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. If it appears dark, you're practically invisible to nearby opponents. If it's bright, you're partially or fully visible. · Be silent!Your footsteps are quieter when you move slowly and avoid loud surfaces like metal. [. . . ] (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. During a mission, pick up anything of value -- later, you can sell these items to fences for cash. To see what you've picked up so far, pause the game, select Gear, then Loot. Stores To buy items from thieving stores: 1. Thievery Store Keep your eyes open for exceptionally valuable or useful items. They sport a reddish sheen and twinkle, and you should always pick them up!Each mission has three pieces of special loot that sell for quite a bit more. Trading on the Black Market In pockets of the City, you can sell loot for cash and replenish supplies. Look for red handprints --the universal mark of thieving establishments. Being Stealthy In order to be a successful thief, you can't be caught by those who would rather turn you in or see you dead. What will get you caught if you aren't careful: · Moving through brightly lit areas. · Moving in partial shadows after an enemy or civilian is aware of your presence. · Running or walking over noisy surfaces, such as metal floors or tile. · Bumping into items that move and make noise near an enemy or civilian. (Victims scream, and killing them with these weapons creates a pool of blood. ) What helps you remain hidden: · Waiting to move until your opponent isn't looking. · Sticking to the shadows and creeping slowly over loud surfaces. · Extinguishing torches and fires to create additional shadows you can use for cover. · Firing moss arrows (for stealth) or noisemaker arrows (for distraction). Fences A fence takes valuable loot off your hands, plus gives you cash for whatever you've stolen. However, each fence will only buy two of the three main types of loot -- gems, artwork and metal. For instance, one fence may refuse art, while another steers clear of gems. You'll have to visit multiple fences in the City to figure out who buys what. Handprint (Fences/Stores) To sell loot, head west from your apartment in the City and find a fence. Fences and Stores can also be a good source of information, sometimes even hinting at thieving jobs available in the city. "maker an offerings of manfoolsy fleshes drinker a sippings of manfooled bloods" ­ Harvest song, author unknown 16 17 Viewing Mission Objectives As you play a mission, you can pause the game and select Goals to view your current objectives. TOOLS OF THE TRADE: WEAPONS, ITEMS AND UPGRADES As a master thief, you'll often find yourself in situations that require cunning and advanced weapons and tools. [. . . ] Once you finish the training mission, you're launched into a second mission to steal a valuable gemstone. After that mission, you'll find yourself in your apartment in the City for the first time. In missions, everyone is hostile, and the best policy is to hide as much as possible. In later missions, undead and beastly enemies also attack you on sight. Faction Screen To view your current status, pause the game (g) and select Faction if it's available. [. . . ]