How to Stealth-Kill Clockwork Soldiers (No Detections Guide)

[Ashininity]

After posting my first combat guide dealing with Clockwork Soldiers, I got a lot of questions about how to kill them while remaining stealthy/undetected, so I made a follow-up guide. It is possible to kill Clockworks without ruining your chances of getting the ghostly achievement.

I recomment checking out the video to see these techniques in action:

https://youtu.be/4bA33F81cJI

• Stun mines and springrazors will kill Clockworks without registering a detection (assuming you manage to remain hidden while planting them). It takes two charges/bursts to kill a Clockwork, so it's a good idea to upgrade them.
  
• Blind the Clockwork by removing the head with your crossbow (make sure you've upgraded to hardened bolts!), then do one of the following:
  
  
  • Drop-assassinate
    
  • Shoot all arms off with your crossbow
    
  • Lure it to fight another Clockwork Soldier or other enemies
    
  • Remove the back armor plate with your crossbow or sword (see video for how to pull this one off); then, while in stealth mode, strike the main oil cannister with your sword

If done correctly, these techniques will allow you to destroy Clockwork Soldiers without registering a detection. Before posting questions, please see the video where I demonstrate all of these methods. Thanks!

[ghostrider]

i like to stop time and rewire

[Just Chill]

Basically to falcon attacks from above are enough to take one down.
However, if they come in pairs, it's more difficult, as the other one will probably spot your char.

[tattoogunman]

These are the only thing really wearing me out about the game and it doesn't help that most places you encounter them are relatively closed spaces where you can't get above them. What I found works for me is this - shoot the head off so they can't see you and then try to shoot/whack the limbs off. Better yet, if you can get behind them, attack the little whale oil tank at their back. Still, they are a royal pain when compared to the rest of the game and the Tall Boys from the first one weren't this bad ;)

[Big Poo]

Does it count if they find the bits of clokwork soldier?

[Just Chill]

引用自 Tichroy：

Does it count if they find the bits of clokwork soldier?

What do you mean?
Detected bodies?

This counter doesn't negate the "ghost" achievement. It's only your char who is not allowed to be spotted.
Actually it's sometimes clever to distract guards with bodies, as they will blindly run to them.
Maybe right into a stun mine. ^^
https://youtu.be/dIMkJraZYJc?t=850

But I don't think that guards react to the debris of clockwork soldiers...