Aliens: Dark Descent

Aliens: Dark Descent

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0.2% achievement completed!!!
I am now in the 0.2% for "Chalk it up to experience" which I think is probably the hardest one to get as it is completely down to RNG and has taken me a stupid amount of reloads and saves to do. I think I may have actually ruined my nightmare playthrough as its take me several ingame days to complete it, so I may have to play it a 3rd time to 100%

Marines missing limbs on extraction screen isn't a visual bug as others have assumed on here.


This is a secret achievement
It requires having one marine with 2 prosthetic limbs". This is a real struggle as you can't arrange where your squad stands in their formation.

In order to lose a limb you need either the red arm bandaged icon or foot bandaged icon, it can instantly be healed with a medkit *WOT!?!?!* but if you hover over it, the tooltip will say they have lost a limb but can be fitted with a prosthesis back in med bay

It also takes one deployment per limb to be removed (if successful), once extracted - 1 medic and supply to fit a limb, then however many days healing to recover, on nightmare it was giving me 9-10days (when I had 5 medics).

I don't recommend this on whilst doing the Ironman/limited save achievement *DOH!!!!* Also I ended up with around 4 marines losing a limb, until one finally lost a second limb and probably about 4-5 hours of save resets followed by trigger horde/elite npcs. Most the time they either wanted to kill or drag marines away.

Also I did it before getting the acid immunity research, which meant acid explosion also hurt and killed me a lot of times, so i'd recommend waiting until after that.
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Jon Jun 27, 2023 @ 9:33am 
I don't even know how anyone can play on nightmare and above, i thought it was pretty tough on medium. would like to replay to get some of the missed achievements however not sure if i cba just yet.
DOOM THE PRIME EVIL Jun 27, 2023 @ 9:34am 
that achievement is total ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ and i only have that one left but i not playing this game crashing bug infested mess of a game thanks for the info it will help people but i am done
GGThatsAllFolks Jun 27, 2023 @ 9:36am 
Originally posted by DOOM THE PRIME EVIL:
that achievement is total ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ and i only have that one left but i not playing this game crashing bug infested mess of a game thanks for the info it will help people but i am done
It was a literal nightmare of achievement to get :steamhappy:
Thank you.
GGThatsAllFolks Jun 27, 2023 @ 9:38am 
Originally posted by JonnyRageQuit:
I don't even know how anyone can play on nightmare and above, i thought it was pretty tough on medium. would like to replay to get some of the missed achievements however not sure if i cba just yet.

The one good things about playing it nightmare if you decide to, at least you now have the advantage of knowing the enemies and potential cut scene/boss fights. The only thing thats really making it a nightmare for me is the lack of saves which is better done not on nightmare mode so that my own stupidity :steamhappy:
Archi Jul 19, 2023 @ 2:35am 
Originally posted by GGThatsAllFolks:
Originally posted by JonnyRageQuit:
I don't even know how anyone can play on nightmare and above, i thought it was pretty tough on medium. would like to replay to get some of the missed achievements however not sure if i cba just yet.

The one good things about playing it nightmare if you decide to, at least you now have the advantage of knowing the enemies and potential cut scene/boss fights. The only thing thats really making it a nightmare for me is the lack of saves which is better done not on nightmare mode so that my own stupidity :steamhappy:

Hi GGThatsAllFolks, you are actually good and lucky that you got it. I've spent 10h to get at least 1 rid of limbs but only took light wound. Please would king you to share with me your save ? Thank you
AlienTestosterone Jul 19, 2023 @ 5:29am 
4-5 hrs. I'll pass.
Archi Jul 19, 2023 @ 7:43am 
Originally posted by AlienTestosterone:
4-5 hrs. I'll pass.
You're good, congratulation. You can share save files with others who are unlucky, for example like me. I had spent about 10h but can't got any rid of limbs from the marine. I always took the light wound.
Archi Jul 19, 2023 @ 9:02am 
After 12h I got it.
SUPREME YEET Jul 19, 2023 @ 2:39pm 
Originally posted by JonnyRageQuit:
I don't even know how anyone can play on nightmare and above, i thought it was pretty tough on medium. would like to replay to get some of the missed achievements however not sure if i cba just yet.
same i was actually shocked it was that hard.
BlueStinger Nov 19, 2023 @ 6:53am 
I finally got this achievement done to finish 100%. It's a real pain in the ass. I had 3 marines on 1 prosthetic limb each and then one of them lost the same limb, before finally getting one of them to lose a different limb.
Crypto Gamer Nov 19, 2023 @ 7:19am 
I did not try to get it but some ppl after mission 4 is done go to an outside space where dropship rockets can be used find the nearest resting space for the save.

Use the rockets depending on RNG they can lose limbs or die.
So need save a load if limbs is not lost.

Repeat again and done.

I will likely try go get this on my current NG+ walktrough before starting the deathclock.
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Date Posted: Jun 27, 2023 @ 9:07am
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