User manual GAMES MICROSOFT XBOX THIEF-DEADLY SHADOWS

[. . . ] TABLE OF CONTENTS STEALTH TIPS . . . Controller Moves _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _2 Quick Start _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _3 The Story _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _4 Game Screens _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _5 Managing Your Games _ _ _ _ _ _ _6 Playing Thief: Deadly Shadows _ _ _8 Using the HUD _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _8 Moving Around _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _9 Looking Around _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _10 Using Weapons and Items _ _ _10 Firing Arrows and Projectiles _ _11 Fighting and Dying _ _ _ _ _ _ _12 Picking Locks _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _13 City Map _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _14 Finding and Selling Loot _ _ _ _16 Being Stealthy _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _17 Viewing Mission Objectives _ _18 Winning Missions _ _ _ _ _ _ _18 Tools of the Trade _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _19 The World Missions _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _24 The City _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _24 Faction _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _25 Game Options _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _26 Game Credits _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _27 · Avoid toe-to-toe combat. · Hide in the shadows and avoid bright areas. · Use the Light Gem to see how visible you are. If it appears dark, you're practically invisible to nearby opponents. [. . . ] Each lock has from three to six tumblers. To pick it, you must find the weak spot on each tumbler. Move R to check for approaching guards or enemies while you are cracking a lock. Once you find the sweet spot, pull l or r to quickly spin the tumbler to the unlocked position. Controller vibration is on by default (p. The harder the controller vibrates, the closer you are to the "sweet spot. " 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 noisemakers and water arrows. Tumblers Align tumblers (rings) by rotating 2. Move L to rotate the lockpicks until yo u the lockpicks. Gap find a spot that makes the tumbler shake. Unlocked tumblers (The controller will vibrate. ) have gaps on 3. Hold L steady and wait to see if the shaking tumbler starts to the right edge. 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. When all of them have been picked, the lock will open. Use the newly picked door or chest to open it. Look for elemental crystals in fireplaces, pipes, trees and other obscure spots. 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-climbing 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. 12 13 Finding and Selling Loot Anytime you step close to an item that is highlighted, you can use or pick up that item. [. . . ] Group won't attack you on sight, or when you enter its terri to ry. 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. [. . . ]