A House Built on Sand is the second of two summer bonus missions included in the World of Assassination trilogy. Agent 47 is sent to Marrakesh, Morocco to eliminate Kong Tuo-Kwang and Matthieu Mendola, and retrieve the confidential company documents they plan to trade.
Targets[]
Eliminate Kong Tuo-Kwang | |
Eliminate Matthieu Mendola |
Objectives[]
Acquire documents |
Exfiltrate[]
Locate the exit |
A House Built on Sand[]
Kong has rented a rooftop patio for the meeting, but the location is as of yet unclear. So, track them and eliminate them...and reclaim the documents. Good luck, 47."
MISSION STATUS ACTIVE
Description[]
A House Built on Sand takes place in Marrakesh, Morocco sometime before the events of A Gilded Cage. Construction mogul Kong Tuo-Kwang is meeting with an architect from rival Hamilton-Lowe, Matthieu Mendola. He intends to leak non-disclosable and confidential internal planning documents to Kong.
Hamilton-Lowe has again contracted the ICA, this time to eliminate both men and to retrieve the documents before they can be exposed.
Mission Stories[]
Rent Due
The Future Foretold
Waiting for the Man
Gone Shopping
Intelligence[]
- A Good Smoke
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According to the tobacco shop's owner, his assistant is serving a very important guest. Kong is known for his fondness for a shisha pipe. So maybe it's time to put two and two together. |
- Angry Men
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It appears that the shopkeeper has been forced to lease out his shop for the night. This sounds very suspicious. |
- Antiques Shop Key
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A key to the Antiques Shop in the courtyard. |
- Bad Snail
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According to the guard, Mr. Mendola's escort has had a bout of food poisoning from some bad snails. This must mean that Mendola is lost. Maybe you can give him a hand and show him the way. |
- Carpet Shop Key
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A key to a shop. |
- Delivery Truck Key
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A truck key. Possibly to an exit. |
- Do You Believe in Fate?
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Apparently, Mendola is a man of superstition and plans his life around the words of so-called fortune tellers. Could be interesting to see what his future holds if you get my drift. |
- Gone Shopping
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According to the guards, one of their main men has gone shopping at a carpet shop. Maybe a preoccupied guard could be the ticket to get closer to Mr. Kong. |
- Maintenance Room Key
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A technician's key to a maintenance room. |
- Mr. Kong's Private Party
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It appears you need an invite to enter Mr. Kong's party. But once you have one, you can come and go as much as you want. |
- Note From Kong's Bodyguard
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One of Kong's bodyguards has taken off to the carpet shop across the marketplace and brought along the key to the shisha cafe's back door. |
- Shisha Café Invitation
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An invitation into the VIP lounge area of the shisha café. |
- Shisha Café Key
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A key to the shisha café. |
- Shop Key
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A key to a shop. |
- Something is Not Right
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It appears that Kong's man has not turned up, and Mendola is all on his own. This could be used to your advantage. |
- The Distraught Landlord
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This landlord is apparently quite upset about a certain shop owner. This could be a chance to be invited to Kong's exclusive party at the shisha café. I'm sure you can blend in. |
- The Meeting
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It appears Mendola will be met by one of Kong's guards outside the shisha café. Follow him and keep your cool. |
- The Superstitious Frenchman
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We know that Mendola suffers from compulsive thoughts and is highly superstitious. Could it be the same man they are talking about? |
- VIP Shopping
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According to the carpet shop's owner, the shop is closed for a private showing. |
- Walkie-Talkie
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A walkie-talkie belonging to Kong's bodyguard. |
Challenges[]
There are 34 challenges in total: 15 "Assassination", 7 "Discovery", 6 "Feats", 2 "Targets" & 4 "The Classics", worth 58000XP.
Name | Type | Description | Rewards |
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Snailed It! | A | Assassinate Matthieu Mendola by poisoning the snail samples. | +2000XP |
License to Ill | A | [REDACTED]
Assassinate both Matthieu Mendola and Kong Tuo-Kwang by poisoning the shisha pipe.
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+2000XP |
Crystal Balls | A | Assassinate Matthieu Mendola with the crystal ball. | +2000XP |
Laughing Gas | A | Assassinate both Matthieu Mendola and Kong Tuo-Kwang with a gas lamp explosion. | +2000XP |
Escort Service | A | Assassinate Matthieu Mendola while disguised as a Bodyguard. | +1000XP |
Dropping the F-bomb | A | [REDACTED]
Assassinate either Kong Tuo-Kwang or Matthieu Mendola with the shisha café sign.
