6 Things I Learned Early On- HITMAN FREELANCER TIPS AND TRICKS

[@Nouxatar]

Something SUPER important about the burner phones that wasn't mentioned in this video: it will Only summon suspects _with the same type of meeting as that burner phone_ . This means that if your target DIDN'T have that meeting type, they won't come when you call that burner phone. However, this is still very useful, as anyone who comes when you call the wrong type of burner phone can immediately be marked as not suspect. This was really useful for me in a Mumbai showdown, where doing this effectively knocked half the map's worth of suspects from my list.

[@Logan_K]

This is very helpful. I completely missed that the the meetings had different types of phones

[@Tarzor]

also it depends on summon type, to get the prestige objective done

[@fajnu20]

Dude, thanks! I completely forgot about meeting types!

[@HistoryAndLore]

Very Helpful. I didn't realize the importance of the meeting types and was curious why sometimes suspects didn't respond to the call. Anybody have a list of the different meeting types?

[@Nouxatar]

@@HistoryAndLore There's three types: Business Meeting - Always ends with a handshake. Handover Meeting - Always ends with the handing over of an item, pacifying someone with this meeting type usually (maybe always?) drops a grenade of some sort (I've seen Emetic grenades and I think letterbombs as well? not absolutely certain on the details of this one) Secret Meeting - Is neither of these, the default if you see neither of the other tells at the end.

[@igrvks]

Freelancer has truly revitalized my interest in playing Hitman, this is the mode the game should had always been. I just love how the side objectives make me use equipment and weapons I had never even used before.

[@Logan_K]

Same here! I fell in love with the game again during the tech test in November after being burned out for a long time.

[@borek92]

Dude I am totally behind you. I've sunk like 4 digits of hours into this game since 2016 and I got kinda bored. Bored of contracts mode, bored of escalations, bored of everything really. I was more playing out of habit really. Now my interest is back at the top, I'm at work wasting my life away and I can't wait till I can get home and get into some freelancing. Amazing mode. Does grant its fair share of frustrations though!

[@herrpausr7008]

Both versions are great. Hey and even freelancer has SA as an objective sometimes. ;)

[@SockimusPrime]

One of the tips I've learned is to invest your mercers in guns, even cheap guns you'll never use. That money won't be lost if you fail a mission, and that gun will basically be taken off the list of merchant and loot drops forever, meaning you'll be more likely to get better stuff going forward. I'll never use an unsilenced ICA shotgun, but if I buy it now, that's one less useless reward I have to worry about. Nothing worries me more than a fat stack of Merces in my pocket, waiting to be lost on a failed run.

[@HinanaweedTeshno]

Unlearning your SA/SO training is definitely the most important part about Freelancer. I will get very aggressive about incapacitating or even killing civilians and guards if it means containing a situation and not leaving witnesses who can out my disguise. This has saved me so many runs on its own.

[@Logan_K]

Best way is think about it is to strive for clean clean and quiet but if things go sideways, improvise and finish the mission at all costs!

[@mikevignola4213]

There are merces penalties for killing guards and non-targets, but it's pretty insignificant.

[@TheGlogster]

@@mikevignola4213 No penalties for guards, very minor for civilians that aren't assassins/lookouts.

[@mikevignola4213]

@@TheGlogster I've gotten penalized for guards, was only 50 so largely irrelevant

[@TheGlogster]

@@mikevignola4213 I've not been penalised for guards at all. Maybe you're mistaken? Also, challenges for killing guards for money.

[@bomb6806]

Useful tip, if your disguised as a guard and have a extra gun, drop it near the suspected assassin and if they pick it up follow them and take them out when they are alone.

[@SteveNBrule-ol8tm]

noice

[@Logan_K]

Really good advice. it is hard to zero in on assassins most of the time

[@tsumorai]

I found out about it myself, and it is 100% true

[@TheVeryLastLardeen]

​@Logan_K it's really not. Armed guards are highlighted in instinct, including assassins, and a lot of the time they just follow the suspect into places they stand out

[@oneeyedpunk]

Two small additional points: assassins have thicker outlines than normal civilian NPC's in instinct. Also if you purchase a large weapon from A supplier and leave the briefcase somewhere to complete other objectives, remember to take it out with you or youll have wasted your Merces like I have several times

[@GusTheAnus]

i was curious about this, actually. very helpful! thanks!

[@Logan_K]

true it is easy to forget about your gear and just flush money away

[@williamallen7386]

It's better to buy stuff when you're ready to exit the mission!

