in chapter7 you can put potions in the fridge, materials for crafting equipment in the storage next to gullin, feed gullin wild game if you have too much, use the blue jotun dna for making potions in the base's lab.
in the peak factory you need to have exactly 5 charges to open the next area which is the clickable mountain in the distance in the same location (+1 charging shows visual effect and -1 gives you damage). i am not sure how much you pressed there and charged/discharged.
press on the clickable in the lower left corner and see if its charging charging or makes you take damage:
1. if its charging, press on it until you take damage, then press on the clickable a little above it closer to the middle of the screen. press on the mountain, if its not open press again on the clickable in the middle and again on the mountain. repeat this couple of times till the mountain opens.
2. if it makes you take damage, go to the peak shelter. there is a clickable in the bottom middle of the screen that discharge without making you take damage. press on it until you see charging effect. then go to the peak factory again and press on the mountain.
if you still have problem with this its recommended to ask in the discord channel. it harder to answer here, and its easy to miss questions.
The character designs and the world building is amazing and the story looks pretty good too, however I can't get past chapter 1 because there is so much back and forth during the non linear second part of chapter 1 that it made everything very complicated, confusing and boring.
I even bought and tried to follow the guide, but it looks like their isn't a detailed one for the side quests part of chapter 1, so I gave up. lol
I'm Sorry, I'm sure the game is wonderful and I wish this play style was more up my alley but I'm unable to finish it.
hi, chapter1 is focused on the crafting aspects, the next chapters will have less of it. the way i use to make the run less confusing is each day to start with gathering compost, then find the 1 daily conversation with each captain (they are usually staying in their areas), and then to try to complete the requirments for a mission andcomplete it. the main mission to gather the items for the solstice will end the chapter upon completion. there is no need to replay chapter1 once you completing it with good stats and keep a save of its end.
if its related to the error log you posted below, then again:
in chapter7 when moving between areas in the snow you lose 1 energy. if your energy gets to 0 you die, so you should be aware of how much energy you have left and dont walk too far if you are low on energy. you can restore energy with your heat lamp if you have charges (which you can charge in the base like in the first mission in this chapter). i think that this bug happens if you die from cold.
when moving between areas in the snow you lose 1 energy. if your energy gets to 0 you die, so you should be aware of how much energy you have left and dont walk too far if you are low on energy. you can restore energy with your heat lamp if you have charges (which you can charge in the base like in the first mission in this chapter). i think that this bug happens if you die from cold.
I'm in Chapter 2, I can't get passed the Mother Den in the Expedition . I was only able to reach 60 Fitness. I have 1 Med Kit and 1 Ammo. Any tips how defeat the mother wolf?
a good fighting order is lacerate->firearms->regroup->tagteam->trueshot->defend. but its possible that you dont have enough stats to kill it if you werent able to complete the convoy mission before being sent to the wilderness.
I was going to subscribe to the Patreon but this game is a little too tedious and difficult without a guide. The storyline did catch my attention and made me play more but without a guide its too difficult even when you pay attention... Theres too many sub maps.. I get lost
if you back the game as a vanir backer on patreon, you get both the chapters and the vanir guides. also, there is a discord server where you can get helps from other players, so its very recommended to join it and ask there when you are stuck.
How is it possible to arm Aurora (or any last row Seidr fighters)? Why do more or less fighters show up in a particular battle? In a previous run, I had a Seidr fighter (maybe a drone) in the firearms row of Seidr but I don't know how to get it back again in current run. Appreciate any help
you can craft equipment only for the captains in the first 2 rows. if you are in chapter4, if you didnt convince the captains in chapter3 to let puppy stay, you wont be able to use jotuns in some of the fights until you raise your reputation anough by donating and completing missions. if you learn huldra4 before leaving the alphines, you will find the firearm jotun on your way to alfheimr (and if you dont, you will have to find one yourself by fighting the right jotun in the deep caverns)
Thanks so much...It is impossible for me to get past Tunnel Vision in Chapter 4. I have used all of my Bones (5,5,4,5) in Seidr build and was able to complete Ancient and Power Hungry missions with more than 2 days of reserves left, but it's impossible for me to get past 2nd fight in Caverns. I noticed that in my Bones screen, I only completed 3 of 4 in the far left Alfheimr tree. so maybe that is causing me trouble. My energy is not the problem in the battle, it's limiting the regeneration of the jotun.
