Dishonored
80 Achievements
1,640
25-30h
Xbox 360
Clean Hands
You completed the game without killing anyone
100
How to unlock the Clean Hands achievement in Dishonored - Definitive Guide
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CONFIRMED: Using mission select will VOID this achievement. This has to be done on one brand new playthrough. If you killed someone on accident, reload the save before you made your kill, if you cant remember or don't know where it was you'll have to just restart the entire mission over.
SPOILERS BELOW
CONFIRMED: Sleep Darting Granny WILL VOID the achievement. Just run past her instead.
CONFIRMED: I did EVERY mission for Granny AND Slackjaw. Poisoning the stuff in the brewery does NOT affect the achievement. I skipped killing Shaw in the Boyle Mansion level. I figured even though supposedly it won't affect anything I didn't want to risk using a gun and still technically killing someone. I didn't feel that doing that mission was a good idea.
CONFIRMED: In mission 7 when I had to steal the key off Granny (kept a save right before I tried this until I got it perfect), I immediately booked it up the left staircase using blink like crazy until i got to the door to unlock it. Immediately got inside and shut the door, no matter how fast you do this you'll always hear a "zing" sounding like someone was alerted. This is FALSE. My theory is as long as you have that door closed BEFORE you hear the "zing" noise you're in the clear.
I was also going for Mostly Flesh and Steel on this playthrough as well. That is why I only used blink.
CONFIRMED: Bone charms are completely aloud to use. I can confirm that as well. I had six equipped.
CONFIRMED: Using "REPLAY" option immediately after you finished any mission and see in statistic that someone was killed DOES NOT affect the achievement.
CONFIRMED: DO NOT kill any Dogs. Dogs don't count as people but they will be considered a kill an will void the achievement.
Anyone have any other questions let me know. I had no glitches at all going for all three of the big stealth achievements (ghost, shadow, clean hands). Just followed the directions by starting a brand new playthrough not using any mission selects.
SPOILERS BELOW
CONFIRMED: Sleep Darting Granny WILL VOID the achievement. Just run past her instead.
CONFIRMED: I did EVERY mission for Granny AND Slackjaw. Poisoning the stuff in the brewery does NOT affect the achievement. I skipped killing Shaw in the Boyle Mansion level. I figured even though supposedly it won't affect anything I didn't want to risk using a gun and still technically killing someone. I didn't feel that doing that mission was a good idea.
CONFIRMED: In mission 7 when I had to steal the key off Granny (kept a save right before I tried this until I got it perfect), I immediately booked it up the left staircase using blink like crazy until i got to the door to unlock it. Immediately got inside and shut the door, no matter how fast you do this you'll always hear a "zing" sounding like someone was alerted. This is FALSE. My theory is as long as you have that door closed BEFORE you hear the "zing" noise you're in the clear.
I was also going for Mostly Flesh and Steel on this playthrough as well. That is why I only used blink.
CONFIRMED: Bone charms are completely aloud to use. I can confirm that as well. I had six equipped.
CONFIRMED: Using "REPLAY" option immediately after you finished any mission and see in statistic that someone was killed DOES NOT affect the achievement.
CONFIRMED: DO NOT kill any Dogs. Dogs don't count as people but they will be considered a kill an will void the achievement.
Anyone have any other questions let me know. I had no glitches at all going for all three of the big stealth achievements (ghost, shadow, clean hands). Just followed the directions by starting a brand new playthrough not using any mission selects.
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i'll make the change. you CAN reload the save. i had to do so, very many times. HOWEVER, i never had to replay a mission except for the prologue. the prologue showed that I killed two people. I think I hid them in the dumpster next to the explosion when I escaped and they died that way. but you have to complete the entire game without killing anyone. So to answer your question, you should be able to reload a save and try again from where you know you haven't killed anyone yet and still the achievement. I had to do so on the prologue obviously and I was completely okay even though I got to a mission complete screen and had to reload a previous save.