[@trabajodeinformatica2460]

also remember to not buy a sniper rifle if you already have one, cause then you'll have to go through public spaces with a sniper rifle in your back to exit

[@lux9910]

Nother thing lookouts are endorcers while assasins usually arent enforcers to suits

[@anon9469]

Small correction - Silent Assassin (and sub-variants) have not been completely eliminated from the game mode, but instead remains as an optional prestige objective which, if taken, gives a decent reward.

[@boxhead6177]

Becareful though some of the "silent assasin prestiges" are stricter than original game, with the no bodies found rule even applying to Accident and Lethal Poison kills.

[@ruairimulholland5336]

@@boxhead6177 nah accident kills are still good

[@quadcarnage8462]

@@boxhead6177 Nope you're wrong. Done a bunch of those silent assassin prestige's. Never had a problem with accident kills. Not attempted a poison kill yet, so can't say either way on that.

[@SteveNBrule-ol8tm]

This gamemode has made me feel bad at Hitman, but in a good way! Really makes me think outside the box. What a great game Hitman is!

[@Logan_K]

Exactly, it is best to start with a fresh mindset

[@vaporizel]

next hitman or any stealth should come with rogue lite mode

[@runningwild09]

Honestly my main tip for people playing this mode is to just have fun. Its a rogue gamemode so you will lose you will fail and you will die a lot, but thats part of the thrill.

[@Logan_K]

Exactly! There are a lot of people here talking about Alt+F4 stuff to avoid failure but freelancer is the most fun when you have something to lose. If someone won't allow themselves to get a mission failed screen I think they are missing out

[@brixfrancis1234]

​@@Logan_KI learnt this the hard way. I'm one of the players who abused Alt+F4 so much that I earned $1,450,000 + of Merces, until the recent patch. My money went from million to $140,000 Merces. Then I got mad and didn't played the game for days, until I realized that the exploit made me a bad player. So I learned from my mistakes and grinded again. And now I'm $760,000 of Merces. It's fun when I had to go YOLO and just finish the mission no matter what happens

[@waldoonline]

When you are just starting out try to get New York for one of your first missions. The Vault has a large payout stored inside if you get access to it. Also, Isle has a hidden silenced weapon you can dig up with the shovel.

[@steved1135]

Good to know. Which Isle? There's 2...

[@Davidpeinao]

@@steved1135 sgail, it's on the sewers

[@Logan_K]

Amazing Tip! I'll keep that in mind for future runs

[@waldoonline]

@@steved1135 Isle of Sgail. It's in the lower levels.

[@williamallen7386]

New York is literally a gold mine! So do it as much as possible. The vault has like 10,000 mercers. Some are just sitting there, and the rest you get by pulling the core out. But, if you do it in the bank robber disguise (1st floor bathroom) you get the golden legendary sawed off shot gun. Also, the safety deposit boxes have a legendary knife, epic knife, poison, and chloroform. Tanto- is in the third floor secret room, police baton - in the first floor security room. The robbers also drop the folding knife and Dax smg.

[@yamatojoe7327]

If you need silenced weapons, go to Dubai. Some of the guards carry Dak DTI submachine guns which can be concealed and open doors. Other guards carry the A33 Covert which is perfect for the rifle objective you mentioned and can be a good “back up” if you lose your DTI before Dubai comes up again.

[@boxhead6177]

New York... Rob the bank vault. There are 3 Merc Coins (800 to 1500k each) and pulling the server blade is 7000 to 9000k

[@averageyoutuber1058]

The New York vault is the quickest way to gain currency, just make it to the lower level of the bank and bypass all the safety deposit rooms and eventually you’ll run into the vault itself…and it will be locked .. but there is a room directly east of the vault and inside you will find the card to open the vault and loot it for M’s…I do this anytime the New York mission becomes available….

[@spinningredchair8092]

Something else to mention, if you really really need to find out who the target is in a show down, you can spook each target one by one so that they run for the exit. The "distance to exit" icon will only show if the ACTUAL target gets spooked, but you've now put the entire mission on alert and given yourself a time limit to kill the target.

[@clickbait3753]

A tip I would give is to prioritize and collect the remote explosive ducks. They act as an absolutely free kill for any target in a public area, and are cheap to get.

[@Logan_K]

Yep, ducks and micro devices are so good!

[@woofstar1880]

The only thing I would have mentioned is the locations themselves. I've lost too many good runs because I decided to do a mission in Colorado or Hokkaido. There are a lot more guards than you'd think, and you have less health than normal

[@Logan_K]

map knowledge is key. It feels like freelancer is an end game mode that assumes the player knows the quirks of each map. I think the best thing to do is practice

[@Pat_Springleaf]

what’s this about less health?

[@flxfaber]

@@Pat_Springleaf Assassins do a lot more damage than regular guards so you can find yourself dying in a couple of shots if you're caught in the wrong place. Plus even the regular targets seem to have you dying quicker than usual but I'm less certain if that's real or just placebo.

