Factory Zero Achievement?

[Kasiornis]

Well, I just ended The Missing Link part of the game, and I didn't upgraded any of my augmentations, never made a shot and never threw a grenade (or used mine). And still - there is no achievement.
Anyone experiencing the same problem?

[DanteChrigu]

Yep, happened to me on my first serious try. Upgraded nothing, fired no weapon, threw no grenade or mine and only hacked a few level 1 systems (which you can) and threw one explosive barrel to destroy the box for the gas.
But on my second try I managed to unlock it. I only picked up some energy bars and hacked one level 1 system. I left the praxis kits and weapons alone and didn't throw the barrel.
No idea why I didn't get it the first time.

[Kasiornis]

So, It's not unobtainable, better than nothing, thank you.

[Buu Introspectivo]

Exploding Barrels count as grenades. It's a bomb of sorts. Fire extinguishers, on the other hand, doesn't count as bombs.
I succeeded throwing only 3 boxes and a extinguisher, ONLY.

[DanteChrigu]

That explains it... Figured the barrels were in the clear.

[InfinitySpark]

Dude I'm so dissapointed, I didn't upgrade once, threw a grenade/barrel, or used a gun ONCE and the damn achievement didn't pop up :/

[Kasiornis]

Okay, I just got it. Googled at Deus Ex Wikia for "Factory Zero" page and found a video with full walkthrough attached to it. I just reloaded the save before missing link and followed the guy's footsteps and finally got it.

He didn't pick up ANY item at all except quest items (Energy Cell and Eye) and throw a couple of boxes and a fire extinguisher once (!). He avoided all enemies and KO only the Burke's team. And he got it after finishing speaking with Quinn but before entering stasis pod or getting his items back.

[MattBoothDev]

Barrels are fine. I used the red ones to clear the heavy crate for the gas. I used the estinguisher for the gas. I got the achivement just fine.

[MattBoothDev]

OH and I picked up all sorts of stuff and sold them to Quinn. I didn't miss a single praxis kit either, because after you finish the mission, Quinn gives you all your ♥♥♥♥ back, including praxis.

[Nimrod]

Just finished the Missing Link section myself (having achieved everything in both the original DXHR and DXHRML separately, including Pacifist and Factory Zero) and have not received Factory Zero this time around.

Rather pissed, since I'm doing the entire thing on Give Me Deus Ex in a Pacifist run again, and wanted to get every achievement in a single run. Which should have been possible, except it hasn't awarded me Factory Zero.

Like the first time I did FZ, I haven't fired a gun, thrown a grenade, dropped a mine, or even used an explosive barrel. I haven't touched my augs at all, except for near the end where I saved just before meeting Quinn for the last time and purchased the CASIE mod, and reloaded my save after getting That Old Adage.

Oh, well. At least I've got a save at the start of the ML section, and can do a rush through on easy afterwards for that achievement.

[WarLust]

Always save a new mission after completing another manually (not auto-save or quick save). That way you can go back and try again. I do this to make sure I get Smooth Operator, Ghost, and Smooth Talker on all applicable missions.

[Nimrod]

Finished my full-game playthrough, and enjoyed the changes. For some reason, though, I didn't receive the Pacifist achievement (or Factory Zero). Guess I'll do a very, very fast easy mode run to get them both. I made sure to check that every enemy I took down wasn't dead, even in the Missing Link section, so I can only chalk that up to a bug.

Had a very interesting - if not entirely pleasant! - surprise on the Namir boss fight. In DXHR, you could run around the wall to your left immediately after spawning, and Namir would vault the wall to follow you. If you stood where he was landing, you could do a takedown on him and end the fight immediately.

Glad to see they fixed that! Got a kick in my face for the trouble (Namir being a very agile boss) but was certainly fun to try it!

The Namir fight was especially supportive of all possible augment setups - so many ways to take him down with the new level.

[WarLust]

Originally posted by Nimrod:

Finished my full-game playthrough, and enjoyed the changes. For some reason, though, I didn't receive the Pacifist achievement (or Factory Zero). Guess I'll do a very, very fast easy mode run to get them both. I made sure to check that every enemy I took down wasn't dead, even in the Missing Link section, so I can only chalk that up to a bug.

Often the Pacifist achievement not being received can be contributed to an enemy (knocked out or not) being killed by electrified water (sewers) or setting off a frag mine near the vicinity, i.e. in Panchea. Another instance where a death may occur is when you return to Hengsha where you and Malik are shot down and you blow up the box robot with an EMP grenade, thus resulting in the robot self-destructing. If you knocked out one of the enemies near that robot and didn't move them away, it could cause their death. I always double check any enemy/punk/civ that I knock out if they are dead before I move on. It will save you the frustration later.

[Nimrod]

Nah, I was extremely careful on that playthrough since I was trying to get every achievement in one go. I checked every enemy I took down, and made sure I tossed the bodies away from the robot while it was shutting down (and checked that they were not dead after).

I checked everyone as I went, and nobody died except bosses. I've done it at least twice before on the normal DXHR (and done FZ without kills in Missing Link - the standalone version - at the same time as Apex Predator, All of the Above, and all the ML achievements at once) so I know what is required for Pacifist, and what will break it. I did a couple of save reloads during, but even when playing the Missing Link section I stuck to Pacifist restrictions *on top of* Factory Zero restrictions. Didn't receive either of the achievements though.

Doing it all again, but just skipping everything skippable. Letting Malik die, doing bosses the fastest way possible etc. Still taking a while.

(Finished, finally. I'd never let Malik die before - it was hard watching her get shot!)

[WarLust]

RIP Fly Girl.

[InfinitySpark]

^^ played missing link again and didn't get it...this is so annoying.