Unconscious NPC

From The Nameless Mod

In Deus Ex and TNM, an non-player character can either be alive, dead, or unconscious.

Other characters will take note of which condition certain NPCs are in, and respond differently based on whether you killed someone, knocked them out, or did neither.

The Deus Ex world is unaffected if you shoot but don't kill or knock out an NPC. TNM will probably do the same but I haven't played it.

Mechanics of knocked out characters

If you knock a character out in Deus Ex, it is impossible to kill them or bring them back to consciousness. You could throw them off of a building and they will still be knocked out and not dead. You could destroy their body after knocking them out, however. Their name will also be permanently changed to "Unconscious".

An enemy finding the unconscious body of a comrade has the same consequences as the discovery of a dead body, which means that the enemy will wander around for a little while before ignoring it. Therefore, dead or unconscious bodies must be well hidden (anywhere 10 feet or more away from a patrol route will work) to do well in Deus Ex.

In TNM, assaulting unconscious characters will result in their death. Other, more subtle ways are also available for killing unconscious characters; one way is to close a swinging door on their body (it would appear that sliding doors are fine, despite the appearance of decapitation), which will kill them due to the Unreal Engine's crude collision handling. For this reason, a non-lethal player should never hide an unconscious body near a door. It's also possible to kill them by dropping them from very high altitudes, which can be difficult to achieve.

Characters who react to being knocked out

• Jonas Waever will trigger a PM from Evil Invasion if knocked out. If you talk to him again later, he will be mad at you. Knocking him out a second time results in a different PM. King Kashue will also comment on Jonas being knocked out if it's done before a certain point.
• If you knock Beefman out before going to DXI, he'll be back on his feet and really angry when you return to the Llama Temple afterwards.
• Same goes for Raving Nutter and Andreus, who will attack you on sight if you knocked out either if them before DXI. You even get a message from Narcissus when you enter Raving's Weapon Shop as a warning that something is amiss.
• If you knock out Alpha Operator or Jackie before going to DXI in the PlanetDeusEx storyline, they'll be resting in the bar when it's blown up, and they'll die in the explosion.