18 is just the number of missions in a full campaign.
The 60k could be referring to the Merces from the crate plus the campaign finished bonus and/or the last mission payout, which you may be able to get if you prestige fast enough (before Diana finishes her dialogue)? Not sure I remember that correctly.
As your toolboxes are probably full as well, what you can also try is leaving your favourite tool behind in the last mission before prestiging, so that the tool crate will have only that specific tool instead of a choice of three random ones.
When you take the coin itās 30k but triggers the 30k win bonus so another 30k 60 k total
Only at the end of an 18 campaign and as long as you have all the gear and ready to advance
But remember open the crate before you advance and donāt take the coin the lid stays open once you leave then advance and come back for the coin after. I canāt stress that part enough
This is really useful for when I plan to really get into Prestige sometime in the future. Iāve only ever done it once, but I prefer to play Freelancer with a full inventory, including both Freelancer tools and weapon wall, which is why Iāve only ever Prestige once
I will come back to it probably once all content has finished for WOA and thereās time to kill before the next game, so this advice is useful for when I really get into Prestige
I forgot who has a list of all the free items you can get
But I always begin the first mission in Dubai. I need a supressed gun, sometimes suppliers donāt sell any during first few missions, but that elite guard sleeping always has one.
Then the first showdown any assassin will have a real suppressed pistol.
I then prefer isle of Sgail and Paris
The sappers axe, Saber, baseball bat , Mace items you can get. As said someone on this forum has a list of where free items are
The toughest part about advancing in each prestige is the beginning because you have little cash and little weapons. Iām on level 7 and still have 3 more to complete the whole thing.
Thatās why I look forward to when I finally prestige level 10, because I will then obtain the items behind the shed when my gear and money is purged, letting me start with two of the most important things I need at the beginning and a supply of Merces to begin buying the rest right away, and I will never prestige again after that.
Honestly once you have a silenced weapon (DAK DTI from Dubai works), any Sieger sniper rifle (the base one is decent and is easily found from vendors, the 15k ones are the best value for the money, the Ghost is just a luxury) and the scalpel / newspaper from the safehouse you have pretty much all you need to speedrun through prestige levels. If you know where to find the āfreeā weapons you could probably get everything back in like 3-4 campaigns.
Stockpiling merces is a pretty bad idea though - deaths can happen and itās better to lose 2000 merces than 20000 to them. And considering the merces rewards from the crates will always be more than what the items from this tier cost (with a couple of exceptions, like the Leviathan / Ghost and the two dart guns) itās better to spend everything as soon as you can. Removing all the common items from the pool (by getting them in the levels or buying them) will bring a lot more money in the long run, especially if you tend to die a lot and have to repeat the first syndicate.
I could be wrong, but I think the maximum payout from playing the stock market also decreases in the upper prestige levels. I donāt have anything to prove it, but I remember being able to get as many as 12,000 in one go if timed right, then it stopped happening and never went past 10, then 9, and now I havenāt seen it exceed 8 since my last prestige weeks ago.
That thing always felt 100% random to me (and I lost about as much as I won) so I quickly stopped paying attention to it to focus on more efficient ways to make merces.
I learned to trigger more predictable wins at a particular point in the scroll, and would restart and try again anytime it failed, so Iāve been able to see this very slight pattern. Most of the time itās random, but I have noticed winning streaks, losing streaks, and that the maximum appears to have lowered as my prestige has raised.
Another good tip for when Prestiging is if you have a Freelancer tool you deem to be essential and would rather not be without, on your last mission before Prestiging - purposefully leave it in the level when you exit.
Then open the crate and the tool will be there (assuming you have a full tool set) - but donāt pick it up. Once you prestige, pick it up and youāve āsavedā that essential item for your first mission of the new Prestige.
Goddammit all, I finished the campaign last night, but the one item that I could not get and refused to show up in the suppliersā inventory at the end, was the Red Trinity pistol. Since I donāt need it to Prestige to the next level, I figured Iād ignore it this time so I could try the Merces-in-the-box Prestige trick. I figured the pistol would not be in the box because itās ranked Epic, and the final contract reward is supposed to be Legendary, so I expected it to skip it. Guess where this is goingā¦ surprise! Fucking pistol was in the box, so now I have to go through a whole other campaign before Prestiging to the next level to try the trick. Goddammit all.
If you have all the items, you can advance but if you started a new campaign and want the 60k to begin the next prestige you will need to complete a new campaign
You can advance now but wonāt have any $
Also did you begin the new campaign?
Because if not and close out the program. Before it has a chance to save . The system should reset meaning when you log in, it should return you to the rewards chest after completing the campaign.
Those Trinity Weapons and other items from that specific weapon wall are hit and miss showing up in the suppliers inventory for some reason? Even the weapon crates at the end of a campaign, sometimes itās just merces in there and the DLC weapons donāt show up until sometime later on
I was playing Freelancer today and I always pick up on how cool the Easter Eggs around the Safehouse are that are a nod to previous games in the series:
Small Tomato Garden next to the Safehouse (Reference to Silent Assassin Opening Cut Scene)
Derelict Church and wooden chest containing 47ās SilverBaller, Fiberwire and Black Laptop (The BlackLlaptop, located inside the wooden chest, is a direct reference to the opening cutscene of Silent Assassin where 47 acquires his laptop to liaise with the ICA about the whereabouts of Emilio Vittorio)
One of 47ās cosmetics for his bedroom is a yellow bird in a rounded cage (Reference to 47ās pet bird Hitman: Blood Money)
Painting unlocked as part of mastery unlocks which is a reference to the ārats playing pokerā in Curtains Down in Hitman: Blood Money.
47ās office in the Safehouse contains newspaper articles from Hitman: Blood Money.
Another cosmetic that can be unlocked is a black arm chair for the bedroom where 47 sits down, cross his leg and holds the ICA19, which is a reference to the promotional shots of 47 for the 2016 game.
Iāve only picked up on the above, which is also referenced on the Hitman Wiki, but donāt know if there is anymore that are hidden Easter eggs?
