simple guide to the new relationship system.
new relationship system was introduced v0.20. as of v0.22 it is used by: Shael, Laia, Sybil, Alister, Alice.
Scene unlock/lock:
[Relationship] = 0 to 4. permanet value. raising it changes dialog and interactions.
[Corruption] = 0 to 4. permanent value. raising it changes dialog and interactions.
Progress meters:
[Bond] = relationship progress %. at 100% you may raise relationship by +1 which resets [Bond] to 0%.
[Normalcy] = corruption progress %. at 100% you may raise corruption by +1 which resets [Normalcy] to 0%.
Currencies:
[Arousal] = currency 0% to 100%. spent on consensual sex. easily lost and gained.
[Control] = currency 0% to 100%. spent on mind control. easily lost and gained.
[Mood] = currency 0% to 100%. spent on various actions. ALSO also a multiplier to your gains for other stats. multiplier is bracket based (IIRC max bonus is when it is 90%+. but it could have been 80%+).
Always keep mood very high to minimize grind. I always raise it to 100 and keep it there. if mood is spent on sometime i raise it back.
Relationship:
max out mood with [cheer]. after every interaction check if mood dropped and fix it if it had.
then explore the interactions using [visit] (visit varies by location so check all the locations the char appears at).
also use [Talk] and [Hang] until you have seen all possibilities.
[Flirt] and [Tease] will unlock once relationship is 2 or higher. repeat until you have seen all possibilities. (unless you want to miss content / skip)
once you have seen all the dialog mentioned above for the current relationship level (or if you decide you are ok with skipping some) you can use [Date] to raise relationship by +1.
this will replace the dialog for [Visit], [Talk], [Hang], [Flirt],[Tease] with new dialog.
repeat the process until you have seen everything an reached max relationship.
Corruption (mind control):
max out mood with [Cheer]. after every interaction check if mood dropped and fix it if it had.
use [Observe] to gain +30 control (a currency used for mind control) if control is <70. recheck your control before every interaction.
click on the box that says [Corruption] to the right of [Interactions] to switch the interface to corruption actions.
[Mesmerize] and [Hallucinate] until you have seen all interactions
[Conditioning] and [Degenerate] will unlock at 2+ corruption. watch all scenes.
[Visit] in various locations this char appears in to see any scenes available at current version.
once you have seen all scenes for current corruption level or decided to skip it you can use [Reprogramming] to increase corruption by +1 a reset [Normalcy] to 0.
doing so will replace all the dialog for [Mesmerize], [Hallucinate], [Conditioning], [Degenerate] and some other stuff might be affected too.
repeat the process until you have reached a level of mind control you are comfortable with.