Dishonored

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Dishonored

Developers
	Arkane Studios
Publishers
	Bethesda Softworks
Engines
	Unreal Engine 3
Release dates
Windows	October 9, 2012
Reception
Metacritic	91
IGDB	90
Taxonomy
Monetization	DLC
Modes	Singleplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	First-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Immersive sim, Action, Stealth
Art styles	Stylized
Themes	Fantasy, Steampunk
Series	Dishonored

Dishonored
Dishonored	2012
Dishonored 2	2016
Dishonored: Death of the Outsider	2017

Key points

DLC is not directly accessible from the main menu.

Editing .ini files prevents Dunwall City Trials scores to be posted to the leaderboards.

Generally regarded as a high-quality PC port.

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions for game series

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail
Epic Games Store		Definitive Edition.
GamersGate		Definitive Edition also available.
		Definitive Edition also available.
GOG.com		Definitive Edition.
Humble Store		Definitive Edition also available.
Microsoft Store		Definitive Edition included with Xbox Game Pass for PC.
Steam		Definitive Edition also available.
Steam		RHCP (Russia, Hungary, Czech, Polish) version
Amazon.com (unavailable)		Definitive Edition also available.
Amazon.co.uk (unavailable)		Game of the Year Edition also available.
Bethesda.net (unavailable)		Definitive Edition also available.
Green Man Gaming (unavailable)		Definitive Edition also available.

Version differences

Definitive Edition (formerly Game of the Year Edition) includes the base game and all DLC.

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
Dunwall City Trials
The Brigmore Witches
The Knife of Dunwall
Void Walker Arsenal

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Use the -nostartupmovies command line argument

INI Method
Go to the configuration file(s) location. Open DishonoredEngine.ini. Find [FullScreenMovie] section heading. Replace bForceNoStartupMovies=false with bForceNoStartupMovies=True or create as new entry if missing.

Game data

In-game general settings.

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Dishonored\DishonoredGame\ <Steam-folder>\userdata\<user-id>\205100\remote\options.sav HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Arkane\Dishonored\
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/205100/pfx/

Editing any of the .ini files prevents Dunwall City Trials scores to be posted to the leaderboards.

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	<Steam-folder>\userdata\<user-id>\205100\ <Steam-folder>\userdata\<user-id>\217980\
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/205100/pfx/

The normal version uses 205100; the RHCP (Russian, Hungarian, Czech, Polish) version uses 217980

Maximum of 40 manual save slots + 9 automatic mission saves + 2 autosave slots + 1 quicksave slot.

DLCs have a separate save slot limit.

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Epic Games Launcher
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud		Syncs save games and settings.
Xbox Cloud

Video

In-game video settings.

In-game resolution settings.

Graphics feature	State	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor			Use Flawless Widescreen for the best experience.
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)		65-110°; for custom values, see Field of view (FOV).
Windowed		Toggled with F11, menu option, or the -windowed parameter.
Borderless fullscreen windowed		Works with GeDoSaTo.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		Default is 4x. See Anisotropic filtering (AF).
Anti-aliasing (AA)		FXAA, MLAA.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS		Uses frame rate smoothing with maximum value of 130. For higher frame rates see High frame rate.
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Field of view (FOV)

Use Dishonored FOV Hack
To use this mod on Linux with Proton, run the game with the environment variable WINEDLLOVERRIDES set to "version=n,b". (In the General tab of the game's Properties window in Steam, put WINEDLLOVERRIDES="version=n,b" %command% in the launch options field.)

Add FOV hotkey
Go to the configuration file(s) location. Open DishonoredInput.ini. Go down to the line m_PCBindings=(Name="Zero",Command="GBA_Shortcut_9") Add a new line below it: m_PCBindings=(Name="F4",Command="FOV 120") Change 120 to the FOV you want and save your changes. Press F4 during gameplay to use the new FOV. Notes This method will break the zoom-in during cutscenes. Your FOV will not change.

Anisotropic filtering (AF)

Changing Anisotropic Filtering level[citation needed]
Go to the configuration file(s) location. Open DishonoredEngine.ini. Change MaxAnisotropy=4 to MaxAnisotropy=16 Save your changes.

Anti-aliasing (AA)

Force SGSSAA (Nvidia only)

Download and run Nvidia Profile Inspector. Select the Dishonored profile. Change Antialiasing compatibility value to 0x080000C1. Change Antialiasing - Behavior Flags to None. Change Antialiasing - Mode to Override any application setting. Change Antialiasing - Setting to 4x [4x Multisampling]. Change Antialiasing - Transparency Supersampling to 4x Sparse Grid Supersampling. Press "Apply Changes" in the top-right corner.

