Others Completed Artificial Academy 2 [MiniPPX v8] [Illusion]

[Grim]

Observer
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Prevents NPCs from interacting with you.

Observer mode is toggled by pressing the 'q' key by default. The OBS_KEY global can be edited to change the key.

[PC Only]


Details:
This is a very simple module that I made when I was testing the witness mechanic in the Premeditated module. It works like the in-game option "Disable NPC->PC action" except with a couple of differences. The problem with all of the in-game options is that it's not entirely obvious whether the option is being enabled or disabled when you press the hotkey for it unless you've memorized the different toggle sounds. You may also forget that it was enabled in the first place. With this module, when you press the toggle key it'll notify you on screen that the observer mode is either being enabled or disabled. If the mode is still enabled when a new period starts, it will display a notification to remind you so that you aren't confused about why NPCs aren't coming up to talk to you.

The other motivation for making this is I wanted a way of toggling whether the PC would count as a witness or not for testing purposes during NPC-NPC murder interactions handled by Premeditated. When the toggle key is pressed it enables/disables the module itself i.e. the Observer card bool is set to true or false. This way the module can be hooked into other modules by checking whether the Observer module is enabled or not.


Known Issues:

• The module's observer mode is not synced with the in-game "Disable NPC->PC action" option since there's no way for modules to check the state of game options. The module doesn't really do much if that option is already enabled since they have the same effect.
  
  
• The module doesn't prevent NPCs from stalking you, where they attach themselves to your character and follow you everywhere. Uncertain if the in-game option has the same problem or not.

I almost didn't bother releasing this, but maybe someone will get some use out of it.

 

[BigJuicy211]

i havent found anyway to get the game to actually launch, I've read through the installation instructions and have made sure I had the vc_redists I'm on Win10 and have some okay PC specs when I click launch the launcher just says (not responding)

 

[tiikerihai]

That's cool, but did you try installing windowsdesktop-runtime-3.1.9-win-x64.exe ?
If you don't have vc_redist it will give you an error that a dll file is missing. If you're missing the desktop runtime the launcher will hang because ppexm64 doesn't start. That's not the only reason it might not start, but it's very rarely something else.

 

[Smug Lewds]

I actually had the same problem as the user two posts above, but I read your comment and decided to make sure it ACTUALLY was installed. It wasn't, so thank you.

 

[Monosomething]

Welp... AA2 strikes again with its unclear mechanics. By now we know that cards with the Easygoing trait will seek sex with their sex friends (but only if they have a partner)... now i was called into the girls shower for sex by a chick who didnt have that trait (high virtue - made sex friends of her prior). Obviously, no modules on that card (nor on me, at least none that would affect this).

Wonder what else is there to discover about this game...

 

[Grim]

Welp... AA2 strikes again with its unclear mechanics. By now we know that cards with the Easygoing trait will seek sex with their sex friends (but only if they have a partner)... now i was called into the girls shower for sex by a chick who didnt have that trait (high virtue - made sex friends of her prior). Obviously, no modules on that card (nor on me, at least none that would affect this).

Wonder what else is there to discover about this game...

I didn't think the Sex Friend status even did anything if they were higher than Normal Virtue. I think you get a 0% chance if you try asking them yourself to have sex if they're High/Highest Virtue

 

[Monosomething]

I think you get a 0% chance if you try asking them yourself to have sex if they're High/Highest Virtue

Thats true, but with the Easygoing trait they will ask you now and then to have sex... plus, apparently, without it too. Not highest virtue, though. Those can only be sexxed via competition (or forced). Not even Easygoing trait is going to change that.

EDIT:

 

[Grim]

An example of my primary motivation for making the Cooldown module. This was directed towards another NPC during a single period:

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[Monosomething]

An example of my primary motivation for making the Cooldown module. This was directed towards another NPC during a single period:

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Were i on the receiving end of this, id reply with:

"either kill me or keep your mouth shut"

 

[Grim]

Were i on the receiving end of this, id reply with:

"either kill me or keep your mouth shut"

I used to pray for death when this would happen to me. They just follow you everywhere, spamming the interaction over and over

 

[Monosomething]

Grim , have a favor to ask you. Since youre making those modules that force NPCs to do specific interactions, i need something tested that i just cant do on my own (too much RNG). How high is the penalty for refusing sex? Id be interested in both a request to have sex with and without a relationship (to see if theres a difference).

Thanks in advance.

 

[orochi_kyocr]

Hi. Is there any chance of using old mods with AAU? There is a mod for more positions that is not working or I could not make it work with this version. Is there any option you have to turn on the launcher, or is it not possible?

