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Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive -- Guide Version 1.5
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By: Andrei Zander (andy_j91@hotmail.com)
Date: October 5th 2001
Please excuse me for any grammar mistakes, I'm not English or American.
If you have something to add e-mail me and I will put it on this guide giving you
credit for it.
Some things in this guide are credited to Dr.Laiko and to Nadia Varkovsky. I will
credit them where necessary.
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http://www.gamefaqs.com
http://www.neoseeker.com
http://dlh.net
If you want to post this FAQ on your site, e-mail me, telling me the address of
your site. I will reply to you as soon as I can and I will put your site in the
list. Thank you.
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Version History
V.0.1 Completed the entire guide. I'm thinking if I'm gonna put a walkthrough in
the guide.
V.0.2 Started work on the Walkthrough. Completed missions from 1 to 10. Also
added a bit of mission 11. Corrected some grammar mistakes.
V.0.5 Continued the work on the walkthrough (Mission 11 - Mission 16). I've also
done some modifications and I corrected some grammar mistakes.
V.0.7 Walkthrough from mission 17 to mission 20 plus a part of mission 21. More
to come soon. Corrected a few words and inserted DLH.net at the list of sites and
at the "Credits" section.
V.1.2 The rest of the walkthrough finished. Thinking of what else can I put in
this guide. I'll make a game review and, when the webisodes come up, maybe I'll
make walkthroughs for all of them. I was thinking of making a demo walkthrough,
but since it already exists, I probably won't write one too.
V.1.5 Created Game Review and done some modifications to the guide.
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Contents:
1. Introduction
2. Game Review
3. The Original Story (from the game manual)
4. The Menu Bar in the Game
5. The Characters
6. Game Tips
7. Cheats
8. Walkthrough
9. Credits
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1. Introduction
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This is my first FAQ/Guide of a game, sorry if I'm not too accurate in some
situations.
This Guide is Copyright (c) Andrei Zander 2001. If you want to post this on your
web site mail me at andy_j91@hotmail.com. You are not allowed to change the
contents of this guide. Feel free to print it out for your own use. You are not
allowed to make any profit out of it.
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2. Game Review
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Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive is a game like Commandos, with the difference
that the action is situated in the Wild West, in the year 1881. The game is
structured in 25 levels, which include 6 tutorial levels. In the first missions,
Cooper must find some old friends. After the rescue levels of the new gang
members, there are tutorial levels that help you learn the moves and skills of a
character. In order to finish the game, sometimes you must use more characters at
the same time. While Kate entices an enemy with the garter trick, Cooper punches
the enemy and Sam ties the unconscious bandito. That's why the producers
integrated a function called quick-action which helps you a lot when you have to
do multiple actions.
After you eliminated an enemy, you must hide his body because and civilian or
bandit that sees the body may sound the alarm. When a patrolling guard notices
the missing of a colleague, he runs sound the alarm or to look for him. If he
finds him unconscious or tied up etc., he wakes him up and then he goes back at
his regular job. If he does not find him, he'll relax in time and will not be
alarmed anymore.
The graphics are awesome. The buildings are so detailed, that you cannot make the
difference between the real Wild West and the virtual Wild West from Desperados.
The sounds are great. They vary from nature sounds to voices of PCs or NPCs. The
game is really fun and I would give the gameplay a really high mark, even if the
chances of starting the game over again are small. This game made me a very good
impression, and it's one of the best games I ever played.
Here is my evaluation for this game:
Graphics: 20/20
Sound: 15/15
Gameplay: 28/30
Feeling: 05/05
Story: 18/20
Impression: 10/10
Total: 96/100
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3. The Original Story (from the game manual)
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El Paso, a typical Wild West town in the southwestern United States near the
Mexican border. It is the year 1881. For the last few months, the trains
belonging to the famous railroad company, Twinnings & Co. have been the targets
of a whole series of hold-ups and ambushes. The management of the company has
decided enough is enough and they have to put an end to the raids. It has offered
a reward of $15,000 for anyone who captures the leader of the gang responsible
But no one in and around El Paso has the courage to take on the might of the
banditos, so the outlaws just keep robbing train after train. Even the local
Marshall keeps well out of it...
It is only when a stranger rides into town that things start to change. Bounty
hunter John Cooper pays a visit to the local Twinnings & Co. manager offering to
end the company's problems once and for all. He gathers together a gang of his
old partners and declares war on the banditos. But during his pursuit, which will
take him through half of the southwestern United States, Cooper discovers that on
this mission nothing is quite what it seems...
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4. The Menu Bar in the Game
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The globe in the left of the bar lets you choose the position for your
character: stand or crawl.
By pressing the clock you can set up the quick-action and by pressing Space
you can perform the quick-action. For info on the quick-action, check the manual.
The pictures of your characters let you select which one of your players you
want to take control of.
If you press the flashlight and then click on an enemy you will see his
viewing range:
*Green: "Everything's OK here." --> the enemy isn't suspicious about anything.
*Yellow: "Did I see something?" --> the enemy saw you a bit or heard you and now
he's suspicious.