Ambient occlusion

Force HBAO+ (Nvidia only)
Download and run Nvidia Profile Inspector. Select the Dishonored profile. Change Ambient Occlusion compatibility value to 0x0000002F. Change Ambient Occlusion setting to High Quality. Change Ambient Occlusion usage to Enabled. Press "Apply Changes" in the top-right corner.

High frame rate

Change frame rate smoothing[citation needed]

Go to the configuration file(s) location. Open DishonoredEngine.ini. Search and change bSmoothFrameRate to FALSE or raise MaxSmoothedFrameRate value. Save file. For more information, see the Unreal Engine 3 page. Disabling frame rate smoothing can cause issues such as the player being stuck in tilt position or not being able to walk through doors. Raising the MaxSmoothedFrameRate to different values (i.e. 146) appears to cause no issues.

Input

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  Dishonored's keyboard shortcuts.

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  In-game key map settings.

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  In-game gamepad layout settings.

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  In-game gamepad settings.

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration		Mouse smoothing option is on by default. Slider in menu for smoothing/acceleration.
Mouse sensitivity		Mouse has deadzone when zoomed in.
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support		Supports both auto-aim and aim assist.
Controller remapping		Only pre-set layouts are available.
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration		Use X1nput

PlayStation controllers

Generic/other controllers

Additional information
Button prompts
Controller hotplugging		May not work properly, can happen along with settings not saving when using a controller. This can be fixed using these instructions.
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M		Occasionally changes button prompts

Audio

In-game audio settings.

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound		5.1 but center channel is flaky
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Czech
French				Unofficial patch.
German
Hungarian
Italian
Polish				Available here.
Russian				Available here.
Spanish
Portuguese				Download: 1, 2, 3

Independent UI and dubbing/captioning

Instructions

Make sure the actual game language is that you want the interface to be in (for ease XXX). Go to <path-to-game>\DishonoredGame\Localization\. Copy language-code folder to %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Dishonored\DishonoredGame\Localization\. Go to <path-to-game>\Engine\Localization\. Copy language-code folder to %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Dishonored\Engine\Localization\. Set the game in the language you want the voices and the captions to be in (for ease YYY). Change both the previous folders names from original XXX to your new language code YYY. Do the same with the extensions of every file inside each of them. Notes Allowed language codes are: CZE, DEU, ESN, FRA, HUN, INT, ITA, POL and RUS. To batch rename every file inside a folder open cmd into that folder and type ren *.XXX *.YYY.

VR support

3D modes	State	Notes
Native 3D
Nvidia 3D Vision
TriDef 3D
iZ3D
vorpX		G3D, DirectVR Officially supported game, see official vorpx game list.

Devices
3RD Space Gaming Vest

Issues unresolved

The Knife of Dunwall: Crashing during the third act

The DLC appears to crash a lot for people in the third act, no solution.

Possible solution:

Crash during third act[citation needed]
Go to the end of the act and talk to Billie Lurk. When Billie Lurk asks if you want to exit the level, say "No". Save the game. Go and talk to Billie Lurk again. Say "Yes" and exit the level.

The Knife of Dunwall: Low resolution textures on butchers

The game is using the low detail textures on butchers instead of the high detail textures.

The Knife of Dunwall: Missing 2D image files

Generic placeholder images are replacing some 2D icons and images in-game.

Game crash at startup

Some users report that turning Steam Cloud off and on again solves the problem.

Game crash at startup[citation needed]
Go to the save game data location. Delete remotecache.vdf. Disable Steam Cloud (close settings window). Enable Steam Cloud (close settings window). Let Steam sync your saved games. Launch Dishonored.

Issues fixed

Screen turns white or very bright randomly during gameplay

Bright screen bug

Fix white/bright screen[citation needed]
Right-click on Dishonored in the Steam client and click Properties. Uncheck Enable the Steam Overlay while in-game.

"First time setup" runs every time game is started

Flag PhysX installation
Make sure the latest PhysX driver is installed Open cmd.exe and run: reg add HKLM\SOFTWARE\Valve\Steam\Apps\205100 /v PhysXRedist /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f /reg:32.

