Ricebug on 13/12/2015 at 14:44
I notice that there is an optional objective of sticking to the Thieves' Highway. IOW, if your feet never touch the street, you'll attain this goal. I'm at the very beginning of the mission and cannot find a path toward any destination. The roofs are too steep and slippery, and some are not mantle-able.
So my question is, is the objective to "never touch the streets" attainable? I've explored some of the ground-level buildings and don't see any frob-able/pick-able doors, which makes sense in light of that goal.
R Soul on 13/12/2015 at 20:52
It is attainable, but very difficult and perhaps a little contrived. A set of steps outside a doorway does not count as the ground, so you can use them. And remember NewDark allows more mantling opportunities than the original game.
Ricebug on 14/12/2015 at 13:34
I found my roof path. I gave up and hit the street. Since then, I've discovered a couple of doors at street level. Also, I saw at least one guard with a purse on his belt. Verrrrry difficult to determine his path and lay in wait for him without "touching" the street.
Ricebug on 16/12/2015 at 23:00
How do I get into the jeweller's? I don't think I can stack crates that high!
prjames on 17/12/2015 at 00:04
Quote Posted by Ricebug
How do I get into the jeweller's? I don't think I can stack crates that high!
I had to do this many times while beta-testing.
Rope up to the roof of the building opposite it, and then run down near the edge (between facing one direction and the other) towards that window, and if you're lucky, you'll hit it and mantle in. It may require multiple attempts.- prjames
Ricebug on 17/12/2015 at 00:20
It takes two jumps: one to frob the window to open it, the other to leap through the open window. It helps to have a slow-fall at the ready, swallowing it just as you leap.
Tannar on 17/12/2015 at 02:35
Alternatively, you can do it with only one jump if you just shoot the window out with a broadhead first. :sly:
Melan on 18/12/2015 at 07:54
It is a very tricky jump (perhaps too tricky for a regular objective), but when you pull it off, it is just satisfying. You. Have. Done. It!
baeuchlein on 18/12/2015 at 19:46
I was able to do it without any jump from the roof. I shot a rope arrow into one of the wooden beams portruding from the upper, pyramid-shaped roof of the building opposite the jeweller's window, climbed the rope, jumped onto the lower roof, then mantled onto the upper, pyramid-shaped one. I crawled carefully to the point that's closest to the window, leaned forward and opened the window. Then I went down again, climbed the rope again as far as possible, aimed for the open window and jumped off the rope. Immediately, I released and pressed the mantle key again, thus mantling into the jeweler's house upon hitting the windowsill.
Very nice mission. A large part of the city to explore, and several tasks sending the player back and forth through all this. Numerous alternate routes through the cityscape, and lots of rooftopping possibilities. Replayed it almost immediately after I finished it for the first time.:thumb: