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Picking Locks
Locks vary in craftsmanship and materials, so
some will be more difficult to pick than others.
To learn how to pick different types, purchase practice locks from fences. They’ll
help you learn the finer points of lockpicking. Any practice locks you buy appear
in your apartment in the City.
L o ck p i cking mode activates whenever you use a chest or door
that can be picked. Each lock has from three to six tumblers.
To pick it, you must find the weak spot on each tumbler.
To pick a lock:
1. Use a locked door or chest.
2. Move
L
to rotate the lock p i cks until yo u
find a spot that makes the tumbler shake .
(The controller will vibra t e . )
3. Hold
L
steady and wait to see if the shaking tumbler starts to
spin. If it does, a gap opens in the tumbler and spins to the far
right edge of the circle.
• If the gap doesn’t appear, gently move
L
to maneuver the
picks around the shaky region of the tumbler. Your controller
will vibrate harder once you reach the sweet spot.
4. Repeat for all tumblers. When all of them have been picked,
the lock will open.
5. Use the newly picked door or chest to open it.
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Fighting and Dying
You have several different ways that you can deal with your opponents. If an
opponent hasn’t spotted you yet, try one of the three one-hit methods listed
below. Note that if your opponent suspects your presence or is pursuing you,
your cover is blown and you can’t kill with a single shot.
Blackjacking
If your victim hasn’t seen you, equip your black-
j a ck and silently 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
m i s s i o n .
Backstabbing
This works exactly like blackjacking, except that you use your dagger.
Backstabbing kills your opponent with a single blow, leaving behind a pool of
blood. Also, your victim’s screams can draw attention.
Sniping
To strike from afar and kill with one blow, fire
arrows at your opponent’s head or chest. This
only works with offensive arrows, not noise-
makers and water arrows.
Escaping
Even if you’re forced into a corner, you should avoid fighting if you can. You
have several items and weapons that can help you escape. Try using the flash
bomb to blind and deafen enemies, or create an oil slick behind you by throwing
an oil flask. (You can set it on fire with a Fire arrow.) If you have wall-climb-
ing gloves, try scaling a climbable surface.
If you have to fight, you can use your hand weapons, or lay down
explosive mines. Gas arrows and bombs can also be a reliable way to
knock multiple opponents unconscious.
If someone kills you, the Load Game screen appears.
Move
R
to check for
approaching guards or enemies
while you are cracking a lock.
Controller
vibration is on by
default (p. 26). The
harder the controller
vibrates, the closer
you are to the
“sweet spot.”
Once you find the swe et spot, pull
l
or
r
to qu i ckly spin the tumbler to the
u n l o cked position.
Tumblers
Align tumblers
(rings) by rotating
the lockpicks.
Gap
Unlocked tumblers
have gaps on
the right edge.
Look for elemental crystals in fireplaces, pipes, trees and
other obscure spots.
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