Cardinal Cross – All Romance Routes, CGs, 엔딩, and Achievements

All Romance Routes (with the “최상의” 종결, or the ‘Revolutionary’ 종결”), CGs, Achievements and guide to the other 3 ending variations.

소개

부인 성명: This is currently a work in progress. It’s uploaded because I want to at least have Pious/Eve’s route live before I complete it in case it takes me a while CG hunting.

Here are a few things you should consider before you dive into the guide:

• Egon/Soren and Karel’s routes are identical in the beginning (so you can literally pick up an old save), and Pious/Evelyn’s route can be accessed from theirs, if you so wish. 당신은 할 수 있습니다 전적으로 drop characters like hot potatoes, and there are hidden interactions between them if you do.
• I personally believe that the affinity meter goes like this, ~에서 “최상의” reaction, 에게 “worst reaction” descending: Tempted -> Thrilled -> Amused -> Pleased -> Interested -> Slightly Interested -> Bored -> Annoyed -> Bothered -> Angry -> 맹렬한.
• 그러므로, if you’d like to do your own playthrough without relying on a guide, you should attempt to make your love interests or companions Tempted at all times, and never Furious. Play it like top-trumps: You may not always be able to obtain a thrilled response – sometimes Interest or Slightly Interested is the “최상의” 옵션, and that’s fine. F4 and F5 are your friends.
• All romance routes listed below are the “Revolutionary” ending as standard with all your friends alive/present, with whatever love interest also alive. This is widely considered the “좋은” 종결. I will also be covering the other achievements and endings in seperate sections.
• 첫 번째 5 페이지 (excluding page 3 CG 1 + 2, and page 4 CG 13) are all obtainable by following the revolutionary ending for Pious, Egon and Karel’s romances. 여기에는 다음이 포함됩니다 2 variation CGs for Pious, 그리고 6 variation CGs for Karel, which will be noted in their route sections. Egon does not have variation CGs, and therefore no “놓칠 수 있습니다” CGs.
• It is possible to get all romance achievements in one playthrough, albeit it is impossible to get all romance CGs in one playthrough. But be advised that whoever you spend your last moments with before the raid begins will be the “종결” interest and the epilogue will treat it as you dating that specific person.
• Egon’s romance route (w/ revolutionary ending) is a good standard route to follow if you want to be nice to everyone, but ignore the romance. Or if you simply want to explore the game’s choices and you’re not sure where to start diverging from.
• Pious and Karel’s routes can be accessed by Egon’s route, which I believe is a good “starter” romance to experience alongside the story. 이 때문에, Egon’s route guide will include save points that you can load when you start the other routes in this guide. But only two. It won’t be complicated. I get super confused with guides with multiple save states, so this’ll largely just be the “답변”, and therefore very long. Use the heading navigation on the right to find what you’re looking for faster.

Egon Romance Route

These are the answers for Egon/Soren’s route, following the Revolutionary Ending with everybody alive.

The route unlocks the achievements “You like me because I’m a scoundrel“, “Necessary Sacrifice“, “It’s mine, all mine!“, “To feel human“, “Cold hard facts“, “A friend in need is a friend indeed“, “Strange Bedfellows“, “The Revolutionary” 그리고 “Rag tag bunch of misfits“.

