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BadAss
BadAss
Charioteer

Jul-5-2016 18:39

One of my agency members asked me a question and to my shame I couldn't give an answer. She wanted to know if she could start a villain hunt even if she can't travel to Cairo right now.

Will Cairo be automatically skipped or will the hunt continue till as long as you're able to travel to Cairo?

Many thanks in advance.

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Autumnsprings
Autumnsprings
Con Artist

Jul-6-2016 03:24

Breit, can you explain what was off? That's probably very similar to what I would have aid and I'd like to be as right as possible. Especially when facing a vh through Cairo. (BTW, I still can't believe sleuth sent me through Cairo on my first vh in years! Years!)

For those concerned about Cairo I will say they aren't necessarily harder (unless you lack contacts - which applies to any city and can be avoided by postponing a vh until you have all your contacts).


The reason people gripe about Cairo is because where in other cities, you can solve without receiving all the clues, in Cairo, you absolutely HAVE TO HAVE every single clue or you are simply guessing. And Cairo seems to love torturing people with repeat clues. So the hard part is patience. Not the actual solving.

I don't think I included anything that would be considered spoilerish.

BadAss, please pass on my wishes for good luck to your agency member!

BadAss
BadAss
Charioteer

Jul-6-2016 05:39

Will do. And yeah, the first time I went thru Cairo (after my 6-year break) I also had to scratch my head.

Autumnsprings
Autumnsprings
Con Artist

Jul-6-2016 05:56

Oof! I bet so! My break was about half that, maybe a little more, and I was convinced I was going to fail my first one back. It can be a tense thing.

Breitkat
Breitkat
Pinball Amateur

Jul-6-2016 21:55

Dave had had a long day, that's all. (He's not alone on that one, but he's just usually got a longer day than the rest of us at the Zoo.)

As for Cairo, the system doesn't give you access to it at all UNTIL you can actually get there. After that, you're on your own. And why does the system decide to send you through Cairo on one hunt, and not on another?? As I've said many, many times, I'm the world's WORST programmer. When you find one that knows that particular answer, do me a favor, and let me know, okay?? ;-D

Hope that throws a light on things a bit!! ;-)

And Sweetheart, get some rest, okay?? Love ya!! ;-D

Breit

BadAss
BadAss
Charioteer

Jul-7-2016 05:40

Dunno if it's just me but I ALWAYS have to go thru Cairo while on a Villain Hunt.

BadAss
BadAss
Charioteer

Jul-7-2016 07:39

As to contradict what I wrote before ... my current AVH does NOT take me to Cairo this time.

Autumnsprings
Autumnsprings
Con Artist

Jul-7-2016 17:19

My first one back went rubric Cairo. But I've had them skip it even when it was open to me.

Autumnsprings
Autumnsprings
Con Artist

Jul-7-2016 17:21

Dammit Lilith.

Went THROUGH Cairo.

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