*Orange: "You're gonna die!" --> the enemy saw you and he prepares to open fire.
*Pink: "!Una bonita muchacha!" --> the enemy has seen Kate arranging her garter.
*Black: "I'm gonna kill everyone!" --> Mia got him with the blowpipe.
The map helps you a lot, as it shows every object in the level.
*Green Dot - character
*Red Dot - enemy
*Dark Red Dot - dead/unconscious enemy
*Yellow Cross - goodies (equipment, ammo, barrels)
*Blue Dot - civilian
*Red Area - a door you must blow up / a roadblock you must blow up.
*Blue Area (at night) - places you can't be seen if someone passes by you.
*Green Up and Down Arrows - rocky walls Cooper can climb.
The zoom buttons help you set the zoom level: close - normal - far
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5. The Characters
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You can control six characters in Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive. Here I will
describe all of them, along with their weapons and abilities.
JOHN COOPER
The leader of the group and the fastest shooter in the west. He's a bounty hunter
assigned by The Twinnings & Co. railroad company to solve the cases of the train
robberies. Even if he does like to work on his own, Cooper seeks for his trusty
friends for dangerous missions such as this.
Weapons:
Colt
The Colt is Cooper's gun. Holds six bullets. It's deadly from close range. You
can set a quick-action able to shoot three times one or more enemies. Cooper will
shoot three times in less than a second.
Fist
You will always have this "weapon" (well... duh!). This way you can knock out
enemies silently. If you punch your enemy for about ten times, you can kill him.
You can knockout civilians and then tie them up with Sam to get them out of
action.
Knife + Throw Knife
This is the most used weapon when playing with Cooper. You can stab an enemy to
death with this or you can throw this at your adversaries. Just make sure that
you are close to the guy cause if you are far, you won't kill him and you may
also never get your knife back. There are other useful ways of using your knife.
You can cut the saddles off horses so no one will ride the horse again. However,
you can take the saddle and put it on the horse to make him "operable" again. You
can kill an unconscious enemy too. You can also use the knife to cut ropes from
lifeboats and the rope around Doc's neck
Toy Watch
Use this musical toy watch to distract enemies inside the music range. You can
then stab them, punch them, kill them, tie them, kick them etc.
Cooper's abilities:
Cooper can climb brick walls or rocky walls. Also Cooper can cut saddles off
horses or can saddle the horses also. He can carry dead or unconscious persons
and he's the only one who can take up to three targets in the Gun Quick-Action
mode.
SAMUEL WILLIAMS
Sam is an old friend of Cooper. He is an expert in explosives such as dynamites
and TNT barrels. He's also good at gattling guns. His only weakness is members of
the opposite sex. Because of that, he often got in trouble.
Weapons:
Winchester
Sam's firearm. This weapon has the longest range in normal firing mode and it's
pretty accurate too (not as accurate as Doc's Buntline though). It holds 12
bullets but it reloads a bit hard. Good to take three or four lined up enemies.
It's good to take out those three enemies near that house in Mission 21 (left
edge of the screen).
Dynamite Stick
Sam throws dynamite sticks to kill or knockout enemies. You can use this to take
out large groups of enemies. Careful though, because among the scared enemies
there might be brave ones who are gonna kick back the deadly stick. A good thing
is that you can take advantage of the roofs and objects that can keep the stick
going. Take care because the explosion can alert almost all of the guards in the
level.
Rope
You can use the rope to tie up unconscious civilians or enemies. Careful where
you leave the tied ones cause another enemy can set free the tied up one and can
raise the alarm.
Snake
This poisonous snake is ideal to kill enemies coming from around the corner. But
if an enemy sees the sack it'll shoot it and the snake will die. And remember
that the only one that the snake won't bite is Sam. That means your characters
can die if they are bitten.
Careful with the civilians too. This snake is also good for scaring horses. If
he's placed near an unconscious person, this can turn into Sam's easy way of
killing an enemy.
TNT Barrel
This TNT Barrel is used to blow up locked doors and roadblocks on particular
levels. After placing the barrel Sam leaves a powder trail that can be the lit up
by Sam. Kate can also use her mirror on the gunpowder to light it up. The barrel
also blows up if Cooper, Sam, Doc, Kate or Sanchez shoots it.
Sam's abilities:
Sam can operate gattling guns like Sanchez.
DOC MCCOY
Doc is the doctor of the team. He's also an old friend of Cooper. He fought in
the Civil War and lost his eye in the battle at Gettysburg. Anyway, Doc's a
trusty friend.
Weapons:
Buntline
The Buntline has a shorter range than Sam's Winchester. It holds 6 bullets and
due to his long barrel has a greater range than Cooper's Colt.
Precision Bullets
When in sniper mode, Doc's Buntline has an unlimited range as long as there's no
object standing in its way. This sniper is extremely precise. As he says, Doc can
"shoot a fly off a wall from 100 feet". Only in some missions you will find
sniper ammo, although I don't understand why the same gun works with a different
type of bullets.