By BIG L RETURNS on 14 Oct 2012 08:07
Hi buddy, do you know if "ghost" and "shadow" are void if i've had a body discovered, although I got the ticks for not killing anyone and never being detected, if it is void do i have to restart the mission or can i reload an earlier save where the body was not discovered? Thanks :)
By Samphaa on 14 Oct 2012 10:24
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Note: This is not a guide. Instead, this is a warning. Several folks have reported that this achievement isn't unlocking, despite having the "No Kills" checkbox ticked for every mission in the game. I can confirm that this is what happened to me. No kills during the prologue or in the rest of the game, and all of my missions are listed as having no kills on my stat sheets.
Hopefully the devs will take note and release a patch. Theoretically this is something that could easily be unlocked retroactively, so long as all the mission stat pages read "No Kills." Please post in the comments if something similar happened to you.
UPDATE: I've gotten the achievement. Here's what went wrong:
SPOILERS TO FOLLOW
In the final encounter with Nanny Rags / Slackjaw in the sewers, just picking up Nanny Rags' cameo is enough to cause this achievement to glitch out. My advice: Freeze time, pick pocket Nanny Rags key and use it to escape via the back door in her room (next to the furnace) before she comes after you. Rush through the end of the mission and then complete the final two missions and the achievement should pop.
tldr: Don't interact with either Granny or Slackjaw in the sewers, save for stealing Granny's key and running out the back of her apartment.
Hopefully the devs will take note and release a patch. Theoretically this is something that could easily be unlocked retroactively, so long as all the mission stat pages read "No Kills." Please post in the comments if something similar happened to you.
UPDATE: I've gotten the achievement. Here's what went wrong:
SPOILERS TO FOLLOW
In the final encounter with Nanny Rags / Slackjaw in the sewers, just picking up Nanny Rags' cameo is enough to cause this achievement to glitch out. My advice: Freeze time, pick pocket Nanny Rags key and use it to escape via the back door in her room (next to the furnace) before she comes after you. Rush through the end of the mission and then complete the final two missions and the achievement should pop.
tldr: Don't interact with either Granny or Slackjaw in the sewers, save for stealing Granny's key and running out the back of her apartment.
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Thanks for the heads up. Can you go back and replay a mission? Thinking that that might kind of fool the game, in a way, and perhaps unlock this achievement.
By ChknFingrs on 10 Oct 2012 02:12
@TH3 XB0X G3N1U5: you can
By King fiShiZ on 10 Oct 2012 09:05
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I just got this with the Ghost, Mostly flesh and steel and Shadow. Im not gonna go all out walkthrough so here is a few general tips
First, this must be on a New Game as Big L said. Mission select doesen't count
Never take the exact route! be a ninja, the main path will most likley have enemies everywhere, use rooftops, ledges and lots of cover
Use lean and Keyholes. as long as your entire body is covered they can't see you
Save sleeping darts for the end. At the end i found myself in tight spots that caused some stress, but good timing with the arrows helped me.
Have patience, sometimes you should just sneak through them all instead of taking them out. watch for moments when no one is watching
Save often! each time you enter a new location, take a dude out or just walk a good part, save. If you screw up you should have lost just a few minutes work, not many.
I would also suggest saving the side mission for the High Chaos playthrough, as you have to do two playthroughs for 100% and you can got enough to deal with now.
First, this must be on a New Game as Big L said. Mission select doesen't count
Never take the exact route! be a ninja, the main path will most likley have enemies everywhere, use rooftops, ledges and lots of cover
Use lean and Keyholes. as long as your entire body is covered they can't see you
Save sleeping darts for the end. At the end i found myself in tight spots that caused some stress, but good timing with the arrows helped me.
Have patience, sometimes you should just sneak through them all instead of taking them out. watch for moments when no one is watching
Save often! each time you enter a new location, take a dude out or just walk a good part, save. If you screw up you should have lost just a few minutes work, not many.
I would also suggest saving the side mission for the High Chaos playthrough, as you have to do two playthroughs for 100% and you can got enough to deal with now.
