Gambit on 15/4/2008 at 18:24
If you were a mansion owner how would you best protect your gold and scepter ?
Here are my ideas:
-All stationary guard will have to be in a corner, facing an entrance. His head should always be backed against a wall, so that he can´t be attacked from behind.. The alarm button and the light on/off button should be right next to him.
-A patrolling guard must have most of his patrol under the view of a stationary guard, making an attack against him less likely. Guards shouldn´t patrol alone, always in groups of two.
-I would never lock my keys and leave them in a table. Keys that are not being carried by me or my guards should be left in a keyroom, witch will be obviously guarded by a stationary guard.
-I would never, ever compromise my safety by writing useful information in readables. I could however leave wrong information around, like a plaque saying 'Treasury' in front of the guard´s barracks. The guards would be informed about this but never allowed to write or talk about security info.
-If I have access to Karras technology then the buttons to turn off cameras would be in only one room, and watched by another camera...
-My ultra mega fancied diamond scepter would be in a secret room while a faked one would be in the main throne room and constantly guarded.
And that´s how I would try to stop Garrett.
Would I succeed ?
And, hey, post your defensive ideas too.
catbarf on 15/4/2008 at 18:51
Nukes.
Failing that, tripwire bombs.
Assuming we need to be within the framework of Thief...
Always have guards in groups of threes, facing like so as they move:
<- -> <-
That way they can always cover each other.
And the valuable items would really be fakes on pressure plates that would set off mines when disturbed.
Beleg Cúthalion on 15/4/2008 at 18:55
I'd welcome Garrett with doors that fly out into space once he has opened them, followed by a Mechanist Cerub in front of him.
Chade on 15/4/2008 at 21:36
Only one door into the mansion, guarded like crazy. It would be quite easy to stop Garrett, really, if you were prepared to inconvenience yourself enough.
EmperorSteele on 15/4/2008 at 22:13
Quote Posted by Chade
Only one door into the mansion, guarded like crazy. It would be quite easy to stop Garrett, really, if you were prepared to inconvenience yourself enough.
A gas arrow would take care of that =P
Molock on 15/4/2008 at 23:04
Well, Garrett is the opposite of a moth so how do you catch a Mr. Garret? With shadows.....
Big treasure in well lit room full of electric lamps, one single shadow in the middle of the room with a gas grenade on the floor. Wait and enjoy. :p
Peanuckle on 15/4/2008 at 23:16
I'd do absolutely nothing to the mansion, but one of the golden candlesticks would have a slow poison on it so when he picked it up, it would KO him when he's on his way out.
ganac on 15/4/2008 at 23:25
100 percent electric lighting.
Indoor patrols at most two swords.
Outdoor patrol, two swords and 1 archer.
Archer lookouts.
Muti-visual arch with all cameras.
Main Control room for lights/camera in heavy guard, plus heavy doors.
Helmets and flares for all guards.
Chade on 15/4/2008 at 23:29
Quote Posted by EmperorSteele
A gas arrow would take care of that =P
Not if the guards are inside the door and there is no way of opening it from the outside ... :)
Although mind you, Garrett did adopt the disguise approach in Undercover, so it's probably not cheating to allow him to do so in this case too.
Dussander on 16/4/2008 at 00:57
Kill him before he finds out about your mansion.
Oh, and don't have off-switches for your lights / cameras (and have an emergency generator if he takes out a power plant to get into your mansion)... but killing him would be the best way.
