Bug Fixes: · Fixed issue where the shift key maps keys to the QWERTY keyboard layout. · This was caused by an attempt to fix the shift key not working on the Steam Deck virtual keyboard, so that fix has been undone.
Now you can tab between queries in the Search Tables window! With this in place, I'm pretty happy with how things are at the moment and will start working on some larger updates. Barring any other bug fixes or issues that might come up, this means there will probably be longer times between updates. As for what's next, I'll be working on making assets for Steam Community Items for Trading Cards…
Took a short two day break - now I'm back fixing bugs! As always, please let me know if you notice any more issues. Update Notes: Gameplay Changes: · Changed hotkey to unindent selected text from Shift+Tab to Tab+Z. · Refactored how arrested suspects are tracked. · The game should now remember arrested suspects per case. · This means you won't be able to arrest the same person twice when you go…
Now you can right click on the taskbar to close a window or minimize all windows! You'll also be able to indent/unindent selected text in the Search Tables window by pressing Shift / Shift+Tab respectively! Update Notes: Gameplay Changes: · Add animation for right click dropdowns · Add ability to right click on the taskbar to close a window or hide all windows · Add ability to indent and uninde…
This update addresses the crashes that happen on Mac when loading the final two cases. Apologies this took so long for the Mac users, this was probably the most difficult bug fixes that I had to do! If anyone has more issues with Mac builds, please let me know. Update Notes: Bug Fixes · Fix Mac crashing on the last two cases · Prevent time traveling from allowing access to chapters that should…
Ok I was wrong, it looks like there were more problems! As always, let me know if you're having any unexpected issues and I'll take a look at them. Update Notes: Bug Fixes · Fix cursor misalignment in the Search Tables window after a long line of text is wrapped around · Fix ending cutscene not loading · Fix issue where quoted identifiers were not recognized as valid column names by the parser…
The most important change here is adding back a semi-colon I accidentally removed in the previous update which caused some issues when downloading tables in the final level. Hopefully there should be no more problems! Ever!!!!! But if there are more issues please let me know. Update Notes: Bug Fixes · For the final case: · Fix bug which prevented tables from being downloaded Gameplay Changes: ·…
Wanted to get this out to fix a rare bug that occurs less than 5% of the time in the 8th case (with LZU) causing there to be two valid suspects. This bug occurs when there are two students sitting next to a single smart student with a test score greater than theirs and the texter combined. Sincerest apologies if this happened to you, and if this is currently what you're stuck on, you can hopefu…
Wanted to get this out quickly to fix a bug introduced in the previous update for the seventh case (with the wiki) preventing you from downloading payup transactions tied from accounts tied to websites. Luckily, this isn't required to solve the case, but if this happened to you, reloading the case should fix things. Update Notes: Gameplay Changes · Increased maximum length of table names for ta…
You can now view your internet history! You can also bookmark websites which will show up in your internet history. Also, clicking on a website in a table will bring up that website in a web browser automatically. Clickable websites will have underlined blue text when hovered over (like below). Many more updates to come! Update Notes: Gameplay Changes · Add internet history and ability to bookm…
Trying again should no longer drop the tables you created or reload the case. This is also true with switching between cases, with one big caveat: this only affects cases that have been loaded after this update. This means that if you played the first case before this update and now are on the second case, your tables for the second case will be preserved but not the tables for the first case i…
More bug fixes! Notably fixed the bug where Linux builds of the game were missing SQLite functions. Next update will focus on quality of life improvements such as preserving progress if you get a case wrong. Update Notes: Gameplay Changes · Reduce assistant's thinking time before and between hints · Bring up Steam Deck virtual keyboard when an input field is clicked · Improve how default table…
Thanks everyone for submitting your issues through the feedback form! Many more fixes to come! Update Notes: Gameplay Changes · Add a few additional, more direct hints from your assistant Bug Fixes · Fix Ctrl + Enter not saving new tables · Add UNION as a keyword for syntax highlighting · Fix multiple Web Browser taskbar buttons having the same number · Fix volume slider in settings not affecti…
Casually adding time travel in the game: now you can go back to cases you've already unlocked at any time! Update Notes: Gameplay Changes · Added new option in the assistant dialogue to travel through time, allowing you to switch between cases. · Also, your assistant should stop bothering you if you tell them you don't want to retry a case. Bug Fixes · Fix floating point formatting causing occa…
Wanted to get this out quickly to fix reports of crashing on Linux during syntax highlighting. Update Notes: Bug Fixes · Optimize syntax highlighting for column names to prevent crashes on Linux Minor Clarity Changes · For the 7th case (wiki level): · Changed wording for what qualifies as a premium member · Ensure rent payments are consistent across players
Bringing the demo up to date with the full release! There are a lot of changes and bug fixes introduced in this version, so this isn't a comprehensive list of what's been added, but should include some notable differences. Update Notes: Some Notable Changes · Added login screen · Added custom parser support for CONCAT and IN · Improve Undo/Redo hotkey functionality · And many more!
