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Along with updating the Chocobo Food Satisfactions, I've been experimenting with Direct Care Affection.
1) I'm working on the assumption that Affection is internally coded between 000 and 255 with each level representing 32 points.
2) I checked Affection level before and after each time I did Direct Care or fed the chocobo. I've confirmed these values with my own chocobo.
3) Going over my notes from when my chocobo was young, the Direct Care options seem to give the same Affection no matter whether the chocobo is a chick, adolescent, or adult. The only exception to this is Watch Over during the Egg stage which gives a higher-than-normal Affection level.
4) For each Direct Care option there are two types of Energy usage: Regular and HP Conserve. (I made up those terms.) It is my belief that a chocobo's HP is indeed 255. When you select a Direct Care option, the chocobo's current HP is checked. If it doesn't have at least the Regular amount needed, you get the message "not enough energy". After the Direct Care option is completed, the chocobo may lose only the HP Conserve amount. I don't know yet what triggers the HP Conserve amount.
5) The Energy bar has 64 pixels of HP.
1 - Not care about you at all [0-31]
2 - Able to endure your company [32-63]
3 - Slightly enjoy your company [64-95]
4 - Like being around you [96-127]
5 - Like you pretty well [128-159]
6 - Like you a lot [160-191]
7 - Wants to be with you all the time [192-223]
8 - Regards you as its parent [224-255]
~~ Egg Stage ~~
Watch Over big Affection boost (more than +5), 0% drop in Energy
~~ Chick, Adolescent, Adult ~~
Watch Over +1 Affection, Regular [2-3 pixels], HP Conserve [1-2 pixels]
Tell a Story +2 Affection, Regular [9 pixels], HP Conserve [7 pixels]
Compete against Others +5 Affection, Regular [21-22 pixels], HP Conserve [17-18 pixels]
Walk (short) +5 Affection, Regular [18-20 pixels], HP Conserve [14-16 pixels]
Walk (regular) +11 Affection, Regular [25-26 pixels], HP Conserve [20 pixels]
Walk (long) +17 Affection, Regular [30-31 pixels], HP Conserve [24-25 pixels]
Scold -15 Affection, Regular [13 pixels], HP Conserve [9-11 pixels]
~~ Care Plan Affection Levels ~~
Sorry to say that the Affection drops due to the Care Plans are *random*. Yes, random. Basic Care sometimes drops Affection only a few points and other times more than 35 points. There is no correlation I can find based on Direct Care.
Going over more detailed notes on my first chocobo, it appears that the more my chocobo's hunger was satisfied, the less likely there was a big Affection drop. Therefore, I recommend feeding your chocobo until it is "quite full" or "completely full".
1) I'm working on the assumption that Affection is internally coded between 000 and 255 with each level representing 32 points.
2) I checked Affection level before and after each time I did Direct Care or fed the chocobo. I've confirmed these values with my own chocobo.
3) Going over my notes from when my chocobo was young, the Direct Care options seem to give the same Affection no matter whether the chocobo is a chick, adolescent, or adult. The only exception to this is Watch Over during the Egg stage which gives a higher-than-normal Affection level.
4) For each Direct Care option there are two types of Energy usage: Regular and HP Conserve. (I made up those terms.) It is my belief that a chocobo's HP is indeed 255. When you select a Direct Care option, the chocobo's current HP is checked. If it doesn't have at least the Regular amount needed, you get the message "not enough energy". After the Direct Care option is completed, the chocobo may lose only the HP Conserve amount. I don't know yet what triggers the HP Conserve amount.
5) The Energy bar has 64 pixels of HP.
1 - Not care about you at all [0-31]
2 - Able to endure your company [32-63]
3 - Slightly enjoy your company [64-95]
4 - Like being around you [96-127]
5 - Like you pretty well [128-159]
6 - Like you a lot [160-191]
7 - Wants to be with you all the time [192-223]
8 - Regards you as its parent [224-255]
~~ Egg Stage ~~
Watch Over big Affection boost (more than +5), 0% drop in Energy
~~ Chick, Adolescent, Adult ~~
Watch Over +1 Affection, Regular [2-3 pixels], HP Conserve [1-2 pixels]
Tell a Story +2 Affection, Regular [9 pixels], HP Conserve [7 pixels]
Compete against Others +5 Affection, Regular [21-22 pixels], HP Conserve [17-18 pixels]
Walk (short) +5 Affection, Regular [18-20 pixels], HP Conserve [14-16 pixels]
Walk (regular) +11 Affection, Regular [25-26 pixels], HP Conserve [20 pixels]
Walk (long) +17 Affection, Regular [30-31 pixels], HP Conserve [24-25 pixels]
Scold -15 Affection, Regular [13 pixels], HP Conserve [9-11 pixels]
~~ Care Plan Affection Levels ~~
Sorry to say that the Affection drops due to the Care Plans are *random*. Yes, random. Basic Care sometimes drops Affection only a few points and other times more than 35 points. There is no correlation I can find based on Direct Care.
Going over more detailed notes on my first chocobo, it appears that the more my chocobo's hunger was satisfied, the less likely there was a big Affection drop. Therefore, I recommend feeding your chocobo until it is "quite full" or "completely full".
