Preparations for the final story mission | Walkthrough Mafia III Guide
Last update: 15 November 2016
How to unlock the mission to kill Sal Marcano?
The final story mission is "Kill Sal Marcano" and, as the name suggests, you will have to get to Sal Marcano that Lincoln wants to exact his revenge on. To unlock this mission, you will have to complete all of the story missions connected with Frisco Fields, French Ward and Southdowns. The final mission for Frisco Fields is "Eliminate Olivia Marcano" (where you get Olivia Marcano during Remy Duval's funeral reception). For French Ward, it's "Kill Uncle Lou Marcano" (where you attack the luxury ferry on which Lou is traveling), and for Southdowns, it's "Kill Tommy Marcano" (where you confront with Tommy after the boxing matches in Arcadia).
Lincoln's relations with the underbosses
If you have tried to give equal shares to your underbosses (Cassandra, Burke and Vito) of the districts that you have seized, all of them will be satisfied towards the end of the story mode and none of them will try to stop you from killing Sal Marcano.
If, for any reason, one of the bosses receives a total of 5 districts, one of the remaining bosses will turn against Lincoln and you will have to kill them. If, in such a situation, you give the sixth district to your "favorite" boss, the other ne will also betray you. In such a situation, only one of Lincoln's underbosses will remain alive towards the end of the game.
If any of the underbosses turns against you, you will have to kill them before the end of the storyline. In each situation, the course of events is the same - Lincoln has to reach the HQ of the underboss in question, cut through the way to them and kill them.
Important notes on deaths of underbosses:
- If you had to kill any of the underbosses, one of their associates will assume control over the district and that person will become your contact person for generating income. However, the income will be lower than before.
- For obvious reasons, the death of an underboss ends their storyline and you cannot receive missions from them.
- In spite of the death of your underboss, you still can use services provided by their associate. For example, killing Cassandra will not block the option to call for Jackie D. (gun dealer) or to pay Moran's switchboard operator.
Side missions and collectibles
You do not have to worry that starting the last storyline mission will make it impossible for you to complete optional jobs, such as side missions or finding collectibles. After finishing the game, you'll be able to get back to the last checkpoint (the one right before choosing the game's ending). You will be able to resume your previous activities (and also visit the derelict Marcano's casino - two additional secrets will be there).