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Painting Yourself Into a Corner

Painting Yourself Into a Corner

On day 1 of the Framing Frame job, steal all sold paintings without being seen.

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How to unlock the Painting Yourself Into a Corner achievement in PAYDAY 2 - Definitive Guide

-Painting Yourself Into a Corner-
On day 1 of the Framing Frame job, steal all sold paintings without being seen.

***Probably HOST unlock ONLY***

First, you must be at least Level 10. You need to put 11 skill points in to the Mastermind Tree. You need to unlock the Dominator skill which allows you to order non-special guards to surrender and handcuff themselves. [**Defrosted Jay points out that if you ACE the Dominator skill, you can order the guards to cuff themselves from the roof, instead of having to wander around inside the building.]

There are always 4 wandering guards plus the guy at the desk that you need to take out (plus cameras of course). The wandering guards can overlap, so be careful and patient. The guy at the desk is special, and therefore *** to order him down you must have the Dominator skill ACED. If you do not have it ACED, you can sneak up on him and melee him and answer the radio. [thanks for clarifying he can be ordered down - King fiShiZ] BE CAREFUL while walking around, there is a random laser doorway that will trip the alarm, do not pass through it.

**It seems 99% of the time you can only make 4 guards cuff themselves. Therefore, you almost certainly have to melee one of them!

Once all 5 guards are neutralized, take out the cameras. There is one camera in each gallery and sometimes one in the lobby/hall area.

Once the guards and cameras are down, you have free reign of the place (don't forget about the laser doorway though).

Now it is time to get the paintings. Beware! Video says 7 paintings, it randomly varies from 6 to 9 so double check everything to make sure you have them all. Pick the front door lock and waltz out with the paintings.


*NOTES

#1 - The lowest difficulty is 4 white dots, but difficulty doesn't really matter if you're stealthing, just make sure you don't pick a pro job, that way if you fail you can restart.

#2 - This seems to only unlock for the host, so you probably want to do this solo. My friend was in game with me the whole time and he did not get it.

#3 - There is NO need to go in the security room, just leave it (and the guy inside of it) alone!

Video shows mission on PS3, but it is exactly the same.
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16 Aug 2013 19:38

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Tried this over and over. I can only seem to intimidate up to a maximum of 4 guards. I can intimated the special no problem but the last normal guard never listens to me. Tried different combos, still the same. :s
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By thedoors27 on 08 Sep 2013 19:20
Thanks for the guide, really helped me. Thumbs up
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By ParChadders on 30 Aug 2013 15:37
Just got this for a random online (didn't know it was host only...) and it is 9 paintings in total.
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By Fatboyy on 24 Aug 2013 06:20
*Updated: # of paintings is random.
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By GatorFist on 24 Aug 2013 15:17
"The wandering guards can overlap, so be careful and patient. The guy at the desk is special, and therefore can not be ordered down with Dominator, you must sneak up on him and melee him and answer the radio" Not True, you can: http://i.imgur.com/HAux2gy.jpg
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By King fiShiZ on 30 Aug 2013 18:51
He's never listened to me, if it works for you kudos. I would be prepared to melee him just in case.
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By GatorFist on 30 Aug 2013 18:54
Thanks, added.
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By GatorFist on 03 Sep 2013 12:50
*Updated: Now reflects ACING Dominator allows you to order the special guy at the desk to handcuff himself.
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By GatorFist on 07 Sep 2013 15:07
I do believe that it is host only, did it with a friend, he unlocked it, and I didn't

Also investing in aced Inside Man and buying the security card for the security room makes it easier to steal the paintings, unless you have aced ECM specialist

