The new featured contract, Extinction Event, is actually pretty fun. A bit buggy though. Did a SA/SO run
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HITMAN |OT| Blood Monthly
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Oldest Snake
Member
Quick question because I'm away from my PC with work, how long until this ET expires?
Moff
Member
it's again 3 days, although the intros/trailers still say 48 hours
FrontalMonk
Banned
I think it's tomorrow night? It just went live yesterday afternoon and they said we have like 53 hours or something equally weird. basically "two days and some change".
I'm not a fan of a activity cycle that doesn't reset in the mission itself. Something where I actually have to deliberately reset because he'll never drink the vodka again seems to go against the entire point of the Elusive Target, which is to take your opportunity and sit and wait until it arises again.
In other words, a one-off activity outside the standard cycle seems to encourage save-scumming (or just resetting), which irritates me.
Did the Congressman cycle down to drinking the wine again?
In other words, a one-off activity outside the standard cycle seems to encourage save-scumming (or just resetting), which irritates me.
Did the Congressman cycle down to drinking the wine again?
I think he did but even if he didn',t he had a route with plenty of opportunities. This target only real opportunity for SA is being fast and lucky enough to poison him before he takes a sip. Worst elusive target by far, a real dissapointment.
I do wonder that if you take out the auction staff dude that stops the music, the target will go to a more secluded place to talk on the phone.
Oldest Snake
Member
Thanks. I knew I had read 53 hours but wasn't sure when it went live, hopefully I'll make it.
Remembrance
Member
As I recall, he did.
Here, clearly the poison opportunity is the absolute safest option and most people probably took it. I guess not making it repeat was supposed to encourage people to try some of the other options.
Not that it mattered because poison is just so risk-free in this case that people will restart for it.
Demoskinos
Member
I wanted to try a few things but... eh... played it safe sniped him from across the map. Win is a win I suppose. ;p
PrinceOfWhatever
Banned
Hey guys I made a google spreadsheet where everyone can enter their elusive target stats.
Made one for some friends and me and thought I could copy it and expand it for the OT.
You can find it here
edit: everyone can edit it now
Made one for some friends and me and thought I could copy it and expand it for the OT.
You can find it here
edit: everyone can edit it now
Demoskinos
Member
They sent me one.
Revolutionary
Member
Yeah I've been getting one for every elusive. It's actually pretty cool in an ARG kinda way lol
Ahaha, I wrote in the surveys they sent me I hate contracts and elusive and I didn't receive a single mail regarding elusives
tearsintherain
Member
On the one hand I agree with you, it kinda makes it nice to think about your method of going in and leaving and lets you sit and plan. On the other hand, it does detract from the immersion/realism, that this guy just constantly is eating a piece of sushi or drinking the same drink every 90 seconds or whatever. I like the way its setup for the main target in Paris, where he wants a very specific drink so you can "initiate" the process and control terms on your own, but thats probably not possible for random elusive targets which are basically just a step up from contracts.
I am pretty sure anyways the target taking his drink is triggered off proximity to Hitman, I took my sweet ass time getting to him the first time (Sheik costume first, then auction, poison, had to run back up and get boat key) and he still took his first sip when I walked over, exactly the same as my second run when I was like 3 minutes faster getting to him. Either distance to him or just entering the garden triggers a timer for his drink routine.
Me too. On the IAGO-auction balcony I threw a brick at that one guy up there and then just sniped the target from there, dropped the weapon and dissapeared.
Demoskinos
Member
You can get him from the barge as well. Got to wait until he walks up on the Pagoda but you're also right by the Helicopter if you do it from the barge.
weird i think im not on that mailing list then. i just keep getting spam about supporting some crowd funding indie crap SE is sponsoring.
I wanted to play it safe, because I thought that the guards would run up to the barge and I couldn't escape then.
The Technomancer
card-carrying scientician
Gonna take a shot at the elusive target tonight
ffejeromdiks
Banned
dafuk? There's a silenced Sniper Rifle?
Dunno if this glitch is common but it wouldn't let me dunk his head into the toilet, so I decided to fibre wire instead and even though the prompt was there, pressing square wouldn't do anything. After switching items he finally garrotted him.
Was crying because he was there on his own in the toilet and the game wouldn't let me kill him.
Was crying because he was there on his own in the toilet and the game wouldn't let me kill him.
