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May-6-2006 18:59

this might be a dumb question, but what should i do once ive interviewed all the suspects, and no one is willing to talk? there are a number of people without alibies or have fake ones, but the townies wont talk to confirm evidence, and the other suspects wont talk rearding who they think is guilty. basically, whath should a newbie do when they are stuck and at a dead end?

May-6-2006 19:05

First, you might want to check out the Welcome Newbies Thread. Second, you should buy Sweet Talking, Rule Bending, Interrogation and Intimidation. That will help you get them to talk a little bit more. Also, the townies can be bribed, but only once. Oh yes-are you doing beginning or easy? They almost never clam on you there. Wait until your more experinced, if you want to do hard, really hard, etc.

May-6-2006 19:16

this happened to me on my first try at the intermediate level, since i found beginner and easy too easy. i dont think i had enough money for bribing or for new skills :p everybody is clammed up.

May-6-2006 19:21

Unfortunately, easy is good. Well, maybe not unfortunately. You see, you get skill points when you solve a mystery. Plus, you don't need money for skills.

May-6-2006 19:22

Sorry if I confused you, I have three detectives-Bess Hardy-Georgina Hardy-Otis Amber. So I post, realize it's the wrong detective...and say oops. Oh well.

May-6-2006 19:23

Oh yeah-do you have a double? Because Detective drester87 has no experince!

May-6-2006 21:09

no i do not have a double, but lost my last detective. :( anyway, thanks for all the help! so i guess i should continue with easy to gain skill points, eh, and thatll help with the intermediate? i'll give it a shot!

May-7-2006 11:31

It should! So don't try to do mysteries that are too hard. Anyways, if you falsely accuse two innocent people, you better pay Shady!

May-7-2006 13:35

Um.. you're getting a lot of .. well.. confusing.. if not bad advice. Yes, read the Welcome Newbie's thread, THAT 'S a good idea!
Getting Sweet Talking, Rule Bending, Interrogation and Intimidation is NOT what you want!

As a Charming detective (smarts is only for the crime scene) you need Charming interview skills- which you can read about in cfm's post.

IF you are at a dead end where asking suspects and townsfolk don't give you anything, you'll need to quit unless you want to chance getting a false accusation which is a very BAD idea!

Good luck.

May-7-2006 15:57

Sorry if that was confusing, drester87. Blueberry Hill is right as in getting charming skills. You really should read the Welcome Newbies thread, but anyways, my advice on not quitting is probably the factor that I don't like quitting cases, and have not gotten that many falsies. But all the same, I am not as experinced as Blueberry Hill, so you'd be better of listening to his advice.:)

May-9-2006 01:14

If your detective is new you should start by doing easy and beginner level. Your new character didnt get the exp you had with your old one. So you need to build it up before you can do intermidiate cases.

You will want interview skills according to your type (charm or tough). Those skills cost points, not money. The only way to get those points is to do cases. So if you go to high level you wont be able to solve it without skills and wont get skill points to buy those skills.

That is why everyone has to start with easy's, where the suspects and townies almost never clam.

If you are really stuck, its always better to quit then to get a false. Quiting hurts nothing. But falses can get you retired and can cost a lot to clear.