+RickandCindy Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 I see how to use the search filters for detective, footprint,shadow and so on on the Geocaching app on android. Is there a way to do it on my laptop on Geocaching.com? Quote Link to comment
+barefootjeff Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 32 minutes ago, RickandCindy said: I see how to use the search filters for detective, footprint,shadow and so on on the Geocaching app on android. Is there a way to do it on my laptop on Geocaching.com? In the website's search filter panel, just below the Cache Type options, you should see "Filter by clue" and, to the right of that, a switch. Moving the switch to the right brings up a table of clues from which you can select the ones you want. 2 Quote Link to comment
+RickandCindy Posted July 12, 2019 Author Share Posted July 12, 2019 Thank you for the response but I don't have that option even tho we are premium members. Works on android not on .com Quote Link to comment
+RickandCindy Posted July 12, 2019 Author Share Posted July 12, 2019 I been in that 2 days now and ty very much it popped up now. Quote Link to comment
+Glen Falcon Terrors Posted July 13, 2019 Share Posted July 13, 2019 Hello, I understand the concept of how to filter the various clue caches for the new souvenirs theme. Do you have to find caches in the order and quantity listed i.e. Detective, Footprint, Shadow and so on? What happens if I find a cache tomorrow which holds a 'Topaz' clue, which currently I haven't unlocked, because I haven't found sufficient Footprint/Shadow and Fingerprint caches? Will the system recognise my find after the theme started, but not necessarily in the correct order, and allocate me 'Topaz'? Or will it simply be ignored because it wasn't found in the correct order? Ordinarily, this might not be a problem to most cachers, however I live on the Isle of Man, but only have a limited number of caches to find, having found all the others? TIA (makes me chuckle this, ordinarily I'm such a Luddite, but occasionally I'm so down with the kids innit, that I know it means Thanks In Advance, of course) ? Quote Link to comment
Keystone Posted July 13, 2019 Share Posted July 13, 2019 Within the same group ("Evidence" or "Jewels"), you can find the qualifying caches in any order. For example, a Fingerprint, then a Footprint, then the second Fingerprint. 1 Quote Link to comment
+K13 Posted July 13, 2019 Share Posted July 13, 2019 11 minutes ago, Glen Falcon Terrors said: Hello, I understand the concept of how to filter the various clue caches for the new souvenirs theme. Do you have to find caches in the order and quantity listed i.e. Detective, Footprint, Shadow and so on? What happens if I find a cache tomorrow which holds a 'Topaz' clue, which currently I haven't unlocked, because I haven't found sufficient Footprint/Shadow and Fingerprint caches? Will the system recognise my find after the theme started, but not necessarily in the correct order, and allocate me 'Topaz'? Or will it simply be ignored because it wasn't found in the correct order? Ordinarily, this might not be a problem to most cachers, however I live on the Isle of Man, but only have a limited number of caches to find, having found all the others? TIA (makes me chuckle this, ordinarily I'm such a Luddite, but occasionally I'm so down with the kids innit, that I know it means Thanks In Advance, of course) ? Think of them as Levels. Level 1 = Detective Level 2 = Evidence Level 3 = Jewels You don't get credit for any level above the one you are currently, and none are credited retroactively. If you find a cache which holds a jewel, and you haven't completed the level of Evidence, you will not get the jewel later. 1 Quote Link to comment
+Glen Falcon Terrors Posted July 13, 2019 Share Posted July 13, 2019 11 minutes ago, K13 said: Think of them as Levels. Level 1 = Detective Level 2 = Evidence Level 3 = Jewels You don't get credit for any level above the one you are currently, and none are credited retroactively. If you find a cache which holds a jewel, and you haven't completed the level of Evidence, you will not get the jewel later. Thanks, I thought that might be the case. Shall just have to be a bit selective when searching. 1 Quote Link to comment
