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Oct-23-2025 07:51

Hey everyone, I could use some guidance on which skill to take next. Right now my detective has:

Lock Picking; Research; Advanced Sweet Talking; Advanced Rule Bending; Advanced Thread Analysis; Advanced Hair Analysis; Handwriting Analysis; Flirting.

Questions:

1. Should I be prioritizing the Tough skillset now, or save for something else?

2. I don’t have Footprint Analysis yet, but my contact is the Shoemaker — is Footprint Analysis still worth investing in?

Any recommendations are appreciated.

Oct-24-2025 06:47

I have definitely started straying away from the Brotherhood and started trying to gain favor with the Order so that I can gain that Hypnotism. Also, I think there's some items you can buy from Shanghai that might help you gain immediate favor with the factions... Don't want to say too much so that I don't spoil it. ;)

Oct-24-2025 19:11

If you’re thinking about subscribing, you may also consider grabbing the Brotherhood Theme and book while your faction points with them are high. These are not essential things to collect by any means, but if you start exploring other cities and other factions it adds to the fun :)

Oct-24-2025 23:09

Cassie, yes! My bad, it was late for me and I just typed without proofreading!

Oct-25-2025 01:34

Ooh, interesting! Thanks for the hint, Charli.

Appreciate all the feedback. There are so many hidden secrets to the game, I'm looking forward to exploring more.