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Oct-15-2005 18:45

im not sure what the hints that the townies give mean. when they say that X hasnt heard anything and X thinks they know who the murderer is. i just cant quite figure out how to put them toward the case.

Oct-15-2005 23:46

ok.. then help with this one..
i jus started a case, and i only had 3 suspects on the hard case. the third suspect that i discovered was out, so i picked her lock to find her alibi, then when i clicked on her again right, she clammed at the first question i asked.
izzin't each suspect supposed to answer at least one question from you? cuz now i have no way out of getting anymore suspects.. :/ (cuz i used the second suspect to discover the third see, and now the third one's clammed up)

Oct-15-2005 23:51

ahhh god.. now she's dead..

Oct-16-2005 01:17

No, there isn't a minimium number of questions to be answered by suspects, depending on your luck, and the difficulity level, your suspects WILL clam on you (the more difficult, the faster they clam) It really helps if you have the skills to unclam these suspects..

Also, if a suspect dies, that usually means she's not the killer... =P

Oct-17-2005 11:03

you did a fabulous job explaining, thank you. :D

Oct-17-2005 11:53

Hee hee, Hazel! Dead suspects were NEVER the killer! I am sure you meant to joke, but someone out there will read what you wrote and think the dead suspect can still be guilty - not so!

Oct-17-2005 11:56

Smokey Joe - In harder levels all suspects and townies clam right away. You need interview skills and the right outfit in order to get any info.
If your suspect died and you are stuck, try asking the townies what they know. This will release new suspects. But be carefull you'll still need to find their motive later.

Oct-17-2005 23:45

oops, my bad!! Moonshh, you're so mean!!

*runs to a corner and starts crying*

(hehehe... just kidding)

Oct-18-2005 20:21

...the right outfit?

I currently have a black trench coat, a plaid scarf, a golden turban and a switchblade. I am so stylin' right now, lemme tell ya.

However, I assume you mean ones that enhance what skills you have, in which my bizarre assortment of er, totally fashionable garments does... kind of. But is there more to it than that? Like should you have only ones that enhance charm, smarts, or toughness, etc? I know you obviously don't want objects that enhance charm if you have no charm skills, but I saw someone mention a "good smarts outfit" or something in another thread. So... just a little curious about what makes "the right outfit".

Oct-18-2005 20:33

By the right outfit we mean maximizing what ever side you want.

Using all smart gear (bloodhound, white lab coat, etc.) will give you a very high Smart bonus. Using the tough gear (sword, tommy gun, etc) will give you a vey high Tough Bonus.

When you are in an agency (you have to be subscribed to join an agency) you have a locker to store things in. And you can wear Smart gear to find evidence, then Tough (or Charming) gear to talk to suspects.

The right outfit depends entirely on your preferences as a detective. There is no definative right or wrong outfits.

Oct-18-2005 21:22

Hrm... it actually hadn't occurred to me to switch outfits in the middle of a case, but good to know for when I actually have enough equipment to be able to do it.

Thanks for clarifying.