Stealth Fundamentals
Stealth — called Plan A in Notoriety — means completing a heist without raising the alarm. Clean stealth runs earn bonus cash and teach map layouts for future Nightmare attempts. The core constraint is the four-pager limit: killing more than four guards without proper pager management triggers failure.
Maintain detection risk between 3 and 5 by wearing Suit armor and equipping high-concealment weapons. The weapons tier list ranks Honey Badger, P90, G17, Tomahawk, and Knife as top stealth choices.
Camera and ECM Strategy
Disable cameras before moving through monitored areas. ECM Jammers temporarily block camera feeds — pair with ECM Specialist and ECM Overdrive skills. The Nimble skill aced allows silent safe lockpicking instead of loud drilling.
Chameleon aced lets you scout in casing mode and grab loose cash without masking. Infiltrator aced enables silent door kicks for faster room entry.
Hostage and Pager Management
Use Halt! to take guards hostage instead of killing them. Intimidator helps shout civilians from range. Cable Guy aced provides enough ties for full map control. Sixth Sense aced reduces cleaner costs when civilians die accidentally.
Practice on Jewelry Shop before attempting Brick Bank Nightmare. Watch the Ozela stealth video guide for advanced routing.