Multi Blue Prince

[Jawneh]

Hmm. It's been a long time since I've poked around the Chess Room. I've been antsy to jump back in and have even considered erasing my save and started over, though to lose all that progress and start over would be brutal, even if it was expedited. Plus the trophies, I know 8 are required for one thing, but I'm unclear if all 16 do something in game as I haven't gotten to poke around yet.

Can't you at least play around Dare or Curse mode without issues? At least until a higher day count. Assuming you didn't beat both yet.

I had no idea the spare room had tiered upgrades, pleasant surprise. I currently have a Spare Master Bedroom, which is helpful for experiments because steps themselves aren't really critical at this stage.

For sure. I ended up with Spare Veranda, but there was also a spare Terrace and Patio. I do think my spare Green Room had better items in it most of the time which is kind of annoying right now. I constant found the broken lever or watering can there and occasionally a shovel. As much as I love everything green rooms, I'd probably now pick a spare hallway.

For the others: 2gem Storeroom, 2key Parlor, key Hallway, Guess Bedroom (omg I hate this one), 2dice Boudoir, Cloister of Lydia, Starfish Aquarium, Bedroom Closet, 2key Nook, No Contact Mail Room, Corriyard, gem Bunk Room, Speakeasy, Indoor Nursery.

You're missing on thanks to the Breakfast Nook. The free eggs and sausage every day to get the Morning Room added is very nice. The Morning Room is probably my favorite room. The effects are great and it almost always has 1 item in it too.

 

[Kat]

@TD how big is your save file? Are you using the stock drive? I'm thinking that I could get back into this for a bit if I know my save file is smaller than yours, especially if I move it over to the faster SSD (which should mean it can handle a bigger file size before it runs into the problem they described).

 

[TD]

Can't you at least play around Dare or Curse mode without issues? At least until a higher day count. Assuming you didn't beat both yet.

So the save bug affects all slots once you've been affected... but...

You've actually given me an idea with this. I have beat Dare and Curse, but since I did the backup, my overall save isn't corrupted. Which means I could in theory use slot 2 for another Bequest mode slot without erasing my main run. I'd have to redo all the permanent stuff, but I know puzzle solutions and such so it should be expedited. SD might be a pain but I actually think I might do just that and scratch the itch that way. Plus I can focus, maybe even rechoose my upgrades in the new slot instead of trying to reroll...

Yeah, I'm doing it.

You're missing on thanks to the Breakfast Nook. The free eggs and sausage every day to get the Morning Room added is very nice. The Morning Room is probably my favorite room. The effects are great and it almost always has 1 item in it too.

So I've only ever drafted it after I can from the Kitchen meal, but I think I'll do just that in my new run.

@TD how big is your save file? Are you using the stock drive? I'm thinking that I could get back into this for a bit if I know my save file is smaller than yours, especially if I move it over to the faster SSD (which should mean it can handle a bigger file size before it runs into the problem they described).

So my save is 47.45MB and stock drive. It seems to affect everyone regardless, and all save files are the same size.

That said, if you're staying below Day 100, you should be fine.

 

[Kat]

So my save is 47.45MB and stock drive. It seems to affect everyone regardless, and all save files are the same size.

That said, if you're staying below Day 100, you should be fine.

Oh, I thought the explanation you posted said save files got so big they took too long to save, and that caused the problem.

 

[TD]

Oh, I thought the explanation you posted said save files got so big they took too long to save, and that caused the problem.

It definitely sounds like that with the way it's worded, but it's more how the game's internal save engine interacts with the compressed nature of PS5 files from what I understand as all players have the same file size.

In other news. New save is underway after an hour. Room 46 done, 3 permanent additions, 7 upgrades. Trickier stuff comes next, that won't be nearly as quick.

 

[Jawneh]

I did like 3 runs of curse mode for the fun of it. I was very amused by the orchard. Did get the gem mine open day 1.

Day 2 I started with 3 steps. That was uhhh... interesting. I did get fairly far, but couldn't make anything meaningful out of it.

Later I'll get back to my main one and continue working on the tunnel. That and reclaim what is rightfully mine. As long as the rooms pop up that is.

 

[Benzine]

I've been dodging this thread since restarting with my wife cause I'm liable to read spoilers and the point of the game is to not be spoiled really.

I think I must be nearing the actual end. The puzzle that probably gave me the most trouble is

Spoiler: spoiler

working out about getting the treasure trove outside.

