Cyberpsychos, how to incapacitate

[veryinky]

Specifically, how can I tell if I incapacitated or killed them. I get that there's no 'stun' weapon that works on them so I should feather my last attacks until they go down, but how can I tell if I knocked them unconscious or outright killed them?

[Dusty the TV Head Man]

There's really no surefire way to tell until the message to Regina says whether they're dead or alive. However, it doesn't matter how much (or what kind of) damage you do to them for the majority of their health bar. All that matters is the final hit, so what I do to guarantee they live is bring them down to about 5% health with regular weapons and just punch them with bare fists until they go down.

[DrkNiteWhoSaysNi]

I would get their health down low then finish them off with a blunt weapon like Cottonmouth. Worked every time but this was before 2.1

[Aleera]

Check the body, if they're alive they wil be breathing, or even writhing in pain.

Dead bodies do not move, at all.

[DODO]

There are no lethal weapons in the game. When they are low HP you can also use dmg hacks, that will not kill them.

[Nooneyouknow]

They take non-lethal damage from everything by default, so as long as you don't hit them again as they're falling or on the ground they're alive.

[MonkeyGamesVR]

1- There is non-lethal perks you can use on using any firearm for a mod, that won't kill them.
2 - You can try to get close to them and use the invissible perk olso, get close and use a
non-lethal attack when you can come behind their back (Key F)
Be aware not mistaken to choose the klll him but the second line.

[Bones Malone]

Just shoot them with any weapon, it's how I did it and it worked. Make sure to watch your shots because the second their health goes to zero and they drop to the ground, any single shot or slight movement around them will just kill them.

[⎝⧹Za Furan⧸⎠]

Cyberpsychos are never killed, the last hit always incapacitate them even if you are using lethal weapons, the only way to kill them is shooting them when they're are already lying in the ground.

[Porkhammer]

Originally posted by AlexCrewSucksAtGames:

There's really no surefire way to tell until the message to Regina says whether they're dead or alive.

There most definitely is. The live ones are still moving when downed. The dead ones do not.

[grouchpotatodjb]

If you get a gun out and point the crosshair over the Cyberpsycho once you've downed them, not looking down the sight, it will be red if they're alive or blue if they're dead.

[iambear.]

Originally posted by AlexCrewSucksAtGames:

There's really no surefire way to tell

Yes there is, if your cross hair is red when you aim at the body they are still alive. This is how I make sure aIl scavs are dead.

To OP: there are nonlethal mods you can put on weapons or get skippy and use him in non-lethal mode.

[ΜΣ†ΛĿ]

cyberpsychos are programmed not to die to any weapon, you can blast them in the face with a shotgun for their final sliver of health and they will not die, only way to kill them is if you shoot them after they went down, and maybe stay away from damage over time. no need to put non lethal mods on any weapon, just kill them like you would any other enemy and don't shoot them after they go down.

[mycatsapanther]

Originally posted by veryinky:

Specifically, how can I tell if I incapacitated or killed them. I get that there's no 'stun' weapon that works on them so I should feather my last attacks until they go down, but how can I tell if I knocked them unconscious or outright killed them?

There is a mod for a gun that makes it non-deadly

[Pieshaman]

I sneak up on them from behind then hug them to sleep

[Pharis Gough]

Use the BFC 9000.