I'm curious, has anyone gotten a 7x multiplier or higher in Episode 11's party planner? I think the best I've gotten is 6.75x with the right layout, but still get S rank.
I don't recall ever getting a 7x in the XMAS PP, but if you play the first two rounds well enough the guys' happiness scores will be so high that the S rank is practically guaranteed.
I must admit that the party planner is one part of the game where I do cheat. I don't mod, but saving the game at the end of the Interlude means that the game redoes the dice roll that decides the three free items you get when you load. If I don't get Speakers, re-roll. If one of the other two is Beers, Decor or Snacks, re-roll. Spend the two picks on a second set of Speakers and Drugs if I didn't get them. If I did get Drugs the second pick goes to Food or Liquor. The first perk is typically the Pink Weiss perk (Beers don't need Cups), but if I want the CUM-petition for an Others run I take Crowdfunding (+$4).
If I have the free Kegs I use it, but I won't use my free pick on it. I typically don't use the Drugs but I want one free set so I can have two at TG BBQ. If I didn't have the free Kegs on Halloween I spend the other free pick on it for TG BBQ. If I do have the Kegs the pick goes to Food or Liquor. The second perk is Pink Weiss or Crowdfunding depending on which one I chose for Halloween. So after Halloween I should have both of those perks, 2 Drugs, 1 Food, 1 Kegs, 1 Liquor and 2 Speakers.
After TG BBQ I take the Finger Food perk (no Trashcans for Food), second Kegs and second Liquor.
Never put Nick's wants before someone else's. The rat gets leftovers and that's it.
Don't pay for the CUM-petition if you aren't going to join. Unless you are specifically going for the combination of Beer Battle and Scary Stories and can afford it.
Always get the Beer Pong if you aren't looking for scenes that require not having it. The difference adds up to 48 % happiness. Well, 42 % because Nick doesn't matter. It's well worth the $5.
And that's my core strategy until ep 12 brings new info.