Changes: Apartment

Revision as of 04:49, 9 May 2022

Aparment building intro — Comforts of modern gray high-rise housing blocks are waiting for the inspector and his family in East Grestin. Shown on the intro cutscene.

The inspector's apartment is where the inspector and his family live while he is working at the Grestin border checkpoint. Their initial apartment is a Class-8 dwelling provided to them when the inspector is appointed after the October 1982 Labor Lottery.^[1]

Their apartment building (or one similar to theirs) is briefly shown in the intro sequence but their own apartment interior is never seen. The apartment can be upgraded to a class 7, class 6, or class 5 apartment at various points in the game, but the upgraded apartments are never seen in game. Upgrading to class 5 will also unlock a related achievement.

Gameplay

The apartment affects gameplay at the end of each day as daily rent and heating expenses change depending on the class of the apartment. A better apartment costs more without providing any benefits so upgrading only makes sense when trying to unlock the Worker's Best achievement. The rent is higher and heating cost is less after each upgrade, but since the heating can be turned off to save money and the rent cannot, upgrading leads to a monetary net loss, unless one upgrades to a class 7 dwelling on day 12 and downgrades the following day, after the inspector's new-found wealth is confiscated, allowing the inspector to retain 75 credits.

An option to move to a better and more expensive apartment becomes available occasionally (see forum for unconfirmed theories). Moving to a new apartment costs 100 credits. The only option for downgrading is moving back to a class 8 apartment. The refund amount depends on the class of the apartment: 75 credits for downgrading from class 7, 150 credits for class 6, or 225 credits for class 5.

Available apartments

Class-8 – This is the initial apartment provided to the inspector and his family at the beginning of the game.

rent: 20 / 25 credits / day (rent increases by 5 credits at the end of day 5)

heat: 10 credits / day

total: 30/35 credits / day

Class-7 – Available at the end of day 12 at the earliest.

rent: 30 credits / day

heat: 10 credits / day

total: 40 credits / day

Class-6 – Available at the end of day 17 at the earliest, if already living in a class-7 apartment.

rent: 35 credits / day (de-facto)

heat: 5 credits / day

total: 40 credits / day

Message on the end of day screen about a class-5 apartment being available.

Class-5 – Available at the end of day 22 at the earliest, if already living in a class-6 apartment. Class 5 is "the best a worker can have" and moving in unlocks the Worker's Best achievement.

rent: 50 credits / day

heat: 0 credits / day

total: 50 credits / day

References

↑ Intro cutscene

[1] Intro cutscene

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-[[File:Aparment_building_intro.png|thumb|250px|Comforts of modern gray high-rise concrete housing blocks are waiting for the inspector and his family in East Grestin.]]
+[[File:Aparment_building_intro.png|thumb|250px|Comforts of modern gray high-rise housing blocks are waiting for the inspector and his family in [[Grestin|East Grestin]]. Shown on the intro cutscene.]]
-An '''apartment''' is where the [[inspector]] and his family live while in [[Grestin|East Grestin]]. Their initial apartment is provided to them when the inspector is appointed after the [[October 1982 Labor Lottery]]. Their apartment building (or one similar to theirs) is briefly shown but their own apartment is never seen.
+The inspector's '''apartment''' is where the [[inspector]] and his [[family]] live while he is working at the [[grestin border checkpoint|Grestin border checkpoint]]. Their initial apartment is a Class-8 dwelling provided to them when the inspector is appointed after the [[October 1982 Labor Lottery]].<ref>[[Intro Cutscene|Intro cutscene]]</ref>
+Their apartment building (or one similar to theirs) is briefly shown in the [[Intro cutscene|intro sequence]] but their own apartment interior is never seen. The apartment can be upgraded to a class 7, class 6, or class 5 apartment at various points in the game, but the upgraded apartments are never seen in game. Upgrading to class 5 will also unlock a related [[Achievements|achievement]].
 ==Gameplay==
-The apartment affects gameplay at the end of each [[Timeline#Structure_of_a_Day|day]] as daily [[Bills|rent and heating expenses]] depend on the class of the apartment. A better apartment costs more without providing any benefits, so upgrading only makes sense when trying to unlock the ''Worker's Best'' [[Steam achievements|Steam achievement]].
+The apartment affects gameplay at the [[End of day screen|end of each day]] as daily [[Bills|rent and heating expenses]] change depending on the class of the apartment. A better apartment costs more without providing any benefits so upgrading only makes sense when trying to unlock the ''Worker's Best'' achievement. The rent is higher and heating cost is less after each upgrade, but since the heating can be turned off to save money and the rent cannot, upgrading leads to a monetary net loss, unless one upgrades to a class 7 dwelling on [[day 12]] and downgrades the following day, after the inspector's new-found wealth is confiscated, allowing the inspector to retain 75 credits.
+An option to move to a better and more expensive apartment becomes available occasionally (see [[Thread:3717|forum]] for unconfirmed theories). Moving to a new apartment costs 100 [[credits]]. The only option for downgrading is moving back to a class 8 apartment. The refund amount depends on the class of the apartment: 75 credits for downgrading from class 7, 150 credits for class 6, or 225 credits for class 5.
-An option to move to a better and more expensive apartment becomes available occasionally (see [[Thread:3717|forum]] for unconfirmed theories). Moving to a new apartment costs 100 [[credits]]. Downgrading to a lower-class apartment refunds 75 credits and will be available on the day after the move-in.
 ==Available apartments==
-*'''Class-8''' - This is the initial apartment provided to the inspector and his family at the beginning of the game.
+*'''Class-8''' – This is the initial apartment provided to the inspector and his family at the beginning of the game.
 {{Apartment
-|rent=20
+|rent = 20 / 25
-|rent_notes=25 credits / rent increases by 5 credits from [[day 4]] onwards
+|rent_notes = rent increases by 5 credits at the end of [[day 5]]
-|heat=10
+|heat = 10
-|total=30/35}}
+|total = 30/35
+}}
-*'''Class-7''' - Available at the end of [[day 12]] at the earliest.
+*'''Class-7''' – Available at the end of [[day 12]] at the earliest.
 {{Apartment
 |rent=30
 |heat=10
 }}
-*'''Class-6''' - Available at the end of [[day 17]] at the earliest, if already living in a class-7 apartment.
+*'''Class-6''' – Available at the end of [[day 17]] at the earliest, if already living in a class-7 apartment.
 {{Apartment
-|rent=40
+|rent = 35
+|rent_notes = de-facto
-|heat=5
+|heat = 5
 }}
-[[File:Class_5_apartment.png|thumb|250px|Who cares about [[Terrorism|bombs]] when you could move to class 5??]]
+[[File:Class_5_apartment.png|thumb|250px|Message on the [[end of day screen]] about a class-5 apartment being available.]]
-*'''Class-5''' - Available at the end of [[day 22]] at the earliest, if already living in a class-6 apartment. Class 5 is "the best a worker can have" and moving in unlocks the ''Worker's Best'' Steam achievements.
+*'''Class-5''' – Available at the end of [[day 22]] at the earliest, if already living in a class-6 apartment. Class 5 is "the best a worker can have" and moving in unlocks the ''Worker's Best'' achievement.
 {{Apartment
 |rent=50
 |heat=0
 }}
+== References ==
+<references />
+[[vi:Căn hộ]]
 [[Category:Gameplay]]
 [[Category:Locations]]