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Insanity66
Insanity66

Apr-27-2011 06:41

I haven't found a suggestions subforum so I'll ask here.
When I look at the "case" page, I think it would be great to also see the alibies of every suspect (the alibies that you have discovered), because clicking on each portrait to look for the alibi makes you lose time while the page loads and people with a less than good memory have difficulties remembering each and every suspects alibi.

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ShaggyMia
ShaggyMia
Bibliophile

Apr-27-2011 11:29

I think many detectives use some type of notetaking - either notepad on their computer (I love the "Sticky Notes" that came with MS7), old fashioned pen and paper, or one of the electronic spreadsheets that a few members have developed for this purpose.

I have a pretty poor memory myself, and if I didn't write things down, I probably couldn't complete cases, especially at the higher levels.

Insanity66
Insanity66

Apr-27-2011 11:39

But writing on a notepad is not what I want to do.
Can't we change that?We could imagine that our detective uses his memory instead of us?

Insanity66
Insanity66

Apr-27-2011 11:40

Maybe there is a greasemonkey script...

Brasco De Gama
Brasco De Gama
Old Shoe

Apr-28-2011 03:48

Look up Sleuth Automated Helper... it's pretty old now, so doesn't react your contact just giving you the names, back in the old days we had to go through all the suspects to find that... but it is very good at automatically taking notes.

Irene
Irene

Apr-28-2011 15:07

Please notice that this community holds some opinions that a script wich will solve the case for you, is not wanted. It's in the code of conduct.
Only thing seen as ok, is sniffer applications. :-)

Insanity66
Insanity66

Apr-28-2011 15:25

I have tried the SAH, it is very powerfull, but sadly it takes away some of the enjoyement of the game, as it highlights the suspects that can't be guilty.
What is a sniffer application?

Breitkat
Breitkat
Pinball Amateur

Apr-28-2011 19:46

Your idea's been suggested by others in the past. So far, Admin hasn't seen the need to act on it. I wouldn't hold my breath on having your plea answered anytime soon either. I have no bloomin' clue what a sniffer application is, though there are others round here who prob'ly do. Your best option right now is to use an electronic aid, like the still legal Automated Sleuth Helper created by Pidgeot. Sorry.

Breit

Anikka
Anikka
Babelfish

Apr-28-2011 22:14

There is the Dr. Watson helper, which basically keeps track of the information you enter into the form. It doesn't do any of the work for you.

Irene
Irene

Apr-29-2011 16:53

I have been considering to put up a somewhat advanced sniffer on playsleuth2, but I am very unsure if it will be ok or not. I'd like some opinions, and if it's seen as wrong, I will NOT do it.

My plan would then be to create a page that will contain the information collected from the current case that you are playing now, as well as ability to do some notations.
Also, I would like to put on that page "quick-links" that will bring you to pages or directly ask certain question.
I am droddling with the idea of automatically do lock picking and unclamming attempts or judge of character, but am very unsure about what side of the line that will be?
I would like to include a check on the one you try to accuse, in the way that you need to have made notations so that the "rules" will be followed.
What I do NOT want to include, is any kind of logic that will tell you who the killes is. Only some simple tools for you to make out the logic.
BUT, question is: Will this be something acceptable and ok, or will it be seen as crossing some lines set by the code of conduct?

Breitkat
Breitkat
Pinball Amateur

Apr-30-2011 16:56

STILL not understandin' what a "sniffer" program is, Irene?? Please?? ;-)

Thanks.

B.

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