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Nov-13-2005 20:03

What is this about?!? any ideas?

"Octavia decided to be more cooperative and answer more questions..

"At that, she clammed up quick.
She'd had enough of my questions, unless there was something I could do to convince her to be more cooperative."

Nov-13-2005 22:52

Are you using your "Back" button instead of the in game links?

Nov-13-2005 23:22

Yes, I do use the Back button.

However in this case it was a click through from the map page, through to the suspect, through to asking a question, through to using charm ...

I'm part of an agency, though. Could it be from something that happened with this suspect, from another detective who worked on the case before?

Nov-13-2005 23:22

This was an 'Almost Impossible' case, by the way.

Nov-13-2005 23:56

It could be two things. Either the other detective have already tryed to unclam this townie before you took the case or she didnt like your charms.

I think it always says...decided to be more cooperative and answer more questions..

"At that, she clammed up quick.
She'd had enough of my questions, unless there was something I could do to convince her to be more cooperative." when they are clamming.

Someone correct me if Im wrong.

Nov-14-2005 06:54

I have to agree with Reda. Those Impossible cases are awfully picky and I know that before I had all my skills, I didn't even bother trying to talk to anyone that I unclammed on someone elses case. I got it unclammed and gave it back. Otherwise, I'd just end up clamming them again, just as you described.

*thinks this guy needs a facelift 'cause it's awful confusing seeing Ben asking questions about his own game*

Nov-14-2005 09:51

I have to disagree with Reda, sorry.
But I never had a problem with a suspect I´ve unclammed with someone else´s case, they answer at least one question.
And when a townie is clammed up, you can´t unclam him/her.
And when a suspect clammes up, it does not say "decided to answer more questions" but then clammed( at least not to me), but townspeople have done that ( I think business is going bad so they want bribes...)

Nov-14-2005 15:38

Hmmm... a real mystery.

Maybe I'll keep track of who's already been unclammed in the next AI case I do, and see what happens when I try to re-unclam someone.

Nov-15-2005 09:07

I posted about this in sleuth talk a while ago. I have experienced it enough and paid enough attention to what I am doing when it happens that I don't think it's my fault in any way, not for double clicking, or opening up somone else's case, or anything like that. I think it's just a stupid glitch.

Nov-16-2005 16:32

I have had the same problem. But I have also been experiencing not being given the option to intimidate or rule bend. My first time with a townie i attempt to ask a ques and i know I will have to intimidate or bend the rules depending on the detective i am using... but when i ask the question it goes automatically to bribe. Never even see an option to rule bend or intimidate. Anyone else experience this?

Nov-17-2005 01:26

No, never heard of that particular one!