Social Enhancer (DXHR)

For the same augmentation in Mankind Divided, see Social Enhancer (DXMD).

The CASIE (Computer Assisted Social Interaction Enhancer) is one of the many augmentations available in Deus Ex: Human Revolution. It serves to make most conversations a bit easier, and adds a bit of replay value to the game thanks to its unique dialogue options.

Description

Provides its user with a direct monitor of behavior patterns and likely responses from conversational subjects. In real terms, this means the user can gain an insight into which conversational methods to employ in any situation. As you can permanently ruin important conversations by saying the wrong thing, this aug gives you some inkling of what to pick. It can be upgraded with a pheromone emitting system that allows additional conversation options.

Activation Cost: 2 Praxis Points

Emotional Intelligence Enhancer (Upgrade)

• Upgrade Requirement: Social Enhancer Augmentation
• Upgrade Cost: N/A
• Use: Analyze and persuade people into following a certain course of action
• Activation: Contextual
• Energy Consumption: None

In-Game

This is a highly useful augmentation that makes the game's various dialogue challenges significantly easier, though it is definitely not required, nor are any of the game's dialogue challenges mandatory. However, there are certain conversations that are not dialogue challenges, but with the use of this augmentation, can still be turned to provide additional rewards for the player. It is worth noting that certain specific outcomes can ONLY be achieved through the use of this augmentation, but in no way is it at any point necessary to progress.

This augmentation works in three ways. Upon entering a dialogue challenge, the player will notice an improved HUD allowing for further options due to this augmentation.

The first addition is a persuasion level bar that will measure in real-time the efficacy of the player's dialogue choices thus far. In every selection there will be one or two options that will further convince the target (choosing either of them is fine, though the one that better matches the conversation target's personality may yield much better "rewards" compared to the other), and one option that will anger the target. As the player makes consecutively correct choices, the bar will rise and turn further green, wrong options will cause the bar to drop and turn red.

The second addition is a psychological profile menu that will list the target's psychological traits and a description of the target's personality. Though not of any direct assistance, this will help give the player an idea of which choices will be most effective on the target, though those choices will change based on the path the conversation takes. Shown and working in conjunction with the aforementioned information are the in-depth display of the target's physical reactions and mental state which, if analyzed carefully, can help in achieving a better response.

The third addition is a menu that will allow the player to release pheromones to chemically influence the target. You will be able to determine the correct pheromone to release by carefully watching a Personality Type indicator as you talk with the subject. Three pheromone types are available, each targeting a different major personality type: alpha, beta, and omega. What type the target happens to be will be measured by three bars that light up when the target speaks - higher bars in any of the personality types indicate the target leans more towards that type, and so forth.

Note that within the Personality Type indicator the color of the bars doesn't matter: alpha bars are always red, beta yellow, and omega green. Only the number of bars matters in determining the subject's personality type. Also, it doesn't matter how often a given personality type lights up: for example, if you see a low alpha reading (1 or 2 bars) several times, but a single omega reading with three bars, the subject is an omega.

The pheromone inducer will allow Jensen to force conversations that are not going his way, or else force conversations that are not dialogue challenges, unlocking additional rewards. However, selecting the wrong type will end the conversation. This can lead to gleaning more information from a person, or removing a step from a mission by forcing cooperation. It can even save an otherwise doomed character's life.

Each personality trait has a different way of thinking things through. Alphas are geared to the option that will benefit them the most; they thrive off of personal gain. Betas love it when people praise them for their accomplishments; they enjoy being superior to other people. Omegas will easily cave into pressure as they have low self-esteem.

Different approaches have their pros and cons depending on the personality type. If you use pressure, Omegas can't stand up to it, while Alphas will flip out at you. If you charm your way in, Betas will be receptive, but Omegas aren't used to people being nice to them and become suspicious. Lastly, if you bribe your way in Alphas love to get things out of their actions and they'll take it. Betas will on the other hand not take the bait. Some personality traits are unaffected by some approaches.

This is a passive augmentation and does not have an energy cost or need to be activated. Characters it can be used with, and the suggested pheromone to emit are listed below.

