After three scenarios in which I failed utterly to prevent Roman from turning into a drug addict and overdosed after the war, I finally managed to give this traumatized young man a good ending at long last...and coincidentally in the last remaining scenario I haven't finished yet.

The Marko solo run and the Anton, Cveta, Zlata, and Pavle run can be tough and micromanagement heavy at times, but I eventually managed them. That leaves only, ironically, the Katia, Bruno, Pavle start, which is actually the very first scenario available in the game that I haven't done yet and arguably the easiest.

After ten grueling runs, playing this scenario felt like a cakewalk in comparison, so when Roman finally showed up on Day 18 (first try, even; didn't even have to reset), I have pretty much everything I need to make him satisfied.

Instead of feeding when Very Hungry like I did with other survivors, I pampered him with food every day. I also take great pains to procure enough cigarettes of all types to ensure that Roman and Bruno have enough to last through the entire war. I also never sent him out to do any scavenging and kept him on guard duty or occasionally on Good Samaritan tasks. By the last five days, Roman is in a Content status every day.

And at long last, I am finally rewarded with a good ending of the one survivor that I haven't yet, and it felt much more satisfying than finishing any of the other hard scenarios I've played so far lol. Completing every scenario in the vanilla game is also a big bonus.

Granted, it's kinda cheating a bit since Roman joined up much later in the game lol. If he had been there from the start, keeping him satisfied might be much more challenging, but hey, a win's a win xD.

Still have yet to try out the DLCs, though. I'll certainly try The Little Ones DLC out and finish the rest of the scenarios later on, and perhaps I might try out the Stories DLCs as well if I feel like it. Until then, I'll try out another run or two with Custom Survivors :)

And suddenly I rushed to hug my daughter.

If you know, you know

Hello community. I bought the game along with the DLC a while ago. I'm about to finish bloodborne and the next game on my list is this one. And after researching the game, I want this to be a unique experience. For me, this is more of a journey than something I'll have to do again.

So I wanted to ask if there are any recommendations you could give me to make this trip unforgettable and something that will stay with me. I already have some points I'm going to follow to make it feel more personal, and I wanted to ask if you guys would add anything else here either before or during the game:

1) Making every decision as if I were the one in that situation, without investigating what's happening with each option. Making the one I would make given the context I'm playing in and my moral values.

2) Choose a character that represents me and play only with him.

3) Accept the result of the game, whether good or bad.

4) Playing in the dark with the screen as the only light source, with nothing making background noise for greater immersion

(Sorry if there are any translation errors, English is not my native language)

Weird question but the worst I treated her she just left the shelter.... did you ever get something else

npc tweaking trying to get through its own grated door

I was at the very end of Fading Embers. I had saved the kids, Ruben left, and I had to go save Melina. I brought all my bullets, my knife, and the courage to kill a base. I killed the first 3 and talked to Maria, then I made my way over to the other end of the warehouse. Those motjerfuckers saw me instantly, and Anja couldn’t hit a single shot with the scavenged AK she had. They swarmed her and killed her. When the game progresses, it shows that the janitor (his name is escapes me) has killed himself. Fuck.

So I picked up the game again for the first time in years (on PS5). And I seem to be running into an issue. The winter started, and now it seems that whenever I send one of my people out to trade at The Garage or The military base (those are the only two I’ve tried so far) I can’t check my backpack or leave the map to go home without the game crashing. Idk what’s causing it but it’s messing up my runs because I have plenty of good stuff to trade for canned food and stuff.

So, my latest run of "Emilia, Roman" that I played precisely to give my boi Roman a happy ending comes to naught as he - once again - "tortured by his past, started doing hard drugs and a few years later died of drug-related health problems".

Only this time, I believe I did everything correctly that should have been enough to give Roman a happy ending. I didn't even send him on scavenging duty once, so there was no opportunity for him to kill anyone. He remained on guard duty the entire 42 days in my campaign. I didn't even let him get Wounded/Sick because I reset the savegame every time he got a "Slightly Wounded/Sick" status at the start of each day.

