Noticed you got the Master Assassin challenge pop when you got the first kill, I've noticed I keep getting it during Paris missions when it's already unlocked. Annoying bug.
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Noticed you got the Master Assassin challenge pop when you got the first kill, I've noticed I keep getting it during Paris missions when it's already unlocked. Annoying bug.
Oldest Snake
Member
I would mind the lack of a briefcase a lot less if they just put some damn straps on the guns instead of just having them glued to 47's back like he's an action figure.
Aangster
Member
Copyright restrictions on the names of commercially-manufactured guns, e.g. the MP5 (in Colorado) being titled as HX7. Its current name is a reference to the rifle's German origins.
FrontalMonk
Banned
You are a goddamn madman and I love you for it. This is insane.
When you
dropped the shotgun and shot it off the ledge to get picked up by security
Remembrance
Member
Props for getting so much mileage out of the silenced shotgun lately. I can't get enough of this.
Some interesting news in the release notes: https://hitman.com/news/episode-6-hokkaido-release-notes
Hokkaido will limit your loadout until you reach mastery level 20. Maybe this is why we will need that concealable pistol.
Three elusive targets in November, and more suit unlocks for elusive targets are also coming.
And finally items will be sorted in the loadout page! It was getting unmanageable if you had unlocked every last item.
Also, it sounds like they're hinting at some old, persistent bugs finally getting fixed. Dalia addressing you by the wrong name in Paris, Strandberg getting stuck while evacuating to the school, that kind of thing.
Some interesting news in the release notes: https://hitman.com/news/episode-6-hokkaido-release-notes
Hokkaido will limit your loadout until you reach mastery level 20. Maybe this is why we will need that concealable pistol.
Three elusive targets in November, and more suit unlocks for elusive targets are also coming.
And finally items will be sorted in the loadout page! It was getting unmanageable if you had unlocked every last item.
Also, it sounds like they're hinting at some old, persistent bugs finally getting fixed. Dalia addressing you by the wrong name in Paris, Strandberg getting stuck while evacuating to the school, that kind of thing.
This last video is actually with the loud as hell shotgun, not the silenced one. I wanted the extra challenge
Moff
Member
Super interesting change, I wish they did something similar with opportunities.
AHA-Lambda
Member
Still no word on the last bonus level?
Landslide is probably Sapienza. Unless you mean a release date. I've no idea.
As an aside, I do wonder what they mean by a "limited" loadout? Maybe one item slot instead of two? Maybe guns are an on-site procurement with weapon stashes and armed staff?
AHA-Lambda
Member
Eh? Why would they now limit load outs? :/
Yeah, i'd bet you can't bring any guns or suspicious stuff with you. You're apparently a VIP patient there so supposedly you have been througoughly checked before admission.
You're entering a private hospital. There may be no areas to explore that aren't on the property.
Considering the stakes and who is there, it makes sense to increase security.
I believe previous Hitman games have tried those. Codename 47, Contracts, and Blood Money all had missions where you couldn't do the levels with weapons in your inventory.
You couldn't bring in guns to the clinic in Blood Money, so I imagine their logic is specifically from this mission.
Maybe Mastery Level 20 unlocks a starting point that would make sense for weapons, hence at that Level your loadout goes back to normal.
Maybe Mastery Level 20 unlocks a starting point that would make sense for weapons, hence at that Level your loadout goes back to normal.
Remembrance
Member
This limitation has to be why the concealable pistol exists. But then, why give you the concealable knife at level 20...?
I can't read. Or hear, apparently.
This last video is actually with the loud as hell shotgun, not the silenced one. I wanted the extra challenge
I can't read. Or hear, apparently.
Primethius
Banned
Wow, that was great. The way to get the shotgun downstairs was brilliant.
LordOfLore
Banned
Remembrance
Member
Hey, it's the proper trailer that we never had for Bangkok.
Remember how the actual trailer was just the briefing?
Edit: The latest posts from the Hokkaido Instagram led to a QR code that links to this gallery of "patient profiles": http://m.imgur.com/a/Vbihq
I guess that explains the limited loadout. You probably start in a private patient room already checked in.
