Endings, Varients, and Trophies [SPOILERS]

Overview

This guide will walk you through how to get every trophy, ending, and ending varient for Soltice! This guide does contain some spoilers. I suggest beating the game at least once before reading this gude. NO SPOILER TIPS FOR OBTAINING ENDINGS: Choices made from the prolog chapter to just before the final choice in chapter 3 will alter what information you receive in your notes, may unlock a trophy, and will put you on the path towards certain ending varients, while locking out others (particularly in the case of Galen’s endings and Yani’s endings). The choice that puts you on the path to a particular major ending occurs at the very end of chapter 3. Depending on the choice you make here, you may lock out certain major ending as a possibility.The choices you make in chapters 4 and 5 decide for certain which major ending and ending varients you will recieve (particularly in Yakone’s case).Please leave a comment if you notice any typos or mis-spellings. Also, please comment if you have discovered how to unlock something that is noted with ???. I began writing this guide after beating the game a couple of times and could use help with how to obtain certain ending varients that I unlocked and didn’t note what I had done to unlock them!

Trophies

Words of Wisdom: Listen to Ghede’s Advice
?? (I unlocked this immediately, please let me know if you find what unlocks this!)

Kindness of Strangesr: Promised Slava to look for Lev
Galen tellls Slava he will look for Lev

Take it Easy: Hallucinated in the bathouse
Yani goes to see Constance instead of Yakone. Choose “Work can wait.” to take a trippy bath.

Better Safe than Sorry: Told only lies during Yani’s and Galen’s conversation
Exactly as it sounds. During the conversation between Galen & Yani where both are demanding more details about one anothers background and purpose for being in the city, choose to lie at every opprotunity.

Tracking the lion: Discovered Lev’s body
I believe that you will unlock this no matter what set of choices you make. Let me know if you have avoided finding the body and missed this unlock!

First come first served: Yani was the first to enter the control chamber.
From the beginning of the game, have Yani make logical/rational choices and be distrustful of Galen. When you speak to Laura the first time you meet her, be rude and demand to see Istvan immediately. Yani will observe something off with the keystones. In the conversation that follows with Istvan, tell him he is acting like a flea with a rash. This will trigger a later event where Yani & Kasiya discuss the oddness of the keystones, which will lead to Kasiya trusting Yani to be the first to enter the chamber.
Author’s note: Credit to SailorTralfamadore for adding information regarding Yani’s behavior before meeting Istvan & Laura and pointing out a dialog choice needed for the first discussion with Istvan!

Bedside manner: Galen romances Kasiya
Anytime Galen interacts with Kasiya or discusses Kasiya, give good-humored/funny, postive, pro-Kasiya, or flirty responses. If given an option to spend “private time” with Kasiya, do it.

Tail wags: Allow yourself to be passionate with Sem.
Any time Yani interacts with Sem or discuess Sem, give postitive, flirty, pro-Sem, or pro-dog reponses. If given an option to recieve a massage or become romantic with Sem, do it.

Justice for All: Accuse Galen of Lev’s murder
At the trial, pick Galen as the accused. It does not matter how much evidence you have gathered to support your claim.

Found it!: Become obsessed with Kala
Have Yani ask about Kala when its presented as a choice in the dialog. It seems you do not need to choose the Kala option every time, but you must have selected it a few times AND Yani must ask Lev about Kala when you see his ghost.

Epistolary Secrets: Got secret correspondance from Yakone
Accuse Sem at the trial. Whenever you interact with Yakone, be direct and rational.
(Author’s note: I feel there is something else needed for this unlock. Please let me know if you do not unlock this trophy so I can mess with this one some more.)

Final Showdown: Made the final choice
Beat the game. I don’t think it matters what ending you recieve.

Jewel of the North: City survived the solstice intact
Obtain a Jewel of the North ending. To do this: Both Galen and Yani are present in the final showdown and suceed in protecting their part of the city’s systems.

Clear Waters: Save the spring, but not the city
Obtain a Clear Waters ending. To do this:
Route 1: Yani is imprisoned during the final chapters. Galen is successful in protecting the springs.
Route 2: Both Galen and Yani are present in the final show down, but only Galen is successful in protecting the springs.

Lifeless Technology: Saved the city, but not the springs
Obtain a Lifeless Technology ending. To do this:
Route 1: Galen is imprisoned during the final chapters. Yani is successful in protecting the city.
Route 2: Both Galen and Yani are present in the final show down, but only Yani is successful in protecting the ciy.

