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This has already been covered but the best way to "win" easily is to pick a November birthday. November 1st if you are really cheesy. So far I have only got one "artistic" ending. I thought I was going to get a second but got Queen by Marriage instead.

I tend not to aim at winning the first festival. If I am lucky I win the second. But I usually am dead certain to win the third.

My cycle tends to be Farm and dance until Dance advances to the next stage. It's up to you whether or not to throw in a class or two of poetry here. But either way it's Art until I get Advent of Angels. If I need money, a farm cycle. Then Housework until temperance caps. I gain sensitivity at the Salon rather than Babysitting, because I don't aim at the cooking contest first (Be warned Salon requires more stress management, because the salon owner does not hire delinquents). Save the egg, and I can see the fairies in the forest. Only 150 sensitivity needed for that. After that you can reliably win two high earning contests. Sell the stuff you used to gain high sensitivity. Of all characteristics, this one always comes back. Using this however, you will get the most boring of the rivals. Without fail.

To avoid the artist endings. Sell those master brushes Advent is a static value painting and it's point value will always be high enough to win, and once you've got it you don't need art anymore.

Of all the items the merchant orc sells these two are the most important. The Venus Charm, or whatever it is, and the demon pendant. The reason why the Demon pendant is so good is if you use it early enough, you can easily get back the ten or so morals that you lose. For that you get something like +10 to +20 to a random magic stat, and +100 refinement and charisma.

The Spirit Ring is a good third.

To avoid stress and behaviour related problems, High Temperance, High Constitution and about 100-150 morals will cover you.

An alternative to getting Temperance is to jump straight into the various combat trainings, which will get you a different rival.

I have only ever once bothered getting conversation it took me near enough 18 months, with free time and vacations to max it Sometimes you only get 2 points in a 10 day cycle, but you can't afford block months because the stress+ is so high. Which left me with barely two years to do everything else. Thank you Science class, which is easily the most efficient schooling in the game (You gain intelligence) but you do lose Magic Defence.

Other important statistic values (Other than whatever you're trying to raise)

To beat the war god, it is helpful to have approximately 400+ hp. You want a combat defense score of approximately 72 (I tried 70, and even that minimal difference and he thumped me) Magic is more efficient than combat unless you have neglected your magic training, but you need 200mp+ to beat him reliably, otherwise you run out too soon.

To aim more socially I started with my normal cycle, but I aimed to max Protocol sooner which allowed me to start the long cycle of queen visits earlier. (She only cares about temperance).

Weight loss for fun and profit. Switch to a weight loss diet during the months of June July and August. Get at least one seaside vacation in per month in these three months.
Ancient milk is also (very occasionally) dropped by Giant Crows near the first mountain entrance inside the cave. It is usually more difficult to defeat the crows than it is to get them to drop the milk, but it is based on luck. Wildcats in the forest very very infrequently drop a cats eye which can be traded to cait sith in the glacier and the Desert, and he will give you the option to decrease your weight. In 8 completions I've only ever got the Cats Eye once.

Stress management: See above. Other useful points. Never ever forget that gaining a rival reduces your stress to 0. I forget this every time and schedule an uneccessary free time or vacation. Ice shards in the glacier reduce stress by 10. If you are working in high stress conditions, dolly's at the pawn shop reduce stress by 40.

Other information: Unless you are going for a really high social reputation character Conversation is NOT worth it, ever.

I think that's everything. The ending I have most recently been getting is Court Magician, but I have received General once, Princess of Darkness twice
Writer once, and Sorceress once, and one Queen by Marriage.

[Urbanplayer]

How do you get out of that menu in which you are supposed to be able to give your daughter dresses, swords etc? I have only just started trying to play this game and as soon as I go onto that menu it doesn't let me cancel it or switch to another menu.

[steelsmiter]

I've had other versions of the game that showed the .cnf file, and I can't figure out why my version isn't showing, how do I fix it where it will show?

Secondly on the hotu site, someone posted that you could make some dummy files for the dresses and make it where they wouldn't show up, but trying that forces a situation where I can't enter the equip menu and leave... I can get by never changing any equipment but I'd like to know if anyone knows enough about programming to get around this problem?

[The Fifth Horseman]

Originally Posted by steelsmiter

I've had other versions of the game that showed the .cnf file, and I can't figure out why my version isn't showing, how do I fix it where it will show?

What do you mean, "it doesn't show"?

Secondly on the hotu site, someone posted that you could make some dummy files for the dresses and make it where they wouldn't show up, but trying that forces a situation where I can't enter the equip menu and leave... I can get by never changing any equipment but I'd like to know if anyone knows enough about programming to get around this problem?

First, don't go around hacking datafiles you have no idea about.
Second, what exactly are you trying to achieve?

[Luchsen]

Originally Posted by The Fifth Horseman

Second, what exactly are you trying to achieve?

I wanted to post This: and quote my post where I stated that I played with a hex editor and she suddenly was naked, but I can't find it. Seems it was in an On Site thread.

[steelsmiter]

Originally Posted by The Fifth Horseman

What do you mean, "it doesn't show"?


First, don't go around hacking datafiles you have no idea about.
Second, what exactly are you trying to achieve?

Solved the config file thing, the file wasn't listed as a config file, I started up notepad and used it to open the "speed dial" application, which oddly enough turned out to be the config

As far as what I was trying to achieve, with the dresses is that if someone could figure out how they wouldn't show up, they could (I thought) they might be able to figure out how to make the internal perameters point to different things, like perhaps a file of my own making...

Does anyone know what Bloodtype O does aside from adding +1 stress each month? It doesn't seem to be a popular bloodtype, but I'm really curious...

Also, is there a way to delete my savefiles either in Windows Explorer or the game itself?

Thanks in advance. ^^

Originally Posted by Guest

Does anyone know what Bloodtype O does aside from adding +1 stress each month? It doesn't seem to be a popular bloodtype, but I'm really curious...

Also, is there a way to delete my savefiles either in Windows Explorer or the game itself?

Thanks in advance. ^^

Actually I just found out what Blootdtype O does - it raises your Combat Skill and Fighter Reputation with 2 per month! Really good if you want your daughter to become a fighter (and will certainly help for queens).

Still wondering about the save files, though!

[The Fifth Horseman]

The save files are in the game directory, sequentially named F101.gnx, F102.gnx ... F110.gnx

[Luchsen]

I wonder whether there is no possibility in-game, but since you have ten slots - a determined small number - it is manageable and thus wouldn't be a flaw in design.