[AC4][S12M1] - Silent Extermination and Air Assassination
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pYsAdtQ5sXc
To be honest, I'm not even sure if this counts as a Silent Extermination because SSIs can be seen. Or is that a Ghost Run I'm mistaking it for?
When Edward is on a mission to assassinate Woodes Rogers, he is armed only with his dual Hidden Blades. No other weapon is selectable, the Weapon Cross is disabled entirely. This is a very AC1-esque Main Assassination in that regard. You and your Target are at a party, he walks about the crowd and eventually you stab him.
Here, Detection is an instant Desynchronization. The Full Sync requirement for this Assassination is to Kill Rogers from a Bench. Even Low Profile Assassinations most anywhere in view of a guard or civilian will result in instant Detection.
However, it's very possible to kill every single guard in the area, leaving only Rogers wandering around (and spouting pre-scripted lines to thin air as there are no guards nor civilians - they run away in fear - for him to talk to). The guards must be killed in a very specific order.
This opens Rogers up to an Air Assassination. As far as I'm aware, an Eagle Strike is not possible because there is no structure in the vicinity tall enough to kill you if you jump off.
Obviously, with no guards in the area, Rogers is also open to any kind of Low Profile, High Profile, Air, Bench, Stalking Zone, Hiding Spot or whatever other kind of Assassination we can think of given the situation. Stunts are also possible, if I remember correctly - but they'll only be half impressive because again, nothing in the area can damage you severely if you jump off of it.
Someone with recording capabilities like InTehVaria (I know he likes this kind of stuff, Silent Exterminations and whatnot) could make a much better quality version of this video.
CAN WE NOT PUT NAMES OF THE TARGETS AND OTHER SPOILERS IN TOPIC TITLES LESS THAN A WEEK AFTER THE GAME COMES OUT PLEASE‽‽‽
You could call it "[SEQUENCE #] - Silent Extermination and Air Assassination" for now... Until, say, a month later when everyone has had ample opportunity to play the full story.
It's just upsetting to see target names in the "recent posts" listing...
I knew this guy was a target, because I predicted it in an ACIV prediction thread... and I think I'm in this sequence now... But I would like to not be spoiled for other targets etc later in the game and would rather not go dark to the site until I beat it.
If you would rather lose me from the forums until I beat it, I can leave. 
“Force has no place where there is need of skill." Herodotus
I don't trust any forum around the time a game I'm about to play is out. 
But yeah, nice video! I liked that mission a whole lot. It's an interesting dynamic when you have to kill your target without alerting guards who aren't already suspicious of you, but your target is.
CAN WE NOT PUT NAMES OF THE TARGETS AND OTHER SPOILERS IN TOPIC TITLES LESS THAN A WEEK AFTER THE GAME COMES OUT PLEASE‽‽‽You could call it "[SEQUENCE #] - Silent Extermination and Air Assassination" for now... Until, say, a month later when everyone has had ample opportunity to play the full story.
It's just upsetting to see target names in the "recent posts" listing...
I knew this guy was a target, because I predicted it in an ACIV prediction thread... and I think I'm in this sequence now... But I would like to not be spoiled for other targets etc later in the game and would rather not go dark to the site until I beat it.
If you would rather lose me from the forums until I beat it, I can leave.
I'm really, really sorry, you bring up an excellent point and I'm kind of an idiot.
Haha... it's fine... I should know better --- I replied to the other thread.
“Force has no place where there is need of skill." Herodotus
I Edited both titles, I'll probably change them at the end of November or something.
When Edward is on a mission to assassinate [insert target name here], he is armed only with his dual Hidden Blades. No other weapon is selectable, the Weapon Cross is disabled entirely. This is a very AC1-esque Main Assassination in that regard. You and your Target are at a party, he walks about the crowd and eventually you stab him.
In some AC games where you are restricted in weapons sometimes you are able to change them by selecting a weapon via hot key or weapon wheel at either the end of the scene or right when you reload from the last checkpoint. Also can you pick up any weapons during that mission?
DarkAlphabetZoup wrote:
When Edward is on a mission to assassinate [insert target name here], he is armed only with his dual Hidden Blades. No other weapon is selectable, the Weapon Cross is disabled entirely. This is a very AC1-esque Main Assassination in that regard. You and your Target are at a party, he walks about the crowd and eventually you stab him.In some AC games where you are restricted in weapons sometimes you are able to change them by selecting a weapon via hot key or weapon wheel at either the end of the scene or right when you reload from the last checkpoint. Also can you pick up any weapons during that mission?
Selecting a weapon during the checkpoint load doesn't work here - both for the checkpoint before the party, and for the checkpoint before that one. You can pick up Single Swords from any regular Guard you kill, but you can't kill the Target with them, Edward will just use his Hidden Blade instead. You can also loot a Throwing Knife off of an Agile circling around the perimeter, but the option to Throw it is greyed out and the button doesn't appear on the Puppeteering HUD. As far as I know, it's impossible to get a Single Sword up to a rooftop, so I haven't tried Air Assassinating with the Sword equipped either.
EDIT: UNLESS, you attract the one Regular standing outside of the party up to a roof by abusing Red SSI and stuttering in and out of sight. Not sure if that would get him to follow you but if it did you could probably get behind him somehow and take him down up there. Will try tomorrow, gotta study for an exam.