Current Bugs Hitting [Spacebar] instead of clicking through Friends boxes (ex: parents catching the child) can start a loop that requires CTD. A corollary bug appears to occur when hitting [Space] after Skipping an Event, with not only the current text being skipped, but also the Skipped Event's panels reappearing. Phoebe appears to help the current generation & herself with math. Traits Star Level = Rarity 99 Advanced Applied Math**** Chinese Exam Master**** 80 45* Lens**** Algorithm Researcher Computer "Master"**** Endless Fame**** Great Genius**** Hunter Instincts**** Hypercube Modeling**** Loud Experimenter**** Natural Beauty**** Random Poetry**** Rising Star**** Stock Investor**** Streaming Champion**** Templar Executor**** Utter Bliss**** Virtual Life**** Young Video Editor**** 77 Anti-Leibniz**** 75 Engine Developer 74 Modern History* 66 Conundrum Solver*** Lab Druid*** Literary Critic*** (Talent, Compassion, not Charm) Quick/Slow Thinking** 60 Bullet Time*** Europe Travel Heavenly Music Liked By Strangers*** Long may the Sun shine!*** Miming Master*** Minor Marathon*** Rampage*** Shutter Killer*** 58 Fame Awaits* (Talent, Compassion, Curious, not Charm) Poem Writer*** VIP Geologist**** 50 Data Researcher*** Exercising God** King of Chinese** (Compassion, not Charm) Wave Breaker*** 42 Nonsense Enthusiast** (Not Compassion) 40 100k Volt Electro Cats For Life** Cosmetic Acting** Courtyard Life** (Compassion, Curious, not Charm) Fairytale Master** Hero of the Slide** (not Charm) Luxury Meal** Magic Touch** Melody Inventor** Mobile Trend Parental Dream** Programming Language Spring Outing** (not Curious) Superficial Friend** Swishing Youth Walk-on Fan** 34 Casino Champ**** China Travel Strategy** 30 Quick Steps** 26 Aspiring Physicist* Reverse Compass*** 20 Abstinence Ahoy** Acting Training School* Beat Boxing* Chasing Stars** Community Slide* Language Buff* Painting Spokesperson* Poster Girl* Professional Drummer* Punk Youth* Rhythm Control* Seesawing* Street Warden* 18 Astronomy & Divination** Equation Achiever** 10 Int. Science Top 150** Int. Science Top 300* King of the Jungle** London Accent** Rolling Maneuvers* Pinyin Spelling Bee*** ConsiderationsPossibly removed in 2.0.0.0 Update Charm Compassion Curious Talent Some of the Traits' perceived alignment towards one or more Considerations may instead be the Score over-shining the NPCs. The Traits may be arranged on the show in descending order of likeliness to win (scroll to the bottom for best results). Face-OffImmunities Acting – 1000 Faces, Acting Training School, Dream Harbinger, Eight Gen Director, Poster Girl, Shutter Killer, Streaming Champion, Superficial Friend, Walk-On Fan, Wash Cut Blow, World Stage Coding – Algorithm Researcher, Indie Game Poster, Fine Arts – Piano Beast, Painting Spokesperson, Code Name 07, FA Master (obvi), Godly Temptation, Happy Lil' Painter, Body Scanner, Rainbow Color, Thinker, The Moon & Sixpence, Lavatory Money – Cheapskate, Middle-Class Experience, Brandaholic Science – King of the Jungle, Astronomy & Divination, Refresh Your Mind Sports – Badminton Idol, First-Year StudentDuel Points Generally 7/14/21/28; here are the exceptions 31 – Computer "Master", Endless Fame, Great Genius, Random Poetry, Rising Star, Templar ExecutorMinimum Stats for Scripted Encounters First Blood: > 21 Superficial Friend: > 42 Limited Time Bike Riding/Ballet Crawl Learn to Speak Turn Over Be Patient/Be Friendly Mood Management Communication Checklist of Traits:Copy/paste into another tab; Steam blocks the link directly. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1igPk1guDnfjFXpzg-IhspnGCqH8Gc-Wp4Sc2FfjTYs0/edit Work Each Work costs Action for a baseline amount of pocket money with which to calculate the Drive modifier. Here is a list of ratios in ascending order (higher numbers are better). Outdated Sweeping the Floor -- 0.4 Wash the Dishes/Cook Food -- 0.6 Buy Groceries -- 0.8 Guide/Manga Assistant/Music Assistant -- 1 Handmade Paper Silhouettes -- 1.2 Ninja Performance -- 1.25 Basketball Training -- 1.4 Reinstall Operating Systems/Walk-On -- 1.5 Painting Project -- 1.75 Network Video Production -- 2 Short-Term Investment -- 2.5 Cewebrity Streamer -- 3 Commodities Trading -- 3.5 The above numbers are still roughly correct, but the game now displays full ranges instead of an average, so it's easier to judge by eye. Courtship Intimacy "Love" trigger appears to be at roughly 65-70 Intimacy. Capped at 100/friend. Success rate at the Marriage screen caps at 80100% as of 