Gas Tubes + Balloons
Gas tubes are a good weapon to knockout a large group of enemies. These tubes
contain a knockout gas developed by Doc. Take care because these bottles can
knockout your characters too. You can also use the balloon to get a bottle over
some enemies. Just program the Sniper to shoot the balloon, by quick-action. When
the balloon is in the desired spot, shoot it. You can shoot it with any one of
your characters.
Bandages
Doc can heal himself or any other member of his team. A bandage regenerates 50
life points. But remember that you have a limited number of bandages.
Scarecrow
Doc can leave his coat in a desired place to draw attention. The enemies will
shoot at it a while. You then can kill the angry annoyed enemies. To get it back
simply click on it.
Doc's abilities:
Doc can pick door locks and safes with his skeleton key. There are some doors
that can't be opened even by Doc. The only solution is TNT Barrel and another
route. Also Doc can awake unconscious members of his team (Sanchez's swipe, poor
gas tube throwing, enemy's fist, Sam's dynamite). Of course, he cannot awake
himself.
KATE O'HARA
She is the beautiful lady of the team and a professional poker player. Her
incredible luck often reveals that she is cheating and that gets her into
trouble. However, Cooper saved her a lot of times.
Weapons:
Derringer
This is Kate's firearm. It holds only three bullets. She holds it in case of an
emergency. It is very silent and pretty accurate, even if the range is short. It
is a small gun that fits into her garter. You can shoot somebody without drawing
too much attention.
Queen of Hearts
This small pack of cards is one of Kate's ways to draw someone into an ambush.
Bet is to hide Cooper into a building, lay a trail of card that stops in front of
the entrance and when someone follows the trail and stops at the door stab him
with Cooper. Kate only has 10 cards.
Garter
If an enemy sees Kate playing with her garter he'll slowly approach her with his
viewing range pink. When he's near Kate, the best way to get rid of him is to
kick him. However, Cooper can also punch or stab the guy, as Kate also can shoot
him with the Derringer.
Mirror
Kate's mirror only works at daylight. But if it's night, Kate's in a cave or
she's standing in shadow. She can blind an enemy for a few seconds, meanwhile
other member can pass the guy unnoticed. Careful though, if you use that too much
on the same enemy, he'll know something's wrong and come to check out. You can
also light up the trail of powder from Sam's TNT barrel.
Kick
Similar to Cooper's punch. However, Kate's kick does more damage than Cooper's
punch. If you want to have an effective distract + knockout use the garter
combined with the kick. You can also kill an enemy by hitting him for about seven
times. This is Kate's way of killing real silently.
Kate's abilities:
Kate is the only member of the team who can walk silently over any kind of
terrain. If it's a noisy terrain, Kate will automatically crawl. Also she can
change clothes to walk freely around a town.
SANCHEZ
Nicknamed "Grizzly" cause he's huge and very strong like a bear. Sanchez is loud
also, so careful on sneaking up behind an enemy. He was the leader of a Mexican
band of gangsters.
Weapons:
Shotgun
This is the weapon with the most devastating effect of all. Even if it holds only
2 rounds and its range is short, this weapons cleans everything, from people to
plants (well, not really). Devastating!
Tequila
The bottle of tequila can be used in two ways. Either you let somebody see a
bottle and you draw him into an ambush, either you let the enemy drink this. This
will make the enemy lose his accuracy and occasionally make him to take a nap.
Siesta
This works almost like Kate's garter. When the enemy is approaching you can
eliminate him by a swipe or by a knife throw (Cooper).
Swipe
Sanchez can swipe to knockout everyone near him. Unlike Cooper's punch and Kate's
kick, Sanchez cannot hit an unconscious enemy this way. Useful if you use it in
combination with the siesta.
Stone
Sanchez can use the stone to create a diversion or to knockout an enemy. You can
find these stones lying on the ground. You can pick up a stone after using it.
Sanchez's abilities
Sanchez is the only one who can clear buildings. If there are up to three enemies
in a building, Sanchez can send them flying out the door. Sanchez can also use a
gattling gun but, unlike Sam, he can carry the gun wherever he wants (except
ladders and one type of stairs). Because of his strength, Sanchez can also move
heavy objects such as statues, boulders and other objects. Also he can carry dead
or unconscious persons but thanks to his strength he can carry two persons at a
time.
MIA YUNG
An 18-year-old girl, Mia is now an orphan after the banditos burned her house and
killed her father. How her only friends are Cooper and his team and a little
trained monkey called Mr. Leone.
Weapons:
Blowpipe
Mia is the only one without a firearm. This blowpipe could take out three or even
four enemies at a time. It holds one poisonous dart, which drives the victim
crazy. His viewing range will get black and he'll kill anyone in his way, friend
or foe. If he's not killed by the other banditos, he'll faint. Be sure to run
like hell and hide after the dart went to its target.
Whistle
Mia's whistle works like Cooper's watch. Just whistle to attract enemies or to
call back Mr. Leone (I think).
Firecracker
This works almost like Kate's mirror, although it's capable of blinding more
opponents.
