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Dec-18-2007 10:58

Hi, at the risk of stating a question already posted, here it goes:

When I buy/receive a piece of equipment I get an adjustment in either Tough, Smart or Charming, I understand that, so far so good

The question now is, how does this adjustments improve/worsen my detective?

Dec-18-2007 16:02

It shows up most clearly when you have the Judge of Character skill, because you can see the percentages you get from all your base chances, skills, and equipment boosts. The system adds up the figures for you, and gives you a total percentage of each figure for tough and charming. Then it tells you which one has the best chance of working. It doesn't guarantee it WILL work, only which one has the best CHANCE of working.

Jan-12-2008 09:07

just out of curiosity, what is the baseline for a detective with no adjustments and no skills?

Jan-12-2008 09:23

It depends on the case level. As Breitkat says, If you eventually get Judge of Character, it will give you the exact breakdown of the numbers for each suspect and townie.

Jan-12-2008 09:33

aah, ok. doh, that makes sense :)

Mar-23-2008 23:18

Is there a scale on adjustments? For example, +1 - +9 in smarts determines you will be ???% successful when examining a crime scene. DISCLAIMER: Just threw those numbers in there off the top of my hand.

I guess I'm asking is there a scale like with factions wherein you know you hit the next level at 5, 10, 15, 25.....

I am asking the same for charm skills. If it's different for each level case, then I am specifically asking about AI cases.

Thanks all!

Mar-24-2008 00:14

Is there a precise scale? Not to my knowledge, no. I can tell you that the highest level you can have is +30 on gear, and that pretty much gives you a 98-99% success level. The lower the numbers, the less likely the skills are to work. The level of case doesn't have much bearing on how well your gear will work, again to my knowledge. There may be others who have proven this differently.

Mar-24-2008 00:16

Also, Judge of Character gives you the exact breakdown of how well each skill, group of equipment, etc. coordinates and works.

Mar-26-2008 08:57

Can anyone tell me if stress detection works for a non-tough detective?

Mar-26-2008 09:01

It works

Mar-26-2008 13:19

Thanks VS