Texture pop-in when switching weapons

Instructions[citation needed]
Go to the configuration file(s) location. Open DishonoredEngine.ini. Change the values of both MipFadeInSpeed0 and MipFadeInSpeed1 to 0. Unless the high quality texture can be loaded right away by your computer, this can make the texture pop-in even more noticeable, since it only disables the fade that is meant to hide the transition from low to high quality texture.

Controller hotplugging does not work

Run the game as an administrator, as detailed here.

Game options cannot be saved or loaded when using a controller

The game forces you to pick either keyboard/mouse or controller when you first open the main menu. Everything works fine with keyboard and mouse; however, with a controller, while the settings can be changed, they will never be saved and the game will reload the default settings every time a save file is loaded.

Run the game executable as an administrator once[citation needed]

Go to <path-to-game>\Binaries\Win32\. Right click Dishonored.exe and hit "Run as Administrator". Steam should install some DirectX files, then the game will launch. Use a controller to enter the main menu and set your options. When you've changed your options and backed out, it should save them. From now on you should be able to save and load your options with a controller, even without running the game as adminstrator.

"High Overseer Campbell" meeting chamber bug

This gate to the right behind Overseer Martin will trigger the meeting chamber bug if opened.

Opening the gate behind Overseer Martin during the "High Overseer Campbell" mission will trigger a bug with the main objective: High Overseer Campbell and Captain Curnow cut off their conversation too early, and everyone in the waiting area becomes alerted and rushes into the meeting chamber. The mission can still be completed, but several ways of solving the main objective are automatically failed.

Avoid opening the bugged gate
Complete the meeting chamber portion of the mission without opening the gate behind Overseer Martin (use climbing, Blink, or other methods to get inside without opening this particular gate).

"Creating a Safe Haven" side objective doesn't complete

After escorting the survivors past the Threat Zone, the game may still not give credit for the objective's completion. In order to successfully complete the quest, the player may need to perform the following action.

Place weeper corpse in the safe zone
Return to the apartments and pick up a weeper corpse. Place this corpse in the safe zone with the other survivors.

After the objective is completed, do not turn on the nearby floodlights. Even though the survivors are no longer in the apartments, the objective will fail automatically when the tallboys begin to attack the apartments.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9
Shader Model support	3

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Physics	PhysX, APEX	2.8.4.6 1.0.0.0
Audio	Wwise
Interface	Scaleform
Cutscenes	Bink Video	1.9p

