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Detective Notes Part Two Consultation
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Yeti Face
Yeti Face
Pinball Amateur

May-19-2015 12:59

Now that the Detective's Notes have been passed by the community survey, it's time to finish touching them up and add any features that were missing from the first implementation. I've done enough work on it now that I can show everyone where it's currently at, and you can all chime in and let me know what you think.

The biggest addition will be a witness evidence version of the notebook, shown in the following screen shot. It only displays suspects that have not been ruled out, so you can focus on going after your important targets. In the screen shot example if we were to ask Rashad Morcos about Wagdy Mikhail, then Rashad would then be crossed off Wagdy's list. I ultimately intend to include townie hints in this notebook.

http://s1.postimg.org/o7d7va373/witness_notebook.png

The second picture I have shows the evidence list being listed on the suspect description page. The aim behind this is to allow players to read the suspect's description to see if they have the potential to match any of the evidence - therefore saving diligent Sleuths an alibi question on particular cases.

http://s1.postimg.org/yvgyu4d67/physical_evidence_listed_on_suspect.png

In the same vein of question saving, I'm currently thinking about including the option to rule out individual pieces of evidence. This might be handy for example if one deduces a piece of evidence must match an innocent suspect. Rather than using a question to check the evidence against the innocent suspect you'll instead be able to strike it out of the notes yourself to allow for easier reading.

Please do let me know what you think, and like before I'll post more screen shots as the development and consultation process continues.

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Yeti Face
Yeti Face
Pinball Amateur

May-31-2015 05:38

Back tracking on the sheer quantity of yellow with ruled out evidence. It's too much, even for me. So I've kept the yellow in the evidence list, and turned the evidence listed directly beneath suspects to the grey colour used to indicate ruled out suspects.

http://s23.postimg.org/4653zx79n/grey_evidence_ruleout.png

When you find a piece of witness evidence it'll now be highlighted in the witness notes, much in the same manner as the physical evidence notes.

http://s4.postimg.org/4x5l0e83h/witness_notes_match.png

There's not really much more to do here in terms of actual development, so do mention if it seems like I've forgotten something or you'd like something else included.

Jesse Hunter
Jesse Hunter
Bibliophile

May-31-2015 06:24

Are the "SS" "KN" markers used on the notebook on the main map page? Can they be?

I like to leave my "SS" suspects alone until all other options for new suspects and alibi deductions have been exhausted. I imagine it would help with surveillance as well. (I was gonna suggest WE markers of W+ and W- on the map page but then I found this entire thread).

Yeti Face
Yeti Face
Pinball Amateur

May-31-2015 06:32

They're not used in the physical evidence notes, no. However, they can be. I'll add them in. Thank you.

Dreamcatcher
Dreamcatcher
Huntsman

Jun-1-2015 12:29

Has the WE been updated? My notebook and when i ask a person a SS question that page hasn't been updated either.

Yeti Face
Yeti Face
Pinball Amateur

Jun-1-2015 13:39

No Dreamcatcher, this is still in the "consultation period" as it were. I'm posting pictures of what the new features could look like, and you and anyone else can tell me what you think, but they won't be in the game properly for at least a few days yet.

Dreamcatcher
Dreamcatcher
Huntsman

Jun-2-2015 11:15

Ahhh, I thought I was missing something lol. I like the idea of having SS or KN written on the detectives notes. I check the WE as my last resort so it would be nice to see it on the detectives notes instead of having to click the case tab and keeping a track.

Thanks for all your work, the detectives notes are really good

Yeti Face
Yeti Face
Pinball Amateur

Jun-2-2015 11:53

SS and KN on the physical notes seems like a firm favourite. You're very welcome for my work. :)

Dreamcatcher
Dreamcatcher
Huntsman

Jun-4-2015 11:31

OK now i know Jusmah has been doing some work on a google add-on, now i'm not a fan of automation although i did use the sleuth helper, but the background themes that has been created are pretty cool. Is there anyway of incorporating them through the normal website as a background theme? I'm currently looking at the green screen that was created and its kinda nice to see a different colour other than black

Yeti Face
Yeti Face
Pinball Amateur

Jun-4-2015 11:54

We can do that, yes. In fact, if Ben agrees it'd probably be possible to allow the background themes (such as the ones from factions) to also change how the rest of the site is coloured. For example the Eastern Triads theme could wind up turning the site to various shades of purple. However, even with Ben's blessing, I wouldn't be able to start work on that for at least a few months. For the time being if you want to see the site in different colours, Jusmah is the man to go to.

Yeti Face
Yeti Face
Pinball Amateur

Jun-6-2015 17:05

I've worked out it won't be too difficult to move the Detective's Notes on the evidence page after all to be more in tune with the Notes on the map.

http://s3.postimg.org/fdk9szv77/detail_relocated_notes.png


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