Ammy_gordon

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The reason for the breakup was Axel, with Lena and Ivy being hostile towards Cherry. Other relationships don't really change unless you as Ian are pursuing both Lena and Cherry, in which case I think you are forced to stop seeing one of them.
So I need to avoid lena path entirely? Well I was trying to get with all of them, but I lost interest in lena as things got on with Cindy, and lena started picking things up with Jeremy
 
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Ammy_gordon

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What do you mean it's a shame? I suppose a new player won't know this, but it becomes pretty obvious pretty quickly that there aren't enough interactions between Ian and Cherry for a bond to form. Within the world of the game, it makes perfect sense that they won't make a connection; especially when Ian would likely have hooked up with either Alison or Lena by the next time they meet, which Cherry will know about and then try and avoid ruining another relationship.
Yes exactly what I was trynna say, she ain't part of the main chicks, they introduced her more of as a side character
 

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So I need to avoid lena path entirely? Well I was trying to get with all of them, but I lost interest in lena as things got on with Cindy, and lena started picking things up with Jeremy
No, not avoid entirely, you can just break up with her when it becomes relevant I think. You can't have Ian "seeing" both of them, but he's free to do things with them until then.

If you avoid Lena though something may develop soon, since Emma can suggest threesome with Ian if you do Lena/Emma.
 
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What do you mean it's a shame? I suppose a new player won't know this, but it becomes pretty obvious pretty quickly that there aren't enough interactions between Ian and Cherry for a bond to form. Within the world of the game, it makes perfect sense that they won't make a connection; especially when Ian would likely have hooked up with either Alison or Lena by the next time they meet, which Cherry will know about and then try and avoid ruining another relationship.
It's a shame there is only one on-ramp for Cherry. It seems like you could easily put one into the exhibition night. Or maybe the night at fortress. But I believe it's only that first night at Shine that opens any further content with her. Which doesn't match the practices of the rest of the game.
 

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So I need to avoid lena path entirely? Well I was trying to get with all of them, but I lost interest in lena as things got on with Cindy, and lena started picking things up with Jeremy
If you're a new player, it isn't a harem game, but you can juggle quite a few people at the same time. If that's for you, explore who you think you may be able to fool around with, without others finding out. After 2-3 playthroughs, start messing with the walkthrough.

But that's just my advice.
 
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It's a shame there is only one on-ramp for Cherry. It seems like you could easily put one into the exhibition night. Or maybe the night at fortress. But I believe it's only that first night at Shine that opens any further content with her. Which doesn't match the practices of the rest of the game.
There are a couple of spots where I feel like an "on ramp" could have come about or might still in the future.

Cherry at her exhibition feels like Ian could have had a chance to kindle something, maybe not go straight into sex but something to indicate that there'd be interest. Similarly at the beach trip Ian can flirt with Emma, even get naughty applying lotion, but nothing further happens even if they share a room.

For Lena it seems like Mike could have a late option. Mike has the collab thing, that almost seems like a given for Lena and him to initiate something. The bar update as a whole also seemed to be giving Lena opportunities to get some sort of rapprochement with both Jeremy and Robert, if you choose for it of course.
 

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There are a couple of spots where I feel like an "on ramp" could have come about or might still in the future.

Cherry at her exhibition feels like Ian could have had a chance to kindle something, maybe not go straight into sex but something to indicate that there'd be interest. Similarly at the beach trip Ian can flirt with Emma, even get naughty applying lotion, but nothing further happens even if they share a room.

For Lena it seems like Mike could have a late option. Mike has the collab thing, that almost seems like a given for Lena and him to initiate something. The bar update as a whole also seemed to be giving Lena opportunities to get some sort of rapprochement with both Jeremy and Robert, if you choose for it of course.
I'm also curious if there will be a late game re-onramp for Mike, if Lena caught feelings and was jealous. It's one of the more interesting sub paths, to see how twisted Lena's motivations can get.

Overall, of course I agree. Pretty much every character should have multiple on-ramps, though I get Cindy and Minerva only having one. Holly is pretty silly, though depending on your playthrough, she may have a second chance (but there should have been an earlier one, imo). Many of them do, so the absence is even more noticeable.
 

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Overall, of course I agree. Pretty much every character should have multiple on-ramps, though I get Cindy and Minerva only having one. Holly is pretty silly, though depending on your playthrough, she may have a second chance (but there should have been an earlier one, imo). Many of them do, so the absence is even more noticeable.
I imagine trinity may potentially fork back into the three monogamous relationships between Lena-Ian-Holly, if one of them cheats on the others and could potentially get kicked out of the trio lol.

Kinda hard to see Holly doing something like that on this route I guess, but you never know with Eva.
 

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I imagine trinity may potentially fork back into the three monogamous relationships between Lena-Ian-Holly, if one of them cheats on the others and could potentially get kicked out of the trio lol.

Kinda hard to see Holly doing something like that on this route I guess, but you never know with Eva.
Knowing Eva, it will happen. Holly will somehow hook up with Stan, for no rhyme or reasoning, causing Lena to murder both in their apartment, forcing Louise and Lena to go on the run, leaving Ian to his lonesome with Ivy...

... Thats not a half bad plan...
 

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I imagine trinity may potentially fork back into the three monogamous relationships between Lena-Ian-Holly, if one of them cheats on the others and could potentially get kicked out of the trio lol.

Kinda hard to see Holly doing something like that on this route I guess, but you never know with Eva.
As it is, Lena can be potentially on thin ice after her thing with Seymour. It'd be kind of funny if what was originally Ian/Lena ended up as Ian/Holly, after Holly got included and then Lena turned out untrustworthy, cheating with Seymour on them both and having them bond over it. :sneaky:
 

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As it is, Lena can be potentially on thin ice after her thing with Seymour. It'd be kind of funny if what was originally Ian/Lena ended up as Ian/Holly, after Holly got included and then Lena turned out untrustworthy, cheating with Seymour on them both and having them bond over it. :sneaky:
Holly trinity requires love variables between Lena and Ian correct? Love variables that would cause Ian to break up with Cindy and Alison for example. I'm kinda curious how much of Cindy you can get with Ian, before then turning it into trinity and potentially end up with just Holly in the future if Lena cheats like in your example.

That'd be the only way to go to the birthday party instead of the bookfair and still get the Holly romance, if it were achievable :ROFLMAO:
 

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I'm kinda curious how much of Cindy you can get with Ian, before then turning it into trinity and potentially end up with just Holly in the future if Lena cheats like in your example.

That'd be the only way to go to the birthday party instead of the bookfair and still get the Holly romance, if it were achievable :ROFLMAO:
Going by my playthrough, at the very least Ian and Cindy can bang in the alley. For this matter you can probably prolong it for a couple more sex scenes until Lena/Cindy split point, although now am not sure if this doesn't pop up as trinity blocker, if Ian was doing more with Cindy than just the "one time mistake we both regretted" that he gets away with otherwise.

But yeah, you can in fact get both Cindy and Holly in some capacity this way. :whistle:
 
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