Online detective game blog
AI and introduction of length limits
2025-06-27
Due to the recent plague of clearly AI-written solutions that were submitted not only way, way too long for a sane human being to write, but in most cases also completely wrong, we are introducing the maximum length for each part of the solution.
From now on the motive part of solution cannot be longer than 500 characters, the description of events that took place cannot be longer than 1000 characters, the evidence part of solution cannot be longer than 3000 characters (in some cases long description of evidence might be important). The solution form was updated, it will warn if your solution does not meet the new criteria.
Also, the "Life is too short policy" was updated to include cases of clearly using AI to generate solutions, which may lead to the termination of the account as a time-wasting activity.
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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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