I just took the approach slow and cautious and didn’t take any unnecessary risks, which is the only way I could get SA. I like the idea of this contract - targets that only show up after hacking the data core. The only reason the contract is “horrible” is due to the NPCs getting assigned one of many different paths when the guards in the data facility go into the eternal searching mode.
If the targets always initially spawned in the same place and followed a predictable path, the contract would be a lot more fun. After my first playthrough, I had the idea to drop a propane flask and micro taser before hacking the data core where one of them would be afterward, thinking I could just blow it up from a safe distance after the hack. But those targets never showed up on that same path in subsequent playthroughs.
Some randomness is alright - like the ET The Revolutionary - when there’s only a 1/3 chance of where the target will spawn. But the randomness here is what’s frustrating.
Back then, I thought I had to somehow grab his outfit the moment he jumps. Only just recently I learned I can just run into him when he starts climbing over the railing, causing him to immediately die and leave his body on the platform.
What is the difference between a challenge pack of developers and those who create contracts? Mainly because they are implemented in video contracts so that they can be completed and supplemented with stylistic covers.
I like the cleanliness of the photos now! Like always, I offer a handful of challenges for you to try and make this feel like a real HITMAN mission!
Assassination
Down to the Wire: Strangle both targets with fiber wire. This Place Seems Familiar: Eliminate both targets in the Chinese restaurant. Big Brother: Eliminate both targets with a sniper rifle. Rain On Your Parade: Eliminate Suyin Shen while she has her umbrella out. Going Cuckoo: Crush Suyin Shen with a birdcage. Great Heights: Push Suyin Shen off a ledge. Dance Until You Drop: Crush Suyin Shen with a disco ball. Overdrive: Kill Suyin Shen in a car explosion. Flushed Away: Drown Suyin Shen in a toilet. Fool’s Mate: Electrocute Suyin Shen. Trained Professional: Push Longwei Feng off a ledge. Take a Walk: Kill Longwei Feng during his walk to the Chinese restaurant. Change of Professions: Slit Longwei Feng’s throat with a kitchen knife. Cough Cough: Drown Longwei Feng in a toilet. Last Breath: Snap Longwei Feng’s neck in the introductory hallway. Ring From Ear to Ear: Eliminate Longwei Feng while the ICA facility is on lockdown.
Discovery/Feats
Down the Rabbit Hole: Dump both targets into the manhole. Meet Your Maker: Meet Suyin Shen on her smoke break as Longwei Feng. Rain, Rain, Go Away: Pacify both targets with an umbrella. Anonymous Tip: Pacify Longwei Feng as the Board Member. Traditions of the Trade: Pacify both targets with everyone but Lee Hong unconscious in the restaurant.
Targets
The Knight: Eliminate Suyin Shen. The Agent: Eliminate Longwei Feng.
I’ve been practicing a couple contracts but @TheBored23’s Suarez Comeuppance was interesting!
Not the most interesting run but it was fun! I love how I have only spawned as the Gaucho every run recently! But I liked the kill on Roca. Enjoy! It’s not the most efficient.
This one was interesting because all four key individuals of the mission are around the bar area. At first glance, it seems difficult to get a flowy route. I also enjoyed throwing the complication of not hurting Olvin because he always is near Irina and displays many opportunities to kill him.
You know the drill! Here are some additional challenges:
Assassination
A Hitman in Paris: Eliminate all three targets in your suit. Hitting the Fan: Eliminate all three targets in a bathroom. Mission Abort: Eliminate all three targets during a lockdown. One Star: Eliminate all three targets as Raoul Blanc with Raoul Blanc’s pistol.* Female Fatal: Eliminate both Charlotte Bolton and Irina Vladimir with a saber. Mutineer: Eliminate both Charlotte Bolton and Irina Vladimir as Emmanuel Bourgeois. In Style: Eliminate both Emmanuel Bourgeois and Irina Vladimir with scissors dressed as a stylist. Sound Check: Eliminate Emmanuel Bourgeois or Irina Vladimir with a falling speaker. Gunrunner: Shoot Emmanuel Bourgeois while he’s carrying a weapon or briefcase. Poison Ivy: Poison Emmanuel Bourgeois’ drink. An Old Friend: Eliminate Emmanuel Bourgeois after he identified your true identity. Systematic Shock: Electrocute Emmanuel Bourgeois. Smoke on the Water: Eliminate Emmanuel Bourgeois in a gas lamp explosion. Bad Case of Bolt Blues: Electrocute Charlotte Bolton. Cut From the Same Cloth: Drown Charlotte Bolton in a toilet. Rain from the Sky: Eliminate Charlotte Bolton by dropping a chandelier on her. All Choked Up: Poison Charlotte Bolton’s drink. It Takes Two to Tango: Snap Charlotte Bolton’s neck. Picture Perfect: Eliminate Irina Vladimir and take a picture of her body. Photo Finish: Electrocute Irina Vladimir in the palace garden. History Repeats Itself: Kill Irina Vladimir with a battle axe. Bottom of the Food Chain: Eliminate Irina Vladimir and hide her in the palace garden dumpster. Boom Town: Eliminate Irina Vladimir with a gas lamp explosion.