Moff
Member
the one from paris is silenced without zoom
the one from sapienza is with zoom but not silenced
ffejeromdiks
Banned
Ohhh okay, I never even used the one from Paris but I've used the Sapienza variable one a whole bunch.
Yeah, as much as I want a silence + zoom, I understand why they did this for balance. Silence + Zoom would be just way too overpowered and break a lot of challenges.
Jeff Stephen
Member
I completed this already but another approach would be starting the fireworks as cover if you're gonna use a sniper rifle?
I wish I had done this instead.
Enable replays IO if you successfully completed the contract, please!
fiction226
Member
Yup. What will be interesting is if we eventually get one with both near end of season as games traditionally unlock the most OP items last. And if so, will we be able to use it at the start of Season 2, potentially making that whole season / challenges too easy? And this is not even throwing in the inclusion of the eventual briefcase.
On the other hand, this game is all about experimentation / self imposed difficulty so I'm not sure it really matters. People who want to cheese an OP sniper rifle and have fun doing so will do so and others will have fun trying to challenge themselves via different methods.
The Technomancer
card-carrying scientician
Hmm. I'm at a loss
I'm in the party as a bodyguard. No idea how to kill this kid. Can't poison his drink without being seen. Can't do anything without being seen
he's not supposed to go to the toilet, he seems to go throw up in the trash can instead.
Blitzrules240
Banned
This guy was like a hybrid of Bieber and Drake right?
That's what I got from the Synopsis. Though I don't think either was involved in a triple homicide.
That's what I got from the Synopsis. Though I don't think either was involved in a triple homicide.
Remembrance
Member
What other uniform do you see at the party?
That's what that radio is for. I never made the connection.
This game.
D
Deleted member 47027
Unconfirmed Member
I threw scissors at his head from the bushes in the party and booked it out of there. Success! Fuck it!
Blitzrules240
Banned
Such skills and reflexes, they can only be the result of previous training.
You are the true 47.
The Technomancer
card-carrying scientician
Whelp used the
sniper rifle for the first time!
Started as a tech crew, grabbed the fireworks display remote
Had the rifle stashed in the truck, so I grabbed it, set off the display and hightailed it up to the third floor via pipe, knocking out a few guards along the way
Then it was just one headshot
Started as a tech crew, grabbed the fireworks display remote
Had the rifle stashed in the truck, so I grabbed it, set off the display and hightailed it up to the third floor via pipe, knocking out a few guards along the way
Then it was just one headshot
Also when are we getting more escalations for Marrakesh? Only 1 escalation is kind of pathetic. Why are they still adding escalations to Paris? So weird. Paris is totally good on Escalations, I think they're made some interesting challenges for almost every part of the stage at this point and NPC routine. Get the one guy making Escalations to start working on Marrakesh and going back doing more for Sapienza. I want to have more interesting things to do on these maps!
What's considered the sniping point in Sapienza?
What's considered the sniping point in Sapienza?
There's one very close to the default starting location if you climb to the top of big building (which has a few big empty unused rooms). That's the one which had a radio. Others being the ruins and church of course.
Remembrance
Member
That post meant the radio at the top of the town square tower.
Failed my 2nd one... That was so dumb. I literally sat there waiting for something to happen for 15 minutes. Tried turning off the music, luring with coins, nothing worked. Ended up trying to set an explosive for him but guards killed me before I could get out. Really terrible design compared to all the others. I'm against resetting, so this was just impossible for me. Didn't know to bring a sniper, or any other better method to kill him.
The Technomancer
card-carrying scientician
Generally speaking I find if I'm in that spot I can usually at least scope out an escape route that allows me to chuck a knife in his head and run for it
Blitzrules240
Banned
I mean it does suck he's confined to his party but I guess it makes sense.
To my knowledge, this ET was made during the launch of Paris, and was actually contained in review copies.
I'm quite sure he's very simple compared to the more recent ones, but I'll find out for mahself~
MMaRsu
Member
being able to kill with scissors flung from any distance is pretty impressive.
I bet 47 could even kill with toddler safety scissors
endlessflood
Member
This may have already been posted, but the Summer Bonus Episodes are coming out on July 19, and feature two levels:
IGN Interview with Torben Ellert, Lead Online Designer, IO Interactive:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sx6l3GbdqPo
- Sapienza Film Set - 1 Target
- Marrakesh One Year Before Episode 3 - 2 Targets, and Files to recover
IGN Interview with Torben Ellert, Lead Online Designer, IO Interactive:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sx6l3GbdqPo