Can you get the rest of your loot after escaping the prison?

[Blackjack]

Am I able to get the rest of my things after escaping the prison during the lockdown? Or am I basically starting over with whatevers on my back?

[nautofon]

If you're talking about episode 4, chapter 4: It depends on where you've stashed it.

FWIW, on my first playthrough, I planned ahead for an eventual prison break and made two stashes, one on each side of the river. That way I knew I would be able to get to one, no matter which way I would have to leave the prison. The first stash was at Cook's Farm, the second one at the Power Plant. This plan almost worked out perfectly, lol.

[Blackjack]

Thanks for the info!

[nautofon]

Since we're now in the Wintermute subforum, where spoilers are allowed, I should probably make clear that the word "almost" I used above was an indication of my plan in fact not working out (because I used one of the containers inside the structure—can you even place rock caches in story? Never tried that...).

There are containers you can reach during the escape, for example the lockers down in the Steam Tunnels. But I'm pretty sure Mack loses all of his stuff during the fall (otherwise the two of them could make a fire in the ending cutscene) and as you say, it likely won't matter for episode 5 anyway.

[rhwilson1953]

It won't matter because Episode 5 will be stand-a-lone as was Episodes 3 and 4. It has already been said you will be able to play each of the last three episodes without completing the previous one.

[nautofon]

Can't you start episode 2 without having played 1 before? IIRC they said this would become possible when they did the Redux. If so, then this would be an unrelated matter.

[rhwilson1953]

Originally posted by nautofon:

Can't you start episode 2 without having played 1 before? IIRC they said this would become possible when they did the Redux. If so, then this would be an unrelated matter.

I'm not sure. I do know if you start E2 from the end of E1 anything you have in your personal inventory will be carried over. I had never played story mode until after the Redux and it worked that way when I played E1 and E2 in order. In E3 you play as Astrid, in E4 you play as Mac. For now we have no idea who we will start as in E5. It might be Mac as he still needs to find his way to Perseverance Mill if Astrid has already found her way there.

This is only speculation on my part but since Astrid was last seen floating unconscious in a rowboat, maybe Mac will make his way to PM and rescue Astrid from the boat.