Changes: Arc Pylon

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Arc pylons are a lethal defense technology utilized by the City Watch in Dishonored. They work similarly to walls of light, but are effective at a distance, disintegrating anyone within range that they have not been configured to recognize. Both Corvo Attano and Daud can reconfigure arc pylons using a rewire tool, causing the security system to ignore them and turn against the Watch instead. Arc pylons are powered by whale oil, meaning these weapons can be disabled if Corvo pulls the whale oil tank out of the power module.

The arc pylons are the brainchild of Anton Sokolov. In cooperation with Sokolov, Piero Joplin perfected his own version of the device, which can be used at a much greater range to kill or incapacitate enemies, though at the expensse of using a lot more whale oil. This can be used to great effect during the mission The Loyalists to eliminate all of the guards in the mission area while remaining undetected, making the mission much easier to complete.

Trivia

It is possible to completely avoid the bolt of energy released by the arc pylon if the power module can be reached quickly enough and the whale oil tank removed, as it takes a moment for the weapon to discharge its energy.
The arc pylon is officially known as the "Sokolov Radial Interdiction Device".^[1]
If an enemy is between Corvo or Daud and an arc pylon, the arc pylon will hit and kill the enemy instead of its intended target. It will promptly recharge and fire again afterwards.

Audio

Description	Sound effect
Arc pylon zap
Arc pylon recharging
Arc pylon engaging
Arc pylon disengaging
Arc pylon static

Gallery

References

↑ Loudspeaker/Announcements#A Stay of Execution for Lizzy

[1] Loudspeaker/Announcements#A Stay of Execution for Lizzy

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-'''Arc pylons''' are a lethal defense technology utilized by the [[City Watch]] in ''[[Dishonored]]''. They work similarly to [[Wall of Light|walls of light]], but are effective at a distance, disintegrating anyone within range that they have not been configured to recognize. Both [[Corvo Attano]] and [[Daud]] can reconfigure arc pylons using a [[Rewire Tool|rewire tool]], causing the security system to ignore them and turn against the [[City Watch|Watch]] instead. Arc pylons are powered by [[Whale Oil|whale oil]], meaning these weapons can be disabled if Corvo pulls the [[Whale Oil Tank|oil tank]] out of the power module.
+'''Arc pylons''' are a lethal defense technology utilized by the [[City Watch]] in ''[[Dishonored]]''. They work similarly to [[Wall of Light|walls of light]], but are effective at a distance, disintegrating anyone within range that they have not been configured to recognize. Both [[Corvo Attano]] and [[Daud]] can reconfigure arc pylons using a [[Rewire Tool|rewire tool]], causing the security system to ignore them and turn against the [[City Watch|Watch]] instead. Arc pylons are powered by [[Whale Oil|whale oil]], meaning these weapons can be disabled if Corvo pulls the [[Whales|whale]] [[Whale Oil Tank|oil tank]] out of the power module.
-The arc pylons are the brainchild of [[Anton Sokolov]]. In cooperation with Sokolov, [[Piero Joplin]] perfected his own version of the device, which can be used at a much greater range (at the expense of requiring more fuel) to kill or incapacitate enemies. This can be used to great effect during the mission [[The Loyalists]] to eliminate all of the [[City Watch Guards|guards]] in the mission area while remaining undetected, making the mission much easier to complete.
+The arc pylons are the brainchild of [[Anton Sokolov]]. In cooperation with Sokolov, [[Piero Joplin]] perfected his own version of the device, which can be used at a much greater range to kill or incapacitate enemies, though at the expensse of using a lot more whale oil. This can be used to great effect during the mission [[The Loyalists]] to eliminate all of the [[City Watch Guards|guards]] in the mission area while remaining undetected, making the mission much easier to complete.
 ==Trivia==
-*It is possible to completely avoid the bolt of energy released by the arc pylon with [[Bend Time]] level 1 if the power module can be reached quickly enough and the [[Whales|whale]] oil tank removed, as it takes a moment for the weapon to discharge its energy.
+*It is possible to completely avoid the bolt of energy released by the arc pylon if the power module can be reached quickly enough and the whale oil tank removed, as it takes a moment for the weapon to discharge its energy.
 *The arc pylon is officially known as the "Sokolov Radial Interdiction Device".<ref>[[Loudspeaker/Announcements#A Stay of Execution for Lizzy]]</ref>
-*If an enemy is between Corvo/Daud and an arc pylon, the arc pylon will hit and kill the enemy instead of its intended target. It will promptly recharge and fire again afterwards.
+*If an enemy is between Corvo or Daud and an arc pylon, the arc pylon will hit and kill the enemy instead of its intended target. It will promptly recharge and fire again afterwards.
 ==Audio==