Let me start with the conclusion: if you want to play this game comfortably, it is essentially a matter of resource management and option efficiency. There are two core systems in Love Decryption, each with its own time-saving routines. Don't just follow your feelings.
Regarding the decryption level, many people get stuck because the information fragments are not connected in series. My habit is to click on all the interactive objects in the scene at the beginning. There is no need to rush to reasoning, and the scattered clues are stored in the memory corridor first. This action seems to be a waste of time, but in fact subsequent reasoning can save at least half of the rummaging operations. Specifically for each chapter, those with highlighted keywords in the memory fragments should be combined first, as those are the breakthrough points for the main plot. The branch clues can be left alone without affecting the progress.
Then talk about options, this is the most critical. If you want to join a specific male protagonist, you don't need to watch the entire plot before choosing. There is a hidden tendency value behind each option. Identify one direction in the early stage. For example, whose story you want to follow, give priority to options that are related to him and drive motivation. If you are hesitant to choose the one that is closest to his character, you will basically not be biased. According to actual tests, you can lock your personal line by making the right choice about six times in a row, which is much faster than having to struggle with every plot.
Don't mess up your daily operations, and delegate tasks with priority. When the bounty column is refreshed, priority is given to commissions marked as urgent. The time limit is short but the reward is 1.5 times that of ordinary commissions, and the favorability drops are more. When running the map, it is recommended to accept the tasks in the order of the route and merge the tasks in the same area. Running back and forth is the most wasteful of energy. Spend your energy on the blade, give priority to rare memory materials, and don't waste it on ordinary materials. The ones with the biggest synthesis gap later will always be high-end materials.
Let me talk about another point that is easily overlooked: don't hoard the gifts the male protagonist gives you, give them when you need to. When the favorability reaches a certain threshold, an exclusive plot chapter will be unlocked. It is the fastest way to get memory fragments, and is twice as efficient as repeatedly refreshing the notebook. I have done some calculations and found that a gift bought with 20,000 gold coins is worth about 400 stamina to gain goodwill, so the expensive goodwill items in the store are a good deal.
By the way, for the limited-time click link in the plot, don't swipe and click slowly. That can really be predicted in advance. If keywords such as danger, protection, and seize appear in the dialogue, there is a high probability of a quick click QTE. Just prepare your fingers and don't wait for the prompt to appear before reacting. Each chapter can save you more than ten seconds and add up to a small amount.
Finally, a little tip: the save point utilization rate should be high. At critical moments, such as before choosing a branch, manually save a file. If you later find that you want to take another route, you can directly load the file and reselect without having to run for half a day from scratch. There are many branches in the ending of this game, and you want to collect them all in one week. This habit can save you 30% of repeated work. In my actual measurement, it takes about 28 hours to collect the entire ending. For a normal person, it should take about 35 hours based on the guide. If you want to graduate from the first episode, don't touch the side plots that have nothing to do with the main story, and don't poke around.
In short, this game is a love story on the surface, but at its core it is a resource planning game. Those who can allocate physical strength, choose options, and make trade-offs will have a much smoother experience. I wish you all can find the cat you want to spend time with as soon as possible😏