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Nomad

Apr-9-2006 22:34
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WARNING GAME SPOILER!!

If you wish to enjoy the adventure of figuring out this game on your own, DO NOT read the rest of this post.

If you are too lazy to read through a page or two of threads to see if your question has already been asked a zillion times, then PLEASE read this first!

Welcome to Sleuth, and your new addiction.  There is no cure, so just accept it and enjoy it! Here are a few tips and hints that you should find helpful, and are among the FAQ of the newbie boards.

First, a great place to FIND ANSWERS and cool history threads about Sleuth is in the Moderator Picks Board. The Mods have picked out their favorite bits and made them easy to find. In addition to personal favorites, try looking over the Newbie FAQ. This can be found on the bottom of most pages as a tiny little grey link. Also the Help file at the upper right of most screens is packed with little useful tidbits.

HOW DO I SOLVE a case? First off…we recommend that you try the tutorial found on the front of the case page. It won’t count against your daily caseload, and it will give you an idea of how the game works. It’s not set up to walk you through the most efficient course through the game, but to show you how the game works, leaving you to find your own strategy. The following formulas will help you find your murderer.

PE+Fake/"none of your business" Alibi=guilty
WE+Fake/"none of your business" Alibi=guilty
2 WE = guilty

PE=Physical Evidence WE=Witness Evidence

Having a clammed suspect that will not give you an alibi is not the same as a fake/none alibi.

PE+WE DOES NOT = Guilty



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AraLives
AraLives
Battered Shoe

Mar-6-2007 09:31

Libby, Shady's prices are based on your experience level. The higher your experience level, the higher Shady's prices are. I think someone has a formula somewhere, I can't remember who--but I can tell you he gets mighty expensive, and fast. At the 6.5 million exp pts level I believe he charges something like $730,000 or more, based on a recent post by the illustrious Secret_Squirrel. Shady's prices are about 20-25% cheaper in Delhi, but of course you can only travel there when you are subscribed. Hope that helps :)

crunchpatty
crunchpatty
Old Shoe

Mar-7-2007 00:22

:) just cleaned up stuff from July onward, but really Reda did most of the work. Should be a much more lactose-free read now.

*eats some butter*

Jean-Paul Flaubert
Jean-Paul Flaubert

Mar-7-2007 10:24

Do the suspects and townspeople get annoyed at you if you leave in the middle of the conversation and clam up because of it or am I just imagining it? ie I go to a suspect. Ask for alibi. Go check alibi. Return to ask for others with motive. Is the suspect going to clam up after I return because I left, or am I jumping at shadows?


crunchpatty
crunchpatty
Old Shoe

Mar-8-2007 00:46

Nope Jean-Paul...the amount of questions a suspect will answer is based on a number which is set when you start a case...I'm pretty sure your actions within the case don't affect that number. But hey...you eat a lot less pavement jumping at shadows than you do headbutting them :)

Word to the wise though: when you first meet a suspect, ask them the motive question first - it's a better use of valuable questions to concentrate on completing your suspect list than it is to get alibis, because there's a pretty constant number of fakers/no alibi people at every case level...which you can normally figure out on your own.

Jean-Paul Flaubert
Jean-Paul Flaubert

Mar-8-2007 08:16

Thanks this will keep me from asking all of my questions in one sitting. Should make things easier.

S. Holmes Jr.
S. Holmes Jr.

Mar-15-2007 05:21

Hi all, i'm new.

I got 2 free mysteries solved... Too bad, i clammed so many in progress.
And i got 2 cases fake accussed, but they weren't recorded, thankfully.

Btw, how do i make agency?

Secret_Squirrel
Secret_Squirrel
Safety Officer

Mar-15-2007 06:18

You have to be >> subscribed << to either be in, or create an Agency.

To create an Agency you go to the >> Real Estate Agency << located on the map. Then click on >> View Office Agency Properties for Rent << . Follow your nose after that mate.

Varun R
Varun R

Mar-25-2007 03:52

Hello all,
I'm new here. I've solved 4 beginner cases except 1 false accusations. I thought I would try a 'Easy' case and hence took up a random case.
Now this case got really much tougher. I had to ask many questions to all the suspects and my client and hence all have now stopped to reply. I've already bribed the barber & the waitress and still I've not got any WE or PE proved.

Now I'm not able to get any new suspects as i can ask no other suspects or clients. Also I had got hair which the barber now refuses to analyze. There are 3 suspects whose alibi are false. I m stuck.

Any help on this would be really appreciable. Thanks.

Cordelia Falco
Cordelia Falco
Battered Shoe

Mar-25-2007 05:34

Hi Varun.

I'm afraid the answer is 'if you're stuck, quit!'. With practice, you can get the number of questions that you *have* to ask everybody down to a minimum. As you earn skill points, you'll acquire skills which mean you can persuade people to talk - advice on that one is to pick either tough or charming and get the full set of skills, rather than trying to get both at first.

Good luck!

Varun R
Varun R

Mar-25-2007 11:08

Thanks Cordelia for your reply. Just need a advice, should I play beginner cases till I get more experienced or I should tryout the easy ones?

Cheers,
Varun

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