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Dishonored is a first person action adventure game with stealth mechanics, developed by Arkane studios and published by Bethesda.

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Possible to get Ghost (Never detected) but kill everyone?

If you're able to kill everyone without being seen (red bolt above their head) will you still get ghost? Goes by the joke, "You can't get detected if there's no one to detect."
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Can I get the 'Enough Coin to Disappear' achievement with a high chaos save from Knife of Dunwall DLC?

I want to get the Enough Coin to Disappear achievement for the new The Brigmore Witches DLC. To make it easier, I am going to import a save from the previous DLC - The Knife of Dunwall. One of the ...
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Free Timsh in The Brigmore Witches?

In The Knife of Dunwall, I decided to have Barrister Arnold Timsh arrested (the dastard had it coming). Now, I'm in Coldridge Prison and Timsh is asking me to get him out, telling me that this is the ...
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Dumping a unconscious enemy to the water, counts as a kill? [duplicate]

I just finished a mission, and i dont remember killing anyone, but i threw 3 bodies on the water. At the end of the mission, i ended up getting "3 kills" So, dumping a unconscious guard/enemy to the ...
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Will Wall of Light Kills count as your kill?

There are achievements that require not killing any enemy during a mission or even the whole game. But, also, there are parts of the game where you can rewire the Walls of Light in order to be able ...
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After finishing the main quests, is Dishonored an open-world game? [duplicate]

I want to buy Dishonored, but can I play open-world after finishing the main quest? I mean playing free-roam, killing anyone like in Assassin's Creed.
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Can the tower in Hounds Pit be climbed?

In the Hounds Pit area there is a tower that also serves as Lady Emily's room. When I look up in that room, there are some floorboards that you can peek through. Also the floorboards are unbreakable. ...
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What happens if I refuse to do Granny Rags' quest where she asks to poison the elixir supply? (spoilers)

Say, we refuse to accept Granny Rags' quest where she asks to poison the elixir supply located in the bandit area - Does this imply that Slackjaw will not give out the non-lethal version of the quest ...
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Does it count against ghosting a mission if you're seen by a weeper?

Ghosting a mission is defined as never even having been detected at the end of a mission. Weepers aren't exactly "sentient", really, but they have similar detection mechanics to the other, more ...
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If I get to Kingsparrow Island with low chaos, can I go buckwild and kill everyone without ruining the ending?

I've gotten to Kingsparrow with low chaos. Has the game stopped caring about chaos at this point, or will going on a murder spree tip the scale and wreck my ending?
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Is the "no kills" ending the same as the "low chaos" ending? [duplicate]

I killed five guards in the first chapter (the prison level), but since then (I'm already in Chapter 3) I have had no kills. If I keep going and make sure to maintain low chaos, will I still be able ...
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Is Dishonored an open-world game?

I was considering whether or not to buy Dishonored, and watching gameplay of it on Youtube, when a thought popped into my head: is Dishonored free-roam? Can you go anywhere you want, similarly to ...
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Does equipping or obtaining bone charms void "Mostly Flesh and Steel"?

Mostly Flesh and Steel Finish the game without purchasing any supernatural powers or enhancements, besides Blink Does obtaining or equipping one of the bone charms you can find throughout the game ...
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how do I get rid of the message "Warning: you are leaving the hide and seek area"?

My kid started playing this game without me about an hour ago. He chose to start the tutorial and then leave the area. Now there's a message that says "Warning: you are leaving the hide and seek area" ...
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Why is everybody suddenly scared of me at Lady Boyle's Last Party?

I am at Lady Boyle's Last Party, I have an invitation and everything. After taking great pains to blend in with the guests, and quietly incapacitating most of the waitstaff and the watchman guarding ...
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When is Dishonored over?

I've made it to the top of the Lighthouse, I have found Emily and killed her captor, now what? Emily is standing at the edge and is non-responsive to me. Is the game over?
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What do the two bedroom bell-pull switches in the Boyles' mansion do?

In Dishonoured, in the mission where: In two of the three bedrooms there's a bell-pull switch. What effect does pulling one or both of them have?
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How many rats does it take to get to the center of a corpse-pop?

I'm starting a ghost/non-lethal run of Dishonored and I know I need to avoid rats eating my victims. I've noticed that single rats do not appear to go after corpses, but big swarms definitely do. So ...
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How can I knock people out?

So far the only way I've found to take people down without killing them is Sleep Darts. None of my skills (that I've noticed) seem to be able to knock people out/put them to sleep. I noticed the "...
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How to maximize score in Dunwall City Trials : Bend Time Massacre

Even playing just the first 'scene' my score seems pretty random even when I kill all 4 targets. Sometimes its a few hundred, sometimes its over 2,000. What factors affect the score awarded at the ...
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Does killing key targets counts as kills?

I am asking this as there is an achievement in Dishonored that is called Clean Hands, the question is does killing key targets count? As sometimes there is no choice in the Lady Boyle mission (maybe I ...
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Do unconscious victims wake up? How long does it take?

In Dishonored, one way of playing is to knock enemies unconscious either by choking them or shooting them with a Sleep Dart. Do these characters later wake up and resume walking around? I'm not sure ...
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All bone charms appear in Corvo's room?

For some reason once I finish the part where you get your first rune and your blink power, about 10 bone charms along with some statuettes (the ones that increase your max bone charms) appear in Corvo'...
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Weird bug with Corvo's equipment

In my Dishonored playthrough on PC, I just completed the Flooded District mission and, of course, I went to retrieve Corvo's equipment. I succeeded and for a while I could still use every weapon I ...
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Does taking Piero's Workshop Key in Dishonored have any negative effects further in the story?

