Extended Curations :: Achievement Scouts

Main Puzzles Walkthrough
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1430109903

A lot of solutions are fixed, so take the casual playthrough to remember/experiment which ones and memorize them for the Einstein playthrough. If an exit is listed with the puzzle name, it is a fixed solution. The pictures are pretty helpful enough.

Winter Door 8, match the sound to the door, DON'T follow the sound to the door in front where you heard the sound.
Mine Doors 9 and 10 require timing upon entry. Again, practice in casual.
All but one door in False (door 6) are fixed solutions.

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2083472175

Go through the door with the same number.
Go through the door with the same number, but on the left side of the choices of doors.
Go through door 3 on the LEFT side.

Glass/Fail Doors
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1819275739

Glass door HAS to be passed at 12:00 AM exactly, tried entering at 12:01 AM and it didn't work.
Fail door pretty much means to fail in the Desert area (assuming doors are numbered from left to right): Door 1, Door 2, Door 3, Door 4.
- If the door is a solution, fail that same door (don't move left or right) in the next room(s).
- Make sure to let the iron gate rise completely before resetting/pressing R.
Einstein Playthrough Tip
If you fail, you can press H (from home) and then go through a portal and won't lose your progress.

Last edited by alphabetsoup; Dec 16, 2021 @ 2:55am

#406

Hanni

Jul 10, 2021 @ 1:00am

To Be With You

Leave him like this.
Be honest.
Maybe it should end here.
Are you serious right now?
You know what? This is ridiculous.
Let it go.
No, he isn't.
No, that's still not it.
No, that still doesn't make sense.
No... no.
I can't mess this up.
Go.
I felt like I was missing something.
James and I are so distant.

✘︎ Save

Figure this out. ⇢ Bad End
Leave. ⇢ Safe End

If 'Director's Commentary' doesn't unlock, load the save and pick the second option.

Last edited by Hanni; Jul 10, 2021 @ 4:03am

#407

alphabetsoup

Jul 10, 2021 @ 1:18am

Half-Life 2: Episode Two

Comprehensive Achievement Walkthrough
Covers how to unlock everything in a single playthrough.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2246222046

For those who prefer some
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=594643151
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1304649271
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=971728352
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1949187318
Obviously these aren't the only console commands in the game, the standard Source Engine commands will work too.

#408

Pri

Jul 10, 2021 @ 7:37am

GRID (2019)

Achievement Guide:

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2138746248

'Around the Globe' Glitch Guide:

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2434486282

Last edited by Pri; Jul 10, 2021 @ 7:38am

#409

.rousa Jul 14, 2021 @ 2:04am

Beeftacular

You should always have difficulty set to experienced, I saw no added difficulty and it helps prevent some bugs.

One note is sometimes the game moves in 0.5x speed. It seems to happen after you die, let the game over graphic fully pop up and only then press R to restart, sometimes you have to repeat this process a couple of times. This makes most of the game MUCH easier so I highly recommend having this on constantly.

The below sections are a recommended order of completing the game with some tips.

- Part 1 - Complete all levels on experienced mode
As simple as it sounds, complete all 90 levels on experienced mode.
Note: For some reason level 43 glitches when you try and use the portal if the game is not in high graphics and experienced difficulty, at least for me.

- Part 2 - Complete 100 community levels
Go to the workshop and clicking 'Subscribe to all' for this and then going through the user levels that have loaded and unsubscribing as you complete them/find them too hard to bother. There were ~250 levels when I tried so definitely enough to do this without doing too hard levels.

- Part 3 - Complete 5 speedruns
To unlock speedrun mode you must complete all levels on experienced mode. You do not need to get under any time for the speedrun to count, just complete all the levels in one sitting. This took me about 40 minutes on my first go but by the end I was close to 20 minutes per run.

- Part 4 - Map Creator Achievements
I recommend doing this AFTER part 2 as otherwise your own maps will appear in 'User levels' lengthening the process. Please note that if you create lots of small terrible levels you are likely to be banned from posting to the workshop but this won't affect the achievements. Just pressing 'publish' is enough to count.

Designer/Famous Designer- Please note that if you create lots of small terrible levels you are likely to be banned from posting to the workshop but this won't affect the achievements. Just pressing 'publish' is enough to count.

Architect - From what I can tell, you have to make an ACTUAL level and not just 2 enemies close to each other. Try and use all the elements and in the testing phase have the character use them all.

Big plans - Create a level at max dimensions (9999x9999)

- Part 5 - Miscellaneous Achievements
Full House/Triple Kill - Easily gained on Level 52

Projectile Rain/What's This?/Just a level - These can all be collected close to each other by using the secret level found on level 26 (the entrance is shown below)
https://imgur.com/a/fj0D0UV

Interested - View credits

Ragequit - Die and then Alt+F4

Highscore Hunting - Needs to be an active window idle, I only got this to work idling speedrun mode

The rest of the achievements are self explanatory and a good number will unlock during normal play.