Peanuts
Mia can use her limited number of peanuts to make Mr. Leone go to a certain
point. But Mia can also put Mr. Leone to dance around an enemy to lure him into
an ambush (no peanuts needed for this).
Mr. Leone
Mia's faithful friend. This little monkey can go to dance on a peanut trail or
around an opponent to distract him and to lure him into an ambush. No peanuts
needed this way.
Mia's abilities.
Mia is so small that she can quickly hide in a barrel. Useful if you just used
the blowpipe. Also she can hide in middle of ambushes.
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6. Game Tips
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1. Use Sanchez (which can carry 2 bodies) and Cooper (which can carry one body)
to move or hide the dead or the unconscious bodies.
2. Remember that whenever you want a silent kill use Cooper's knife. You can also
punch or kick to death an enemy.
3. With Kate you can attract more guards using the garter trick, and you can
eliminate them really easy by kicking them really fast. Remember that Kate's kick
is more effective and faster than Cooper's punch.
4. At viewing range, dark green means the enemy can see any objects but at the
end of the range, where you see light green, the enemies cannot see crawling
objects.
5. Use the card trick to lure enemies in front of a door. Then get out with
Cooper and knife them.
6. At night the enemies cannot see very far, but they can hear really good. Also,
your fire range of your guns will be shorter.
7. If you do not want bandits to take your horses, cut the saddle belt with
Cooper's knife.
8. You can roll and shoot if you are behind the corner. If you see both the red
cross and the green cross hold LShift and you will see a transparent copy of
yourself. Press LClick to roll and shoot and press RClick to roll back around the
corner.
9. You can lasso horses if one of your characters is on a horse and you click on
an unoccupied horse.
10. You can jump from balconies or roof on a horse, which is underneath you.
11. At night you can hide in dark areas (marked with red areas on the mini-map).
Then, you figure will be black.
12. Use Sanchez to move big heavy objects, such as boulders, statues or that car
in mission 19. If anyone's in the mine, you can kill him this way.
13. If you have control of Sanchez, get him into a building, get one of your
heroes on the roof, shoot in the air and let enemies see you go in the building.
Sanchez will beat them up in no time.
14. Take advantage of noisy elements of the nature such as waterfalls to shoot
without getting heard.
15. Some things that your characters can pick up and use (dynamite, rocks,
gattling guns, bandages etc.) will appear as a yellow cross on the mini-map.
16. You can light Sam's powder trail from the TNT Barrel with a big distance,
thanks to Kate's mirror.
17. In canyons, remember that thanks to the echoes your noise can be heard from
long distances.
18. Place Sam's snake around the corners or at a door to kill the enemies easier.
19. Some surfaces are noisy if you walk or run on them (like metal, wood or
puddles). Kate is the only member of the team who can walk silently on any
surface.
20. Be careful with the knife-throwers, the Demonios, because they use poison-
tipped knifes that can kill you immediately.
21. In mission 22, Showdown in Deadstone, you cannot use Sam's dynamite or Doc's
gas tubes, because it's raining.
22. If you want to go behind a building and you also can go on top of the
building (roof, balcony) hold LShift and the cursor will become transparent. Now
press the desired spot.
23. In case of rain you cannot use Sam's dynamite (won't light up) or Doc's gas
tubes (dissipates too fast).
24. By pressing Caps Lock you will reveal the outlines of friends (green),
civilians (blue) and enemies (red) behind buildings or objects.
25. You can use quick action to kill your opponents easier. Also, remember that
Cooper can take in target up to three enemies. The quick action is necessary in
the train station in Mission 18: The Magnificent Six.
26. Move tied persons into buildings. This way, nobody will free them.
27. Use Cooper's knife to cut ropes from lifeboats, hay bales etc.
27. At the final fight with El Diablo, after he comes to punch you, run quickly
and take your knife stuck in El Diablo's chair. When he comes up after you, stab
him and the game ends.
28. Here is a funny tip: Cut the saddle of a horse, but do not take it off. Now
jump from a balcony/wall on the horse. The saddle will fall and you now control
the unsaddled horse. Actually, the horse does not obey your commands, but he does
walk or run when you tell him to. But it does obey if you tell him to lasso
another horse. To steal a horse you must do this: cut the saddle belt; jump from
a balcony/wall on the horse; click to lasso another horse; click on the saddle to
pick it up; the unsaddled horse will return with the other horse in lasso. Your
enemies will not suspect anything because they will see an unsaddled horse with
no one on it. Congratulations! You now have one more horse. The funny part is
that your character is floating while he "is on the horse". Best to try this in
Dance with the Devil. :)
29. BTW, if you want to kill easier and more efficient do this: for example, you
want to kill the guy that will come around the corner. Hide around the corner,
click on the throw knife icon (or press the hotkey) and hold down the left button
of the mouse. Keep it on the corner or the enemy. When bandito comes in knife
throwing range, Cooper will throw the knife with a lethal precision.
30. Want to reload a character's weapon while you are inside a building? Press
the quick-action button and simply reload.