After activating Odin's eye, my standing is 15 with Fjord, Onsruds and Caverns and 12 with Haugens and Falsens...Undercity is low at 9. I'm currently have Fitness (100) Will (115) and Charm (75).
I'll have to go back to see about huldra4 in chapter 3...I remember one opportunity in conversation with Hildr to learn a new skill, but I don't know if it was that.
I don't think that my FItness/Will/Charm scores were high enough to save the puppy in chapter 3...curious if it's still possible to compete chapter 4 if I'm not able to do this. Again, appreciate so much the guidance.
you can learn in chapter3 skills only up to lvl3. you need to learn huldra4 from hilder in chapter4 after getting to the alpines and before driving to alfheimr.
as seidr you need to use the units from last row in your fights, to use potions in hard fights (i use valhalla for every fight as seidr), and luck to get griffin->wolf and aurora->hildr combos.
yes, the vanir guides are usually sold about a month after the chapter is released on itch. currently you can get it (with chapter8 and all the other guides too) if you become a vanir backer on patreon (25$).
if you are encountering difficulties in the chapter you can always join the discord server of the game and ask there (there is a link to the server above)
Hello, I just played chapter one of this game and I have enjoyed it greatly and I want to get the rest of the story. Is it true that chapter 8 is the final chapter that will end this story for good? If so then I will wait till it is completed before I get them all. Also is there going to be a way to get all the chapters in one download (which would be more convenient) or am I going to have to download the chapters one at a time (not so convenient but doable).
I would also like to know if you are planning any future AVN's as I like this story so far and would like to see more from you.
chapter9 will be the last chapter, and 8 chapters were already released (chapter8 is currently on patreon only). i dont think that there will be a way to have all the chapters merged into one download since the game got really big as chapters were added, and there is a limitation on file size on itch. becoming a vanir backer on patreon is a good way to buy all the chapters in one go (you still need to merge them manually).
there is a plan for a prequel to the game, a trailer was released, but for now the focus in on finishing this game.
Thank you for the reply. If chapter 9 is going to be the last one then I will wait for it to be completed and if getting all the chapters on vanir is the way to go then I will do that when chapter 9 is done. Thank you again.
How can I get past Depleted Reserves II? There are 3 treated waters in my bag and I am able to activate the beginning of the scene at Delivery, but when Tyr asks for the water, the game goes back to the Depot and the scene will not trigger again afterwards??? In a previous play, I was able to complete the scene. Appreciate any help.
the mission can be completed only after you see all the previous conversations with tyr and kirk. i think that the scene that you have is a scene before that. in the scene related to this mission, the depot is under attack and you dont see tyr but have to find him (i think that you also need to have more than 7 energy to be able to trigger the search part).
Thanks for your reply....I think there is a bug in the program....I don't think that the treated waters that were rewarded during play ended up counting towards this quest...in the end, I had to process 3 separate Treated Waters through the Chemical station (giving my bag 6 in total), and it finally let me continue the scene.
i checked it, and the mission figures out the amount in your bag (among other conditions) before it's conclusion. its most likely that in the time that it took you to make the additional water, you completed missing conditions too (or maybe you had a tyr conversation already on the same day you went there the first time).
hey hey, so iam kinda stuck on some side quests even tho i have all the rescourses i cant seem to trigger the interaction with going to the places it says i need to go to, and i cant even seem to find huldra essence (not the potent one) in the city
make sure that you have the needed items in your bag. its possible for the mission to show that you have them and it is not updated if you use the items for something else and they are no longer in your bag (beer for example).
Good morning, if possible, get in touch with me, I would like to speak to someone who has played Ergi as I'm not really sure how to do the steps to be able to date a character, my zap and telegram number is: 82987630213
you should join the discord server. you can ask other players there, and there is also a general guide for romancing each LI. starting a relationship with the guys is starting from chapter3.
Want to give a quick little summary of my thoughts on this game:
+ The game has some really high quality CGs, a huge amount of content (I mean hundreds of hours if you want to try and unlock every CG) and actual gameplay. It's very rare to find a game this ambitious in this category.
