Bounding Boots + Sneaking/Stealing

[Boeroer]

Hello,

if you use Bounding Boots's Leap ability to get to chests/persons undetected with even low stealth then you're smart.

But it's only 2/rest while the Barbarian's Leap ability allows for the same shenanigans unlimited times (out of combat).

What if there was a way to use Bounding Boots unlimited times though? That would be cool. 

Luckily there is:

Stealth while unseen. Pause game. Target the place where you want to jump to and click. Unpause for only a fraction of a second (basically hit space two times very quickly). Your char will jump up and you'll have paused again while the char's in the air. Repeat until your dotted circle appears at the point of destination - but your char model hasn't landed yet. Now abendon the Leap (click the x button). Combat log will say "XY abandoned Leap". Your 2/rest uses will not get used up, but you char will still land in the dotted circle. From there you can loot/pickpocket etc. The timing with unpause/pause is crucial but not that hard to do. 

Not useful for ultimate runs since you can't pause, but very nice if you want to sneak effectively without investing in stealth. 

You can even jump past enemies and then pass the boots to a party members. Works since it's out of combat. 

Enjoy!

 

Edited June 24, 2020 by Boeroer