Is the Detective a psycho?

[Kiu]

How come our character has apparently sworn off guns, yet is perfectly fine with stabbing people with a knife? Kinda creepy tbh

[tarmo888]

If you stab somebody with knife, then it's not your character who is psycho, but you acting like one. At least during the demo, you can play without killing anyone.

[Yab.io]

Cole has stated in one of the devlogs that the player won't be able to kill anyone. This started as a technical limitation (not sure what kind haha) but it makes way more sense gameplay-wise. Killing people would make it trivial to obtain fingerprints or remove any awkward to deal with characters from the world.

[Grey-fox-13]

Originally posted by Yab.io:

Killing people would make it trivial to obtain fingerprints

Though considering the enforcer HQ has a database linking all citizens to their fingerprints obtaining prints already is trivial. If you know someones name you are one cheeky city hall sneak away from having their prints.

[tarmo888]

Didn't even realized that it's not possible to kill somebody, never went that psycho.

[Dr Dread]

Kind of puts me off the game lol

[Kiu]

Originally posted by BarredJungle965:

Kind of puts me off the game lol

I know what you mean, a detective game without a revolver? I'd even take one that shoots tranquilizer darts or something
I'm still probably gonna get it though and wait for mods or maybe a toggle option for it

[Retro]

being in a world full of serial killers without a way to defend yourself, hell just make the punishment for killing someone HARSH that way using a weapon is a last resort or else moving forward becomes miserable..easy clap.

[El Wrobel]

Yeah, I don't like the no guns policy as well, it makes zero sense, especially in a game that strives to simulate and be as realistic as possible.

Besides, I'd imagine the perpetrators would like to stop you if they found out about your investigation, not to mention all the possible hazards in this line of work, also being able to play as a vigilante, living off the criminals you eliminate or even a contract killer mode would be great, it's simply a shame to develop all these complex systems and limit the game in such a trivial and illogical way.

Overall, give us gunz plox thanks.

[Retro]

follow the rules of police in real life as a solution you only use it as a last resort or you get punished.

[DoremianCleff]

I think in world explanation would be something like you can't actually afford taking in any accidental murder charges. You get alerted about any murder cases as soon as enforcers get tipped. Imagine another private investigator takes YOUR murder case. You are done after that.

[Great Charade]

I'd be OK if the game didn't end up implementing guns... I just find it odd that you can find stores that sell guns, gun descriptions tell you the kind of ammo they use, and you can buy the ammo. You can have both in your inventory and you still swing the gun like a club.

You can still pawn guns and ammo, so they aren't useless, but still. It just seems weird.

[Retro]

hopefully it gets modded in or it just gets implemented in, adds some high risk situation components especially if you use it as self defence in a sticky situation.

[DoremianCleff]

Self-defense from who? You are breaking into people's houses, snooping around reas you don't belong and possibly handcuffing people before even knowing whether they are guilty.
If anything guns will only add to a long list of crimes you commit on hourly basis.

[Retro]

you'd also be in high risk situations so you'd assume once you have all the required information before arresting someone you'd have a weapon, just bringing cuffs and magically thinking someone is just going to give up and not fight being arrested is bizarre.

[The Great Old One]

Originally posted by DoremianCleff:

Self-defense from who? You are breaking into people's houses, snooping around reas you don't belong and possibly handcuffing people before even knowing whether they are guilty.
If anything guns will only add to a long list of crimes you commit on hourly basis.

I was a beta tester for this game and there are random events where you have to defend yourself against muggers and cult members. I would recommend at most a taser for the game, I have. Like Cole stated the game experiences game-breaking hiccups during testing when the player killed someone.