[@jadinwemette8251]

​@Logan_K definitely the mode you want to play after reaching level mastery 20 in most locations. Even though some items will be moved, its more important you know every area of every map

[@lordmortimer8055]

So glad to hear I’m not the only one struggling with the mode. It’s so fun and makes me think so much more. Everything is so balanced and the risk/reward is done so well

[@juliennapoli]

4:53 _"Done is better than perfect"_

[@malakifraize4792]

My tip is that you can use ANY explosive to open safes including propane tanks, fire extinguishers, and those exploding golf balls that the boxes are always throwing at you. Edit: My second tip is there is a guaranteed legendary melee weapon in one of the safety deposit boxes in new york. Use the convenient nearby chloroform to put the entire security room to sleep and grab the master deposit box key, then just open all of the deposit boxes, there is still tons of good stuff in most of them.

[@gmakerc1]

You cannot use ANY explosive, flash bangs and magnesium powder still say "explosive", but do not break safes.

[@Logan_K]

I knew any devices worked but I never though to use propane flasks! great tip!

[@herrpausr7008]

So when I get a legendary melee weapon from a deposit box and go to NY again later, is there another legendary melee weapon in the box or always the same?

[@malakifraize4792]

@@herrpausr7008 It's always the same. It's the antique knife if I remember the name right

[@alexandriav3956]

@@Logan_K I didn't think fire extinguishers worked either, but they do! Those tend to be more prevalent in some maps.

[@diss_dkb]

A good tip is NOT panic, on my last mission on Mumbai India I ruined my disguise and it basically turned out in a kill everyone challenge but I found the target killed them and ran out of there. If I had panicked I wouldn’t have completed it so don’t panic

[@Logan_K]

I agree, playing on in a bad situation can have unexpected rewards!

[@bzrklarz4295]

Also for those who want to get Merces quick, all safes that are built into the level(the one in Dartmoor,mendoza etc) have merces in them. It only any 1000-1500 usually but it’s still a nice bonus Edit: sorry y’all made a mistake. I think most safes have different stuff. Mendoza had merces but Dartmoor has a mansion master key to unlock all doors. Will update with maps like Dubai which has 2 safes when I can Edit 2: ok just checked Dubai the safe in the security office has the evac keycard and the safe in the bedroom has nothing so it seems only mendoza has merces in it’s safe. Weird why only that one has merces but anyway yeah it’s different for all safes Edit 3: k just checked the safe on Santa fortuna ( Delgado office) and it also has merces in it. Also the vault in New York has a ton of merces so check that out if u can as well

[@fnordastic]

This is literally the first helpful video on freelancer. Good job!

[@thegamingdoge2000]

Try Mrfreeze’s video, I found it pretty informative

[@Logan_K]

Glad it was helpful. I'll see about doing more like it!

[@davestuder5441]

Seriously, I just wanted some nice tips and this guy cuts right to the chase. Thanks Logan.

[@SancLunatic]

2 showdown shortcuts If you ever see a Payout Objective "Distract Target", pick that one and save the location that has it for the Showdown Mission. It is practically a giveaway for the target. Just toss a coin or something near each target until one of them completes the objective and boom, that's the target. Easy showdown. If you just want to breeze through the Showdown mission, pick the one with Colorado, and save Colorado for the Showdown, then Wicker Man the level.

[@SaizuFuma]

Any items you get from the safehouse that are not part of the mission gear, will respawn when you're back. Once you unlock the upstairs and the garage, you gain access to the banana (on the kitchen table) and a wrench (by the garage doors). There is also supposed to be a stethoscope (acts as a fiber wire) in the infirmary but I can't confirm it rn. You can also turn flowers into poison in the shed and fish for... well, fish. They still take up gear slots.

[@coltpotato8191]

I can confirm the stethoscope

[@Mk2_benj]

There’s also a grape knife by the shed for a melee weapon

[@Logan_K]

Good to know! I'll start brining a banana along. it is an easy proximity pacification

[@williamallen7386]

@Logan_K Use the banana peel on couriers! Works great!

[@Luigi-mh1zh]

You can bring the fish in the kitchen cut it and you have poisons vial

[@LeftyTheHefty]

Very positive chill and interactive video dood 🐐

[@gregorybailey219]

Honestly, the most powerful tool I've found in this game mode is the seiker1. Is it absolutely, without question, the best way of moving your target into an isolated area. Also, an even better way to spot assassins is to look at their outline when you instinct. Just like guards, they have a slightly thicker white outline than civilians, so if you see a civilian near a suspect with a thick white outline, that's your assassin.