+Glen Falcon Terrors Posted July 13, 2019 Share Posted July 13, 2019 23 minutes ago, Keystone said: Within the same group ("Evidence" or "Jewels"), you can find the qualifying caches in any order. For example, a Fingerprint, then a Footprint, then the second Fingerprint. Thank you, I'd best get finding some more caches then! Quote Link to comment
+Ladyblue74 Posted July 13, 2019 Share Posted July 13, 2019 On 7/12/2019 at 4:39 AM, barefootjeff said: In the website's search filter panel, just below the Cache Type options, you should see "Filter by clue" and, to the right of that, a switch. Moving the switch to the right brings up a table of clues from which you can select the ones you want. Came to figure out how to do a search from computer.. Would be nice if that showed up on my page...... I see all the top options but not the ones for filtering by clue Quote Link to comment
+Max and 99 Posted July 13, 2019 Share Posted July 13, 2019 27 minutes ago, Ladyblue74 said: Came to figure out how to do a search from computer.. Would be nice if that showed up on my page...... I see all the top options but not the ones for filtering by clue Show a screenshot just like LadyBlue, with that part of your filters. Quote Link to comment
+barefootjeff Posted July 13, 2019 Share Posted July 13, 2019 19 minutes ago, Ladyblue74 said: Came to figure out how to do a search from computer.. Would be nice if that showed up on my page...... I see all the top options but not the ones for filtering by clue Do you have the line that says "Filter by clue" just below "Virtual"? If you do, across to the right of it should be a switch. Slide that to the right to activate all the clue options. If you don't, I'm out of my depth but more details of what you're using and a screenshot of what you're seeing might help someone. 1 Quote Link to comment
+Harry Dolphin Posted July 13, 2019 Share Posted July 13, 2019 It would be nice if they told us which jewel's were which... Quote Link to comment
+Max and 99 Posted July 14, 2019 Share Posted July 14, 2019 54 minutes ago, Harry Dolphin said: It would be nice if they told us which jewel's were which... Oh yes! Good catch. Quote Link to comment
+WhiskeySowers Posted July 14, 2019 Share Posted July 14, 2019 How do I filter for clues on the app? I don't appear to have the option. Quote Link to comment
+Max and 99 Posted July 14, 2019 Share Posted July 14, 2019 (edited) 3 minutes ago, WhiskeySowers said: How do I filter for clues on the app? I don't appear to have the option. Did you click on.mystery at the museum? Do you have an updated app? I click on my pr ofile, then mystery at the museum. It asks me which clues I want to filter, then other filters I want to include. Edited July 14, 2019 by Max and 99 Quote Link to comment
+WhiskeySowers Posted July 14, 2019 Share Posted July 14, 2019 (edited) I hadn't seen anywhere that I may need to reinstall, but clearly I don't have the filter option. Removed and reinstalled - that fixed it :). Edited July 14, 2019 by WhiskeySowers updated response Quote Link to comment
+Max and 99 Posted July 14, 2019 Share Posted July 14, 2019 7 minutes ago, WhiskeySowers said: I hadn't seen anywhere that I may need to reinstall, but clearly I don't have the filter option. Removed and reinstalled - that fixed it :). Fantastic! Quote Link to comment
+thebruce0 Posted July 14, 2019 Share Posted July 14, 2019 2 hours ago, WhiskeySowers said: Removed and reinstalled - that fixed it :). Just for future note, you shouldn't have to delete the app and reinstall, just get the latest update from your app store. 1 Quote Link to comment
+barefootguru Posted July 14, 2019 Share Posted July 14, 2019 10 hours ago, Harry Dolphin said: It would be nice if they told us which jewel's were which... You can tap the jewels to read more about them. Quote Link to comment
+TEAM US2 Posted July 14, 2019 Share Posted July 14, 2019 Does anyone know if you log a find containing a jewel, but haven't completed finding all the clues yet, will you get credit for finding the jewel once you've completed finding the clues? I know the FAQ's state that previous finds do not count, but I was wondering about finds made during the dates the game is active. Not sure I explained this well, but hopefully someone will understand my question and know the answer. Thanks! Happy Caching! 1 Quote Link to comment
