I realised that my comment on the last video did not go through for some reason, so this may be a bit bloated. For the first thing, you can increase your Health and Morale pool by putting points into Endurance and Volition respectively. Also, quicksaving before an interaction when you are low in either pool is something that I did a lot in my first playthrough. Even if I did it a bit too much like the little scare rodent-brained individual that I am. Scurrying around like a little street rat. Now, here is something that may help you deal with some of the bigots in this game (not mechanically, but in an emotional manner. I know that this helped me.). I am translating it into binary for you to translate into English as it is a spoiler, but it is here if you want it: 01001011 01101001 01101101 00100000 01101001 01110011 00100000 01100111 01100001 01111001 , so every time a character says a slur, he is absolutely giving them the nastiest side eye imaginable. That little bit of info helped me push through the most flagrant of the bigots because of the mental image alone. And just so you know (as this is a misconception that may genuinely hamper enjoyment of the game), there is no real race-war going on. Just a couple of bigots who are acting exactly as one would expect. There is tension, but it is about the level that one would expect from our past (the 50's or so). And it is not a big part of the plot beyond that racist mug that you found and its owner. Speaking of *homosexualitiè* and such matters, there is actually a surprising amount of representation from literally all corners of the LGBT+ spectrum. Truly, the radical left has won. The west has fallen, millions shall see the horror of people being happy in their own skin and hurting nobody. As for the thought mechanic, they are a passive process that runs in the background while you are doing policework until they are fully internalised. When done, they provide bonuses that you are unable to know until it is complete. The research bonus is an entirely temporary ordeal that only lasts until it is completed. Also, for the floating ring around your head and the bubbles that sometimes appear, you can click those. Sometimes, they unlock dialogue with your skills or an interaction with the environment, other times they give some neat information. Now, I have some more important info to share that pertains to Measurehead and only Measurehead. Save-scum. This is not because that it is hard otherwise, or because it is in any way necessary; and I am not joking - just save-scum. Punch Measurehead until you succeed. While his dialogue is an incredible satire of 'scientific' racism, it is honestly so much funnier for a complete disaster of a human being to walk up to this 'superior individual' and knock him the fuck out. I will forgive you. This, or you could come back to him at a later point and invest the skill points into Physical Instrument to better beat his racist ass up fair and square. Sorry for how bloated this comment is, it contains the haphazardly mashed together content of two separate comments, and I am feeling dizzy for no reason. Now that I think about it, I should probably check that out. Have a wonderful day! PS - Last little spoiler in case you want it. Nothing drastic, and nothing important, just some early info that you may enjoy. 01001111 01110101 01110010 00100000 01010000 01110010 01101111 01110100 01100001 01100111 00100000 01101001 01110011 00100000 01100010 01101001 00100000 01100001 01101110 01100100 00100000 01101000 01100001 01110011 00100000 01100001 00100000 01100011 01110010 01110101 01110011 01101000 00100000 01101111 01101110 00100000 01001011 01101001 01101101 00101110.
@pessimisticnihilist3691 I can't thank you enough for your continued advice and clarification. Don't worry at all about leaving a 'bloated' comment- the fact you care so much about my videos and want to share your thoughts on them makes me incredibly happy. It's great seeing how much you have to say! I think you'll be satisfied with how I handled Measurehead in the next episode. And I'll try to relax on all the heavier topics this game is bringing up- it was a lot back to back, but I get to have the main character be a paragon of social justice, which does help a lot lol. Excited to see all the queer rep! Thanks again! :3
I realised that my comment on the last video did not go through for some reason, so this may be a bit bloated. For the first thing, you can increase your Health and Morale pool by putting points into Endurance and Volition respectively. Also, quicksaving before an interaction when you are low in either pool is something that I did a lot in my first playthrough. Even if I did it a bit too much like the little scare rodent-brained individual that I am. Scurrying around like a little street rat.
Now, here is something that may help you deal with some of the bigots in this game (not mechanically, but in an emotional manner. I know that this helped me.). I am translating it into binary for you to translate into English as it is a spoiler, but it is here if you want it:
01001011 01101001 01101101 00100000 01101001 01110011 00100000 01100111 01100001 01111001 , so every time a character says a slur, he is absolutely giving them the nastiest side eye imaginable. That little bit of info helped me push through the most flagrant of the bigots because of the mental image alone. And just so you know (as this is a misconception that may genuinely hamper enjoyment of the game), there is no real race-war going on. Just a couple of bigots who are acting exactly as one would expect. There is tension, but it is about the level that one would expect from our past (the 50's or so). And it is not a big part of the plot beyond that racist mug that you found and its owner.
Speaking of *homosexualitiè* and such matters, there is actually a surprising amount of representation from literally all corners of the LGBT+ spectrum. Truly, the radical left has won. The west has fallen, millions shall see the horror of people being happy in their own skin and hurting nobody.
As for the thought mechanic, they are a passive process that runs in the background while you are doing policework until they are fully internalised. When done, they provide bonuses that you are unable to know until it is complete. The research bonus is an entirely temporary ordeal that only lasts until it is completed. Also, for the floating ring around your head and the bubbles that sometimes appear, you can click those. Sometimes, they unlock dialogue with your skills or an interaction with the environment, other times they give some neat information.
Now, I have some more important info to share that pertains to Measurehead and only Measurehead. Save-scum. This is not because that it is hard otherwise, or because it is in any way necessary; and I am not joking - just save-scum. Punch Measurehead until you succeed. While his dialogue is an incredible satire of 'scientific' racism, it is honestly so much funnier for a complete disaster of a human being to walk up to this 'superior individual' and knock him the fuck out. I will forgive you. This, or you could come back to him at a later point and invest the skill points into Physical Instrument to better beat his racist ass up fair and square.
Sorry for how bloated this comment is, it contains the haphazardly mashed together content of two separate comments, and I am feeling dizzy for no reason. Now that I think about it, I should probably check that out. Have a wonderful day!
PS - Last little spoiler in case you want it. Nothing drastic, and nothing important, just some early info that you may enjoy. 01001111 01110101 01110010 00100000 01010000 01110010 01101111 01110100 01100001 01100111 00100000 01101001 01110011 00100000 01100010 01101001 00100000 01100001 01101110 01100100 00100000 01101000 01100001 01110011 00100000 01100001 00100000 01100011 01110010 01110101 01110011 01101000 00100000 01101111 01101110 00100000 01001011 01101001 01101101 00101110.
@pessimisticnihilist3691 I can't thank you enough for your continued advice and clarification. Don't worry at all about leaving a 'bloated' comment- the fact you care so much about my videos and want to share your thoughts on them makes me incredibly happy. It's great seeing how much you have to say! I think you'll be satisfied with how I handled Measurehead in the next episode. And I'll try to relax on all the heavier topics this game is bringing up- it was a lot back to back, but I get to have the main character be a paragon of social justice, which does help a lot lol. Excited to see all the queer rep! Thanks again! :3