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7. Cheats
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In the game, press LShift + F11. Enter the following codes and press Enter:
hollow man - invisibility
clint - win level
powerman - Doc's sniper mode for Buntline
jackal - ammo
medic - hints
schneider - end level
timeless - allows you to program actions during Pause
epitaph - victory conditions
fidel castro - dialogs
show me all - show all objects
supersonic - shows white circles (noises) and black circles (deafness)
zeus - try to put the viewing range on an enemy and a thunder will kill him
behind the ennemy horse - ???
whats my destiny - objectives completed
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8. Walkthrough
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Here are the walkthroughs for the missions. I will not tell you what to do in the
tutorial levels because the computer tells you. Plus they are really easy and I
don't want to spend my time in telling things that are obvious. I hope these
solutions will help you. Have fun!
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Mission 1: An Old Friend
Difficulty: Easy
This is Cooper's tutorial level. Just do what Big Bill says. When he robs you, go
in the northeast corner of the map. You will find your watch on the way. Distract
the guard then take your watch and go to Big Bill. Place the watch somewhere and
hide. When Big Bill comes to investigate, just punch him. Then saddle the horse
and mount it. Mission ends.
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Mission 2: Southern Comfort
Difficulty: Easy
After the intro, kill the guy nearby you with the knife. Then, go to that little
house a bit south from your position and get behind it. When the guy in white
approaches, get out and throw the knife at him. Hide the dead enemies and Sam in
the house. Sneaking and using the knife kill every enemy on that side of the map.
Also be careful with that guy in blue. Make sure that you kill him when the guy
in white is away. Next, you're gonna kill the two guys near the barn. Put the
clock outside so that only the first guy hears it and get inside. When the guy
comes to investigate, get out and throw the knife. Now hide the body in the barn
and go up. Set the clock to 10 seconds, exit the barn quietly and go around the
corner. When the guard enters the barn, go to the door and pull out your knife.
When he comes out, stab him. You can also stand around the corner and when he
comes out you come out and throw the knife. Hide the body in the barn and
retrieve your clock. There is an alternative to killing the two guys. Just go up
and cut that rope with the knife. That thing will fall on the two guys knocking
them out. This alternative is credited to Dr.Laiko. Then, kill them by stabbing
with the knife. A bit south of the barn, there are two gringos standing there on
that field. Just crawl on the other field on the left of the map. No one can see
you there if you crawl. Shoot the two guys (preferably with the help of a quick-
action). A third guy will see the bodies and will come to investigate. Just shoot
him too. Now go crawling through the hay field in the east towards that guy
patrolling in the right of the screen. Throw the knife at him. Now you need a
distraction. Shoot anywhere so that the gringos come to see what's going on.
Shoot them all and retrieve your knife. Kill the guy near the yard-house with the
knife and hide Sam near it. If the park is cleared you can shoot the guys at the
stables near the park. If there are enemies in the park, kill them first. Now,
after you've killed the guys near the stables, shoot the guy patrolling near the
villa. Take Sam to the stable in the left corner of the map and Cooper will wake
Sam. Now get two horses, mount them and ride them out of the ranch and go
northeast. Don't worry about the guy guarding the entrance. He won't shoot you.
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Mission 3: Smoke Signals
Difficulty: Easy
It's time for the second tutorial of the game, Sam's tutorial level. This is very
easy. ** When in control of gattling gun, shoot the carriage and you will find a
TNT Barrel. Put the barrel near the boulders and, after you've set the powder
trail, light it and get back a little. Mount the horse and ride up north **.
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Mission 4: Hang'm High!
Difficulty: Medium
At the beginning, punch the priest and tie him up. I would not advise to use the
snake because the horse will run away (without the priest, of course). After
that, move Cooper behind that big rock near the little bridge and when the guy in
blue comes in sight, kill him. Hide him and the priest in the house near you.
Then, when the guy on the saloon balcony isn't watching, hide yourself and Sam in
that little room near the saloon. Sometimes, that guy will come outside and will
stop a few meters from the door of the saloon. When he comes back, quickly get
around the corner and throw your knife at him (quick-action). He may have time to
fire. If he does, quickly get back to the little room. When things quiet down, go
and get your knife and take the body into that little room near saloon. Just be
careful so that the guy on the other side of the street in away, otherwise, he
could see you. When he's away, go into that house at the end of that little
street where he stops. When he comes back and stops at the corner, throw your
knife at him and hide the body in the house. Let the civilian see Cooper. He'll
go at the corner of the storehouse and shouts for somebody. Punch him, tie him up
and hide him in the cottage left of the river (where you hidden the priest and
the dead guy). Also, take the saddle of the priest's horse and put it on the
horse tied up in the yard across the street from the saloon. Now there is a yard
in the south of the map, with a sleepy gringo and a TNT Barrel. WALK on the
middle of the road, not too close to the fence. Enter the yard and crawl a bit to
get near him and then throw the knife at him and hide the body near the river.
Bring Sam to get the barrel. Get Sam back to the little room near the saloon.
Now, near the saloon you will see a gringo in blue, sitting near a saddle.
