Interrogation is a function in the game that serves many purposes.
Overview[]
Effects[]
The act of interrogating a prisoner increases the loyalty stats of nearby minions who witness it taking place. Also, if your Evil Genius is standing nearby while an agent is being interrogated, you will gain a notoriety bonus, depending on the agent.
Using interrogation on skilled hostages will allow the minion doing the interrogation to absorb the knowledge of the prisoner and he will convert into a different minion level or class. After which, the new advanced minion is now capable of providing training to other minions, allowing the player to convert other lower level minions into the same type of advanced minion. Interrogation is also required to complete story objectives.
Process[]
To perform an interrogation, the player must first have the captured prisoner kept inside of a cell in the Armory. Then, to interrogate the prisoner, select the occupied cell and mark the prisoner with an interrogation tag. Then, choose an interrogation device within your base to use for the procedure. After doing all that, a minion will arrive shortly to escort the prisoner to the selected device and automatically perform the interrogation.
Most interrogations usually leave behind a Body Bag when its over, warning the player to do them where it won't be discovered by agents, or can be easily put away without lowering minion stats. They also have certain stat-draining capabilities, which are different for each interrogation device.