Burnwood Family Tomb - Exploring the tomb area | 20: Absolution Hitman: Absolution Guide

Last update: 11 May 2016

General objectives of the stage: Burnwood Family Tomb is the second stage of the Absolution mission. It is the largest and most complex location of all three available in this mission. What's more, on higher difficulty levels it is strongly occupied by enemy forces. As usual, before taking any actions, it would be good to carefully get to know the area.

Follow the narrow path. If you're playing on Expert or Purist difficulty level, you have to be careful from the beginning, because you'll encounter the Agency heavy trooper at the place shown on the above screen. It would be good to eliminate him, thus obtaining Agency heavy trooper disguise.

If you turn left after reaching the first crossing, you'll get to the largest area in this location (screen above), where you can find Jade - your current target. Obviously, the area is full of Agency soldiers.

If you want to explore this area more carefully, I suggest jumping between pillars (screen above) and use throwable objects when needed, to distract enemies.

Most precious items can be found near the pillars located on the left. You can find there a proximity mine and remote explosives (in the place shown on the above screen).

If you go straight on the previously mentioned crossing, after few moments you'll reach a clearing shown on the above screen. Depending on the difficulty settings, you'll encounter here between two and for heavy troopers. Depending on your preferences you can sneak past them or start eliminating them. In the latter case I suggest waiting until they split up and/or use throwable objects to lure them in more secluded places.

The area with tombs, located on the right, is patrolled by a single grunt, regardless of the difficulty settings. It would be good to eliminate him, especially if you want to murder Jade in a special way. Bodies can be hidden in tombs (in one tomb you can hide two bodies).

A central area where Jade is stationing can be reached by two narrow tunnels (one is shown on the above screen). So you should use one of these, if you want to safely approach your target.

If you stay on the main path patrolled by previously mentioned Agency heavy troopers, you'll reach the stairs shown on the above screen. Depending on the difficulty settings you'll have to avoid here up to three enemies. As usual, the best method is to distract them with throwable objects.

Using the path described above will not only get you closer to the central area of the cemetery, but also allows you to reach the ready-to-wear Agency technician disguise. This costume will allow you to freely explore the map and you will have to avoid only another technician in this area (he mostly stands next to the fresh grave).