True Winter: No one survived the winter
Obtain a True Winter ending. To do this:
Route 1: Yani is imprisoned during the final chapters. Galen is not successful in protecting the springs.
Route 2: Galen is imprisoned during the final chapters. Yani is not successful in protecting the city.
Route 3: Both Galen and Yani are present in the final show down, but both are not successful in protecting the city or springs.
Route 4: Both Galen and Yani are present in the final chapters, but choose to escape the city with Yakone (see below).

Easy way out: Escape with Yakone
Accuse Sem at the trial. Whenever you interact with Yakone, be direct, pessimistic, and rational. When Yakone offers an escape in the final chapter, take it.

Over achiever: Found all possible endings
Exactly what it sounds like. You must unlock every ending and have a 100% for each ending.

Endings & Varients

The deciding factor for which ending you will recieve depends on your choice of who to accuse at the trial.

Jewel of the North: Accuse Sem.
Clear Waters: Accuse Istvan OR Sem.
Lifeless Technology: Accuse Galen OR Sem.
True Winter: Anyone can be accused.

The Jewel of the North, Clear Springs, and Lifeless Technology endings all have 4 major sections of varients answering what becomes of the characters afte the game. Each of these major sections will have 2 to 4 ending varients. Most ending varients are obtainable only through a specific route, but a few have multiple routes to satisfy their critiera.

This guide will present ending sections and their varients in this order:
* Ending Section 1: Galen & Kasiya
* Ending Section 2: Yani & Sem
* Ending Section 3: Slava, Istvan, sometimes Laura
* Ending Section 4: Yakone

The True Winter ending only has two outcomes/endings with no varients available to either ending.

Ending: Jewel of the North

Routes: There is only one route possible to get this ending.

Base criteria for this ending:
* Yani accuses Sem during the trial
* Galen is successful in protecting the spring
* Yani is successful in protecting the city

How to do this:
1. End of chapter 4: It doesn’t matter how much evidence you have, just accuse Sem. Extra dialog will happen if you were romantic with him before the trial.
2. In chapter 5, when presented with the choice of stopping Istvan or finding Constance, find Constance.
3. When talking to Constance, Yani says that Kala or Complantancy is the cause of the troubles in the city.
4. When talking to Constance, Galen says death is the only escape OR, if Galen says escape with me, Yani purges the system.

*Ending 1: Galen & Kasiya
-Partners for life: Galen and Kasiya become romantic partners. Galen must also forgive Kasiya for his deception when they are talking in the cellar Galen & Yani became trapped in earlier in the game.
-Bitter Victory:
%Route 1: Galen and Kasiya become romantic partners. Galen does not forgive Kasiya for his deception when they are talking in the cellar Galen & Yani became trapped in earlier in the game.
%Route 2: Galen and Kasiya never become romantic partners. To do this, give pessimistic or selfish responses to Kaiya and choose to not hang out with Kasiya privately.

*Ending 2: Yani & Sem
-Visionaries: Sem was accused at the trial. It does not matter if Yani became romantic with Sem. Yani asks about Kala fewer than 2 times and asks Lev’s ghost about his teacher when they first meet.
-Lethal Madness: Sem was accused at the trial. It does not matter if Yani became romantic with Sem. Yani asks about Kala too much and ask’s Lev’s ghost about Kala as well.

*Ending 3: Slava, Istvan, and Laura
Author’s Note: Credit to happylun and SailorTralfamadore for information on how to unlock these endings!
-Turning tides: Be rude and discourage Laura. When speaking to Slava, tell her to leave town.
-Fickle Fortune: Be kind and supportive towards Laura. When speaking to Slava, tell her to grab for power.

*Ending 4: Yakone
In chapter 5, Yakone will ask Yani & Galen what she should do with her future.
-Survival of the fittest: Tell Yakone she should stay in the city.
-Wisewoman: Galen suggest she should go to the Academy.
-Discriminating taste: Yani suggests Yakone should go to The Faculty.

Ending: Clear Waters

There are 2 routes that will lead you to this ending.

Route 1: Yani is imprisoned during the final chapters. Galen is successful in protecting the springs.
Route 2: Both Galen and Yani are present in the final show down, but only Galen is successful in protecting the springs.

Route 1: Yani is imprisoned during the final chapters. Galen is successful in protecting the springs.
Base criteria for this route:
* Yani accuses Istvan during the trial
* Galen is successful in protecting the spring

How to do this:
1. End of chapter 4: It doesn’t matter how much evidence you have, just accuse Istvan.
2. In chapter 5, when presented with the choice of stopping Istvan or finding Constance, find Constance.
4. When talking to Constance, Galen says ???

