One thing that I would like to say about the 2 puzzle chapters is that in the first puzzle, Hollingsworth knows about next location as well as Spillane but we don’t get to know how others figure out the next location. Same with Paris puzzle, maybe a PoV of some competitors could be given on how they figured out the riddle and other challenges because God knows Gainza isn’t the brightest of the lot and Hollingsworth will have hard time staving off the fanatics as well as Maria who has no one to assist her. What I am trying to say is that could you give us some clues about how the competition is doing from time to time so that we can get a glimpse of such interesting characters that are our competitors.
P.S.- Maria is really a piece of art.I knew she was going to disappear with the money. Maybe make that choice a test of suspicious nature where going with her can only be accessed if you’re suspicious enough.
One other thing I would like from the future chapters is that consequences of reaching next location late could be more profound.
I feel that right now players can take time and do shopping, getting notes from Remy, etc. I feel there should be some incentive for players skipping those things and getting a headstart and some negative impact on players going at a leisurely pace.
I was saving that mostly for the last chapter. What happens then is going to depend largely on how fast you travel. You can easily lose this race!
I forgot to say it yesterday, but thank you for the birthday update! 
I loved the new content
I have to say I’m really enjoying this, all but the casino part…
I am fully aware that gambling involves luck and what not but man… when I played the Forties the dealer kept getting numbers while I kept getting ones and twos, eventually a lot of times it was the dealer who won. Like, they get to roll multiple times without getting ones and twos and me on the other hand have to really cautious and yet I still get ones and twos more often.
Will we get to say “Ahhh, Venice”?
@Eamon_Setsu Oh no, I’m sorry to hear that! The gambling’s all based on hidden dice rolls, and in theory it’s all fair, so you might just have had a run of bad luck on the dice. But I’ll double-check the code to make sure I haven’t accidentally set it up in the dealer’s favour!
@lokidemon007 Naturally!
@Isabella_Taylor Happy late birthday!
EDIT: Yeah, the code looks good. Guess you were just unlucky. It happens in the casino sometimes!
Sorry, @Schliemannsghost could you please shed some light on this?
You’ll get some bits and pieces of information on this as the story progresses. I’m a bit reluctant to show parts of the story from other characters’ perspectives: I didn’t do that in the first one, and I worry it will break people’s immersion / the momentum of the story. We’ll see how it’s going when I’m a little further on: if people still feel they need more on this, I’ll think about how to add it in later.
I’m not particularly talking about change of pov, that would really break the momentum. What I was talking about is getting some regular update about race to Spillane, maybe via FBI. Also why haven’t we heard about religious order going after other competitors? Do they not take these others seriously or they believe so much in Spillane to be the major threat?
They are going after the other competitors, but you haven’t really had a chance to talk to the other competitors about it yet! Basically, I was planning on giving players a few chances to engage in conversation with some of their rivals later on in the story, and they can find out about that stuff in those conversations.
Ah that somewhat explains why Russians wanted Spillane dead. They want to end the race asap or the order will get them.
P.S.- Is Remy the last RO? If he is, he might become the most popular male RO.
The last male RO in this game. But don’t underestimate the appeal of Zhu! He seems to have quite the fan club (alarmingly!)
I actually like Zhu over Rémy — he’s way less of a sleazeball (okay, so he’s a psycho, but nobody’s perfect 
) and he can actually pull his weight in a fight.
I do find it funny how, probably, Spillane is to Rémy as Zhu is to Spillane: an attractive, yet dangerous companion that is all too willing to commit barbarous acts on their enemies. 
Also, hi! Loved the chapter. Have a nasty feeling that I had something I wanted to comment on and I’ve managed to forget it already, so I guess I’ll have to replay to refresh my memory. 
I do remember that I read the spoilers before playing and I still was surprised when the little man turned out to be Picasso. That bit was great 
, even if part of me kinda wishes it had been Dalí instead — the man was nuts! Then again, I guess we can’t get a whole game of hanging around in Paris meeting assorted geniuses. 
Thanks! I’m pleased that you liked that. P.P’s the first real historical character to actually appear in the series (except for a couple of relatively minor figures in the first game, like the director of the British Museum and the Governor of Hong Kong), so I’m happy that he was enjoyable.
The BMW 328:
Such a pretty car! Imagine speeding through the Alps in that thing…
About the casino, sure you get unlucky sometimes, but…how do I put this?
You can just save scum like me until the actual game comes out
So @TheGhost’s post above has inspired me. In order to help players visualize while they play, I thought it might be fun to have a Big Vehicle Dump post, where I put pictures of all the vehicles you (and your rivals) can acquire so far in the game! Here we go:
The Morris 8 (your crappy starting car):
The Peugeot P55 (the lightweight bike you can acquire in Paris):
The Triumph 6/1, the powerful bike you can buy in Paris (nb yours has a sidecar, unlike the one in the picture):
The BMW 328, the sports car you can buy in Paris:
The Ford Pickup (1930 model):
And the vehicles driven by your rivals:
Hollingsworth’s Vernon Derby:
Maria’s sexy Indian 402 motorbike:
Gainza’s Bugatti Type 35:
Sabitova’s ZIS-101:
The really complex casino code was just lifted from the casino scene in the first book, chapter 6! But forties is new, and I did put the work in originally, so I guess I’m allowed to get maximum use out of it