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Warning for people on this to avoid having to do 3 playthroughs.
Mission 7 Flooded District is a long mission especially if you go to get your gear. I played this mission twice neutralizing everyone without being alerted etc. I am a Tenchu vet so this is cake. I get to the end and recap, and first time is says I killed 2 people. Never stabbed anyone or let them fall to the ground (just blink skill). 2nd time I played through and got the end and it said one hostile killed, I didn't even kill the river krust, I tranq darted Slackjaw to get the key from Granny. 3rd time I avoided 90% of people, I tran darted one person, didn't even choke anyone out, I stole the key from Granny before she asked me to kill slackjaw, (per guide above). And recap worked.
2nd warning: After mission 7 debacle I thought okay I am good lets beat the game and get me some clean hands. Game over, and this one doesn't pop. My only explanation is when doing mission recap if it asks you to replay the mission or continue DO NOT REPLAY. The game must still take into account a fictious kill. Create multiple saves and have the starting mission squirreled away and reload that one instead of restarting. Hopefully these words will prevent some from not getting it when they spent a good 15-20 trying to not kill anyone. Good news is if you have Mostly Steel achievement the added powers should expedite this play through.
Mission 7 Flooded District is a long mission especially if you go to get your gear. I played this mission twice neutralizing everyone without being alerted etc. I am a Tenchu vet so this is cake. I get to the end and recap, and first time is says I killed 2 people. Never stabbed anyone or let them fall to the ground (just blink skill). 2nd time I played through and got the end and it said one hostile killed, I didn't even kill the river krust, I tranq darted Slackjaw to get the key from Granny. 3rd time I avoided 90% of people, I tran darted one person, didn't even choke anyone out, I stole the key from Granny before she asked me to kill slackjaw, (per guide above). And recap worked.
2nd warning: After mission 7 debacle I thought okay I am good lets beat the game and get me some clean hands. Game over, and this one doesn't pop. My only explanation is when doing mission recap if it asks you to replay the mission or continue DO NOT REPLAY. The game must still take into account a fictious kill. Create multiple saves and have the starting mission squirreled away and reload that one instead of restarting. Hopefully these words will prevent some from not getting it when they spent a good 15-20 trying to not kill anyone. Good news is if you have Mostly Steel achievement the added powers should expedite this play through.
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I just had a minor correction to all these guides.
It is possible to actually get the achievement to pop from the mission select screen. As long as you choose mission 1 "Dishonored" and play through the game like you would normally, not selecting each mission from the mission select screen, it will pop. So you can basically skip the tutorial.
Hope this helps anyone still hunting for this one.
p.s. SAVE A LOT
It is possible to actually get the achievement to pop from the mission select screen. As long as you choose mission 1 "Dishonored" and play through the game like you would normally, not selecting each mission from the mission select screen, it will pop. So you can basically skip the tutorial.
Hope this helps anyone still hunting for this one.
p.s. SAVE A LOT
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I actually got this achievement with a whole bunch of others during my first playthrough without to much difficulty. Firstly I want to point out that you don't actually kill any of the assassins attacking you during the Empress' assassination so go nuts.
