Holy HELL. Is a Ghost run more trouble than it's worth? *Mission 4 spoilers*

[✿SirKai✿]

I've made it most of the way through the Clockwork Mansion but now I'm worrying that doing a Ghost run (on hard mode) isn't even worth the effort and quick loads. Dealing with the clockwork soldiers especially feels like trying to thread a needles in between their detection that requires at least half a dozen attempts of trial and error for every room they're in. I just rescued Sokolov and upon returning to the mansion there's the three soldiers RIGHT next to the door leading into the foyer and while I'm sure I can eek out a solution, I'm so tired of attempting to just peek inside the room and get spotted IMMEDIATELY.

I did a Hard mode ghost run on DH1 and I don't remember enemies having detection or sight lines NEARLY as senstive as this game, and there were certainly no baddies that had eyes literally in their backs of their head.

I'm playing as Emily with Shadow Walk, a fully upgraded Far Reach, Void Sight, and Domino and the game is just kicking my ass (at least for attempting to be stealth centric). Am I missing something here?

[Wintermute]

Shoot their heads off. Problem solved.

[NIB]

I just did this yesterday as Corvo. Very hard, ghost (well not really ghosting, but what dishonored thinks is ghosting).
Without the upgraded blink power i probably would have failed and i consider myself an experienced stealth player.

[r-2]

Here is a lil info...i did the clockwork mansion yesterday on ghost...remember the point where Jindosh says bye and activates his soldiers right at the start? There are 3 Clockwork soldiers there...make sure you take them out...bcause in the final sprint, you will have to exit from the same way you came in. With an extra baggage in tow. I am playing in hard mode too and this mission took about 5 hours to get done, to "Not kill" Jindosh, get side achievements and...well..you will find out. Why spoil the fun lol...

[Professional Time Waster]

Their is a way to "skip" the level.

[Wintermute]

Ok guys, seriously. If you shoot off Clockwork's head, it will render it permanently blind and reacting only to sound, AND it won't count as detection. You can walk right past it absolutely safe. Added bonus, if there's another Clockwork nearby, they will take each other out, again, not triggering detection. Just make sure they won't kill any guards if you are doing non-lethal.

And before you get any grief from skull-hounds on next level - you can take them out without triggering detection as well, and they don't count as kill.

[bukkie661]

And on the way up to the Clockwork Mansion, you can find about three lore-books explaining how to dispatch the clockwork-soldiers.

[Omagon]

Ive gotten 'Ghostly' on hard, on every level and I'm past Clockwork mansion. As far as the Clockwork Soldiers are concerned, I completely ignored them and snuck past them. The only time I engaged them was in Jindosh's lab where I shot its head off and used it to murder him for me.

[TCPippin]

If you're running Jindosh mansion properly, none of the mechanical guards will even be active (except the one in Sokolov's place, but he's easily avoided).
"Proper" means without a single restructuring, btw. Look to the skies for the solution.

Also, "domino effect" is ok, but mesmerising is better for ghost.

[Crokoking]

If you manage to get close you can also hack the clockwork soldiers with a rewire tool. There is a slot on their right leg for it.

[cassiels]

Originally posted by Eel:

If you're running Jindosh mansion properly, none of the mechanical guards will even be active (except the one in Sokolov's place, but he's easily avoided).
"Proper" means without a single restructuring, btw. Look to the skies for the solution.

Also, "domino effect" is ok, but mesmerising is better for ghost.

True, I did the Silence achievement, ghost/no kills. No CW soldier got activated, and the one near Jindosh walks away conveniently, the other does not get activated at all. Leaving me lots of time to choke Jindosh and carry him with me.

There is one CW active near the exit because you have to reset that area to get the exit door. But, as they see in front and behind and not to their side, I walked neatly past him with Sokolov.

I only did it on Normal, though, and the whole level from skiff to skiff took me 10 hours, mostly trying to find a way through the mansion without resetting rooms and floors. I only use Blink, no toher powers.