Edi: Nevermind, I found the modern alternative.

 

[Grim]

Grim , have a favor to ask you. Since youre making those modules that force NPCs to do specific interactions, i need something tested that i just cant do on my own (too much RNG). How high is the penalty for refusing sex? Id be interested in both a request to have sex with and without a relationship (to see if theres a difference).

Thanks in advance.

Are you asking for how much dislike/hate is generated from refusing? And for the relationships, are you interested in the results from refusal if both characters are in a relationship with each other, or just if they're in a relationship with anyone?

 

[Monosomething]

Are you asking for how much dislike/hate is generated from refusing?

Yes.

And for the relationships, are you interested in the results from refusal if both characters are in a relationship with each other, or just if they're in a relationship with anyone?

Ah, right. I meant in a relationship with the PC/without a relationship with the PC. Im kinda curious whether the penalty is higher if you refuse your partner, rather than a random slut/sex friend.

 

[Grim]

Grim , have a favor to ask you. Since youre making those modules that force NPCs to do specific interactions, i need something tested that i just cant do on my own (too much RNG). How high is the penalty for refusing sex? Id be interested in both a request to have sex with and without a relationship (to see if theres a difference).

Thanks in advance.

So the test setup was Normal Virtue, Bisexual characters with no traits.

Spoiler: No Relationship

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3 dislike count from refusing with the standard sex interaction, Action #48 in

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The only interactions were me asking to be lovers, followed by them asking for sex. The massive love count is from me using the Crush module so that they'd agree to be lovers right away. Interestingly though, there was no dislike gained from refusing this time. I actually would have expected the opposite result. I'm not sure where the like count/points came from, unless for some reason refusing them added like, but that doesn't make sense. The like may have also come from asking to be lovers. I guess I should test that.

Edit: So oddly enough, the like count/points were from refusing them while in a relationship. I re-ran the test, this time checking the numbers before having them ask for sex:

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[Monosomething]

Spoiler: With Relationship

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The only interactions were me asking to be lovers, followed by them asking for sex. The massive love count is from me using the Crush module so that they'd agree to be lovers right away. Interestingly though, there was no dislike gained from refusing this time. I actually would have expected the opposite result. I'm not sure where the like count/points came from, unless for some reason refusing them added like, but that doesn't make sense. The like may have also come from asking to be lovers. I guess I should test that.

Note that there isnt even a single partial point in there, outside of love and likes... strange. Yeah, i expected refusing a partner to be extremely penalizing to LLDH.

The reason ive asked is that ive encounter a number of situations, where a low-ish level card would get into a relationship with a high-highest virtue card, and then, during an orgy, they would keep asking their partner for sex, which always results in failure (high-highest virtue + a crowd + asking for sex = square root of a camel). One would think they would completely ruin their relationship with this spam, but your test proves it doesnt matter...?

 

[Grim]

Note that there isnt even a single partial point in there, outside of love and likes... strange. Yeah, i expected refusing a partner to be extremely penalizing to LLDH.

The reason ive asked is that ive encounter a number of situations, where a low-ish level card would get into a relationship with a high-highest virtue card, and then, during an orgy, they would keep asking their partner for sex, which always results in failure (high-highest virtue + a crowd + asking for sex = square root of a camel). One would think they would completely ruin their relationship with this spam, but your test proves it doesnt matter...?

It's possible different trait/virtue/orientation combinations would yield different results, but it would also be time consuming to test all of the different possibilities, and it's also possible that different interactions would have different results. I only tested #48 in that chart, but there's others like when they ask you to follow them to a private room for example.

 

[Binzubayr94]

Anybody know where I can get a PPX for additional sex positions?

 

[Monosomething]

Anybody know where I can get a PPX for additional sex positions?

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. Read it carefully until you find JMCP.

 

[Syonic]

Hi, long time lurker. I decided to reinstall AA2 lately, only problem is that the game only holds an almost-acceptable framerate (40) with win10fix on dgVoodoo 2. Trying to run it without win10fix and with wined3d freezes the launcher. Trying to use win10fix with DXVK2 throws this error message:
"Direct3D の初期化処理に失敗しました。(Initialization failed)", and trying to use original d3d9 shows this error:

"Unhandled Exception
Code: 0xC0000096
Address:0x0555FF18"

Admittedly I could never get this game to run well, but it should hold above 40 with my specs (6800xt, i7-7700, 16gb ddr4 ram). At this point I concede defeat and could use some help if anyone has the time.