Once out of their sight the icon turns grey but remains visible to you, so you can track the enemy's position and stay hidden until they lose interest. At this stage you'll need to get out of sight and put some distance between yourself and them, as they will move to check your last know location. Once filled, however, the icon will begin to turn red, indicating the enemy is actively investigating you. First the icon fills with yellow to indicate they are suspicious of you, and simply breaking their line of sight is enough to evade attention. You'll know when an enemy begins to detect you by the Social Status Indicator (triangular icon) that appears over their head. Be wary of whistling when multiple foes are present as they may all hear you and approach together, blowing your cover.
By pressing Circle/B while in this position you can whistle to attract a nearby enemy, then hit Square/X to perform a stealth assassination and hide the body when they get close to investigate. Although you are not completely hidden in this position it does give you a good protected view of the area ahead and is useful for tailing and eavesdropping. As with blending a white circle appears over your head when you are hidden, and as long as you remain crouched and don't run you can safely move around within the foliage.īy approaching a corner and walking into it, you can press against it and enter corner cover. When you leave the group you still remain blended for a short time, allowing you to quickly switch to other cover without being spotted.Īs with previous games there are plenty of hay piles and shelters to hide in, but there are now areas of low bushes that can be entered and used as cover. You can blend with both moving and stationary groups, and as long as you remain in contact with them most enemies will not detect you. The basic point to remember is that running and climbing while holding down R1/RT will draw attention to yourself, whereas using X/A to fast walk will allow you to move quicker without raising suspicion.īy approaching a group of two or more civilians you can blend in with them, which is represented by a white circle appearing above your head. There are a number of ways to remain undetected while moving around.