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Some questions and comments.

Can you delete saves either in the game or in the files(need to do some clean up)? 

Does obedience/slut levels matter after a certain point(Lin and Android are very easy to boost every day, currently at 125)?

The game needs a more robust replay section, a large portion of the scenes can't be reviewed without replaying or making a lot of saves. Which hurts since a lot of scenes change depending  on choices and girl levels.

Last save needs to be highlighted. Quality of life change that would help a lot, especially since you can't delete saves.

The game writing is on point, easily one of the best written H games on this platform. Ashley & Lin being standouts. All the charters feel 'real' for a lack of a better word, the character writing makes a already great game that much better.

I hope Kate gets a lot more added on, as she is one of the more interesting but least flushed out characters.

Lastly Tips for anyone playing this for the first time like I did. Buy the Bar and its upgrades as soon as possible, its the main way to get money. Deliver for the bowling alley once a day to get $15-35(doesn't skip a time block if its the only thing you do in the city). You have 4 options for Lin and Android to increase obedience without skipping time in the kitchen once a day. Focus on one of the early girls to get a third source of income as quickly as possible(or just use cheat codes if you feel like it, though that takes a lot of the fun out it).

I'm not even to the Sanctuary yet, and I thoroughly enjoy this game.

Thank You Runey, easily one of the best H Games I've played.

Sorry for the spoiler but did you get the clone power from Diana? That should be the next step, you also need too fully progress your mom, sister, and a few others related too the school first. The hint option in your bedroom should mention the exact NPCs.

Alrighty, thank you for the help.

Old Emily skin seems bugged, its constantly being replaced by New Emily. Its a setting in Constants(not sure if that actually a mod), I also run Aric's Mod. Does anyone know how to fix this, I normally just use New Emily too avoid the visual hiccup.

You need to sleep to progress Dianas storyline. Which lead too the school. Make sure you hypnotize her and progress too demon level 5(might be 4).

Having trouble with the bar girls and trying to progress Diana. I have level 4 demon powers, and I've fucked pretty much everything that moves, yet I can't access the academy. Also I can't seem to unlock Classy(the bartender) or the girl off to the right of her(can't even interact). I got the bartender to flash me(pay for a bunch of beers), but nothing else. playing version V0.20, also missing the bottom row of characters on the 'girls' list and girl 6(top row 6th from the across). Is there a players guide, or did I screw something up and need to start over.

Edit: Sleep was the answer apparently. Though I still don't have the 6th girl unlocked(probaly Barmaid). 

Potential problem. Does this mod remove Dark Elves as a race? If so I'm stuck on the main quest when you need to get a Elf and Dark Elf for the hag in the hut. Is there a workaround, or am I missing something?

That was extremely helpful. I just forgot to save and hit the next day button, which lost a decent amount of progress. 

Why is it so easy to hit finish day? Just screwed over 30 minutes away because I forgot to save. Why is there not an auto save just before saving the game and not after? Why is there not a "are you sure" prompt? Why doesn't my dick work? etc. etc.

If you want obedience in the base game, just rape them in the ass. That works for some reason.

Thank you, that fixed it. Strive and Strive 2 are great games, looking forward to playing again.

How do you make Strive work in Windows 11?

"Unable to initialize Video Driver", also Mentions Video card not supported for Open GL versions.

Just got a new pc, and I can't play strive anymore, does anyone know a workaround or fix?

I haven't played Strive 2 since the earliest build that was on patreon. Its frankly amazing and I can't wait to see where it goes from here.

The only glitch I've had so far is the text gets cur off by the question bars on some conversations. 0.4.0 build

Got it, feed he dark lord.

I recently discovered that the Dimension Crystal(I don't know if it was Arics mod or the base game) will occasionally eat slaves . . . I'm not sure what function that serves, or how to avoid it. If anyone has information, that would be great.

Welp, that's a shame. 

It occurs to me that I'm literary running a slave farm. A farm that drives its residents mad, near death, constantly mutating, oddly horny, leaking out of every hole, and full of snail eggs . . .

This is a really odd and fun game, your mod has defiantly added more playthroughs than I originally would have played through. Keep up the good work.

