Problem: Getting caught in stalking zones before I can act

[zarnivop]

Most of the time all's well. I crouch, whistle, a guard comes by, and find me exactly when I can take him down.

But sometimes - I'd say 1/10 of attempts - the guard finds me way before I can take him down and of course I get caught and open conflict ensue.

Tried different methods - stalking at the very edge of the stalking zone, one and two paced inward with and withoust crawling towards the guard. Stalking at the middle and far edge (again with and without crawling towards the guard). getting to his rear (only possible in the wide cane fields) - NOTHING works consistently.

Any ideas?

[Waryth]

You don't have to wait for the Assassinate button to show up to take them down in stalking zones.

They don't have to be exactly at the grass fields to do this and most of the time, that's when it triggers detection.

Assassinating them next to the grass fields will put Edward Kenway and the corpse back to the grass field provided that you hid from there.

[zarnivop]

Originally posted by Waryth:

You don't have to wait for the Assassinate button to show up to take them down in stalking zones.

They don't have to be exactly at the grass fields to do this and most of the time, that's when it triggers detection.

Assassinating them next to the grass fields will put Edward Kenway and the corpse back to the grass field provided that you hid from there.

Yes, I know that. Most of the time they find me a fraction of a second too late (for them...). But sometimes they become alert out of my reach, so I have to leave the cover - and then hell ensue..

It doesn't happen a lot, but it does happen.
I set myself a goal - to rob without killing. I liked it. Then I set myself another goal - to rob without weapons, and without open conflict.

So I gathered quite some experience with this. once every three or four warehouse raids this glitch happens.