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Along with her wide array of weaponry, Cate Archer carries several handy gadgets to assist in those tricky situations. This section describes Cate's arsenal of gadgetry and suggestions for their use. Belt Buckle Description: What appears to be a stylish belt buckle is actually a short range zipcord capable of latching onto certain appropriate hooks and snags. It relies upon a powerful microwinch to lift its operator. Can be useful for getting to hard to reach places. The belt buckle, also referred to as the zipcord, attaches to distinctive hooks during the single-player mission. If you're stuck and can't find any new areas to explore, it's likely that you are missing a new route that lies upward. Scan the ceiling above and near you and look for the small, square white and orange hook. Pull out the belt buckle and line up the crosshairs with the hook. Once it turns blue, fire the zipcord, and you will automatically be pulled toward the hook. Drop yourself down on a nearby ledge to complete the move to the new route. Barrette Description: A fashionable plastic barrette with a retractable lockpick. Can also be fitted with a poison capsule and used as a weapon. Cate's beautiful barrette has two uses: it's a lockpick and small, poison-tipped blade. Padlocks (not combination locks) with keyholes can be opened with the barrette lockpick. Just line up the crosshairs and use the barrette until the lock opens. These locks can also be shot with a pistol and opened, though using the barrette retains stealth. Switch to the barrette's poison blade if you want to terminate an enemy with stealth but are out of pistol (with silencer) ammunition. Body Remover Description: Sprinkle some of this powder on a dead body and watch it dissolve into ether. Body remover powder is extremely useful in remaining undetected, especially from pesky cameras! After dispatching an enemy, sprinkle some body powder on the body, and it evaporates. You must work quickly if there's a camera nearby. Take body remover powder on missions where there are lots of cameras, and stealth is key. Don't use the powder if you think the body will remain undetected (such as if there are no enemies or cameras nearby). Camera Disabler Description: A nifty device that, when mounted on a security camera, creates looping footage of the scene from the camera's perspective. Another way to avoid a camera spotting an enemy corpse (or you for that matter) is to use the camera disabler. Avoid the camera by crouching underneath it or standing away from its lens (and being careful to avoid its movements). Approach with the camera disabler in hand and adjust the crosshairs to line up with the security camera. Place the disabler and move around the area freely. Cigarette Lighter Description: An elegant cigarette lighter that can be modified with a miniaturized welder. During the course of the single-player game, you'll use the cigarette lighter to lighten a dark hallway, burn some trash in a wastebasket, and switch to its welder mode to break open combination locks. Code Breaker Description: Attaches to a 10 button keypad and runs through number combinations in order to decipher security codes. Code breakers are only used if you locate one of the distinctive keypads during the single-player game. These keypads often lock nearby doors or activate consoles. Attach the code breaker and wait until it cracks the code. Once it's finished, don't leave the area without picking up the code breaker - you may need it again later! Coin Description: It's a coin. Not much more the say about it, is there? Coins are an excellent way to lure enemy guards away from other guards and cameras and into an ambush. This helps you remain undetected and firmly in stealth mode. Toss the coin near the enemy guard, but also near where you want the enemy guard to walk. Hide nearby, then take out the guard with a silenced weapon or the poison barrette blade. Robot Poodle Description: Self-propelled canine robot that releases a powerful pheromone spray proven to bewitch dogs. The device automatically detects canines within its sensor range and seeks them out. You won't use the robot poodle often during the single-player game, but it's fun to watch. Target a guard dog and let the robot poodle go; it will swerve its way in front of the guard dog and cause the guard dog to fall instantly in love. Now, you can walk past without danger of being detected. Sunglasses Description: These perfectly ordinary-looking sunglasses have been fitted with a zoomable spy camera. They can be modified to support a mine detector and an infrared spectrograph. Over the course of the game, Cate's sunglasses gain several new abilities. First, you'll use the sunglasses to take snapshots (mostly of ledgers, which translate to intelligence items). Next, the sunglasses gain infrared ability and can spot lasers that Cate's normal eyesight can't see. Finally, the sunglasses gain the ability to detect mines. Switch them on upon entering a mine field and maneuver around the now-visible mines.
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