Activate his viewing range and when he is not looking, approach a bit with Cooper
and quickly throw your knife at him. Then, hide the body in the little room. Now,
when the patrolling guard nearby is away, kill the guy in white with the knife.
Hide the body. When the patrolling guard comes back, throw the knife at him.
Careful, cause when he sees the guy in white missing he'll start to search for
him. Also, hide the body. Now take the saddle and put it on the horse near the
fence. You now have three horses. Now nearby Doc's carriage full of chemicals is
a house with a guard on the roof and one sitting next to it. Put the watch near
the building at the west of the house and hide around the corner. Program a
quick-action to throw the knife at the guy. When he's near the watch, get out and
activate the quick-action. Hide the body in the building. Repeat to eliminate the
guard sitting near the house. Now the patrolling guard will raise an alarm. After
things quiet down, hide around the corner of the barn while the guard is away and
when he comes back and approaches throw your knife at him. Hide the body. Now you
can blow up Doc's carriage. After you lighted the powder trail, run quickly to
your hideout left of the saloon. Now the plaza will be almost empty. Only two
guards remaining. Now go on the street at the left of the map and hide behind the
corner of the yellow building. When the white guard stops nearby you. Throw the
knife at him and hide him in the house in the north of the map. When the guard
near Doc is looking to the east get close and throw the knife at him. Then slowly
approach the guy standing next to the stairs and punch him. Retrieve the knife,
cut the rope around Docs neck and after the dialog stab the guy you just punched.
Now get Doc and Cooper, go into the sheriff's office, punch the guy there and
make Doc take his coat. Now get everyone on the horses and leave the town either
way (southwest or northeast). Mission successful!
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Mission 5: Doc McCoy's Cabin
Difficulty: Easy
This is the third tutorial in the game: Doc's tutorial. Just do what you have to
and you will easily complete this mission. By the way, put the scarecrow on the
pier. Doc will bring the sunken boat back to surface using telekinetic powers.
Some kind of easter-egg. Dr.Laiko has made this discovery and I'm giving full
credit to him.
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Mission 6: High Stakes
Difficulty: Medium
First of all you may be able to throw the knife at one guy stopping with the
horse hear your heroes. After you kill him, hide him into the darkness. Then move
all your characters into the house. When guy in blue comes patrolling and stops
somewhere near the door and is looking at the other way, eliminate him by knife-
throwing and hide his body in the house. Now you can take back the horse near
house to the group of horses across the street. Now the next step would be
killing the patrolling guard near the building with the civilian at the balcony
(a bit north of your hiding place). When the guard is away, go at the far corner
of the building, on the alley that the guard is patrolling and when he comes
round the corner throw knife at him. You could also punch and tie up that
civilian at the balcony. Next try to eliminate the whole east of the map. It's
easy. Just use the knife. There is a house where you can lure enemies by shooting
in the air, outside the door. The way you can easily kill them with the knife.
First you've got to clear the street at the left of the screen. Use the same
trick with the knife. And you could use that dark area at the door of that house
to lure and kill enemies. Now get everyone in that small toilet in the left of
the ship. Using Cooper's watch you can lure enemies to the toilet door. The
following way of getting your heroes aboard the ship is credited to Dr.Laiko. Set
the watch to 15 seconds, in front of the toilet door. Run with Cooper so that
someone will hear you. Get Cooper running into the toilet. The one who heard you
will come to investigate and will hear the watch. When he is near the door, get
Cooper out and stab the gringo. Hide him inside the toilet. Repeat this as many
times as you can.  Now, when no one's watching, get onto that pile of logs and on
the ship. Crawl to the stairs. Now the safest and best way is to run up the
stairs. Now there's a group of guys under the lifeboat. Cut the rope and that way
you will kill the guys. Go inside and when things quiet down get Sam and Doc, one
at a time inside, like you did with Cooper. Place Sam's snake at the entrance of
the corridor. After you unlock Kate's cabin door, five enemies come out of a
house. Make some noise and the snake will bite when anyone comes in. There will
be two or three enemies left outside. Clear them with gas tubes. Now get to the
horses and get out of town.
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Mission 7: A Woman's Weapons
Difficulty: Easy
Kate O'Hara's tutorial. I have one thing to say. When you blind that guy, just
run and he'll do nothing to you. Just follow the objectives. Easy as pie.
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Mission 8: Into the Lions Den
Difficulty: Medium
The only ways in this mission to succeed are Kate's garter + Kate's kick + Sam's
rope + Cooper hiding the bodies or to use Cooper's watch and punch instead of
garter + kick. And remember you must NOT kill anyone, and you also have to put
out of action all the guards, including the ones at the west of the map. First of
all put out of action the guy you just spoke to using Kate's garter. When no
one's watching, carry him into the shack and move all your heroes inside. Then
using the same trick, knockout the patrolling guy in white, tie him up and hide
him in the shack. Now, when the guy on the horse is not watching, take Cooper
into the left corner on the map, between the rocks, where the guy on horse can't
see you. When he's close, RUN at him and punch him. You know what to do with his
body. Know to take care of those two guards in the upper-left corner of the map.
