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Apr-9-2006 22:34
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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

May-13-2006 13:22

Reda a point of clarification there please.

I have been operating under the assumption from the wording on a bad surveillance attempt that it was only bad for that detective that day. A different detective in the agency could pick up the case and attempt again the next day. I am 90% possitive that it does work that way, but I will admit I could be mistaken.

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May-16-2006 05:17

Q. On the bottom of your detective's page there is a place for 'MISSIONS', what are missions? Are they like the favors or what?

A. You can do certain 'missions' / tasks for townspeople in some cities. For example there's the Librarian in London. You can offer to retrieve an overdue book for her on your travels for a certain fee, or the Postal Clerk in Delhi, where you can offer to deliver a package for her. You get back about $700-$1000 for each mission.

Basically, they're not really worth doing as stand alone missions, but to offset your travel costs when your flitting around Sleuthville, they can serve a purpose.

... missions are only available outside of New York, [so] they are only available to subscribers.

So...what are you waiting for?! Subscribe, see the world, and pick up a mission or two.

PS LED Punting [gridiron] is kinda like a long clearing kick for touch in Union. Unless it's like Wind in the Willows and cfm is asking us out for a day on the river.

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May-17-2006 11:21

Q. When it says "so and so thinks he knows who the murderer is", it dosen't mean that the person actually knows who the murderer is. Then, whats the point of this??? Is this statement just meant to be a starting point for WEs for some detectives? It has to have some more importance than just a twist, after all your wasting a townie question.

A. If the person says they know something, they might be trying to pin the blame on someone else to get away with the crime themselves. Or they might have seen an innocent person walk out of the suspects place moments before the real killer picked the lock and killed them for missing the birthday.

There is always 3 WE unlike PE that can vary from 1 to 4. Two of the WE will point to the correct person and one will not. So in a way, it is a starting point to finding Witness Evidence against the culprit

Q. When it says, "so and so dosen't know who the murderer is", does this mean that there is no chance of 'So and So' to know who the actual murderer is? I hope it does, because otherwise there aint any importance of a 'WE townie' except alibis and hidden people.

A. Yes. When you're told "so and so dosen't know who the murderer is" then you can be pretty sure that that person doesn't know anything. (Oh, and townies can also prove to be useful some times if you find yourself in a jam with everyone clammed and an incomplete list of suspects - although chances are of course that the people they'll name are the ones you've already found).

Q. I'm wondering how long will it take before I can do really hard, really really hard, and finally incredibly hard?

A. Knowledge about this is inconclusive however the running theory is about 10 successful favors before going up to the next level. (Any volunteers willing to research this?)

May-17-2006 11:25

Q. Lastly, i've been getting only hand equipment (about 2 types) and one head equipment while doing a certain level of favors. Can you get shoes and coats while doing favors or should I buy them myself?

A. You can get every kind of item from the favours, but it is a bit dependent luck of the draw sometimes as what you get is just randomly generated and doesn't take into consideration what you're already wearing. Fortunately a lot of the good stuff comes from incredibly hard favours and since they're the final level you will get to see all the items offered on that level eventually. However, most of the top items are sold by the factions or received through Almost Impossible level cases.

Thank you to Greyling, Autumnsprings, and R Anstett for fielding these questions.