simple guide to the new relationship system.
as of v0.20 Shael and Laia are using the new relationship system. Over time all other characters will switch to this system as well.
here is how it works
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First. look at the stats on the right.
Relationship = The level of the relationship. this is a small integer number that is permanent. Raising it changes dialog and interactions.
Bond = % progress towards unlocking the ability to advance relationship level by +1. (which would reset bond to 0)
Arousal = % horni. necessary for her to consent to sex
Corruption = The level of mind control. this is a small integer number that is permanent. Raising it changes dialog and interactions.
Normalcy = % progress towards unlocking the ability to advance mind control level by +1. (which would reset normalcy to 0)
Control = % value. a currency you spend on mind control. easily lost and gained.
Mood = % value. a multiplier to your interaction gains with this character. Mood is easily lost and regained.
First and foremost, you want to 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. IIRC the multiplier is bracket based so if your mood is slightly under 100 it would still give you the full bonus.
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):
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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.