Primethius
Banned
What are the requirements for not spotted during Sniper Assassin again?
Should it say unnoticed kill and no pop up for guards alerted?
Should it say unnoticed kill and no pop up for guards alerted?
I believe you cannot be detected and shot at. Bodies can be found. You just can't be hunted down where the AI can target you and have you marked as a hostile in the disguise you have.
To give you an example in Paris...
- Snipe Viktor, AI is aware he was sniped, runs to location you fired from, but you're able to get out of there without being detected as the shooter = Sniper Assassin complete.
- Snipe Viktor and the AI treats you as a hostile as they found out you were the sniper (they're marked orange in Instinct, meaning you're a permanent enemy in their eyes) = Sniper Assassin failed.
tl;dr Do not get compromised as the shooter. They can be aware of the shots, but not you as the shooter.
Primethius
Banned
Interesting. I'm wondering what I'm doing wrong. I've completed Colorado 3 times now but have never been hunted or spotted. Evidence deleted. Only guards alerted (as in they see the target get shot). No challenge completion.
Weird. Are you just sniping them from the water tower? I was able to do that and it was fine.
But at the same time, depending on how you kill them, the AI in this level is bugged. If you're on PS4, play The Mercenary mission, and kill all of the targets' guards from the tower without being sneaky. They'll aim at you (this would mean you've been outed as the shooter) but do fuck all about it. They won't even move to where you are. This includes guards not added to this particular hit. No other mission does this.
I would suggest, if you haven't done so, to kill the targets only with headshots. Taking more than one bullet to down them risks being outed as the shooter, as it raises the risk of the AI to simply be aware of you as the the one sniping.
If you're doing that, I would suggest hitting up IO/HITMAN on Twitter. It could be a bug, as I am not able to get the well challenge from Marrakesh to tick off, despite following conditions and videos that I mirror completely.
Dick Justice
Banned
Buttoned-up signature suit.
Buttoned-up signature suit with gloves.
Buttoned-up Blood Money suit.
Buttoned-up Blood Money suit with gloves.
Buttoned-up Absolution suit.
Buttoned-up Absolution suit with gloves.
They have some interesting ones they can go with outside of those, though.
Agent 17's suit.
Absolution's grey suit (47 wears this in the courtroom mission in Absolution)
Codename 47 suit (complete with dat 2000-era pixelation)
David Bateson's Absolution press event suit (Black suit, purple tie, no gloves)
Primethius
Banned
I think something was bugged for sure. I finally got it doing much of the same stuff I did in the first three play throughs. And yea, I just used the water tower.
Remembrance
Member
I just realized that they really painted themselves into a corner by having NPCs compliment the specific colors of your suit and tie.
Hopefully we don't end up getting told that it's too expensive to record new dialogue for suits that are not black/white and ties that are not red.
(Actually, hasn't there been new suit dialogue added more recently? There's a Pitbull reference now that I don't remember from before.)
I don't think it should be too expensive to do, or if they try to focus on vague statements.
If they can update the game with small quality of life changes such as characters trying to talk while being subdued, which nobody requested, surely they can do something with the suits.
Primethius
Banned
Going through all these episodes I missed since Sapienza and man, I was hoping IO would have fixed the atrocious input lag in the console version (I assume it's present in both consoles anyways).
I'm pretty damn good at shooting games but I literally could not for the life of me shoot the cans on the antlers in time. Had to pull out a shotty.
The dead zone plus input lag combo is so, so bad in this game.
I'm pretty damn good at shooting games but I literally could not for the life of me shoot the cans on the antlers in time. Had to pull out a shotty.
The dead zone plus input lag combo is so, so bad in this game.
Dick Justice
Banned
I tend to switch to mouse and keyboard when shooting. The aiming controls on my DS3 are fucking awful. Both the aiming and cover system are a big step down from Absolution.
Yeah, I usually change quickly when I have to take a harder shot. And yeah, for all the flaws Absolution had, they absolutely nailed the aiming. Both controller and mouse there feel smooth as hell.
