Elusive Target #39: THE HERBALIST (ft. Snoop Dogg) (27 August - 27 September 2026)

Not so much “new discovery” as “Arti revealed it in the live stream today”.

In text form:

  1. Do the tour, kill Cane with the plantng and harvesting equipment.

  2. Destroy the crops.

  3. Give the evidence to Lucht.

  4. Take the speedboat exit.

The egg is a slightly altered cut scene, showing a bag of Cane-flavored Super Weed.

P.S. It may be best to get the speedboat key before doing the tour, to avoid some troublesome NPC positioning later.

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I tried out this Easter egg on the Switch 2, but the “bag of Cane-flavored Super Weed” wasn’t there.

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SA/SO 1KO/NE, first disabled the factory with the dongle (brought a lockpick + bypass card) and then pushed the ET at the end of the reporter story mission (which I found naturally while exploring the map)

Now this a good ET, there are different ways to dispatch of it with and without story missions (a good number involving falling objects) and now that this and the next ones will automatically also be special assignment they can really start to be more creative with them (both the player and the developer).

I sadly did procrastinate and ended up doing it today, so while sadly I no longer have any chance of completing one of the IOI Creator “quests” I can at least say that I managed to complete it on my first attempt.

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Can we talk about how this mission is at least the 2nd time 47 has come across Helen West and the proof that she’s a serial killer and poisoner, and yet somehow that information isn’t getting out and a contract being put on her head? I mean, now that they’re freelance, you’d think Diana would leak the info out there to see if any interested parties would offer up a bounty.

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I had her as a Freelancer target before.

Rang the bell and pew pew’d her right there, in the doorway.

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Yeah, but I don’t think the randomly generated pre-existing targets in Freelancer count as actual targets in 47’s record, only the syndicate Leaders.

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Game recognises game

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Yeah, it’s definitely a scummy thing for IOI to do, no question. Especially at this stage in WoA’s lifecycle.

Maybe it’s because of the “Canon kill” thingy? Maybe that day 47 just cosplayed as the nurse and kill Janus and didn’t go to Helen West house?

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I mean separate and in addition to these two missions that feature her.

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This has always been the case tho

Just wanted to pop in and say the soundtrack at the party must be a joke by IOI right?? Every so often the song playing near the pool sounds like the suspicion meter filling up and keeps catching me off guard :sob:

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True. We shouldn’t be surprised considering IOI’s pattern of corporate behavior. I just wish this detail was getting more attention, especially since it will only become more of an issue the longer they continue releasing new CelebETs.

Sound anxiety enough to set it as a morning alarm

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I did notice this in the music and initially wanted to ask our sound designer to change that bit… but the more I played the mission, the more I appreciated that it keeps you on your toes. If people feel it’s a significant problem, I might see if we can tweak it, though.

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Haha I was just thinking this when I was playing the special assignment yesterday :joy:
I was like “Is that my suspicion meter?! Oh wait, no it’s the music” lol
Think there’s a bit in the Haven Island gym music that sounds similar haha

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I honestly think it’s a bit funny at this point, I personally don’t mind it so much

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I put it in the same category as that one light in Dubai that looks like an enforcer when you come up the stairs into the bar area. Atmospheric accidents are OK with me.

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Is the Herbalist Assignment permanently free to play? The ET is over but I can still play the assignment, despite not owning the pack.

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Yes it staying forever same for the undying assignment

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