I don't know if anyone has brought this up yet, but is there anyway to keep the farms girls status(don't know what to call it) the same when you put her back in the farm. Every time I take one of the girls off the farm, its just a slog to reset all of the preferences. At this point I just leave them at the farm until they die, Its easier to get new ones to replace the old stock. Anyone know a good work around?

On a side note, cant wait to try the new version. 

Interesting, I'll give it a try. After I make a few backups of course.

I have a small problem, and I'm not sure if it has to do with the base game or this mod. My game effectively soft locks for a few minutes after large amounts of fresh slaves are brought to the house. It then loads in a lagging glitched out menu, that can only be fixed by going to main menu. It has a error message in the log, so I'm wondering if I should adjust the file as it is recommended by the game log?

Edit: How would I go about this fix?

Dumb question. Where is the Strive .exe? I don't see it anywhere in the strive folders, yet the game still functions normally.  What folder is the .exe supposed to be in?

Sorry for the late reply, Its good to here that the Mod is about to get even better. Many thanks!

I don't really have any problems or bugs to report, just a question. Hows the next update going? I'm really looking forward to it.

Welcome to the wonderful mess of modding Strive.

Its just weird that its worded as "you might see her again".

What happens if you refuse Ayneris in the market place? I'm just curious if anyone else went with that route. I made a save and did it once, It said "thats all you'll here from her for now". Does anyone know if you have a second chance?

The Constants Mod(I just remembered it was actually a mod, Thought it was part of the game) works perfectly fine. I just have to reduce the settings every so often, like it got reverted to original by mistake.

You can also adjust the prices among other things in the constants menu. You use it to cheat points, money, etc. Its more fun to use it to limit yourself however. Try making a "realistic" run, where every dollar counts, and every extra mouth to feed is difficult. it makes the waiting between for Mod updates go bye faster.

I thought it was odd that I'm a millionaire from my cow farm.

Does anyone know if this mod screws with the Constants of the game? Mine resets at random, and I don't remember that happening in the base game. Granted, I haven't played the base game in a little over a year.

It is kind of weird that Slaves change their sexual orientation at the drop of the hat. Hopefully Aric sees this and at least gives an option to make the sexual orientation permanent, or at least hard to change.

Its the deterrent potion, you will have to wait to a certain point in the main quest to actually complete the second challenge.

Thats awesome! I always just reload a save if i lose a slave, does that work on named NPC's as well? Melissa for instance(as she always tries to escape if you obtain her)? Do you have this info posted in your mod info(old or new version), I don't remember reading about it?

thanks for the info!

What happens to slaves after they are set free? Do they leave the game forever, or do they rejoin the NPC pool? I've tried releasing a dozen or so after catching them, but I haven't seen them again for 10 in game days. I'm also curious if Aric's Mod(re-bred or the old version) effects the NPCs after release.

Thanks for any help or input.

The Public execution might need some work, and yes I know that sounds bad even for a sex slave management game.

If you try to change the execution method, it sometimes defaults to drowning  instead of say, burning or throat-slit. The text also implies its a easier death, but there no precedent or order to which death is more "easier". 

Never tried the killing feature, as it seems pointless in the face of getting a free slave for a minuscule amount of bad reputation. It might be a good idea to make the consequences of saving or purchasing the condemned more harsh.

Love the Mod so far, this version seems a bit more stable.

Thank you

it doesn't work with 5.25. The mod description says so(at least at the time) and the game crashes every time I tried. It doesn't really matter sense the Aric's Rebred Mod came out to largely overhaul Arics Mod. The overly horny slaves being the more annoying problem to have, considering you get the Heal spell after a few days in game.

I'm not sure if Escape(the ability to leave combat) always needed 10 energy to use, or if it is the result of Aric's Expansion(the only mod I have active), but is absolutely fucking infuriating. I just lost 20 minutes of progress due to the inability to retreat when I pick the wrong fight at low energy. It basically leads to a unending loop of a pointless battle, and sense you cant save until your in your mansion I lost all my progress.

Is there a way to adjust the Escape action to require zero energy.

Edit: I realize that "Invigorate" would probably be able to help me, but I'm still in the early part of the game in this play through.

Edit: and it happened again, against a weaker group of enemies . . .