Other Circle of Life achievement areas?

[LightWeaponsGuy]

Does anyone know of any by chance? For some reason rats do not spawn in the little sewer area for me where most people get the achievement during the Royal Conservatory mission. I also don't have enough runes for rat swarm, also tried to get the achievemeny during the Duke's Palace mission, no luck.

[Capt.M]

I haven't tried to get the achievement yet, but eventually will. I read that the Royal Conservatory way no longer works since gravehounds don't count as hounds (or cannot be possessed at all?), it seems you found another difficulty. I recently read that it can be achieved in the Addermire Institute. There are hounds in one room on the ground floor, a display of bloodflies in front of the elevator and then fish in the fountain near the carriage dock (and obviously humans and rats somewhere near too). However, you have to collect about every rune available (including the one you can get by diving from the Dreadful Wale) before you try, otherwise you cannot unlock every upgrade for the power. I cannot remember the exact skill tree and if it was necessary to get the extended duration upgrade, but obviously it helps in this one since it's a bit long way from the main hall to the fish pond.

[LightWeaponsGuy]

Originally posted by Capt.M:

I haven't tried to get the achievement yet, but eventually will. I read that the Royal Conservatory way no longer works since gravehounds don't count as hounds (or cannot be possessed at all?), it seems you found another difficulty. I recently read that it can be achieved in the Addermire Institute. There are hounds in one room on the ground floor, a display of bloodflies in front of the elevator and then fish in the fountain near the carriage dock (and obviously humans and rats somewhere near too). However, you have to collect about every rune available (including the one you can get by diving from the Dreadful Wale) before you try, otherwise you cannot unlock every upgrade for the power. I cannot remember the exact skill tree and if it was necessary to get the extended duration upgrade, but obviously it helps in this one since it's a bit long way from the main hall to the fish pond.

That's what I was afraid of, I'll have to try some different areas later today, I see what you mean about the gravehounds not working as thats the other problem I ran into yesterday. Hopefully its a bug of some sort cause otherwise I can't think of anywhere better for trying to get the achievement.

[Capt.M]

I understood the gravehound thing changed with some patch. Perhaps intentionally as they're not really alive (and it's a Circle of Life achievement after all). If you find other good spots for completing this, please report! :)

[steez battalion]

I got the achievement yesterday in the royal conservatory doing the popular way. Since a recent patch, after possessing a gravehound for a few seconds, you indeed die. The trick is to end the circle with the gravehound instead of starting with it.

I did it on NG+ so I had a 4x bone charm that increased the possession duration which might be necessary for this to work.

Before you start, open the door to the gravehound and also the metal fenced door directly in front of it.

Possess the guard near the fish pond, then chain to a fish, then to the lone bloodfly near the pond, then fly all the way through the fenced door to the little room with the rats and chain to one of them, then go and possess the hound.

As for the rats not spawning, it's possible that they are down the stairs. You might want to reload the map if they just didn't spawn at all.

[LightWeaponsGuy]

Originally posted by steez battalion:

I got the achievement yesterday in the royal conservatory doing the popular way. Since a recent patch, after possessing a gravehound for a few seconds, you indeed die. The trick is to end the circle with the gravehound instead of starting with it.

I did it on NG+ so I had a 4x bone charm that increased the possession duration which might be necessary for this to work.

Before you start, open the door to the gravehound and also the metal fenced door directly in front of it.

Possess the guard near the fish pond, then chain to a fish, then to the lone bloodfly near the pond, then fly all the way through the fenced door to the little room with the rats and chain to one of them, then go and possess the hound.

As for the rats not spawning, it's possible that they are down the stairs. You might want to reload the map if they just didn't spawn at all.

Good to know, I'll have to try again later.