What can I do with this?

[Malvarik]

So, doing a sandbox game and got my case. Woman with her throat slit, message on the wall. Going through her computer, I find a email to her husband about his 'reservation' so I get a bit curious. Maybe code for having her killed or something like that? So, I go to the person's house to speak with them. They run a cafe downstairs from their apartment. It takes convincing from them, but I eventually get permission to enter their home. Not even like ten steps in and I find a skull.

A human skull.

Flavor text says it is 'unidentified human remains'. They also live there with their wife, who just sorta watches me scan this skull for prints. Now, I don't think this is related to my case whatsoever, as last I checked my victim was not missing her head. However, I'm unsure of what to do with my new 'apparently' serial killer couple. Did I really just stumble onto another murderer in the middle of my investigation?

[Lambi]

So far I don't believe there's anything to do with it. I have gotten into random people's apartment before and also found a human skull. I just think it's a part of the random "decoration" that an apartment can have. Albeit probably a rare decoration.

[stallfish]

Same...

[real hideo kojima]

Originally posted by Malvarik:

So, doing a sandbox game and got my case. Woman with her throat slit, message on the wall. Going through her computer, I find a email to her husband about his 'reservation' so I get a bit curious. Maybe code for having her killed or something like that? So, I go to the person's house to speak with them. They run a cafe downstairs from their apartment. It takes convincing from them, but I eventually get permission to enter their home. Not even like ten steps in and I find a skull.

A human skull.

Flavor text says it is 'unidentified human remains'. They also live there with their wife, who just sorta watches me scan this skull for prints. Now, I don't think this is related to my case whatsoever, as last I checked my victim was not missing her head. However, I'm unsure of what to do with my new 'apparently' serial killer couple. Did I really just stumble onto another murderer in the middle of my investigation?

emails rarely actually are clues to murders (ive only had emails matter with a stalker killer)

[Kyle]

i did at one point have the roommate be the killer so that's always an option if you can't find any evidence whatsoever

[real hideo kojima]

if you are truly stumped just wait and theyl eventually kill again

[Minus]

Originally posted by pep:

Originally posted by Malvarik:

So, doing a sandbox game and got my case. Woman with her throat slit, message on the wall. Going through her computer, I find a email to her husband about his 'reservation' so I get a bit curious. Maybe code for having her killed or something like that? So, I go to the person's house to speak with them. They run a cafe downstairs from their apartment. It takes convincing from them, but I eventually get permission to enter their home. Not even like ten steps in and I find a skull.

A human skull.

Flavor text says it is 'unidentified human remains'. They also live there with their wife, who just sorta watches me scan this skull for prints. Now, I don't think this is related to my case whatsoever, as last I checked my victim was not missing her head. However, I'm unsure of what to do with my new 'apparently' serial killer couple. Did I really just stumble onto another murderer in the middle of my investigation?

emails rarely actually are clues to murders (ive only had emails matter with a stalker killer)

Ive had one or two murders have clues in emails, but they refer to SPOILERS.

[Roblin]

If you're stumped, see if their floor had a camera. You can use your estimated time of death to go back into a recording and get a face, even if you dont have a name yet. From there you can ask around and see if anyone recognizes them.

[EliteForceQc]

Just got a case, i was in shock when i realise who was the murder, it was the police who guard the door to the murder scene. I got so lucky i ask is fingerprint before leaving, and he was really dump to give it to me.

[Grey-fox-13]

Originally posted by EliteForceQc:

Just got a case, i was in shock when i realise who was the murder, it was the police who guard the door to the murder scene. I got so lucky i ask is fingerprint before leaving, and he was really dump to give it to me.

Npcs are in general dumb about answering questions. Several times I asked the murder if they know the victim and they go "Yeah I know him, last saw him at [crime scene] at [time of death]" their communications don't really account for them having good reasons not to share information.

[EliteForceQc]

Originally posted by Grey-fox-13:

Originally posted by EliteForceQc:

Just got a case, i was in shock when i realise who was the murder, it was the police who guard the door to the murder scene. I got so lucky i ask is fingerprint before leaving, and he was really dump to give it to me.

Npcs are in general dumb about answering questions. Several times I asked the murder if they know the victim and they go "Yeah I know him, last saw him at [crime scene] at [time of death]" their communications don't really account for them having good reasons not to share information.

Lying is maybe the only thing this game cant affort, imagine the difficulty to implement this. Or if the dev want to go Blade Runner style, a lying detector like the Voigh-kamph.

Cant stop thinking about a Blade runner mod, tracking nexus down.

[DoremianCleff]

Emails that are actualy clues or potential motives are obvious. If it's about normal innocuous things, don't assume there is some hidden meaning to that. People have troubles at work, people make plans for evening and people get spam mails.

When stuck and unsure whether you have all information, it's a good idea to go back to a murder scene and see if you missed anything. I often find myself finding 1 more things on a scene, which i overlooked or i go sidetracked from.