Sunrider 4 The Captain’s Return – Complete Hearts Guide and Tips

This guide comprehensively covers all the opportunities within the game to acquire character affection points and achieve maximum affection for all characters in a single playthrough. It is divided into three main sections:

1. Hearts by Chapter: This section outlines the various methods for gaining affection points in a chronological order that aligns with the campaign’s progression.
2. Hearts by Character: Aquí, we’ve separated the affection point acquisition into individual lists for each character, providing a more focused approach to building relationships.
3. Finding the Missing Heart: This section offers guidance on utilizing the clear save data from Liberation Day to secure the final affection point, which may be inaccessible due to choices made in Chapter 3.

In Sunrider 4, affection points are predominantly acquired through the following means:

• Advancing through the main storyline: These are points that cannot be missed as you naturally progress in the game.
• Interacting with characters by clicking on their icons aboard the Maray or during intermissions.
• Engaging in side missions presented by characters.
• Successfully completing specific side missions.
• Selecting particular dialogue options during conversations.

It’s noteworthy that a character’s tenth affection point is automatically awarded after reaching the ninth point, and this achievement unlocks their unique ending.

Hearts by chapter

Capítulo 2:

• Al comienzo del capítulo, make sure to engage in conversations with Asaga, lynn, and Sola to earn affection points.
• After completing the story mission «Recruit Icari,» you’ll receive a Cosette heart.
• Upon finishing the «Find the Fortune Teller» misión, interact with Icari and Claude to gain affection points.
• Completing the «Great Emu War» side mission will grant you an Icari heart.
• Completing the «Scrap Behind the Shed» side mission will reward you with a Cosette heart.
• Para el «Treasure of the Holy Empire» misión secundaria, you can obtain a Sola heart.
• Ava’s first heart will be automatically obtained after recruiting her.

Capítulo 3:

• Begin the chapter by talking to Ava to earn a heart.
• By completing the «Rematch with Cosette» misión secundaria, you can gain a Cosette heart.
• durante el «Confront the Paladin» misión de la historia, a pivotal choice will determine the direction of your affection points. Siding with Qisah will lead to an Asaga heart, while choosing Jonah will result in an Icari heart. Consulte el «Finding the Missing Heart» section of this guide for details on how to acquire the heart for the character you didn’t choose.

Capítulo 4:

• While on shore leave on Solaris, engage in conversations with Asaga, Icari, Claude, and Ava to obtain hearts for each of them.
• When speaking to Sola, ensure you select the option, «Honestamente, this place is wearing thin on me myself,» to receive her heart.

Capítulo 5:

• After the cutscenes at the beginning of the chapter, having a save from Liberation Day will allow you to earn a heart for one character based on your choices in that game.
• Al inicio del capítulo, converse with Lynn and Claude to receive a heart for each.
• Speak to Icari and accept her side mission to gain a heart.
• Interact with Ava for a heart, and speaking to her again and accepting her side mission will grant you a second heart.
• Talking to Kryska will reward you with five hearts.
• Completing the «Simulacra and Simulation» side mission will earn you an Icari heart.
• Engage in the «Sports Day» side mission to obtain an Ava heart.
• Completing the «Black Iron Heist» story mission will result in a Kryska heart.
• Para el «Who is this sassy, lost Child?» misión secundaria, you can acquire a Cosette heart.
• El «Save the Whales» side mission will grant hearts for both Asaga and Cosette.

Capítulo 6:

• Al comienzo del capítulo, you will receive a heart for Sola and then one for Lynn as you speak to them as part of the plot.
• Start the chapter by conversing with Claude and Lynn to earn their hearts.
• Talk to Lynn again, choosing the option «You should take it easy» for a heart.
• Interact with Ava, Icari, and Sola and accept their missions to gain hearts.
• Speaking to Kryska twice will reward you with a heart each time, with the second conversation becoming available after talking to Icari.
• Después de completar el «Brain Teaser» misión secundaria, talk to Sola to obtain a heart.
• Completing the «Mysteries of the Deep Holonet» side mission will earn you an Icari heart.
• En el «Viva la Resistance» misión secundaria, you can gain a heart for Ava.
• Termina el «The Scar» side mission and choose «Return her to her parents unharmed» in the after-mission cutscene to earn a Lynn heart.
• Progressing through the «The Lair of Crow Harbor» story mission will reward you with two Cosette hearts.

