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Feb-22-2004 20:32

I have a couple of questions I'd like some feedback on. Please Answer by replying to this post.

1) Is the game fun? Really fun, kind of fun, funner than going to the dentist?

2) Can you think of anything that would make the game more fun?

3) Is the game too hard? Too easy?

Thanks
-Ben

Jan-20-2005 06:44

I'm with Bella- it looks great! I love the new icons.

Jan-20-2005 06:49

Yes, those icons look good. But is it just me, or did the resolution of the map itself become lower? It looks more blurred now, or maybe this is deliberate?

Jan-20-2005 06:53

Hmmm...I am on dial up and miss the icons that loaded much faster on the leftside. It takes a while for the map to load. Although, I do notice that the map icons are coming up a bit faster than they used to. (Guess I just have to find someone that provides a faster connection out here.) :) Thanks for always trying to keep things new and fresh around here. *wonders if changes are to keep us busy so we stop thinking about new equipment* :)

Jan-20-2005 06:58

Wayne, I don't think the map has changed, it was always a bit blurry. The contrast between the old icons and the map was much greater. I think it drew the eyes to the icons more. The new ones all are shades of grey like the map, making it easier to see it as one, instead of focusing on individual parts.

Jan-20-2005 07:06

hmmm probably a question of taste but i acctually liked the old map better. well ill get used to it.

Jan-20-2005 07:17

To the contrary the map seemed to load immediately for me. I LOVE THE NEW ICONS! Though I did spot the Sleuth ad yesterday. Glad to see banner gone today by the way.

Jan-20-2005 08:31

I liked the old format better, but I like the new icons better than the old ones. What I mean is that I liked the way that before we could access a shop from two seperate places, but now we can only click on the map icon to get to the shop, however, I do like the new look on the map since I love the new icons (especially the one for the music teacher). My only comment about the map layout for the future is that I personally think the map would look better in the center of the screen.

Incidentally I don't think the map resolution actually got blurrier, I think parts of the map just got darker and this makes some things look blurred. In my eyes at least, the proof of this is in the depiction of the park (and the "e" in the word "Central" written over the park).

Jan-20-2005 09:31

The map will take some getting used to. I like the icons okay, and I like how they change when the cursor rolls over them, but I am used to navigating entirely by the icons next to the map, which are now gone. Also, the map doesn't look as clean and clear as it used to - definitely fuzzier. The old icons with their limited color scheme that often seemed like blood was involved reminded me more of the cover of a mystery novel. These seem cuter.

Jan-20-2005 10:05

I'll get a cleaner map image up there soon. This one is fuzzier because it is larger than the previous one. I should be able to fix it once I remember where I put that orignal file...

Jan-20-2005 11:24

Thank you, Sleuth Admin, for the effort to make those changes. I appreciate it, as do many others, I believe.

Do keep those "old" graphics around though. You never know when you might need them, such as for a "classic" Sleuth wallpaper to commemorate Sleuth's 10th anniversary in future, or something like that. ;P

I've noticed it looks rather empty in the middle of the map. Hmmm...something coming up, perhaps?