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Jul-29-2009 04:19

well we're paying extra for the darn thing but I'll be a monkey's uncle if can figure out how to use the darn thing.
It can't be my case, it has to be once a day.
No hypertext, no instructions
yeah, I searched for the info on the boards before I posted it.
Do any of the websites have info?

Thanks to all and have a good hot summer if you are north of the equator. If not, well, I'm just jealous!!

Jul-29-2009 05:50

Assuming you have the appropriate skill just click on 'analyse' for whichever case listed that you want to analyse. You should see the result printed in red at the top of the page. Keep in mind that the rate of success depends largely on your smart gear. Once complete the detective to whom the case belongs to will automatically receive a PM giving him or her the results and which detective analysed it.

Hope this helps :)

Jul-29-2009 09:10

Also,

you cannot use the crime lab to analyze evidence in your own cases, you can only analyze evidence in cases belonging to other people.

Jul-29-2009 16:00

thanks
someone finally left a case there with some handwriting, and would n't you know it there was suddenly an "analyse" button to click on that wasn't there before.
very nice feature
thanks again to you both
it helped

Aug-1-2009 18:48

So let me get this straight:

If I have a crime lab and the corresponding basic or advanced skill for the PE in question (thread, shoe, hair or writing) I can use the lab to identify which of the suspects (in another detective's case) it belongs to without having to bother with townspeople, correct?

Aug-1-2009 19:02

That is correct. Also, if you have a smart outfit, wearing that will help your success rate (you *can* fail an analysis).

Aug-1-2009 19:04

That is incorrect. Next time I'll read twice before I reply. LOL

You can do an analysis on an item that has not come up with detail. So, the detective found a hair at the scene, but doesn't know if it is straight or curly. You click the analyze button, and it will tell the person whose file the case is in whether the hair is curly or straight.

Wow, my typing skills are failing me, too.

Aug-2-2009 03:02

So it tells the nature of the PE, not the origin and smart gear helps in the crime lab. Gotcha. Thanks.

Aug-2-2009 05:50

Related question:

If I have all the smarts skills and another detective in my agency puts a case on file and I open it do I "re-analyze" the evidence on the crime scene (assuming I succeed at all the rolls against my smart stat) or are they set as undefined in some way?

Aug-2-2009 09:33

I think you can analyze it again and then you send it to the detective who started the case. What you can't do I believe is analyze the evidence from your case.

Aug-2-2009 12:05

I'm not sure I read you correctly here.

I automatically analyze the PE as I pick up another detective's filed case, correct?

I can't file my own case and then open it to re-analyze the PE, correct?