Freedom of speech achievement without alert

[schnippy]

When i save the printer in the first mission he always cries for help after i rescue him by knocking the guard down. afterwards he talks to me calm. does this count as an alert so that i cant get the no alert achievement?

[bluerippin]

Wait till they finish conversing then take the guard out out of his sight.

[schnippy]

? i'm never out of the printer's sight until hes dead

[Frostbeast]

I waited till the guard threaten him and cries for help. I got no detecion. But the game has some bugs. I cant assasinate (stealth kills) robots and dogs. I can kill them any way, no problem, but not with a stealth kill or it willcount as a kill

[ggsnake]

If you are unsure what counts as alerts or kills, just check the playthrough statistics in the menu. Everything required for the achievements shadow and clean hands is listed there.

(You should check there very often since some kill bugs may happen at any time for example)

[cassiels]

It did not count in my three playthroughs. Alerts only count when you see three lightning bolts fully red above the enemies head. You can even semi-alert a guard on purpose (white lightning) to make him walk towards you to choke him. For me it works better than bottles.

[Fang]

I strangled him as soon as he drew his blade. The civilian then runs away in fear of the guard, and thus it doesn't count as an "alert" if he sees you strangle the guard.

You need to time it perfectly.

[schnippy]

thank you guys

[Link10103]

I threw a glass at a wall because the printer guy kept counting as an alert for me when I took out the guard.
Instead of checking out the broken glass the guard immediately murders the guy lol, but taking him out after throwing it somehow doesnt scare and alert him.