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Tools of the Trade

Tools of the Trade

Assassinated Targets with Ballistic, Accident and Explosion Kills.

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How to unlock the Tools of the Trade achievement in HITMAN - Definitive Guide

heres a video of an easy way of doing this achievement :)
hope it helps

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27 Mar 2016 19:26

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Worked a treat thanks!
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By DotHair on 01 Jan 2018 20:31
Thanks for the video, M0rgy93 Thumb up too
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By oakdale7 on 11 May 2018 00:53
Followed them all besides the explosive kill. I found it faster to go into Freeform Training on ICA Facility, grab the explosives and run up and blow the target up! Thanks for the guide mate!
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By lordfrogger79 on 06 Oct 2020 23:07
Both ejecting Knight for 'K-36D' and getting the KGB colonel to electrocute Knight for 'Defection Deterred' count as an Accident death for this achievement.
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By Gilbert Prime on 13 Jan 2021 05:51
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To clear up any confusion you may have about the achievement:

Ballistic: Use a gun to kill a target (in the tutorial mission on the ship it forces you to kill the target with your gun so that already is counted).

Accident: In the ICA facility (the one where you have to eliminate Jasper Knight) an achievement requires you to kill Knight using the jet ejector seat. This counts as an accident kill.

Explosion: 'Nuff said. I cant remember if this was in a contract or the tutorial but one mission had me select between 2 opportunities (kill a single guard or blow up 3 mechanics). Well I chose to blow up the mechanics and cheevo popped. *Please note* You can always just eliminate ANY target using explosives instead of looking for an opportunity.

Thanks to neeker75 for letting us know that you can get these kills in custom contracts. According to neeker75: "An easy way to get an explosive kill is to create a contract in Paris. Swap out an item for a proximity mine. Once the mission begins, mark any person as target, and toss a mine near him/her. Once the explosion occurs, you'll get the credit for an explosive kill."
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17 Mar 2016 16:55

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An easy way to get an explosive kill is to create a contract in Paris. Swap out an item for a proximity mine. Once the mission begins, mark any person as target, and toss a mine near him/her. Once the explosion occurs, you'll get the credit for an explosive kill.
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By neeker75 on 12 Apr 2016 14:02
Wow I never even knew custom contracts count. Thanks for the info.
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By Filip36365 on 12 Apr 2016 20:08
I was just messing around, and the achievement popped after a target I marked died from the explosion from a mine that I tossed at him. :D
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By neeker75 on 13 Apr 2016 01:16
Thats what happened to me too when I was doing that mission. Was just doing easy ones for the cheevo and it popped when i killed the targets with a propane tank.
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By Filip36365 on 13 Apr 2016 04:46
Using the rat poison in the training mission on the targets drink makes him go to the bathroom there I drowned him in the toilet and achievement popped after i exited. I'd already shot and exploded him. So that seems to count as an accident.
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By Calex dEUS on 20 May 2016 22:15
Can't get this to unlock. Stuck at 66% no matter what I do.
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By hunterIV on 19 Mar 2017 22:58
@TheFourthHunter have you tried a different map? My buddy had an issue where he was stuck at 33% so he just chose a new map and did all 3 on the map and it popped.
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By Filip36365 on 20 Mar 2017 01:10
I can't get this to pop at all. None of my explosive kills on any map are working.
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By Vex Twilley on 09 Dec 2017 23:25
Make sure you select the opportunity to kill the mechanics. You can't just kill non targets with explosives.
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By Filip36365 on 12 Dec 2017 07:05
Took a while for my explosion kill to register. Didn’t pop when killing all mechanics. I created custom contract and on 2nd or 3rd time (replaying contract) blowing target up it popped.
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By BipeFlyer on 10 Jan 2018 21:01
I bulleted the guy on the boat, ejector seated Jasper and then blew up the 3 mechanics during the contract tutorial, this achievement didn't pop, stuck at 66%, anyone got any ideas?
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By count023 on 15 Jan 2019 06:29
All 3 kills have to be against a target not just random people. Since its at 66 im guessing one of your kills wasn't against a target. Id do it again making sure each of the three kills are against a target
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By Filip36365 on 17 Jan 2019 10:25
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The following achievement's task of assassinating Jasper Knight with a sabotaged ejector seat should net you a ballistic and accidental kill.