• Not so fast
• 기다리다!
• Lovely
• You don’t say?!
• I’ll kill you!
• I’m not a captain.
• Rip him off – unlocks the achievements “You like me because I’m a scoundrel” 그리고 “Necessary Sacrifice“
• 운이 좋은
• I can’t
• 오 예?
• What things?
• Awkward…
• I did! Kinda.
• Scavenger stuff
• 관리인
• You may like to save here. This can be used as the save you start with for Karel’s route.
• He is the lucky one.
• I’m invincible
• 그게 다야.
• Should I be?
• 그녀를 도와주세요
• Protect us?!
• Rough start
• Payment
• 아니요
• 정확히!
• Show-off
• Publish it
• 보호
• 왜?
• 진지하게?
• 싸움
• Are you all right?
• 서적?
• Like potatoes…
• Of what?
• Not practical
• 권위 있는
• My fault
• 아니요
• Speak
• 축하해요
• Bluff off
• 아마도
• 지금은
• Ta da!
• Should I?
• 예
• Redecoration time!
• But I am!
• Friendship lessons
• Don’t give up the artifact – unlocks the achievement “It’s mine, all mine!“
• Stop Egon
• 혼란스러운
• What changed?
• 진지하게?
• No thanks
• Influencing?
• That’s too bad
• 응
• You like adventure
• Democracy?
• 죄송합니다
• 진실을 말하세요
• 오?
• Not cool
• 죄송합니다
• 당신은 어때요?
• Awkward
• Need help?
• 그게 다야? – unlocks the achievement “To feel human“
• It’s called a kiss
• Let’s go, Egon
• 모르겠습니다
• 안녕하세요!
• Where?
• 나는 당신을 알고
• Good to know
• What do you want?
• You may like to save here. This can be used to start your Pious romance route.
• 그리고?
• Why the privacy?
• 왜 안 돼?
• Uhh…
• Daddy is Mad
• Cut it
• You’ll see
• Hold on
• 죄송합니다
• 잘…
• 잘?
• Kill them
• 오, 잘…
• Kill her
• 왜 안 돼?
• Let him suffer
• 사격
• Go on
• 돕다!
• What security?
• 아빠?
• You like it
• You like me
• Egon
• Aaron
• Party time!
• Wrong dress?
• I’m innocent!
• I’m better
• No kidding
• 감사해요
• 예
• How?
• Moraian faith
• 예
• Motherbluffer
• Mosquitos!
• Egon
• This choice does not matter/pick any option.
• Me?
• Tell the Truth – unlocks the achievement “Cold hard facts“
• 습격? – unlocks the achievement “A friend in need is a friend indeed“
• Bluff you! – unlocks the achievement “Strange Bedfellows“
• 무엇?!
• Publish the article
• I can explain! – unlocks the achievement “The Revolutionary“
• 아름다운
• Come with us – unlocks the achievement “Rag tag bunch of misfits“

Karel Romance Route

These are the answers for Karel’s route, following the Revolutionary Ending with everybody alive.

The route unlocks the achievements “You like me because I’m a scoundrel“, “Silver-tongued Devil“, “Trigger Point Therapy“, “Cold hard facts“, “A friend in need is a friend indeed“, “Strange Bedfellows“, “The Revolutionary” 그리고 “Rag tag bunch of misfits“.

You may want to load the save from Egon’s route if you followed this guide for that one. Scroll to “Start here” and start there if you load that save.

