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Legend in Leather achievement in THIEF

Legend in Leather

Complete 25 optional Thieving Objectives

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How to unlock the Legend in Leather achievement

  • PuckJunkiePuckJunkie
    04 Mar 2014 27 Feb 2014 11 Mar 2014
    There are 53 objectives in the game, plus another 4 in the DLC. Without replay you can only get 36 of them (40 with DLC) in a single game. The objectives, confusingly referred to as "Challenges" occasionally in-game, are shown in your menu under "Objectives" during a mission. You can review the ones that have been awarded by looking in your menu under "Player Progression -> Statistics".

    The list of objectives by mission is at the bottom of this solution. Here's some detail on how they work:

    Chapters
    In main story missions - "chapters" - there are four shown, but you can only be awarded two of them. There is always a "Collect All Loot" objective, and it is always obtainable. There are also three others, and you will be eligible for one of them at the end of your mission. Which one you are eligible for depends on your playstyle.

    As you play through each level, the game decides what "style" your play is, based on how stealthy you are ("Ghost"), how many objects you interact with ("Opportunist"), and how many people you kill or knock out ("Predator"). At the end of the level, you will be awarded the Thieving Objective for your playstyle if you satisfied its requirements. It doesn't matter if you filled the requirements for the other playstyles, they don't count. Also, if you manage to perfectly balance two separate playstyles, you can be awarded the "Hybrid" playstyle, and miss out on all of them. The only way to avoid this is to heavily favor one play style, or to replay the mission. Alternatively, you can forgo that challenge and use the slack available to still get to 25.

    Client Jobs
    In addition to the chapter challenges, there are also 20 more available in client jobs from Ector and Vittori. These challenges do not depend on playstyle.

    For most of the six client jobs, there are four objectives available. The final mission from Ector only has one, and Vittori's second job has two that are mutually exclusive. Details on how to start these missions are below with the objective list.

    Strategy
    If you aren't going for every piece of loot in every chapter for your own reasons, there's no reason to go through the pain of trying for that objective more than once. You'll need to do it once for another achievement:
    THIEFObsessive CompulsiveThe Obsessive Compulsive achievement in THIEF worth 21 pointsSteal all loot and collectibles in a single chapter.

    After that, you can safely omit the "Collect all loot" objective from each chapter mission, greatly speeding things up. You'll have 9 objectives completed from the chapter missions, and you can easily get the other 16 from client jobs. Each client job is short, and they have no separate areas - you can always backtrack throughout the job to find any missing loot, so "Collect All Loot" is much simpler and far less tedious than it is in the chapter missions.

    It's not a bad idea to refrain from upgrading your bow damage until you've finished the first five of the client missions. There are two client missions that have both combat takedowns and remaining undetected as objectives. It's possible to get both in one run; pull out a broadhead arrow and fire it into the knee of an unsuspecting guard. While they contemplate transferring to Skyrim, walk up behind them and perform a takedown. If you aren't getting the takedown prompt, try swinging your blackjack at thin air once - away from the guard - that always worked for me. The problem with the increased bow damage is that it can kill the guards outright, making this problematic. Trust me, it's no fun to try to down guards with repeated blunt arrows while trying to stay hidden.

    If you are paying attention to this achievement from the beginning, it should be no issue to get 25 objectives as you play. If you miss one while playing through, I'd recommend pushing forward rather than immediately replaying the chapter.

    If you are forced to replay parts of the game, I recommend replaying the client jobs rather than the chapter missions - they're far shorter, easier, and have four objectives available rather than two.

    Replaying
    As mentioned before, you can only get 36 of the challenges completed without replaying missions. You can, if you want, replay missions to boost your objective count. You cannot get the same objective over and over again. You can, however, replay to get an objective you missed, or to get the objective tied to a different playstyle than you got the first time through.

