Hints without spoilers on how to play?

[Blarglefarg]

I really like the concept of this game but i am very confused. When clicking a name it says "You do not have enough information to know who this is". Ok i get that. However, there are 5 dead people i can click on and it does not give me that message IMPLYING i should know there names yet not a single name has been said, not even an initial. Only one which is the captain. So how the heck am i supposed to know someones name if not a single name has been given?

[cyberboy2000]

There are other clues than names. Ranks in the chain of command, nationalities, uniforms, relationships, location on the ship, accessories they're carrying, and so on. Use the bookmark feature to help with following around a specific person. Periodically checking which people have recently been unblurred and checking them helps make sure you don't leave a huge number of options to investigate all for the end, but don't get too hung up on specific people. Some can be solved early if you pay careful attention, but become easier once you eliminate some alternatives.

[worstcase11]

1. Use the book - all dialog from a death scene has been recorded on the page of a character's death. Make sure that you didn't miss a called name or occupation by chance.

2. Use the maps in the book - as an example the captain - even if someone hadn't called him that, he was inside the captain's quarters, so that would have been a good clue to his identity as well.

3. Look at the crew list. It has information about everyone, for example how many officers are aboard and how many passengers and which countries they come from.

4. Look at the people's clothing - it may give you a few hints as well.

5. Watch the death scenes again, you will have missed a lot of small hints the first time, specially in those scenes where a lot of people were present.

[JHarlequin]

Another thing that can help is you can bookmark the person which will let you scroll through the book to see which memories they are in. Then you can go back to those memories to get a closer look at them and to see what they might have been doing in those memories and who they are interacting with.

[Nick]

Just keep exploring and finding more memories and plugging in the deaths (when they're obvious - sometimes you may need to take a closer look, or check an earlier/later scene to see how they *really* died.).

Some identities are more obvious than others. You can return to all the memories whenever you want, and your personal knowledge will grow.

- In the dialogue, look out for if people call each other "sir", or any other relationship information.
- Notice what people are doing / where people are (i.e., which room they're in).
- Notice which people often hang out together.
- Notice accents / other indicators of ethnicity/nationality.
- Notice clothes and shoes. People of the same rank often dress similarly.

Oh, and something which confused me a lot - there aren't any crew members who are "unknown". I think the "unknown officer / unknown seaman" (etc) options are just there for temporary use by the player, but I assumed until the very end that a few people weren't on the official roster or something.

[Pckables]

Originally posted by Nick:

I think the "unknown officer / unknown seaman" (etc) options are just there for temporary use by the player...

Correct. Since someones job is often easier to figure out than their name, the "unknown [job]" titles are really helpful as notes/reminders to your future-self down the line.

It's easier on the brain to see "I still need to figure out 4 topmen, 3 seamen, and 2 passengers" rather than "Theres 9 unknowns left, where do I start?"

[Sachith Perera]

• Notice what people wear. Hats, uniforms, shoes etc.
  
• People of the same background and rank usually prefer to hang out together
  
• Revisit memories before and after a certain death to get the feel of the flow
  
• Some people are the only ones from their country on board.
  
• Accents and non-English words are subtle giveaways

[Alpha and Omega]

* Often you have to infer who the person is even without their name being directly said.
* Pay attention to the activities they are performing both professional and recreational.
* Pay attention to their relationships - who are they hanging out with, they may be a friend or co-worker.