Go with Kate and simply walk until you're close enough to the first guy from the
left. Now run and kick him. By kicking him you will also make the second gringo
fall down. He'll get up so kick him again fast (you can also store a running kick
quick-action on him). Just to be sure kick both again. Tie them and leave them.
Nobody will look for them there. Now entice the guy in white at the bridge with
Kate standing near the wall and kick him. Run in the shack and the other guy will
see you and will come near the door. Punch him with Cooper. Other two enemies
will see Cooper and will come at the door. Get Cooper out and one of the guys
will punch him. Now get Kate out. The enemies will be watching Cooper and she can
quickly kick them both. Now make Sam tie all the enemies, let Doc wake Cooper.
You might want to bandage Cooper. Now carry all the bodies in the shack. Now the
first yard will be clean. Only two more enemies left. There is a guy in white and
a guy in blue. Use Kate to entice the guy in white. You have to stay on the
bridge. Kick the guy and proceed as usual. Now do it again to the guy in blue.
Use the same trick on the guy patrolling in the next yard. Now look at the two
gringos near carriage. Take Doc on the other side of the wall and throw a gas
tube. When third guy comes to wake up his friend, throw the second gas tube. Now
quickly take Cooper and move the three unconscious guys near wall. Make sure that
the guy patrolling near stables doesn't see you. After you took care of the three
guys, entice the patrolling one and do as you know. Now entice the guy sitting in
right by standing in a place that the guy in right doesn't see. Right at the
gate. Now you know what to do. Do the same with the other guy and let Sam and Doc
take the goodies. After that blow up with the TNT Barrel the big gate (marked red
on the mini-map). There will probably be one guard in the first yard and one in
the second, after the blow. Just do the classic enticing method to take the out.
Hide them in a house. Now only a few enemies are standing between you and the end
of the mission. Get rid of the first one using Kate's garter. Now take Doc
crawling to the first gas tube and when the guy second guy is not watching, throw
a tube at him. Now you can take the gas tube near Doc. Go to the crates where the
second guy is/was and throw a gas tube to the guy in right, behind the pillar.
When second guy comes to the sleeping gringo, throw another gas tube. Bring Sam
to tie everyone and then get Cooper to enter the double doors. Get Cooper out at
the balcony and punch the guy there. Tie him up as well. You could also throw a
gas tube at him. Either way, you can get rid of him without trouble. Now there
are two deputies in the room. You can clear them with a gas tube. You could also
go outside and throw a dynamite stick at the door. Be sure that your characters
are far enough from the dynamite. The deputies will run out but the explosion
will knock them out. Or the fun way is to get Cooper in the door to quick shoot
the chandelier, which will fall on the two guys. You can also shoot the
chandelier with Doc's sniper from outside (between the second pillar on the right
and the crates where the second guy was). This alternative way is credited to
Dr.Laiko.
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Mission 9: Like a Thief in the Night
Difficulty: Medium
This is the toughest beginning of a mission in the whole game. You need a lot of
luck. You mustn't fire your guns, you mustn't throw dynamites and the guys around
campfire mustn't see you. First, stab the first patrolling guard. Remember to
always walk (you can run too, but only when there's no one around). Then, the
second guy will get suspicious. Throw the knife at him and move the body
somewhere safe. If you're lucky, the third patrolling guard will not get
suspicious. Otherwise, he will report to the boss around campfire and you've
failed. Kill him by throwing the knife. Then hide the bodies and stab the
sleeping gringo. Hide his body too. Now attract the guy in white with Kate and
kick him, the walk to the fat guy and stab him too. Remember that those fat guys
are real chickens. They usually do not fight back. Instead, they run to the
campfire and tell the boss about you. After you cleared this part, the mission is
not that hard. You see that guy in white that patrols and stops at the river?
Hide Cooper behind the rock and lay a trail of cards from the river to the south,
past the rock. When the guy follows the cards, throw the knife at him. You can
also use the garter trick to distract that guard, but it's easier and safer with
cards. Now lay the same trail of cards, but with a card on the other side of the
river. This way you'll kill the guard standing there and another card. Now use
Kate's garter trick to lure that guy in pink. Start crossing the river, then kick
him. Make Cooper take away the body, kill him and hide him with the others. Now
run and stab the fat guy in blue and quickly take him away and hide him. Now go
into the darkness and kill the patrolling guy in blue by throwing knife. Now use
Doc to throw a gas tube at those two guys sitting there. First pick up the fat
guy in blue and move him, then the other one. Take them into the darkness and
kill them. Then entice the one to the right standing in the path (make sure that
the other one doesn't see you) and kick him. His friend will come to investigate.
Run and he will see you a little but he won't do anything. Also, he will not wake
up his friend. Now, when he is not looking, take the body into the darkness and
knife it. To kill the second guy, sneak with Cooper behind him and throw the
knife. You must do this when guy in tower looks to northwest. Now go near the
ladder of the tower and when the guy comes down, throw your knife at him. Hide
the bodies into darkness. Now it's time to kill the guy patrolling near valley.