[@erebor4nierdzewny970]

I'm playing in this mode for a week. I bought the game at a discount. I completed campaigns from 1 to 3 parts to remember a bit. I played part 1 of the game, a long time ago. After a week of playing, I noticed that there is nothing to force to do everything. I choose a mission and places where there are fewer guards because I often make mistakes. This usually happens when I'm loaded with equipment. I think I lost 4-5 sniper rifles. Several unlocked golden rifles. Right now I'm focusing on opening safes. Opening crates and killing targets where escape is close if something goes wrong. I use the map more often and before I move from the starting point I plan what to do. I avoid places that can give me a loot. Once you have to choose a shootout, choose A large room where you can hide behind a desk or other object As well as yesterday I discovered that with a pistol you can shoot standing outside the window on the windowsill and slide down the gutter in case of escape. I recommend 1 Dubai mission because on the 6th floor you can get an AK-47 with a silencer. In many other missions, you can easily get ammunition for this. As well as there you can get Uzi. Great weapon in tight spaces, for defense. Having a silencer is easier to play and kill. The guards guess where the shot came from, and without a silencer they know the location. And you lure a lot more guards without a silencer. At first I liked to use poisons, but now I have become convinced of explosives and ambushes. Like from a motivational image. - Every shot not fired is a 100% box. Somehow it motivated me to shoot as much as I could. Often, when I kill someone, I throw a gun to his hand as if he committed suicide. Just for fun :)

[@DraganAlves]

Best Freelancer video I've seen so far. So helpful. Thank you!!

[@Logan_K]

Glad it was helpful! More to come

[@constantinvasiliev2065]

Another tip I would add is for showdown missions: spotting a potential target and getting around to killing them without retaliation are 2 separate stages. If you fail a showdown you fail the campaign. Once you have spotted a target I find it extremely useful to feed them a remote explosive duck. It raises no suspicion and is a great insurance for when things go bad and you are in a different spot on the map, so you can't reach an escaping target, or you are near but don't want to provoke the guards by openly shooting. Ducks are cheap even, if you never have to trigger them.

[@valdar27]

Great video, definitely deserves more views and thumbs ups. Thanks, got some nice tips!

[@SamoIsKing]

Getting a silenced pistol early is almost mandatory. Just makes things so much easier.

[@King_Jakolas]

I just picked up hitman 3 and i love this game mode It forces me out of my comfort zone and use play styles and items i never use

[@MajorDude14]

In my recent experience , ICA tools have come in handy. Remote and proximity tasers have been my go to!

[@ThePongzilla]

Great tips. I haven’t played Hitman for a bit so I was surprised by Freelancer.

[@min3bubblegum]

"No more SA." The SA prestige objectives: "Allow us to introduce ourselves."

[@zeussoulhd2169]

I started playing Hitman 3 at the start of 2022. Atfirst I didn't have the original version, I had a cracked one, just to see how the game works and if I would really want to spend my money on it. And I found myself playing for hours on every single mission, looting and exploring, since the cracked version was stuck on offline mode and loadout was pretty much inexistent. I can say I am thankful for learning to play Hitman like that, cuz like you said, it will help a lot in Freelancer

[@Logan_K]

Agreed. too many people have issues working outside of their preferred loadouts. That's why my biggest advice to anyone starting out is to just improvise and let things play out. the RNG nature of freelancer leads to some interesting problem solving

[@yozoranotnoctis]

In case you just want to finish showdown without engaging the enemies, I would usually use a silenced sniper to do the job at a vantage point and identify the target via bullet impact

[@biildingcricket84]

The way you explained your video has helped me tremendously. Thank you. Now I’m gonna checkout your other ones. 👍

[@steved1135]

Great stuff Logan. Always on point.

[@Logan_K]

Thank you my friend! see you in the chat!

[@TheRookie2467]

Exactly as you said, less on the score and more on the money. I've been realizing that getting silent assassin is definitely a waste of time. This game mode encourages me to do dumb things. Once, I threw an explosive plushy at the Syndicate Leader and hid in the bushes, avoided the guards, and got out. That experience taught me to get real creative and smart with what I have. Even if it can result in dumb but hilarious outcomes. Hey, it worked after all!!!

[@Logan_K]

Focusing on objectives and money instead of a perfect run leads to the most interesting moments and stories in my opinion

[@wtfronsson]

If you are short on suppressed weapons, as most are when starting out, then prioritize Dubai as an early map. You can always pick up the suppressed 1-hand smg DAK DTI and the suppressed Shaska rifle. Silent guns make things so much easier. Even if it's a long gun in your briefcase, just get a guard/soldier uniform to be able to carry it around normally and get your targets. Another thing is to try and avoid wasting time on little stuff. Just get the job done and move on. Speedrun it, pretty much. There is already enough challenge in getting to the next mission without losing. A lot of people try to pull off something complex, get even the most difficult and fiddly side objectives, get every courier etc, when it's ultimately just slowing your progress in Freelancer mode. You will get the best gains by making sure you are out of the map early, only going for extra things when they are actually worth the time and risk. If unsure, go faster.

