Stealth kills fails 100% of the time

[Hampamatta]

every time i try to stealh kill it fails. except when the target is sitting/sleeping. standing enemies have resisted it every single time no joke. even save scumming doesnt work.

[ChuTheMan]

do you click left click when they 2 blue swords come up at the crosshair?

[Solhaven]

Gotta keep an eye after the you initiate the assasination you will have to press the attack buttom when the swords show up if you fail youl get a chance when the shield shows up but its so fast its better to just spam attack once you start the assasination move.

[Rusty Booper]

to be fair to OP even when the blueswords show it fails alot

[Hampamatta]

Originally posted by ChuTheMan:

do you click left click when they 2 blue swords come up at the crosshair?

i did not... so many attempts failed and so much cursing... thanks first try and it succeeded

[zeanomourph]

Skill issue. Stealth takedowns require more than just crouching behind the target and pressing F, unless you're significantly higher level than the victim.
You need to win the minigame. If you're around the same level, you'll need to click when the riposte icon shows (crossed blue swords), and if you're a bit lower you need to beat that check and then also beat a perfect block (green shield icon) soon after it.

[Timotheos]

you need to advance your stealth skills

[osskssa17]

never had one fail, skill issue lol

[shawn.mahoney]

this was impossible for me, the micro second timing required for a friggin tutorial is rediculous.

[Reggie]

There is a very simple solution to your issue, quite simply once you have initiated the stealth kill, just spam click left mouse until the blue swords appear and you get the tick, literally as soon as that pops switch to right mouse button and spam that until it succeeds also, i do it like that every time, no penalty for spamming it and it has NEVER failed me.

[redeyedraven]

once your strength, agility and stealth are high enough and you have all perks for that, you eventually won't fail anymore.

[SimranZenov]

I just left-click on the mouse non-stop after grabbing the person, rather than trying to time it. Hasn't failed for me so far.

[Lucius Confucius]

Originally posted by Reggie:

There is a very simple solution to your issue, quite simply once you have initiated the stealth kill, just spam click left mouse until the blue swords appear and you get the tick, literally as soon as that pops switch to right mouse button and spam that until it succeeds also, i do it like that every time, no penalty for spamming it and it has NEVER failed me.

This was great info, thanks a lot!

[Street Jesus]

two swords pop where you have to hit. they also have a time where they can counter, in which case you have to defend. the higher your level is, the longer the two blue swords will be, and the higher the success rate. it's really hard to get up at first, but as you get closer to lv30, it becomes really op. you can crouch walk in full plate armour and no one will see you and assassinate everyone

[redeyedraven]

Originally posted by SimranZenov:

I just left-click on the mouse non-stop after grabbing the person, rather than trying to time it. Hasn't failed for me so far.

Eventually it will always work without klicking. The success-rate is mostly a matter of Henry's stats and skills.

What the left-klick interaction will eventually mostly be for is to suppress the victim's screams, making it less noisy.

[Soondead]

I've only failed once or twice, which honestly makes the whole thing more exciting than if it was a guaranteed win every time. Henry's stats relative to those of your opponent do make a difference, but perhaps more important is your own skills as a player when it comes to deciding if you want to try a stealth kill or some other strategy instead. Exposing yourself like that isn't always the best option.