• Not so fast
• 기다리다!
• Lovely
• You don’t say?!
• I’ll kill you!
• I’m not a captain.
• Rip him off – unlocks the achievement “You like me because I’m a scoundrel“
• 운이 좋은
• I can’t
• 오 예?
• What things?
• Awkward…
• I did! Kinda.
• Scavenger stuff
• 관리인
• Start here for Karel save. You may also like to save here to use for Egon’s route if you do this one first.
• Not really
• I’m invincible
• 그게 다야
• Not really
• 그녀를 도와주세요
• Protect us?!
• Rough start
• Payment
• 아니요
• 죄송합니다
• Meh
• Publish it
• 보호
• Ugh
• 진지하게?
• Don’t fight – Unlocks the achievement “Silver-tongued Devil“
• Are you all right?
• 서적?
• Like potatoes…
• Of what?
• Not practical
• 권위 있는
• My fault
• Smooth
• Speak
• 축하해요
• Bluff off
• 아마도
• 지금은
• Ta da!
• Should I?
• 예
• Redecoration time!
• You had that look!
• You are in trouble
• Give up the artifact
• Stop Egon
• 혼란스러운
• 죄송합니다
• 진지하게?
• I’ll have to decline
• Influencing?
• That’s too bad
• 응
• You like adventure
• Democracy?
• 죄송합니다
• 진실을 말하세요
• 오?
• Not cool
• 죄송합니다
• 당신은 어때요?
• Awkward
• Need help?
• Now I feel bad
• Let’s go, Karel
• Totally
• 모르겠습니다
• 안녕하세요!
• Where?
• 나는 당신을 알고
• Good to know
• What do you want?
• You may like to save here. This can be used to start your Pious romance route.
• 그리고?
• Why the privacy?
• 왜 안 돼?
• Uhh…
• Daddy is Mad
• Cut it
• You’ll see
• Hold on
• 죄송합니다
• 잘…
• 잘?
• Kill them
• 오, 잘…
• Kill her
• 왜 안 돼?
• 좋아요
• You may like to quick-save here. There are two variations to a CG depending on whether you strip or not.
• Take off your clothes
• 돌아서
• Go on
• 돕다!
• What security?
• 아빠?
• You like it
• You like me
• Karel
• I hate you
• Party time!
• Wrong dress?
• I’m innocent!
• I’m better
• No kidding
• 감사해요
• 예
• How?
• Moraian faith
• 진지하게?
• Motherbluffer
• Mosquitos!
• Karel
• This choice does not matter/pick any option.
• Me?
• Tell the Truth – unlocks the achievement “Cold hard facts“
• 습격? – unlocks the achievement “A friend in need is a friend indeed“
• Go with Egon
• Bluff you! – unlocks the achievement “Strange Bedfellows“
• 무엇?!
• Publish the article
• I can explain! – unlocks the achievement “The Revolutionary“
• 아름다운
• Come with us – unlocks the achievement “Rag tag bunch of misfits“

Pious Romance Route

These are the answers for Pious/Evelyn’s route, following the Revolutionary Ending with everybody alive.

The route unlocks the achievements “Setting the Scene“, “You like me because I’m a scoundrel“, “Silver-tongued Devil“, “Cold hard facts“, “A friend in need is a friend indeed“, “Strange Bedfellows“, “The Revolutionary” 그리고 “Rag tag bunch of misfits“.

You may want to load the save from Egon or Karel’s route if you followed this guide for those ones. Scroll to “Start here” and start there if you load that save.

• Not so fast
• 기다리다!
• Lovely
• You don’t say?!
• I’ll kill you!
• I’m not a captain.
• Rip him off – unlocks the achievement “You like me because I’m a scoundrel“
• 운이 좋은
• I can’t
• 오 예?
• What things?
• Awkward…
• I did! Kinda.
• Scavenger stuff
• 관리인
• Not really
• I’m invincible
• 그게 다야
• Not really
• 그녀를 도와주세요
• Protect us?!
• Rough start
• Payment
• 아니요
• 죄송합니다
• Meh
• Publish it
• 보호
• Ugh
• 진지하게?
• Don’t fight – Unlocks the achievement “Silver-tongued Devil“
• Are you all right?
• 서적?
• Like potatoes…
• Of what?
• Not practical
• 권위 있는
• My fault
• 아니요
• Speak
• 축하해요
• Bluff off
• 아마도
• 지금은
• Ta da!
• Should I?
• 예
• Redecoration time!
• But I am!
• You are in trouble
• Give up the artifact
• Stop Egon
• 혼란스러운
• 죄송합니다
• 진지하게?
• No thanks
• Influencing?
• That’s too bad
• 응
• You like adventure
• Democracy?
• 죄송합니다
• 진실을 말하세요
• 오?
• Not cool
• 죄송합니다
• 당신은 어때요?
• Awkward
• Need help?
• Now I feel bad
• Let’s go, Wiz – I am assuming it says Wiz, but the choice doesn’t matter much if another is there.
• 모르겠습니다
• 안녕하세요!
• Where?
• 나는 당신을 알고
• Good to know
• What do you want?
• Start here for Pious route save.
• I knew it!
• Why the privacy?
• 왜 안 돼?
• Are you okay?
• Daddy is Mad
• Cut it
• You’ll see
• 죄송합니다!
• 죄송합니다
• 잘…
• 잘?
• Leave them
• We can’t leave
• Kill her
• 왜 안 돼?
• Send Pious in – may say something else. This is based on a Karel-original route for the guide.
• You suck
• Go on
• 돕다!
• What security?
• 아빠?
• You like it
• You like me
• Pious
• I can never be sure
• Party time!
• Wrong dress?
• I’m innocent!
• I’m better
• No kidding
• 정말?
• You may want to quick-save here. There are two CGs depending on your answer.
• 예! 또는 A bit cold – both unlock the achievement “Setting the Scene“
• 예
• How?
• Moraian faith
• 진지하게?
• Motherbluffer
• Mosquitos!
• Pious
• This choice does not matter/pick any option.
• Me?
• Tell the Truth – unlocks the achievement “Cold hard facts“
• 어-오 – unlocks the achievement “A friend in need is a friend indeed“
• Go with Egon
• Bluff you! – unlocks the achievement “Strange Bedfellows“
• 무엇?!
• Publish the article
• I can explain! – unlocks the achievement “The Revolutionary“
• 아름다운
• Come with us – unlocks the achievement “Rag tag bunch of misfits“