+Max and 99 Posted July 14, 2019 Share Posted July 14, 2019 55 minutes ago, TEAM US2 said: Does anyone know if you log a find containing a jewel, but haven't completed finding all the clues yet, will you get credit for finding the jewel once you've completed finding the clues? I know the FAQ's state that previous finds do not count, but I was wondering about finds made during the dates the game is active. Not sure I explained this well, but hopefully someone will understand my question and know the answer. Thanks! Happy Caching! I don't think they are supposed to count, but another thread as indicated there might be a glitch with this. 1 1 Quote Link to comment
+SimmyJellers Posted July 14, 2019 Share Posted July 14, 2019 Thank you to this thread, i found the filter. Does anyone know what happens if i have already found all the caches nearby that come up with the first filter? do i just have to go further away and find something I have not already found? thanks! Quote Link to comment
+Max and 99 Posted July 14, 2019 Share Posted July 14, 2019 1 hour ago, SimmyJellers said: Thank you to this thread, i found the filter. Does anyone know what happens if i have already found all the caches nearby that come up with the first filter? do i just have to go further away and find something I have not already found? thanks! The first filter is only for ONE cache. But yes, if your area is short of clues, expand the area. Quote Link to comment
+SimmyJellers Posted July 14, 2019 Share Posted July 14, 2019 3 minutes ago, Max and 99 said: The first filter is only for ONE cache. But yes, if your area is short of clues, expand the area. Thanks for the reply. it is not short of clues, just a bunch of caches i have already logged as found. same solution? expand area? Quote Link to comment
+Max and 99 Posted July 14, 2019 Share Posted July 14, 2019 You are correct. It's a common problem. You'll have to expand your search. I hope you have fun! It may help to check the box "Not found" and "Not owned" when you filter for clues. That'll eliminate all the ones you've found and owned. Quote Link to comment
+SimmyJellers Posted July 14, 2019 Share Posted July 14, 2019 11 minutes ago, Max and 99 said: You are correct. It's a common problem. You'll have to expand your search. I hope you have fun! It may help to check the box "Not found" and "Not owned" when you filter for clues. That'll eliminate all the ones you've found and owned. thank you again. so are they just a bunch of random hides around the world that have been 'selected'? or does the cache owner have something to do with it? Quote Link to comment
Keystone Posted July 14, 2019 Share Posted July 14, 2019 All active caches contain either a detective, evidence or jewel clue. The manner in which they were allocated was done by an algorithm to ensure a good distribution. For example, a Terrain 5 paddle cache is less likely to be a "Detective" clue. Quote Link to comment
+SimmyJellers Posted July 14, 2019 Share Posted July 14, 2019 14 minutes ago, Keystone said: All active caches contain either a detective, evidence or jewel clue. The manner in which they were allocated was done by an algorithm to ensure a good distribution. For example, a Terrain 5 paddle cache is less likely to be a "Detective" clue. thanks, prefect explanation for a dum dum like me. Quote Link to comment
+Max and 99 Posted July 14, 2019 Share Posted July 14, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, Keystone said: All active caches contain either a detective, evidence or jewel clue. The manner in which they were allocated was done by an algorithm to ensure a good distribution. For example, a Terrain 5 paddle cache is less likely to be a "Detective" clue. I did not realize that! That would have been a helpful thing to add to the FAQ! Edited July 14, 2019 by Max and 99 1 Quote Link to comment
