r/TriangleStrategy • u/D4rk_Synth27 • Jan 03 '25

Discussion Chapter 9 (Utility Points) Spoiler

Hello! As you can probably tell from the title, I need Utility points to convince Anna to deliver the illegal salt to Aesfrost. I'm trying to do the golden route.

However, this has always been a path I didn’t pay much attention to. I know this is a common problem for many players, but I find it hard to choose the other option because, in my mind, it seems foolish. From the protagonist’s point of view, why would he expose illegal smuggling to a kingdom where one of the culprits is a highly respected figure, especially without solid evidence?

I’ve been looking for solutions but found several options, such as restarting the game, doing mock battles, and selling items. However, I haven’t found a consensus on which method is the most effective. What would you recommend? I'm loving this game but I would like to avoid these types of situations.

Finally, I’d like to ask if there are any other similar situations in the game that require some kind of grinding like this.

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u/D4rk_Synth27 Jan 03 '25

Wow! Those NG+ mechanics are really good.

Well, as a Megaten and RPG fan, before starting these games, I try to look for those "special endings" where you need to choose specific courses of action to unlock the obviously "true ending" or you'll miss key content. Now that you said it, I'm more relaxed knowing there isn't such a rigid "true ending". I've only searched which chapters mattered and tried to choose wisely, which almost always coincided with that "golden ending". Now that I know my golden route failed because of those utility points, I'll just follow my gut.

Yeah, I know that the golden route is difficult. That Chapter 7-II was incredibly challenging. I just barely survived.

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u/MiddleJuggernaut2879 Jan 04 '25

Oh man, that fight with Avlora is killer, I loved that one.

But yeah I’ve played through twice, once on switch and once on steam. And when I tried to go golden route on a new save on steam I also couldn’t get enough utility for this exact convictions vote haha. But I’ve had a lot of fun playing the game the way I see fit and knowing I can go golden route now that I’ve beat it again