Cassanova/All Romance Route

This one is a little more janky. On this route, you will unlock all the romance achievements available, and end with the Revolutionary ending with all your friends alive.

부인 성명: You cannot end up with all of them, and for the most part, the characters will never talk about your relationships with the other characters, and you will never have to face the consequences of playing them all like a fiddle. The only consequence is that you cannot get every CG for each interest.

Since this is an “everybody” route, I won’t be talking about the achievements.They’re just repeats found in the previous romance routes, but the important ones here are “Trigger Point Therapy“, “Setting the Scene” 그리고 “To Feel Human“.

• Not so fast
• 기다리다!
• Lovely
• You don’t say?!
• I’ll kill you!
• I’m not a captain.
• Rip him off
• 운이 좋은
• I can’t
• 오 예?
• What things?
• Awkward…
• I did! Kinda.
• Scavenger stuff
• 관리인
• He is the lucky one.
• I’m invincible
• 그게 다야.
• Should I be?
• 그녀를 도와주세요
• Protect us?!
• Rough start
• Payment
• 아니요
• 정확히!
• Show-off
• Publish it
• 보호
• 왜?
• 진지하게?
• 싸움
• Are you all right?
• 서적?
• Like potatoes…
• Of what?
• Not practical
• 권위 있는
• My fault
• Smooth
• Speak
• 축하해요
• Bluff off
• 아마도
• 지금은
• Ta da!
• Should I?
• 예
• Redecoration time!
• You had that look!
• You are in trouble
• Give up the artifact
• Stop Egon
• 혼란스러운
• What changed?
• 진지하게?
• I’ll have to decline
• Influencing?
• That’s too bad
• 응
• You like adventure
• Democracy?
• 죄송합니다
• 진실을 말하세요
• 오?
• Not cool
• 죄송합니다
• 당신은 어때요?
• Awkward
• Need help?
• 그게 다야? – 업적을 잠금 해제합니다 “To feel human“
• It’s called a kiss
• Let’s go, Karel
• Totally
• 모르겠습니다
• 안녕하세요!
• Where?
• 나는 당신을 알고
• Good to know
• What do you want?
• I knew it!
• Why the privacy?
• 왜 안 돼?
• Are you okay?
• Daddy is Mad
• Cut it
• You’ll see
• 죄송합니다!
• 죄송합니다
• 잘…
• 잘?
• Leave them
• We can’t leave
• Kill her
• 왜 안 돼?
• Send in Karel
• Take off your clothes
• 돌아서 – unlocks the achievement “Trigger Point Therapy“
• Go on
• 돕다!
• What security?
• 아빠?
• You like it
• You like me
• Pious
• I can never be sure
• Party time!
• Wrong dress?
• I’m innocent!
• I’m better
• No kidding
• 정말?
• 예! – 업적을 잠금 해제합니다 “Setting the Scene“
• 예
• How?
• Moraian faith
• 진지하게?
• Motherbluffer
• Mosquitos!
• This choice will determine your epilogue partner. Feel free to save to see the remaining screenshots quickly/easily.
• This choice does not matter/pick any option.
• Me?
• Tell the Truth
• 어-오
• Go with Egon
• Bluff you!
• 무엇?!
• Publish the article
• I can explain!
• 아름다운
• Come with us