[@Logan_K]

Dubai and Whittleton are great starts for early suppressed weapons

[@Jay-ql4gp]

Those famous Hitman glitches are still there. And with the brutal stakes of Freelancer, it's merciless. I got an explosion kill in the Embassy in Marrakesh. It was on the first floor between the stairs to the underground carpark and the security station. Now, no one saw me, but I ran upstairs to the janitor's room, closed the door and hid in the bin to wait until they went off alert. Now...doors closed...I'm inside the bin...and I'm fine. Until a guard walked by outside the room and somehow he spotted me through the wall and through the bin. Entire map goes on alert and all the combatants converge on my position. Then there was Ambrose Island. It was a boss mission in the third stage, second campaign. I appeared right next to a supplier. So I went to see what he had. I got spotted....by a lookout...while _IN_ the supplier's menu! Entire map goes 'cockroach with the lights on' and all guards converge on me. And I lost not only my favorite sniper rifle, the Tuatara, but I lost my silverballer and the Sieger Ghost I _just_ bought.

[@Squall2107]

hitman become the greatest game ever, freelancer is a good example for this

[@Pit_Lord]

I love this mode. How difficult it is, how punishing it is, how rewarding it is.

[@PanMan47]

Great video! I found this to be the most fun way to play too. Dropping my old hitman habits and improvising is a nice a fresh experience

[@Logan_K]

Just play on and see what happens! You'll be pleasantly surprised

[@FeekyChucker]

TOP TIP - do not think that "having a quick game on freelancer" when drunk is a good idea.

[@rH0und]

I feel like the mentioning of not caring about rating is an absolute must. It seriously handicaps you in your ability to complete the mission. I think the only time you get punished for being messy is civi kills and killing suspects who arnt the target. Both being a mercers penalty. But everyone else is free game. Sometimes you just have to shoot someone, quickly clearing a room of enemies before anyone else can alert the rest. The removal of importance to rank really lets people be able to pull off some slick moves. The sooner you change the mindset to “complete the mission” instead of “be stealthy and clean” the better.

[@Logan_K]

The biggest mistake people make is trying for perfection. SA/SO is rarely the most profitable or fun in freelancer

[@snooby7110]

One of the most useful tips I can give you is if you ever get spotted or if you are in a combat situation, if you dont want to get wounded/fail the campaign, pause the game the second you are in combat/spotted, open task manager and then end the HITMAN 3 task. You will be restored at the point before you go onto the mission. Its basically restart mission. Hope this helps!

[@indridcold_]

dig this, bud! you're good at this and your voice is a good one.

[@Logan_K]

Thanks for the positivity dood! I'll keep up the chill streams and edited-style content

[@indridcold_]

@@Logan_K keep gaming the system, friend.

[@mb7290]

I love this mode. Only about half way through my first campaign, failed one mission cos I accidentally trespassed and the guards just shot me pretty much on sight. But I've had 3 very close calls and its great. I've not been able to save and go back when I've messed up. Instead I've had to think on my feet and improvise, and its probably given me some of the best moments I've had since first playing the series (Hitman 2: Silent Assassin).

[@Flat6Enjoyer]

I always hit pause, then close app, before you die. If you get close to it. I’ve lost over 70k. And a couple legendary pistols and shotguns by failing or exiting from game menu that I don’t even feel bad for hard closing the app lol. I already died on the 3rd showdown of the campaign and wasted so many hours, all for nothing haha

[@mgiebus1869]

So far I'm actually digging freelancer more than the original game. Just adds such a different feel and reminds me of Hitman 2 when you'd have to bring you own guns

[@tctt185_dg]

Extra *VERY* important Tip for the *Assassins & Lookouts* in Freelancer Mode. Assassins and Lookouts have a thick white outline in Instinct just like the Guards. If you see a regular NPC with a Guard-like thick outline, that is your Assassin. Neutralise or Eliminate it. Lookouts on the other hand are Enforcers that take the appearance of a regular NPC. Keep an eye out for Lookouts and do not spook them. Lookouts is the Syndicate's way of updating the situation and the meeting. So if you do anything crazy and the Lookouts noticed, they'll alert the Assassins, other Lookouts and of course the Syndicates in that Showdown. Also if you do make a mistake and are not wounded, you can *EXIT out of the application* and start the game again. Much like Elusive Targets, your progress is saved before you started the mission. For Freelancer, the targets will remain the same but the items you can get from Suppliers or Stashes may slightly differ.