2.0.0.0. PersonalityIn the marriage-based ending choice, a few potential partners appear based on that generation's personality, such as... Coward Irritable Passionate Rational Relentless Self-Reliant Sensitive Willful Love Interest Storylines (WIP)Skippable Events appear every 10 Intimacy for Male children & as -35 Action Invitations for Females. Female Phoebe Liu -- Pushed to study, to the point of being denied food, by her single mother after the father left; rebellious streak that prompts her to sneak out for punk concerts; jealous of Hans Jiang. Marleen Xi -- Friends with Danny, invited Zero Hour & Herman Lin to birthday party; trained in socialization but given no purpose to steer it towards; father had an affair. Yori Qin -- Bit of a hipster/weeb due to rich philosopher parents; mother unfortunately slippery slopes her way into an affair & leaves the family. Henrietta Zhang -- Externally shallow & internally jaded due to fashionable mother comparing her to other children. Selene Wang -- Trying to balance femme nature with misogynist nurture, between her grandfather openly wishing she was a boy & giving her 1 coin at New Year's vs her male cousin's 100, & her mother asserting she's looked down upon as a girl. Rachel Li -- Lives with grandparents after parents divorced; bit of a clubber at night to the point of being filmed having a wardrobe malfunction (which could technically be illegal depending on her age). Yeena Tang -- Childhood friends with Zero Hour & hangs out with Herman Lin; rich family dictates both those who talk with her & behind her back. Fanny Su -- Uses otaku culture to escape from reality of mother dying a few years prior. Danny Mu -- Undercover at school, both from the student body and her agent structure; rumored to be going out with Snow Lin; orphan living with Grandma, brother, sister, & a third sibling; good cook.Male Hans Jiang -- Kuudere unused to failure. Matt Chi -- Mostly silent artsy type with a negative opinion of the school uniform. John Zhu Tony Ye -- Enthusiastic self-appointed coach who won't take no for an answer, yet humble enough to ask for help learning to swim. Zero Hour -- Childhood friends with Yeena Tang; likes singing, dolphins, & reading/writing romance novels; his mom disapproves of the latter. Herman Lin -- Swimmer parents; friends with Yeena; likes to golf & surf. Yates Long -- Brusque hardworking music snob with a soft heart for cats. Snow Lin -- Plays football (soccer?); falsely rumored to be going out with Danny; parents divorced over dad's violent abuse, then his now-estranged mother became very controlling. 2.0.0.0 Content The Allowance threshold for Yeena Tang & Herman Lin has dropped to 80/turn. One can now back out of exam practice. Unlock-related Event cutscenes are now skippable. The clickable expression change can -5 Stress once per turn after 14 (toddler)/13 (ponytail & cat shirt)/9 (cat ears) clicks. Losing a Face-Off, Challenge or otherwise, appears to deduct Face proportionally to the difference in Health at the conclusion of the match (ex: 16 HP vs 10 HP = -6 F) to a maximum of -80 Face if one Flees. The Mind Map cannot be re-entered without appropriate energy, even if one missed an Action/Enhanced Fragment before closing it. The carousel-style scrawl under the Schedule button can be clicked for a Gaokao timer popup. New Year's Money has been nerfed, presumably for the same reason the Lottery has been removed. Clicking the Events menu dismisses notifications without having to click-through. The first Writing Competition for every generation no longer has the entire explanation on 2nd-gen+. Parental InfluenceTop Score Strict Upbringing + Family Glory/Exam Focus. +20% success rate to Study-type requests No Gaming* (can request/buy to unlock, but not schedule) +50% to all Stressors (ex: +2 becomes +3) Less chances to talk to Friends. Gaokao skills Scheduling doubles Satisfaction (ex: +5 becomes +10)To Game or not to Game Banned: Pay to Win, Nindoten, Pirated, VR Machine, Trending Console, Electronic Pet, TV Series, Romance Novels Allowed: Game Design track, Tablet Games Free Spirit -- Obedience/Exam Focus only or less, appears to be the default; no modifications. Family Business Strict Upbringing/Family Glory only OR Exam Focus + Your Part. -30% Knowledge cost to learning related to parents' jobs +15% cost to unrelated jobs. Business trips trigger Skill unlocks via "Gifts", including Skills one has already learned. +50% chance to gain +2 Requests instead of 1 at Satisfaction