The game is a BIT more finicky in the stability / footing stat. You're gonna have to be a bit more wise in your combos.
Spring attack -> Tempo attack or armor crush -> crushing blow when low footing. (Assault to finish them off when their armor is gone.)
To restore stamina have Fade away -> Parry. Or just have high STR / END with grappling them.
Guard and second wind is only real footing restore.
Otherwise the combos still work. (also use Reforge magic to restore armor.)
As for food it is your METABOLISM, every time you move that much will be taken from your supply, to add more to supply you can stay at the INN, find a cache, buy from a cart, get some from dryads, or choosing the Drink the Water with the other elf. To minimalize food consumption that you need the Hunger Charm from an Artifact Cache and NOT have friends traveling with you. (Just avoid the elf and humanoid and only battle the orc.), smallest use is obviously elfblood but that requires WAY MORE exp to level up.
Fully read the first post for your Stats. It still holds up even in this newest version.
I've only beaten an ogress once. I was level 10, full HP, well fed and using lots of spells.
Maybe if there was a way to remove negative titles you get, it wouldn't be so bad. But I just can guarantee I'll win every fight. Even now at level 12 due to all the loses I've had so far getting to this point. Do I really have to start over? I mean my purity and dignity are both almost gone completely and I lots of titles that lead to Game Overs (size queen and beastmaster).
I had no idea the allies were eating the food too. They've been in the party a while now. And I just got Urka. Do I have to dismiss them or start all over?
I can't pick up the artifact at the caches. I guess I need more perception.
SPELLS?! That's your problem! The Ogre has a simple attack pattern with the club. "Raise club" into "Attack". You can attack them during the raising phase. Block the attack. When they fall down that's your time to wail on em. The only time you need a spell is "Ultra Fire" for the Ghosts. (Maybe more like healing if you go 3rd fight with the Vampires or need Titan Strength for other stuff.)
No way to remove any titles. Gotta start a new game. (Never go butt stuff with a centaur to prevent "mare" status)
You CAN beat all the enemies from the start, you just have to stop relying on spells. USE THE COMBOS I MENTION UP TOP! (I even edited it to current version standard!)
Purity, no getting that back. Dignity, you have to beat up enemies.
Allies, like titles, once you have em there's no getting rid of em. Each ally only takes up 1 more food. (Making a max of +3 with all of em.)
And you can get the artifacts, use the SCOUT button to up your Perception for one movement. It will take up a turn so you'll use up food but all you need to use it for is the Hunger Charm.
I'll try my best with what you told me.
If I end up starting all over, I'm not doing any sex at all after all fights. That's the only sure way to avoid being humiliated and/or getting game overs.
I know it's a sex game, but I'd rather win. I wish there was a erotica game where sex only happened when you wanted it to. Not as a penalty after almost all encounters. I'd rather just go to a bar, meet a girl there, and have the option to date then bang her. Like in Mass Effect and Dragon Age.