Stealth Gameplay Intentionally Impossible

[Daethz]

Im at hyppocratis, grabbing a guy from a keep, or rather grabbing somthing out of a chest for him, the keeps commander stands next to that chest and never moves.
I try to do these missions where im asked not to kill people, but then im presented with situations where It's physically impossible to not kill people.

So I tried to grab it and run out of the keep, only to have the keep never endingly search for me, my bounty to rocket up to 2/5 so now I have two mercs in the keep also looking for me.

Stealth gameplay is impossible and furthermore not fun at all whatsoever, this is quite possibly the worst "assassins" creed ever made for anything stealth related, alexios might as well just yell and scream and blow on a horn everywhere he goes, hes as stealthy as a nuclear missile explosion.

[serker31]

Try whistling tactically :)
Stealth cleanup is possible, but somewhat tedious. Just stalking by is even more so, just as expected tbh. Open assault is usually way more FUN than it's worth, unless you are near max level and really geared up.
Btw, bounty detection is way too raw too. You kill few soldiers, a guy on another end on island magically knows about that. And some mercs know that too. Would make more sense if a soldier in the same fort would become bounty holder, or something like this.
Latter might get hillarious at times: a guard once heard a broken arrow stand, went to investigate, became all rageful and lit a signal fire. I got a bounty for it.

[MASTAN]

Quite possible, I assassinated whole forts, mostly without someone noticing. Sometimes fighting toughest isolated enemies. If you kill guard while noone(including civilians) sees that, you don't get bounty on you. If civilians see enemy, lure those into bushes or kill remotely via arrow skills.

[Dr.Abscondus]

1. Whistle
2. Release the wild animals they always have caged in forts.
3. Let the guard see you then run to the other side of the fort, jump over the wall and circle back to the chest.
4. Shoot at a guard or start a fire away from the chest area to lure the guards away.
5. Always booby trap the signal fire before doing anything.
6. If you don't want to kill then knock the guards out and hide the bodies.
7. Most important, always attack at night and pinpoint the location of every guard with the bird.

[Mujokan]

Try Shadow of Nyx if you can get it, or make a noise eg with an explosive arrow or maybe throwing a vase if not whistling. If they see you and start to chase you, they'll all run to where they lose line of sight and you can circle around behind. If you really don't want to kill him and he won't move for anything, then knock him out.

[halfmonkey]

Originally posted by Dr.Abscondus:

1. Whistle
2. Release the wild animals they always have caged in forts.
3. Let the guard see you then run to the other side of the fort, jump over the wall and circle back to the chest.
4. Shoot at a guard or start a fire away from the chest area to lure the guards away.
5. Always booby trap the signal fire before doing anything.
6. If you don't want to kill then knock the guards out and hide the bodies.
7. Most important, always attack at night and pinpoint the location of every guard with the bird.

This is all great advice for stealthing camps and forts. Adding that setting stuff on fire, like using arrows, rallies enemies to the area where you set it on fire. If you use a lit torch, they'll magically congregate to the area from whence you threw it.

Unlike other AC games, day vs night makes a noticeable difference with stealth play. Guards tend to sleep more at night (obviously) but also some patrols change, making it easier to pick off guards in secret. [There are also night-time assassination bonuses with some item perks.]

If you haven't noticed yet, guard AI tends to "fill in the blanks." Take out a guard near a chest or entryway, and within minutes, another guard will arrive to fill in the vacancy. If you find a good stealth takedown spot that doesn't leave a giant body pile,* then you can eliminate nearly all the soldiers in one area without alarm...if you're patient.
*(Beware dry brush or thin shrubs. Enemies can sometimes spot you or your corpses in them.)

Last two-cent contribution: Setting prisoners free can sometimes create a good distraction. The prisoner might not live, but will have every guard chasing them on sight. Sometimes the AI allows them to run out of the camp, taking all pursuers with them. This makes looting a cakewalk.

[StarlightRac]

try throwing a torch near by in oposite direction then sneak in and out quick...also ck the walls of tent/building sometimes there are holes you can slide through.

[cronic0_0]

I don't get spotted very often and I just leave the bodies where I killed them and the bodies act as distractions for you to kill people who come to investigate or make openings for you to sneak through build a whole set with as much as plus assassin percentage as possible and this game will become stupid easy even on nightmare as you quite literally one shot every damn thing back to back. Get spotted no problem smoke bomb run away

[jack_of_tears]

I use stealth to finish jobs all the time, in fact I often do so even when unnecessary because I like the stealth gameplay. If you don't want to kill people, knock them out when you can - most normal guards are easily knocked unconscious. It is true, though, that not all jobs can be done without raising an alarm, in which case you have to use distractions and be quick footed, as many of the people above have recommended.

[UbiCosmos]

Thanks everyone for sharing your stealthy tips ;). Daethz, let us know if any of these help you out!

[[SOTI] IKilled007]

I'm not one to tell people to get good, but as you can see by the responses here, you need to get good.

[serker31]

Originally posted by Dr.Abscondus:

5. Always booby trap the signal fire before doing anything.

How can you booby trap?

[Cyrus]

Originally posted by serker31:

Originally posted by Dr.Abscondus:

5. Always booby trap the signal fire before doing anything.

How can you booby trap?

Stand in front of it and an interaction option will pop up.

[serker31]

Originally posted by Red-Manticore:

Originally posted by serker31:

How can you booby trap?

Stand in front of it and an interaction option will pop up.

Thanks, never tried it.

[Cyrus]

Originally posted by serker31:

Originally posted by Red-Manticore:

Stand in front of it and an interaction option will pop up.

Thanks, never tried it.

Yw have fun! It's hilarious when a soldier tries to lit a booby trapped alarm. BOOM! You'll see him flying miles away.

[bba525]

I had one fort where there was a secret underground entrance from the bottom of a deep pit. I climbed up the side of the pit and foind there was a building with a doorway about 15 feet away across from the pit. And a row of dense bushes between the two.

I hit in the bushes until a hapless guard wandered by, then assassinated him and dropped the corpse at the edge of the pit. Soon, another guard happened by, saw the body and rushed over to investigate. At that point I crept up behind him and kicked him into the almost bottemless pit.

I hid in the bushes, waited for the next guard to notice the original victim, then repeated the process. I managed to eliminate 7 guards before they stopped coming by. At that point I used arrows to attract another bunch to the area. Cleared almost the entire fort that way.