Sleuth Home - Message Boards - Newbie Questions


0 0
Underworld Connections
  <<First Page  |  <Previous  

MarcusAndrew
MarcusAndrew

May-22-2005 07:14

I'm thinking about getting the Underworld Connections skill. Could anyone tell me what it does and how to use it!?
Thanks
Marcus

Replies

Awling
Awling

May-31-2005 13:27

You should have every skill if you're on almost impossible cases, though. Am I right?

cfm
cfm
Nomad

May-31-2005 14:37

Waiting until you have EVERY skill to do the impossibles may take a while. You should have all of your smart and a complete set of interview skills at the very least. Lock picking, hypnotism, and the others can make it much easier. I used Judge of Character, a full set of charm skills, and an almost full set of tough skills for suspects to solve Impossibles for a long time. I just recently aquired lock picking. I'm sure it just depends on how you like to work your cases though. :)

bob-omb
bob-omb

Jun-4-2005 22:32

There's away to keep anyone from running away without buying this skill: tabbed browsing (in Firefox, Opera, etc.; any browser except Internet Explorer).

Here's what I mean. Let's say I've just started a case and searched the crime scene. Then I go to the map. I click on one suspect and ask about motives. Then I middle-click "Leave." This opens the map in a new tab. Then I (left-) click another suspect, and so on. When I've got all of the suspects on my list, I open another tab for city hall to use Research. Then I go through all of my suspect tabs (except the one Research cleared) and ask for alibis). Then I open a new tab for each townsperson and confirm the alibis (and ask for hints). When I'm done, I close the townspeople tabs unless they have PE or wanted a bribe for an alibi. Then I open a tab for the case file. I open a tab for each of the suspects on there (except the one Research cleared), then close all the ones with a valid alibi, or, if I'm lucky enough, those who can't possibly match the evidence. Then I ask about physical evidence, etc.

The point is, I open a tab to question each suspect ONCE, and leave it open the whole case. I never have to click the link to go back to that suspect, so they CAN'T go into hiding. It's like my detective is at all of their houses at once! They also can't be murdered, which I'm less happy about, because sometimes it eliminates a suspect for you.

cfm
cfm
Nomad

Jun-4-2005 23:33

*thinks about 11 windows cluttering her browser bar....*

*can not even begin to comprhend the mass confusion this would cause her*

Ummm....I'll live with people hiding on me.....

:)

Makensie Brewer
Makensie Brewer
Super Steeper

Jun-5-2005 09:17

me too! it's a nice idea but too confusing! I like my "office" clutter-free lol BUT I guess we all have our own lil ways of doing things :)

bob-omb
bob-omb

Jun-5-2005 20:10

I find it helps me keep track of who I asked what and so on and saves a good bit of time on cases, apart from stopping suspects from hiding. But to each his own.

Akano
Akano
Old Shoe

Jun-7-2005 18:06

He's talking about them all being in one window but under tabs so it isn't that bad but I would imagine that it would be somewhat heavy on RAM...

cfm
cfm
Nomad

Jun-7-2005 18:17

*hides her face in her hands*

Akano, you know how terrible I am with computers. I've not a single idea what you are even talking about anymore! Windows, tabs...!?!

Ahh!

*runs to her office and works a few trig problems to keep herself from feeling like a complete idiot*

  <<First Page  |  <Previous  

[ You must login to reply ]