Off to a Good Start?

[Superfabs]

I've enjoyed playing the game very much, and I have finished it several times, and gotten every achievement aside from Off to a Good Start. I'm not really sure what exactly this entails. I've finished the opening parts with what seems like positive feedback from the crew - and I've also completed the gain trust of entire crew side-quest several times also... but it's never shown up.

Just curious about this achievement - I'd like to grab it before writing my favorable review soon here! Unable to find any guide or explanation.

Thanks if someone can elaborate on what exactly one is trying to accomplish to get this achievement. I could then experiment properly if it's something near the beginning with a possible choice that I could be making better in my opening string of choices, or if it's in fact the trust quest, then it might be a bug or something...

[White Shadow]

Hi. This one might be a tad tricky to get because there isn't a big scope of possibilities for some of the characters. This only concerns the very early scenes, up to a point when you go to bed to sleep. (So, like the first 10-15 minutes of the game). The goal is to have at least 1 point of trust with each crew member (these points are not shown). It is possible to be in the negatives on these, so 0 is not the lowest you can be at.

I'll mention all the parts where you can gain or lose trust with crewmates in these early scenes:


Ship dock:

Saying "At least my barber didn't mess up." - Loses 1 pt with Lucas
Saying "I'm badass on the inside." - Gains 1 pt with Lucas

Saying "Nice to meet you, Alelaira." - Gains 1 pt with Aleira
Saying "Can we just get going?" - Loses 1 pt with Aleira


Ship tour:

Saying "Great, and where is yours?" when Aleira is telling you about your room - Gains 1 pt with her.

Saying "My name is Edan. Nice to meet you." - Gains 1 pt with Ilana.

Saying "And who is the tomboy with mech arms?" - Loses 1 pt with Cassana.
Saying "And who is the tough lady next to Ilana?" - Gains 1 pt with Cassana.

Saying "Thanks for the welcome, Tero." - Gains 1 pt with Tero.

Saying "I'm ready to get started." - Gains 1 pt with Blaine.


Walking around on your own and talking to the crew:

Saying "You're fascinating." to Tero - Gains 1 pt with her (Requires at least 1 pt in Engineering for this dialogue option to appear)

Saying "Great people, as I can tell." - Gains 1 pt with Ilana.

If you gained both trust points with Aleira earlier, you automatically get 1 pt with Elosys in the first conversation with him (since you've been nice to his sister).
Saying "She's charming herself." - Gains 1 pt with Aleira (Requires at least 1 pt in Charisma for this dialogue option to appear)
Saying "Well, lovely to talk to you both." - Gains 1 pt with Aleira and Elosys.


When Lucas riles up Cassana:

Saying "You should be nice to her." - Gains 1 pt with Cassana, but Loses 1 pt with Lucas.
Saying "Yeah, you're right." - Gains 1 pt with Lucas, but Loses 1 pt with Cassana.
If you stay silent, you neither gain nor lose any points.


So, the most difficult one here would be Lucas and Cassana, since you only get no more than 1 point with each of them during the tour of the ship. So when you speak to them later and Lucas riles up Cassana, siding with either one of them, will cause the other to lose a little bit of trust, meaning it will be less than 1. So your only option here not to annoy either of them is to stay silent.

And of course, make sure you've gained at least 1 point with the others too.

You get only 1 opportunity with Blaine, 2 opportunities with Ilana, Elosys, and Tero, and 4 opportunities with Aleira.

I hope this helps!

[Superfabs]

Ah! I was never silent, so I ended up losing a point with Cassana or Lucas. Makes sense!

That is almost certainly the spot that got me - so yep, you pointed it out perfectly in the last bit.

Thanks a lot for the tips! This is really a great game. Deserves more attention for sure! I'll probably be curating/reviewing another you sent over as well (Snares of Ruin Zero), since I liked this game so much. I think it would be time well spent. It's been a while since I accepted Pegasus-5, so apologies for the delay (probably around late summer got/accepted curator connect offer). Possibly will look into Snares of Ruin itself too, since I have this from a bundle at some point. Off-tracking a bit, but looking forward to these as well as my backlog/playtime permits!

I'll have something up over the next couple of days though, since I've had fun with this game.
Not often that I'll play beyond the initial story - since I have a lot on the backburner, but I felt this one deserved a lot of attention, and I couldn't stop playing! Again, very awesome game!

[White Shadow]

Thank you very much. I really appreciate it that you enjoyed the game this much. :D

I hope you like both Snares of Ruin games too. If I may suggest, it's better to play original Snares of Ruin first, because Snares of Ruin Zero reveals more of the backstory, so some of the twists and plot from the first game might be spoiled for you.

[Superfabs]

I was thinking from that standpoint - of perhaps going in order they came out, since this one has been created later. Even in some games where it is hardly related, or just pertains to an older dlc... or for a couple of minuslore elements in a game, I'll wait on a newer game just to have some time to work on the other first, so if the prequel elements are tied in, I'll definitely take your advice before getting going with it.

Thanks for the tip before I personally got on a small research about if it is better to play the other first. Rough one today, but I'll be glad when I have some time to mull over my thoughts on Pegasus-5 and get them out in a presentable format.

[White Shadow]

Thank you and no problem. It's always nice to hear when players speak their thoughts about my games, especially if they enjoyed them.

One thing that might feel a bit strange is that Snares of Ruin Zero isn't quite an RPG like Snares of Ruin 1 and Pegasus-5. It plays more like a point-and-click visual novel as I couldn't provide too much variation in how the story shapes up, because we already know the state of the events after it (when Snares of Ruin 1 takes place). Regardless, I hope you'll enjoy both of them, whichever order you'll decide to play them in.

[Superfabs]

Cool, looking forward to both! I have a bit going on from earlier games queue, and getting to things slowly ( have a lot of chronic illnesses from lyme and mycoplasma), but I have a feeling I'll enjoy both of them. I have reviewed a good many VNs, so it's not a genre I shy from. The only one I have troubles with are the Strategy/RTS/4X and Tower Defense. Can't quite wrap my brain around them!

In case you are interested in my thoughts on the game, my review has been posted here!

[White Shadow]

Oh wow. Thank you for such strong positive words. I've just read the review. I can tell the story choices and different outcomes were very satisfying for you to experience. It's exactly what I was hoping for as it's something I enjoy in games too. :D

[Marquise*]

Woah so nice reading this. I should had avoided the spoilers but I kinda care about your fictional characters XD

[White Shadow]

Well, it's just the beginning of the game, and you've already completed it anyways, so I am sure it's not much of a spoiler for you. :)

[Marquise*]

I took side ;)

[Superfabs]

I hid my spoiler line... ;) I hope it helps! :P

[Marquise*]

XD No worries I finished the game. :P Just had to pique an eye

[Superfabs]

Can't be sure... but I thought I saw a name resembling yours... somewhere.. before...

[Marquise*]

*cybermentally flees*

[White Shadow]

Perhaps on another game page discussions, or maybe on... the credits list