Really liked the way we can shape up our daughter - it really feels like there is not a lot of works that have similar familial dynamics like in this game. However, it feels like there is not a lot of impact for the choices that we make when we have an option to shape her as a person, and the game gives an impression that there would be a significant impact.
Like, in the throne room when the Empress was laying out a plan for battling against the Witch King. It seems like there is no way to change the Co-Empressâ opposition by making her less or more opposed to the plan. And that feels like an oversight when in the relationship page there is a portion of it that indicates whether or not our daughter is more benevolent or more ruthless.
There is also always seem to be a problem of the Emperor always throwing a tantrum and threatening the reveal of the Co-Empressâ status as a bastard. There are options to make our daughter view him in a more favorable light, so I was kind of hoping that by doing that it would stop the Emperor from either going through with the plan or stopping him from approaching us in the first place.
There is a variety of how we can handle things but it always seems like we will always be funneled into a specific outcome that sometimes feels forced.
P.s. I have a thing for female rogues and I was wondering if Ceta was locked to a specific gender to romance, would be much appreciated if anybody could tell.
I salute your taste in ladies. Also, itâs a free-for-all. Follow your heartâs desires.
Augusta can take three paths: a paragon, tyrant or puppet. All of them present radically different outcomes for her personality, beliefs and future. And it is the Prefect alone that decides which of these paths she takes. I donât think you can go farther than this in trying to âmoldâ her to oneâs liking without going into a great amount of detail that would require a spaghetti of a code.
Having Augusta entertain a more positive opinion towards Titus doesnât necessarily lead to Titus having a positive opinion towards the Prefect. From Titusâ point of view, Augustaâs change of heart could come from her own volition, and so the Prefect did nothing for his sake. Another possibility is he believes that now that Augusta and he can get along, the Prefect gets in the way of their âFather-Daughterâ relationship.
IMO for Titus, as long as the Prefect doesnât directly attempt to make amends, so to speak, itâs still not enough.
Huh, I guess I didnât really explore all that well. It is kind of sad that there would be no in-depth molding, though.
But it still doesnât make total sense. The context of him going out and threatening the Prefect was because he felt he was alienated from his family. As a father he would already be more willing to not hurt his daughter, even if he realizes it isnât âhisâ daughter, so him going out to reveal her being a bastard anywayz when the daughter shows that she is willing to reconnect with him feels weird.
Aside from that, it really kills all the impact from choices where we could mellow her opinion of her father out. Because we either kill him or he will destroy any possible relationship that he couldâve had with his daughter, and he would be sent to an island away from Kyros anyway.
Oh yeah, I really hate that we cannot do that. Titus is not that bad of a man and it is easy to understand his position, so I would love any choices that would allow for a better relationship with Titus and steer him away from the self-destructing path that he is set on.
Afterall, we did do him wrong, even if we are not as at fault as he is suggesting.
You can in fact reconcile with Titus and telling Augusta to be nice to him is a big part of doing that, although itâs not all sunshine and rainbows after 14 years of mistrust.
If the statistic for Titusâ anger towards you is low enough, which is affected by your choices towards him and Augusta, you can sort of get a happy Imperial family. That can hold to the end of the current demo for a tyrant Augusta or for about three minutes until Julia decides she wants to re-enact the Tet Offensive if you have a paragon Augusta. Tyrant Augusta will support Juliaâs plan, but paragon Augusta wonât.
Damn, really? Iâm not going to lie, I have picked all of the choices that I thought were the least confrontational and would lead to a better relationship, so I had no idea. I will probably have to code dive ngl.
He confronts you eventually no matter what, spurred by a certain someone. But the Rhetorics choice allows you to defuse the situation, gets him to stand down and try to reconcile for Augustaâs sake. And the check gets easier the less youâve pissed him off.
You very much will. Depending on your choices, this may not go so well for the PrefectâŠ
Stay tuned, youâll be able to make decisions going forward on how this campaign might go.
Julia would be stridently opposed, as marrying Augusta to a Gruthungian would lead to outrage in the capital. They arenât even the âsemi-civilizedâ barbarians such as Hadatians or Pharians in the eyes of many Iudians.
Also, Augustaâs hand might not no longer be free depending on choices in Chapter IV.
This is not entirely true. While everyone (except Tyrant Augusta) is on some degree wary or outright opposing Juliaâs plans to divert resources to find the Key and engage in a scorched earth campaign, opinions are far more divided on what should be done instead.
