The Clockwork Mansion

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• Dreadful Wale

  Talk to Meagan Foster about the best way to reach the home of Kirin Jindosh, Grand Inventor to the Duke of Serkonos.

• The Clockwork Mansion

  Anton Sokolov is being held at the mansion of Kirin Jindosh, Grand Inventor to the Duke and creator of the Clockwork Soldier. Get inside, rescue Sokolov, and eliminate Jindosh before he builds an army of Clockwork Soldiers.

• The Clockwork Mansion

  Anton Sokolov is being held at the mansion of Kirin Jindosh, Grand Inventor to the Duke and creator of the Clockwork Soldier. Get inside, rescue Sokolov, and eliminate Jindosh before he builds an army of Clockwork Soldiers.

• Grenades

  Hold a live grenade for longer to “cook” it, so it detonates closer to target.

• Heretical Artifacts

  Collecting Runes and Bonecharms is considered heresy by the Overseers.

• Combat Basics

  Keep moving in combat and don’t get surrounded.

• Magnification

  The spyglass optics in your gear will allow you to zoom in on a target location.

• Re-thinking Things

  There are multiple solutions to almost all obstacles or problems. If a situation is too difficult, approach it from a different angle.

• Escaping Detection

  Escape is a valid option when you are detected. Sprint away, break line of sight, and hide in a safe place to evade enemies.

• Reading Notes

  Written notes often contain useful information or clues.

• Chapter Summaries

  Get a summary of your current objectives and read more about your assassination targets in the Journal.

• Health and Mana

  From the Quick-access Wheel, you can consume elixirs that restore Health or Mana.

• Climbing

  Stand next to a reachable ledge and holdJumpbutton to climb.

• Stow Weapons

  HoldUse/Sheathe Weapons (hold)to put away your weapons. This allows you to move slightly faster.

• Lore Books

  Books provide lore and background information about the Empire of the Isles.

• The Heart

  Direct the Heart at a person to hear their secrets and get a sense of their morality.

• Upgrading Powers

  Runes can be used to gain or upgrade supernatural powers.

• Mesmerize

  This supernatural power is versatile, allowing you to assassinate mesmerized enemies, or sneak past them while they are unaware.

• Possession

  If you jump or fall from a great height, possess a person or animal on the way down to break your fall.

• Shadow Walk

  While in Shadow Walk form, you will still take damage from enemies and security systems.

• Gathering Resources

  Steal belt items from unaware enemies, or loot their bodies if they are unconscious or dead.

• Difficulty Settings

  Change difficulty settings at any time from the Options menu.

• Making Noise

  If enemies hear suspicious sounds, they will come to investigate.

• Stealing Belt Items

  Pickpocket enemies, or loot their bodies, for coins, ammo, keys, and sometimes notes.

• Throwing Bottles

  Throw empty bottles to distract enemies momentarily. Hit an unaware enemy in the head to knock them unconscious.

• Mines

  These weapons can be attached to any surface, even flesh. Turn rats into living, moving traps.

• Bonecharms & Runes

  Runes and Bonecharms emit a faint “singing” sound.

• Head Shots

  Ranged attacks inflict more damage if you hit the enemy in the head, unless they’re wearing a helmet.

• Use the Environment

  Attack an enemy near the edge of a drop-off, railing, low wall, or breakable object to knock the enemy into it.

• Clockwork Soldiers

  Clockwork Soldiers can see in front and back. Removing the head renders them unable to discern between friend or foe.

• Clockwork Soldiers

  Bring down Clockwork Soldiers by finding and exploiting their weak spots.

• Clockworks & Chaos

  Destroyed Clockwork Soldiers don’t count toward the level of Chaos.

• Rewiring Clockworks

  A Clockwork Soldier will fight for you if you use a Rewire Tool on the panel attached to its leg.

• The Journal

  Check the Journal to review your current Objectives and Tasks, and to review the notes and clues you’ve collected.

• Quicker Movement

  You move slightly faster with your weapons sheathed.

• Clockwork Mansion

  Grand Inventor Kirin Jindosh has a domed laboratory within his elaborate home that was once an observatory.

