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Sep-10-2006 13:02

We made some changes to the villain hunt clues today.

Most of these changes are intended to make them easier to read, and we cleaned up a few clues that were commonly misunderstood.

The bad news is, there were a couple situations where specific co-conspirators/hideouts that were impossible to narrow down to a single option, even with all the clues.

This was my mistake, and I’m really really sorry for the frustration it has caused people. Because of the random nature of these hunts, and the length they can take to complete, these situations were difficult to detect.

The missing clues have been added for those townies, so I’m now confident there are no longer any situations where somebody should have to guess on a villain hunt, as long as they are patient enough to get all the clues.

*Slinks off sheepishly back to his admin sweatshop*

Dec-1-2006 23:32

Nice thought - you sound like me checking my clues in triplicate (at least) - I'd like that too :) But I think that having to keep track of your clues is probably part of the deal. Like keeping track of a normal case. After I stuffed up my first hunt I learnt to keep better notes.

Dec-2-2006 01:30

I can't take credit for this idea, but I saw someone (don't know who, yay anonymous stranger) keeping track of them by copy/paste/posting new clues in their bio. So yeah...now I quadruple check that, lol.

Um. One thing, if you choose to do this, I learned the hard/ *gah* stupid way that it REALLY helps to remember to save changes to the bio after you paste them in...

Dec-2-2006 16:04

lol, well i do keep mine on a chart with all the info, and triple check that it is right before i leave that page... but i get super nervous when i have to wait for a clue and start to think that maybe i messed up.

its really just to confirm that i am only paranoid.

Dec-2-2006 16:07

I copy/paste them and PM them to myself, along with the city, then save it.

Dec-2-2006 16:52

I am paranoid enough to print the map and actually draw lines north of the det. shop, south of bank, etc. etc. Also write W (woman) and M (male) next to the townies.

Yeah, I need help, I know it...

Dec-2-2006 17:25

I just copy & paste them into WordPad, saving after each clue.

Dec-2-2006 18:10

omg andx, that is a GREAT idea! lol. oh god, the next level of paranoia... now i have to try it!

Dec-3-2006 01:29

Yeah, Andrea that is a really good idea, I should try tha when I go on a hunt.

Dec-10-2006 10:32

I was attempting another villain hunt despite my horrible experience the first time. I received the following clues in London:

Dragutan "the Dragon" Zhou has set up a hideout with the help of a co-conspirator in London. I don't know the exact location, but I do know the hideout IS NORTH of the detective shop.

Dragutan "the Dragon" Zhou has set up a hideout with the help of a co-conspirator in London. I don't know the exact location, but I do know the hideout IS WEST of the detective shop.

Dragutan "the Dragon" Zhou has set up a hideout with the help of a co-conspirator in London. I don't know the exact location, but I do know the hideout IS NOT close enough to the river to smell it.

After the 2nd clue the choices were reduced to the museum or the library. When I received the 3rd clue I consulted the map of London and saw that the museum is closer to the river than the library so, of course, I tried to capture at the library. Well, if you haven't guessed the rest, I was wrong.

What was the purpose of that 3rd clue, then? It seems to be a misdirection to me. Unless if you experienced villain hunters are going to tell me to only pay attention to the clues with north, south, east, west, male, or female in it, then I'll know better IF I try again.

Your advice will be greatly appreciated.

*tips hat*
Barry

Dec-10-2006 10:40

Barry,

The infamous "river" clues are kind of a sore spot with hunters... they are the most ambigious clue set of any we've seen so far.

The thing to remember though is that just because you have another clue doesn't imply that clue is "helpful" at the time. Neither the museum nor the library could be construed as "close" the the river in-and-of-themselves. You have to remember that the clues operate independently of each other, and it's the junction of clues that provide the right answer.