Not sure whether this has been answered or not, but some people wondered why they aren't getting any "Others" option when choosing a love interest in episode 8.
So I had a look in the code and it turns out that it doesn't actually depend on how much you sleep around or what kind of relationship you have with Quinn, Rinoa, Sarah, Lily, etc.
For some reason, whether or not you get that option depends solely on which combination of main paths you're on. This is the full list:
Sage path | Bella path | M&J path | Jill path | "Others" option? |
+ | + | + | + | no |
+ | + | + | - | no |
+ | + | - | + | no |
+ | + | - | - | yes |
+ | - | + | + | no |
+ | - | + | - | no |
+ | - | - | + | * |
+ | - | - | - | yes |
- | + | + | + | no |
- | + | + | - | no |
- | + | - | + | no |
- | + | - | - | yes |
- | - | + | + | no |
- | - | + | - | no |
- | - | - | + | * |
- | - | - | - | yes (auto) |
* if (not ep7_jill_lewd or affinity == "DIK" or ep8_jill_state == 0) is FALSE: no
if (not ep7_jill_lewd or affinity == "DIK" or ep8_jill_state == 0) is TRUE: yes
That does look rather arbitrary, but there's some pattern to the madness. You get:
No "Others" option if
- you're on the Maya & Josy path
- you're both on the Jill and the Bella path
- you're on the Jill path, unless: you have DIK affinity, or have NOT talked to Jill about her virginity in episode 7
Guaranteed "Others" option if
- Sage solo path
- Bella solo path
- Sage and Bella paths only
- Jill solo path, with DIK affinity
- Sage and Jill paths only, with DIK affinity
In other words:
- Pursuing Sage is a safe choice
- Pursuing Bella is mostly a safe choice unless you go for Jill as well
- Pursuing Jill is unsafe and probably not worth the effort of juggling it with DIK affinity
- Pursuing Maya and Josy ruins everything
Hope this helps some people who specifically want to go for "others".