+Max and 99 Posted July 14, 2019 Share Posted July 14, 2019 1 hour ago, Keystone said: All active caches contain either a detective, evidence or jewel clue. The manner in which they were allocated was done by an algorithm to ensure a good distribution. For example, a Terrain 5 paddle cache is less likely to be a "Detective" clue. All high T caches published during the promotion have the Detective clue, but it seems to me that a Jewel clue would have been more useful to geocachers. Just something I pondered. Quote Link to comment
+barefootjeff Posted July 14, 2019 Share Posted July 14, 2019 2 hours ago, Keystone said: All active caches contain either a detective, evidence or jewel clue. The manner in which they were allocated was done by an algorithm to ensure a good distribution. For example, a Terrain 5 paddle cache is less likely to be a "Detective" clue. Curious, as the 2 of my 37 hides that got the detective clue, a D2/T3.5 multi and a D3/T3.5 mystery, are amongst my tougher hides (13 finds in 3 years and 12 finds in 4 years respectively). More generally, of the 24 enabled detective caches within 25km of my home, 14 are T3 or higher and one of them is in fact a T5 paddle cache. 1 Quote Link to comment
Keystone Posted July 14, 2019 Share Posted July 14, 2019 Which is why I said "less likely" when trying to be helpful in response to SimmyJellers' question. ? 1 1 Quote Link to comment
+thebruce0 Posted July 14, 2019 Share Posted July 14, 2019 2 minutes ago, Keystone said: Which is why I said "less likely" when trying to be helpful in response to SimmyJellers' question. ? And I thought it was quite helpful, without attempting to apply your general point to specific instances. Knowing every caches has a clue is a question many people have asked. Thanks for the tidbit! Quote Link to comment
+barefootjeff Posted July 14, 2019 Share Posted July 14, 2019 34 minutes ago, Keystone said: Which is why I said "less likely" when trying to be helpful in response to SimmyJellers' question. ? Which is why I said curious, since locally at least, more of the higher terrain caches have gotten the detective clue than I'd have expected just from a random allocation (44% of the caches are T3+ whereas 58% of the detective-clue caches are T3+). Globally, 1.99% of enabled caches are T5 while 1.98% of enabled detective-clue caches are T5 so the algorithm really doesn't seem to have significantly made T5 caches less likely to have the detective clue. 1 Quote Link to comment
+mwdaley Posted July 15, 2019 Share Posted July 15, 2019 I've found three "Detective"" caches but now, after logging those and having the "Detective" souvenir, when I try to filter by clue, it doesn't give me the option to filter by the next level. Am using a PC computer and geocaching.com website. Help. How can I filter for next level clues' caches? Quote Link to comment
Keystone Posted July 15, 2019 Share Posted July 15, 2019 (edited) 21 minutes ago, mwdaley said: I've found three "Detective"" caches but now, after logging those and having the "Detective" souvenir, when I try to filter by clue, it doesn't give me the option to filter by the next level. Am using a PC computer and geocaching.com website. Help. How can I filter for next level clues' caches? Go to the search map on the website and check the filter boxes for "Fingerprint," "Footprint" and "Shadow." You need two of each of these. So, you could also filter for just "Fingerprint," note two of those that you'd like to find, then do the same for "Footprint" and "Shadow." Then, find those six caches. (That's how I spent my Sunday afternoon!) Edited July 15, 2019 by Keystone 1 1 Quote Link to comment
+WH Girl Scout Posted July 15, 2019 Share Posted July 15, 2019 I filtered correctly and then found and logged a detective cache but I still don’t have the detective souvenir after three days?? Quote Link to comment
+Tungstène Posted July 15, 2019 Share Posted July 15, 2019 On 7/14/2019 at 1:08 AM, Harry Dolphin said: It would be nice if they told us which jewel's were which... Put your mouse pointer over a jewel and wait a little bit. Its name will pop up. Quote Link to comment
+hostanut Posted July 15, 2019 Share Posted July 15, 2019 "The fourth souvenir, Case closed, requires a bonus challenge to unlock the vault." Where do we look for the bonus challenge? Quote Link to comment