One more thing, if you have joker, you can convert a guard, allowing you to dominate another guard
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By Droid X 9 on 08 Sep 2013 18:52
I've managed to do all 5, but it definitely isn't a sure thing. Just be careful to yell at them where they aren't in front of a camera, in case you need to smack them around.
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By GatorFist on 10 Sep 2013 03:06
When I knocked out 4 cameras the security room guard raised the alarm.
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By CPCrookedMan on 11 Sep 2013 01:29
Finally did this. That 5 guard always resisted so knocked him out and answered pager.
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By thedoors27 on 11 Sep 2013 10:01
Tried for the last few hours dominate rarely works after the patch i see worked once out of maybe 20 tries. Get guards down then one starts shooting and alerts the cops i really hate this damn game right now.
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By OneChicago51 on 07 Oct 2013 12:37
we just did it by killing desk guy and dominating everyone else but achievement only unlocked for me and i was the host
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By DodderyPlane820 on 14 Oct 2013 20:44
Seriously, how the heck can you get a guard to handcuff himself from the roof?? I restarted SO many times and all I get is a red outline of the guard's figure!!
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By Warboy925 on 19 Mar 2014 14:24
It would be SO much easier if I had a silenced sniper rifle, lol!!!
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By Warboy925 on 19 Mar 2014 14:26
awesome, that you can make them cuff themselves .. from the roof.. just do one-by-one
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By Solobrus22 on 17 May 2014 17:47
You can only dominate four guards if you have a four man crew that each have dominator. One person with dominator aced can only hold up one guard.
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By KrisWalkin on 23 Jan 2016 06:38
@krisburturion

thats wierd.. Cause on both xbox and PC.. I'm able to dominate all guards (about 4) by myself.. i don't need 3 other people in my game, with aced dominator.
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By Solobrus22 on 23 Jan 2016 18:52
Will this achievement still pop if the guard sees you?
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By Vokul Vegan on 12 Feb 2024 16:36
If you invest in level 3 mastermind you can get the guards to cuff themself from the roof! Get all 4 random guards to do this then shhot cameras through the skylight, and then go in through the bathroom door, then take care of last camera n shoot the guard. If you shoot the camera with a silenced weapon you should have enough time to kill the guard. Doesn't matter if he's allerted just dont let him shoot or use the radio
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By Defrosted Jay on 03 Sep 2013 11:32
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I recommend doing this with a Mastermind/Ghost build you are going to want the Domination/Shinobi skills respectively.

The basic strategy I used both times I did it was to pick the lock on the bathroom door and make my way through the building. When you encounter a guard use the domination skill to make them handcuff themselves (Be sure to do this where the Cameras can't see you). There are about 5 guard patrolling and one at the front desk, once all the guards are taken care of destroy all the cameras using melee and you are free to clean the place out.

I ran this solo and in co-op and can confirm it is not host only who gets the achievement. Also the achievement description is a bit misleading, you can be seen as long as no alarms are raised or loud shots fired.

I hope this helps out, once I found out you could use dominate I was able to net this achievement in one go.
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26 Aug 2013 10:42

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Good guide. I thought I messed up as the last guy got off a few shots before I took him out however no alarm went off. Still got the achievement so gunshots are ok as long as the alarm does not go off.
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By on 27 Aug 2013 07:58
As an addition to what has been said before, here is my run playing solo/ full stealth on Overkill:

This also includes the 2 other achievements related to framing frame job.

Required equipment: Silenced pistol.
Required skills: Dominator and Smooth talker (mastermind tree), Cleaner (ghost tree).
Other skills from the ghost tree can help too (chameleon, shinobi).

If you have any questions, feel free to ask, I'd be glad to help.

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08 Apr 2016 21:02

Shinobi is not necessary here. If you do a mission without yellow stars, you can solo this easily without it. Dominator is a must, however. As far as I can tell, you can only take out 4 guards with Dominator, so make sure you get a silenced pistol in your inventory to use here.

Go in through the side door, underneath the spiral stairs, and explore your surroundings. If you find cameras, don't panic. Move underneath them, stand up while looking up, and punch them out. Once you've done this, guards might come to check it out, so make sure they don't have a chance to call in a broken camera.

Watch out for trip beams between some of the gallery halls. They seem to be random but on all the time. I had no access to the security room and so didn't risk trying to see if they could be turned off.

