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Aug-13-2004 20:21

Would someone please explain the Politics points to me- how do they come about and what the advanteges/disadvantages if any for them.
I'm still quite new at this so would appreciate a little help in understanding things
Thanks.

Aug-13-2004 20:30

Once you have enough points with a political faction, you can:

--purchase equipment that is not available at the detective shop. the equipment that each faction offers is (mostly) different.
--learn "special skills" (hypnotism, pick pocketing & safe cracking) that you can not learn unless you are in with the faction.
--If you are in an agency, then the faction is the place that you go in order to start a treasure hunt.

You can get faction points by doing cases where it mentions that your standing will go up (these are random), or by doing the "little jobs" that they mention when you go see them.

Aug-14-2004 16:13

I think that your standing with each faction also goes down (actually, nearer zero) by one each day as well, so

18 -7 -10 will become
17 -6 -9 the next day.

Aug-14-2004 16:14

if you have a standing of ten, negative or positive, it doesnt get any lower or higher

Aug-15-2004 20:41

Thanks Guys! Appreciate your help.

Aug-15-2004 22:26

Fonzie, I use to have high standing with the Dies, and -23 with La Cosa. It reached -10, but once I played done a favor for the Mob and worked several cases for the Order, and Mob, and gave away all cases dealing with the Dies, my standing finally came down with the Dies, and La Cosa is now -9. I don't remember what Elsey told me this morning, on how it comes about. She mentioned something about a cut-scene, and so on. Hopefully, she'll read this message, and explain it, but your standing will fall below 10, if you work the right cases, or favors.

Aug-15-2004 22:39

Excuse me, but I meant: I done favors for the Mob and solved cases where the victim was a member of La Cosa Nostra,and gave away all cases in connection with the Dies, my standing fell below 10+, to a negative 9 points today. Also, my standing with the Dies should fall below ten, as long as I solve only cases dealing with the Mob. As far as what Elsey shared with me this morning, she mentioned the cut scene, which is when the lady wearing the grey scarf that takes a shot at you, and flees down the alley, and I would guess the case would also be one that that deals with either La Cosa Nostra, Order of Socrates, or The Dies, again, depending on who you are trying to build your standing with. Hope this made more sense. HOPE!! lol

Aug-21-2004 18:28

Hey Evita I had -2, +1, +1 for 3 days, solving only two cases that make a difference.