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Prince of Thieves achievement in AC3

Prince of Thieves

Loot a convoy without killing any of its guards.

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How to unlock the Prince of Thieves achievement

  • Masa o piirakkaMasa o piirakka
    04 Nov 2012 04 Nov 2012 07 Dec 2012
    Hey!

    I found a method that seemed to work almost everytime so I decided to share.

    Although I have already freed all the fortress' from Templar hold I could still get a convoy to appear.

    Go to the Fort Duquesne area in Black Creek, follow the main road up to almost the entrance of the fort then stand aside. Wait for the Peddler mark on your big map to disappear and start walking along the road leading towards Concord, somewhere along the road you should get a notification to attack the convoy some 50 meters before the convoy and most likely during the tight turns at the border of Black Creek and Diamond Basin.

    I've attached a map to show where the convoy should move.

    The trick is to sneak up on them and choke as many of the Redcoats as possible, it doesn't count as killing.

    Some have said that executing a combo with a kick included will actually kill the soldier and therefore corrupt the achievement, so try not to finalize combos.

    Also use loads of smoke bombs after being noticed, you'll then be able to sneak up on the soldiers and choke them, keep in mind they might not work on the captain.

    Calex dEUS noticed that if you haven't already been invited to the Boston Brawlers you might get a guy running up to you in the middle of the attack on the convoy and cause the achievement to glitch, so try to do some unarmed kills before trying, just in case :)

    RE2Leon and Impdaddyzer0 mentioned that using an enemy as a human shield against the captain whom will almost certainly pull out his pistol and fire at you will result in a failure, since if anyone dies you're screwed.

    Koolkong94 notified me of the fact that poison darts are non-lethal. You'll just have to wait for the poison to take full effect.

    The BlackxRanger tells me in the comments section that you can actually counter with melee, as long as the guards don't hit trees or cliffs afterwards. Can't confirm this myself since I haven't got the game anymore, but it seems legitimate. As long as they roll on the ground after you've downed them you should be fine!

    Some also say that throwing an enemy against a tree, wagon or a rock will count as killing him so try not to do that either.

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    The map is courtesy of IGN.
    The border isn't accurate either.

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    Marshal034This game just became backwards compatible for the one so I went back to clean up some cheevos. Anyways I just got this one even though I accidentally grabbed a guard and then he got shot by three guards with muskets. I assumed that it was lost at that point, but after I knocked out the last three and looted the caravan it unlocked.
    Posted by Marshal034 on 29 May 17 at 00:30
    iPr0 N1nJa xThis does not work if the guards get killed by Patriots, even if you don't kill anyone
    Posted by iPr0 N1nJa x on 10 Apr 20 at 13:55
    GivingSinger347The guy inviting me to Boston brawlers showed up during the convoy for me. After I finished it still have me the achievement. So maybe he doesn't make it glitch but I could of gotten lucky as well. If he shows up for you don't give up and continue beating people up. You might still get the achievement anyway.
    Posted by GivingSinger347 on 23 Sep 23 at 02:57
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  • JuicyBoxMayneJuicyBoxMayne
    25 Nov 2012 25 Nov 2012
    Here is my own video guide that I just recently made for this achievement. Make sure you are looking in the Frontier. Go to the spot I show in the video and a convoy should spawn 100% of the time. Remember to use your fists so that you do not kill any of the guards.
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    Crims0nScorpioninteresting since in the video you clearly snapped the one dudes neck XD
    Posted by Crims0nScorpion on 26 Dec 20 at 17:56
    xoURM0MoxThis is hands down the best location to "find" a convoy. I had some trouble getting the all melee knockouts/kills(?) what worked for me was when countering double tapping "B" to throw the attacker around. As long as you only attack with fists/feet it doesn't matter how many necks you snap and faces you curb stomp.
    Posted by xoURM0Mox on 12 Oct 21 at 16:15
    WiliamsL1805Worked perfectly! Great solution! Thanks
    Posted by WiliamsL1805 on 07 Aug 22 at 21:14
  • MikeyoligyMikeyoligy
    08 Nov 2012 08 Nov 2012
    Just really another location that I found a convoy appear with good regularity.

    If you go into the hunting map so you can see the regions, look at the intersection between Lexington, Scotch Plains and Great Piece Hills. There, you will see a triangle road junction, and a convoy has appeared almost every time I've been there.

    As said before, just attack with the fists, and try not to kick the guards into objects. Actually kicking them when they're on the floor is fine though.
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    Lil Miss CherryPerfect! First time I went there nothing so I fast travelled to Boston waited a couple minutes and when I returned the convoy was there :)
    Posted by Lil Miss Cherry on 11 Feb 13 at 09:52
    NordegardeFound a convoy the second I got there. Worked like a charm!
    Posted by Nordegarde on 10 Jun 13 at 18:17
    DeltaAgentThis is the only place I could ever get a convoy to show up. Thanks!
    Posted by DeltaAgent on 08 Dec 13 at 22:58
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