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Part 17
Thief 2: The Metal Age

Part 17

Complete walkthrough for Part 17 of Thief 2: The Metal Age, detailing how to find the Mechanists' Safety-Deposit Box Number, collect loot, and navigate the Hall of Records and Security Office.

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Complete walkthrough for Part 17 of Thief 2: The Metal Age, detailing how to find the Mechanists' Safety-Deposit Box Number, collect loot, and navigate the Hall of Records and Security Office.

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    From the starting area, head down the stairs to the left, entering the Hall of Records before the camera spots you.
  2. 2
    Climb the ramp to your left to find the MECHANISTS' SAFETY-DEPOSIT BOX NUMBER, which is 11.
  3. 3
    Go back outside, grab the VASE on the corner table (0/0/100|100). Shoot out the other torch if necessary. Ignore the dead-end balcony.
  4. 4
    Return to the top of the stairs that led up from Floor One.
  5. 5
    Head west from the carpeted hall. You'll pass a locked door. On the opposite wall is a light switch.
  6. 6
    Enter the lit office to the west. Collect the stack of COINS on the bottom shelf (5/0/100|105).
  7. 7
    Wait in the office for a guard to pass by. Pickpocket him to obtain a key [PP 5].
  8. 8
    Go through the west door into the Great Hall, then south into a hallway with a tiled floor and two Watchers.
  9. 9
    Shoot out the two torches, then grab the VASE on the table for 50 GOODS (5/0/150|155).
  10. 10
    Head east through the far door into another hallway.
  11. 11
    NOTE: To avoid a bug where the door closes and locks behind you, open it, then stand next to it and close it against your body to keep it stuck open.
  12. 12
    Face north into a room with two Children and two Watchers. Turn off the lights by firing a broadhead at the switch on the far wall.
  13. 13
    Sneak in and go up the ramp on your left. Use a water arrow on each Child to quiet them. The doors under the ramp and in the north wall lead to areas you cannot access or have already seen.
  14. 14
    On Floor Three, look for the Watcher to your right. Use the key you pickpocketed to open the door on the left.
  15. 15
    Inside, find a VASE worth 50 GOODS (5/0/200|205) and a CUP worth 15 GOODS (5/0/215|220).
  16. 16
    Double back to where you entered this floor. Collect the 2 STACKS OF COINS on the nearby table (42/0/215|257).
  17. 17
    Run under the camera, wait for it to turn south, then sprint east into darkness.
  18. 18
    A guard will patrol past. Hide in the darkness on the right and lean forward to pickpocket him for another key [PP 6].
  19. 19
    Dash east across the hall into the Hall of Statues, avoiding two more sensitive cameras.
  20. 20
    [SECRET #1] In the Hall of Statues, face south. Find the second statue on your left and pull the secret lever behind it.
  21. 21
    This opens a secret door in the north-east office. Double back, dodge into the top hallway, and under the cameras to reach it.
  22. 22
    In the back office, find the safe containing (117/0/215|332) and a flare under the desk.
  23. 23
    The lever also opened a hidden door to a secret room with a corpse. Find the RING by his finger, worth 75 GOLD (192/0/215|407).
  24. 24
    Return to the Hall of Statues. Cross the white bridge to avoid the purple tiles and Sentry bombs.
  25. 25
    Open the door on your right to find an archer. Pickpocket the broadheads off his back [PP 7].
  26. 26
    Collect the VASE on the table for 75 GOLD (267/0/215|432).
  27. 27
    Head towards the Security Office. Deal with the Child and swordsman inside.
  28. 28
    Move along the curved balcony overlooking the lower floors.
  29. 29
    In the next room, find a CUP and a PLATE worth a combined 15 GOLD and 10 GOODS (282/0/225|507).
  30. 30
    Use your KEYS to unlock the SECURITY OFFICE.
  31. 31
    Locate the LOBBY CAMERA CONTROL PANEL on the back wall and set it to OFF.
  32. 32
    Find a note from Mechanist Ortham about the Vault door's time lock being easily exploited and due for replacement.
  33. 33
    You have found the Security-Deposit Box Number and disabled the Lobby cameras. The Vault lock is in the Basement.
Tips
  • There is no single 'correct' route through this level.
  • Collect all loot along the way, even though there are no loot-related objectives.
  • Prioritize completing Floor Three first to minimize backtracking.
  • Be aware of the bug with the door between the hallway and the Great Hall; prop it open if necessary.
  • The cameras in the Hall of Statues are extremely sensitive; time your movements carefully.
  • The purple tiles in the Hall of Statues trigger Sentry bombs.
  • Mechanists' Safety-Deposit Box Number: 11
  • Various loot including Vases, Cups, Coins, and a Ring, totaling over 400 GOLD and GOODS.
  • Key [PP 5]
  • Key [PP 6]
  • Broadheads [PP 7]
  • Flare

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