The Legate, obviously, is in favor of cultivating alliances with Gruthungian kings, and Paragon Augusta is inclined towards diplomacy over destruction, so she likes the idea. Consentia and Ceto dislike the Empressâ idea, but they hedge their bets and would not look kindly on making concessions to Gruthungians. Rufinia dislikes Gruthungians, as many Iudians do, but could be potentially persuaded by a rhetorically inclined Prefect to support such a strategy. Sheâs the âswing voteâ of the council.
Juliaâs feelings towards Augusta can be somewhat complex, as the demands of military campaigning and rulership have meant sheâs never been able to cultivate a relationship with her own child, but youâre right in pointing out her coldness and politically focused view of her daughter. She has much more fond feelings towards a Tyrant Augusta, thatâs for sure.
At that point, Augusta has become settled into one of the three paths youâve nudged her down. Paragon, Tyrant, or Puppet. This hasnât formally locked, as if you speak to her after the council meeting, a rhetorically inclined Prefect can bump her points in a category up and the leading one down. There will be a critical juncture in Augustaâs life where it will definitively lock, however, and you will no longer be able to mold her personality.
Titusâ anger towards the Prefect is measured in a statistic, which determines how much Rhetoric (You need a minimum of Rhetoric II, quite possibly more depending on your actions) you need to persuade him to reconcile with you, which you can very much do. If you make an effort to be polite/understanding and especially if you encourage Augusta to be closer to him, it will be easier to get him to back down.
Now, as to why Titus always confronts the Prefect, regardless of how low his anger stat is? Well, who says the impetus for confronting you came from within? The man did claim he made âpowerful friendsâ after all.
There are no gender-locked romances in this game. Everyone is some shade of bisexual, or at least more powersexual, haha.
If you want to mold Augusta based on every action, youâll need to set her down the Puppet path. Otherwise, you can make her more inclined in a certain direction, but that doesnât mean sheâll agree with everything the Prefect wants, or act as they do. Sheâs her own character, that Iâm writing three times over for pretty much every interaction to account for her three different potential personalities.
It is going to shatter Augustaâs world when she finds out weâre her other parent. So much of her confidence is built upon being the latest incarnation of the Galerii dynasty and heir to the throne. If Julia grows increasingly dismissive of a paragon Augusta who now knows she has no connection to any previous Empress, her sense of self is going to implode.
On another note since Iâve discovered that Darius understands the weakness of his flesh and craves the cold certainty of steel Iâve been in this state of âFriendship ended with Legate Lethungius, Prince Darius is my best friend now.â
My sorceress ass wishes to join the machine cult and become as gods with my new best friend.
One thing I have to note about the scene though is that Darius tells you that thereâs nothing magical about the sorceresses, even if you are a sorceress yourself. Unless he genuinely believes you had no idea, I think he should probably play it more like "I know thereâs nothing magical about what you do.â
Also I find it darkly funny that the only time Julia shows you any affection at all besides a faint smile is when you poison her husband. Then sheâs all âWill you be mine forever, sweet darling?â and you almost forget she likes it when you competently kill people, and that has happened twice already.
I am suddenly very interested in this âKey of Heavenâ you speak of. No reasonâŠ
Also me going around with dreams of making the âPrefect of Fireâ thing much more literal in a game that has so far been mostly about political intrigue and relationships. I know I have a problem.
Ah yes, the middle-aged conspiring stateswoman and her wrist-mounted flamethrowers.
I donât think the "weâre about to scorch your lands so come serve us (or die)" is as much of incentive for amiable alliance as you seem to believeâŠ
Also, youâd be effectively ceding your northern lands to your sworn enemy without a fight, letting them in your backyard and expecting them to just play nice servants right after youâve emptied stocks of your most potent weapon. What do you think is going to prevent the barbarians from rolling up to your door and going, âno you serve us or die nowâ in a short order? Because itâs not going to be accumulated goodwill, thatâs for sure.
Pretty much every decision you make in Augustaâs presence, or each advice you give her, influence her personality. What you see in Ch.4 is largely the effect of your decisions in earlier chapters. If you choose to speak with Augusta after the briefing you also get some options to sway her one way or another.
She can find out if you let Titus have his speech in Ch.4 and yes, she doesnât take the news well.
Play a prefect who is faking love for Julia, and then reveal that youâre actually in love after the marriage proposal. Youâll get way more than a faint smile. /s
(also, you can leave the poisoning to her, sheâs way more competent at it in general)
Will I regret sharing my statistics in the future? probably yes but for now I managed to do everything I wanted (depending on how the future goes, Titus will probably have to die)
