Ok I’m playing the most recent public version (I think 4a) and though I think this game is strong, I think there are balancing issues - at least early on - that play into each other and compound the problems.
You can ostensibly only do at most two things per day given the amount each action expends. Gym trips cost 50 energy, working as a teacher costs 70, and dates cost 30. Unless I’m mistaken, working as a TA is the only paying job available at the start, right?
This makes it hard to work up enough money to pay rent and stay financially afloat, as you only make $53 per day.
Meanwhile, the trips to the gym kinda bleed you dry, as you only get +4 appearance for the lowest level of training, meaning it takes $150 just to get to the necessary appearance stat to be able to spend double per trip.
If there’s a way to either increase your max stamina or replenish it once a day or something, it would go a long way I feel. And if these exist, please forgive me and let me know what these methods are.
I’m just frustrated because I’m at a spot where I can only work and go on a date, and to advance my relationship with Suni I need to up my appearance, which I can’t afford to get high enough because of the low return on investment in the gym workouts.