Discovery/Feats
What Are You Doing?: Pacify or eliminate Olvin Shillingford. Not So Secret: Retrieve Irina Vladimir’s IAGO pass. Misfortune Told: Save Olvin Shillingford from being electrocuted in the palace garden. Small Setback: Make Charlotte Bolton or Irina Vladimir report a weapon or briefcase to Emmanuel Bourgeois. Head Ache: Pacify all three targets with sedative poison. Missed Opportunity: Retrieve Raoul Blanc’s gun.* Hit For Hit: Disguise yourself as Raoul Blanc.* Handy Helper: Have Raoul Blanc find the gun.* Magic Trick: Pacify Charlotte Bolton as the vampire magician. Angel From Above: Let Olvin Shillingford watch Irina Vladimir die.
Targets
The Gunrunner: Eliminate Emmanuel Bourgeois. The Escort: Eliminate Charlotte Bolton. The Mastermind: Eliminate Irina Vladimir.
To expand the lore a little more, I’m going to display one to two mission opportunities! Challenges with an asterisk may relate to a mission opportunity. There’s only one on this mission but there will be a few of them from now on!
Raoul Blanc is the CICADA bodyguard who is frantically searching for his pistol. He is located near the visitor entrance of the auction. There are multiple closets as well as a room to hide Raoul’s body in. His pistol is under the one of the couches he looks at.
Here’s something for The Suarez Comeuppance. Not tested it, but having now watched the other runs above there might be something sweet using a similar kill on Santino and the wetsuit exit?
Fun contract either way, with a bunch of possible routes to take. @TheBored23
@Viv@III_Ed_B_III@ColdDayInHell I almost always learn something new about these levels when watching people run my contracts. It hadn’t dawned on me, for example, that the guards on the sniper post are mercenaries, not gauchos, which makes that a much more viable starting location. The sniper approach is what I had in mind when making this contract, but I like leaving things open ended just for reasons like this.
Ed made me feel like a dope, I forgot the disguise was elsewhere. This is why I was happy Mendoza contracts started working, I can finally learn more of the map.
But I took a much needed break from Hitman for a while. I got so burnt out, I was literally dreaming about missions and contracts so I said nope, that’s enough for now
Episode IX of Queen’s Gambit right now! I scrapped anything in Mumbai (because it’s my least favorite map of the trilogy because I suck) and decided to make a two parter in Sapienza!
The secondary objective can be completed with five out of the nine mission opportunities! Scroll past the challenges if you want to see the mission stories!
Assassination
Get A Closer Look: Drown both targets in a toilet. Law Unconfirm: Eliminate both targets with a saber. Scales of Justice: Eliminate both targets as the private detective. Inner Turm-Oil: Eliminate both targets in vehicular explosions. Stay Home: Snipe both targets from the apartment rooftop. Man of the Cloth: Eliminate Gianmario Lorenzetti as the priest. Smited: Crush Gianmario Lorenzetti with the church chandelier. Blood on a Stone: Kill Gianmario Lorenzetti while he is standing above Mathers’ grave. Fall Guy: Kick Gianmario Lorenzetti into the open grave after pacifying Salvatore Lemma. Tax Fraud: Eliminate Gianmario Lorenzetti with his scooter. Well, Well, Well: Push Gianmario Lorenzetti into the wall. Shocking Finish: Electrocute Maria Delaurentis with a sink. Crash Down: Drop a chandelier on Maria Delaurentis. Higher Paid: Eliminate Maria Delaurentis as a bodyguard. Follow the Leader: Kill Maria Delaurentis and Orlando Siliciano in the same explosion. Strong Smell: Eliminate Maria Delaurentis as the bohemian or a waiter. Process of Elimination: Eliminate Maria Delaurentis after knocking out a doppelganger. Dyna-Might: Kill Maria Delaurentis in a vehicle explosion after making her panic.
Discovery/Feats
Alone Time: Poison the gardener’s water bottle. On the Case: Wake up Sal Falcone. Ampburned: Poison Stephan Ampbruner’s drink. Thorough Search: Pacify all of Maria Delaurentis’ doppelgangers. Off the Leash: Pacify Orlando Siliciano. Sal Senses: Wake up Sal Falcone with a nearby explosion. Second Chance: Pacify Sal Falcone on the lawfirm stairs. Sapienza Slasher: Eliminate Orlando Siliciano, Salvatore Lemma, Sal Falcone, Stephan Ampburner and one of Maria Delaurentis’ doppelgangers. Truth in the Art: Retrieve the bust from the art museum. Justice Rains From Above: Take a picture of Delaurentis looking up at the statue. Overworked: Make Orlando Siliciano sick. Shame On You: Pacify all six of Maria Delaurentis’ bodyguards.* Shame On Me: Pacify all four of Gianmario Lorenzetti’s bodyguards.* Superstitious: Have Maria Delaurentis see you throw a coin into a fountain. Holy Matrimony: Disguise yourself as a priest.
Targets
The Shark: Gianmario Lorenzetti. The Rook: Eliminate Maria Delaurentis.
I had been pondering on this one for a little while. I’m quite a fan of single target contracts with puzzly mechanics. I only found a single option for a fire accident in Chongqing. I hope I’m not wrong, as this contract quite literally revolves around that assumption. The objectives all serve a purpose, which is to simply make things a bit more challenging.
Name::Hottest tour of the Eastern Continent
Platform: PC
ID: 1-30-7773995-83
will have a crack at this later. Also given me an idea for a contract (or at least the awful pun name for one)
