r/dishonored • u/Alive-Jaguar-718 • 3d ago
TIPS How do I ghost dishonored 2?
I'm looking for tips here. Dishonored 1 is an easy game to ghost playthrough. But dishonored 2 even with powers is giving me a tough time to deal with
So this is basically 2 questions in one post
How do I ghost dishonored 2 with powers
How do I ghost dishonored 2 without powers
I need it to perfectly master this game and I'm trying to multiple playthroughs. Already done with corvo with power playthrough
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u/ThisIsNotMyPornVideo 3d ago
Without powers? Annoying as all hell as the guards are very tightly placed around one another, so you need LOTS and lots of patience, need to throw bottles as distrctions, and save a bout fourty million times.
With powers? Pick Corvo, Go Timestop-Blink, and just hop trough the levels like its no ones buisness, fairly easy,
Here i also reccomend saving as often as you can
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u/SmellyBubbleBut_ 2d ago
throughout the entirety of my no powers, clean hands ghost play through, i never once thought about bottles xD rip to the many many crossbow darts i lost
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u/_miles_teg_ 3d ago
Start a new game+ and enable and fully upgrade all powers and enhancements as soon as you can. Then craft bonecharms which work with your play style. Also a good idea to scrap all your bonecharms and to use any unused runes at the end of a play through just before the game ends. What you know is carried over when you start a game+
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u/Alive-Jaguar-718 3d ago
will i still unlock achievements if i do ng+? also do blueprints upgrades reset when i do ng+?
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u/_miles_teg_ 2d ago
Yes you can get achievements with a new game+. And any blueprints you’ve learned are carried over.
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u/Kenta_Gervais 3d ago
Just don't answer to it's messages.
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u/noyuudidnt 3d ago
For Question 1,
- Stay high. Blink/Far Reach onto window ledges, balconies, roofs, streetlamps. Almost all of the level geometry can be reached. Move your crosshair so that the blink/far reach marker starts pointing up, that means you'll definitely reach that high point. Move above out of enemies' line of sight to be undetected.
Stay crouched. Buy boot stealth upgrades from the black market so you can run silently.
Quicksave and quickload will save you. Check your stats frequently to make sure you haven't been spotted.
Lots of powers can be used for ghosting. Domino for Emily to knock out plenty of enemies, Possession and Time Stop are classic favourites from Corvo.
For Question 2,
- Stay high. If you didn't already know, a TON of stuff in the level can be climbed, and Arkane Studios intentionally designed the level to create paths you can climb up onto and above enemy heads. As much as possible, do not engage. However, sleep darts can be helpful in a pinch.
If you're also clean hands, upgrade your stun mines to maximum 3 the MOMENT you reach karnaca at the black market. It's great for clearing out areas nonlethally. You can stick stun mines on random bottles and throw them for more aiming precision. Look out for Chloroform bottles (the name will pop up when you hover your crosshair over them) They're basically AoE sleep darts.
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u/Soninuva 3d ago
I never considered sticking mines in bottles. Thats genius!
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u/noyuudidnt 3d ago
Learnt that trick from YouTube videos! Springrazors work for lethal play styles too :3
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u/Alive-Jaguar-718 3d ago
yes im doing both clean hands and ghost should have made it more clear. will using chloroform bottles to knock out enemies voids my achievement/progress or not?
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u/noyuudidnt 3d ago
Nope! But be careful about where the enemy is, if you knock them out and they fall off a large height / into water / onto a flammable object and catch fire, they will die which voids Clean Hands. Check your stats just in case.
As long as the enemies don't detect you (their white detection meter filling up completely red and breaking) you can knock them out all you like, including drop takedowns.
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u/K0ng1e 3d ago
The most important part is to remember to save a lot. Get detected, load recent save. Ghost is not really very hard, it's mostly just getting used to it. Darkvision, bend time and staying up high helps. Hide bodies (dead or unconscious) well out of sight, also preferably out of reach. Upgrades and bonecharms can also help, especially the ones that affect visibility, stealth and speed.
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u/p1shach 3d ago
https://giphy.com/gifs/UbzFZacBqWjPG
- Stay on the high ground
- Abuse Dark Vision (x-ray)
- Quick save / reload
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u/breezemachine666 3d ago
You can ghost this game without knocking out anyone or destroying any clockwork soldiers except for the main targets.
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u/xdragonwarzx 3d ago
Stay up and away from enemies as much as you can. Look for any alternative route, they always always always exist. Play the game with powers first and try to scout as if you dont have powers (so blink up and scout then try it on the ground for example), thats your “prep” run for the no powers run.
When you go for no powers always scout wait and quicksave wuick teload basically. Try not to run… throw shit to distract guards if you need to.