The following videos are the ones i used to get the Clean the Hands achievement along all of these other achievements
The Secret Achievement achievement in Dishonored worth 114 pointsContinue playing to unlock this secret achievement
The Shadow achievement in Dishonored worth 105 pointsComplete all missions after the prologue without alerting anyone
The Ghost achievement in Dishonored worth 110 pointsComplete all missions after the prologue, alerting or killing no one but the key targets
The Mostly Flesh and Steel achievement in Dishonored worth 175 pointsFinish the game without purchasing any supernatural powers or enhancements, besides Blink
The Secret Achievement achievement in Dishonored worth 18 pointsContinue playing to unlock this secret achievement
The Secret Achievement achievement in Dishonored worth 77 pointsContinue playing to unlock this secret achievement
The Political Suicide achievement in Dishonored worth 17 pointsExpose the Lord Regent's crimes and bring about his arrest
The Secret Achievement achievement in Dishonored worth 18 pointsContinue playing to unlock this secret achievement
The Surgical achievement in Dishonored worth 79 pointsPlay from the first mission through Kaldwin's Bridge killing fewer than 10 characters
The Specter achievement in Dishonored worth 43 pointsAfter escaping prison, complete a mission without alerting anyone, and kill less than 5 people
The Faceless achievement in Dishonored worth 38 pointsAfter escaping Coldridge Prison, complete a single mission without alerting anyone
The Secret Achievement achievement in Dishonored worth 13 pointsContinue playing to unlock this secret achievement
The Secret Achievement achievement in Dishonored worth 22 pointsContinue playing to unlock this secret achievement
because most of them require that you not be detected or kill anyone on any particular mission. You will get the first five achievements, from bottom to top, on this list by the end of mission 3. I would recommend doing this on your first playthrough.
All credits for the videos below to THE RED DRAGON
If you thumbs down please comment as to the reason why so that I can make changes to the solution so that it's good solution. Please feel to comment any suggestions you might have to improve the solution.
Cheerio folks
The following videos are the ones i used to get the Clean the Hands achievement along all of these other achievements
The Secret Achievement achievement in Dishonored worth 114 pointsContinue playing to unlock this secret achievement
The Shadow achievement in Dishonored worth 105 pointsComplete all missions after the prologue without alerting anyone
The Ghost achievement in Dishonored worth 110 pointsComplete all missions after the prologue, alerting or killing no one but the key targets
The Mostly Flesh and Steel achievement in Dishonored worth 175 pointsFinish the game without purchasing any supernatural powers or enhancements, besides Blink
The Secret Achievement achievement in Dishonored worth 18 pointsContinue playing to unlock this secret achievement
The Secret Achievement achievement in Dishonored worth 77 pointsContinue playing to unlock this secret achievement
The Political Suicide achievement in Dishonored worth 17 pointsExpose the Lord Regent's crimes and bring about his arrest
The Secret Achievement achievement in Dishonored worth 18 pointsContinue playing to unlock this secret achievement
The Surgical achievement in Dishonored worth 79 pointsPlay from the first mission through Kaldwin's Bridge killing fewer than 10 characters
The Specter achievement in Dishonored worth 43 pointsAfter escaping prison, complete a mission without alerting anyone, and kill less than 5 people
The Faceless achievement in Dishonored worth 38 pointsAfter escaping Coldridge Prison, complete a single mission without alerting anyone
The Secret Achievement achievement in Dishonored worth 13 pointsContinue playing to unlock this secret achievement
The Secret Achievement achievement in Dishonored worth 22 pointsContinue playing to unlock this secret achievement
because most of them require that you not be detected or kill anyone on any particular mission. You will get the first five achievements, from bottom to top, on this list by the end of mission 3. I would recommend doing this on your first playthrough.
All credits for the videos below to THE RED DRAGON
If you thumbs down please comment as to the reason why so that I can make changes to the solution so that it's good solution. Please feel to comment any suggestions you might have to improve the solution.
Cheerio folks
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Not a solution but helpful information to know regarding deaths that will void the achievement.
If you:
a) Put unconscious bodies in water it will count as a kill.
b) Hide an unconscious body somewhere for it to be discovered by rats. The rats will eat the body counting as a kill.
c) Knock someone out on a roof or ledge or move an unconscious body onto a roof or ledge and leave the body, make sure it isn't going to fall off, as if it does fall off for any reason, it will count as a kill towards you.
NOTE! If any of the above happen, although it counts as a kill and thus void the "Clean Hands" achievement, it will not count them as a kill on the mission stats screen so it will still say you have not killed anyone in that particular mission.
I made this mistake, stupidly, on my first encounter with Weepers under the pub. I knocked them out and placed the bodies in water so they wouldn't be found. -.-
I didn't realise until I had completed the game with no detections and what I thought was no kills only for the "Clean Hands" and "Ghost" achievements to not unlock.