Database Detective: Minor Crimes Division is Available Now!!! That's right! You can now play all ten cases in Database Detective: Minor Crimes Division! By the time you complete this game, you should be familiar with the basics of SQL, comfortable with grouping columns and joining tables ! The entire game should take at least 8 hours to complete. This is a project I’ve worked on by myself for t…
Wanted to get this update out there since I noticed that some Twitch VODs were being muted due to a song in the Royalty Free Music Player . Update Notes: Gameplay Changes · Remove song that was causing Twitch VODs to being muted · Table cells now highlight when hovered over · Decrease tab size (I didn't notice how long tabs were in the demo!)
Database Detective: Minor Crimes Division is releasing on July 17th! That’s less than a month away!!! Thank you all for sticking around so far! I’m so excited for you all to play the full game when it releases. So much work has been put into this game and I really just hope it meets (and possibly even exceeds) your expectations! The full game will include... · 10 cases (including the 4 cases in…
I've noticed that most people didn't realize that when you click on your assistant after asking for a hint, he'll give you more hints! I've improved this so that you can cycle through hints when you simply ask for help once. Update Notes: Gameplay Changes · You can now click "Next" when asking for help to get more hints! · Add a clearer parser error when query is just SELECT FROM · Made selecte…
Hey everyone! I finally made a discord page, which you can join by following this link ! If you're interested in the development process of this game, I'll be posting some dev logs on there documenting how this game came to be. Also, if you want a drawing of yours to be a part of the game, I'm doing like a little art contest thing through there? But it's not really a contest? Check it out, it'l…
Squashing some more bugs - thanks all for reporting these issues! Update Notes: Bug Fixes · Prevent soft lock when a wrong suspect is arrested twice · Fixed notepad issues that might have caused some weird behavior · Parser: add backtick (``) and square bracket ([]) support for identifiers (table and column names) · Parser: fixed issue where a valid column alias of a subquery cannot be used
With InterfaceX26 fest here, I wanted to get in an update that addresses EVERYTHING YOU'VE EVER WANTED!!!! (almost). The contents of this update comes from your bug reports and feature requests, so thank you for letting me hear your thoughts on this matter! If you have any more feature requests or bug reports, please let me know! Update Notes: Gameplay Changes · Added support for additional hot…
Just wanted to thank everyone for playing the demo and for reporting these issues! Couldn't have done it without you <3 <3 <3 If any of you have more issues to report please let me know! Update Notes: Bug Fixes · Taskbar Issues: · Remove player generated table taskbar buttons when tables are deleted · Add messages panel to taskbar when accepting call from call popup · Fix some panels not being…
A HUGE new update for all of you DATABASE DETECTIVES!!! Pretty much every feature request I've been keeping track of has been implemented in this update, such as a taskbar and the ability to minimize window panels! There are also a bunch of visual improvements that make interacting with CopOS smoother and feel better than before! Update Notes: Gameplay Changes · Added a taskbar and the ability…
Here's a small update that adds an optional CRT filter for those who wanted to get more immersed in the time and era of Database Detective: Minor Crimes Division This filter is enabled by default, but if you find it hurts your eyes (such as when trying to read), you can disable this filter in the settings. Here's a before and after with the CRT filter. Before After You can also make the CRT eff…
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