Didn't YOU say YOUR save data was irrelevant?
I didn't start changing flags or variables until 33.1. Which is after the Ardo succession.
My pron collections were, before Summit = 1.6 M, after BoY = 1.8 M, after final Yhilin = 2.7 M, after Ardo succession = 4.4 M.
To answer why I only had 3 copies in use by Ardo succession. My Trin is at 100 rp. No I didn't copy the succubus for Esthera, No I didn't copy the noble for Fheliel, and no I didn't copy the dick that held the other port site. If there was a 4th within that meeting, I never bothered. The Aram Jade clerk wasn't needed either after his supplies were invested into Palina's outpost. Yuanon's copy I definitely still had.( for my first save).
i was talking the GAME CODE, not any savedata.
aramite rapist take one slot, point. the game check if trin had some spare slot even before show the four soldier in the cave, after the fight increase the variable "trin copies" by one point.
fheliel don't ask to copy anyone, she don't know even trin, how she can ask to copy someone? and i don't know what do you mean with "other port site"? you are talking of the merchant in the outrskirt? o the woman in the bank?
all the copies done during the negotation are dismissed with the wedding (adding the janine's uncle one). the only copies whitout a dimsission before the succession crisis are: the aramite clerk (yes he still active after the eustrin/aram trip), the noble succubus esthera ask you to copy, yuanon and the aramite rapist. four slot, obviously if you don't make a copy (succubus) you had only three slot occupied, but this mean the aramite take one slot, not zero.
There is also a mini exploit concerning Yuanon due to him being unavoidable. If by the time you went to Zirantia you don't have any copies left (due to using them all), he is still added for free and it's most likely that he no longer count for taking a spot.
not, isn't a exploit. because after the party return in yhilin trin had the increase copies numbers during the negotiation.
actual copies, and max copies are two different variable (the 19 and 20 respectively), even if you are capped during the zirantia trip the copies number [var 19] are increase of one, without the check if this make this number greater of max copies [var 20], in the negotiation hall trin had at least one copy slot increase guaranteed. in the wrost case scenario that is the yuanon slot.