

This occurs when a foe sees you and you don't eliminate them before Reflex Mode ends. Combat: Finally, there's the combat status, the phase you want to avoid.This sounds detrimental, and it can be, but if you've marked your foes, you can actually take advantage of abandoned posts to infiltrate areas that were heavily guarded in the all-clear status. Alert status has guards leave their posts to actively look for an intruder. Alert: An "alert" status can occur if an enemy spots you but loses sight, hears a firearm, or finds a dead body.At the default all-clear level, adversaries will simply man their positions, unaware of your presence. All-Clear: Enemies bases have different protocols depending on their suspicion levels.CQC is key for stealth strive to approach foes from behind, try to seclude them, and note that enemies will become more alert if they find bodies. This saves you ammunition and allows you to interrogate the helpless guard for intel before eliminating them. Carefully approach a foe, use the CQC button to grab them, then either kill them or knock them out (both of which are silent). CQC: Snake can use also CQC to quietly eliminate guards at close-range.Suppressed lethal weapons, like some assault and sniper rifles, generate a bit more noise even when suppressed, so implement caution with their usage. The tranquilizer pistol you start with works superbly as it's practically silent. Suppressors eventually break but can be easily restocked through supply drops, so don't be stingy with their usage.


Night approach, crouch position Stay Low, Mark Enemies, Infilitrate at Night
