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Sep-9-2012 23:12

I am happy to announce that the latest expansion to Sleuth: Noir, the Nemesis Hunt, is officially live as of 23:00 server time on September 9th, 2012. That is a full hour AHEAD of the scheduled update time, so first off let me start by thanking Ben for everything he has done to enable this expansion from day 1. He has been very open and supportive in this endeavor, and none of this could have been done without him. So thank you, Ben.

Now, on to the good stuff... how do nemesis hunts work?

If you have captured 3 or more Arch-Villains (10 starting October 1st), you are able to start a Nemesis Hunt. The first step is to head to Shangri-La and talk to the Prince.

...and that is the only step I will give you.

Good luck everyone! There is a special achievement on the line for the first person to capture a Nemesis, so get to it...

Nov-25-2012 23:55

Hey all,

Just a quick note to let everybody know that, yes, I am still alive, and yes I am making some progress on the Nemisis related bugs.

I don't have any new excuses for you. I've been analyzing error logs trying to get a full handle on the problems. I am hoping to have fixes for the accusation bugs and blocking mission bugs be the end of this week (ahem hourglass).

Again, please please save all your ire for me. Everybody else is completely uncompensated for the work they put into Sleuth and they're ultimately at the mercy of what the limited time I can devote.

Nov-26-2012 07:46

Thanks for the update Ben. It its always good to hear from you. Wish it was for happier occasions than our complaints sometimes. :P

Nov-26-2012 18:19

me too! :) hope you all had a lovely holiday (if you're in the US).

Nov-26-2012 23:09

Summer, I am certainly not criticizing or attempting to censor anyone for their opinions or frustrations, so please do not think ill of me for simply being a happy, positive person :) Not sure what the age comment was about - haha :) I'm 35 and work part time for a small non-profit and most of my paycheck is gone when I put it to monthly bills, etc. and my busy 9-year-old's extracurricular activities. But everyone budgets with their own priorities and needs in mind. This is my one little guilty pleasure, and it is much cheaper than most hobbies out there! LOL

Nov-27-2012 01:47

Hey Hellen - no worries. I empathise totally. And 'Oldies' is just a term to describe veteran players - sometimes they have the title 'Old Shoe' on their detective pages too. Happy sleuthing :)

Nov-30-2012 16:19

OK, the bug with the "hourglass" mission has been fixed.

The following poor suckers were victims of this bug:
* Beef Flaps
* Vulkie3
* Eden Zweig
* Bronn

I've compensated all of them $30k to help defray travel costs and heartache. I've also sent all of you a hint so you don't need to go back and re-canvas the whole Sleuth world.

I'm really sorry this took so long to figure out.

I need to admit here that the whole Nemesis expansion was in need of more QA attention than I gave it. This really was my failure, and shouldn't be held against Serges or anybody else involved. It looks to me like there may be a couple of other bugs lurking and I am taking a serious look at those now.

Hopefully the enjoyment you're getting out of the (considerable) Nemesis challenge is worth any self inflicted wounds this (and any other) bugs are causing.

And of course, for the thousandth time, my apologies and thanks to the long suffering Secret Squirrel for being on the front lines here.

Nov-30-2012 18:30

Thank you, Ben! I can't wait to play Nemesis one day!

Nov-30-2012 20:53

Thanks a lot Ben :)

Now that this buggidy bug is dead as a doornail I can get back to Nemesis hunting. I missed the excitement I used to feel just before I clicked a clue :)

Dec-2-2012 22:11

Now I've got a "bug" coming up.

*Sigh*

One of my detectives is getting the following message in his apartment when he's trying to store cases:

Cases involving your nemesis can't be filed.

Problem is, he's Unsubbed, has never been on an AV hunt, and isn't on a Nemesis hunt right now. I'm the one on the hunt.

What the blazes is goin' on with this thing????

Breit

Dec-2-2012 22:11

(And yes, I am officially reporting it under BOTH detectives.)

B.