Use the knife. Now cut the rope of the horses' pen and start stealing saddles and
putting them on horses. Every time you take a horse, take an extra one in lasso.
"Park" the horses in the valley. Now get everyone on his horse, except Cooper.
Now you have to free the soldier. Way for the fat, pink guy to leave. Run a bit
then walk, cut the soldier, punch him and quickly go in the valley. Put the
soldier down, get on the horse and wait for leader to leave with his horse.
Mission done.
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Mission 10: Lullaby for Four Aces
Difficulty: Medium
First climb the cliff and when you get at the end of it, above the bandito in
white, throw the knife at him. Now, using your knife, kill the guy sleeping by
the crates. Now crawl to the bandito in blue and stay behind him. Record a quick-
action to walk and punch him. Throw the knife at the guard sitting on the crates,
near the door, and the quickly press space. Now go and punch the sleeping guy in
white, retrieve the knife and stab the two guys that you punched. Go down the
ladder and stab the drunken guy and then stab the sleeping guy. Now go down the
ladder into the house. Some guard will get suspicious. I guess he came to look
for his runaway pig. When the bandito comes to investigate and is near the door,
get out and throw your knife at him or stab him. Hide the body in the house. Now
kill the guy sitting on that barrel with the knife. Enter the tower using the
door on the roof and get out through the door at the ground. Stab the guy quickly
and drag him inside. Now get on the roof, quickly throw the knife at guy there
and crawl before any guard sees you. Now get the knife when the guy in white
standing above that big door with "railroad" tracks. Now get Doc to shoot the two
guards to the left and the right of the guy in tower. The guy near the crates
watches the stables and the big gate. Watch where the field of vision stops and
go there. When the guard starts to look at the other side, run a bit then WALK,
open the gate, walk back and then run in the house. Now this part is credited to
Nadia Varkovsky: Put Sam's snake at the door on the rooftop where you killed five
guys at the beginning, put Doc's scarecrow a bit to the east from the Snake. Now
leave Cooper on the roof and shoot. Quickly climb the rocky cliff and wait for
the snake to bite every enemy. Well, as I did it, many have died... But I got two
men on the first guard post, near my heroes. I took Doc to the first horse to the
left, near the edge of the screen and I started to shoot at the guys. Another
guard or two came to investigate the gunshots. I shot them with Sam. Now get your
Snake and your coat. The snake might have been shot. But the scarecrow is used to
distract the guards from seeing the snake. Now bring Sam to get his snake. Make
sure that he comes out on the roof with the bottle, where you killed the drunken
man. Go at the ladder and make sure the guy in blue in the yard se you. Now when
he comes, shoot him and there will be at least five enemies coming. Shoot them
too. Now bring Doc to get the coat and the sniper ammo in the tower. If you want
to kill the bandito in the tower by the main gate get Kate to go up in the tower
and kick the guy to death. Gather all your heroes on the "slaughter" roof (the
roof with the snake, the scarecrow and many dead bodies). Now using Sam shoot the
guy on the second guard post, the one in the right of the tower at main gate. Now
go on the "slaughter" rooftop and make some noise. When the guard comes up, shoot
him with Cooper. Another guard may come after you. Careful though, he may come
from the door with many dead bodies. Shoot him too. If you want to clean up the
mess on the "slaughter" rooftop, unlock the door with Doc and carry all the
bodies inside. Clean up the next roof and the big tower where the sniper ammo
were. After we killed the poor man's gang, we could at least clean up :). After
the big slaughter + three men you kill with Doc's sniper there should be three or
four guards left outside. I do think there are some inside, but let us not count
them for now. Take Sam in the yard and shoot the guy standing at the top of the
first stairs, near the houses with ladders. After you got him, go inside that
house and hide his body there. Now kill the guy sleeping near that tree, at the
bottom of Sanchez's tower. Kick him to death. Know what? I guess kicking and
punching to death are more painfull than stabbing. There will be a guy coming out
of a house when you are in a certain position. He will go near Sanchez's tower.
He's easy to kill. All the guys will be eliminated using Kate's garter trick or
Cooper's clock. Depends on which enemies you killed with the sniper. Anyway,
after you kill all of them, go into Sanchez's tower, punch him and tie him.
Whoops... Looks like the banditos on the horses are back. I'm crediting Nadia
Varkovsky for the way of killing all the guys: put Sam's snake at the front gate
then return to the group. When all the guys come back, the horses will scare and
will knock everyone out. Get all the goodies in the tower and bring Sam to throw
a dynamite stick in the middle of all the guys. You can also kill by shooting,
but the fastest way is with the dynamite. You might have to throw two sticks of
dynamite. I must say that if the snake was shot, you'll have to make your way out
by throwing gas tubes and dynamites. After you threw them all, you can use the
sniper to kill some more. Save one gas tube/dynamite/sniper bullet for the one at
the gattling gun. Now there should be three or four guards left. They'll make an
easy kill. I advise using Kate's garter or Cooper's watch. After you eliminated
all of the guards, bring Sanchez outside the fortress and mission ends.
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Mission 11: Ambush at Snake Pass
Difficulty: Medium