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+2000XP |
Electric Boogie | A | Assassinate Kong Tuo-Kwang by electrocuting him in the reflection pool. | +2000XP |
Pure Chemistry | A | Assassinate Kong Tuo-Kwang with an oil lamp explosion. | +2000XP |
Phony Call | A | Assassinate Matthieu Mendola with a telephone. | +2000XP |
Versatile Assassin | A | Complete all the Versatile challenges in Marrakesh:
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+4000XP |
Straight Shot | A | Assassinate a target with a headshot in Marrakesh. | +1000XP |
Piano Man | A | Assassinate a target with the fiber wire in Marrakesh. | +1000XP |
Tasteless, Traceless | A | Assassinate a target with lethal poison in Marrakesh. | +1000XP |
Someone Could Hurt Themselves | A | Assassinate a target in an accident in Marrakesh. | +1000XP |
Hold My Hair | A | Assassinate a target by drowning them in Marrakesh. | +1000XP |
Suit Up | D | Disguise yourself as a Bodyguard. | +1000XP |
Rooftop Rendezvous | D | Get to the carpet shop's rooftop. | +1000XP |
Party Crasher | D | Get the VIP Invitation. | +1000XP |
Didn't See That Coming, Did You? | D | Disguise yourself as the Fortune Teller. | +1000XP |
Sneaking Away | D | Escape through the door on the street. | +1000XP |
Break Out | D | Escape through the door near the well. | +1000XP |
Truck Off | D | Escape in the truck. | +1000XP |
Mission Story - Rent Due | F | Enter the Courtyard Club as a VIP guest. | +1000XP |
Mission Story - Waiting for the Man | F | Bring Matthieu Mendola to the meeting. | +1000XP |
Mission Story - The Future Foretold | F | Have someone read Matthieu Mendola's fortune. | +1000XP |
Mission Story - Gone Shopping | F | Enter the Courtyard Club through the back door. | +1000XP |
The Real Deal | F | Get the documents. | +1000XP |
Chameleon | F | Find and equip all disguises in Marrakesh. | +2000XP |
The Contractor | T | Assassinate Kong Tuo-Kwang. | +2000XP |
The Architect | T | Assassinate Matthieu Mendola. | +2000XP |
Silent Assassin, Suit Only | TC |
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+4000XP |
Silent Assassin | TC |
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+4000XP |
Sniper Assassin | TC |
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+4000XP |
Suit Only | TC |
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+4000XP |
Cut Challenges[]
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Mission Mastery | F |
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No Evidence | TC |
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+1000XP |
(Both of these were cut in HITMAN™ III.)
Mastery[]
Mastery Level | Type | Unlock | Description |
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1 | Starting Location | Consulate Plaza | 47 arrives at the café on the Consulate Plaza, and begins the mission from here. |
Agency Pickup | Rooftops | The ICA can smuggle a briefcase containing a large item into the rooftops overlooking the night-time bazaar. |
Disguises[]
Items[]
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Bartoli 75R | HX-10 | Fusil G2 | Tactical Bartoli 12G | |
Melee | ||||
Battle Axe | Brick | Cleaver | Crowbar | Folding Knife |
Kitchen Knife | Lead Pipe | Letter Opener | Scissors | Screwdriver |
Soda Can | Wrench | |||
Explosives | Poisons | Distractions | Miscellaneous Items | |
Propane Flask | Emetic Rat Poison | Lethal Poison Pill Jar | Coin | Walkie-Talkie |
Other NPCs[]
- Nimr Arif Bahar - Landlord at the Shisha Cafe
- Terry Strong - Shoe Store Owner
- Guang Tseng - Bodyguard of Kong Tuo-Kwang
- Zaki Diab - Fortune Teller
Gallery[]
Escalation Contracts[]
There are currently 2 escalation contracts available in A House Built on Sand (those in italics are also available in HITMAN™ 2 & HITMAN™ III):
Elusive Targets[]
This is a list of the elusive targets who appeared in A House Built on Sand, with reactivations occuring during HITMAN™ 2 & HITMAN™ III:
Trivia[]
- According to the HITMAN Reddit's FAQ, the summer bonus missions (The Icon, along with A House Built on Sand) are not part of the main story arc, though it may still be part of the canon.[1]
- There are no security cameras present in this level.
- There are several indications that the level takes place before A Gilded Cage:
- The client the fortune teller is talking to asks if she should go with Claus Hugo Strandberg's investments, calling him a "genius".
- The school is boarded up and the outer walls are intact.
- The shoe store is not present and in its place is a ceramics store whose owner is about to be evicted.
- The tunnel has not been constructed.
- Kong Tuo-Kwang discusses doing business with Reza Zaydan.
- Out of the three, this is the only bonus mission with two targets.
- This is also the only bonus mission with an extra objective, which is to collect the Hamilton-Lowe Documents.
- This mission was originally going to have a second elusive target called The Brothers, but was ultimately scrapped.
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