Hi All, we received plenty of emails in order to remove the timer in the game Sherlock Holmes and the mystery of the Persian Carpet, we are working on a solution with BigFishGames to distribute it and it should be done very fast, also the new version of the game will include the patch.
In the meantime the patch is ready and we can send it with instructions to the players who requires it.
You can keep previous saves, you just have to go in options and change from timed mode to untimed mode, if you start a new game it will ask if you want to play timed or untimed mode.
for any questions or to receive the patch with instructions games@frogwares.com




Note: The above reference patch is No Longer available on that site. The version currently available at Big Fish Games is already patched. You can choose to play timed or not.

Thats great news I myself like playing against the clock in most casual games makes it more interesting,but for this game untimed is the way to go!

Yeah!

I wrote directly to Frogwares and received a reply today with a patch to turn off the timer

Frogwares

Linda

EDITED Out by BrownEyedTigre
Frogwares has asked that they be emailed to get the patch, they chose not to post it.

Excellent! Thank you so much! Kudos to you for such a wonderful game...looking forward to many more like it (without timers of course )

Ana

ok ana, I didn't know I was doing wrong. they posted at exactly the same time that I did so their post wasn't up yet.

Linda

He beat you by 3 hours Linda. That was you and I that posted at the same time.

Thanks! I haven't gotten that far in the game but will be requesting the patch.

ETA: Received link to patch and instructions within minutes of my request. Thanks Frogwares!

I just sent email requesting the patch. If only more game companies for casual games would do the same. A casual game should be able to be played in a casual relaxed frame of mind.This will make this game so much more fun in my opinion. Wish they would do the same for Madame Fate and other casual games. I suggested when I wrote a series of Sherlock Holmes in the same calibar.

EDIT.....................
In less than 5 minutes I recieved email from this Great game company with the patch to remove timer. This is a great Game company and I look forward to buying their next game. Customer service is great like Big Fish.

Hi!!
I just went to frogwares to get the patch but after I got there I didn't know what to do.

Tell me,please.

Thanks,
Carlahelp

Thanks Ana,
I have got the patch, and did as said about putting it in :\Program Files\The Mystery of the Persian Carpet:\Program Files\The Mystery of the Persian Carpet

it then say's,

After this you can continue playing your game with old saves. To change the mode during the game you can go to settings and choose the Timed/Untimed mode; starting a new game you are choosing the game mode from the very beginning.


Where is 'settings' ????



Forget it, I've done it, great, great, nerve's back in place, I will now sit back and enjoy the game, :spring:

big big hugs,XXXXXXXX

carla, the directions are in the email from Frogwares.

lola, I am moving your post to the hint thread, please look there.

widget, I am at work, so I cannot load it up. I would assume they mean they mean the options feature in the main menu.

Whoooopppeeee! Now I can go buy this! I'm not going to worry about the demo--everyone has raved about this and without the timer, it sounds like a winner.

Hi Widget!

I did exactly the same thing...followed directions COMPLETELY and got the folder 001 pasted to my game installation folder.

Started my game and NO SETTINGS option. SO....i am still stuck with timed play. Come on frogwares...whats the problem??

Let me download the patch. Be back.

Spirit, Perhaps a nicer way of saying it would be in order particularly for a company that has been nothing short of a class act. Not the friendliest first post.

Ana

Brown-eyed tiger,

I am probably dumb but I guess I didn't explain good enough. I do not know where to e-mail frogwares on the site to ask to get the patch. Where do I go to to request the Patch?

Carla

OO thanks for DLing the patch MaG. I sure hope you can help me out with this...the 001 folder is in my program file for this game and i even restarted my comp...still no settings in options....

Carla, you are not dumb, just didn't notice. The first post in this thread has the info:



Ana

Carlahelp, send an e-mail to games@frogwares.com

Good luck!

What I meant was...what is MY problem lol sorry for the context and yes Frogwares has been quite responsive. So I will have to wait and see if anyone else figured out what I am doing wrong.

Hi Spirit,
after installing the patch, go to main menu, choose options and the first line now is Timed or untimed mode.

Thank you Wael!

Ana

I really like the idea of being able to choose between timed and untimed. That way, everyone can play the game according to their preferred method.

Downloaded the patch.
Unzipped or extract the rar-compressed folder.
Open the folder. Took or copy the inside folder labeled 001 out of the outer 001 folder. - Careful - there is an outer 001 and inner 001 folder. Use the inner one.
Opened the ......\Sherlock Holmes - The Mystery of the Persian Carpet folder.
Pasted the inside 001 folder in that Persian carpet folder.
Played the game.

There are now 2 possible ways for you to go through:
1. If you select New Game - you automatically get a choice of timed or untimed when you click New GAme.
2. If you open an old game.
- See the Main Menu.
- You will see OPTIONS. Select Options on the right side.
- Then Select Play untimed. Accept or Back.
- Then back on the Main Menu, select Resume.
- Select a place to go to in the map and you will see that the timer is set at 00:00.
- Play a bit and then exit as usual.