- However, and these are some of the biggest detractors: the game is extremely tedious and very grindy. You will NOT be able to complete it without the PAID guide, I repeat you will NOT!!!! be able to complete it without the PAID guide. At times you have to go through 40 locations tediously clicking to find something you missed - and this is WITH a guide. I do not remotely think this game is completable without the guide, at least, not without huge amounts of frustration. The paid for guide is somewhat useful but even then you might still have to go into the discord and ask for help.
- You will have to replay through vast swathes of the game again to unlock different CGs as you can only have one romance at the time.
- Combat is repetitive and slow, multiple times just wanted to skip it
If you do buy the game, I beg of you to use a save editor to give yourself more resources/energy/romance scores otherwise the grind is monumental. You can use this: https://www.saveeditonline.com/ Find your save files in %appdata% renpy, ergi.
A good game that could use some checkpoints (other than saves) so you don't have to redo entire chapters for different romantic interests. Adding a cheat menu would be great.
hi, i will just make some points about the paid guides' issue- you dont need to use them to play the game.
simply playing, paying attention to conversations and checking the mission log will be enough to get you through the game. the discord server for the game exists exactly for cases where you are not sure about something and getting stuck. you can and should ask there for help, and other players will be happy to help you. there are also some guides for the romance part. interacting with other players can add to the experience.
will you miss out content without the extensive guides? most likely. will you make mistakes? yes. not every run is perfect, and thats perfectly fine. the paid guides were supposed to be for patreon's vanir backers only. they are sold here seperatly because players asked for another way to get them.
No, you don't NEED to use a guide to "play" the game, but without it you WILL get stuck, you WILL miss key choices, you MAY potentially lock yourself out of a romance and waste your time playing through multiple chapters before you realise your mistake. The mission log is very generic - forgot the exact details? Oh, well best get to clicking around. Got stuck? Ah well, best go to the discord and wait for someone to respond.
I think it's disengenous to new players to give them the wrong idea going into this game. It can be confusing and complex. For a renpy novel made by such a small team, its brilliant - but If you want to make your life easier, just buy the guide - otherwise expect intense frustration
I also think you touched on something very important here: "Will you make mistakes? yes. Not every run is perfect" One of the main issues with this game is the amount of time it takes to play through it for one romance. Mess something up? Well that's another 30 hours bucko. Better to try and get everything right the first time so you don't have to redo hours and hours worth of content.
I 100% agree with your comment. Im currently going into chapter 8 with five different characters which means Ive played through every chapter, since chapter 2, multiple times. There is NO way I could do it without a guide, ESPECIALLY chapters 4 and 5, and I would be tearing my hair out if I tried to do it naturally. Even WITH the guide I have made a few mistakes on my Henrik and Tyr routes and it makes total sense to warn people about the drawbacks. The positives totally outweigh the negatives, so I enjoy my time, but some of the lows, especially the battle system, and the drawn out sections, could turn some players off. I wish I knew how to work a save editor, but unfortunately Im all thumbs with those kind of things so Ive been doing it the long way. Ive thoroughly enjoyed my time with the game, especially the world and characters its built, but man, I wish I could skip combat entirely. I probably wont go back cor a while to catch up the 4 routes I left behind(Borge, Ralf, Erland, and Kirk), unless I figure a way to make it quicker.
So I am stuck at the Wolf in Chapter 3. I chose the Alf-Build, have everything from war supplies, power, etc. Yet I can't defeat the ancient. Can someone help me please? I bought all the Chapters here on itch and don't wanna spend more money to gain discord access. If somebody can guide me through this, I'd appreciate it (I really do suck at this combat thing). Thank you so much!
first, you dont need to spend money to join the discord server. you can ask there in the relevant channels questions about all the chapters that are currently available on itch. the link to join the discord server is above
second, killing the wolf requires you to have one of the lvl3 skills that were required to complete the apprentice mission (in your case fastbuild3), and as an alf you also need to have a drone (there is also a mission to make one that gives a bonus bone). did you craft a drone and used it in the fight?