Other Endings – Explained (CGs)

All the endings can be split into 4 여러 떼, and you can check what ending is predicted when you read Chapter 12. 어느 하나: The Revolutionary, The Revolter, The Herald and The Contained.

There is also a 5th, more complex ending that doesn’t technically unlock any of them.

If you want the most “concise” way to get all these choices, @Hanni does a great achievements guide with specialised save and load slots to give you the optimal process to getting all the achievements – 빠르게. 하지만, for the purpose of this specific guide, I will not be concise.

또한 있다 CGs on every route mentioned below, and a new one every route.

If you use this in tandem with the previous route guides, AND Hanni’s achievement guide, you will only need 둘 more CGs: 페이지 6 – CG 16 and page 7 – CG 10.

I am currently searching how to obtain them. Although you will get all of them (apart from the two listed above) by following the routes listed here and Hanni’s guide. If you are struggling to find a specific one even with these route guides, please comment the page and number of the CG and I’ll do my best to point you at the right ending. When I have more time, I am going to upload the specific CGs to the other endings.

The missing CGs are Lana pressing her hand against a window cityscape, and the visionX of Karel, so I’m assuming this is a Karel death ending in either the Herald or the Contained ending, like the other visionX specific CGs, but I’ve yet to manage to kill the ginger hunk.

The Revolutionary Ending

This is a lazy solution right now, but to get this, follow any of the three romance routes listed above. If you don’t want to romance a particular character and would still like the story – simply press the gray options on the flirting choices whenever necessary. There is no penalty to not romancing people.

To ensure it’s also the “Rag Tag Bunch of Misfits” 종결 – make sure Kieran likes you and comes with you. Both these endings are obtainable with all the romance routes.

The Herald Endings

The point of these two endings is that you put Lana in a position that is too important to kill with her actions, similarly to the revolutionary ending, only you don’t go with Egon to destroy Apheta, and you destroy Eris instead.

I actually really like this ending a lot, especially the little conversations you can have with Egon and Karel at the end.

“The Herald” + “Head for the Hills”

For this ending, I recommend using the “cassanova” outlined route above, but only outside of the chaos choices. (Chaos choices will have Lana with a chain design next to the choice) This will also unlock the “Now you see me, now you don’t” 성취.

For chaos choices, 당신은 필요:

• Don’t rip him off
• 그녀를 도와주세요
• (Only unlocks if you help the rebels) – Don’t fight
• Give up the Artifact
• Stop Egon
• 진실을 말하세요
• Leave them
• Knock her out
• Don’t tell the truth
• Don’t go with Egon
• Destroy Eris
• (Only unlocks if Kieran relationship is high enough) – Come with us

“The Herald” + “Going Places”

This is very similar to “Head for the Hills”, so again use the cassanova route and the same chaos choices in “Head for the Hills” – only you tell the truth to the rebels this time.

