Stealth tips
Light is danger, noise wakes dogs. Master these two rules and no den is safe from you.
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Light cones
Street lamps, porch lights, rival flashlights, cameras and searchlights draw lit circles on the ground. Standing in one fills your alert meter at 1.15 per second; sneaking fills it at 0.45x that speed and out of the light it drains at 0.5 per second. Flashlights, cameras and searchlights need a clear line of sight, so a solid box taller than you is cover. Standing 2 m or higher, such as on a roof, keeps you out of every cone.
Guard dogs
A dog wakes when it hears a run within 7 m or a walk within 3.5 m (sneaking is silent: 0 m), or when it sees a lit intruder in its yard. It wakes in 0.8 s and chases at 5.6 m/s, slower than your run of 6.4. It never leaves its leash of 15 m, only chases inside its yard and 4.5 m past the gate, and gives up after 6 s. Stunned and grace-time raccoons are ignored.
Snacks, pebbles and cans
- Snack (Q): lands up to 9 m away; any dog within 11 m on its turf trots over and chews for 5 s, deaf to everything. Cooldown 25 s.
- Pebble (hold Y to aim): noise 7 m, cooldown 3 s, range 11 m. Dogs walk over to investigate for 2.2 s.
- Can: louder (12 m), cooldown 10 s.
Bins and disguises
Sneak within 1.15 m of a street bin to tuck behind it and the lights miss you. A dog closer than 1.6 m still sees you duck in. You can also become a prop: hold GRAB beside a trash bag, cone, plant, mailbox or crate for 0.45 s. Standing still is cover; moving is a slow waddle at 32% speed that fills suspicion.
Fence vaults and noisy floors
- Fence vault: facing a den fence (not the gate) within 0.95 m with empty paws, you hop over for a small noise burst of 2.5 m. You cannot vault while carrying loot.
- Cans clatter when run over (9 m); puddles slow you to 55% and splash when you run; ice makes you skid; skylights creak unless you sneak.
- Egg vault: lifting a vault egg rings a bell heard 11 m away.
Events that change stealth
Fog shrinks every cone to 65% and dogs hear at 70% range. In a blackout the lamps and porch lights go dark and dogs hear at 60% range. The Lights Out weekly twist turns lamps off in round modes; Double Guards makes dogs hear twice as far.
Frequently asked questions
How do I avoid guard dogs?
Sneak: sneaking is silent. If a dog wakes, throw a snack to lure it, or outrun it, since a running raccoon is faster than a chasing dog.
Can I hide on a roof?
Yes. Standing 2 m or higher is out of every street light cone and guard flashlight.