    To do this, you must return to the mission's beginning point in the city map and start your replay there. Do NOT use the "Replay" option at the end of the mission. Also, be aware that the game's counter will no longer be accurate. Here's the details on how that all works, hidden behind spoiler tags to save room:
    *** Spoiler - click to reveal ***


    CREDITS
    Thanks are due to several TA users whose comments on this solution dramatically improved it. lTN95l set me straight on the client objectives in the first place. It was IL1971 that pointed out that two of the challenges in Vittori's second job are mutually exclusive. RoiDesFeuilles and xxDrunkenJedixx both discovered the "Hybrid" playstyle - much to their dismay, I imagine. BrokenKnight was the source of the DLC information. Finally, iAMxYUNGxGxBABY helped iron out the intricacies of the replay system.

    Chapter Challenges (main story)

    Predator Challenges are marked with (P), Opportunist with (O), and Ghost with (G).

    Chapter 1:
    *** Spoiler - click to reveal ***

    Chapter 2:
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    Chapter 3:
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    Chapter 4:
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    Chapter 5:
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    Chapter 6:
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    Chapter 7:
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    Chapter 8:
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    Ector Challenges

    Note: If you haven't met Ector yet, here's how:
    *** Spoiler - click to reveal ***


    Ector Job 1 (must be past Chapter 1):
    *** Spoiler - click to reveal ***


    Ector Job 2 (must be past Chapter 3):
    *** Spoiler - click to reveal ***


    Ector Job 3 (must be past Chapter 6):

    Vittori Challenges

    Note: If you haven't met Vittori yet, here's how:
    *** Spoiler - click to reveal ***


    Vittori Job 1 (must be past Chapter 2):
    *** Spoiler - click to reveal ***


    Vittori Job 2 (must be past Chapter 4):
    *** Spoiler - click to reveal ***


    Vittori Job 3 (must be past Chapter 5):
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    XI AlphaMale IXWhat is a paid companion app?
    Posted by XI AlphaMale IX On 19 Jan 15 at 09:17
    PuckJunkieThere is an app available on iOS and Android that extends some functionality of the game. Apps like this are called "companion apps." This one is not free. If you have it, though, the counter on it is correct, unlike the game's actual counter.
    Posted by PuckJunkie On 26 Jan 15 at 13:50
    XI AlphaMale IXThanks.
    Posted by XI AlphaMale IX On 22 Feb 15 at 14:29
    KingJamerscoreI just finished my playthrough with a custom difficulty over 700. Does anyone happen to know if by chance, when you finish the game, you're allowed to then do whatever or would I need to start a new game/new playthrough in order to get these challenges?
    Posted by KingJamerscore On 04 Mar 15 at 14:02
    PuckJunkieTechnically speaking, you can still increase your challenge count by going back and replaying specific chapters (see the "Replaying" section in my solution above). However, you'll find it difficult - if not impossible - to get this achievement playing in a master 700 run (see my reasoning a few comments up).
    Posted by PuckJunkie On 04 Mar 15 at 15:12
    KingJamerscore"You'll be replaying chapters for days just getting enough money to buy them.:

    Agreed.
    Posted by KingJamerscore On 09 Mar 15 at 12:29
    PNibblesTerrific solution. It covered more than I even realized I needed to know smile
    Posted by PNibbles On 18 Mar 15 at 21:15
    TheWelshHuntI know I'm being an idiot.. But say if i got 2 out of 4 objectives (on second ector job).. I replay that and go for the other 2 and all 4 will essentially count is that right? I'm the chapters you could get all 3 play styles to? Thanks
    Posted by TheWelshHunt On 30 Jun 15 at 20:50
    PuckJunkieYes, assuming you don't do the replay by using the replay option presented to you as soon as you finish the mission. You need to "continue" at the end of the mission to save the first run-through's accomplished objectives. Then you can replay and you'll get all four objectives if you complete the other two the next time through.
    Posted by PuckJunkie On 30 Jun 15 at 22:44
    M1ght33 J03For what it's worth, it seems like the break point between stealth and opportunist is ~5 suspicions raised. That many or more, and it doesn't matter if you've been seen or not, you can't get that objective as you no longer have that playstyle according to the game.
    Posted by M1ght33 J03 On 20 Mar 17 at 22:04
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