• Heart Whispers

  The Heart will reveal secrets about people or places. Most others cannot see the Heart.

• Greater Dark Vision

  This enhancement will enable you to see Clockwork Soldiers and security systems through walls.

• Dark Vision

  Upgrade Dark Vision to spot valuables through walls. This helps when you are short on resources.

• Supernatural Powers

  Equip the Heart to hunt for Runes, then spend them to acquire or upgrade powers.

• Electrified Systems

  The Wall of Light and Arc Pylon will not harm those recently attuned to them, such as on-duty Grand Guard personnel.

• Rewiring

  Using Rewire Tools, you can turn a Wall of Light, Arc Pylon, or even Clockwork Soldiers to your advantage.

• The Arc Pylon

  This security device will release a powerful arc of electricity when any unauthorized person, or animal, comes too close.

• The Arc Pylon

  The Arc Pylon is a powerful, stationary security device that produces a deadly arc of electricity.

• Quick-save

  Quick-save and Quick-load are available from the Pause screen.

• Leaning

  Leaning out from behind cover enables you to watch enemies and eavesdrop undetected.

• Nonlethal Attacks

  Use sleep darts to knock your enemies out before they enter combat or sound the alarm.

• Crossbow Bolts

  Sometimes your crossbow bolts can be recovered from corpses or the environment.

• Finding Runes

  Equip the Heart to find Runes and Bonecharms.

• Finishing Moves

  Attack an off-balance or downed enemy to deliver a lethal strike.

• Slide Attack

  Sprint toward enemies and slide into them to assassinate withSword, or knock them out withBlock/Choke (hold).

• Counter-attacks

  A well-timed block puts your enemy off-balance, so you can deliver a lethal counter-attack.

• Bloodflies

  Bloodflies will prioritize laying eggs in a corpse over attacking a living person. Use this to your advantage to distract swarms.

• Bloodfly Nests

  Bloodflies will attack when agitated, or when anyone gets close to their nests. Move past slowly in Stealth Mode.

• Civilians and Stealth

  Bystanders won’t call for help outdoors, unless you start a fight. If you’re intruding, they will flee and alert guards.

• Military Officers

  Officers hang back behind the squad in combat. Take out the officer, and the squad might flee.

• Military Officers

  Officers are highly-trained swordsmen and sharpshooters. Engage with caution.

• The Black Market

  Hidden across the cities of the Empire, black market shops sell useful illegal merchandise and gear, like weapon upgrades.

• Alternate Solutions

  You can assassinate key targets, or find clever, nonlethal ways to eliminate them.

• Left & Right

  Bring up the Quick-access Wheel to use elixirs and left-hand gear like ranged weapons and supernatural powers.

• Sprinting

  Sprint to elude enemies or build up speed for jumps.

• Carriage Station

  Karnaca’s carriage lines connect the districts, granting passage to aristocrats and friends of Duke Luca Abele.

• Dark Vision

  This supernatural power allows you to observe enemies through walls while hidden behind cover.

• Combining Powers

  Link your Doppelgänger to enemies with Domino, then attack your own Doppelgänger to affect them all.

• Spending Coin

  At any of the black market shops scattered across Karnaca, you can spend money to buy or upgrade weapons and gear.

• Alarms

  The Grand Guard will sound an alarm to call for reinforcements.

• Rewiring

  Using Rewire Tools, most security systems can be rewired, reversing their effects.

• Saving

  Save your game often.

• Hiding Bodies

  Pick up dead or unconscious bodies to carry them to a hiding place.

• Threatening

  Civilians will call for guards if they feel threatened or witness aggressive behavior.

• Public Space

  Unless you act aggressively, civilians won’t call for guards when they see you out in the streets, even if your weapons are drawn.

• Vertical Exploration

  Agility allows you to jump higher and explore higher places. Combine Agility and Blink or Far Reach for extra distance.

• Quick-slots

  From the Quick-access Wheel, you can assign weapons and/or powers to Quick-slots for rapid access.

• Observing Magic

  The Overseers and the Howlers are on edge, and will react to magic with hostility.