Right before being assigned your first assassination in Dishonored, you can pick up Piero's Workshop Key next to the Hound Pits Pub. Due to the harsh nature the game has in regards to some choices, ...
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Can you use the darkness to hide?

In many stealth games you can hide, and lay bodies in the shadows / dark places to remain undetected. Can you do this in Dishonored, or the only thing that counts is cover behind objects?
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How do I sheathe my weapons in Dishonored?

So I'm currently in the Boyle Estate party and people keep telling me to put my weapons away, but I've no idea how. I've had a quick look through the controls to see if there is a way to bind a ...
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What is minimum amount of magic and upgrade use needed to beat the game, including all collectibles and ghost run?

This question started out asking whether a no-magic, no-upgrades pacifist and ghost runs are possible at all, but now that it seems to be confirmed as impossible, I'm expanding the scope to be more ...
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Are there benefits for achieving max chaos?

I was playing Dishonored and for now, it seems to encourage stealth. Is there a benefit of going for max chaos? ie. killing anyone I see and making evil choices. Are there unique items? Quests ...
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Do unconcious people who fall in water die?

I have successfully performed a non-lethal take down, but the body fell into the water. If I am going for one of the no kills achievements, do I need to worry about them drowning?
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What are the consquences of poisoning the Bottle Street Gang's elixir for the Gentleman Callers quest?

The first mission of the game, High Overseer Campbell, has an optional side quest called Gentleman Callers. The second part of the quest is to poison the elixir the Bottle Street Gang. I'd like to ...
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How to find the combination of the underwater safe in the Flooded District / Daud's base?

In Central Rudshore of the Flooded District before entering the Daud's base there is a safe in the flooded basement of a nearby building. Where am I supposed to find the combination of it in-game?
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Where is the Hound Pit key?

In Dishonored I want to talk to Sokolov before leaving for Dunwall Tower. Where can I find the key to the hound pit?
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Can I get Dishonored to stop asking for admin access whenever I run it?

Every time I run Dishonored under Steam I get a pop up asking me for my Administrator password (I run as a normal user account, I imagine a UAC prompt would come up if I was running as Admin). I think ...
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Is there anything near the rune in the water at Lady Boyle's Last Party?

Normally, when there's a collectible in a particular location, it's because the designers want you to visit that location. For example, Outsider Shrines generally have runes near them. There is a ...
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Can Dishonored run on Windows 8? [closed]

Can Dishonored run on Windows 8 or do I need to use Windows 7? It was never confirmed in the specs.
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Which NPCs are considered hostiles, and which are considered civilians? Also, does killing a civilian add more chaos compared to killing a hostile?

At the end of a mission, the mission stats will state how many 'hostiles', and how many 'civilians' you killed. Which NPCs are considered hostiles, and which are considered civilians? Is there any ...
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Is the German (DE) version of Dishonored low-violence / censored?

I just got a copy of Dishonored (DE) on Steam. The German (DE) version of Dishonored can be unlocked from any country; however, is it any different from the version bought in other countries? For ...
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How can I change from being a murderous cretin?

I started playing through dishonored killing everything in sight. I used this as a moment of catharsis for Corvo, and started to creep around, trying to get my Chaos back to the good side. The ...
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Are there any side effects to drinking alcohol?

What's the effect of drinking alcohol? Does it refill the life gauge? Are there any side effects (such as troubled vision or troubled controls) by drinking a certain amount of it?
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When possession ends, does the victim automatically detect you if you're in their FOV?

I was going for ghost in a level, and had no way across a courtyard. I ended up possessing one of the guards as he was going past, then going towards the door. The possession ended just shy of the ...
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Dishonored PC god mode?

Is there a cheat for the singleplayer mode? All that I find on the net are links to 'trainers', lists of Steam achievements, generic hints and Youtube walkthroughs.
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Do "Bodies Found" Count Against Ghosting?

Does anyone know if an enemy discovering the body of one of his sleeping comrades counts against you for a "Ghost" run? i.e. Not if they get any bolts in the 'detected' meter over their head, but if ...
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Do White Bolts NOT Count as Being Detected?

Can anyone confirm, for sure, that having an enemy get just the 'white bolts' over their head does NOT count as being detected (for the "Ghost" achievement)? I've read places where people say that, ...
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Do I need to stash unconscious Weeper bodies to save them from rats?

Related: How do I prevent rats from eating a corpse that I left unattended? Also, is this a bad thing? I have been playing compassionately and I know that when rats devour a body it counts as a kill ...
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What happens if I save Berthold and his sister?

There's a spot behind the High Overseer's office where a woman is being accused of being a witch. Her brother, Berthold, is trying to defend her. When negotiations go sour, Berthold draws his sword ...
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Do Tallboys count as found bodies, and how do I hide them if so?

I encountered Tallboys on Lady Boyle's Last Party, blink-jumped behind them and assassinated them, making the frame drop to the ground. I could not, however, find any body to hide left amongst the ...
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Survivors in Dishonored

Is there any reason not to put Survivors asleep in Dishonored? Any sort of reward or motivation? Also, do they count against you for the Ghost trophy and/or having someone alerted to your presence? ...
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How do I 'cook' a grenade?

I've seen references in more than one place to 'cook' a grenade, i.e. shorten it's fuse length. But I haven't seen any references in game to doing so, or more importantly, how to do so. How do you ...
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What happens if Slackjaw is killed in Mission 3?

For the heck of it, after playing through Dishonored with a (nearly) no-kill philosophy, I started a second playthrough of the game, being as ridiculously violent as possible. Therefore, when I got to ...
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