[@Logan_K]

Did not know about the outline! Thank you my friend

[@labaluba]

A piece of advice from me too: if there's a level that you happen to navigate really well in, you should leave it for the showdown. For me it's Paris or New York

[@PatrickBDD]

Also very important is to always choose a set with NY in it, u have the vault out there, and it s great for showdown. You call every suspects in the security room after ko everyone there and u use chloroform flask to sedate the supsects and there assasins. And another tip is to buy every tool the supplier has in order to accelerate your tool fill. It s alao good to buy every cheap gun that can not be regulary found, so you have more chances to be rewarded with expensives ones

[@mikevignola4213]

My advice is when you start a campaign look at the locations and plan for your showdown. New York is probably a best location with the job applicant dusguise as if you go through the HR scene you get free reign of the bank minus the CEO'S office and nobody enforces you, making it easy to spot the lookouts. Alternatively other stages can be difficult for showdowns due to having alot of people walking around in open areas like Marrakesh (the school spawning point sucks) or Hokkiado. My biggest gripe is that when you fail a showdown you lose all your freelancer tools, even the ones you didn't take with you.

[@righteasy8518]

Two days ago, I played a mission in France. My target had two stations: the bar and the outside terrace. The problem was: he just stood in front of the bar without drinking anything and there wasn’t a gas heater near the area in which he smoked. I had no opportunity to shoot him without getting caught and really thought the game was bugged because he didn’t drink anything. After 30 minutes of fiddling around yo thought: is there some sort of portable gas trap? This way I learned that I could toss a propane gas tank on the floor and it would start leaking, eliminating my target once he lighted his cigar. Despite all the problems and the time I wasted, I really liked this mission. It forced me to learn a completely new, fun mechanic I never had to use before!

[@moxxy3565]

I was trying to play this like the regular game (silent assassin) 😭 no wonder I haven't finished a single one

[@poiuytrewq1553]

You can tell which suspect is the target because the "distance to exit" notification only appears when the target is panicked. If a suspect is fleeing and Diana is chill and no notification pops up, it means that was not the target.

[@ApofisRaxionNecros]

A few tips I've noticed: -The safehouse always has some particular items spawn that you can take with you on missions. The medical room always has a stethoscope, so you always have a fibre wire item. The garage always has a car battery, so you can always setup an electrical kill, and a wrench, so you always have access to a concealable, always legal, non-lethal, distraction object (plus the wrench utility). -Your end rating does not matter in the slightest. Even the Silent Assassin equivalent (ICA Ghost Assassin, or something), doesn't get you anything. No extra merces, no extra points, zilch. So everything you've conditioned yourself not to do in the main game can work to your advantage. I find the easiest way to get a guard disguise is sneak into an off limits area and just get caught tresspassing. A guard will escort you out; and I've yet to encounter a single instance where they don't lead you through an isolated area, usually with a stash/disposal spot nearby. It's almost too easy. -The rewards you get from stashes/arms dealers/reward crates seem to come from a pool of items; and whenever you acquire one, it gets taken out of the pool. As the pool shrinks you're more likely to get the thing you need/are looking for. And the more you succeed the easier it is to succeed. -Small one, but a detail I find helpful and funny: Arms dealers could not care less about what you do in front of them. Choke someone, kill someone, snap necks, obliterate guards with a shotgun. Nothing intimidates these guys, and they don't rat you out, presumably because you're their best customer. -The penalty for excessive killing is only 50 Merces, so if you've got an objective thats dependent on remaining stealthy or quiet, you can afford to kill a few people. 900 Merces isn't 1000 Merces, but its still 900 Merces.

[@yami6259]

You can get a free vial of poison if you are patient and lucky. Go to the doc and fish until you get a fish and then go to the shed and retrieve the grape knife and then you can cut the fish open and retrieve poison. I'm not sure what the limitations are but I got a sedative poison when I harvested a fish.

[@Logan_K]

I noticed you can also still get poison from the medical room on Haven island by shooting the medicine cabinet

[@DiosBabilonia]

I always pick the fire poker on the ground floor of the safehouse because it gives you a free briefcase that you can use as distraction and to conceal rifles.

[@Logan_K]

Amazing tip!

[@Dracula25782]

I’m definitely gonna play this more when I finish uncharted 2 and 3

[@AbhikShrestha]

What I learnt after playing for 6 weeks. When you get the *Campaign Won* bonus screen spam your inventory key. Instant millionare

[@tonydak8573]

This mode is an absolute W.

