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Toxin
Toxin

Dec-4-2004 18:11

Is there a skill limit, or can I slowly build up all the skills?

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Dogberta
Dogberta
Nomad

Dec-5-2004 14:16

Simple as pie spy - you need to have the research skill - which is a smart skill worth 13 skill points. Until you have earned enough points and bought that skill, nothing will come up.

cfmdec
cfmdec

Dec-5-2004 14:25

From experience both directions, I agree with Dogberta on the smart skill advice.

reda
reda
Well-Connected

Dec-5-2004 15:01

dogberta only point u mis is that hair and thread wont ever show up until u have the basic skill to find them. so u should do them b4 any other smart skill.

Dogberta
Dogberta
Nomad

Dec-6-2004 05:02

Good point, Reda. My comment only applies to advanced smarts. basic thread and basic hair should be on everyone's MUST HAVE list to get ASAP.

Toxin
Toxin

Dec-6-2004 12:22

Which is more important, Research, or Lock picking skills?

cfmdec
cfmdec

Dec-6-2004 12:49

I don't know about important, but useful, probably research since it eliminates the need to ask someone for an alibi, and thus the need to ask somone ABOUT that alibi and any evidence with that suspect. That can add up.

Bella Luna
Bella Luna

Dec-6-2004 13:29

Research would be high on my list eliminating a suspect with this skill would have to make the crime solving easier.

jstkdn
jstkdn
Well-Connected

Dec-6-2004 15:00

Simple as pie, may have meant with "nothing comes up"....is that no name to eliminate comes up. If you do have the research skill, but you don't see a name when you try to research. You don't have all suspects yet. Make sense?

Dr. Falco Maltese
Dr. Falco Maltese
Well-Connected

Dec-6-2004 18:43

jstkdn is right. The suspect that is cleared by research will not be cleared until they are on your suspect list.

This makes sense to me, as I wouldn't know to research a person's whereabouts on the day of the crime if I had not heard their name yet!

So if you only have one person, he or she might be the one cleared by research, and you'll get that answer immediately.

On the other hand, if you are for example on an incredibly hard case and you know you should have eight suspects, but you try research when you have seven suspects, and no one comes up, you don't need to bother asking more suspects about motive and building your suspect list as you know the eighth person is cleared of guilt anyway.

Toxin
Toxin

Dec-6-2004 20:49

Does Research always eliminate a suspect with a false alibi, or will it sometimes eliminate a suspect with a real alibi.

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