Capítulo 7:

• Al inicio del capítulo, you will receive a Lynn heart.
• Engage in conversations with Sola and Lynn for additional hearts.
• Talk to Asaga and accept her mission to earn a heart.
• Completing the «Ryuvian Intervention» side mission will grant an Asaga heart.
• Después de terminar «Ryuvian Intervention,» speak to Asaga and accept the mission to unlock another Asaga heart during «The Empress’s New Clothes» misión secundaria.
• Upon returning to Ryuvia Prime, you will receive an Asaga heart.
• Participate in the «Sola’s Memories» misión secundaria, choosing to trust Sola after one turn has passed. Complete the mission to earn a Sola heart. Ensure the Archangel gets most of the kills by softening up enemies with other units. The mission ends immediately after the Archangel is defeated.
• After your first battle following your arrival at the World Fountain, you will receive a Cosette heart.

Capítulo 8:

• Four Claude hearts are automatically awarded as part of the main plot.

Capítulo 9:

• Al inicio del capítulo, you will be given an Asaga heart.
• Engage in conversations with Ava, Sola, Claude, lynn, Icari, and Kryska to obtain their hearts.
• Completing the «An Ode to a Loli Space Pirate» story mission will earn you a Cosette heart.

Hearts by character

Asaga

• Talk to her at the start of Chapter 2.
• Choose to side with Qisah during the «Confront the Paladin» story mission in Chapter 3.
• Talk to her during shore leave on Solaris in Chapter 4.
• Completa el «Save the Whales» side mission in Chapter 5.
• Talk to her at the start of Chapter 7 and accept her side mission.
• Completa el «Ryuvian Intervention» misión secundaria.
• Completa el «The Empress’s New Clothes» misión secundaria (requires finishing «Ryuvian Intervention»).
• Automatically obtained as part of the main plot after returning to Ryuvia Prime in Chapter 7.
• Obtained as part of the main plot during Chapter 9.

lynn

• Talk to her at the start of Chapter 2.
• Talk to her at the start of Chapter 5.
• Talk to her at the start of Chapter 6.
• Talk to her a second time at the start of Chapter 6.
• Talk to her a third time at the start of Chapter 6, elegir «You should take it easy.»
• Completo «The Scar» side mission and choose to «Return her to her parents unharmed» in the after-mission cutscene.
• Given at the start of Chapter 7.
• Talk to her at the start of Chapter 7.
• Talk to her at the start of Chapter 9.

Sola

• Talk to her at the start of Chapter 2.
• Completa el «Treasure of the Holy Empire» misión secundaria.
• Talk to her during shore leave on Solaris in Chapter 4, eligiendo «Honestamente, this place is wearing thin on me myself.»
• Talk to her at the start of Chapter 6.
• Talk to her at the start of Chapter 6 and accept her side mission.
• Talk to her after completing the «Brain Teaser» misión secundaria.
• Talk to her at the start of Chapter 7.
• Introduzca el «Sola’s Memories» misión secundaria, choose to trust Sola after one turn has passed, and complete the mission to earn the heart.
• Talk to her at the start of Chapter 9.

Cosette

• Complete the story mission «Recruit Icari» to earn Cosette’s heart.
• Completa el «Scrap Behind the Shed» misión secundaria.
• Completa el «Rematch with Cosette» misión secundaria.
• Completa el «Who is this sassy, lost Child?» misión secundaria.
• Completa el «Save the Whales» misión secundaria.
• Awarded by progressing through the «The Lair of Crow Harbor» misión de la historia.
• Awarded by progressing through the «The Lair of Crow Harbor» misión de la historia.
• Obtained after completing the first mission after going to the World Fountain.
• Completa el «An Ode to a Loli Space Pirate» misión de la historia.

Icari

• Talk to her after completing the «Find the Fortune Teller» misión de la historia.
• Completa el «Great Emu War» misión secundaria.
• Choose to side with Jonah during the «Confront the Paladin» story mission in Chapter 3.
• Talk to her during shore leave on Solaris in Chapter 4.
• Talk to her at the start of Chapter 5 and accept her side mission.
• Completa el «Simulacra and Simulation» misión secundaria.
• Talk to her at the start of Chapter 6 and accept her side mission.
• Completa el «Mysteries of the Deep Holonet» misión secundaria.
• Talk to Icari/Kryska at the start of Chapter 9.

Claude

• Talk to her after completing the «Find the Fortune Teller» misión de la historia.
• Talk to her during shore leave on Solaris in Chapter 4.
• Talk to her at the start of Chapter 5.
• Talk to her at the start of Chapter 6.
• Obtained as part of the main plot during Chapter 8.
• Obtained as part of the main plot during Chapter 8.
• Obtained as part of the main plot during Chapter 8.
• Obtained as part of the main plot during Chapter 8.
• Talk to her at the start of Chapter 9.

