Complete walkthrough for Part 40 of Thief 2: The Metal Age, detailing item locations, secrets, and strategies to navigate the mission.
Walkthrough
- 1From the corridor, avoid the Watcher and enter the north wall door to a Storage room. Find a CANDLESTICK (50 GOLD) in a chest and a flare in another.
- 2Go back downstairs, through the south corridor, and into the Office. Find a PAIR OF COINS (400/0/0|400) on the east table behind a plant pot.
- 3Pull the lever on the back wall, left of the tapestry, to open a secret door behind the curtain.
- 4Enter the crawlspace behind the walls to access the Workshop. In the east half, find 2 PAIRS OF COINS (440/0/0|440) on the desk and another PAIR OF COINS (460/0/0|460) on the control panel sill.
- 5Move the two upper levers on the control panel to OFF to disable Watcher cameras in the southern corridor (Floor 1 only). Leave lower levers alone.
- 6Go up into the east end of the south corridor and find a PAIR OF COINS (480/0/0|480) on the sill near the second clock.
- 7Proceed north to the Foyer. Foreman Hobart is present, discussing a missing Toolbox and Cuckoo. She will move to the Ballroom after the conversation.
- 8Alternatively, to game the level, go through the south-east corner door of the south corridor into the hub hallway.
- 9In the hub hallway, you can use a vine arrow on the wooden surrounds of the windows above to access Floor 2 early, but it's not recommended due to limited vine arrows.
- 10Turn left, go up the stairs, and enter the Ballroom. Go to the workbenches in the middle to find the TOOLBOX containing the CUCKOO.
- 11Head to the west end of the Ballroom and through the double doors to a balcony. Pickpocket the lone guard for a PURSE OF 100 GOLD (580/0/0|580) [PP 2].
- 12Fire a vine arrow at a wooden beam above the north-west balcony. Climb up and jump to the balcony, then mantle onto the railing and jump to grab the vine arrow.
- 13Go through the double doors into the north-west Storage room. Find 2 CANDLESTICKS (680/0/0|680), a GOLD CUP (705/0/0|705) by the stairs, another GOLD CUP on crates (730/0/0|730), and another GOLD CUP behind the sofa (755/0/0|755).
- 14In a chest under the stairs, find a more valuable GOLD CUP (855/0/0|855). The other chest contains a GOLD PLATE worth 150 GOLD (1005/0/0|1005).
- 15From the lower floor, open the single door to the northern corridor of Floor 1.
- 16Immediately to your left is a camera. Run across the corridor and through the door to the right, entering the Kitchen.
- 17In the Kitchen, go to the west half and turn OFF the cameras in this half of Floor 1.
- 18In the east half of the Kitchen, find 3 BOTTLES worth 150 GOODS (1005/0/150|1155) on a table.
- 19On a high shelf, find 2 BAGS worth 80 GOODS (1005/0/230|1235).
- 20[SECRET #3] Behind a curtain is a small room with a lever in the ceiling. Pulling it opens a secret door into a crawlspace with more levers for increased access to this Floor.
- 21Return to the corridor, go west, through the double doors, and down the stairs.
- 22Pick the lock on the outer doors and pickpocket the northern Courtyard guard for a PURSE OF 100 GOLD (1105/0/230|1335) [PP 3].
- 23Go back upstairs.
- 24Enter the Servant's Quarters to the east and find two chests containing a combined 70 GOLD (1175/0/230|1405).
- 25Next door is the Bathroom. Find a single PAIR OF COINS worth 20 GOLD (1195/0/230|1425) on the wooden surface.
Tips
- The Candlesticks are worth 50 GOLD each.
- The Pairs of Coins vary in value, with some worth 400, 440, 460, 480, and 20 GOLD.
- A Purse of 100 GOLD can be picked from a guard in the Ballroom and another from the northern Courtyard guard.
- The Cuckoo is found inside the Toolbox in the Ballroom.
- The Gold Plate is worth 150 GOLD.
- Bottles and Bags contain GOODS, not GOLD.
- Note the clock in the Workshop; its hands can be manipulated.
- The notice in the Ballroom indicates construction on Floor 3 for the next mission.
- The vine arrow can be used to access Floor 2 early, but it's generally not advised.
- CANDLESTICK (50 GOLD) x2
- PAIR OF COINS x5 (values: 400, 440, 460, 480, 20 GOLD)
- PURSE OF 100 GOLD x2
- TOOLBOX (contains CUCKOO)
- GOLD CUP x5 (values: 680, 705, 730, 755, 855 GOLD)
- GOLD PLATE (150 GOLD)
- BOTTLES x3 (150 GOODS total)
- BAGS x2 (80 GOODS total)
- CHESTS in Servant's Quarters (70 GOLD total)
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