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The Fake Message Walkthrough
Basim in Assassin’s Creed Mirage started his life as a pick-pocket and thief and the contract “The Fake Message”, found east of the Khurasan Gate Guardhouse in the Harbiyah district, plays to his younger days - swapping a note with a fake out that’s in someone’s pocket. This walkthrough will give you all that you need to know in order to swap the message while remaining undetected, fulfilling the contractor's request and netting you those bonuses!
The Fake Message | |
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Contract Rewards | Contractor Request |
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Prerequisite | Unlocks |
"The Trade Delegate" | "Orion's Belt" |
Tips for completing The Fake Message contractor request
Your life will be made a lot easier by sticking to the rooftops and taking out the few guards you run into as you go. The most dangerous part of the mission where you run the highest risk of being detected is when you are in the area with the flowerbeds right near the ned of the mission. Don't try to clear the area of enemies; just pick off only the ones you need to, and stick to the cover the tall flowers provide!
The Fake Message
Just east of the Gate House will be a large courtyard, and to the south, a large entry way leading to the area that the target can be found in.
As a note, this contract can only be done during dusk and the night time, so if you need to, use the nearby bench to pass the time. A quest marker will point you to the bench.
Get onto the nearby rooves and send out Enkidu to find the target. Be warned that because the area is so close to the gatehouse, you may need to fly Enkidu around oddly in order to avoid any archers in there that could prevent your scouting.
Sticking to the rooftops, once you spot and get close to the target, they will begin moving and you will need to trail them.
The safest method to do so is to stick to being up high, using the various ledges and robe lines to make it from roof to roof while keeping the target in your sights - either your naked vision or eagle vision will work.
Keep your eyes up, though, as there are the occasional guards on the rooftops as well, but you can sneak up and dispatch them before they see you.
Eventually, you will come to a large walled building with two guards standing out front, with the target going inside. You will need to hop down off the rooftop and use some nearby crates and handholds to get yourself over the wall and tailing the target again.
Once you are over the wall, you will notice large swaths of tall flowers. Jump down into the nearby pile and use the tall flowers to hide as you follow the target.
The target will end up next to the wall, on the other side of the warning bell. He will drop of the letter in a box and then walk away.
Once the letter has been dropped off, sneak around the nearby wall across from the dropoff point. There will be two guards close by that will have to be dealt with before you can reach it. Position yourself near the crates farthest from the guards and whistle, this should attract only the first guard towards you. Once he’s close enough in the flowerbed, kill him.
Next, head towards the other crate, closer to the guard nearest to the note and whistle. Take him out as he gets close.
With the two guards out of the way, interact with the note to swap it.
Time to leave, head towards the outer wall and using the fountain, climb up to the perch and back over the wall to freedom.
Once you are outside the walls, the contract will be done, and you will have completed the bonus request, too!