+K13 Posted July 15, 2019 Share Posted July 15, 2019 15 minutes ago, hostanut said: "The fourth souvenir, Case closed, requires a bonus challenge to unlock the vault." Where do we look for the bonus challenge? I believe that's the level that requires finding any 35 caches. And something about hints from the other souvenirs. Quote Link to comment
+searcherdog Posted July 15, 2019 Share Posted July 15, 2019 3 hours ago, WH Girl Scout said: I filtered correctly and then found and logged a detective cache but I still don’t have the detective souvenir after three days?? Which detective cache did you find? Quote Link to comment
+PittPack Posted July 15, 2019 Share Posted July 15, 2019 On 7/14/2019 at 1:47 PM, Keystone said: All active caches contain either a detective, evidence or jewel clue. The manner in which they were allocated was done by an algorithm to ensure a good distribution. For example, a Terrain 5 paddle cache is less likely to be a "Detective" clue. That is what I figured for existing caches, but how are the "clues" allocated on newly published caches? I submitted 14 caches thinking it would be a mix of "clues", but they were all detective, and then another set of 28 caches were published nearby, and they were all detective. Is there something about timing of when the different clues will get allocated to the newly published caches, ie, 1st week of challenge only detective, 2nd week-evidence, 3rd week-jewels? Just curious... thanks! Quote Link to comment
+K13 Posted July 15, 2019 Share Posted July 15, 2019 15 minutes ago, PittPack said: That is what I figured for existing caches, but how are the "clues" allocated on newly published caches? I submitted 14 caches thinking it would be a mix of "clues", but they were all detective, and then another set of 28 caches were published nearby, and they were all detective. Is there something about timing of when the different clues will get allocated to the newly published caches, ie, 1st week of challenge only detective, 2nd week-evidence, 3rd week-jewels? Just curious... thanks! It was stated prior to the start that all new caches published during the promotion, as well as events occuring during the promotion would have the Detective level only. Quote Link to comment
+PittPack Posted July 16, 2019 Share Posted July 16, 2019 41 minutes ago, K13 said: It was stated prior to the start that all new caches published during the promotion, as well as events occuring during the promotion would have the Detective level only. ok, thanks for the reply. I knew events were only detective, but never saw that it said all new caches would be detective. thanks! Quote Link to comment
+fbax Posted July 16, 2019 Share Posted July 16, 2019 Level 1 = Detective Level 2 = Evidence Level 3 = Jewels Level 4 = 35 caches Are there more levels? Quote Link to comment
+VAVAPAM Posted July 16, 2019 Share Posted July 16, 2019 (edited) 26 minutes ago, fbax said: Level 1 = Detective Level 2 = Evidence Level 3 = Jewels Level 4 = 35 caches Are there more levels? Nothing that requires finding more caches. Edited July 16, 2019 by VAVAPAM Quote Link to comment
+fbax Posted July 16, 2019 Share Posted July 16, 2019 23 minutes ago, VAVAPAM said: Nothing that requires finding more caches. Someone offline told me that a 3-digit code must be entered via app. What if I don’t have a smartphone? Quote Link to comment
+thebruce0 Posted July 16, 2019 Share Posted July 16, 2019 38 minutes ago, fbax said: 1 hour ago, VAVAPAM said: Nothing that requires finding more caches. Someone offline told me that a 3-digit code must be entered via app. What if I don’t have a smartphone? Yes, nothing that requires finding more caches. And AFAIK you can do the final task on the MATM webpage. 1 Quote Link to comment
+Max and 99 Posted July 16, 2019 Share Posted July 16, 2019 21 hours ago, WH Girl Scout said: I filtered correctly and then found and logged a detective cache but I still don’t have the detective souvenir after three days?? It looks like, from your profile, that the only cache you found since the Mystery at the Museum program started has a Footprint clue, not a Detective clue. You won't get credit for any higher level clues until you first find the Detective clue. Quote Link to comment
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