I have the Fast Build III and did use the drone. Maybe my rotation is not right. I never really got the hang of this combat system (not anyone's fault but my own, I am bad at combat in general). I always try to be as defensive as possible, using Defend and Regroup as much as I can, because once you hit 0 Energy it's over. I can manage to get the Wolf to like 600, maybe 580 HP, but by then my Energy hits 0 in the next attack and boom I'm dead!
if you dont have defend3, the important thing is to block his big attacks. his big attacks are every second hit, so you wont be able to block all of them.
if you notice that you are out of medkits while combat making more before it will help (everyday there is a chance to find antibiotics next to the elevator, which helps), use valhalla in this fight, and i dont remember if the drone uses ammo.
its in a testing and fixing phase atm. takes longer than usual since the chapter is a bit complex... the goal is to release it before the programmer and artist take a break for the holidays, but it gets a little tight.
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how do I get rid of some of the content out of my bag please is there a place I can sell it
in chapter7 you can put potions in the fridge, materials for crafting equipment in the storage next to gullin, feed gullin wild game if you have too much, use the blue jotun dna for making potions in the base's lab.
thanks
Can’t find the hulder at the peaks tried searching but still at a loss can u help please
in the peak factory you need to have exactly 5 charges to open the next area which is the clickable mountain in the distance in the same location (+1 charging shows visual effect and -1 gives you damage). i am not sure how much you pressed there and charged/discharged.
press on the clickable in the lower left corner and see if its charging charging or makes you take damage:
1. if its charging, press on it until you take damage, then press on the clickable a little above it closer to the middle of the screen. press on the mountain, if its not open press again on the clickable in the middle and again on the mountain. repeat this couple of times till the mountain opens.
2. if it makes you take damage, go to the peak shelter. there is a clickable in the bottom middle of the screen that discharge without making you take damage. press on it until you see charging effect. then go to the peak factory again and press on the mountain.
if you still have problem with this its recommended to ask in the discord channel. it harder to answer here, and its easy to miss questions.
The character designs and the world building is amazing and the story looks pretty good too, however I can't get past chapter 1 because there is so much back and forth during the non linear second part of chapter 1 that it made everything very complicated, confusing and boring.
I even bought and tried to follow the guide, but it looks like their isn't a detailed one for the side quests part of chapter 1, so I gave up. lol
I'm Sorry, I'm sure the game is wonderful and I wish this play style was more up my alley but I'm unable to finish it.
hi, chapter1 is focused on the crafting aspects, the next chapters will have less of it. the way i use to make the run less confusing is each day to start with gathering compost, then find the 1 daily conversation with each captain (they are usually staying in their areas), and then to try to complete the requirments for a mission andcomplete it. the main mission to gather the items for the solstice will end the chapter upon completion. there is no need to replay chapter1 once you completing it with good stats and keep a save of its end.
where can I find sector 34 in the tunnel please
you need to press on digits that their sum will be 34. for example 9 8 7 6 4 0
thank you so much
chapter 7 can’t find the six numbers code for sector 34 can you help please
any one on chapter 7 im having a problem
and can i reload chapter 7 on chapter 6 again to see if that solve the problem
if its related to the error log you posted below, then again:
in chapter7 when moving between areas in the snow you lose 1 energy. if your energy gets to 0 you die, so you should be aware of how much energy you have left and dont walk too far if you are low on energy. you can restore energy with your heat lamp if you have charges (which you can charge in the base like in the first mission in this chapter). i think that this bug happens if you die from cold.
Where can I get the clothes to give to tyr in chapter 3?
you can get clothes for one of the guys when you first get to the "old world" as part of the burial mounds mission.
ergi chapter 7 having problem with it crashing not far into the game when it does this got to end the game
then this comes up
I'm sorry, but an uncaught exception occurred.
While running game code:
TypeError: compile() expected string without null bytes
-- Full Traceback ------------------------------------------------------------
Full traceback:
File "Ch6/ch6.rpyc", line 25169, in script
File "renpy/ast.py", line 1553, in execute
renpy.store._return = renpy.python.py_eval(self.expression)
File "renpy/python.py", line 2274, in py_eval
code = py_compile(code, 'eval')
File "renpy/python.py", line 806, in py_compile
tree = compile(source, filename, py_mode, ast.PyCF_ONLY_AST | flags, 1)
TypeError: compile() expected string without null bytes
Windows-10-10.0.19041
Ren'Py 7.4.11.2266
Ergi 0.791
Wed Mar 19 14:55:49 2025
can you help
when moving between areas in the snow you lose 1 energy. if your energy gets to 0 you die, so you should be aware of how much energy you have left and dont walk too far if you are low on energy. you can restore energy with your heat lamp if you have charges (which you can charge in the base like in the first mission in this chapter). i think that this bug happens if you die from cold.
