Part 68: Sneaking Mission: Update 8

Sneaking Mission - Update 8




We start our descent into the oil rig with a theft spree, since we can walk around completely unmolested. Books are always welcome, but it's just a bit weird that regular Enclave civilians are packing plasma grenades.



"That's…a cattle prod. What the hell?"

"You are on the prison level. I suppose that's the closest thing to a non-lethal weapon they have."

"I'm sure the prisoners feel much better about that."



"Actually, on second thought they might prefer the cattle prod to the doctors."

"That is an awful lot of drugs… I'm not sure if it's better or worse if they're for personal use."



"This entire place is weird… even the civilians have chainsaw knives."

"It's called a Ripper, Snake. And I don't know if anybody in here really qualifies as a civilian. They're all kind of the bad guys."

"I guess it doesn't really matter either way, as long as I can stay undetected. Get in, get out, and don't fight anybody you don't have to."



As a note, we can steal a number of Super Stims off of troops, especially in the third floor. You have access to all the supplies you need to finish the game once you get this far.




"…Otacon, do virtual people have virtual sex? That involves ball gags and condoms?"

"There are some questions I really don't want to know the answer to, Snake."



Unfortunately we can't pickpocket the presidential access key from the president. He has to die if you're going to get your hands on it. Indirect kills like this don't count against your count, so we'll proceed as normal from this point.



"I don't know what else to tell these guys… they just won't act to save themselves."

"I think Mei Ling would say that you can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drunk."

"That doesn't sound quite right… wait, who's this Frank Horrigan guy they're talking about?"

"Uh.. kind of the last thing standing between you and finishing this."

"Well, if that's all they'd probably just get in the way. As long as they don't butt in… I hate when they've got a bunch of guys running around causing trouble while I'm trying to fight somebody."



"…Otacon, this guy's huge! He's like… two Vulcan Ravens. Do I have to fight him hand to hand, like I did Liquid?"

"Doesn't look like it. You can do this one however you want."

"That's a relief… and I don't see a vulcan cannon, either."

"The notes just say an… automatic plasma gun."

"This is nuts! I don't have any of the stuff I'd need for that. No claymore mines, no Stinger missiles, no Nikitas…"

"You've got to use the environment against him, Snake!"



"I think I've got what you're saying… he's distracted by those turrets now, so this is my chance."

"Maybe… I think that might have gotten his attention. Stay back, Snake!"

"I think I've got him on the ropes… it's just about time for…"



"Yep, dying monologue."

"At least he's keeping it short."

"And not going into his whole life story and motivations. I like my enemies simple."

"That's it, Snake. You've won! How do you feel about virtual training now?"

"Still no match for the real thing, obviously. It'll take something a lot more than this to impress me."



Without killing the raiders, we can't do better than having Vault City absorbed by the NCR. Since we don't want the kill count, they just have to suck it up.



Supporting the Wright family and not producing a child with any of the Bishops leads to a mob war using the equipment from the Sierra Army Depot that lasts all of 43 minutes. Revisionist history later shows that the Wrights were the founders of New Reno.



Without killing the raiders at Vault 15 we can't complete the deal, which is a political embarrassment for Tandi. Roger Westin replaces her, slowing the NCR's expansion, and as for Vault 15...



When the NCR shows up at Vault 15 it's a ghost town. Nobody knows when the Squatters left, but it eventually fell apart without outside support.




As you can see, not being a mass-murderer results in a fairly low Karma score. I managed to hold it down to killing only 3 men throughout the game, and no women. I could have gone even lower than that, but it seemed appropriate. And with that, we're finally done here.