Look at the facial expressions when switching between the selections. - Edit 2
Before modification by MightyYT at 14/10/2009 10:04:27 AM
...is that whole changing attitudes thing when talking to characters. How does that work with the cake diagram and the four sections I have to choose in a certain order depending on their facial expressions?
You gotta know, they did a rather sloppy job translating this game (and the manual) and switching to English before playing was sadly not an available option.
You gotta know, they did a rather sloppy job translating this game (and the manual) and switching to English before playing was sadly not an available option.
Each NPC reacts differently to each selection.
You have (in my phrasing):
Love it (BIG Smile, Eyes wide)
Enjoyable (slight smile)
Disdain (slight frown)
Hate it (deep frown, angry look, narrow eyes, furrowed brow)
Object is to get them to like you better (usually, though you can get them to fight you on occasion). Do this by having the selecting the big slices on the first two and the small slices on the second two. If you want them to hate you, do the opposite.
After skill level 25 (or is it 50?) you will have the option to make the wheel skip ahead once without a selection, but that is the only time you can do it.
For a lot of quests, you have to gather information before you can do what needs doing. Most people wont tell you and sometimes there isn't even a selection until you raise their liking to 80 or 90 (out of 100). There is usually another way to get the info, but this is also usually the easiest. Also, you can get better prices when you haggle with the higher likings, for both buying and selling goods. And you definitely want that!
EDIT: It can be hard to tell the differences in expressions on the Khajit and Argonians, it just takes practice to recognize with them