thank you
where can I find the cod’s for sector 32 in the tunnels please
what do this mean. Sector 34 is the whole sum of its park I’m trying to crack the six number code
Thanks
I'm in Chapter 2, I can't get passed the Mother Den in the Expedition . I was only able to reach 60 Fitness. I have 1 Med Kit and 1 Ammo. Any tips how defeat the mother wolf?
a good fighting order is lacerate->firearms->regroup->tagteam->trueshot->defend. but its possible that you dont have enough stats to kill it if you werent able to complete the convoy mission before being sent to the wilderness.
is there anything i can buy that gets me all chapters available without having to buy them separately?
if you become a vanir backer on patreon you can download the current chapters and their vanir guides. its cheaper than buying them separately.
I was going to subscribe to the Patreon but this game is a little too tedious and difficult without a guide. The storyline did catch my attention and made me play more but without a guide its too difficult even when you pay attention... Theres too many sub maps.. I get lost
if you back the game as a vanir backer on patreon, you get both the chapters and the vanir guides. also, there is a discord server where you can get helps from other players, so its very recommended to join it and ask there when you are stuck.
Please release an Android version, I'm dying to play it, I beg you with all my heart
you can become a venir backer on patreon which is cheaper than buying it all separately, and you also get the vanir guides.
How is it possible to arm Aurora (or any last row Seidr fighters)? Why do more or less fighters show up in a particular battle? In a previous run, I had a Seidr fighter (maybe a drone) in the firearms row of Seidr but I don't know how to get it back again in current run. Appreciate any help
you can craft equipment only for the captains in the first 2 rows. if you are in chapter4, if you didnt convince the captains in chapter3 to let puppy stay, you wont be able to use jotuns in some of the fights until you raise your reputation anough by donating and completing missions. if you learn huldra4 before leaving the alphines, you will find the firearm jotun on your way to alfheimr (and if you dont, you will have to find one yourself by fighting the right jotun in the deep caverns)
Thanks so much...It is impossible for me to get past Tunnel Vision in Chapter 4. I have used all of my Bones (5,5,4,5) in Seidr build and was able to complete Ancient and Power Hungry missions with more than 2 days of reserves left, but it's impossible for me to get past 2nd fight in Caverns. I noticed that in my Bones screen, I only completed 3 of 4 in the far left Alfheimr tree. so maybe that is causing me trouble. My energy is not the problem in the battle, it's limiting the regeneration of the jotun.
After activating Odin's eye, my standing is 15 with Fjord, Onsruds and Caverns and 12 with Haugens and Falsens...Undercity is low at 9. I'm currently have Fitness (100) Will (115) and Charm (75).
I'll have to go back to see about huldra4 in chapter 3...I remember one opportunity in conversation with Hildr to learn a new skill, but I don't know if it was that.
I don't think that my FItness/Will/Charm scores were high enough to save the puppy in chapter 3...curious if it's still possible to compete chapter 4 if I'm not able to do this. Again, appreciate so much the guidance.
you can learn in chapter3 skills only up to lvl3. you need to learn huldra4 from hilder in chapter4 after getting to the alpines and before driving to alfheimr.
as seidr you need to use the units from last row in your fights, to use potions in hard fights (i use valhalla for every fight as seidr), and luck to get griffin->wolf and aurora->hildr combos.
Thanks again...I've fixed the Alfheimr Bones to 4/4 and am replaying C3. I will look for huldra4 opportunity as you have noted when I get back to C4.
Hey, will there be a ch7 guide?
yes, the vanir guides are usually sold about a month after the chapter is released on itch. currently you can get it (with chapter8 and all the other guides too) if you become a vanir backer on patreon (25$).
if you are encountering difficulties in the chapter you can always join the discord server of the game and ask there (there is a link to the server above)
Hello, I just played chapter one of this game and I have enjoyed it greatly and I want to get the rest of the story. Is it true that chapter 8 is the final chapter that will end this story for good? If so then I will wait till it is completed before I get them all. Also is there going to be a way to get all the chapters in one download (which would be more convenient) or am I going to have to download the chapters one at a time (not so convenient but doable).
