Act 2 Choices That Don't Matter: A Guide

Hiveswap is a game which occasionally gives the player dialogue options which don't affect the overall outcome of the story. For casual players, this is a chance for self-expression and roleplaying, but for our purposes these points are chances for optimization. Here are the optimal options for each choice that currently comes up in the run:
(* = optimal)

  JOEY: "wow."
	do you know where we can get tickets? - 9 boxes
	*good luck, i guess? - 2 boxes

  JOEY: "what a monumental decision! which horns should i wear?"
	corns! - 11
	cones! - 11

SKYLLA: "..there reallyy isn't anyy room for bellyyachin', is there?"
	you are so right - 12 boxes
	what's wrong with your lusus? - 12 boxes

MARSTI: "In fact I insist it's me - _ -"
	*is this your job? - 12 boxes
	can you please move? - 20 boxes

CIRAVA: "here add me"
	wow, you've got a lot of followers. - 41 boxes
	*THAT cirava? - 37 boxes

KONYYL: "my matesprit is being a total TOOL"
	be polite. - 25 boxes
	*be diplomatic. - 21 boxes

AZDAJA: "||| ...Why are you two still here? Are you not going to give up? |||"
	*i'm not giving up! - 52 boxes
	its hopeless... - 68 boxes

Finally, during the strife with Azdaja you have multiple options for what attack to use for Joey. Here's each choice's length, measured precisely from when you use it on Azdaja to when Joey begins her hit animation after the the counterattack:

Book: 2s 000ms
Monster Pouch Thing: 1s 542ms
Birb: 6s 833ms
Spice: 3s 563 ms
Treats: 2s 188ms
Tap Shoes: 2s 083ms
Ballet Shoes: 2s 063ms
Flashlight: 2s 583ms
Bee Dance: 2s 083ms

This means that the two (roughly interchangeable it seems) optimal items here are the Pouch (which is shortest) and the bee dance (which is on the lower end of things but closest to Azdaja's sprite).

Act 2 Jadeblood Trial Guide (Lynera Ending)

From what we have seen so far, the fastest ending to get in the Jadeblood trial is the one where Lynera gets convicted. The other endings may turn out to be faster at some stage, but for the time being, this one is the most straightforward.

You'll know when the trial is ready to begin when Tyzias says "finished your discovery, grubbo?" when you speak to her. From there you can begin.

TIRONA
1. Call Tirona to the stand
2. PRESS on her third statement (“but i’m not a stalk33r!”)
3. PRESENT on her third statement (H2D Magazine)
4. PRESS on her new first statement (“i hav33 n33v33r s3333n a magazin33 b33for33 in my lif33!”)
5. PRESENT on her new first statement
6. “Tirona was reminded of someone”
7. Present Lanque.

BRONYA
1. PRESS on the third part of the recording (“I’m not dignifying anything that comes out of that brown nosers pathetic ignorance gash”)
2. PRESENT on the third part of the recording (Bronya’s itinerary)
3. PRESS on Bronya’s second statement (“I assure you”, “special duties”)
4. PRESENT on Bronya’s second statement (Locker key)
5. Choose any item four times, Bronya will speak up no matter what after the fourth time.

TEGIRI
1. PRESS on his first statement (“/et’s engage in a thought experiment.”)
2. PRESENT on his NEW second statement (Broken Imperial Drone Model)
3. PRESENT the Nail Polish 
4. PRESENT the Missing Pages
5. PRESS on Tegiri’s new third statement (“I have a keen interest in dark content..”)
6. PRESENT on Tegiri’s new third statement (Soldier Purrbeasts Book)

There'll be some dialogue to mash through after the recess is called; click "start the trial" after that's done.

LYNERA
1. PRESS on Lynera’s third statement (“even if i wanted to read that horrible trash..”)
2. PRESENT on Lynera’s third statement (H2D Magazine)
3. PRESS on Lynera’s new third statement (“i KNEW this field trip was a bad idea”)
4. PRESENT on Lynera’s new fourth statement “what about the evidence” (Security Grub AND Secret Diary)

You’re done!

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Act 2 Choices That Don't Matter: A Guide	2064arcade 4 years ago
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