You didn't pay attention then, just got through the game with a sigma grindset, beating prisoners without thinking lol. See that, "default time limit" ? And control might further decrease in 14 days? Now you won't see though, from floor 4 onwards you have unlimited time.
I know time limit is mentioned in difficulty selection screen but this isn't technically time limit, all it does is decrease control every day, which decreases more of your order each day. For example, in your picture if you let go of it for 14 days it is not automatically game over but you will start losing more control each day.
Eeh, really? I was pretty sure it's a straight game over though, similar to 0 order. Can't argue though, because i don't remember for sure if it is or isn't.
I tried it just to see what happens, it is not a game over
Well, it is a time limit. Not an instant game over one, but you can't just keep going either, because the order will plummet. This mechanic was implemented because people literally stayed on floor 1 (or 2) forever to grind all edicts and then progressed further in early versions. This is no longer feasable because of the control drop after the time limit.
If you've played any other game time limit means after reaching 0 it is game over or mission failure. This is not the case in this game. You can keep playing forever if you never let your order reach 0. You can let them riot and subjugate them again and easily keep it going forever, atleast in warden difficulty.
That's a very narrow definition of time limit, that I don't agree with. Imo you are on a time limit if you can't just keep going on forever. Are there hard time limits that decide make or break on the second? For sure. But soft time limits exist for the same reason. Take classic battle royales as an example. They have a shrinking zone in which you can move and outside you take damage that increases over time. The concept is same: Don't allow the player to stay at one point for the whole time. Sure, you can extend the time a bit, but ultimately this mechanic forces you to move on, which the game relies on. Just like using items to get health in the BR or complete checkpoints to increase some countdown, here you can try to gain order to give you more time. But you can't stay on one level forever, because the control drops more each day. I can easily 'rebrand' the whole thing by calculating the number of days until zero order (i.e. game over) and you can ofc increase it a bit, but not enough to stop it entirely. Thus, you are on a time limit.
Oh so it is considered completed. That's a good news since i can just finish it now.
Wow! Did you get these titles legitimately? I mean, I don't even know how you can get through the game without gaining some corruption. That's mighty impressive if this was a legit, unmodded run. Good job!
And I don't if I should laugh or be insulted with the effects for Holy Empress after going through a such a difficult accomplishment. ^^"
Bet it had something to do with Order, huh? Remember, the higher the Order, the less financial help you'll receive from the Emperor since he's thinking you're handling things better. ;]
It was probably an Edict, that increased your Order. The higher your Order, the less help you get from the Kingdom, since it seems like you have everything under Control. The lower your Order, the more money they will send you. It is basically a risk reward System.
There is a cat that explains this to you during difficulty selection but it only shows up after you lose the game try to start another game.
