

The bars indicate the maximum weight of the sum of items stolen allowed to pickpocket and the maximum value of the sum of all items allowed to be pickpocketed. There will be a menu that pops up with 2 bars.

To pickpocket an NPC, get close to them without being in the DARK RED while sneaking and then left-click. If you’re not sneaking and want to see them, you can hold SHIFT.

Almost every NPC in the game has sightlines. You can sneak in the LIGHT RED without being spotted. The LIGHT RED is the peripheral vision of the NPC. If you attempt to sneak in the DARK RED you will be spotted. The DARK RED is what is visible to an NPC. While sneaking you can see the NPC sightlines in shades of red. You’ll turn into a map element (Barrel, Bush, Rock, etc) and sneak by NPCs. You can initiate a sneak by pressing C on your keyboard. To circumvent this, a character can sneak past NPCs to steal owned items. If you take an owned item NPCs will react negatively and can sometimes attack you. Free items have WHITE names while owned items have a RED name. You can also see if the item is owned by an NPC or is free to take. You can then move your cursor over the name to see a short description, the weight, and the value of the items. You can highlight them by pressing the ALT button on your keyboard to make them visible. There are a lot of items scattered around the map. It will bring the camera focused back on your character and aligned northward on the compass. To snap your camera back to your character, hit the HOME button on your keyboard. Some NPCs and items will not be visible until your character actually visits that location.

You can use WASD to forcibly move the camera elsewhere to try and spy ahead of your current location. By holding the middle mouse button you can rotate the camera to how you see fit. Since the game uses a top-down perspective, it can become hard to see some corners of the map. You cannot use WASD or the arrow keys to control your character. This directs your character to that location. You control your character around the map by left-clicking on the map. So you’ve created your character and are in control after the opening cutscenes. Playing The Game – The Map Elements and UI
