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Here is a new circle making another Atelier Clone, but this is not RPG Maker.
Run of the mill gather mats for crafting, proceed with story to gain additional allies, and hunt/tame elemental spirits.
However, this one is a bit more difficult as your progress is gated by a lust meter while under the constraint of a time limit in the bottom left.
If the lust meter (purple bar) gets filled up, you blow up and start with the bar half-filled the next day. (Max value extends when you progress the story and upgrade it)
If you run out of time before completing the objective (orange-yellow bar), it's game over.
Game Menu is at the top:
- First one lets you upgrade your utility in the top left (e.g. increase bag size, max lust meter, ), set your shop in the bottom left (sell item you have crafted), party config on the right
- Crafting
- Check party status and change equipment/skills (get these from crafting or quest reward)
- Exit to town (same as right clicking)
- System (save/load/config)
- HCG
- Exit Game
After that, you want to level as much as possible.
Unlike other games, you don't level from killing mobs... but rather from crafting items. Look for recipe that have this at the bottom, preferably on the first slot.
At the bottom of each recipe, it will give you 2 rewards:
You get the reward on the left the first time you craft this item.
The reward from the right is if you craft the item at max level. Fortunately, this is not random.
In this example, crafting the item for the first time level up your party. Crafting this item at max level unlocks a new recipe. Other rewards include skill, gold, utility unlock (e.g. increase max lust bar) or upgrading your spirit.
Always prioritize recipe that level you.
Crafting. When you choose a recipe, it will tell you the expected outcome.
Your goal is to max fill out the colour bar in the middle.
To craft level 5 items, you will need to:
- All mat at level 5 (accomplish this by repeatedly gathering it in the world map, or crafting the pre-req item at lv5)
- Use the black hair girl to increase it by 2 vertical bars (once per day)
- Use a crafting catalyst in the 4th slot (you will need to craft it first):
- Switch around the first 3 prime ingredients to alternatives. Some times this will increase the quality.
- Use a spirit to boost (fire spirit increase it by 1 slot if you have 2 or less of an item). When level up to lv2, it will increase to less than 4, etc.).
The other heroines also provide a buff. They are good for mass production (e.g. for quest) but not for reaching lv5.
- White hair girl increase the # of item crafted by 1
- Blonde girl reduce lust cost of crafting by half
- Blue hair girl has 50% chance to not use up your mats with the least amount
- Aqua hair girl has 50% chance to not use up your mats
In the town map:
- Bar: turn in quest (you get them automatically). The urgent quests (5-day limit) only rewards money, so prioritize the story quest (bottom) and regular quests (top). Regular quests are a key source of skills, recipe or mats. Leveling up will help with the subjugation quests.
- Shopping Street: But mats or craft item (get your mats to lv5 first, can be 2 out of 3 mats at lv5 and the last one at lv4 so the final product is max out)
- Brothel Street... if you are short on $$$, come here at night
- Palace: story
- Workshop (same as right clicking)
- World Map (let's you choose which area to explore, gather mats, find treasure and hunt for boss).
As for world map, each one has a few hidden treasures (equipment or gold), which you will eventually come across while exploring (first option)
Searching for enemy has a chance to encounter the area boss
Mats gathered/Area Boss are different between day and night, All mobs and bosses are also much harder at night.
Only fight when you need to (first kill, upgrade mat, or subjugation quest). Otherwise it is fine to run away.
Mats obtained from killing mobs goes to your base and not your inventory (kinda odd but okay).
Since you are limited by your lust bar, I find it easier to do your crafting first each day before exploring.
As each area search cost 5 lust per turn, return home at 95/100 or just before you blow up.
If you plan for it, you should be able to upgrade your bag after 2nd day (may require a reload if you have really bad luck).
If you plan to do some night activities, be sure to account for it.
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