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Jul-11-2007 09:32

A place to talk about the new game coming out from the developers of Sleuth Noir.

Jul-13-2007 07:38

1950's :(

I also saw that bullets are also a new type of evidence.

Jul-13-2007 08:08

Must say I still like the look and feel of Sleuth Noir a lot more....

Jul-13-2007 08:29

To post publicly what others have asked.

The cases in SoM are timed.

Not real time but game time. You will have so many hours to solve the mystery.

An example using totally random made up numbers:

You have 6 hours to solve a case
Each time you interview a suspect it takes 20 minutes.
So talking to 6 suspects once each takes up 2 hours of time.
If you have to go back and ask another question, 20 more tick off.


And lots of new equipment including Cars.

Jul-13-2007 13:56

Also, I just wanted to clear something up. All of the information given on the boards about Sleuth: Shades of Mystery should be considered unofficial, including what is announced by me or big mama... err.. Sunny.

Actually, the real official info is just what's on the Shades of Mystery page in the Game Updates section (cityhall).

I haven't seen much said here that is wrong, but the only features we feel comfortable promising at this point is what is listed on that page. This is a more complex project than Sleuth: Noir, and there is still some question about what we will be able to accomplish by launch. I also want to have the flexibility to change features depending on what we find to be fun in alpha and beta testing.

That's it. Carry on.

Jul-13-2007 13:56

Everybody will have a pony in Shades of Mystery.

Jul-13-2007 13:58

Oh, and the FBI has announced that they will be firing all of their criminal profilers and will instead be using the Sleuth: Shades of Mystery engine to solve serial killings.

Jul-13-2007 14:12

Chuckles, thank you for the clarification on that.

Where do I pick up my badge and gun?

Jul-13-2007 14:16

Yes, Ben...

Thank you VERY MUCH for that clarification.

Jul-13-2007 14:37

Appreciated as well Ben :)

Jul-13-2007 16:32

The city map and neighborhood map screenshots have been updated. Those others were about a month old.