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Also, um...how do you "snoop around the game files""? lol

Yeah. I agree. I think the Violent path should've been the "One of Us" path or something instead, where you do go up to the the bedroom instead of finding stuff and leaving, and eventually join them in their cult. Since it wasn't, I was kinda hoping that's what Retired path is, as in you join them, and you stay with the studio through retiring from porn.

Yeah. I've tried everything, down to exactly 10 purity. I can't get anything other than Dead End. BTW Do you have the 10th and or 12th gallery item? If so, do you remember how. I'm assuming one is ending 7 (you'll never be truly happy) and I thought 12 (blood is thicker than water) was True End, but I didn't get anything for it.

My theory is the Starface ending is decided by the call with Soren (since that seems to be the scene that let's you know if you are pure enough (extra cat eyes/sound)), and you have to get it under 10 during the awards diner/show for the 7th ending.

Did you figure it out for #7? I'm still struggling to get it. Too much counting not knowing what was exactly what (lol), and what exactly does Evanderfalse mean as apposed to Evander/SorenTrue.

This makes SO much sense. I now get why it seems like choices stopped mattering. Because I kept staying under 5 purity. lol

Also, I bet the talk with Soren while getting dressed is the signal of where your purity is. Only time I've gotten beautiful ending, that scene was different. (edit: I think I just proved this in my game)

And Thanks!

And I'm stuck with Bittersweet, Gutless, and Violent. I've tried it a bunch of different ways and a lot of choices don't really matter. I think the main points are being very nice and always choosing Jon or Chuck (doesn't mean you always have to go to lunch with chuck, though), at lunch with Soren and Hunter, choosing reason to celebrate, calling Evander, doesn't matter if you invite him or not (I stopped inviting him because it slows down speed test runs), you and Timmy aren't friends, gossip about him with Soren and Abzi, and refuse his gift. I also go to Port & Pier for the second lunch and Shakey's with Chuck on the 3rd. If this doesn't help, and I post the step by step in a Google Doc or something.

After a LOT of testing, I've found that a LOT of decisions we think are important don't matter.

To anyone has gotten ending #1, I have a few questions: Did you call Soren or Evander, I'm assuming you made it to and survived the awards show, did you get any options at the work meeting the next day from any characters, and do you remember anything you did before the awards show?

Yeah. I'm trying to recreate the time I got calling Soren to work. I don't remember exactly what I did. It did cause a bunch of cat eyes to pop up when I called him before the award show though, so I'll know when it happens. I think that's how I got ending 4 and 8.

Gallery path from this gives #3 and refusing the date gives #2 (though #2 can happen quite a few ways outside of this too.)

Thanks. If that path goes further, it might open up gallery item #8. It sounds like a reference to some hidden part of his house.

I've gotten passed it while calling Soren, and I've gotten past it while calling Evander. Got different endings.

SN: Beautiful ending and Dead End are 2 different numbered endings, but they are just the "good" and bad version of the same path.
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Dead end is accusing the incorrect killers or giving up, and beautiful is getting the correct killers.

Posted a few things I got. Hope it helps.

TBH, it almost feels entirely random. I know it's not, but the difference is so small, I have trouble pinpointing it myself. My best advice is play around with who you go to lunch with. Not sure how much it changes, though.

Different ways to GET Insight

Search the Scene Insight:

• Your Apartment: Choose the Wallet, Weed Card, and DVD (for 3)
• Tad's Office: Choose the Polaroid, Email, and Naming document (for 3)
  • there's also 1 insight in the bottom of the left most light in. Click this before you click the 5 items.
• Timmy's Apartment: The tattoo (pepper), earring, broken star pendant (for 3)

In the wild:

• Peek at Sorren's Book
• Go to lunch with Chuck instead of Jon or Sorren and John and call him Sweet when prompted
• In Roofied "hallucination" choose the top choice when talking to River

Most gallery items I've gotten from having to spend Insight during a conversation. I'm not sure how I made them pop up.
(In order of first row across 1-6 and second row across 7-12)

1. There's a gallery item in Tad's office (somewhere above the chair, between the bent lights. I clicked sporadically so I don't have a pin point, but I think it's more near the left light.)
2. Choosing the insight during the conversation with Sorren about Dog/Cat person. (appears every time? 2 insight)
3. Accepting Timmy's gift (appears every time? 2 insight)
4. Top left area nearer the edge of the screen in the darkness of the Timmy's Apartment search.
5. *See below
   
6. Thanks to BoopBoop30: This is received through Violent Ending (ending #6)
7. *See below
8. If you manage to get to the Date with *spoiler - answer in a later post by Boopboop30* after the Awards show, you get a new inspection scene. Check the grooves in the wall to the right of the roses. (This is the best gallery item I've found so far as far as XXX goes.)
9. *See below
   
10. Completing Bittersweat End (#2) (bugged/not receivable as far as we can tell)
11. Completing Beautiful End (#4). (explained in later post, and further explained in earlier posts)
    
12. Completing True End (#1) (bugged/not receivable as far as we can tell)

*These are 5 7 and 9, but I'm not sure what order. The hints disappear when you get the picture. (reply with the hints if you have them for these spots, and I'll try to place them with that info)

1. Getting the insight option to choose Hunter as your "favorite person so far" when talking to familiar voice. (Will show you need 3 insight when available) (I think this is #7)
2. Going to the bar with the Johns getting the choosing a third drink (costs 4 insight, only shows up when available) (I think this is #9)
3. Lunch with Abzi and Tad (after being forced to film with the Johns) where Tad is impressed with your work and you choose either Chuck (Insight 3) when it's available (I think this is #5)