Dishonored is a relatively old game that was given a new lease of life when it became freely available on Xbox Game Pass in 2021. Many more players with Game Pass subscriptions are now enjoying that enthralling stealth-action game on Windows and Xbox consoles more than 10 years after its PC release. To complete Dishonored, you’ll have to make the most of Corvo’s weaponry and supernatural powers to sneak or fight through its various missions and eliminate your targets. Here are some Dishonored tips to assist you on your quest to save Dunwell.
Thoroughly Explore Levels to Find More Cash, Elixirs, and Other Supplies
Dishonored’s levels are pretty big and include plenty of hidden-away areas packed with goodies you can easily miss if you don’t explore much. The more you explore, the more cash, elixirs, and weapon supplies you’ll find throughout its levels. However, Runes and bone charms are the most important things to find for upgrading Corvo’s powers, stealthiness, and combat prowess. You’ll find more of them by thoroughly exploring the levels.
Use the Heart to Find Runes
Runes are crucial to completing Dishonored since they enable you to unlock and upgrade Corvo’s Outsider powers. The Outsider gives Corvo a Heart item to help you find them relatively early in the game. That item is very useful since it highlights the exact location of Runes on all missions when equipped. So, make sure you hold and utilize the Heart with regularity to find more Runes.
Upgrade the Blink Power First
Blink is the first and most important power you get in Dishonored when the Outsider introduces himself to Corvo. It enables you to teleport short distances throughout missions, which is invaluable for navigating levels and finding secret areas. As Blink is the most essential power, it’s best to upgrade it to level two to extend its teleport distance ASAP.
The Blink power
Combine Agility and Blink to go Further
Agility is another power that enhances Corvo’s distance since it enables you to jump further and move faster when upgraded to level two. Upgrading Blink and unlocking Agility will give you extra distance on levels. The extra distance will enable you to reach platforms and rooftops throughout levels more easily.
Don’t Kill Human Enemies to Get the Happy Ending
One of the great things about Dishonored is its versatile gameplay. You can complete missions by killing everyone in sight or knocking out enemies and sneaking through missions largely unnoticed. However, the more you kill, the higher your chaos rating will be, which impacts the game’s ending. If you want to be the salvation of Dunwell and see Dishonored’s happier ending, avoid killing human enemies as much as you can.
A knocked-out enemy
Shoot Enemies to Sleep
The crossbow in Dishonored is a good weapon for a stealthy approach. Aside from being a quiet weapon, you can also equip it with non-lethal sleep darts. Purchasing sleep darts will enable you to quietly take down enemies from distance with the crossbow without killing them. So, they’re very useful for keeping your chaos ratings down on missions.
The crossbow and sleeper dart
Take to the Rooftops
You can move through levels along the ground or rooftops in Dishonored. It’s best to stick to the rooftops as much as you can for that will enable you to see more and circumvent enemies without fighting them. Sticking to the rooftops will assist you in combat since you can fire down and stay out of enemies’ reach on them. You can also use lethal or non-lethal drop attacks from rooftops and other higher positions.
Get the Bend Time Powers
Blink is the most important power in Dishonored, but Bend Time is a close second-best one that you should also unlock soon rather than later. The tier one Bend Time is cheap at two Runes and greatly slows down time for about 12 seconds. Tier two Bend Time is the most expensive power in the game at eight Runes, but it’s worth its weight in gold since it completely stops time (guard movement) for about 10 seconds.
The Bend Time power on the inventory menu
Both those time powers are invaluable for combat and stealth. The ability to briefly slow or stop time makes it easy to creep up on and knock out enemies from behind or sneak past them. Or you can easily annihilate multiple foes with your sword by activating slow motion or temporarily pausing time. So, Bend Time is one of the must-have powers in Dishonored that’s handy for stealth and combat.
Dump Bodies in Trash Bins
You’ll see numerous large trash bins throughout levels in Dishonored. Those bins can come in handy for covering your tracks. Pick up and dump the bodies of knocked-out or killed enemies in nearby trash bins. Remember to close the lids on dumpsters you toss bodies in so nobody can see them.
A trash bin
You’ll probably complete missions better and see out the game to its grand finale by sticking to those Dishonored tips. Those hints and tips are also applicable to the game’s DLC expansions. Have fun and enjoy the wonderful world of Dunwell in Dishonored.
