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Eagle Eye Flo
Eagle Eye Flo

Sep-23-2006 19:38

This is a whine ,, only a whine. My last 4 favors have been for the fortune teller. It would not be so bad if I did not already have the
fortune teller as my contact. I am trying to get my PE contact in London and have about 160,000 experience points.

Has anyone else been in a situation like this?

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Nick Kane
Nick Kane

Oct-28-2006 10:35

Still to get contact in London. Congrats Flo!

Chronestrian
Chronestrian

Oct-31-2006 16:20

There is a way to get not only "A" contact, but the exact one you want! ;-)

Chronestrian
Chronestrian

Oct-31-2006 16:22

Let me clarify that: there is a way to get a specific contact without having to turn down favors for other townspeople. ;-)

Ranier Peperhaut
Ranier Peperhaut
Washed Up Punter

Oct-31-2006 16:23

other than quitting cases till you do one for the right person?

Ranier Peperhaut
Ranier Peperhaut
Washed Up Punter

Oct-31-2006 16:41

lol, i guess you posted before i did Chron!

Chronestrian
Chronestrian

Oct-31-2006 16:41

yes, there is a way, other than quitting favors, to get the contact you want. I think it's the most subtle aspect of the game, and it shows true genius behind the game's creation! (Kudos, Ben)

Ranier Peperhaut
Ranier Peperhaut
Washed Up Punter

Oct-31-2006 16:50

Well, without even knowing, WOO HOO Ben!

R Anstett
R Anstett

Oct-31-2006 20:23

I will bite on that one Chron. I have two more contacts to get now in Cairo. How can I choose which of the WE contacts I get?

Chronestrian
Chronestrian

Nov-1-2006 01:35

Since I've gotten many pm's regarding my initial reply, I'll say this to all - do not assume you've got the game completely figured out. The HELP section holds answers both obvious and subtle. This is a detective game, so piece the clues together and solve the mysteries of the game itself, not just the cases. Happy sleuthing to all! ;-)

R Anstett
R Anstett

Nov-1-2006 10:30

I will say that I think you are wrong Chron.

The working premise everyone in the game has is that favors are assigned randomly.

If this is the case then the contact you get is up to random chance. Yes you can influence it by either quitting the favor after opening it or just traveling out of the city you are in to loose the favor. But both of those are still reacting to a random chance that happened to you. The detective needs to keep coming back to see what the new selection is, but has no control over what will be avaialable.

If you are saying there is a way to influence which townie will want a favor from you, then favors are not random.

That would change a lot of what everyone thinks they know about Sleuth. Treasure Hunting would be radically different.

The reason I bring this up is that the Help file you refer to says"Favors and Contacts -- Favors are cases you work on at the request of one of the recurring characters in sleuth. If you want to work on a favor, talk to one of those characters when you aren't already working on another case. The reward for performing a favor is usually a piece of special equipment that can't be purchased in the detective shop. Occasionally, performing a favor will earn you a contact. When a given character becomes your contact, they can always be counted on to be cooperative in your future investigations. In other words, a contact will never refuse to answer one of your questions. "

No where does it categorically state that favors are random.


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