I would also like to know if you are planning any future AVN's as I like this story so far and would like to see more from you.
chapter9 will be the last chapter, and 8 chapters were already released (chapter8 is currently on patreon only). i dont think that there will be a way to have all the chapters merged into one download since the game got really big as chapters were added, and there is a limitation on file size on itch. becoming a vanir backer on patreon is a good way to buy all the chapters in one go (you still need to merge them manually).
there is a plan for a prequel to the game, a trailer was released, but for now the focus in on finishing this game.
Thank you for the reply. If chapter 9 is going to be the last one then I will wait for it to be completed and if getting all the chapters on vanir is the way to go then I will do that when chapter 9 is done. Thank you again.
I did earland about old time world but it not working
make sure that you have all the needed items in your bag. it is common to have the beer missing since it is used for tyr's mission too.
How can I get past Depleted Reserves II? There are 3 treated waters in my bag and I am able to activate the beginning of the scene at Delivery, but when Tyr asks for the water, the game goes back to the Depot and the scene will not trigger again afterwards??? In a previous play, I was able to complete the scene. Appreciate any help.
the mission can be completed only after you see all the previous conversations with tyr and kirk. i think that the scene that you have is a scene before that. in the scene related to this mission, the depot is under attack and you dont see tyr but have to find him (i think that you also need to have more than 7 energy to be able to trigger the search part).
Thanks for your reply....I think there is a bug in the program....I don't think that the treated waters that were rewarded during play ended up counting towards this quest...in the end, I had to process 3 separate Treated Waters through the Chemical station (giving my bag 6 in total), and it finally let me continue the scene.
i checked it, and the mission figures out the amount in your bag (among other conditions) before it's conclusion. its most likely that in the time that it took you to make the additional water, you completed missing conditions too (or maybe you had a tyr conversation already on the same day you went there the first time).
hey hey, so iam kinda stuck on some side quests even tho i have all the rescourses i cant seem to trigger the interaction with going to the places it says i need to go to, and i cant even seem to find huldra essence (not the potent one) in the city
i would really appriciate the help
make sure that you have the needed items in your bag. its possible for the mission to show that you have them and it is not updated if you use the items for something else and they are no longer in your bag (beer for example).
you can buy huldra essence in the artisan area.
Good morning, if possible, get in touch with me, I would like to speak to someone who has played Ergi as I'm not really sure how to do the steps to be able to date a character, my zap and telegram number is: 82987630213
you should join the discord server. you can ask other players there, and there is also a general guide for romancing each LI. starting a relationship with the guys is starting from chapter3.
Want to give a quick little summary of my thoughts on this game:
+ The game has some really high quality CGs, a huge amount of content (I mean hundreds of hours if you want to try and unlock every CG) and actual gameplay. It's very rare to find a game this ambitious in this category.
- However, and these are some of the biggest detractors: the game is extremely tedious and very grindy. You will NOT be able to complete it without the PAID guide, I repeat you will NOT!!!! be able to complete it without the PAID guide. At times you have to go through 40 locations tediously clicking to find something you missed - and this is WITH a guide. I do not remotely think this game is completable without the guide, at least, not without huge amounts of frustration. The paid for guide is somewhat useful but even then you might still have to go into the discord and ask for help.
- You will have to replay through vast swathes of the game again to unlock different CGs as you can only have one romance at the time.
- Combat is repetitive and slow, multiple times just wanted to skip it
If you do buy the game, I beg of you to use a save editor to give yourself more resources/energy/romance scores otherwise the grind is monumental. You can use this: https://www.saveeditonline.com/
Find your save files in %appdata% renpy, ergi.
