Homicide (PQ2)

Lytton PD
Homicide

Room ID#(s):	4
Bugs & Glitches:	Yes
Odd Coding:	Yes

Notes

• If the player fails to hang up the unmarked keys after Sonny is finished his shift, the captain will instruct him to leave the keys on his desk. This process will repeat if the player goes back in to recover the keys.

• 'look score' saves a step when examining the bulletin board.

• 'Open drawer' works in the JP version of the game. The other versions require 'Unlock drawer' to gain access.

• The 'letter' in the drawer is also called a note in 1.001.000 and 1.001.006.

• If Sonny shows up at the office between going to the motel and going to Marie's, the Captain will comment on what happened and what Bains may be after.

• After the Captain is made aware of Marie's kidnapping, if you bring up (or show) the hit list, the Captain will give you directions on what to do. If you have gathered enough evidence at the motel, he will direct you to chase down Colby before Bains kills him (which is where the idea of going to Steelton sorta comes from). Otherwise, he tells you to continue investigating. The funny part is:

• In 1.001.000, you need the Hit list AND/OR the business card to 'convince' the game that you have gathered enough evidence so you can book a flight. Specifically, both are not required.

• In 1.001.006 and all proceeding versions, the hit list AND business card are required. If the player speaks to the Captain with only one in-hand and not (at least) booked the other one, this will soft lock the game; giving evidence to the captain does not update that it was booked. The captain will only update Global 100 to 13 (Fly to Steelton) if both pieces of evidence pass his inspection. To get through this part, the player must:

• Already have booked both pieces of evidence (You can skip this entire section if you did that).

• Book one piece and give the captain the other.

• Give the captain both pieces at the same time.

• Giving the captain the hit list / card also removes it from your inventory, preventing the player from achieving a full score.

Spelling Errors

• "Your partner, Keith Robinson, is an easy-going veterin detective"...

Commands

• ask, get orders

Draw Gun Glitch

• This does not apply to using the phone, since the player is required to sit down and gun use is disabled while sitting.

Bugs and Glitches

COLBY IS RIGHT HERE, FOR THE LOVE OF-- Credit: Gage Holston Additional Research: Kuro-chan 1.001.000 1.006.011 J1.000.062 1.024 1.002.011 Yes No No No No If the player books Colby's business card as evidence, the captain will behave as though Bains has no idea where Colby is. The only way to convince him is to present the card, yourself. Fortunately, it does impact global 100's update to 13, which allows the player to fly to Steelton. In all other versions, the captain verifies that Bains will go after Colby if the card had been turned in.

Do NOT Interrupt the Captain Credit: Gage Holston Additional Research: Kuro-chan 1.001.000 1.006.011 J1.000.062 1.024 1.002.011 No Yes Yes Yes Yes Attempting to interrupt the captain while he is talking to you about where Bains is going will result in him flapping his mouth without end and saying nothing in the process. This locks the game, except for menu access. This is easiest to attempt if you turn in the hit list, but try to show the captain the business card after he asks if Bains will go for Sonny or Colby next. In 1.001.000, the captain will restart the conversation (from the beginning) if he is interrupted.

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Excuse Me, Captain! Gun Coming Through! Category: Draw Gun Credit: Kuro-chan 1.001.000 1.006.011 J1.000.062 1.024 1.002.011 Yes ? ? ? ? If the player manages to draw their gun as the Captain starts speaking, the game will release the control and parser freeze, allowing the player to move and interact while the captain is talking.

i	Letters Are For Keeping Credit: Gage Holston 1.001.000 1.006.011 J1.000.062 1.024 1.002.011 Yes No No No No Returning the note/letter to the desk does not cause the note to reappear in the drawer. Closing/opening the drawer again will correct this.

i	Locks Are For Wussies Credit: Kuro-chan 1.001.000 1.006.011 J1.000.062 1.024 1.002.011 Yes Yes Yes No No The player can open the drawer to the desk after typing in 'lock drawer'. This happens because the game uses (isFlag 12) instead of (setFlag 12) to re-lock the drawer.

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More Important Conversation Credit: Kuro-chan 1.001.000 1.006.011 J1.000.062 1.024 1.002.011 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes During Day 2, the player can have a conversation with the captain that overrides the usual dialogue (gives orders to go to the Warehouse). The only way for this to occur is for the player to visit Marie's house before they see the Captain. At that point, the player should access the phone (This does not work with the computer), then hang up. The captain will give his orders to go to the Warehouse, but Sonny is nowhere to be seen. In 1.001.000, Sonny will float across the screen during the conversation with the Captain (after using the phone). This situation cannot occur under normal circumstances, given how the game bugs out on the timer as soon as Sonny tries to drive to Marie's house after he arrives at the station. To fix this: Take advantage of Honk if you Hate Cops! to drive to Marie's, then use it again to drive to the office. Enter debug mode immediately after the window background changes to driving through town (You only have half a second to enter the mode, give or take, so this has to be done FAST) and set the driver timers (158 & 159) to 0. From there you can drive to Marie's and back to the office.

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Paid a Dollar for a 10-Cent Report! Credit: Kuro-chan 1.001.000 1.006.011 J1.000.062 1.024 1.002.011 Yes Yes Yes Yes No Main Article: Crime Lab Report Gallery While the crime lab report is as complete as the player tries to make it, there is a glaring issue where only the two fingerprints and the first in all items below it will show up on the report. This happens because everything under the fingerprints is run through a conditional check that only outputs the first result, always capping the report to a maximum result of 3 findings. The Cove blood sample looks for the wrong flag number, so this will never appear in the report. To fix this, flag #131 needs to be set (This is what the game looks for, but it sets #146, instead).

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Driving Sonny Up a Wall Category: Out of Bounds Credit: Gage Holston 1.001.000 1.006.011 J1.000.062 1.024 1.002.011 Yes ? No ? No The player can clip out of bounds by drawing the gun up near Jim. This seems only possible when Keith is present beside him. The unmarked car key has a hit box OOB while hung up. J1.000.062 has marked OOB as unwalkable terrain.

Odd Coding

Easy Mode For You Non-Firstruns Credit: Kuro-chan 1.001.000 1.006.011 J1.000.062 1.024 1.002.011 Yes No No No No At the start of Day 2, the captain directs Sonny to the warehouse. During this, the driver timer (Global158) is set to 300. In all other versions, this variable is set to 600.

i	He's busy, Jim Credit: Kuro-chan 1.001.000 1.006.011 J1.000.062 1.024 1.002.011 Yes Yes Yes Yes No Jim always responds with "I'm on the phone", especially when he is not. 1.002.001 fixes this by making sure Jim is on the phone 24/7.

No Comprende Close Credit: Kuro-chan 1.001.000 1.006.011 J1.000.062 1.024 1.002.011 Yes No No No No Typing in 'close' does nothing to close the drawer. The full command 'close drawer' must be entered in.

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Talk 'Person' Credit: Kuro-chan 1.001.000 1.006.011 J1.000.062 1.024 1.002.011 Yes Yes Yes Yes No When asking / talking to someone in the room, if you do not use a specific name (Captain, Jim, Keith), you will get a "You're not close enough." response, rather than something that better describes reality, like, there is no one by that name in the room.