A Thief Nonetheless (Contest 4 entry, 02/03/2003)

Sneaky1Kenobi on 3/2/2003 at 07:59

Ummm......uhh....Kinda embarrassed to say, but is there a way to start this mission without getting into a huge brawl?? Maybe I am just a bad thief, but I just can't figure out what to do here to keep from either being seen or heard! I tried dousing the torch behind me and crouching to see if I could avoid detection (nope), and I tried breaking the window and mantling in to escape (no way). Anyone figure this out? ;)

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Nightwalker on 3/2/2003 at 14:11

The solution to getting started in this one without getting noticed is a trick that perhaps you haven't come across before. If you time things just right, you can lean forward and BJ an AI that is coming towards you without being seen, as long as it is dark. It works very well for the archer(s) that walks down the side of the house at the start. Then you can take your time getting past the other guards.

Dinksmallwood on 3/2/2003 at 15:15

Yes, exactly Nightwalker

and if you
[SPOILER]have knocked out the guards patrouilling around the house with this 'leaning-forward-technique' you have several opportunities to attract the other guards so you can blackjack them the same way. For example you could break one of the windows and then just wait in the shadow. The guards will start to look for you. So you just need to lean forward again, use your blackjack and - voila - you will soon have a nice pile of 'sleeping' guards :cheeky:. I found another way to get the attention of all those guards: After blackjacking the patrouilling guards I start to run around the house. A lot of the guards will start to chase you. But after one or two rounds they will lost you in the shadows of the house. And again you only need to lean forward - pull blackjack - make guard-pile. ;) [/SPOILER]

uncadonego on 4/2/2003 at 17:35

That Dinky always likes to cause a ruckus whenever she can. I can just she her with 14 guards running behind her!:laff: Sort of makes you wish you could see it from a distance in game! I prefer the more stealthy approach, but Dinky doesn't give a pap!;)
Alt+W is what I have set for leaning forward.

Sneaky1Kenobi on 4/2/2003 at 17:59

Oh yeah, I have done that before but it doesn't seem to work for me all the time. I use the lean forward blackjack quite a lot, but not too often for someone facing me - I find that it sometimes just makes them mad and doesn't knock them out. Well, if that is the only way to do this one and not start a war, I will give it a try. Thanks all for the advice!! :D

epithumia on 4/2/2003 at 18:06

For fun, blackjack the first guy but only after pickpocketing his arrow. Then wait for the other guy to come around and do the same to him.

uncadonego on 4/2/2003 at 18:24

Wow, epithumia! You are definitely a first class thief if you can pickpocket the guy coming at you before you knock him out! I'm very impressed!:thumb:

Thorin Oakenshield on 4/2/2003 at 19:00

After all my car troubles I've finally got around to playing the c4 fm's:p

I've just finished playing ATNTL. What a great mission:thumb:
Very nice architecture, tricky to get the guards outside but I killed one with an arrow and waited to BJ the other:ebil: Someone likes hiding switches like me:weird:

Final word: I like it:thumb:

Now to play Thief Noir...

Norman Druart on 4/2/2003 at 19:37

I can't figure out one thing is this mission: there's a secret compartment in the wall of the storage room upstairs. The compartment door is frobable but locked.Anyone have the solution?

Thanks!

uncadonego on 4/2/2003 at 20:16

Do you mean [SPOILER]the safe[/SPOILER] that is [SPOILER]behind the wall[/SPOILER] ? Otherwise, I've completely missed something in this game.:confused: