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Thanks for letting me know~ There's so much in the game I'm just very curious about, without necessarily having the energy to go in-game exploring every little thought I have personally!

What the title says- Sorry if this is no good as a topic, I just got really curious about it when I started up a run and for the first time was given a personal quest instead of a no-questions-asked vote from Vahter, somebody who has always just agreed no matter when in the playthrough I ask him.  As far as I can tell guvf jnf pnhfrq ol beqrevat Rfznenv rkrphgrq nsgre crefbanyyl pngpuvat ure. So now I'm wondering about some others- Has anybody managed to lose Tulimust's favor, for example? And in the opposite respect, I know it's possible to poach every single vote but his own from Lukomir, but I'm also curious what it takes to get Oletko or Khdarr genuinely on your side.

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Thanks for responding!! That "not yet" is very exciting to me, she seems like a very interesting plot hook all things considered- especially having just seen what the post-election scene reveals. Thanks to all these tips I was able to get an 18-pledged 23-voted win!

Funny enough I've only ever seen one assassination attempt (outside of the two that are, I think, inevitable) getting fubg ng gur whovyrr va zl svefg eha, juvpu V'z snveyl pregnva jnf n qverpg pbafrdhrapr bs nterrvat gb tvir Ureh Cevzr n 3eq ryrpgbe- juvpu evccyvat rgreavgl unfa'g rira erdhrfgrq bs zr fvapr gura.

I'm surprised this winning playthrough my Zorana was never in danger though- Korundi never reported above "one or two discontent" even though I took seemingly risky cabinet members and made a pretty serious blunder. Not sure if, in the course of the beta test, you're interested in things that seem weird like that? But if so-

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Much appreciated! That seems like a great starting loop of travel to help get things moving right away~

Thank you!! Good luck on the 29 votes run, that must have so many calculations involved!

Thank you!!

Hello~! I've been enjoying this game a ton so far, but the same things that are making it uniquely great are also making it uniquely overwhelming for me, compared to LLTQ -- The sheer variation is amazing but also a lot harder to keep track of, particularly when starting a new run. It's tougher to approach 'this is the type of princess I will build this run' when there are so many other factors up to me as well- in LLTQ, if Elodie was athletic, I'd see what happens with an athletic Elodie. Here, having an athletic Zorana won't do much unless I manage to also seek out the specific situations in which she needs to be athletic. I definitely want to keep trying different things and discovering stuff on my own, but I'd like a few pointers on what might be good to start out with / what I might be overthinking.

1. Who's the best science advisor? I thought Ozara was pretty good, but then I still needed to study past her knowledge level to unlock multi-node travel, which was a major skill-sink. I got 16 votes that run, definitely partly thanks to having the multi-node travel, but if a better advisor could get me that unlock even just one study session faster I might have been able to secure Chapadoc's vote on my last turn. (Also, not a part of my question, but a possible blindspot that might catch other newer players- On my first playthrough, I hit a perfect storm of dialogues + skillchecks to be convinced that only electors that approve of Zorana could become cabinet members, leaving me with low votes and low knowledge skills. Could just be a me problem, but if it's not, maybe a spare dialogue line about how a cabinet position might be a good way to get somebody on your side who would otherwise never choose to vote for Zorana? Unless that's actually already in the game and I just spaced it, also possible.)

2. Are any of the star systems more forgiving about first impressions than others? Or do I just need to burn turns in dead space until Zorana gets her polite conversation in gear?

3. This is just a clarification on the backend functions of the game- Does leaving a star system offend the unpledged electors who live there? I'm trying to actually get the High Pontifex on my side this time around and I'm terrified to go do anything else socially until I boost stats enough to complete her quest, but staying put for so long having essentially pointless social phases between studying sports also does not seem right.

4. Another clarification because I can't actually tell from my runs so far- does the main rival candidacy always get announced on the same turn?

5. Finally, just a silly question- I'd like to dive into puzzling out the solution myself if this is possible, but want to avoid chasing dead ends if it isn't. Is there a world where Zorana can actually have a positive relationship with the Herkkan 'assassin' concubine?

Hi! Yes of course, sorry about that. Should be set now- I forgot to check the boxes when I uploaded the most recent update ^^;   By the way, I really enjoyed seeing you play Heart Fragment! I would actually sometimes put those videos on while working on this game~

Thank you so much!

Hi! If you let me know which ending(s) in particular you're trying to get, I can point you towards which choices should be able to get you there! 

In general, an 'impactful' choice is one that shows Jessie crossing what would typically be considered a boundary (standing out from the crowd through bad behavior), and a 'romance' choice is one that expresses Jessie's feelings. For example, the first-letter sign-off "Sincerely, your secret admirer. PS I know you're a girl." gives +1 romance for the secret admirer line (as opposed to saying 'a friend' which gives neither romance nor impact) and +1 impact for the postscript since outing somebody to their face isn't the most socially acceptable thing to do.

Thank you so much, both for playing and for the kind words!! I really appreciate it! And I'll have to make some time soon to play your games too- I have a very busy first half of March (upcoming artist alley table!) but after that... I'm coming for that Mushroom Oasis >:3

Thank you so much!!! That genuinely means a ton to hear!

If you'd like some hints...

Bad End 1 comes if you write letters with high impact and high romance, and reveal Jessie knows what Darling's gender is, but never reveal Jessie's identity

The good ending is essentially the same as above, but Jessie does give her name, and it requires slightly higher impact and romance

For bad end 2, you need to give "high-impact" (unhinged) answers and "low-romance" (nothing that mentions dating or being considerate of darling's feelings) answers, and reveal Jessie's identity. Feel free to follow up if you still can't get it and I can give more detailed instructions. I'm actually a little bit surprised that people are interested in getting All Endings in this little game- I really appreciate it!

Well done! And thank you for playing! 💓

Ahaha, apologies for the deception! I do hope you enjoy this little game anyhow~ and, you know, there is one good ending ;3