Route 2: Both Galen and Yani are present in the final show down, but only Galen is successful in protecting the springs.
* Yani accuses Sem during the trial
* Galen is successful in protecting the spring
* Yani is not successful in protecting the city.

How to do this:
1. End of chapter 4: It doesn’t matter how much evidence you have, just accuse Sem. Extra dialog will happen if you were romantic with him before the trial.
2. In chapter 5, when presented with the choice of stopping Istvan or finding Constance, find Constance.
3. When talking to Constance, Yani says that Kala or Complantancy is the cause of the troubles in the city.
4. When talking to Constance, Galen says escape with me, and Yani trusts Constance.

*Ending 1: Galen & Kasiya
-Blissful Injustice: Yani accuses Istvan at the trial. Galen and Kasiya become romantic partners. Galen forgives Kasiya for his deception.
-Killers at Hearty: Yani accuses Istvan or Sem at the trial.
Path a: Galen and Kasiya become romantic partners. Galen forgives Kasiya for his deception.
%Route 1: Galen and Kasiya become romantic partners. Galen does not forgive Kasiya for his deception.
%Route 2: Galen and Kasiya never become romantic partners.

*Ending 2: Yani & Sem
-Temporary Design: Accused Sem at the trial. It does not matter if Yani and Sem became romantic partners. Yani asks about Kala 2 times or less.
-Tools of the Trade: Accused Sem at the trial. It does not matter if Yani and Sem became romantic partners. Yani asks about Kala too much and asks Lev’s ghost about Kala as well.
-New Beginnings: Accused Istvan during the trial. Yani and Sem become romantic partners.

*Ending 3: Slava, Istvan, and Laura
-Cobalt and gold: Accused Istvan at the trial. When asked to stop Istvan or find Constance, choose stop Istvan. When given a choice to turn the machine off or keep it on, turn it off.
-Cycle of Violence:
%Route 1: Accused Istvan at the trial. When asked to stop Istvan or find Constance, choose stop Istvan. When given a choice to turn the machine off or keep it on, keep it on.
%Route 2: Accused Sem at the trial. When asked to stop Istvan or find Constance, choose find Constance.

*Ending 4: Yakone
-Dangerous Liason: Accuse Sem or Istvan at the trial. Tell Yakone she should stay in the city.
-Wisewoman: Accuse Sem or Istvan at the trial. Galen suggest she should go to the Academy.
-Discriminating taste: Accuse Sem at the trial. Yani suggests Yakone should go to The Faculty.

Ending: Lifeless Technology

There are 2 routes that will lead you to this ending.

Route 1: Galen is imprisoned during the final chapters. Yani is successful in protecting the city.
Route 2: Both Galen and Yani are present in the final show down, but only Yani is successful in protecting the ciy.

Route 1: Galen is imprisoned during the final chapters. Yani is successful in protecting the city.
Base criteria for this route:
* Yani accuses Galen during the trial
* Yani is successful in protecting the spring

How to do this:
1. End of chapter 4: It doesn’t matter how much evidence you have, just accuse Galen.
2. In chapter 5, when presented with the choice of stopping Istvan or finding Constance
a. Choose to stop Istvan. Keeping the machine on or off will affect the Istavan/Salva/Larua endings, but will still keep you on this path. When talking to Constance, Yani chooses to purge the system.
b. Choose to find Constance. When talking to Constance, Yani chooses to purge the system.

Route 2: Both Galen and Yani are present in the final show down, but only Yani is successful in protecting the ciy.
* Yani accuses Sem during the trial
* Galen is not successful in protecting the spring
* Yani is successful in protecting the city.

How to do this:
1. End of chapter 4: It doesn’t matter how much evidence you have, just accuse Sem. Extra dialog will happen if you were romantic with him before the trial.
2. In chapter 5, when presented with the choice of stopping Istvan or finding Constance
a. Choose to stop Istvan. Keeping the machine on or off will affect the Istavan/Salva/Larua endings, but will still keep you on this path. When talking to Constance, Yani chooses to purge the system.
b. Choose to find Constance. When talking to Constance, Yani says that The Families is the cause of the troubles in the city. When talking to Constance, Galen says death is the only escape OR, if Galen says escape with me, Yani purges the system.

*Ending 1: Galen & Kasiya
-Scholar and Hermitss: Yani accuses Galen at the trial. Galen gives cold/stand-offish responses
%Route 1: Galen and Kasiya never become romantic partners.
%Route 2: Galen and Kasiya become romantic partners. Galen does not forgive Kasiya for his deception.

