Bottle Collecting
Find all clue bottles in a hub world to unlock the safe's combination.
Bottle Collecting is a gameplay mechanic in Sly 2: Band of Thieves. Each hub world contains a set of clue bottles hidden throughout the area. Collecting all the clue bottles in the present hub world reveals the code to unlock a safe.
- First appears
- Sly 2: Band of Thieves (2004)
- Role
- Collectible item that unlocks safe combinations for character upgrades
- Affiliation
- Cooper Gang's heist objectives
Lore & Background
The source does not provide any lore about bottle collecting beyond its function in gameplay.
In Their Own Story
Sly crouched on a Parisian rooftop, the Eiffel Tower glowing in the distance. Bentley's voice crackled through the earpiece. 'Sly, I've marked another clue bottle on your map—behind that stack of crates near the nightclub.' Sly nodded, dropping silently to the street. He crept past a pair of wild boar guards, their tusks gleaming, and smashed the bottle against his palm. A soft chime confirmed the collect. 'That's twenty-three,' Bentley said. 'Only seven more in this district, and we'll have the safe combination.' Sly grinned, already scanning for the next glint of glass. Each bottle brought him closer to a new power-up—something that might give him the edge against Dimitri and his counterfeit operation.
Reader's Guide
To open a safe, the player must determine the code by collecting all the clue bottles hidden in the present hub world. Once all bottles are collected, the safe's combination is revealed.
Did You Know?
- Collecting all clue bottles in a hub world reveals the safe's combination.
- Opening safes unlocks special upgrades for characters.
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