Injecting poison

[Qosin]

I've unlocked a few of the additional items and just started trying to use the injecable poisons, both leathal and non. However, I've been finding that I have a very low success rate with injecting someone without getting caught. People not looking at me or people a good distance away seem to spot me every time.

The last time I tried it cost me the elusive target mission. (I could have reloaded after combat started, but didn't. My fault, my loss.) So I've been slowly coming to the conclusion that if I couldn't pop the person in the back of the head with the silenced pistol, I can't inject them either.

Is that accurate?

[Insolent]

Are you crouching while using it? You should be able to get away with it even in situations where you wouldn't be able to shoot them in the head with a pistol. There's an escalation called The Hamartia Compulsion on Sapienza. That one should be pretty good to practice with the emetic syringe.

[Qosin]

Originally posted by Insolent:

Are you crouching while using it? You should be able to get away with it even in situations where you wouldn't be able to shoot them in the head with a pistol. There's an escalation called The Hamartia Compulsion on Sapienza. That one should be pretty good to practice with the emetic syringe.

I have not been crouching. I'll give that a try next. Thanks.

[Insolent]

Originally posted by Qosin:

Originally posted by Insolent:

Are you crouching while using it? You should be able to get away with it even in situations where you wouldn't be able to shoot them in the head with a pistol. There's an escalation called The Hamartia Compulsion on Sapienza. That one should be pretty good to practice with the emetic syringe.

I have not been crouching. I'll give that a try next. Thanks.

No problem. I use crouch and as soon as I inject them, I start to run away and stand up. They normally make a comment about me dropping something, I guess the empty syringe, then carry on with what they were doing for a few seconds before it kicks in.

[Qosin]

Just ran the escalation twice. First time I was caught, second time, doing the exact same thing in the same spot, it worked. >.<

Oh well. I guess I'll just avoid using injections in any mode I can't save before I try it.

[Insolent]

It works best on that bodyguard guy to get him as soon as he moves from that sign he's leaning against to walk back to the railing. I think in general, the closer people are to you the more likely they'll notice you doing something obviously. Crouching seems to help but it doesn't eliminate the potential of being caught. So yeah I wouldn't necessarily trust using them on Elusive Targets, since it definitely takes some finesse.

[Kunovega]

Originally posted by Qosin:

I've unlocked a few of the additional items and just started trying to use the injecable poisons, both leathal and non. However, I've been finding that I have a very low success rate with injecting someone without getting caught. People not looking at me or people a good distance away seem to spot me every time.

The last time I tried it cost me the elusive target mission. (I could have reloaded after combat started, but didn't. My fault, my loss.) So I've been slowly coming to the conclusion that if I couldn't pop the person in the back of the head with the silenced pistol, I can't inject them either.

Is that accurate?

1. Crouch, it reduces your profile and the distance you can be seen from

2. Do not move after you make the injection. You'll notice the enforcer icon above everyones head after you make an injection. If you move while that is on everyone, you will be spotted. Wait until the icon changes and you will not be noticed

If you happen to be using the sick poison instead of lethal, you'll see your targets icon change to the open circle which means they aren't paying attention to you anymore even if they were previously an enforcer (its the same open circle that is above enforcers while you are "blending in" it means they don't notice you right now)

Once the target is down and the icons are changed, move away quickly. If a guard comes to investigate the body they will at first assume it's an accident or natural death, but if you are lingering around the body they may become suspicious