I did the same thing as I did for ever other puzzle I didn't know what to do for - slowed down, thought about it again from the simplest angle, consider everything in the box, then rinse repeat. That works super well for everything, but for this problem, I had a lot more reading to do. It was easy to work out the problem itself, but then HOW to do it look me over an hour of going back through the many many images we had taken. Then much longer to work out

Spoiler: spoiler

the right amount of coins... Luckily it was one of my lucky numbers. @TD was there a way for me to know the costs for the blessings? I swear my wife and I must've recorded just about everything and I didn't spot it.

 

[Jawneh]

I think I must be nearing the actual end. The puzzle that probably gave me the most trouble is

Took me a bit to remember that hey, that thing is connected to the other to do that. I'm basically at that point myself atm. Now I just got to get my rooms to align.

After multiple weeks of slowly working on it bit by bit every day or every other day, you do end up forgetting relevant info. The notes I have are good, but those are mainly notes related to existing puzzles that I know are relevant. What about some little note or picture here or there that I saw? Looked cute. Forgot it existed, until later I realize I need that. Where was it again? What did it say?

right amount of coins

I had a short list going with that. I had just enough going to use it for myself, but not enough to pick up a pattern.

 

[Benzine]

I'd love to see one note mentioning it, really haven't seen a thing. I had only had it twice before, where I got

Spoiler: prize

berries for max

, and something else for a small amount that wasn't the one we wanted. My wife had had the same experience and obvs more coins is longer... so we just test a bit with lower numbers... And as I say, lucky number. We are going to actually follow through with this part when she gets home so hopefully I'm not out of my mind haha.

I've been lucky that my wife, who is beyond in love with this game but not so hot on connecting thin air together like I like to, has done so much of the grunt work and recording of huge amounts of info. She's been having fun doing the sigils and all that.

 

[Jawneh]

Oh no. I don't think I had seen notes pertaining to what gets what. I meant I had started making my own notes.

My own note ramble in the middle there was just in general trying to figure out what to do and forgetting important things when I didn't think they were important.

 

[Kat]

After multiple weeks of slowly working on it bit by bit every day or every other day, you do end up forgetting relevant info. The notes I have are good, but those are mainly notes related to existing puzzles that I know are relevant. What about some little note or picture here or there that I saw? Looked cute. Forgot it existed, until later I realize I need that. Where was it again? What did it say?

I take screenshots of everything. They're really annoying to look through, but I've been grateful for it several times.

 

[Jawneh]

I take screenshots of everything. They're really annoying to look through, but I've been grateful for it several times.

I was going to do that, but I thought the exact same thing. Managing an awful number of screenshots would be horrible. Only a couple specific times I've done a screenshot or two since they were much more convenient that way.

 

[Benzine]

I take screenshots of everything. They're really annoying to look through, but I've been grateful for it several times.

my wife goes up to the tv and takes a photo. we have a shared drive.

i've put some of my real life friends onto this game, and what i said to them was. i wish i could go back in time and make on of those investigation boards like

because even though i'm horrible at that sorta arts and crafts, i think it'd actually work really well here, but also be a really fun family activity. my daughter will watch us play, and draw us clues.

which reminds me, i've been playing a lot, and thinking about the game a lot. i would be at the rugby and see the bar staff have numbers on their hands and i'd quickly memorise them for later

 

[TD]

treasure trove

I haven't completed this one in full yet but I'll be doing it once I get my new save up to speed. Did you complete this one in full yet? It feels like the most complicated puzzle in the game.

was there a way for me to know the costs for the blessings?

Specifically like a list? No. However, there is a book available that mentions all of the ones available and a hint to figure out the proper donation amounts - that said, there are mentions somewhere of math and patterns.

 

[Jawneh]

I haven't completed this one in full yet but I'll be doing it once I get my new save up to speed. Did you complete this one in full yet? It feels like the most complicated puzzle in the game.

Maybe mechanically the most complicated, but the hints and clues for it are mostly straight forward. Well, I haven't done everything yet so maybe there's another twist?

I guess personally I have to say the one I cheated on was harder but that is probably just because it was a bad match for my brain. The other chess one can probably be rough too now that I think about it.

 

[TD]

So I'm "only" on Day 30 and my new save slot might actually be better than my prior slot, the existing knowledge going in helps a lot. Haven't touched the realm sigils yet, but I found a bit of a loophole when it comes to allowance which helped.


Also better upgrades in place. The Morning Room is a game changer.