Escape Mode tips?

[No.]

Hi. I just tried Escape Mode for the very first time, and I'm kind of stuck.

First try I murdered some guards and ended up in my Max Sec wing, which is impossible to escape.

I restarted, and all I've been able to do is to gain reputation.
I cannot dig tunnels without tools, and there's no way to get tools to the cell, due to metal detectors and mandatory cell searches. Even worse, metal detectors and guards respawn (fully healed) anytime you surrender. Fire is not an option even if I was able to get a lighter, since the prison is fire-proof.

I've read people who suggest to simply recruit a lot of minions and punch your way through the prison. That doesn't sound fun, since it's pretty much "gain reputation, upgrade everyone and win", as opposed to figuring out a way to escape.

Are there any options that I'm missing? Maybe it was a bad idea to try it on my own prison. lol

[No.]

Oh, just found out you can drop your tools past the metal detectors, and if you hide them well, you can recover them before the guards throw them away.

This should make it easier.

[alan85224]

Steal a wooden pickaxe from a workshop. You can tunnel at night with it, but they don't last long. Get a bunch of minions and tunnel together. I don't think the computer does shakedowns, but dogs on the other hand, they can dig you out. I love to shut the utilities down, if you can disrupt meal times enough, kill enough cooks, a riot can start. Don't think escape, think chaos. Start a fight at a choke point. kill people intheir cells, and do it without getting caught. Kill snitches, brreak into protective custody. Get a bunch of minions and tear down the power supply, or the water, if you have a big enough gang you can wreck the kitchen really good. Post a screenshot, I wanna see this fire proof prison you created.

[No.]

Thanks a ton for the suggestions. I'll definitely try to get to the water pump and destroy it. The power generators are a no-go, since most of them are either outside the prison or in heavily patrolled areas.

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=665107114
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=665107723
Sprinklers everywhere, and even if I managed to burn down a couple of walls before the surrounding sprinklers killed it, there are lots of perimeter walls preventing a rush towards the border of the map.

[Storm]

Wait for the main gates to open, then walk out.

[No.]

Originally posted by Storm - death to Abrahamists:

Wait for the main gates to open, then walk out.

I don't remember the exact number, but there are at the very least 10 snipers along the main street.

EDIT: Also, the area next to the entrance gate is staff-only, so guards would go for me if I stand there waiting for it to open.

[alan85224]

Thats a pretty cool looking prison, it looks like lots of small kitchens and canteens- are the prisoners locked in their pods all day? I built a similar prison, but it was one kitchen serving multiple canteens, max sec and they had freetime all day in the canteen. To make matters worse it was a female prison and they were none too happy. Dont even get me started on the gangs. So if i had to guess, I would think the temp i this prison is high. Publish it on the workshop and put a link in the thread, I wouldnt mind a closer look at this place. If its a tiny kitchen that serves a small canteen, it seems like it wouldnt bee too hard to disrupt a few mealtimes.
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=665116187
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=665116159

[No.]

That was the original idea, that each block was fully functional, and I had the staff-only zones dividing the different pods. Then some time passed, and since there were no riots (I've had a single one so far due to an event), I simply got rid of some buildings (parole, psychologist office, visitation) and allowed the whole Min Sec side of te prison to wander around freely.

And yeah, female prisons are hell. Those girls with babies have a lot of special needs that I don't have the patience to take care of. >_>

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=665117623l

When I launched Escape Mode, I started as a Normal security prisoner, don't know if this is always the case.
There are no cells for that, so I had to save the escape mode game and edit the file: Just look for the last name of your guy, then check the line above to make sure that the first name matches. A few lines before that you just change "Normal" for "MinSec" and that' it.

[No.]

On a side note, I ended up in the Max Sec wing again. I'll just keep playing and try my luck against the armed guards. >_>