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Faction

As you progress and complete certain tasks and missions in the game, you alter
how various social groups perceive you. To see your current status, you can view
the Faction Screen, which shows your current alliance status with the two main
societies — Pagans and Hammers.  By doing favors for or attacking members of
a group, you affect how each group reacts to you.

Hammers. 

Armed with warhammers, this zealous group worships the Builder,

the accepted creator of all civilization. The Hammers founded the City through
discipline and craftmanship, but its priests now aggressively inflict forceful obedi-
ence. Hammers will do anything to tilt the balance of power, including calling on
master thieves for favors.

Pagans. 

The pri m i t i ve Pagans seek to pro m ote nature and chaos at the expense of

d e s t roying pro gress. The Shamans, wa rriors, and beast-like members of the Pa g a n
cult pray to the Tri cks t e r, an ancient god of nature and chaos. Like the Hammers,
Pagans also seek to enlist underground help to further their own ideals.

Faction Screen

To view your current status, pause the game (

g

) and select 

Faction

if it’s

available. (You won’t see this until after a few missions.)

• Hostile.

Group attacks you on sight.

• Ne u t ral. 

G roup wo n’t atta ck you on

sight, but will if you enter its terri to ry.

• Allied. Group wo n’t atta ck you on

sight, or when you enter its terri to ry.

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THE WORLD OF THIEF: DEADLY SHADOWS

Your chosen profession requires you to be nocturnal. So, you sleep by day and
prowl by night, always with open eyes and ears. You perform your thievery in
the City proper, and in missions that send you into buildings and underground
City environments.

Missions

Missions are focused excursions that
send you into a specific area to complete a certain
task. When the game starts, you begin a training mission in an Inn. Once you
finish the training mission, you’re launched into a second mission to steal a
valuable gemstone. After that mission, you’ll find yourself in your apartment in
the City for the first time. 

In missions, everyone is hostile, and the best policy is to hide as much as possi-
ble. Civilians run to find guards, and guards attack you on sight. In later mis-
sions, undead and beastly enemies also attack you on sight.

The City

The City is the “hub” for most of the game, and home to the apartment Garrett
uses to sleep away days between missions. The City is full of opportunity and
victims, and you’re free to seek out victims to mug, pocket items carelessly left
out in the open, and eavesdrop to keep a pulse on the City.

You’re distrusted by the City Watch, who won’t hesitate to attack you if they
spot you. For the most part, the urban peasants and traders will leave you alone
unless you strike them or try to steal their merchandise.

Your only City allies are fences and black- m a r ket
s to res. (See 

Trading on the Black Market

,

p. 16.)

L a t e r, you may perfo rm favors for Fe n c e s ,

Pagans, Hammers and even Keepers. These

l u c ra t i ve ta s ks are dange rous, though
rewa rding, and affect how yo u’re perc e i ve d

by others. 

It pays to listen to the town talk — civilians and

a ri s to c rats alike often hint at new missions or loot .

Mission Icon

To enter a mission, look for a

floating glyph outside of a building or
door. Use it to start that mission. 

Him reachers downing to

them abysses

And pulls Him out them

worming ones”

– Origin unknown

Faction Screen

City Apartment

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Summary of Contents for THIEF DEADLY SHADOWS

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Page 2: ..._ _25 Game Options _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _26 Game Credits _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _27 STEALTH TIPS Avoid toe to toe combat Guards are tough Use stealth to defeat them Hide in the shadows and avoid bright ar...

Page 3: ...me 3 Optional after tutorial Select Difficulty p 6 to change settings 4 Read the Briefing then select Start Mission Follow the blue footsteps in the tutorial to learn the ropes Press g to pause the ga...

Page 4: ...ve been paying close attention to Garrett Too close in his opinion This secret organization drew Garrett into its fold early on but he rejected their teachings at a young age and scorned them for thei...

Page 5: ...g gameplay press g and select Save Saved games store the current state of your game Later you can load it using the Load Game screen To save a game 1 Press g to pause the game then select Save 2 Highl...

Page 6: ...surfaces creates different noises Dko Lean sideways Leaning can help you hide as well as peek around corners Stop leaning to resume your previous stance B Flatten against walls To hide from guards and...

Page 7: ...d 11 10 Looking Around h Switch viewpoints You can choose to see Garrett onscreen or play using the first person eyeball view For new players third per son view the default is usually easiest R Adjust...

Page 8: ...ilently sneak up from behind Center the opponent s back in view Pull r to knock that person out with a single blow Your enemy will remain unconscious for the rest of the mission Backstabbing This work...

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Page 10: ...noisemaker arrows for distraction 17 16 Finding and Selling Loot Anytime you step close to an item that is highlighted you can use or pick up that item During a mission pick up anything of value later...

Page 11: ...en This screen describes how well you performed in the mission It displays your difficulty level time required to complete the mission and how much loot you acquired For encounters it shows how often...

Page 12: ...d it Blackjack Blunt club like weapon used to knock out opponents from behind Sneak up behind someone who hasn t caught you sneaking around Attack to knock them out for the rest of the mission Dagger...

Page 13: ...s your enemy Time your throw so that your enemy is facing you when the bomb detonates Gas bomb Area effect explosive that creates a large cloud of poisonous gas Throw near enemies to force any one in...

Page 14: ...buildings and underground City environments Missions Missions are focused excursions that send you into a specific area to complete a certain task When the game starts you begin a training mission in...

Page 15: ...Productions Documentation Incan Monkey God Studios Translation Tool Logan by Terra Byte Special Thanks Ion Storm s other projects Ross Angus Jennifer Ayres Whitney Ayres Scott Baker Dr Randolph Bias J...

Page 16: ...t QA Manager John Ree Product Test Coordinator Tyrone O Neill Asst Product Test Coordinator Andrew Standen QA Technicians Vincent Boon Darran Gibbons Kevin Haddon Daniel Mills Gareth Mills Andrew Nich...

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