GAMES MICROSOFT XBOX THIEF-DEADLY SHADOWS Manual

Summary of THIEF-DEADLY SHADOWS

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    1 table of contents controller moves _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _2 quick start _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _3 the story _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _4 game screens _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _5 managing your games _ _ _ _ _ _ _6 playing thief: deadly shadows _ _ _8 using the hud _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _8 moving around _ _ _ _...

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    Move forward, backward or sideways. Lean left or right. Change highlighted menu item. Toggle wall flattening mode. Return arrow to quiver. Crouch down. Jump (press and hold to mantle). Switch between first- and third-person view. Close active menu. Rotate view or tilt camera angle. Zoom mechanical e...

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    Game screens you can access a number of non-gameplay screens before and after each mis- sion. Some are also available whenever you pause gameplay by pressing g . To return to the title menu once in game, select load or save from the pause menu, then select quit in the lower left corner of the screen...

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    7 managing your games once you start a new game, you can save it by pressing g and selecting save. It’s important to save as you play — that way, if you die, you can restart the mission from the last save point. Each saved game stores the mission status, including current values for difficulty level...

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    9 playing thief: deadly shadows this section describes how to use the interface and perform different tasks in the game. At any time while playing, press g to pause the game and view available screens. Using the heads-up display (hud) 8 health gems (combat only) bar indica- tor that shows how health...

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    Press a to: • open or close unlocked doors. Stand back to allow the door to open. If something blocks it, nudge it out of the way. • pick locked doors. To learn how, see picking locks, p. 13. Not all doors can be picked — a few require you to press a nearby button or lever. • pick up/drop bodies. Le...

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    Picking locks locks vary in craftsmanship and materials, so some will be more difficult to pick than others. To learn how to pick different types, purchase practice locks from fences. They’ll help you learn the finer points of lockpicking. Any practice locks you buy appear in your apartment in the c...

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    Stores to buy items from thieving stores: 1. Enter the store and listen to the shopkeeper. 2. Select an item to buy. • for sliders, press a to select the slider. Then, move l , r or d to change quantities. Press a (or b ) to choose that number. 3. Select buy, then select yes to confirm. 4. Select ba...

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    19 18 viewing mission objectives as you play a mission, you can pause the game and select goals to view your current objectives. Goals screen completed objectives are brown and marked with a checkmark, while outstanding objectives are gray. Failed objectives appear in red text. As you discover new i...

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    Loot subscreen you can view how much wealth and loot yo u’ ve accumulated up to this point of the game. Most no rmal loot is ge n e ric stuff you can sell for cash on the black m a r ket to fences (traders and info rmants) in the city. Each mission also has thre e pieces of specially named loot that...

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    Thieving tool upgrades 23 items (explosives, flasks and potions) 22 “ …imagine all that we have worked for…all we have created and all that we know…wiped out in the blink of an eye… - from a discourse on the dark ages: keeper falek iii lockpick tool used to pick locks on protected doors or chests. T...

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    Faction as you progress and complete certain tasks and missions in the game, you alter how various social groups perceive you. To see your current status, you can view the faction screen, which shows your current alliance status with the two main societies — pagans and hammers. By doing favors for o...

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    26 27 game credits ionstorm and eidos team members who contributed to thief: deadly shadows. The thief: deadly shadows team ion storm austin studio director warren spector project director randy smith executive producer denise fulton associate producer kristine coco additional production tara thomas...

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    28 global brand manager matt gorman channel marketing director kim pendleton director of product operations kathy schoback quality assurance manager michael r. Kelly asst. Qa manager/internal producer colby mccracken product submissions manager brian king product test coordinators erik kennedy (xbox...