-Silver Lingings: Yani accuses Galen at the trial. Galen jokes in most responses. Galen romances Kaisya. Galen agrees to search for Lev. Galen and Kasiya are romantic partners.
Author’s Note: Thank you to Kain 666 and for more information on how to unlock this ending!!

-Hermits and Travelers: Yani accuses Sem at the trial.
%Route 1: Galen and Kasiya never become romantic partners.
%Route 2: Galen and Kasiya become romantic partners. Galen does not forgive Kasiya for his deception.
Author’s Note: Thank you to Kain 666 for noticing an error in this section!!!

-Lost chances: Yani accues Galen or Sem a the trial. Galen gives cold/stand-offish responses .Galen and Kasiya become romantic partners. Galen forgives Kasiya for his deception.
Author’s Note: Thank you to Kain 666 & iwansquall for more information on how to unlock this ending!!

*Ending 2: Yani & Sem
-Scholars and Theives:
%Route 1: Accused Sem at the trial. Yani and Sem become romantic partners.
%Route 2: Accused Sem at the trial. Yani and Sem never become romantic partners.
%Route 3: Accused Galen at the trial. Yani and Sem never become romantic partners.

-Frozen to the Bone: Accused Sem or Galen at the trial. Yani askes about Kala too much and asks Lev’s ghost about Kala. It does not matter if you are romantic partners with Sem.

-Good Company: Accused Galen at the trial. Yani and Sem become romantic partners.

*Ending 3: Slava, Istvan, and Laura
-Free to Explore: Accused Sem or Galen at the trial. When asked to stop Istvan or find Constance, choose stop Istvan. When given a choice to turn the machine off or keep it on, turn it off.

-Knowledge is Power: Accuse Sem or Galen at the trial.
%Route 1: When asked to stop Istvan or find Constance, choose stop Istvan. When given a choice to turn the machine off or keep it on, keep it on.
%Route 2: When asked to stop Istvan or find Constance, choose find Constance.

*Ending 4: Yakone
-Worst of both worlds: Accuse Sem or Galen at the trial. Tell Yakone she should stay in the city.
-Wisewoman: Accuse Sem at the trial. Galen suggest she should go to the Academy.
-Discriminating taste: Accuse Sem or Galen at the trial. Yani suggests Yakone should go to The Faculty.

Ending: True Winter

There are 2 major endings to True Winter. The Abandoned Duty ending (which gives you the Easy Way Out trophy) has a specific set of criteria. The Justice Served ending has multiple routes to achieve this ending. Neither major ending in True Winter has any varients.

Abandoned Duty:Both Galen and Yani are present in the final show down and choose to escape.
How to do this:
1. Yani & Galen do not trust one another.
2. Galen never romances Kasiya.
3. Yani never romances Sem.
4. Be on good terms with Yakone by having both characters talk to her frequently and give direct, down to earth, pessimistic replies when talking to Yakone.
5. When she offers you the chance to escape, choose to escape the first time you’re offered.
Thank you to ZX Diablo for finding the character interactions needed for this ending!

Justice Served: Both Yani and Galen fail to protect the city.

How to do this:

%Galen & Yani present at the showdown route: Accuse Sem at the trial.
a. When asked to stop Istvan or find Constance, choose stop Istvan. It does not matter if you turn the machine off or keep it on. When you find Constance, Galen says escape with me. Yani trusts Constance.
b. When asked to stop Istvan or find Constance, choose to find Constance. When Yani is asked what is the true evil of the city, say The Families. Galen asks Constance to escape with me. Yani trusts Constance.

%Yani is present at the showdown: Accuse Galen at the trial. It does not matter if you choose to stop Istvan or find Constance. When talking to Constance, Yani???

%Galen is prsent at the showdown: Accuse Istvan at the trial. It does not matter if you choose to stop Istvan or find Constance. When talking to Constance, Galen says escape with me and trusts Constance.

Possible values to flag events

According to iwansquall, here are a couple of inital ideas regarding the values used to determine which ending and events you will recieve:

Dialog:
– The dialog seems to contain 3 general types of options:
* Joy
* Compassion
* Rage

Romance:
– Galen & Kasiya
– Yani & Sem

Romancing Kaisya:
– Kaisya prefers Joy & Compassion type responses.

Special Thanks

Thank you to the following users who helped improve this guide:
happylun
Elestia
SailorTralfamadore
Kain 666
iwansquall
ZX Diablo

Also, thank you to the MoaCube team for this fantastic game!