Keep Dishonored 1 interesting with some unique challenge runs!

Keep Dishonored 1 Interesting! With the release of Dishonored 2, Dishonored 1 has pretty much been left in the dust, but I haven't played 2 yes because, well, requirements are too high... :/ UPDATE 2022: I have now played dishonored 2 dozens of times over the past few years. Update 2024: Thanks for the continued support of this guide for years lol. Crazy that this thing has so many points awards and I published this before the steam points shop existed.

Runs!

Runs are pretty much giving yourself a list of requirements, or rules you must follow before you play a game. Here are a few I have come up with myself. Feel free to comment your own Runs and I might add them to this list. THIS LIST OF RUNS WILL BE UPDATED AS I COME UP WITH NEW IDEAS FOR RUNS.

Bullseye Run:

•Allowed Weapons:
-Flintlock Pistol
-Grenades

•Allowed Powers:
-Agilty I, II
-Bend Time I, II
-Vitality I, II
-NO BLINK
-NO BONECHARMS

•Details:
-Upgrades for Pistol:
-Corvo's Pistol Upgrades
-Pistol Magazine I
-Pistol Reload I, II
-Pistol Accuracy I, II
-You may use the sword to break glass, etc. and can be used to block, but YOU CANNOT KILL WITH ANY SWORD!!!
-Aim for High Chaos Ending!



Hero Run:

•Allowed Weapons:
-Any Sword
-Crossbow (No Fire Bolts)

•Allowed Powers:
-Blink I, II
-Bend Time I, II
-Windblast I, II
-Vitality I, II
-Agility I, II
-NO BONECHARMS

•Details:
-Upgrade you Sword and Crossbow as you see fit
-Keep casualties to a minimum (Dont kill who you dont have to, Combat Sleep dart will help with this!)
-Give anybody you have to kill a quick death (This is why you have no Devouring Swarm)
-If any of Daud's Assassins are encountered by you, you MUST KILL them (This is an interesting twist considering you are supposed to get low chaos ending, Flooded District is going to be a hard one to do low chaos!)
-Respect your enemies and anybody around you. (This is why you have no possesion)
-No theft (No opening safes or pickpocketing)
-No Graverobbing (Looting corpses)
-Kill NO CIVILIANS EVAARRR, Kill a civilan, load your game ;D (Acceptions for Lady Boyle.)
-You must put all "Weepers" out of there missery (Kill 'em) (This is an interesting twist considering you are supposed to get low chaos ending, Flooded District is going to be a hard one to do low chaos!)
-You MUST KILL main targets (Including optional ones such as Curnow)
-Encounter Granny Rags in some way, but dont do her missions. Near the end of the game refuse to [SPOILERS] Slackjaw, then, fight Granny Rags
-Do not do Slackjaw's missions, you are not accociated with ~♥♥♥♥♥♥♥~ *Clears Throat* the gang is what I was going to say! ♥♥♥♥ OUTTA HERE, MEMES!
-In situations, like, saving Griff, well, do them!
-Aim for low chaos ending.


Madman Run:
•Allowed weapons:
-All

•Allowed Powers:
-All

•Details:
-Vist all of the outsider's Shrines and Take the Runes
-Kill all main targets slowly, painfully.
-Get as many Hostile/ Civilian Kills as possible, you are evil.
-In situations, like, saving Griff, save them, then kill them.
-Kill Curnow
-You worship the Outsider, any Overseers that are encountered, will be killed on sight.
-Collect all bone charms you can.
-When Granny Rags asks you to [SPOILERS] Slackjaw, do it! >:D
-Aim for High Chaos Ending. Dont save emily...



Barbarian Run:

•Allowed Weapons:
-Sword
-NO LEFT HAND GEAR (I reccomend temporarily unbinding right mouse button for this run.)

•Allowed Powers:
-Aderenaline I, II
-Vitality I, II
-Any Bone Charms that involve Combat, Aderenaline, or health are alloed.

•Details:
-Kill ANYONE who detects you, including civilians
-No Stealth, ever
-Eat all food you encounter. Fatass
-Aim for any ending.



Greedy Run: By The_Gamer95

•Allowed Weapons:
-All weapons

•Allowed Powers:
-Blink I, II (Sorry, adding this because it will most certainly help you get loot much better.)
-Dark Vision I, II (Adding this so you can locate loot through walls, Dark Vision I only lets you see people.)
-Agility I, II (Sorry, I had to add this because there is some loot you need agility to get to. :D)
-Any beneficial bonecharms are allowed.

•Details:
-NO upgrades
-Steal EVERYTHING! Including things on people. (Money, Paintings, Runes, Bonecharms.)
-Spend NO money, meaning you have to scavenge for all of your supplies.
-Aim for Low chaos ending!

[dark0124]

i have to do a barbarian run the moment i finish this game

[Tea sung]

Quick thank you to anyone that has interacted with this guide over the years. It's one of the only things that I made online as a kid that I'm actually still genuinely proud of and everyone rating, favoriting, commenting, or anything else. If anyone is still subscribed to the thread, add me. Let's talk about immersive sims.

[Tea sung]

@Marlile Facts brotha!

[Marlile]

Deus Ex is aight compared to Dishonored, Vampire: The Masquerade Bloodlines is pretty janky and desperately needs a QoL remake or overhaul, and Thief is still pretty fun, but has no magic powers. Dishonored wins, lol

[Tea sung]

Ah I guess I was thinking other Arkane games. But I love thief, never got into the original deus ex though. I've had Bloodlines wishlisted for years but still haven't gotten around to it.

[Tea sung]

@fsdefde No, I have played dishonored 2 many many times now...

[Chancellor Valorum]

DIO run:
crossbow and bend time as your only tools and powers. muda muda

[fsdefde]

are you still stuck with D1?

[Nomad Rubal]

Hello, I am in luck in 2021. I am yet to play DLCs so here I come.

[KuroStrobe]

Conditions
HUD-on
Difficulty-very hard

Weapons and upgrades
-Sword- (no upgrades)
-Crossbow- (all upgrades)
-Pistol- (for blocked doors and distractions only, NO KILLS)
-Grenades-(same as pistol)

Powers and Bonecharms ( * = optional)
-Blink
-Agility
-Vitality
-Dark Vision*
-Bend Time*
-Possesion*
-All bonecharms

Details
-Collect as much loot as possible
-Collect as many runes and boneharms as possible
-people MUST be killed if they detect you
-All main targets are dealt with non-leathaly. (exept havelock who is faught and killed)
-Weepers must be put out of their misery
-Grannys "Gentlmen Callers" must be taken out non lethaly
-cannot poison the elixer still for granny
-Help slackjaw but dont kill granny in the flooded district, just knock her out.
-Only eat food when needed
-You must save griff in the ''High Overseer Campbell'' mission
- you must help blake and the others escape in "The Flooded District' Mission
-Aim for low chaos (try to be sleathy)
-No reloads unless you die