Low end configuration

Use custom settings

Go to the configuration file(s) location. Open DishonoredEngine.ini. Replace the entire [SystemSettings] section with [SystemSettings] SkeletalLODDistanceFactorMultiplier=1 StaticLODDistanceFactorMultiplier=1 TextureForcedLODBias=0 iType_AntiAlias=0 bUseMaxQualityMode=False StaticDecals=False DynamicDecals=True UnbatchedDecals=False DecalCullDistanceScale=1.0 DynamicLights=False DynamicShadows=False LightEnvironmentShadows=False CompositeDynamicLights=False SHSecondaryLighting=False DirectionalLightmaps=True MotionBlur=False MotionBlurPause=False DepthOfField=False AmbientOcclusion=False Bloom=False UseHighQualityBloom=False bAllowLightShafts=False bAllowRatsShadow=False Distortion=False FilteredDistortion=False DropParticleDistortion=False bAllowDownsampledTranslucency=False SpeedTreeLeaves=False SpeedTreeFronds=False OnlyStreamInTextures=False LensFlares=False FogVolumes=False FloatingPointRenderTargets=True OneFrameThreadLag=True UseVsync=False UpscaleScreenPercentage=True Fullscreen=True AllowD3D10=False AllowRadialBlur=False SkeletalMeshLODBias=0 ParticleLODBias=0 DetailMode=1 ShadowFilterQualityBias=0 MaxAnisotropy=2 MaxMultisamples=1 MinShadowResolution=64 MinPreShadowResolution=8 MaxShadowResolution=800 MaxWholeSceneDominantShadowResolution=1344 ShadowFadeResolution=128 PreShadowFadeResolution=16 ShadowFadeExponent=.25 ResX=640 ResY=480 ScreenPercentage=100.000000 SceneCaptureStreamingMultiplier=1.000000 FoliageDrawRadiusMultiplier=1.000000 ShadowTexelsPerPixel=1.27324 PreShadowResolutionFactor=.5 bEnableVSMShadows=False bEnableBranchingPCFShadows=False bAllowHardwareShadowFiltering=False bAllowBetterModulatedShadows=False bEnableForegroundShadowsOnWorld=False bEnableForegroundSelfShadowing=False bAllowWholeSceneDominantShadows=False ShadowFilterRadius=2 ShadowDepthBias=.012 CSMSplitPenumbraScale=.5 CSMSplitSoftTransitionDistanceScale=4 CSMSplitDepthBiasScale=.7 UnbuiltWholeSceneDynamicShadowRadius=20000 UnbuiltNumWholeSceneDynamicShadowCascades=3 WholeSceneShadowUnbuiltInteractionThreshold=50 bAllowFracturedDamage=True NumFracturedPartsScale=1.0 FractureDirectSpawnChanceScale=1.0 FractureRadialSpawnChanceScale=1.0 FractureCullDistanceScale=1.0 bForceCPUAccessToGPUSkinVerts=false bDisableSkeletalInstanceWeights=false SpeakerConfiguration=0 TEXTUREGROUP_World=(MinLODSize=10,MaxLODSize=10,LODBias=0) TEXTUREGROUP_WorldNormalMap=(MinLODSize=10,MaxLODSize=10,LODBias=0) TEXTUREGROUP_WorldSpecular=(MinLODSize=10,MaxLODSize=10,LODBias=0) TEXTUREGROUP_Character=(MinLODSize=10,MaxLODSize=10,LODBias=0) TEXTUREGROUP_CharacterNormalMap=(MinLODSize=10,MaxLODSize=10,LODBias=0) TEXTUREGROUP_CharacterSpecular=(MinLODSize=10,MaxLODSize=10,LODBias=0) TEXTUREGROUP_Weapon=(MinLODSize=10,MaxLODSize=10,LODBias=0) TEXTUREGROUP_WeaponNormalMap=(MinLODSize=10,MaxLODSize=10,LODBias=0) TEXTUREGROUP_WeaponSpecular=(MinLODSize=10,MaxLODSize=10,LODBias=0) TEXTUREGROUP_Vehicle=(MinLODSize=10,MaxLODSize=10,LODBias=0) TEXTUREGROUP_VehicleNormalMap=(MinLODSize=10,MaxLODSize=10,LODBias=0) TEXTUREGROUP_VehicleSpecular=(MinLODSize=10,MaxLODSize=10,LODBias=0) TEXTUREGROUP_Cinematic=(MinLODSize=10,MaxLODSize=10,LODBias=0) TEXTUREGROUP_Effects=(MinLODSize=10,MaxLODSize=10,LODBias=0) TEXTUREGROUP_EffectsNotFiltered=(MinLODSize=10,MaxLODSize=10,LODBias=0,MinMagFilter=aniso,MipFilter=linear) TEXTUREGROUP_Skybox=(MinLODSize=10,MaxLODSize=10,LODBias=0) TEXTUREGROUP_UI=(MinLODSize=10,MaxLODSize=10,LODBias=0) TEXTUREGROUP_Lightmap=(MinLODSize=10,MaxLODSize=10,LODBias=0) TEXTUREGROUP_Shadowmap=(MinLODSize=10,MaxLODSize=10,LODBias=0,NumStreamedMips=3) TEXTUREGROUP_RenderTarget=(MinLODSize=10,MaxLODSize=10,LODBias=0) TEXTUREGROUP_MobileFlattened=(MinLODSize=10,MaxLODSize=10,LODBias=0) TEXTUREGROUP_ProcBuilding_Face=(MinLODSize=10,MaxLODSize=10,LODBias=0,MinMagFilter=aniso,MipFilter=linear) TEXTUREGROUP_ProcBuilding_LightMap=(MinLODSize=10,MaxLODSize=10,LODBias=0,MinMagFilter=aniso,MipFilter=linear) TEXTUREGROUP_Terrain_Heightmap=(MinLODSize=10,MaxLODSize=10,LODBias=0,MinMagFilter=aniso,MipFilter=linear) TEXTUREGROUP_Terrain_Weightmap=(MinLODSize=10,MaxLODSize=10,LODBias=0,MinMagFilter=aniso,MipFilter=linear)

Increase Texture Quality and Turn Off Texture Streaming

Edit Configuration File[citation needed]