Last edited by .rousa; Jul 14, 2021 @ 9:53am

#410

.rousa Jul 14, 2021 @ 9:55am

Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter

1K Deathmatch grind strat

Ideally the one grinding the wins should host.
Pick Hoodlums backyard with 2 people and frag limit set to 1.
Both press 1 at game start to equip knife and run into the tunnel.
the one to die turns their back to the other and gets backstabbed.
Once the endgame leaderboard appears, the host should press ~ and then enter samRestartMap(). In subsequent matches you can press the up arrow to re-select this.
Repeat 999 times.
This will also get you swordsman, backstabber and some other achievements.

Last edited by driftee; Jul 14, 2021 @ 10:04am

#411

AFAK

Jul 20, 2021 @ 8:05am

Duo

Level 1-19 Guide
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1343283548

Level 20-30 Guide
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1368260528

#412

alphabetsoup

Jul 21, 2021 @ 9:41pm

New England Detective: Breakfast in Boston

Downpatch to the oldest release (dated 7 June 2019) to restore achievements function:

Content
download_depot 1090470 1090471 5926516516776039563

Win Depot
download_depot 1090470 1090472 348093165234443369

Download both depots and dump everything into the Steam installation folder.
Newer versions might also work, but this one has been tested.

Last edited by Klumb3r; Aug 3, 2023 @ 9:15pm

#413

lylat

Jul 25, 2021 @ 2:19pm

NekoDice

Relevant information:

Achievements unlock on close.
Restart and try the achievements separately (restarting each time) if any fails to unlock.

Walkthrough:

Launch the game. ← 🏆 First Load & 🏆 Link Start
Click on Load Model, choose 'siroyinu2/siroyinu2', and click on the + symbol. ← 🏆 New Model?
Click on the X to the right of Model Control. ← 🏆 Remove it!
Click on Widgets on the left side and 'Put' any item. ← 🏆 More widgets
Right click on the widget you just added to remove it. ← 🏆 Remove that widget
Click on Help on the left side. ← 🏆 Help me!

Click on Link → Register.
A website should load on your browser. Fill the fields:

Username
Email
Password
Captcha

Click on the blue button to confirm.
Go back to the game and log in on the same tab using your credentials.
Click on 'Create room' and then on 'Join Room'. ← 🏆 Link Start

Last edited by Gazza; May 9 @ 3:23pm

#414

lePzycho ♡

Jul 27, 2021 @ 4:30pm

Super Motherload

Relevant Info:

3 playthroughs are required

You can use your character several times with the same upgrades

Hardcore requires the use of a seperate new character

See bottom for road map in which order you should do things, and simplified guide

See bottom for general tips

Storyline achievements:

Move Along -- Nothing to see here (Reach Outpost Alpha)
Something Amiss Amidst the Abyss (Reach Outpost Beta)
Alien Hand Syndrome (Reach Outpost Delta)

Different endings:

Bloodied Hands (Exterminate an entire planet)
- Simply choose a planet when you beat the game.
Destroyer of Worlds (Destroy Mars and Earth simultaneously by your cowardly inaction)
- Let the timer run out when picking a planet to destroy. It will now destroy both.

Other:

Efficiency Expert (complete the game in under an hour)
- This achievement is very easy to do. After you have done your first playthrough, your character still keeps the same upgrades. So you have to replay the game, just with all your upgrades this time.
Cheat Death (Complete the game in Hardcore Mode)
- The strategy for this achievement is to use the character "Simolacrum". This character has the special of "Unlimited teleports". Hardcore mode means 1 life. It also means your fuel will deplete twice as fast. The actual difficulty of the game doesn't increase, so you're mostly racing against time on the fuel, but unlimited teleports helps combat this issue. The strat is to farm money, and take it slow, and make sure you teleport EVERY time your fuel is getting low to fill up. Spend time to make sure you upgrade your fuel tank especially, as well as your hull for extra safety. In hardcore, the quest items are not locked behind black boxes, be careful not to dig these items, as you might get stuck if not.
Super Motherload (Get a 50 mineral chain)
- This can be done on the first playthrough. After outpost Delta, there is a huge chain of coal. In order to get a 50 mineral chain, you are required to have max storage capacity upgraded.
Alchemical Pioneer (Use the Smelter to create an Aether Stone)
- This requires a level 3+ smelter, and to finish the absolute last quest. (The quest where you have to collect unobtainium). In order to do this, you need to collect an electrium, then amazonium and last unobtainium to smelt it. (Don't mine any other ores between them)

Quick video guide:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6Izyg63Jv8

Roadmap:

1st playthrough:

- Reaching the outposts achievements
- When you have upgraded to max storage, get a 50 mineral chain under Outpost Delta
- Create an Aether stone. Level 3 smelter required. Electrium-> Amazonium -> Unobtainium to create an Aether Stone.
- Choose to help Abbadon and destroy earth, just cause he's a cooler character.

6/9 achievements

2nd playthrough:

- Use the same character from 1st playthrough, and be fast and quick through every part of the game to beat 1 hour. When you beat the game, side with Tiberius, and destroy Earth. This will unlock "Simolacrum", the character with unlimited teleports.

7/9

3rd playthrough:
- Remember to put it on Hardcore
- Use Simolacrum
- When the game is beaten, don't pick to destroy any planet, let the timer run out.

