007 First Light Mechanics — License to Kill, Stealth, Combat & More

007 First Light is built on six interlocking systems — plus the Q-Lens tactical scanner that gates them. License to Kill decides when guns work. Bluff and Intuition decide whether you need to fight at all. Stealth is forgiving — detection is a transition, not a fail state. Combat is an Arkham-style parry game with throwable everything. Gunplay only unlocks during License to Kill. Disguises are fragments, not costumes. Read the room with Q-Lens first.

• Prologue (Against All Odds)

  License to Kill

  The five-state Rules of Engagement system that decides when Bond is actually allowed to draw his sidearm.

• Chapter 1 (The Needle's Eye)

  Bluff & Intuition

  Social stealth — talk your way past guards, but only if you've done the homework. Bluffs stun for 4-6 seconds and cost Instinct.

• Chapter 1 (The Needle's Eye)

  Disguises

  Fragmentary disguises — hats, staff caps, access stamps — not full Hitman costumes. Watchers still see through them.

• Prologue

  Stealth

  Detection is "a transition, not a fail state." Bond improvises through alerts instead of restarting.

• Chapter 1 (The Needle's Eye)

  Combat

  Arkham-style parry combat with environmental throws, hostage grapples, and a yellow-flash/red-glint tell system.

• Prologue (gated by License to Kill)

  Gunplay

  Gunplay is only legal during License to Kill. Disarming shots, dropped-weapon pickup, Focus slow-mo aim, and the iconic Casino Royale empty-gun throw.

• Prologue (Field Ops Mode added in Chapter 1)

  Q-Lens & Hacking

  Tactical HUD scanner that reveals enemies through walls, marks hackables, and gates every Q-Watch gadget activation.