The Weighting Game - WIP

Something that I don’t thinks been mentioned yet: will we be able to take the 0.7 saves into the final release or will we need to start anew?

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You’ll definitely need to start a new game. Even if old saves worked (they won’t as I’m recoding a lot of the game to make it more structured), you’ll miss out on all the content I’m adding before the current end of 0.7. One example being the new girl in the pic a few posts above. She appears a lot sooner than the current end game :wink:

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but there’s nothing else to see and the only things you’re likely to find afterwards are bugs as it hasn’t been tested at all beyond that point

Oh c’mon, don’t pretend you didn’t include a hidden boss fight. I didn’t level up nearly enough for that and got my ass handed to me by the demon lord.

wait what

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You mean you didn’t find the scene where Alice sumo wrestles a 600lb woman over the last slice of pizza? :wink:

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I used my epic skills to change the amount of money the office job pays, recieved like 200 dollars per shift. :sunglasses:

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someone can tell me how to gain weight fast

I suggest taking Alice out to eat every morning. Then working as much as you can to save up money for the late game. Then spend the evening at your place, or take Alice to the movies. It will give steady but quick growth from eating out everyday and her stopping by for doughnuts.

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Weekdays: take Alice to Cafe, work hard till 6pm, invite Alice over to dinner.
Weekends: look at scenes you don’t do during your weekday grind

Rinse and repeat till end of game.

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I’d suggest not forcing it, and varying your routine. You’ll miss scenes if you stick to a repeatitive schedule. For example there’s a lot to be said for skipping any breakfast, having a wet walk in the park, and a heavy evening.

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There’s no fast weightgain in the game. I set out from the beginning to have at least one toe dipped in the reality pool and make the speed semi-true to real life.

Progress is deliberately slow-paced, especially at the start of the game where Alice is very much opposed to getting fat.

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how to persuade Alice to gain weight

I assume this question might be directed at the fact that Alice goes to the gym and talks about dieting in the game. There is no way to stop these things. However, Alice will continue to gain weight and be happy if you do things with her. Such as taking her shopping, going to the movies, fancy restaurant, or other places to eat like the cafe. Or inviting her over to eat at your place after 17hrs+. Pretty much just doing most things in the game with her.

Make sure you are going to the gym when you call her, and she tells you she can’t hang out she’s at the gym. And of course telling her she doesn’t need to diet or exercise.

If you play the game and generally just do things with Alice the story should progress. How fast or slow generally depends on how much you are doing with Alice, and what places you are going. Just don’t let your money go too low to where you can’t pay for things. And don’t tease Alice too early in the game before she is more comfortable with it, and you should be fine.

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Very good advice, as ever, from @Krodmandoon !

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Got to a point where I lost after her sister visits because alice asks if you are a feeder, is there a way this can be avoided?

Did you get a game over screen?

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yeah, realised its probs her happiness

Game over screen is affected by a hidden stat called romance. If you don’t have enough money and let Alice pay for things, are a general jerk to her, tease her too early in the game, etc. This will lower it. Being too low during the scene with multiple choices will result in a game over. Instead of the usual Break up scene which is scripted and temporary.

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oh nice tah, can it be recovered half way through or if you tease her too early is that it

You could in theory recover from it. Using an older save and not pushing her hard on food while trying to make up for it is doable. The feeder question comes up based on weight and other triggers and events that happen before in order for it to pop up. The problem is not being able to see the score to know how much damage is done. Depending on how you feel about it might be better to start over or from an earlier save and just avoid the teasing early. Pretty much after that event Alice is more open and receptive to teasing so it’s okay to tease after for sure. But early teasing is something Alice is uncomfortable with because of her feelings about her weight.

Edit: if you still have issues or a problem starting over completely I think I still have a save around to help you through it. I love playing through it so I’m biased and wouldn’t mind playing over :sweat_smile:.

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If I ever finish recoding/restructuring the game so far (wish I’d never bloody started - it’s taking AGES!), one of the things I’ll be doing in the future is attempting to make it more obvious that you’re heading towards a permanent breakup. If I can’t do that satisfactorily then I’ll almost certainly remove the gameover path.

I’d reckon well over 95% of players never see the breakup gameover screen, but the game doesn’t currently warn that it’s going to happen, which is a little unfair on those who haven’t played before and don’t know what to expect.

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