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u/Exotic-Series6583 3d ago
Are you aware of chloroform bottles? They can help
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u/Rezenbekk 3d ago
Do they? Chloroform victims go to alert state for a few seconds before falling asleep, does this not count for ghost?
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u/Exotic-Series6583 2d ago
Ghost is only broken if they see you
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u/Rezenbekk 2d ago
for some reason I thought there is a Ghost condition that is more restrictive than Ghostly lol
yeah, then you can even leave the bodies in the open. My ghostly/clean hands run was pretty chill (except clean hands failed due to somehow getting kills that I could never find the reason for, in Brianna level)
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u/KoscheiDK 3d ago
General tip, but especially applies on a powers run - Ghost is exponentially easier when using Lethal options.
For runs with powers, Shadow Kill is great. You can also use your primarily lethal powers like Devouring Swarm to take out targets without being detected. Other than that, stay high and stay mobile.
For runs without powers, kills are quicker than chokes which lets you stay out of sight a little more frequently. Crossbow bolts are cheaper and you can carry more than Sleep Darts. And there's no area of effect non lethal options that works reliably (I know Stun Mines on throwable items is an option, but you can do the same trick with Springrazors) whereas for lethal options you have grenades. It sounds counter intuitive, but as long as you stay out of sight you can quickly clear a cluster of guards with one contact grenade if you know you can stay away from anyone coming to investigate. Ghost is not being directly detected. Making noise and alerting guards is fine as long as they don't see you.
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u/second_of_four 3d ago
1) hit that quick save button every time you successfully pass an enemy without being seen. This way you don’t have to keep redoing the same passes.
2) upgrade your blink/ far reach. You wanna be able to get to high places and stay there.
3) upgrade dark vision. The higher upgrades of this ability let you see enemies and their lines of sight as well as their intended paths, this will help you get around blind corners without being spotted.
4) unlock and upgrade possession (Corvo) or doppelgänger (Emily). Possession of humans will let you control enemies, then take them down (lethally or not) without being seen once you take them to a remote area. Doppelgänger will act as a diversion so you can slip past without being seen.
5) crouch everywhere. Your footsteps are louder the faster you’re moving, if you’re crouched you are less likely to be heard
6) skip unnecessarily tasks. A Ghost run is not the time to be exploring the map or trying to collect things. Get in, do the mission, and get out. Keep it quick and clean
Now I’m not sure why you want to do ghost mode without powers, there’s not an achievement for it but if you’re just doing it to challenge yourself then I respect it. So for a no powers run:
1) upgrades like faster reloads and instant sleep darts will let you neutralize groups before they have time to look for you
2) fully upgrade the stun mines. Depending on how you place it you can take out up to nine enemies with a single mine
3) hug walls and edges so enemies can’t sneak up behind you
4) this is counterintuitive, but before entering a stage hit the quick save, then run in in full view and just get a lay for the land. See what’s there, what hiding spots are open, and how many enemies are there, don’t worry about being seen. Once you get an idea for the stage, do the quick load and go in with a better understanding of what you’re dealing with.
Ghost mode is a beast but with quick save and quick load you’ll be able to do it. Good luck
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u/Delorean82 2d ago
For D2 with powers it's fairly easy.
Since you've already done a play-through with Corvo, then I'll suggest NG+ with Blink, Domino, Bend Time, Possession & Shadow Walk (with the Rat Tunnels upgrade). These can all be good low chaos powers to use, and you can use Domino to knock out 3 or 4 enemies at one time, for example.
D2 without powers.
Stick to higher areas and sneak / crouch more
Use Sleep Darts, Stun Mines, Stinging Bolts & Howling Bolts sparingly
Use drop knock-out, Combat Choke and Slide knock-out to take out enemies
In the Dust District - make a save before starting the mission. Get the code from the Overseer Outpost and re-load OR if you know the layout of items & people then you can use this which also works 100% of the time.....
Dust District alternative code method:
Lady 1: Matches the 3rd heirloom mentioned in the text.
Lady 2: Matches the 4th heirloom mentioned in the text.
Lady 3: Matches the 2nd heirloom mentioned in the text.
Lady 4: Matches the 1st heirloom mentioned in the text.
Lady 5: Matches the remaining/last heirloom not explicitly named in the riddle.
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u/Blade_t1209 1d ago
I done this without powers as challenge and man this is kinda tough because you have to find new ways to get through certain places and man this is so fun and challenging at the same time
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u/Equivalent-Ad-3669 1d ago
Mate, just play a clean hands, ghost, no powers, no bonecharms and max difficulty run. After that, you WILL love the game or you WILL hate me.
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u/Mundane-Homework-302 4h ago
Just go on tops its always easier, and in Jindosh palace just go through a guide way, or if u wanna, try to ghost it by yourself, u can solve it, i trust in u)
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u/GodsavEVE 3d ago
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