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== Gameplay: ==
== Gameplay: ==


* This is an RPG, not a shooter / sneaking game. Use your special abilities for the best results.
* Your best sources of money are blackmail for Halbech intel and allowing bad guys to live in exchange for bribes and/or selling trophy weapons. Still, exploring every corner of every level and hacking every computer will get you more than enough to get by.


* Some doors with the lock-picking minigame have a "break door" button above the "abort" button - use that if you don't mind raising an alarm.
* Some doors with the lock-picking minigame have a "break door" button above the "abort" button - use that if you don't mind raising an alarm.
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* Theoretically, if you shoot alarm panels, guys without radios can't raise an alarm. In practice, it's a bit more wonky.
* Theoretically, if you shoot alarm panels, guys without radios can't raise an alarm. In practice, it's a bit more wonky.
* This is an RPG, not a shooter / sneaking game. Use your special abilities for the best results.
* Your best sources of money are blackmail for Halbech intel and allowing bad guys to live in exchange for bribes and/or selling trophy weapons. Still, exploring every corner of every level and hacking every computer will get you more than enough to get by.


* Save your money for gadgets and armor. Even the best weapons aren't GREATLY superior to starting weapons, while the best armor is far better than the starter set. You might want to play through a few missions with stealth in street clothes, just to learn how to avoid situations where you need to rely on your armor, but it's still highly useful.
* Save your money for gadgets and armor. Even the best weapons aren't GREATLY superior to starting weapons, while the best armor is far better than the starter set. You might want to play through a few missions with stealth in street clothes, just to learn how to avoid situations where you need to rely on your armor, but it's still highly useful.
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* Killing mooks from a certain faction won't actually impact your reputation with that factions leaders.
* Killing mooks from a certain faction won't actually impact your reputation with that factions leaders.
* I'd generally recommend you explore the areas in the order of Moscow-Tapei-Rome (Rome is unquestionably the culmination of the storyline and where shit gets real) but the Moscow boss might be a bit difficult if you don't have contacts in Taipei. Remember that you can skip between areas to level up and get useful stuff.
* Having trouble with the final portion of the Moscow embassy mission? You can use the exit to the roof for a better vantage point (though watch out for bad guys spawning behind you) and/or be a dick to Grigori (when you first meet him), which will lead to increased embassy security.


== Boss strategies/exploits: ==
== Boss strategies/exploits: ==
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