Near the top of the statue, there are two groups of two soldiers standing pretty close to each other making it a a difficult task for a Low-Tech guy. Yes, the light is more useful, but flares distract grunts. If you plan to take Low-Tech on through, there's a tool that most people overlook: flares. With Master Low-Tech you can do 7.5 damage with a knife, which is actually a great deal of damage when directed to the cranium. The crowbar is faster than the baton and to me the knife is faster than the crowbar. That means if you don't get the guy right away, chances are he's gonna have time to at turn around.

I takes a hell of a lot of time to get out, put away and it seems to take the longest to swing. Even though the baton does more damage, I don't like using it for some reason. Not only does it increase the measly 5/6/7 damage for the knife/crowbar/baton respectively, but it increases rate of attack as well, which comes in handy. ДЄs for melee weapons, I'd suggest taking at least some skill in Low-Tech before you get serious about it.

From the description, it would seem that they make the gun more accurate when used, but I've not noticed my aim improving any with them.ДЇor the record, normal darts from the minicrossbow are quite excellent at close-range 'sniping'. That way, laser sights become much, much more useful in the game. If you really want to make the game 'realistic', you should go to options and turn it off. Ouch.)ДЄs for the laser sight bit, I'm not certain. I've always used non-lethal methods myself (the baton) which aren't as quick and efficient, but somewhat more satisfying (but then, I wasn't playing on realistic at the time. The best is probably the shock prod, since if you catch someone unaware and aim for the small of the back (I think that's the right spot) they go down with just one shot. ДЇor hand to hand, you're probably better off with the crowbar than the knife, but that's speculation. It's entirely possible that there is a thin layer of kevlar and padding in those hoods, whereas as JC, all you have are your shades. Also, they are wearing headgear, which you are not. I've always rationalized it as that they are actively trying to evade the gunfire, and even if they fail to completely avoid the bullet, they might be able to minimize the lethality of the shot. If they're aware, they don't take as much damage, I believe. Even with the 10mm, a headshot should take out a normal NSF agent when they are caught unaware (meaning, usually, that you're aiming at the back of their heads). Generally speaking, if you fit the head of an NSF agent fully inside of those sliders (and even sticking out a bit) you'll stand a much better chance of getting a lethal headshot. If you wait a while, the sliders will go down a fair bit, and the bullet will appear anywhere within the edges of the sliders. Also, if you've ever played Rainbow Six, you'll note a similarity in the way that the targeting reticle works, namely the four sliders that determine how 'accurate' a shot is going to be. The higher your pistol skill gets, the more damage you do per shot.

Deus ex 10mm pistol