If you:
a) Put unconscious bodies in water it will count as a kill.
b) Hide an unconscious body somewhere for it to be discovered by rats. The rats will eat the body counting as a kill.
c) Knock someone out on a roof or ledge or move an unconscious body onto a roof or ledge and leave the body, make sure it isn't going to fall off, as if it does fall off for any reason, it will count as a kill towards you.
NOTE! If any of the above happen, although it counts as a kill and thus void the "Clean Hands" achievement, it will not count them as a kill on the mission stats screen so it will still say you have not killed anyone in that particular mission.
I made this mistake, stupidly, on my first encounter with Weepers under the pub. I knocked them out and placed the bodies in water so they wouldn't be found. -.-
I didn't realise until I had completed the game with no detections and what I thought was no kills only for the "Clean Hands" and "Ghost" achievements to not unlock.
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This is fairly easy if you be careful with people you knock out/put to sleep. If you leave someone laying on the ground then rats may eat them or weepers may attack them getting you a kill. Make sure to move them to an area that there are no paths for anything to get to. Unconscious characters that fall from a height or into the water will die and it will count against you.
You need to get all the the targets and dispose of them non-lethally. I have a guide here:
The Hidden Trophy trophy in Dishonored worth 195 pointsContinue playing to unlock this hidden trophy
Killing anything non-human such as rats, dogs, fish, river krusts or anything else won't affect the achievement. The end mission screen tells you if you killed anyone.
You need to get all the the targets and dispose of them non-lethally. I have a guide here:
The Hidden Trophy trophy in Dishonored worth 195 pointsContinue playing to unlock this hidden trophy
Killing anything non-human such as rats, dogs, fish, river krusts or anything else won't affect the achievement. The end mission screen tells you if you killed anyone.
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This is a rather difficult achievement. You must avoid the deaths of all civilians, enemies, hounds, and even weepers. It cannot be done by your hands. You should avoid talking and doing missions for Granny Rags, as her wishes are harm against others. Rats and fish are okay to eliminate.
- Mission 1 Overseer Campbell - Either let him poison the Captain and then choke him out, or follow them into the basement and choke him out.
- Mission 2 Pendeltons - Do the Slackjaw sidequests and he will offer to take care of the Pendelton twins for you if you get the code to the Art Dealer's safe.
- Mission 5 Lady Boyle - Search the second floor for clues as to which Boyle you need to capture (it changes). Once you've done that, head downstairs and find a man with rabbit/scarecrow type mask that has random whiskers on it, he'll be wandering around the first floor and talk to you about helping him kidnap his love. After that, figure out a way to get the target into the kitchen so you can knock her out and she can be kidnapped (at least she isn't dead).
- Mission 6 Lord Regent - Head up to the broadcast tower and talk to the broadcaster who will tell you it'd be a good idea to get the Lord Regents tapes from his safe (935) and broadcast them over the air to dismantle his government from the top down. This will also grant you the political suicide achievement.
- Mission 7 Daud - Just pickpocket his pouch from him as you go for his key when you finally reach him in Mission 7. This will also unlock an achievement.
- Mission 7 Slackjaw/Granny When you see these two at the end of Mission 7, it can get kind of screwy, and the best bet is apparently to just pickpocket the key from Granny and run. Putting her to sleep apparently counts as killing for people who have noticed it.
Do Not
- Possess people and get unintentional suicide. This means walking them into Wall of Lights, bullets hitting them from other enemies, falling, etc
- Rewire anything that will kill guards or other people
- Kill any main targets. You will have to find an alternate way, described in the game
- Kill Hounds - they are animals but enemies
- Kill Weepers - they are technically already dead but don't do it
- Setting a knocked out enemy somewhere high or near water. If they fall they can still die
See "Ghost" achievement for tips to also stack Ghost and Mostly Flesh and Steel.
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