I can't enjoy this game.

[paulgm23]

I haven't played a hitman game before (expect absolution). I want to play and enjoy this game, but I can't. I am stuck at the opera mission (of course). I wonder around for 1 hour, and nothing. I then check a youtube video, find out what i am supposed to do, and then play the mission. I do everything but i get spotted and die. This game really tests my patience. I want to enjoy it though. Can someone help me ?

[Zwolle]

Can you post a clip of your gameplay?

[paulgm23]

no sorry

[Zwolle]

If you want, add me. You can share your screen as you're going through the mission.

I played on Pro (so no Saves) and only went for Silent Assassin rating. Only for the final mission did I get Professional. At that point I just wanted to finish the game and enjoy the end credits.

Blood Money is my favorite of the older Hitman games. Played the series for the first time recently and started all the way back with Codename 47.
Blood Money's AI has been the most fair of the old bunch. So far, as Absolution is next on my list.
If somebody spotted you then there must be a reason for it.

[tarantulatrain]

Alexander, since the button isn't working for me, here's an award for your offer to help someone struggling. Really cool to see.

[Zwolle]

Originally posted by tarantulatrain:

Alexander, since the button isn't working for me, here's an award for your offer to help someone struggling. Really cool to see.

Hey tarantulatrain, incredibly kind of you. It's the thought that counts

[HordeoV]

When you start the Opera mission the agency tells you that you have to pick up something from the cloakroom. It is a REAL weapon for you to exchange it for the replica used in the theater. You don't have to explore to see it, the game itself shows it to you in a split screen.

Even skipping this step you should understand the basics of the game. If you can't enter an area it's because you need clothes from that area. For example if you are dressed as a policeman you can't pretend to enter the stage with the other actors.

There are many ways to beat the levels, either by killing everyone, going stealth and just finishing off your targets or using the terrain to your advantage. In that level for example you can swap weapons and then explode the ceiling lamp to kill the second target, thus making it a "natural accident" kill. In this game you have to listen to all the dialogues of the characters to get an idea of what is going on and explore the entire map

[thisisspaaaaiiiin]

About the "get spotted and die part". Seeing you play or something like that would help, but in any case keep in mind that disguises are not perfect. You can disguise as a guard, but if you stay right in front of other guards they'll probably end up spotting you. Even quicker if you do something flashy like running. Of course if somebody sees you doing something illegal like sabotaging a fuse box they'll raise the alarm no matter the disguise.

On the other hand, disguises let you go into some areas, but some don't let you go into others. For instance in the opera level, if you disguise as a worker, you can go backstage withouth problems, but you're not allowed to the dressing rooms, so if you try to go to the target's or the guy with the prop gun while the guard is sitting in front of them, he'll see you. That applies to every disguise.

If you already know all of that, it could help if you share what are you doing right before they spot you.

[Prisoner849]

I always replaced the Prop Pistol with the Real Pistol while the Executioner is using the bathroom followed by placing a Remote Bomb on the chandelier and wait for the Executioner to kill Alvaro D'Alvade during rehearsal afterwards Richard Delahunt will get up and freak out and he run to check on Alvaro D'Alvade on the stage and as soon as Richard Delahunt opens the double doors and starts to dash for the stage I detonate the remote bomb so that the chandelier falls and kills Richard Delahunt. It's actually kinda easy to get Silent Assassin rating if you use the Prop Pistol with Chandelier method.

This Youtuber uses the same method I use. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cOJ0FrMXnoo

[frantik178]

KILL THEM ALL