Applicable conversations

Deus Ex: Human Revolution

Character	Personality Type	Notes
Ezekiel Sanders	Unknown
Detective Chase	Beta	Will provide safe code (7196) in addition to storage locker code.
Brian Tindall	Alpha	Will give up footage without having to handle the dealers. (Results in significantly less experience).
Wayne Haas	Omega	Will convince him into allowing you through- resulting in Wayne losing his job and confronting you when you return to Detroit.
Chet Wagner	Omega	Can be convinced to give info without first digging up dirt on his computer. (Results in less experience).
O'Malley	Alpha	Will pay 1000 credits upfront for the job.
David Sarif	Alpha	Will e-mail Jensen the Radford Files.
Chuanli	Alpha	Will tell you Ning's location without requiring a bribe.
Tong Si Hung	Alpha	Will grant an audience in his basement office.
Jaya	Alpha	Will agree to pay up. Can also get her to give you her social chip, but this will fail the mission (just like taking it by force would).
Faridah Malik	Alpha, Beta, Omega	Will not 'work' but does lead to a funny dialogue line.
Lee Hong	Alpha	Will confess the murder of Evelyn Carmichael.
Security Guard (Tai Yong Medical)	Beta	Will provide detailed information about all security systems installed throughout the facility.
William Taggart	Alpha	Will agree to help.
Nicholas	Beta, Omega	Omega will narrow the list of possible locations to search by one (resulting in less experience). Beta will expand the search list by one (resulting in more experience).
Isaias Sandoval	Omega	Will not kill himself.
Brent Radford	Alpha, Omega	Using the alpha option is the only way for Radford to live. The omega option would lead one to think so as well, but Jensen reports him dead to Pritchard when using this option even though the dialogue with Brent implies he will live.
Michelle Walthers	Beta	Will give slightly more information.
Mengyao	Beta	Will provide information about the Hyron Project.
Michael Zelazny	Alpha, Beta, Omega	Will not work but leads to a unique line in the conversation.
Hugh Darrow	Omega	Will provide the Hyron Project life support shutdown code. The keypad to use it is on the opposite side from the human drones; note that this does not end the fight, simply make it easier.

The Missing Link

Character	Personality Type	Notes
Netanya Keitner	Alpha, Omega	Alpha will provide the codes to Burke's office door and his computer (not available otherwise). Omega will provide only the code for the door.
Garvin Quinn (Shop)	Alpha, Omega	Alpha will make Quinn open a completely new 'special' stock for you (2 additional Praxis kits, among other things). Omega will provide a 25% discount in his store (without special stock), that combined with a 25% bonus given for the repair of the damaged stasis pod in the Forward Cargo Hold will result in 50% discount.
Garvin Quinn (End)	Alpha, Beta, Omega	Will not work properly, but provides additional dialogue and hidden achievement/trophy That Old Adage.

CASIE Summaries

Ezekiel Sanders

Personality Traits:

• Emotional
• Irrational
• Excitable

Psychological Profile:

• Slightly desperate at times. Feels misunderstood.
• Has a tendency to think highly of himself and often needs to be brought down a notch.
• Tends to falsely inflate his own accomplishments.

Wayne Haas

Personality Traits:

• Aggressive
• Excitable
• Insecure

Psychological Profile:

• Has a tendency to exaggerate and escalate a situation. Needs to be brought back down when doing so.
• Feels deep remorse. Is looking for absolution for something.
• Subject to sudden fits of rage. Situation should be defused with care.

David Sarif

Personality Traits:

• Aggressive
• Excitable
• Envious

Psychological Profile:

• Has a tendency to shift blame onto others, but will back down rapidly if resistance is felt.
• Is not afraid to use his authority to get his way and doesn't like to be defied.
• Will sometimes change the subject in order to win an argument.

Tong Si Hung

Personality Traits:

• Confident
• Pragmatic
• Envious

Psychological Profile:

• Like a cat playing with a mouse, he likes to toy with people using disinformation.
• His refusal to do something is not as strong as his greed for personal gain.
• Cannot be rationalized with when he's in his "toying around" mood.

William Taggart

Personality Traits:

• Confident
• Rational
• Perspective

Psychological Profile:

• Is very adapt at learning about people and understanding them. If he his denied information than he has nothing to exploit.
• Will try to sway an audience to his side in order to win a debate. His accusations must be confronted directly, in order to show him no weakness.
• Believes himself of a higher quality than other persons, and will demonstrate this by pointing out their failings. Personal attacks on his character will destabilize his lofty position, and make him cautious.

Isaias Sandoval

Personality Traits:

• Irrational
• Insecure
• Apathetic

Psychological Profile:

• Desperately needs someone who can unearth the good in him.
• Can easily fall into a gloom state from which he needs to be elevated.
• Tends to rationalize events so he doesn't have to deal with them. Forcing him to get through is the only answer.

Hugh Darrow

Personality Traits:

• Perceptive
• Confident
• Pragmatic
• Excitable

Psychological Profile:

• Tends to dismiss other people and viewpoints, creating an emotional wall behind which he retreats.
• Views himself as an educator of lesser people. May be destabilized if his arguments are proven wrong.
• Can easily convert people to his cause. Is not used to resistance.

Trivia

• If Jensen were to acquire and use the Social Enhancer, through certain dialogue options with specific people (e.g. Faridah Malik or Michael Zelazny), it is revealed that CASIE users can detect each other's implants in action and resist the device's pheromone effects.