Questions from a new player

[mvargus]

I recently purchased this game and I'm having some fun trying it out. However, I have tried to run a few games where I start as an "unknown" hero and I'm finding a few issues that are making the game a bit more challenging than I expect. I was hoping someone here could provide me some insight, since the game help files don't tell me much.

1) building and forming relationships - In my last game I have managed to make 4 friends total. I have searched for and found more than 20 heroes and civilians, but most snub me when I try to make a friendly approach. I even try to find ones that the detail says are "approachable" and I still get snubbed. How do I fix this. (I do restrict myself to level 4 and lower heroes for this, I figure at level 1 and 2 the prominent ones will always snub me.)

2) tracking villains - I try to use this both to obtain information and just to set up 1v1 fights I'm pretty sure I can win, but I never find anyone. I don't go after "hard to tail" villains, but still struggle. What is the trick on this? Is a certain attribute required?

3) patrols - I seem to either go on endless patrols where I don't find anything, or stumble on a level 4 villain with 2 friends while solo. Needless to say I am not winning many of these recently. I don't want to win every fight, but I do want to know that I have a shot. My hero friends can help, but one "died" and one of the others moved to a new area, so I only have one left to patrol with and they are often injured or otherwise unavailable.


I want to keep enjoying this game, but right now there are a few things that are making it hard to love. I want to feel like I'm making progress, but right now its very slow.

[Adam Ryland]

1) building and forming relationships - In my last game I have managed to make 4 friends total. I have searched for and found more than 20 heroes and civilians, but most snub me when I try to make a friendly approach. I even try to find ones that the detail says are "approachable" and I still get snubbed. How do I fix this. (I do restrict myself to level 4 and lower heroes for this, I figure at level 1 and 2 the prominent ones will always snub me.)

Relationships are based on how your personality meshes with the other person's (see the help file). If you happen to have a personality that doesn't mesh well with many others, you'll not make many friends.

2) tracking villains - I try to use this both to obtain information and just to set up 1v1 fights I'm pretty sure I can win, but I never find anyone. I don't go after "hard to tail" villains, but still struggle. What is the trick on this? Is a certain attribute required?

There are attributes to make it easier, but it's also down to your popularity as that informs how many rolls you get. See the "?" button of that section, it explains what values are used.

[mvargus]

Relationships are based on how your personality meshes with the other person's (see the help file). If you happen to have a personality that doesn't mesh well with many others, you'll not make many friends..

The character I created it trusting, humble, and optimistic. I would think that could mesh with just about anyone. :P I guess over time I'll figure out what is a better personality to set up.



There are attributes to make it easier, but it's also down to your popularity as that informs how many rolls you get. See the "?" button of that section, it explains what values are used.

I figured that popularity mattered to a certain point. Hopefully I'll start winning a few schemes again. My current game I think I've lost 4 of the last 5 and are right now at 80% below target, so I'm in danger of dropping a level of popularity. I need to find the right region where there are lots of low level active villains who aren't too social. :P

[Adam Ryland]

The character I created it trusting, humble, and optimistic. I would think that could mesh with just about anyone. :P I guess over time I'll figure out what is a better personality to set up.

You're misunderstanding slightly - it's just as much about the other person as it is you. You could be a egotistical pessimist and still make friends, it just depends on who you're talking to and what their traits are like.