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The magical number 787
2024-09-02
Would you say there is something interesting in a number 787? No, me neither. At least until last week. The July last year was pretty active on The Lone Detective, exactly 787 users took active part in the game, which was a nice touch. It was the highest number in history... for a month because in August last year over 1000 users challenged themselves with the cases available.
So what was so special about the 787? Nothing much. Apart from the fact that in July this year, exactly 787 users took part in the game. Again. Magic? No. Evil conspiracy? Not really. Coincidence? Yes, but a spooky one.
But what if I tell you that in August this year (which ended just 2 days ago) again 787 people opened casefiles in The Lone Detective. Magic? Might be. Evil conspiracy? Perhaps, but not necessarily an evil one. Coincidence? I don’t know any more.
And to be clear, no, those were completely different users, most of which opened their first casefile in the game. Spooky or what?
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Temporary access issues
2026-07-28
Our hosting provider is currently mitigating a large-scale network DDoS attack, which unfortunately means that access from some countries may be limited or intermittent until full service is restored.
The website itself is fully operational — th...
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Notebook quick fix
2026-07-07
The in-game notebook had a flaw, which in some circumstances was causing the text to be strapped off the end of the line marks, so organized notes were turning into a long string of text.
The notebook was reworked, so the problem would not take pl...
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Reminder regarding use of AI
2026-07-06
It is mentioned in several places around the website, but apparently the message still did not get through - it is against the rules to submit AI-generated solutions.
The Lone Detective is all about challenging yourself, not testing the AI models ...
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Interface rework - phase one
2026-06-07
The first phase of the game interface rework has just come to an end - the main part of the game remains mostly unchanged, but the front page and several parts of the game presentation were improved.
One of the most important changes is the new bu...
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Countries list update
2026-04-22
The list of countries available in the account settings has been updated to correct an issue where the United Kingdom was represented only by England, Scotland, Northern Ireland, and Wales. This structure was a legacy feature from the system’s spor...
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Notifications problems
2026-02-24
In past few hours we have experienced some problems with the notifications and access code e-mails not being delivered. The reason behind it was fixed, but unfortunately the new accounts that were not activated during that period were automatically r...
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