[@mickthegeek875]

A tip I want to add is to make sure you prioritise the targets before dealing with couriers, safes, and other forms of looting. A common mistake I was making was trying to beat the laser grid on New York bank before taking out the syndicate leader and if I hit the laser grid it would trigger the target to escape before I could catch them. Also, if you do fail when taking on a syndicate leader just exit the mission as you won't lose your items when you fail the mission.

[@Logan_K]

I agree. Objectives first extras second. It is easy to over extend

[@justice4all772]

Use suitcase to separate assassin from suspect by dropping it .assassin will usually take it and store it leaving suspect unguarded

[@WytBoi]

Thanks Logan new Subscriber & Liked!

[@Logan_K]

Thanks for the sub! more to come!

[@FgyjtIngenieroEuropeo]

Personally, i always loved to always poison my targets always. Now, i just bring poison if the sindicate leader is a foodie or is thirsty. So yes, freelancer put me out of the poison confort zone.

[@yami6259]

You can get free poison by fishing and cutting it in the kitchen.

[@Logan_K]

Ahh thank you! I'll have to unlock more of the hideout. Once I do I'll make a video on all of the tools and items you can use from the house

[@icepicjoey]

My only complaint about freelancer mode is the loss of all tools, poisons, and explosives.... THAT ARE IN YOUR SAFE HOUSE... if you lose the mission. I get losing half your currency. Theres overhead costs for diana to arrange a doctor and your transport back. And losing your gear in mission also makes sense. But losing items in your safehouse makes the whole point of leaving them there useless and complete bs, honestly.

[@NaughtyNina1240]

4:46 throw durian near target, it will isolate him with emetic gas effect.

[@The_Keh27]

I had literally no idea about the assassins or the phones. This is gonna make the showdowns play out much differently now. For those extra objectives, I wish guns indicated if they were assault rifles or smgs. Never certain if I have the right one

[@kinsan89]

3:05 not exactly: there are prestige objectives that ask you to do Silent Assassin Suit Only/No Firearms

[@constantinvasiliev2065]

The campaign consists of 4 stages with progressing difficulty increase. It is much easier to loose all progress in later stages. I found I mostly died due to trying to complete all of the objectives. Now I believe, it is better to go for all of the objectives in the earlier stages, while in latter stages to just try to kill the targets in any way, which would require the lowest risk possible.

[@Logan_K]

I've noticed that too. It is better to allow yourself to be more flexible later on in the interest of succeeding in the campaign

[@constantinvasiliev2065]

Also, when you finish a syndicate showdown and choose the next syndicate, if you really don't like the maps in that section and especially, which one of those as designated as alerted, just quit the game before you begin the next mission and when you start it again, the list of maps in the suggested contract will be different. This can help at later stages, when you really get screwed by rng until you learn all the maps perfectly .

[@CRIMSON1-02]

One thing that happens in my playthroughs is that 90% of the time the actual target in a show down isnt constantly being followed by an assassin but idk if this is juat luck

[@IwrsTheKing007]

for number five, armed npcs have a thicker outline when using instinct

[@World0fSiN]

Best take away was the need to try and be silent and completely stealthy.. going for the mercers

[@bradleyanderson5288]

Did the same exact thing on Ambrose! I threw a remote controlled duck explosive, made sure someone picked it up, walked away, and detonated it 🤣 great video! I'm loving this new game mode. Lots of trial and error in the beginning, but completing an entire campaign is so worth it!

[@Logan_K]

I know right?! when you take the gloves off and just do the thing you can have an amazing time!

[@williamallen7386]

That's the same room the safe spawned in for me, lol. Four friggin people to get rid of. Grabbed the cooks disguise and the fruit that makes them all sick, toss it on the table, and empty room.👍

[@xSuri412]

That target lol, I actually lured him out with the soap nearby. While he went outsidr the door, I went around the hut standing on the ledge and then shot him in his back with the sieker through the window. He then isolated himself getting me a clean silent kill :D love this mode

[@ander_smith3309]

focus on getting weapons over freelancer tools.. the tools will help you get money sure.. but when you die.. they are all gone.. the guns stay on the rack and nothing is sold that you own.. so if your gun stash if full ^^ every reset the vendors will have the rare guns you lost waiting for you. It can also feel like you are getting nowhere if you buy a bunch of tools and die =.= on top of staying around the guns at higher lvls are cheaper to bring so.. being able to get them again reliably is very nice.

[@Logan_K]

This is a great tip. Weapons do seem like a better investment in the long-term

[@Shiftry87]

1 note about the assasin/lookout info. Yes they are a great way to get some gear, however they are not always near your target. So dont be fooled thinking that just becouse a suspect is followed by a lookout and/or assasin that thats your target. Your real target could just as easily be on the other side of the map followed by no1.