Go to the configuration files location. Open DishonoredEngine.ini. To disable mipmapping for world-textures (which should be most noticable), find the line TEXTUREGROUP_World=(MinLODSize=256,MaxLODSize=2048,LODBias=0) and replace it with TEXTUREGROUP_World=(MinLODSize=256,MaxLODSize=2048,LODBias=0,NumStreamedMips=0) (similarly, to disable mipmapping for any other texture group, simply append NumStreamedMips=0 inside the parentheses, making sure to add the needed comma(s)). Change these lines and save as read-only: MipFadeInSpeed0=0 MipFadeOutSpeed0=0 MipFadeInSpeed1=0 MipFadeOutSpeed1=0 StopIncreasingLimit=20 MinTimeToGuaranteeMinMipCount=0 MaxTimeToGuaranteeMinMipCount=0 OnlyStreamInTextures=True PoolSize=0 LoadMapTimeLimit=999 LightmapStreamingFactor=0 ShadowmapStreamingFactor=0 bAllowSwitchingStreamingSystem=False UseDynamicStreaming=False SkeletalLODDistanceFactorMultiplier=0 StaticLODDistanceFactorMultiplier=0 TextureForcedLODBias=0 DetailMode=4 May cause game to enter an infinite loading loop. If it does, turn texture streaming back on, leave that area of the game, and turn it off again once you leave the area.

Increase Shadows Quality

Edit Configuration File[citation needed]
Go to the configuration files location. Open DishonoredEngine.ini. Change these lines and save as read-only: ShadowFilterQualityBias=0 MinShadowResolution=2048 MaxShadowResolution=4096 bAllowWholeSceneDominantShadows=True MaxWholeSceneDominantShadowResolution=4096 ShadowTexelsPerPixel=0

Stop bodies from disappearing

Increase Default Number of Bodies In Areas[citation needed]
Go to the configuration file(s) location. Open DishonoredAI.ini. Modify the values of m_CorpseAbsoluteMaximumCount and m_CorpseIdealMaximumCount as necessary (e.g. m_CorpseAbsoluteMaximumCount=1000 and m_CorpseIdealMaximumCount=500). Modify m_bCorpseCleanupInView= value from true to false.

Display/Hide HUD

Instructions[citation needed]
Go to the configuration file(s) location. Open DishonoredInput.ini. Add this line m_PCBindings=(Name="F6",Command="ShowHUD true"). Press F6 to hide or display HUD. Removing the HUD also eliminates the letterbox in cutscenes.

Mute Note/Book Reading Ambient Sound Effect

Mute Note/Book Reading SE[citation needed]
Go to <path-to-game>\DishonoredGame\CookedPCConsole\. To mute the sound effect simply rename the file Bank_UI_Ingame_Note.pck to something else, such as Bank_UI_Ingame_Note.backup.

Mute all Powers Sound Effects

Mute Powers SFX[citation needed]
Go to <path-to-game>\DishonoredGame\CookedPCConsole\. To mute the sound effect simply rename the file Bank_Power_Player.pck to something else, such as Bank_Power_Player.backup.

Change sprint/run from hold to toggle

Change default sprint/run behavior from a hold to a toggle, activated while moving, no need to hold down button[citation needed]
Go to the configuration file(s) location. Open DishonoredInput.ini. Find a line that resembles m_PCBindings=(Name="LeftShift",Command="GBA_Sprint"). Alter the line so that it reads m_PCBindings=(Name="LeftShift",Command="GBA_Sprint | DisToggleSprint TRUE"). Save the file, it is recommended to make it read-only to prevent the game from resetting it.

Add Mission Stats menu

Adds "Statistics" button in pause menu, so it is possible to check statistics mid-mission.
Download the mod here, then extract its content in <path-to-game>\Binaries\Win32\. Change the mod options by editing missionstats.ini with a text editor in <path-to-game>\Binaries\Win32\NativeMods\. Notes Works with Steam and GOG.com versions. Alternative link, French translation, Polish translation, Russian translation.

Custom Health/Mana regen

Changes Health/Mana regeneration limits to allow full regeneration.
Download the mod here, then extract its contents in <path-to-game>\Binaries\Win32\. Change the mod options by editing fullregen.ini with a text editor in <path-to-game>\Binaries\Win32\NativeMods\. Notes Works with Steam and GOG.com versions. Alternative link.

Add Nonlethal Drop Takedown

Allows you to knock enemies out nonlethally by dropping on their heads from a sufficient height.
Download the mod here, then extract DishonoredWeapon.ini in %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Dishonored\DishonoredGame\Config\. Video demonstration.

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	Vista, 7
Processor (CPU)	3.0 GHz Dual Core	2.4 GHz Quad Core
System memory (RAM)	3 GB	4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	9 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GTX 460 ATI Radeon HD 5850 512 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible	768 MB of VRAM
Sound (audio device)	Windows compatible

Although official system requirements show Windows Vista as a minimum, the game does run on Windows XP.