A good game that could use some checkpoints (other than saves) so you don't have to redo entire chapters for different romantic interests. Adding a cheat menu would be great.
hi, i will just make some points about the paid guides' issue- you dont need to use them to play the game.
simply playing, paying attention to conversations and checking the mission log will be enough to get you through the game. the discord server for the game exists exactly for cases where you are not sure about something and getting stuck. you can and should ask there for help, and other players will be happy to help you. there are also some guides for the romance part. interacting with other players can add to the experience.
will you miss out content without the extensive guides? most likely. will you make mistakes? yes. not every run is perfect, and thats perfectly fine. the paid guides were supposed to be for patreon's vanir backers only. they are sold here seperatly because players asked for another way to get them.
No, you don't NEED to use a guide to "play" the game, but without it you WILL get stuck, you WILL miss key choices, you MAY potentially lock yourself out of a romance and waste your time playing through multiple chapters before you realise your mistake. The mission log is very generic - forgot the exact details? Oh, well best get to clicking around. Got stuck? Ah well, best go to the discord and wait for someone to respond.
I think it's disengenous to new players to give them the wrong idea going into this game. It can be confusing and complex. For a renpy novel made by such a small team, its brilliant - but If you want to make your life easier, just buy the guide - otherwise expect intense frustration
I also think you touched on something very important here: "Will you make mistakes? yes. Not every run is perfect" One of the main issues with this game is the amount of time it takes to play through it for one romance. Mess something up? Well that's another 30 hours bucko. Better to try and get everything right the first time so you don't have to redo hours and hours worth of content.
I 100% agree with your comment. Im currently going into chapter 8 with five different characters which means Ive played through every chapter, since chapter 2, multiple times. There is NO way I could do it without a guide, ESPECIALLY chapters 4 and 5, and I would be tearing my hair out if I tried to do it naturally. Even WITH the guide I have made a few mistakes on my Henrik and Tyr routes and it makes total sense to warn people about the drawbacks. The positives totally outweigh the negatives, so I enjoy my time, but some of the lows, especially the battle system, and the drawn out sections, could turn some players off. I wish I knew how to work a save editor, but unfortunately Im all thumbs with those kind of things so Ive been doing it the long way. Ive thoroughly enjoyed my time with the game, especially the world and characters its built, but man, I wish I could skip combat entirely. I probably wont go back cor a while to catch up the 4 routes I left behind(Borge, Ralf, Erland, and Kirk), unless I figure a way to make it quicker.
So I am stuck at the Wolf in Chapter 3. I chose the Alf-Build, have everything from war supplies, power, etc. Yet I can't defeat the ancient. Can someone help me please? I bought all the Chapters here on itch and don't wanna spend more money to gain discord access. If somebody can guide me through this, I'd appreciate it (I really do suck at this combat thing). Thank you so much!
first, you dont need to spend money to join the discord server. you can ask there in the relevant channels questions about all the chapters that are currently available on itch. the link to join the discord server is above
second, killing the wolf requires you to have one of the lvl3 skills that were required to complete the apprentice mission (in your case fastbuild3), and as an alf you also need to have a drone (there is also a mission to make one that gives a bonus bone). did you craft a drone and used it in the fight?
Thanks for your response!
I have the Fast Build III and did use the drone. Maybe my rotation is not right. I never really got the hang of this combat system (not anyone's fault but my own, I am bad at combat in general). I always try to be as defensive as possible, using Defend and Regroup as much as I can, because once you hit 0 Energy it's over. I can manage to get the Wolf to like 600, maybe 580 HP, but by then my Energy hits 0 in the next attack and boom I'm dead!
if you dont have defend3, the important thing is to block his big attacks. his big attacks are every second hit, so you wont be able to block all of them.
an order that you can use (when no defend3) is:
on odd rounds (start, 3rd, 5th,...)
drone->regroup->regroup->defend->tagteam->trueshot
on even rounds (2nd, 4th, ...)
drone->regroup->regroup->tagteam->trueshot->defend
if you notice that you are out of medkits while combat making more before it will help (everyday there is a chance to find antibiotics next to the elevator, which helps), use valhalla in this fight, and i dont remember if the drone uses ammo.
Thank you so much. Took me three tries, but I eventually made it.
Thanks again!
god, the bgm in chapter 8 is so majestic!
what are the chances we get chapter 8 before new year?
its in a testing and fixing phase atm. takes longer than usual since the chapter is a bit complex... the goal is to release it before the programmer and artist take a break for the holidays, but it gets a little tight.
Thank you. Can't wait. Also, happy holidays to the team!