The Fish Hawker's Market Dogs

[Garrett]

Okay there's this square in the Fish Hawker's market where there are three guards patrolling + two dogs cages (i hate the dogs). There's a crate there just between the two dog cages and on the crage the's this goblet i'm trying to grab (after knocking out all 3 guards) but i can't, since the dogs start barking. I'm playing costum diffeculty which in my case means that i was discovered, hance i reicive mission failed and game over... I also can't use the choke arrows so it seems on this diffectuly..

Is getting that goblet is even possible otherwhise? did anybody manged to do it?

[cyberwiz97]

Yes. Like you, I was in Custom difficulty (no knockouts, no detections, speial arrows only) and was able to grab the goblet without being seen by the dogs or guards, and get away clean. However, like so many things in Thief, it takes extraordinarily precise timing. How I did it was to climb the crates to the left of the dogs and get up to the wooden walkway. The dogs may start to growl but you should be able to make it ok. That's not the hard part.

Once on the walkway, you'll see a beam jutting out over the nearest dog cage, towards the crate with the goblet. You can stay in the shadows (watch the light gem) and creep out a little ways on that beam, until the light gem just starts to glow. You're actually safe there, even with the three guards walking around. When the two furthest guards are well away from you, wait 'til the closest one walks past the two dog cages, then swoop to the crate. You should land on top of it, not beside it. Immediately pick up the goblet and swoop to your left, towards the area with the secret room. The dogs will growl but, you should have enough time to swoop to cover before they alert.

I just went back into the game to verify that it can be done in Custom difficulty. It is possible but, be prepared to reload several times before getting it.

[Garrett]

Thanks,

I was just able to make it after posting about this!
Basiclly all that i did was knocking out all 3 gaurds, then swooping real quick from the right, grabing the goblet, and swooping back to safe distance. The dogs start growling but somehow i was manage to do it.

[cyberwiz97]

Ah. Glad you got it. :)