TL;DR?
Equipment: Silenced pistol
Necessary skills: Dominator
Necessary attributes: Patience
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11 Oct 2013 18:07

Note: This achievement only unlocks for the host. The spawn for the paintings, guards, cameras, security room, and roof windows is random every time you play the mission. However, there will always be one guard stationary behind a desk in the lobby, four guards that are roaming, and one guard in the security room watching the cameras. There will also always be a motion detecting laser barrier between 2 of the rooms, it will vary between which two rooms.

The only "mandatory" skill for this is Dominator (aced is best) under the Mastermind tree. There are a few other skills that can be very helpful. The Inside Man (aced) perk will unlock the keycard asset needed to get into the Security Room. Highly upgraded ECM jammers will allow you to simply override the door. Without them, you'll be left putting a drill on the door or breaking all of the cameras after clearing out all four roaming guards and the stationary guard at the desk in the lobby. Fast Hands and Transporter are also useful.

Taking the cameras out early will make it easier to intimidate the roaming guards without getting caught. However, if a guard sees a broken camera, they will immediately freak out and call it in blowing the achievement.

This can be done solo in Crime.net Offline or with teammates. Either way, the strategy is basically the same. You can only dominate four guards; any additional guards will have to be killed, and you will have to be sure to answer their pagers.

There are multiple points of possible entry. You can enter through the bathroom on the right next to the spiral staircase. Advantage: You can lure patrolling guards into the bathroom by triggering the hand dryers, just crouch and walk underneath them to turn them on. Guards in the hall right outside will come in and you can dominate or kill them in private out the view of other guards or cameras. You can also go up the stairs to the roof and drop down inside one of the rooms. If you go up onto the roof, be careful you don't get spotted through the glass ceilings. If your Dominator skill is aced you can subdue enemies through the glass ceilings. However, this can be a little touchy and is not 100% guaranteed to work every time.

Once you've got all the guards and cameras taken care of, all you need to do is find all the paintings and get them to the vehicle. Again, be careful you don't break the laser barrier when you're running through looking for paintings. The achievement will unlock as soon as you escape.

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Before attempting this trophy, make sure you've aced the Dominator and Smooth Talker skills. An aced Cleaner skill will also help but isn't necessary. Now for the actual mission.

The art gallery has three different entry points- the main entrance, a bathroom entrance on the right, and various skylights above the building. I personally used the bathroom entrance.

There will always be one guard at the front desk, he will glance back and forth- but will not move from this position. There will be four other guards roaming around the gallery- for a total of five. You can only answer 4 pagers successfully, so you need to intimidate (R2) the final guard and have him cuff himself. The guards roaming the gallery spawn in differently each game, so there really is no way to create a step-by-step guide for this trophy. However, some helpful tips are:
1. Bag the guards and throw them in a bathroom stall (front right of the building)
2. Never kill guards in doorways, wait until they have moved around a corner
3. Always kill the first four guards, the intimidated guard will be an easy alert if there are other enemies.
4. Don't shoot the cameras before you kill the guards unless you absolutely need to. While it's better to shoot the camera than to be detected, I failed this mission numerous times because the final guard saw a broken camera before I could deal with him.

After you've taken out the five guards, either melee or shoot the 4-5 cameras in the gallery. Once those are taken care of, bag the paintings with the red tag (there are a maximum of 9 of them, and some people have reported as few as six spawning in) and take them to the vehicle. With a little luck, you'll have nine paintings- which will net you the "Big Deal" trophy during the Day 2 mission.
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06 Jul 2019 02:56

This is one of the few stealth-based trophies in the game. Anywhere between 6-9 paintings will spawn when you start. You can do this in solo or co-op, it is really up to you. If you decide to do it in co-op, turn off AI so that they don't revive you. The main benefit of doing it in co-op is buying the Camera Feed asset, which will allow a second player to spot guards for you. Make sure to wear Two-Piece Suit to avoid being discovered, as well as bring a silenced weapon.

