What are the rewards you can receive at the end of missions for a stealth approach and how does it compare versus killing every enemy you come across in terms of experience and rewards.
Can I do take downs on enemies I come across and still receive the Ghost bonus? Since technically no one has seen me.
Also, do turrets count as being detected by a hostile?
Best Answer
This post is a wiki post. Please feel free to edit it, but with first-hand information only.
First-hand testing has established that the
Ghost
rating is still achievable with:Marksman
reward), if nobody sees it - note that not every enemy (particularily those with heavy helmets) can be insta-knocked out.However, you will not get the rating if:
Hostile
in the meantime), touches player or sees him carrying something,Note that having a "Hostile" enemy doesn't automatically mean you lost "Ghost"; e.g. a lone enemy attacked by reprogrammed turret would get Hostile, but you still can get Ghost in that situation, if all the other conditions are met.
For more reference & test cases, see http://deusex.wikia.com/wiki/Ghost_%28bonus%29
Note that the
Smooth Operator
reward is an "easier" version ofGhost
, which only applies to avoiding triggering installed alarm-systems, not detection or combat with guards themselves. (It cannot be rewarded for passing areas that lack such systems.)Smooth Operator
is used for theFoxiest of the Hounds
achievement.