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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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Lucika-Bucika
Lucika-Bucika

Apr-30-2008 04:56

Hello!
A few questions:

1. Is it good to ask the FortuneT. for 20 dollars about a case? I never had use of it.
2. Is the following technique go0d: 1. Townie says XY knows who the killer is. 2. I ask XY about 3 people (4 has no/fake alibi) 3. At the 4th XY clams up. 4. I accuse the fourth suspect without alibi. It works if XY has a valid alibi. Does it work when XY has a fake alibi?
3. What can I do with a book? It's OK that my detective will improve, but how? (had no books yet.)
4. How much is the discount at a faction with 30+ standing? There is sg what costs 85000$ at 1 standing, how much will it be at 30?

Thanks for the answers.

Cordelia Falco
Cordelia Falco
Battered Shoe

Apr-30-2008 05:10

Hi there.

1. For each level of case, there may be different numbers of suspects. For example, in a Hard level cases there will either be 7 or 8. The Fortune Teller can tell you whether you've got all your suspects for the case, or whether there's still one you haven't found. So yes, it's useful.

2. This is risky. The townie won't actually say XY knows who the killer is, they'll say XY *thinks* they know who the killer is. Whether XY is right or not doesn't depend on whether they have a valid alibi or not. They might have a real alibi and still give you evidence about the wrong person. It's also not going to work as a method as you do harder cases, because you won't have enough questions left to ask them.

3. You get a small experience point bonus the first time you read a book. Apart from that, people collect books for the sake of owning them - you have access to the full text of each.

4. I confess I'm not sure about discounts, as I've never bothered much with buying things from factions. The items you get from favours will get better as you go up the levels, and if you join an agency you'll have access to their smart gear for checking crime scenes.

Hope that's some use to you, and happy sleuthing.

Lucika-Bucika
Lucika-Bucika

Apr-30-2008 05:41

Thanks! I'll write it here too, cause I think that's a more better used topic than the one about that:

Can some1 PM me what are specific questions on a Townie good for?

Lucika-Bucika
Lucika-Bucika

Apr-30-2008 14:10

Thanks for lilangel's answer!

Sorry to bother you again, but I have some new questions (a detective always ask questions, so no problem):

1. Is stress detection skill useful?
2. Is there any equipment that I can USE and they aren't just improving my stats?
-> 3. Where can I find my stats?
4. I heard that there are 4 WE-s per case, 2 fake-2 valid. Is that right?
5. Can more than 1 suspect be killed in a random mystery?
->6. And in featured ones?
7. Once I started a case, my client gave me 2 names. I talked with the first then a twist came (the one when someone throws a knife upon you in the street), and the only suspect whom I visited earlier had a fake alibi. I accused him and he was the murderer. Were I lucky or this can be used as method?
8. How is it displayed when I have a contact?
9. (seriously) If a suspect has a foolish motive (the Best Friend hated the victim etc.), can he/she still be the killer?
10. If the client is the murderer in a featured mystery, will I get money?

*looks up and thinks about to rename himself to QuestionBag and hopes for polite answers as earlier*

Thanks again!

lilangel
lilangel
Sleuth About Town

Apr-30-2008 16:58

1. Is stress detection skill useful? Some have found it useful, some have not.
2. Is there any equipment that I can USE and they aren't just improving my stats? as an unsubscribed member, you'll just have to do favors in hopes to get better equipment. When you subscribe, many agencies would be happy to help you with better equipment.
-> 3. Where can I find my stats? On your detective page, there would be everything you need to know.
4. I heard that there are 4 WE-s per case, 2 fake-2 valid. Is that right? Not necessarily. You can have more than 2 WE per case. But, the guilty suspect always has 2 pointed to them.
5. Can more than 1 suspect be killed in a random mystery? I haven't found a random mystery that has more than one suspect die... but when you advance enough, there will be a suspect who dies and a suspect who flees.
->6. And in featured ones? The Featured Mysteries are written by players such as yourself and myself. They create mysteries to their liking. The number of suspects who die and flee are up to the author.
7. Once I started a case, my client gave me 2 names. I talked with the first then a twist came (the one when someone throws a knife upon you in the street), and the only suspect whom I visited earlier had a fake alibi. I accused him and he was the murderer. Were I lucky or this can be used as method? You were lucky. That's not always the case. The twists are for mere reading. The ones you should be concerned about are the faction twists (one with the lady and the magnifying glass) and the one with the police twist (occasionally adds a suspect who you don't already have, however doesn't add a motive).
8. How is it displayed when I have a contact? In you Detective page, there will be a section that lists your contacts.
9. (seriously) If a suspect has a foolish motive (the Best Friend hated the victim etc.), can he/she still be the killer? Yes, s/he can still be the killer, in fact, any of them can be.

(cont'd)

lilangel
lilangel
Sleuth About Town

Apr-30-2008 17:00

10. If the client is the murderer in a featured mystery, will I get money? Off hand, I don't remember, but I do know that if you have the skill for it, you won't have to worry about not getting paid for the guilty clients in any case.

Lucika-Bucika
Lucika-Bucika

May-1-2008 01:56

Thanks for the answers!
(Now I'll stop for a while :D)

Lucika-Bucika
Lucika-Bucika

May-1-2008 11:28

Err...or not. *feels embarrassed but know that opening a topic for that would be foolish*

If I can choose from (I will soon be able, at least) Lock Picking and Pick Pocketing, which one should I choose then?

Ms Helen
Ms Helen
Con Artist

May-1-2008 11:34

My personal choice would be lockpicking because between the two that what one can make your cases easier.

Lock picking allows you to enter up to 2 peoples homes and find either the alibi of the person or the people they suspect.

Pick pocketing will allow you to collect the money when your client turns out to be the guilty party.

Lucika-Bucika
Lucika-Bucika

May-1-2008 11:39

Oh, and I read that "normal skills should be bought before faction skills, except Pugilism".

*points to the first pages of the thread and cries: "I read them!"*

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