Ava

• Ava’s first heart is obtained automatically after recruiting her.
• Talk to her at the start of Chapter 2.
• Talk to her during shore leave on Solaris in Chapter 4.
• Talk to her at the start of Chapter 5.
• Talk to her a second time at the start of Chapter 5 and accept her side mission.
• Completa el «Sports Day» misión secundaria.
• Talk to her at the start of Chapter 6 and accept her side mission.
• Completa el «Viva la Resistance» misión secundaria.
• Talk to her at the start of Chapter 9.

Kryska

• Talk to her at the start of Chapter 5.
• Awarded at the same time as heart 1.
• Awarded at the same time as heart 1.
• Awarded at the same time as heart 1.
• Awarded at the same time as heart 1.
• Completa el «Black Iron Heist» misión de la historia.
• Talk to her at the start of Chapter 6.
• Talk to her a second time at the start of Chapter 6 (only available after talking to Icari).
• Talk to Icari/Kryska at the start of Chapter 9.

Finding the missing heart

Lamentablemente, fuera del 72 hearts essential to maximize the affection meters for each character in the game (with only nine hearts needed per character, as the tenth is acquired automatically), Solo hay 71 hearts accessible directly within the in-game experience. This discrepancy arises from the fact that Asaga and Icari hearts are contingent on mutually exclusive narrative decisions made at the conclusion of chapter 3. En el «Confront the Paladin» misión de la historia, electing to support Qisah results in obtaining an Asaga heart, while siding with Jonah leads to acquiring an Icari heart. Independientemente de tu elección, you will invariably miss out on a heart for one of these two characters.

Afortunadamente, a remedy exists for this predicament. If you possess a saved game file from Liberation Day, correctly located in your computer’s folder, you can receive a modest sum of credits and a single heart for one of the eight characters when chapter 5 commences, contingent on the decisions you made in Liberation Day.

For a more comprehensive guide on the process of transferring your Liberation Day clear data, puede refer to this guide. Sin embargo, I will also elucidate the procedure for carrying out this task, including instructions on generating your own file if you haven’t played Liberation Day or have lost your data during the extended period leading up to the release of Captain’s Return.

En primer lugar, you need to navigate to the directory located at C:\Usuarios(Your Account)\AppData\Local\Sunrider_4_The_Captains_Return. It’s important to note that this folder will only appear once you’ve launched the game at least once.

Después, tienes dos opciones: you can either copy your Liberation Day clear data and rename it from «game_cleared.dat» a «game_cleared.txt,» or you can create a new file. Afortunadamente, crafting a new file is a swift and straightforward process. Simply generate a new text file using a program like Notepad, copy the text string provided below, and then save the file as «game_cleared.txt.»

captain_moralist:0
captain_prince:0
affection_ava:0
affection_asaga:0
affection_chigara:0
affection_icari:0
affection_claude:0
affection_kryska:0
affection_sola:0
affection_cosette:0
wishall:False
Saveddiplomats:False
OngessTruth:False
legion_destroyed:False
cosette_dead:False
havoc_save:True
discoverfalcon:False
lynn_chigaranotoneofyou:False
chigaradidntbetray:False
tielynncargo:False
avareconcile:False
soladefinitelyprotect:FALSO

Ahora, with our file in hand, we need to make specific modifications to achieve the desired outcomes. Most of the text within this string is inconsequential, as we can only obtain a heart for one character, and none of this will impact the storyline in any way (I do miss Ava’s cool eyepatch, and it does seem like her sacrifice and achievement were taken away from her, LoveInSpace, YOU STOLE IT, though it oddly aligns with Captain’s Return themes).

Para nuestros propósitos, we need either Asaga or Icari to acquire the heart, depending on the choice made in chapter 3 that did not grant them a heart. The selected heroine should have the highest affection level among all the characters, in addition to meeting the following criteria:

For Asaga:

• Her affection level should be at least 18.
• El «moralist» attribute should be higher than «prince.»
• Colocar «Saveddiplomats» to True.
• Colocar «OngessTruth» to True.

For Icari:

• Her affection level should be at least 14.
• El «prince» attribute should be at least 50.

It’s essential to note that the game checks for this data immediately before you receive the benefits, once the cutscenes at the beginning of chapter 5 have concluded. To ensure everything goes smoothly, I recommend creating a save file while Kayto is composing his captain’s log at the start of that chapter, just in case any issues arise.