can at this point. I can't spend time by reading a book since Kim is still with me. Just spent 45 real time minutes and progressed a whopping 7 minutes in game.

What can I do to progress? Is there a mod that let's one skip time?

[Du-Vu]

You can always read books to skip time even when Kim is with you. Have you been through the back door of the book store, inside the apartments, and into the harbour? Done all you can with the body, the trash container, the footprints, your ledger, and Kim's radio?

[ajedrezado]

Happened to me too, at 00:57, day 2. If i read and speak to everyone like a madman, i can get to 02:10 but no further.
Have you found a solution?

[Du-Vu]

After 22:00 you can go to sleep and continue from the next day. Time stops after 02:00 (a little later if you read a book or something just before).

[NordicWildheart]

Originally posted by ajedrezado:

Happened to me too, at 00:57, day 2. If i read and speak to everyone like a madman, i can get to 02:10 but no further.
Have you found a solution?

So I bought a book and read the same book over and over and over again for 11 hours straight, it took less than 10 minutes real time. Now I can go and do a Day 2 evening task and then go to sleep to see if the bridge is repaired in the morning.

[NordicWildheart]

Now I am stuck at 02:10 on Day 2 and I have no place to sleep since I paid for the book. How do I progress?

[Burdpal]

You softlocked yourself.

Garte tells you flat out on Day 1 that you need to pay him 20 real everyday to enter the hotel. You buying stuff frivolously, like books, was a mistake.

Admittedly, this was a discussion point in the past that I still have problems with. From a design perspective it's pretty horrible that you can't hobocop yourself to sleep on a bench with some debuff for the next day, due to bad sleeping posture and poor decision-making skills.

But alas nothing was really addressed on this Day 2 softlock. Your only real solution would be to scrounge around for cash in nearby apartments, or restarting the game to an older savestate. Or starting all over.

[ztokdo]

I'm on my third playthrough and haven't been able to solve this. I lose the dice rolls i need. Game kind of sucks because the roll system means you are basically playing around quicksaves. On the third time I used a quicksave to pass a 60% roll. Retarded design to have complete failure if you don't get rolls.

[Du-Vu]

You can also try again later. If it's one of the checks you need to progress, there are usually ways to unlock it without spending XP by investigating the rest of the map, finding connections or inconsistencies. Dealing with the Hardie Boys in particular.