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The death was due to a projectile, the seat, and was conditioned to look accidental. For an explosive kill, go the the Freeform tutorial. A remote detonation device can be found in front of where you spawn along with some coins and a lock picking tool. Use it to net an explosive kill on your target. Once you have successfully performed all a ballistic, accidental and explosive assassination, you'll unlock the achievement.
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23 Jan 2018 01:52

The ballistic and accident ones are easily completed in the Final Test. The accident one can be received by doing either the ejector seat or the electrocution opportunity. The one with the slides and the electrocution is a bit easier. Just go outside once your target arrives and turn off the breaker. The general will come out and turn it back on.

The ballistic one can be done with just a little effort. Go around to the right and climb into the window behind the guard just past the generator that is past two leapt fences. Go through a couple of doors to the locker room and get the mechanic disguise. Fewer people will notice you. Now just go out the door here and up the stairs. Go to the room at the end of the balcony on your right. You should see a chessboard in there. You will want to subdue the guard and stash him in the bathroom trunk as he leaves the room. Wait until the general has gone, of course. Now just wait for the opportunity to shoot the target with your silenced weapon.

The explosive one is easily done in Freeform. Become Norlfolk and talk to the target. Knock him out in the office he takes you to and plant the explosive next to him. Now, just go upstairs to the helicopter and detonate. You can end the mission the moment you kill him.
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18 Jan 2019 03:47

I have made up a contract in Paris called 'tool'. Completing this with the optional eliminations will bag you this achievement
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28 Aug 2018 18:31

You are able to complete this doing only the tutorial missions. In the first training mission, the game forces you to get a ballistic (gun) kill, so that is out of the way. In "The Final Test" it also leads you to assassinate Jasper Knight using the ejector seat, counting as an accident kill. To get the explosive kill you should load up the contract tutorial mission and just work your way through normally. It will prompt you to blow up three mechanics with a propane canister, netting yourself the explosive kill, as well as the achievement, "The Creative Assasian" is you finish the mission.

Alternatively, you could also get the explosive kill by entering freeform training, dressing up as Norfolk, meeting with the target, knocking him out, planting the remote explosive next to him, and detonating it. This may also net you the "Unexpected Guest" achievement, but I am not sure. If you go this route you will also get the achievement "The Result of Previous Training" if you again finish the mission.
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25 May 2019 17:50

You'll do Ballistic as part of the Escalation or another early mission.
You'll do Accident with the opportunity resulting in Jasper activating the ejector seat.
The easiest way to do explosion is to grab the explosive and become Norfolk during the Free Form mission and follow the target to his office. Subdue him by his desk and plant the explosive nearby. Now all you have to do is walk back to the exit car and detonate the bomb.
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07 Feb 2019 07:46

There are many ways a target can be killed in the game, and this achievement wants you to experiment with some of those options.

  • Ballistic Kill - Kill a target with a gun
  • Accidental Kill - Environmental kills (pushing over an edge, drowning, etc.)
  • Explosive Kill - Target must die directly from an explosion

The first two are relatively self explanatory, but if you need extra help on the explosive one then follow these steps:

  1. Grab the remote explosive at the start of the level.
  2. Get a guard uniform (one is distracted and not paying attention in the little shack near the entrance of the yacht).
  3. Make your way to the top deck and sneak into Ritter's office.
  4. Place the explosive out of sight near the desk.
  5. Wait for the two to come into the room and detonate the explosive.

Once you have killed a target in all three of these fashions, the achievement will unlock.

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All 3 assassination types are actually achievable on the first level.

- Ballistic

You come equipped with a silenced pistol that you can use (usually in the tutorial part).

- Accident

Make your way to the top deck of the boat and wait by the right life boat until he stands below it.

- Explosive

There is a remote detenator at the begnning of map which you can use when he meets Mr Norfolk and escape through the window.
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23 Jan 2022 00:00

You need to complete the missions by killing the targets as described, you don't need to do it all at once. These can be either plot or contracts. When completing the So Many Ways to Stop the Show trophy, you will receive it automatically.
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25 Apr 2016 12:04

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the trophy will drop even if you were noticed and you used a crowbar in front of everyone (for example)
I was killed by guards at the moment when I dropped an object (boat?) on the target and the trophy still fell out

ps in general you can go ahead, the game forgives a lot (unlike previous parts of the series)
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By Daoman on 26 Mar 2017 22:12
To achieve this, you need the very fact of destroying the goal in one of the ways. Can be completed in different missions.
I did all this in the prologue on the map with the Yacht.

During your first playthrough, go up to the 3rd floor and use a crowbar to drop the cylinder on the target.
On your second playthrough, kill a target with a silenced pistol.
On your third playthrough, kill a target with an explosion

Explosives can be found:
  • On the nightstand in front of you at the start of the mission
  • On the ground floor of the Yacht in a weapon box
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12 Sep 2019 13:46