I'd really like to try using Steam Controller with this. I'll buy one , one day.
Primethius
Banned
Oh man, I just tested it and running unlocked FPS on PS4 improves the input lag quite a bit.
But that variable framerate, I just can't handle it. Gonna stick with locked I guess for everything but Sniper Assassin challenges.
Also, I really got to give it to IO. The game is really good looking. And actually performs way better then I expected on PS4 (barely any dips below 30 and so on). Just a stunning artstyle.
But that variable framerate, I just can't handle it. Gonna stick with locked I guess for everything but Sniper Assassin challenges.
Also, I really got to give it to IO. The game is really good looking. And actually performs way better then I expected on PS4 (barely any dips below 30 and so on). Just a stunning artstyle.
Remembrance
Member
I just got a random NPC line in Bangkok where they say you look like Konny the masseur.
This goes deep. How much more voice acting haven't I heard in this game?
The Stealth Fox
Junior Member
Is the Sieger 300 gonna be in a briefcase or not?
Solaire of Astora
Death by black JPN
That only really happened if
you checked in as a patient.
I really doubt it. It would be mentioned in the image if it was.
Remembrance
Member
An NPC complained to me that the sink keeps overflowing. They're really going full-on self-referential now.
Maybe characters will soon be overheard talking about a worldwide wave of freak fire extinguisher accidents. Or will they have the restraint to save that joke for next season?
Also, just finished Himmapan Horror. It was really refreshing to let bodies be found and eavesdrop on people freaking out. There should be a way to work this into other game modes.
On the other hand, not so much fun searching through a sea of identical contracts involving killing the same five people in the basement, looking for something, anything, with unique targets. (I recommend "Staff to be axed", on PC.)
Maybe characters will soon be overheard talking about a worldwide wave of freak fire extinguisher accidents. Or will they have the restraint to save that joke for next season?
Also, just finished Himmapan Horror. It was really refreshing to let bodies be found and eavesdrop on people freaking out. There should be a way to work this into other game modes.
On the other hand, not so much fun searching through a sea of identical contracts involving killing the same five people in the basement, looking for something, anything, with unique targets. (I recommend "Staff to be axed", on PC.)
tryagainlater
Member
Considering there's a line of dialogue in Colorado about there being a huge body pile up in an electric puddle on one of the maps (can't remember which), I expect a fire extinguisher joke soon.
Ghostmaster
Member
Finally the crashing issues have been resolved for me with the newest Nvida drivers, so if anyone had some of those problem I suggest updating to the BF1 drivers
Ghostmaster
Member
So guys at Giant bomb recently head people from IO guide them through one of the elusive targets and explain some of the design decisions as they pretty much go through all the levels, they even show a bit of Hokkaido near the end.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lg7QK8aJf0w
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Edit: Beaten by 2 minutes, damn you Lore
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lg7QK8aJf0w
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Edit: Beaten by 2 minutes, damn you Lore
LordOfLore
Banned
You could probably make a thread for it. It's our first peek at Hokkaido.So guys at Giant bomb recently head people from IO guide them through one of the elusive targets and explain some of the design decisions as they pretty much go through all the levels, they even show a bit of Hokkaido near the end.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lg7QK8aJf0w
^
Edit: Beaten by 2 minutes, damn you Lore
LordOfLore
Banned
Could see a "First time you're spotted by a camera without a valid disguise the camera room sends a message to the 2 nearest guards after 5 seconds to escort you out. If no one responds/they can't find you they go on a search and everyone in the room aside from the ones watching the cameras join the search if more men are needed."
Oldest Snake
Member
They could just do what they did in in previous games. Security rooms with guards watching the feeds, if you're trespassing or doing something suspicious/illegal on camera then it's the same as doing it in front of an NPC and if you shoot one out then they'll send someone to look at it and count it against Silent Assassin. Could even add a limited-use jammer to take out cameras without alerting guards as an unlock.
plasmawave
Banned
The first season is 10% off on PSN store. Should I pull the trigger?
Even if it wasn't on sale, yes. Yes you should.
plasmawave
Banned
Bought!