Remembrance
Member
Didn't one of the old games have knockout handkerchiefs?
It would have to be single-use, but there's your nonlethal garrote.
It would have to be single-use, but there's your nonlethal garrote.
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HITMAN |OT| Blood Monthly
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BibiMaghoo
Member
A tranq pistol would be pretty sweet, but would probably break the game if it had more than a shot or two.
Ghostmaster
Member
Yep it was chloroform, think it was either 2 or contracts.
But it was actually really, painfully slow, so not that different from subduing someone in modern games.
Intheflorsh
Banned
Why would you need a tranq gun when throwing blunt objects is so effective?
PaulKersey
Member
I haven't been reading too much, but are the summer bonus episodes or whatever going to have a mastery rank? If so, 2 seperate ones, or level 20 between the 2? I really like unlocking extra stuff, even if it is stuff I don't use lol.
They have their own set of challenges and opportunities so i'd say yes.
So does the ICA Facility level or am I wrong? It doesn't have a mastery level.
Remembrance
Member
I feel like it was mentioned somewhere that the bonus episode has unlocks. As usual, I can't find where I first saw this.
And another escalation was stealth-released yesterday! Now we're killing gardeners.
And another escalation was stealth-released yesterday! Now we're killing gardeners.
To be fair, those are merely introductory tutorial levels and little else.
Also comes with a nice new complication i don't think has ever been done before.
Already posted a few days ago.
Remembrance
Member
Rapid Elimination Streak was introduced with the sniper rifle escalation (you may not recognize it because the graphic was changed to be non-location-specific).
Of course, that complication didn't really matter when you were using a sniper rifle.
Oh yeah! wasn't recalling that one because it was so... inconsequential...
Remembrance
Member
I finished the new escalation, but my score completely tanked for some unknown reason.
By the way, if you go back to the sniper rifle escalation, you will see that the "Wild Card" complication has been retroactively added in to explicitly point out that level 4 only changes existing conditions and doesn't add new ones. I'm hoping we will soon see some more drastic Wild Cards that flip the whole mission on its head.
I knock out the guard in the hallway and leave him there so that I can come back later and use him as the chain between the gardener and the golf coach. However, doing it this way, I get "Body Found" shortly after I kill him and I lose my Never Spotted and No Bodies Found bonuses, for no apparent reason.
I feel like the golf coach being next door throwing up while I do this might be causing some kind of bug.
I feel like the golf coach being next door throwing up while I do this might be causing some kind of bug.
By the way, if you go back to the sniper rifle escalation, you will see that the "Wild Card" complication has been retroactively added in to explicitly point out that level 4 only changes existing conditions and doesn't add new ones. I'm hoping we will soon see some more drastic Wild Cards that flip the whole mission on its head.
What are the rewards for older escalations?
Moff
Member
there was one for a machine gun in paris, 10 escalations I think.
Debating whether to pick this up for 20% off at GMG now on PC or wait to see if it's in the Steam summer sale.
I have a feeling it probably won't go on sale at all, and if it does, likely not for more than 25%.
Are the PS4 added missions worth paying extra for over just getting it on PC (difference is about £10)?
I have a feeling it probably won't go on sale at all, and if it does, likely not for more than 25%.
Are the PS4 added missions worth paying extra for over just getting it on PC (difference is about £10)?
I bought the first episode on Steam and I'm loving Paris. Definitely buying the rest of the episodes if there is a sale and buying anyway if there isn't.
My opinion is that there might be no sale.
Alkastelca
Member
The Sarajevo Six missions are like replayable elusive targets with added challenges.
You are not missing anything essential but they are great for reaching the mastery level quicker.
Revolutionary
Member
Wow I'm an idiot. This entire time I read the Summer Update's release date as June 19th, so here I am on the 19th just waiting until I re-read the announcement. lol. I thought a Sunday release was weird but I waved it off because it was more Hitman.
Oh well, I'll be back for the next Elusive I guess.
Oh well, I'll be back for the next Elusive I guess.
I finally got around to playing Marrakesh and had a great time. To me it's on the same level as Paris.
The highlight for me was
The highlight for me was
randomly turning on a TV and hearing an NPC start shouting as the TV's noise had interrupted his conversation. Because of that he left the room. Was a great detail to discover unintentionally.
FrontalMonk
Banned
Nope, that got fixed in the Marrakesh patch.
The Stealth Fox
Junior Member
I did the same thing. Is there any news on when the next new location is going to be released?
Moff
Member
I don't expect them to show anything before the release of the summer episode
after or with that we will probably get a trailer for the second half of the season with the date for episode 4
Mine too - I ended up buying the first episode myself today, while it was 20% off at GMG - going to buy the Upgrade pack if I like the Intro.
