Higgins



"Higgins hails from a poor family on the outskirts of Portia. From a young age, Higgins learned the connection between money and status, vowing to make as much money as he can and never let his family be poor again. Higgins became a madman workaholic Builder on a mission, which is to be number one no matter the cost or method."

Higgins is a rivaling builder that the player must confront during the main storyline of the game. He is a hard-working competitor and has the highest ranking workshop when the player character arrives in Portia.

He harbors resentment and jealousy toward the player because they moved into Pa's workshop for free and suddenly start getting a lot of positive attention from the people in town. He is one of the first characters that the player meets in, first seen snatching the last commission of the day from Presley's hand as Presley attempts to give it to the player. Even so, Presley describes him as a very hard-working man who does great work and has a fabulous workshop.

Higgins' Workshop is located in Central Plaza near the Barber Shop and Portia Times. When the player gets close to the workshop, he sometimes reacts aggressively and accuses the player of stealing. He even goes so far as threatening to beat the player up if they try picking up objects near the workshop. He can be found visiting the Commerce Guild when it opens every weekday morning; otherwise, he is typically near his workshop.

As of, can be befriended after completing the main storyline and completing the newly added mission.

Physical appearance
Higgins has short dark hair, a wide, cleft chin, and piercing brown eyes that are always in a squint. He wears a white collared shirt with a light blue grid pattern, a blue vest, a lime-green tie, brown belt and a jeans.

Related characters
Higgins has no social network, though Presley appreciates his hard work and Antoine cares enough about him that he called the Civil Corps to look for Higgins when he once missed a day of work due to being passed out in an abandoned ruin.

Schedule
At the end of the day, he returns home within his workshop. His home is open from 7:00 - 21:00.


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Relationship
Higgins' cannot receive any relationship points with the player until after completing the post-game mission.

Due to his position as rival, Higgins' relationship status with the player remains Nemesis throughout the main storyline. As such, Higgins cannot gain relationship points, receive gifts, play Rock, Paper, Scissors, or any other social interactions. However, Higgins can be sparred. Furthermore, the player can steal from Higgins' furnaces when there are metal bars visible in them. If Higgins sees the player doing so, he will immediately spar them (which will cost the player 15 ) but other than that, there are currently no consequences to stealing from him.

Shortly after completing, the player can trigger a dialogue to immediately turn Higgins from Nemesis to Buddy. This will unlock all social interactions with Higgins, including gifting and playdates. He will also give relationship perks as he reaches certain relationship levels with the player. His relationship perks can be viewed from the start of the game, but they are unattainable until after finishing One Chair to Rule them All.

Perks

 * Buddy
 * Send gifts through the mail sometimes
 * Possible gifts are:

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Chat is a basic social interaction available at any relationship level. Chatting with Higgins does not increase his relationship points as Higgins cannot be befriended; subsequent chatting, on the same day, only results in the same conversation.

's dialogue may change every day and every season. may also comment about certain events or missions.

Additional opportunities
Each workday, a Copper or Bronze Bar will spawn in one of Higgins's Industrial Furnaces outside his workshop, which he will pick up once he returns between 9:00-9:45 from claiming a commission from the Commerce Guild board. If the player picks up the bar while in his presence, he will immediately incite a match with the player, which will count towards their daily spar count if they have not hit the maximum yet, but will still occur if the daily maximum has already been reached. Therefore, if the player has already sparred Higgins three times that day prior to stealing his ingot, it is possible to spar Higgins four times per day.

The Brightest Star allows the player to spar Higgins during the course of the mission, making it possible to spar five times with him on that day, once per character file.

Relationship points
After Higgins' relationship meter has been unlocked, the first spar of the day gives +1–2 relationship points if the player wins (0 for a draw), but rematches on the same day give -1, regardless of whether the player wins or draws. (By the point in the game where Higgins gives relationship points, the player will likely be a high enough level that there is no way for a spar with Higgins to end with him winning.)

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 * Likes Sour Food and Sweet Food
 * Dislikes Bitter Food and Spicy Food
 * Dislikes Ice Cream

Main missions
While not directly involved in many main missions, Higgins can take the mission-related commissions from the Commission Board fairly quickly if the player does not take them; most notably, Higgins will always take one  Assemble Dee-Dee Transport commission immediately unless all commissions are posted on a weekend, preventing the player from getting the City Transporter achievement.


 * Musa sent you a letter and asked you to help make a special massage chair.
 * Musa sent you a letter and asked you to help make a special massage chair.


 * Gale decided to build a new house for Huss & Tuss.
 * Gale decided to build a new house for Huss & Tuss.


 * Higgins wants to build a boat with you.
 * Higgins wants to build a boat with you.

Secondary missions

 * A Regrettable Deal
 * Higgins hopes to work with you to construct a diagram he designed. You need to help collect some of the materials for him.


 * Grand Theft Pickaxe
 * Higgins said you stole his Bronze Pickaxe. What are you going to do?


 *  The Brightest Star
 * Dr. Xu and Phyllis are chatting about something you are not supposed to hear. What are they planning?

Version history

 * Added ability to befriend Higgins.

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