9/9 - 100% achievement completion completion

General tips:

- Recommended to dig a straight-down tunnel all the way to the right and all the way to the left from the top of the world all the way down to Outpost Delta. From Delta and down, it is recommended to have a path on the left or the right, to make it easier to go up and down. This will help you both navigate faster up and down on the map, and from outpost Delta and up, you can follow the path you made straight up. With the right rotor speed upgrade, you will outspeed the boss.

- For the boss battle, you should really just consider having enough C4. I like to stock up 99 just in case, even if it is not needed. You can regen your Hull and your Fuel at every Outpost if needed. Try not to get pinned down, and jump under the boss if it pins you into a side. Recommended to spam explode C4 on him. C4 is available to purchase at Outpost Beta. (Certain outposts don't sell certain bombs, you should check each shop on each Outpost to learn where to buy which)

- Throughout the game, make sure you upgrade your smelter fast. Combining different variations with explodium can make bombs. Some of the most important ones are:

Gold + explodium = C4
Ruby + explodium = Shaft Bomb (or I Bomb)
Emerald + explodium = T bomb
Electrium + explodium = Electron bomb

Last edited by lePzycho ♡; Jan 4 @ 5:10am

#415

Klumb3r

Jul 28, 2021 @ 9:01pm

Monster Truck Championship

When creating player, choose the highest difficulty, because it can't be changed (missable).

All achievements must be completed in career mode and only in a save slot, don't work in quick play.

Focus on hiring ONLY team members that give positive income and discount in the event entries.

Will have to win all 30 events, but not the individual races, restart until the score of your opponents play in your favor.

Features 2 online achievements, host and win 3 events.

For the Universal Driver achievement (Perform all types of tricks in the Career mode) this is the list:

Back Flip
Barrel Roll
Bicycle
Big Save
Destruction
Donut
Drift
Front Flip
High Jump
High Speed
Long Jump
Nose Wheelie
Reverse Donut
Reverse Sidewall
Sidewall
Sky Wheelie
Slap Wheelie
Somersault
Wall Backflip
Wheelie

All other achievements are self-explanatory.

Last edited by Klumb3r; Sep 8, 2021 @ 12:35pm

#416

Pri

Aug 7, 2021 @ 12:53pm

Eternal Hope

Missable Achievements

Help from Above - Befriend Heli
After meeting Heli for the first time, go back left to the grave at the start of the level for some additional dialogue.

The Dark Forest - Enter the Dark Forest.
This shouldn't be missable, but when you first enter the Dark Forest (after the Turtle ride) let Heli finish her dialogue before proceeding right. If you are captured, you've gone too far.

Souls Location

There is an achievement guide available, however, although the level images are correct, the numbering of the 'scenes' (or checkpoints) is wrong, or at least, confusing.
So I'll just list the location and the respective checkpoint of each soul.
Use the guide below for image reference.

Location: Spirit Forest

Soul

Chapter

Checkpoint

The Relentless

The Adventurous

The Brave

Location: Dark Forest

Soul

Chapter

Checkpoint

The Hero

The Coward

The Weak

The Pure

Location: Forgotten City

Soul

Chapter

Checkpoint

The Legend

The Condemned

The Corrupted

Guide
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2529730342

Last edited by Pri; Aug 16, 2021 @ 11:19am

#417

Pri

Aug 8, 2021 @ 9:49am

Melody

Relevant information:

Language can be changed in 'Settings' menu.
As the completion achievements unlock on startup, you don't need to complete the game. However, there is an achievement for completing 10 songs with a 'S' rank.
You can play all the levels on easy; also decrease the speed of the notes to x1 (bottom right corner) to make them easier.

Points required for each rank:

S Rank: Over 90000 points
A Rank: Over 80000 points
B Rank: Over 70000 points
C Rank: Over 60000 points

Script:

Game parameters:
Resolution: Windowed mode
Album: POP
Level: Forest Adventure
Difficulty: Medium
Speed: x10

Script usage:
Download (click here)[drive.google.com]

Double click to run
F1 to start
F2 to pause
Require focus

Achievements that should unlock:
500 notes judgment
5000 notes judgment
20000 notes judgment
Play the same song 9 times in a row

Last edited by alphabetsoup; May 10 @ 7:57am

#418

Pri

Aug 8, 2021 @ 2:22pm

Super Crush KO

Relevant information:

Achievement: Get 15 Perfect Combos over the entire game.

I suggest you doing this on the early levels as they're easier.
DO NOT submit your score to the leaderboards until you get at least a perfect combo in that level, otherwise, if you try playing that level again to get the remaining combos, you'll need to also improve your score, or they won't count.

Achievement: Get a 40-hit combo.

This one is pretty easy on any boss fight, but I suggest Mecha Three.
Simply battle her until she summons other enemies for the second time, and use the Super Beam KO; you should get around 35-hit combo. Then, quickly and uninterruptedly attack her (use the special attack, not the basic one) until getting a 40-hit combo.

Last edited by Pri; Aug 8, 2021 @ 2:33pm

#419