Advising

Advising is a gameplay mechanic of *Goddess of Victory: Nikke.*

Advising can be accessed either by visiting the Command Center at the Outpost or directly from the Nikke menu of the Lobby.

## Lore

For some reason, Nikkes that spend an extended amount of time around the protagonist exhibit a combat strength that exceeds those of previously recorded figures. No in-universe cause has been discovered, but those who've tried to study it believe there is more to it than him simply maintaining the mental health of Nikkes under his command...

## Core Mechanics

Advising is the primary method of increasing a Nikke's Bond level, enhancing their stats and even allowing the player access to special character story episodes.

Advising consists of a brief dialogue segment between the selected Nikke and the protagonist. The player will be given two choices of response; one "right" option that gives 100 Affection points, and a "wrong" option that only gives 50. Affection will **always** rise from Advising, but choices can dictate how quickly it does. For most conversations, knowledge of a Nikke's personality is a good guidepost for what the "correct" response is ~~and then there are the needlessly obtuse conversations where both or neither of the responses make sense~~

Each Nikke can only be Advised once per day. The player starts with 3 chances to Advise per day, but leveling up the Infrastructure Core at the Outpost can increase the limit.

### Bond Limit

A Nikke's maximum Bond level is dictated by her level cap. Nikkes with no Limit Breaks will only be able to go up to Bond 10, LB1 Nikkes can go up to Bond 20, going on until Bond 30 at LB3. Pilgrim Nikkes have a Bond limit of 40 at LB3

Advising can still be done to Nikkes who have hit their limit, but it will do absolutely nothing. Gifting cannot be performed at all to a Nikke at max Bond.

### Character Stories

Special snippets of a Nikke's interactions with the protagonist, told over a series of 5 episodes. Episode 1 is unlocked right from the start, but new episodes will be unlocked at Bond levels 3, 5, 7, and 10. Viewing each episode also awards the player 50 Gems.

Characters acquired from Liberation or Heretic Investigation can still gain Affection and Bond levels, but do not have any more character stories beyond the ones for Liberation milestones.

### Gifts

Alongside Advising, Gifts can be provided to Nikkes to raise Affection. Gifts can be acquired in a variety of ways, such as purchasing them from the Shop or by completing sub-quests. Some Gifts will provide a uniform Affection gain to any recipient, while other gifts can provide additional Affection for Nikkes belonging to a certain Manufacturer or squad.

\*Note: Abnormal Nikkes **cannot** be Advised, thus Gifts are the only way to raise their Affection.

### Bond Voices

Starting at Bond 10 or above, Nikkes will have alternative lines for interacting with them in the Lobby or the Advise screen. This also applies to any costumes that provide additional lines.

\*Note: while every Nikke has alternative Bond 10 lines, not all of them have **voiced** lines. Presence of voice acting may vary between language packs

## List of Prompts/Answers

Nikkes are sorted by Manufacturer

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## Trivia

* While most characters use the Command Center as background during advising, some characters have different backgrounds when advising them:
	+ Advising Dorothy uses Eden background.
	+ Advising Nihilister uses a volcanic area.
	+ Advising any of the summer-themed characters (e.g. Mary: Bay Goddess, Anis: Sparkling Summer, etc.) use the Blue Water Island background.
	+ Advising Red Hood uses a wasteland area.
	+ As the past versions of Snow White and Scarlet, all of Snow White: Innocent Days and Scarlet: Black Shadow's **Advise** scenarios are flashbacks where the player takes the role of the commander of Goddess.
	+ Advising Ludmilla: Winter Owner and Mica: Snow Buddy uses Snowfield Hot Spring as a background.