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COMPENSATION
PAYMENT
The professional takes payment in unmarked bills, which he can easily
transfer to an offshore bank account, avoiding detection. The professional
is paid according to risk and the social or political prominence of the mark.
The higher the profile and complexity, the higher the price. The professional
often receives bonuses for executing a contract quickly, smoothly and
without trace. The professional can earn additional cash by retrieving
suitcases and money from safes on the scene.
Note: Replaying a mission can earn you more money; however, you will only receive
the difference between the initial and new earnings.
SPENDING
The professional leads a frugal existence, preferring not to draw attention
to himself with extravagant spending. The professional can choose to spend
money on new tools, information and — when required — cleaning services
on contracts that went badly with high civilian casualties.
INTELLIGENCE
Before beginning a contract, the professional
can choose to purchase information aiding
completion of mission objectives and
concerning the mission as a whole. He can
also purchase target location information
(room location, behavior, next expected
location) and access information (disguise
requirements, location of off-limit areas,
key-carded doors, frisk and search
points, possible smuggle opportunities).
The professional often tries to purchase structural information
for the location in question.
PURCHASING AGENCY PICKUPS
The professional can purchase additional items to aid completion
of the contract. These are placed and marked on the map as Agency
pickups. The Agency may sometimes employ a contact to deliver
valuable information.
The professional often elects to purchase
upgrades in the form of specialized weapons.
These weapons are always untraceable, so
they have to be ordered through a trusted
fence before purchase. The professional
chooses the highest-quality tools and weapons
on the market:
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ADVANCED LOCK PICKS
Allows the
professional to
pick locks faster;
allows access to key-carded doors without
the relevant key card; requires additional time.
•
ADVANCED BINOCULARS
Incremental zoom, with better overall vision
capabilities and digital distance counter.
•
ADRENALINE
Restores partial health.
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KEVLAR VEST
Allows the
professional to
absorb some
projectile hits.
•
PAINKILLERS
Provide a small
health boost.
WEAPONS & TOOLS
The professional performs all his own cleaning where possible, but
occasionally is forced to hire external help if he has had to make
an emergency exit when a contract has gone badly. He can take care of
non-disposed-of bodies and use bribes to reduce notoriety.
Note: Replaying a mission and finishing with a lower notoriety value than originally
awarded in turn lowers your current notoriety level.
CLEANING
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