It's been a while since I played (version 1.1 was my last) so I may have missed some stuff.
I'm doing the callback with Lexi for the porn shoot with Ingrid in charge (I think this is the second one!?) but seems I don't have enough 'int' points to do any of the responses except for the last one...so, I am baffled. Where were those points to be got from...does it hurt anything to not be able to do the first to response and just go to the porn?
apparently it was the MC's Int that wasn't high enough - not even clear how that is increased within the game so I used the cheat mod to up it a little but I still only get the first option about the privacy, second option never come available (stays greyed out) but doesn't tell me why....
So, a couple of questions (1) are there places to increase the MC's stats without using cheats and (2) what is the trigger for the second trigger after the 'privacy' response.
There are a bunch of choices throughout the game that lead to Int gains, usually next to a choice that gives a Lust gain - so chances are you pick the "lust" choice because it looks like it might be a better option as far as the girls go. I can't remember specifics off the top of my head, but it's stuff like looking back at Carol after she gives you a tour of the uni gives +1 Lust, while not doing so gives +1 Int. Interaction with Roxy in the locker room after your first meeting has similar "Int or Lust" options, etc. I believe correct answers on the history test used to give Int points as well, but I don't know if that's still the case after the rework.
The specific bit you're looking at, I believe, is below. It looks like there's a choice linked to it, as well as the Int points, but if I'm reading it right, that just disables the options if you've already asked the questions:
menu:
"About privacy" if intelligence > 10 and choice_33a == 0:
mc "Once again, what about privacy?"
scene update21_lexi_04d
ingrid "All casting material is for our archives only. It will never become public."
scene update21_lexi_04f
ingrid "But any future films with you two would obviously be available to the public."
ingrid "You can read more about this in the contract terms and conditions."
scene update21_lexi_04e
mc "Okay, good enough for me."
$ choice_33a = 1
jump update21_lexi_1
"About privacy (disabled)" if choice_33a == 1:
pass
"About privacy (disabled)" if choice_33a == 0 and intelligence <= 10:
pass
"What if we refuse later?" if intelligence > 15 and choice_33b == 0:
mc "I don't remember it being mentioned in our current contract..."
mc "But what if we successfully pass the casting process, but then refuse to do any more filming?"
scene update21_lexi_04d
ingrid "I really hope that doesn't happen, but that's where we would part ways."
ingrid "After that, your personal information and all casting materials would remain in our archives for some time."
scene update21_lexi_04f
ingrid "In addition, you would no longer be eligible to work for our company as well as for several other studios with which we cooperate."
ingrid "In a word, your career as a porn star would be over before it even begins."
scene update21_lexi_04e
mc "Okay, fair enough."
$ choice_33b = 1
jump update21_lexi_1
"What if we refuse later? (disabled)" if choice_33b == 1:
pass
"What if we refuse later? (disabled)" if choice_33b == 0 and intelligence <= 15:
pass
"Let's do porn!":
jump update21_lexi_2
In the phone app, you have a built-in way to increase stats, including Int and Lust, so no external mod is needed. The only mods I use are URM and the universal choice descriptor. The first of these gives path notifications, so when this choice comes up in game, you can look at it and see what the requirements are. It might tell you the choice becomes available if Int is above 5, for instance. The second gives you the immediate outcomes of choices, so it will give you the choice as normal, and then have text below it that tells you "+1 Int" or "+1 Lust" etc. Both are quite useful, if you want that kind of assistance and editability (URM can also be used to change stats and variables, etc.), without leaving the sort of markers on the game that means you can't play the next update until the mod is updated.
I have already posted this before but doing it again in the vain hope that it actually happens......
So, will there eventually be an option for the MC to NOT help Ashley and then down the line have sex with her? May be she will be the grand prize of the next raffle in the frat party?
This has come up a couple of times previously, and I remember seeing a response from the dev about the original plan for Ashley, where she would become that sort of character. I think down that path she was likened to Roxy, being a happy-go-lucky sort of party girl, rather than specifically a party prize, but it's been a while since I read the details. I don't know what the current plan there is though, as there has been almost no movement at all on that path (pretty much just seeing her at a party with cum on her lips one time), if I'm not mistaken.