For chaos choices, 당신은 필요:

• Don’t rip him off
• 그녀를 도와주세요
• (Only unlocks if you help the rebels) – Don’t fight
• Give up the Artifact
• Stop Egon
• 진실을 말하세요
• Leave them
• Knock her out
• 진실을 말하세요
• Don’t go with Egon
• Destroy Eris
• (Only unlocks if Kieran relationship is high enough) – Come with us

“The Herald” + “End of the Line” – 2 CGs
For this ending, it kind of feels like you make all the wrong choices.

It is important to note that you must raise your affection with Egon, but never date him for this one. The best way to do this is flirt, but don’t click the “It’s called a kiss” 옵션, and then ignore the second private meeting with him (invite Karel to drink some wine instead). You can meet him before the party, and before the raid, but the point is Egon now has doubts when he is asked by Sin, because he didn’t get with Lana yet.

This will also unlock the “It’s personal now” 그리고 “necessary sacrifice” 업적.

For chaos choices, 당신은 필요:

• Rip him off
• 관여하지 마세요
• Don’t give up the artifact
• Don’t stop Egon
• 거짓말하다
• Kill them
• Kill her
• Don’t go with Egon
• Destroy Eris

The Revolter Endings

The point of these endings is that Lana isn’t strong enough to do much by herself.

“The Revolter” + “Over My Dead Body”

이것에서, Egon does not trust you enough to tell you his plan at the end. Consistently do things that go against him and weaken your position as a rebellion leader and a howler bargaining tool, but still agree to help him in the end. Because this can be trickier to get – if you have a fight with Egon at the scrap ladies place on Peon-5, you are on the right track to this ending. 하지만, as far as I’m aware, the only person that needs to like you in this playthrough is Kieran.

For chaos choices, 당신은 필요:

• Don’t rip him off
• 그녀를 도와주세요
• (Only unlocks if you help the rebels) – 싸움
• Give up the Artifact
• Stop Egon
• 진실을 말하세요
• Leave them
• Knock her out
• 진실을 말하세요
• Go with Egon
• Publish the Article
• (Only unlocks if Kieran relationship is high enough) – Come with us

“The Revolter + Same Old Story”

For this ending, Lana doesn’t help Egon, but that certainly doesn’t mean she’s helping Libera either. I recommend this one a lot. It was one of my favourite ends.

For chaos choices, 당신은 필요:

• Don’t rip him off
• 그녀를 도와주세요
• (Only unlocks if you help the rebels) – 싸움
• Give up the Artifact
• Stop Egon
• 진실을 말하세요
• Leave them
• Knock her out
• 진실을 말하세요
• Don’t go with Egon
• Leave Eris

The Contained Ending

This ending is essentially Lana is powerful enough to do things and not be killed – but she’s not brave enough. She would rather keep Apheta than bring in Libera, and it’s clean up time to stop being a wanted criminal. Only you don’t have the support you would in the Herald endings, so you’re at Aegis and Moraian mercy.

“The Contained” + “Hot off the press” + “Off the Record”

For this ending, I recommend using the “cassanova” outlined route above, but only outside of the chaos choices. (Chaos choices will have Lana with a chain design next to the choice)

For chaos choices, 당신은 필요:

• Don’t rip him off
• 그녀를 도와주세요
• (Only unlocks if you help the rebels) – Don’t fight
• Give up the Artifact
• Stop Egon
• 진실을 말하세요
• Leave them
• Knock her out
• 진실을 말하세요
• Don’t go with Egon
• Leave Eris

추신: I believe I’m missing a variant here that would have Karel die and unlock the last two CGs.

Missable Achievements

There is only one achievement that does not need to occur on any specific route. And that is “Personnel Casualty” albeit I’m sure most of us have gotten it by accident in the past.

It is an inevitable Pious “Bad End” on either the Revolutionary, 헤럴드 또는 Revolter route if you go with Egon to shut down Apheta – but do not have a high enough affinity with Kieran, or you tell him to go with Wiz instead.

There is a missable CG from it, and a VisionX CG at the end of the story for her death flag.