[@StephenSmcgMcGuinness]

I heard welcome to the channel so I subbed

[@Logan_K]

Thanks for the sub. Glad you are here. More Hitman stuff to come. Got another tips video in the oven

[@Pretender6]

Grab firepoker when leaving on mission , you start with a briefcase

[@oddalfhutlur6760]

Good video liked and subscribed.

[@Logan_K]

Thanks for the sub! more to come

[@NaughtyNina1240]

Can open safe with propane tank or fire extinguisher too. It counts for the task

[@richardkoi2053]

Love this mode. Used to be a SA only player and would constantly reset if something went bad. Shout-out to this mode for breaking me out of my shell of SASO

[@problematic_canik]

I love this mode so much.

[@meappig7952]

Cant wait for the stream!

[@Logan_K]

I'll be streaming Sunday! I'll post it in the community tab when I have everything ready

[@serpico1616]

I have all the achievements and whatnot, but Freelancer forces/teaches you to be an even better hitman!

[@techgamer1597]

Another tip, if you fuck up a mission i.e. youre being shot at with no way out and imminent death, alt-f4 and i found it doesn't reset your campaign.

[@safiuddin1997]

This is my tip. For a campaign i always pick any campaign that have haven island. Haven island will be my showdown map. What i do is i take a sniper rifle, kill those guard at the outpost. Climb up. And shoot 2× times at the target if he/she is escaping but diana didnt inform you that the target is not escaping then its not it. If he/she is the target, diana will say target is escaping snd there will be an indicator to exit. Easy campaign.

[@jero37]

Lookouts can be so broken. I had a showdown on Hokkaido, literally lookout walking right in front of me, and one time after doing the Alt+F4 trick to reset the chaos she glitched and remained enforcer even though I was in one of the blend in spots. I wish they had a little pull out phone and message the suspects animation that gave you a chance to not get screwed by that kinda BS.

[@GeoffreyBronson]

Woah! They removed Silent Assassin rating on this? That's absolutely genius, this is going to cure me of my agent 47 perfectionism and just commit to my Mr Bean runs.

[@patricklevesque7417]

I'd like to know how to take pictures, when I take one it gives me 2 options ....delete or hide menu

[@jero37]

Propane flask also works for explosive opening of Freelancer safes, easier to find. Obviously a breach charge is best if you can get it, but yeah propane flasks work. Haven't tried fire extinguishers.

[@jesuscarriontiscar5539]

I love this gamemode, it makes Hitman so much fun! but i really love roleplaying as 47 and i just cant make a messy mission 😅😅 sometimes it would take me 30 minutes to complete a mission trying to be as silent as 47 would be 😂

[@danjal87nl]

One big part that I feel the freelancer mode kinda messes up is that it incentivizes you to NOT bring gear. Unless it's for a challenge (I.E. mercer reward), the gamemode incentivizes you to learn the maps and where to find whatever you might need on any given map or utilize what the map provides. Why ever bring an unsilenced gun - any map has NPCs carrying them. Most maps have coins or other small throwables. Crowbars, screwdrivers, wrenches - found on the map. The list goes on and on. You get this wall of collectible gear that you'll never use unless for a specific paid objective.

[@danjal87nl]

You mention exploding the safe - most maps have gas cannisters. Guess what they do when shot. *boom* The game incentivizes you to hoard. Go into a map, do the objectives, then by knowing the good stuff found on the map pick those up and leave. Down the line when the rewarding objectives come that require that gear you have it.

[@StayedBoot7207]

nice video

[@UltraEgo-Vegeta]

When you use instinct the assassins and guards have a briter ui that normal npcs I don't know if this applies to lookouts.

[@skelet00n29]

I have three tips: 1: get a suppressed pistol ASAP, you can dig one up on Isle of Sgail, or kill an assassin. 2: get the crowbar. It can distract when thrown, open doors, and knock people out. You will probably get it before a lockpick, but it’s a great substitute. 3: play maps you love, and skip ones you hate. Don’t chose a syndicate with maps you don’t like. I never do one on Colorado, Morocco, Ambrose, and Mumbai as I don’t like playing on them, and it makes it easier and more fun for me to play.

[@Logan_K]

I agree. I find the crowbar to be more helpful early on than a lockpick

[@lordmortimer8055]

Personally I love to only choose one if it has Vermont, New York, Ambrose or Sapienza because I find those to be the easiest for showdowns.

[@herrpausr7008]

Hey we both share the same localtions we don't like. 😂

[@randalica92]

The kitchen in the safehouse has a banana. Bananas give you a free courier takedown as you can plant them in plain sight without attracting any attention.