/vr/ - Retro Games

God I wish non-lethal weapons in this game weren't such crocks of shit. I grew up playing Thief: The Dark Project on Expert so if a game gives me the option of sneaking through missions without killing anybody I fucking have to do it. It's a hardwired necessity for me.

So far the most useful ones are the pepper spray and shock prod, but ammo for those is not terribly common, especially the shock prod, and trying to knock somebody out with the normal riot baton is a fantastic way to get yourself shot in the fucking face, especially since it resets their "stunned" status if you gave them a nice spray beforehand.

So far it seems like the best way to do non-lethal runs in this game is to just spray, gas or Fire Extinguish them and then run past while they're rubbing their eyes, because knocking people out safely seems to be next to impossible. The mini-crossbow can seriously go fuck itself, it's so goddamn useless.

Then later I know I'm going to come up against those assholes in powered exo-skeletons, and the only way I can think of to get past them without killing is with the invisibility aug. Generally I seem to remember always giving up on playing without killing at about the halfway point, even if I make exceptions like "named boss characters don't count"