Thief II: The Metal Age -- Casing the Joint

There are a ton of coins scattered about in odd places: window sills, floors, tables, etc., so keep an eye open. Plus, this is the second of only two missions that Looking Glass Studios has activated the FailOnSee anti-cheat. If the AI even spot Garrett the missions fails with one exception. Unlike the Ghost rules if the Watchers yellow alert on Garrett the mission does not end.

I checked the EIDOS Thief Series Forum Thief II Ghost/Perfect Thief Results topic and only Rhoobarb and Peter Smith have Ghosted this mission so this is the first time anyone has Perfect Thiefed it.

Exit to the Streets

The only real problem I had, aside from finding all the single coins, was getting out to the streets. There are several windows that can be broken to get there but Ghost rules don't allow "property damage." Instead I decided to Snudge the front door sentry out in front of me. I had tried jamming him into the corner but he can still spot Garrett creeping out the door. Neither can he be Snudged directly to his side along the wall. At least it looks like this wouldn't work so I didn't try. I didn't bother to go to the third floor this final time since there's no loot up there anyway but this would be a normal part of playing this mission. If you're casing this building you would want to know what the third floor is all about. There is a lot of really good Ghosting up there too.

Statistics

Perfect: Yes
Time: 1:36:29
Loot: 2,685 of 2,685
Pockets: 9 of 10
Locks: 4
Secrets: 9 of 9
Consumables: none