Dishonored 2 - Circle of Life Instant Death ISSUE / BUG / PROBLEM

[Adrian UK]

Instant death when using possession on hound.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0v-rGPwlgc
How can I get this Achievement if I die everytime when possessing hound? No problem with rats etc.

[Aesill]

I've got the same thing, and I got around it by making the hound the last thing I possessed. I went fish -> human -> fly -> rat -> hound. Just got the achiev, but also didn't die. Not sure if this was caused by being a second away from possession ending and instantly getting ejected from the hound, or if it was because the hound was walking away from me and never saw anything,.. but... hound last seems to work =)

[LazyAmerican]

does it cost a ton of mana to chain different hosts together?

[Aesill]

hmm, not a ton, but a small amount for each hop.
also, crafting the bonecharms for longer possession really helps ;P

[Ash]

Got this achievement on that same place, but possessed a guard first (neutralized the one near a pool earlier so that he didn't kill bloodfly). Human -> hound -> rat -> fish -> bloodfly worked perfectly for me. Just make sure to leave one guard near the alarm bell conscious so you can lure him close to the hound and than possess him right next to the door.

[Helli]

Follow this if you don't have the achievement https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eViwE9rWZfU just make sure to instantly host dog and leave it as that worked for me.

[Just Chill]

Ehm... Should it make a difference if you possess a grave hound, but not a living one?
I haven't tried it yet, but it may be interesting.
Grave hounds are just skulls which develop a body by magic.

Maybe that's not possible to possess?

[Freani]

It was possible before patch came out, after that grave hound always dies when possessed. That´s why some people do this achievement in mission three. Or you have to possess a grave hound as the last one.

[Capt.M]

I just got around to trying to get this achievement in my first NG+ run. However, I didn't consider that my success in mission 3 would depend on my chaos level, and I didn't wreak havoc in the previous missions and now I'm lacking rats. I do have the Swarm power, but I haven't been successful with it either. I tried summoning rats to the room next to the dog pen, killing some of them, opening the door, then possessing a rat, but that alerts the hounds and the guard behind the window. Then I tried summoning some on the other side of the hallway, which did enable me to possess a rat without alerting anyone, but I couldn't jump to the hound from there. Has anyone successfully taken advantage of summoned rats swarms to get this achievement in mission 3? Otherwise I'll have to hope I'll get it during the Royal Conservatory instead, if possessing a gravehound last really does unlock it. So far I don't have the bonecharm to prolong my possession, which might have helped me to do it in Addermire Institute already... Ah, so frustrating, my patience has nearly reached its limits!