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CRACKS IN THE GLASS Marbleman’s first and only solo project from 2018. A very nice, yet somewhat twisted
city mission. Although a Thief 2 creation, the city design resembles vibes
from the first game more than for its sequel. The lighting and sounds design
are top notch, far above what you would expect from a new author. Escape to
your hideout in Wayside and explore the bewildering geometries of these
warped streets. Do not miss this one, fellas. The
streets south of my hideout were tense, but pretty straight forward. Tight
and plentiful patrols forced me to move slow in most areas. I could reach the
balconies north of Paolo’s inn without taking the guard’s key by mantling up
the porch cover and then jumping across (left image below). I don’t like
picking keys off guards if I can avoid it for Supreme. In
the lower streets I had a slightly tough time getting the loot from the
toolbox. The patrolling guard gave a first alert if passing me, so I scooted
out of the way and did it in two rounds, avoiding the looks of the stationary
archer to the west also.
Once
in my hideout, I got further directions to get an item from the keepers in Crockett
Park, as well as visit Paolo’s place for some more information, plus 2,100 in
loot. After this I chose to take the northwestern route, through the basement
leading to a mansion. No other issues arrived until the second floor of said
mansion. The southern bedroom door had to be picked open. Dodging the guard
was one thing, but the nobleman inside easily heard the lockpicks.
I found I could use my tools when he was stationed in the southwestern corner
of the room (right image above). I also found a tiny spot on top of the
bookcase where I was hidden. From here I took the loot and left. Accessed the
woman’s bedroom via the cold storage chute, in order to avoid picking her
door. I like to minimize those, if possible. The rest of this building was
easy. The
rest of the mission was pretty straight forward. Like before, lots of
patrollers in the streets, so I treated carefully. A few places I was able to
avoid picking locks by taking an alternate route. Especially between
Montgomery Square and the streets around the mansion there were two locked
doors that I circumvented by backtracking. Managed to close up all the doors
and gates as well. Didn’t need to pick up any keys either, so none were
needed to be returned. Great mission! Statistics: Time: 1:38:47 Loot: 3600 out of 3600 Pickpockets: 16 out of 16 Secrets: 3 out of 3 Locks Picked: 16 Damage Dealt: 0 Damage Taken: 0 Consumables: None Ghost: Success! Perfect Thief: Success! Supreme Thief: Success! Perfect Supreme Thief: Success! |
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