There are 5 guards and 5 cameras throughout the museum, as well as a 6th guard in the security room. Ideally, you'll want to kill 4 of the guards before answering their pagers and bagging their bodies, then dominate the last guard so that he cuffs himself. Once you do that, you can go around and melee the 5 cameras. This way you won't have to bother with the guard in the security room. With all 5 guards and cameras taken care of, you're free to secure the paintings and escape. Don't rush yourself with disposing of the guards, always make sure you're in a position where there's no camera and no incoming guard before you kill one. You can dominate a guard in the bathroom if one walks in there, as chances are he won't be spotted at all. Try and melee the guards instead of using your gun, as you may accidentally hit a window or something else that can alert the guards. Also, as you're walking around, one of the doorways will have a laser grid across it - make sure you don't step into it, otherwise you'll set off the alarm!

Recommended skills for doing this are: Smooth Talker (Mastermind Tier 1), Dominator Pro (Mastermind Tier 2), Chameleon (Ghost Tier 2), Cleaner Ace (Ghost Tier 2), Shinobi Ace (Ghost Tier 3), Martial Arts (Ghost Tier 3).

The below video is from before Patch 1.02, so ignore the fact that he dominates the guards. On Patch 1.02, cuffed guards can be detected by other guards and cameras, thus it is not recommended at all, except for the fifth guard. You can only answer 4 pagers across your entire team with the Smooth Talker skill, so the fifth guard will have to be cuffed. Kill, answer pagers and bag enemies until you can't answer any more pagers.

In order to buy the contract on Crime.net, Framing Frame costs between $625,000 (Normal) and $3,300,000 (Overkill Pro) from your off-shore account.

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14 Aug 2013 02:01

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They give it to everyone if the host himself throws the paintings into the car.
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By fantom7474 on 18 May 2014 22:02
At the moment the Trophy is given only to the host!!!

On the 1st day of the mission " Framing Frame " you need to destroy all the paintings without being noticed. There is a RANDOM number of paintings on this map . From 6 to 9 paintings.

When you steal all the paintings without raising an alarm. You need to load all the paintings into the van yourself ; everyone will not be given a trophy. They give the trophy only to the host (We only gave the trophy to one). VIDEO

PS If you are a very bad Sem Fisher, and the guards always notice you. You can complete this mission in stealth by killing some guards (But you will have to talk on the pager so as not to raise the alarm) and destroying all the cameras using an ultrasound or a Silenced Pistol.
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By rus199410 on 14 Aug 2013 17:02
Quote from Pretender ( https://www.stratege.ru/forums/member.php?u=23396 ): The Dominator is now guaranteed to work only for 1 person. The second chance is already very small (it feels like 20 percent or lower). On YouTube, most of the videos are dated 2013, that is, an additional patch, then the dominator worked differently. There are only four answers on the radio with the upgraded Smooth Talker skill, this is even indicated in the description. Moreover, these answers are general to the team, but non-individual.
When playing with two players, you dominate one guard in the toilet (lol, that sounds funny ), the second - in the server room (security does not go there), after which you don’t have to be afraid of the cameras, you pack up to four people in bags, one of them should be a security guard from the lobby counter to make it easier to take out. It’s better to spend three bags - keep one as a last resort. After this, one takes out the paintings, the second marks him with the remaining guards from the roof. The trophy can be taken alone, but not very easily and not the first time, but with two or three people the process is quite simple.
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By Zer0_kam1kadZE on 26 May 2014 17:30
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The Dominator is now guaranteed to work only on 1 person. On the second, the chance is already very small (it feels like 20 percent or less). Most of the videos on YouTube date back to 2013, that is, before the patch, when the dominator worked differently. There are only four answers on the radio using the upgraded Smooth Talker skill. Moreover, these answers are general for the team, not individual.
When playing with two players, you dominate one guard in the toilet, the second in the server room (the guards don’t go there), after that you don’t have to be afraid of cameras, pack up to four people in bags, answering pagers, one of them should be a guard from the counter in the lobby to make it easier to take out. It is better to spend three bags - leave one as a last resort. After this, one takes out the paintings, the second marks him with the remaining guards from the roof (or take them out together). The trophy can be taken alone, but not very easily and not the first time, but with two or three people the process is quite simple.
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26 May 2014 14:22