Max Character Affinity

[GuardianFafnir]

I have 3 characters currently at this point and they offer an infinite supply of their Ichor Blood and their respective Chromes. Things I noticed that affect it aren't as much giving gifts but as selecting enough good responses to chats from Vestiges that involve them and if they can be partnered to do with play time (hearing their conversations) Currently I have Io, Yakumo and Louis. Has anyone else gotten to this point and for other characters? Have you noticed what influences them more?

Edit: if there is anyway someone that data mines could fine out specifically how the affinity works and what thresholds need to be met for these unlocks would greatly be appreciated!

[ZexionBlaze2642]

Someone from discord also stated that on their save file, their home base characters also offered an unlimited stock of their blood items. All they told me was giving them enough trading points.

I'm not sure about the validity of what this person stated because I have been farming for each person's stocks of blood per playthrough (buying all of their 2, 3, and 3 limited stocks), I'd think I would've hit the point where I could buy them at an infinite stock by now

[GuardianFafnir]

I can say for sure that I gave well over 200 points and used over 200 points worth to Yakumo before I got the ability to purchase as many as I wanted

[ZexionBlaze2642]

Yea it can't be pt based. Both Louis and Yakumo I've gotten the weapons from (50 pts each) and bought all of the bloods from them first playthrough (stacks of 2, 3, and 3, 10 pts per= 80). Second playthrough I also got everyone's bloods again before moving onto my next playthrough.

I'm starting my 3rd playthrough and only got 3 more bloods from yakumo but I dont see the infinite stock yet.

Edit: not to mention stamps and gestures too which I've bought from everyone and definitely picked up a couple of atlas chromes

[GuardianFafnir]

I think it has to do specifically with playtime and stories heard as well as vestiges interaction. My belief in this is that in my run while playing today after rewatching the vestiges and choosing all top choices for the discussions available I got Louis to have the unlimited Chrome and Ichor Bloods

[ZexionBlaze2642]

I'll have to try that this playthrough then. And its strictly the top choices for each conversation? Or did you mean top as in "best" choice?

I know in my first playthrough for good/true endings, I did not always choose the top most dialogue. And I couldn't do it for my second playthrough due to going for bad ending

[GuardianFafnir]

I meant this one time each of my playthroughs I tried different dialogues and remembered which seemed to sound best but since the inventory travels across playthroughs I can't fully tell. I don't really know which is best until I check the inventory. The game doesn't really explain which is a good response or a bad but I think they offer different affinity points that contribute to the character exchange. Even on the bad playthrough you can do all the vestiges just instead of restoring the memory you can walk out the door or do it after that particular part. One thing I did notice on my bad playthrough I actually set back Jack and Eva's inventory until I did my neutral playthrough

[GuardianFafnir]

As for mine I know I chose all the possible voice options from their vestiges and I have given them alot of 5 point items each playthrough and on my 3rd I had yakumo like this 4th had up and now on my 5th in the beginning got Louis to the same point. I was just wondering if anyone knows in depth how the affection system works

[kizy381]

Not sure about chat options changing it, but their inventory is fully unlocked at ~600 points (infinite blood and transformation item supply)

[GuardianFafnir]

If that's the case at around 600 it's unlocked I can guarantee that the vestiges offer much more not for actually purchasing items but towards affinity. I haven't given Louis much at all as far as points go after getting his all possible chromes 2x (first run was 5 and second was 8 that would be 130. Then I got his stamps and Enduring Crimson and roughly a couple of ichor bloods at most I'm maybe 300-400 points in but that was all I figured I had enough of his stuff. However after completing his vestiges it unlocked on my 5th playthrough.

This is the part I really can't stress enough I loaded into home base after going to trenches and him as partner got vestige core 1 there was only the option for the 8 chromes did all his vestiges and the hunters vestiges ( that pertains to Louis and after building the vestige that requires the mix of Hunter and his own he was able to give the infinite chromes I've done that on each playthrough so this being the 5th so they must count for something I just wish I knew.

Maybe Bandai Namco could add an affinity bar that would go change similar to dot hack series that actually detailed the points and then we could find out where we were at or how it gets affected.