Thanks - in the end I decided to go with PC as it was quite a bit cheaper with GMG's 20% off voucher. The PS4 extras sound like "nice to have"s, but not essential, which is fine with me. Maybe they'll eventually release them as paid DLC on the other platforms down the line.
Considering how Square Enix handled Life is Strange: likely a good discount on the intro pack, and very small or non existent one for the rest.
MAX PAYMENT
Member
Annoyed I missed the easy elusive target. Would've been a good first one for me.
His Majesty
Banned
Bought the game and completed the first missions + Paris. Such a huge improvement over Absolution, I'm already in love. My main criticisms come down to the performance (can't even play on Direct 3D 12) and the always online requirement. Adds a lot of unnecessary tension to Escalations.
fiction226
Member
I wonder like a lot of episodic games if they will consider giving the first episode away for free, possibly as part of ps+. I think a lot of people after playing would buy additional episodes, especially those in the "i'm not gonna buy episodic b.s. / i'll wait until final release" crowd.
Congrats! You are gonna love Sapienza. One of the best levels of all time.
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Deleted member 80556
Unconfirmed Member
This is actually a very good idea. I think many Gaffers who got into the game have been drawn to purchase the extra episodes, precisely because of how good they are.
Remembrance
Member
Finally got to Marrakesh level 20. It was honestly not that bad once you make sure to make every run count for as much XP as possible (although strangely enough combining Honeycomb and Cherry Blossom is worth a ton of XP, while Down the Rabbit Hole is worth almost nothing).
Getting the achievement for getting all the opportunities was much cleaner this time than in Sapienza - I didn't have to redo anything I previously did. Still, wasted a lot of time due to the Down the Rabbit Hole bug - where Strandberg gets stuck on his route if you reload at any time during it.
These runs got me to learn some of the nuances of the level, like finding the battle axe, learning the intern's route, and hearing a lot of the dialogue that I was previously missing. Is there any sensible, clean way to get the intern alone outside of the consulate or poison his water inside the consulate?
There's an amazing journey of discovery ahead of you for this level. Enjoy it.
Getting the achievement for getting all the opportunities was much cleaner this time than in Sapienza - I didn't have to redo anything I previously did. Still, wasted a lot of time due to the Down the Rabbit Hole bug - where Strandberg gets stuck on his route if you reload at any time during it.
These runs got me to learn some of the nuances of the level, like finding the battle axe, learning the intern's route, and hearing a lot of the dialogue that I was previously missing. Is there any sensible, clean way to get the intern alone outside of the consulate or poison his water inside the consulate?
There's an amazing journey of discovery ahead of you for this level. Enjoy it.
Moff
Member
he is walking around the market, there aren't that many routes so he is not hard to find
after like 5 to 10 minutes he will enter the embassy through the main gate
fiction226
Member
The intern walks around the shops near where 47 starts out before making his way through the crowds over to the consulate building. If you take a right and wait by the fortune teller i'm pretty sure he passes by him within a minute of the start of the level.
As far as grabbing him before the consulate building goes, he pauses briefly near the mouth of an alley at which point you can lure him with a couple coins (there may be a more elegant solution) into the alley and subdue and hide his body.
So I bought the intro pack and I enjoyed what I played of the training (specifically challenges in free training and trying out the multiple ways to complete the mission) so much I ended up buying the upgrade before even playing Paris. The variety of challenges and way to complete the mission was enough for me to know I'd enjoy the rest of the game.
In my opinion they should really just put the training and free training out as a free demo, it would get some of those who might be on the fence about committing to a purchase like I was initially to try it.
In my opinion they should really just put the training and free training out as a free demo, it would get some of those who might be on the fence about committing to a purchase like I was initially to try it.
Sort of, I wasn't particularly impressed with the training mission (the scope was very small for both missions), but Paris was another level of impressed.
Moff
Member
when I played the training beta I knew the game would be fantastic, but I always believed in IO and trusted their communication since Absolution
but it was really paris that blew me away and made clear this was peak hitman.
but at this point, are there really still doubters out there? I think most who have not bought, yet simply don't like to play games episodically.
but it was really paris that blew me away and made clear this was peak hitman.
but at this point, are there really still doubters out there? I think most who have not bought, yet simply don't like to play games episodically.
Yup only thing known so far is the summer bonus stuff on July 19th.
Probably get between 1-3 new elusive targets in the meantime I would bet. I expect the next proper episode in August.
Moff
Member
It seems the past elusive targets were available for a bit today as featured contracts.
It's probably a glitch, and the servers are down for maintenance so it will probably be fixed when they're up again.
hmm, I hope not, that would be a neat compromise
Yeah, let them come back without the challenges/rewards seems like it would be the right balance imo.
Remembrance
Member
TheKotti's new custom contract is mind-boggling.
Is there a way to glitch a disguise into another level...?
Is there a way to glitch a disguise into another level...?