This behavior is not restricted to the tranquilizer rifle, but also happen with take-downs and victims of the stun-gun. Moving an unconscious victim may kill it that is, the status is "zzz" (unconscious), you move it, the status moves to "skull" (dead).However, it has been confirmed by multiple players that the trophy can still be obtained even if a target is shown as dead upon first examination, so long as the "Merciful Soul" XP bonus was obtained upon knocking the target out. From time to time, a victim may be killed by the dart. ![]() It can pose a challenge for the Pacifist trophy: It can be very useful late in the game as some of the more armored enemies can be taken down with a single dart (excluding bosses) such as the Ogres found half way though the game. Reload Speed Upgrades and Target-Leading System are recommended to better achieve this effect. Some enemies, most notably "heavy" ones, will stay on their feet for a few more moments, although they still pass out quicker than after a non-headshot hit. Bear in mind, however, that on Give Me Deus Ex difficulty, even a headshot isn't always an instant knock-out. This tactic can be useful for incapacitating large numbers of enemies at very long range, provided the player is unseen and fast enough to shoot down all targets before they can be revived by their allies. When another enemy comes to investigate their fallen comrade, the player may snipe that target too. A player may snipe a target at long range with this weapon, then reload in the time it takes for the tranquilizers to go into effect. ![]() ![]() Though a disadvantage in active combat situations, this can also be exploited by the player. The tranquilizer darts fired by this weapon require several seconds to take effect barring a headshot. Due to the fact that unconscious enemies can be revived by their allies, thus raising the alert level to alarmed, the PAX-22 is best reserved for enemies that are either alone, or can be reached quickly by the player to hide their bodies. The PAX-22 is useful for both scouting over long distances and knocking out individual targets at long range, but can also be fired from cover at mid ranges. This weapon has a muzzle flash, despite being a compressed air weapon. This can also happen when firing at enemies inside their line of sight from cloaking, as the muzzle flash can alarm enemies at distance. The rifle occupies a 6x2 area in your inventory, and ammo is 1x2.ĭue to the nature of the darts fired, as they follow an arc thus have longer airtime than regular gunshots, an enemy that is alarmed or suspicious (being briefly seen or heard, making enemies say "got a possible visual" and such) may flinch at the exact moment the trigger is pulled, making even a shot aimed directly at his torso or head miss and instantly make him hostile. These factors must be considered when going for long-range takedowns. Although fitted with a scope, the tranquilizer darts fired by the PAX-22 both drop and have a travel time. Headshots on vulnerable enemies will instantaneously knock out the target. Upon firing, the PAX-22 fires tranquilizer darts that inject nonlethal sedatives into the target, and after several moments the organic enemy will be incapacitated. ![]() The PAX-22 Tranquilizer Rifle is a long-range, single-shot nonlethal firearm that knocks individual targets unconscious. They consist of a mixture of different psychoactive drugs and anaesthetics such as diazepam, phencyclidine, ketamine and morphine. These are usually sold in packs of 5 darts. It uses hypodermic darts manufactured by Kaiga Incorporated under the name of "hypo-dyne black". The PAX-22 features a scope similar to the crossbow. The darts are propelled by compressed air from an HPA (High Pressure Air) tank located under the rifle's receiver. The PAX-22 is a one-shot weapon that uses break-action loading. It was intentionally developed for capture operations on wildlife and other organic targets. The PAX-22 Tranquilizer Rifle is a non-lethal, silent weapon made by Military Arms of Ostrava (MAO) located in the Czech Republic.
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