threshold. -50% Money for 3 Turns after missing Goal deadline (ex: 50 becomes 25). Negligent Upraising Independence/Happy Life only +10% chance to get Traits (ex: from Schedule activities), good for the Gallery. -30% Action from Schedule (ex: +5 becomes +3). -50% to Satisfaction hits from Schedule. -50% to Satisfaction gain from Schedule (ex: +5 becomes +2). More chances to talk with Friends. Playfully Funny Interests First, Independence, + Maverick. "You will be faced with some odd 'choices'." ??? +20% to Intimacy gains (Events, Invitations & Bonds), good for Love is in the Air & Lady Wooer. "Satisfaction reduced by 70% of initial rate" Only 50% chance to gain a Request at max Satisfaction. -30% to Expectation rewards. Job GoalWealthy Boatload = Marketing, Filthy Rich Down to Earth = White Collar, Chinese/Western Cuisine Chef Scrooge = Idol Show Agent, Video Director, Internet Celebrity, Team ManagerFamous Streets = Superstar, International Singer, Broadcast/Video Host Status = Olympic Champion, Artist, Literary Giant Genius = Computer Scientist, Reincarnation of Gauss/NewtonHappy Dream = Hattori Hanzo Reincarnation, E-Sports Champion, Commercial/Doujin Manga Artist Everyone = Game Producer, 2D/3D Anime Artist Normal = Average Joe Banned Name Fragments '-' (space), unknown Au, unknown, rules out "Guan-" names (Guanting, Guanyu, etc) Ey, unknown Fa, unknown, rules out "Fang"[www.behindthename.com] Fu, unknown, rules out "Fu"[www.behindthename.com] Ie, unknown, rules out "Jie"[www.behindthename.com] Io, unknown Isa, presumably to avoid "Is a [_]" Jin, unknown, rules out "Jin-" names (Jing, Jingyi, etc) Ju, unknown, rules out "Ju-" names (Ju in and of itself, Juan etc) Kao, unknown Ke, unknown Ngm, unknown Ys, unknown Choices * = possible Parent Type dependence Millions Dad, you should work harder!: +400 EQ OR +30 Stress*, -10 Satisfaction; +500 cash Why not rich?: +400 Imagination Classmates: +30 Stress, -20 Satisfaction OR +20 Stress Boys Perform Retort loudly: -30 Satisfaction Tell Mom: -20 Imagination Pretend: +30 EQ Boy Who Likes Tell your teacher: +120 EQ Turn a blind eye: +120 IQ Say they are annoying: -60 IQ & EQ Homeless Kitten Hunger strike: -100 Constitution, -100 Money Return: +250 EQ OR +? IQ, +150 EQ, -100 Money Negotiate: +150 IQ & EQ, -100 Constitution Brother or Sister Stop scaring me: +20 Stress, +100 EQ OK!: +200 EQ No! Secret Photo Tell: -20 Stress, +300 IQ Berate: +300 Charm Avoid: -20 Stress Fortune Teller Drumstick: +80 Constitution Pen: +80 Imagination Money: +80 EQ TV Princesses Cry: +50 Imagination "Princesses all have their hair down!" Do as they say Soap Dramas Keep: +100 IQ & EQ Headphones: +200 IQ, +150 EQ Tell Final Stretch Weak Strong: nothing Balance: +600 IQ Preferred Parent Dad: +20 EQ, +20 Charm Mom: +20 EQ, +20 Charm Nunya Business: -20 EQ, -120 Constitution English Homework Explain: +200 EQ Awesome: +10 Satisfaction, +200 IQ Hollered Grownup Kids Pay: -250 Charm Refuse: +250 Charm Strike: -250 EQ Subway Thief Rough Road: +400 Charm Pretend Confront Girl You Dislike Behind back: -30 EQ Talk: -20 Stress, +20 EQ Sulk Toilet Force: +20 Satisfaction. -100 Constitution Detour: +150 IQ Teacher Cold Shoulder Dispel: -300 EQ Frown: +300 EQ Speak ill Princess Dress Wriggle: +20 Constitution Bawl Stare FunnyFortune Teller Candy: +90 Imagination, -10 Constitution Toy car: -10 Imagination, +90 Constitution Mom: +80 Charm Spicy Food Complain: +5 Stress Shout Laugh Mom's Sweets Eat: +100 Imagination Don't: -50 Constitution Freeze Miscellaneous I'm currently running a family/save from its first generation aimed solely at fulfilling the five Study Routes of Gaokao. Thus far, I'm running into Mind Map modifiers that drain extra Action based on low Constitution -- recommend spamming Crawl/Turn Over until Pinyin drops. The Writing Competition appears to be tied to the Chinese Trait-line to some extent--I've stopped unlocking it in my Trait run due to having finished it & cannot get Gold with the usual ease. Accept Goals & activate Choices at the end of Turns to ensure no Action loss (largest Action refill spotted is +50). Likewise, consume 50+ Action before using Enhanced Fragments. Turn Thresholds Face Battle -- 1 turns[sic] remaining. Election/Schedule/Goals -- 0 turns remaining. The Shop updates the same turn as Practice Exams pop up--this correlation has been sitting unspoken in the back of my mind due to a dislike of being stuck in the Exam minigame, the urge to do literally anything else, and the availability of Work as an Energy sink.