Help with Deep Space Hats

[Chigbunky]

Been trying to collect all the hats in Deep Space but still can't shoot off 'Bomb Deployer' and 'Buzzer Antenna'.

I've tried the shoot from underneath them with scoped weapons similar too the previous area mobs, but still no luck.

Any tips?

[SexyPanther]

You aren't alone. After beating the game on experienced, I've spent several hours farming hats for achievements. Here are a few suggestions which I hope will help.

- The game saves after all your characters have completed their turn. If you accidently kill the target you are trying to shoot a hat off, move a character incorrectly, or screw up somehow in some other way, use the "Quit" option which will take you back to the main menu and then continue. This will allow you to revert back a turn (providing your last move wasn't the last move of your last character, thus creating a new save).

- The Bomb Deployer is hard in that you will want to position yourself underneath the target at a slight angle (roughly one or two spaces away from the face side). The characters I used were Piper as my secondary and the clown-looking character as my primary (and roller-dude as my third if the option allows). Both main characters I equipped weapons with a scope as this makes lining up a shot far easier (that said, finding the "sweet spot" for the Bomber cap is tough). The clown-looking character's ability to move further also speeds up exploring levels and restarting if the desired hats don't appear.

- I believe the Buzzer Antenna is possible to acquire by lining up the laser sight to just barely off the top of the head. It is slightly easier to do than the Bomb Deployer.

Good luck. If I think of any other tips, I'll post again.

[Ovrad]

For the Bomb Deployer hat, I had a lot of difficulty shooting it off from below, but I got it first try by shooting from directly above. It seems a lot easier to stand on a platform directly above it and shoot down and slightly to the side, because of the angle of it's head.

As always, scoped weapons help a lot, and if you miss your shot, just hit "quit" and you'll reset the round.

[Battleseed]

Try it on the last challenge mission. There is one Bomb Deployer on the map and IMO fairly easy to angle a shot for a hat compared to the other maps they are on.

[neubauje]

Here's a tip from someone who just figured it out: the part that deploys the bombs? That's not the head. The shield is on their back, not the front, and the head is the little round glowing eyeball in the middle of the other side. The hat in question is tiny!