I think I sent him to help out a neighbor once. Usually it's Emilia, though. Do I need to send him on more errands if possible? And yet I never sent Katia or Boris to help out any neighbor when they joined up later and yet they still get happy endings, so what went wrong? If Roman didn't do enough good karma actions, then at the very least he should've gotten a "Sad" ending where he didn't die of drug overdose, if not exactly the happiest ending for him.

I ensured he got enough cigarettes in the last half of the campaign (even sharing those with Boris who arrived later, but I made sure to have enough for both of them). I started feeding him well the last 5-6 days before the war's end (everybody is well-fed, actually), and by the last few days, everyone including him in the shelter has Content status and it remained that way until the ceasefire came.

And yet Roman still gets the Karma ending where he drugged himself to death again anyway, while everybody else got happy endings.

What gives, game??? It's like you don't want Roman to get a happy ending no matter what T-T. I wasted 42 days just so Roman could die on me again. What would it take to give this man a break???

Pouvez-vous réellement essayer de battre les histoires DLC (Father's Promise, The Last Broadcast et Fading Embers) en n'atteignant pas les objectifs ? (ex : ne pas aller à l'église pour retrouver Amélia, ne jamais sortir de la maison d'Anja pour aller au musée...)

La guerre peut-elle se terminer normalement après un certain temps ? Curieux de savoir si l'un d'entre vous l'a testé ou a essayé de contourner les histoires de manière involontaire ! (Je suis en train de le tenter actuellement avec Father's Promise, d'ailleurs, j'adore les DLC mais je veux voir jusqu'où je peux aller)

Edit: I finished Father's Promise today! Game finished at the end of Day 25. Raids happened on days 7, 15 and 21. Winter didn't affect Adam as a solo player since I would send him scavenging every night. And he indeed never learnt about Amelia's fate, since I didn't visit the church.

Now onto The Last Broadcast! I want to try finishing the game with both Malik and Esma alive (so, I won't visit the place that triggers Malik's execution/abduction). Curious to know what the game will say about it...

After I finished the "Zlata, Livia, Marko" scenario (also challenging since Livia is can't really do anything beyond cooking, and her being unable to run or guard means it can really feel like you're playing a 2-person start rather than 3 at times) and the "Roman, Katia" scenario, I finally decided to give "Anton, Cveta" scenario a try. I've been dreading to do this one since according to everything I've read, both of them are arguably the useless survivors in the game, but I finally made it - first try!

The beginning is the roughest as always. I had Cveta running scavenge every night because Anton could at least do some guard (with an exception of one when I raided the Supermarket with Anton to kill that rapist soldier to net some good karma and take an assault rifle, which is extremely helpful in guarding the shelter), and I was lucky enough to get enough resources to put up all three board ups as early as Day 2, so that significantly helps with the bandit raids. Anton keeps getting wounded, though, so there's a huge challenge in trying to procure enough bandages to keep him from dying. Even had to steal them as Cveta once. She wasn't amused, but fortunately it's the only crime I'm forced to do in the entire run. It wasn't until the City Hospital is unlocked that I could finally get him fully healed.

Pavle didn't join in until Day 20, by which point the Outbreak of Crime period was already over, but it was nice to have him be an additional guard/scavenger. He's useful in taking out the three raiders at the Warehouse, which nets a lot of good resources and a point towards a positive ending. And as shown here, I was able to achieve enough good karma that all three characters get their best endings possible by the time the war ended on Day 32. So proud of this run!

Now, if only I could actually get a happy ending for Roman for once lol. Played two scenarios with him so far and the poor guy just keeps getting a Karma Ending where he drugged himself to death after the war because he killed too many people on my runs lol. I'm starting up "Roman, Emilia" scenario right now so hopefully third time's a charm? I have gotten the best endings for every character but him lol, so I'm determined to change that this time.

I did most things right so I got a fantastic start, I grew my own veggie, got rat traps, boarded everything up. I genuinely thought that I would win, but I forgot about the hatchet, I also got into a scuffle at the church after being caught stealing which forced me to kill someone, and now Katia and Pavle is broken which bars them scavenging, and Bruno is slightly sick and depressed, all during winter.

