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Sleuth Admin
Sleuth Admin
Tale Spinner

Apr-28-2004 15:29

Todays update added the first in a series of Featured Mysteries. Please post any comments or questions and report any bugs concerning Featured Mysteries here.

Also, please don't post any spoilers about the Mystery itself on the boards, or at least warn if you are going to.

Thanks,
Enjoy.

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Wayne Williams Jr.
Wayne Williams Jr.
Well-Connected

Apr-29-2004 08:50

Yes, I would certainly love to be able to contribute to the Featured Mysteries. I don't know if I'm any good at writing them, but I'm willing to give it a go.

I've already subscribed in order to play the First Mystery, so as to know what it's like. There're some storyline "bugs" there, but generally it's good. But yes, I would definitely like to contribute, and perhaps earn a further free subscription in the process.

Yogi
Yogi

Apr-30-2004 02:29

i've just started to write a feature mysterie so i should finish it in the next few days. is there an email address i can send it to when i'm done?

Fat Chuck
Fat Chuck

Apr-30-2004 06:34

I noticed a few typos in the featured mystery. Wasn't sure if you were interested in collecting them? Anyway, here they are:

- "the sound indicated a hallow space " (hollow)
- "Tircky Mister Bar" (Tricky)?
- "oversized man's slackes" (slacks)
- "must have been in her sventies" (seventies)


Sleuth Admin
Sleuth Admin
Tale Spinner

Apr-30-2004 07:08

Yogi,
You can send it to ben@hypotheticalsoftware.com



Wayne Williams Jr.
Wayne Williams Jr.
Well-Connected

Apr-30-2004 09:59

Looks like Yogi has already started work. I'm keen to write one too, but I'm not too sure about the format. So there isn't going to be some a authoring system after all?

Sleuth Admin
Sleuth Admin
Tale Spinner

Apr-30-2004 16:17

The authoring system is several weeks away, at least. There's an awful lot of UI stuff going on in something like that.



Sleuth Admin
Sleuth Admin
Tale Spinner

Apr-30-2004 16:19

I just fixed a bug that my wife pointed out. One of the characters was showing up in the wrong situation (to early). If you've already played The Unread Will, it might be worth playing again, to see how that part is supposed to unravel.


Yogi
Yogi

Apr-30-2004 16:23

yeah doing formatting for it seems to take a fair bit of time. i'm just tring to include everything i know you can ask and that in the game

Sleuth Admin
Sleuth Admin
Tale Spinner

Apr-30-2004 16:53

OK, for anybody who is interested in writing a mystery now, here are the major elements I need:

Big Text Parts
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1) The Intro
2) The Crime Scene
3) The Twist
4) Research Results
5) The End (only shown on successful accusation)
* Each of these stages can unlock 1-2 or more unlockable questions (see below)

The Suspects
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1) Name, Relation to victim, gender, hair, build, handedness
2) First Meeting Text
3) Greeting (displayed everytime you talk to them)
4) Their alibi answer
5) Their response to the motive question
* Note witness evidence does not work the same way as in random mysteries, so there is no "Ask whether she has heard or seen anything to make her suspect somebody." question.

Hints
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Hints are more free form than in random mysteries. If a townsperson has a hint, I need the full text of their response. Receiving a hint can also unlock an unlockable question (see below)

Physical Evidence
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Works almost exactly like random mysteries. Tell me the type, subscategory (curly, straight, etc) and who it implicates.

Unlockable questions
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Unlockable questions can be assigned to either shopkeepers or suspects. They become visible either through reaching one of the major text blocks (see above) or by asking a previous unlockable question. For each question, tell me the question text, the answer text, who you can ask it of (can be shopkeeper or suspect), and what asking it unlocks (they can unlock additional questions, make unknown suspects visible and/or add an item to your witness evidence list.

Umm, you can email me with questions about this.


Yogi
Yogi

Apr-30-2004 17:44

thanks i will use that

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