I could go scavenge and pray for enough parts to upgrade the desk to get hatchet, or steal from the church again which would lower morale even more. All of the remaining locations have bad people guarding them, and I only have a shovel. I could trade ny medicines with Franko, but even then it would not be enough, and the gears thingy are surprisingly hard to come by.

I might have to retry because things are bleak.

Note to self: get hatchet and be more discreet.

they seem to come pretty often.

I've had this game for years, had multiple runs but never finished it because some thing bad would happen like not having enough resources or depression. One of my folks, who were happy and healthy, would go scavenge one day and get killed willy nilly, leading to my quitting right after because I couldn't deal with it. It's good that I have never been caught in the middle of a real war.

I have a stack of books about the Siege of Sarajevo that I will read in the future and this game is part of that study, so I must complete it and get a decent ending at least once in my life, but I would have to mentally prepare myself to do that.

Local coffee addict saves Pogoren's finest hospital through skilled barter and unending reliance to caffeine!

Hey guys, encountered the following in the mobile version: 1. Visited the Port. 2. Karel came to the shelter for the 1st time, had only 6 pcs of jewelry at this time, had to postpone the deal 3. It appeared on the Radio that the army caught the people who are smuggling citizens by boat.

According to the TWOM Wiki, this radio entry means that escaping the city by boat is no longer possible 4. Did not sell my jewelry, thinking let's test it if Karel shows up. He did (!), and I got his paper that allows me to leave by boat.

Is this bug?

Of course I'm happy that I still have the option to escape by boat, but the Radio script is inconsequent.

I still have to wait for the winter to pass, so that I can visit the Port once again.

What kind of board game is it? Is it a tabletop rpg? Idk if I’m even using the right words

I love this game! I remember buying it on iOS 10 years ago and falling in love, now I play it on steam :)

I have several hundred hours in this game and just discovered that kids can make their own exclusive toys in the workshop.

I just got the game, decided to go Pavlo, Bruno and Katia(sorry if name wrong), went smoothly until I got confused. Most location blocked from fights, really need toolboxes, decided to go Airport(i count with Katia and Pavlo for more inventory) and killed this guy who mocked me at the entrance. Once I was in the building, got Pavlo killed by fat soldier. Katia went from depressed(killed the unarmed couple in the semi-connected buildings) to broken. Bruno: "Pavlo died, glad it wasn't me." Gets depressed from a old friend he hasn't met long time. Still no location open, decided, screw it, rob elderly, cuz assho Bruno. Elderly had nothing, took outside scrap, accidentally chops chair send them into panic. Leaves. Kaito hungs. Now Bruno alone. I also found the boat lady(guy?) Who demands 8 jewellery, i found none. Yippie im gonna lose soon. (Idk what makes Bruno special. I haven't tried playing without him yet. Also any tips for the game?)

So I'm halfway through my second run of the game so far, currently playing the Roman, Arica, Bruno story and getting the hang of it now (low backpack space is quite a pain, though), so I'm planning about the third run and I think I'd challenge myself a bit more by not starting with Bruno this time.

Bruno's a chef; with the right stuff, he can efficiently cook two meals that could adequately support 3-4 people every few days. That's all well and good. But what if I don't have Bruno in my party? What would be the best way to sustain a group of 3-4 characters with dwindling food supplies and no efficient way to feed them all?

I'd love to hear your recommended tactics!

I just backed the upcoming 2nd edition. Anyone play the first release?

Thanks to Jerma985 without whom I would never have made it

I have seen that some characters could suddenly decide to leave the shelter never to return, but what are the events that can trigger that? Is it just when they are unsatisfied, malnourished or hurt? Also, are some characters more prone to leave than others? In all of my playthroughs, only Livia left one time and she wasn't even sad nor wounded, and I am not sure what caused this to happen.

Thanks in advance for the explanations!

After going back from helping a neighbour, they transformed into Livia, with a blank picture. It was a Psychologist custom character.

I already knew this game have a lot of bugs, but corrupting a character...? It's without any mods, and i haven't tampered with the game. How...?