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Hi and welcome to the Crysis 3 Achievement Guide. This visually stunning game was developed by Crytek and published by EA, being the third game in the series as the name suggests. On the achievement side of the game, we have 50 achievements that need to be completed for the total 1000G that can be obtained. Fortunately, the achievements are not very hard at all and there aren’t any particularly hard achievements. The only issue that may arise are a few glitchy achievements which might not unlock the first time upon completion of the task. That is why I recommend you read through the whole guide once before starting the game if you plan on going for the 100% completion and plus the extra tips and tricks might come in handy.
Most of the achievements will be achieved in the singleplayer campaign, while the rest of them (a quarter) can only be achieved in a variety of multiplayer modes. The campaign has a “Mission Select” feature so you don’t need to worry about missing any mission specific achievements or collectibles. The campaign is also incredibly short (it can be completed in around 4 hours and if you are doing a speed run you can run through all the 7 levels of the game in a bit over 2 hours!) so you should get that out of the way as soon as possible and try to obtain as many mission specific achievements on the way. It would also be a good idea to follow the collectibles guide found HERE while running through the campaign so you do not have to go back on each level just to search for the necessary collectibles.
Multiplayer achievements require you to complete a variety of tasks for all the achievements and also to reach Level 20. You should not worry about Level 20 too much and focus on obtaining the MP achievements first and after you finish those, you should be very close to reaching Level 20 anyway. Depending on your luck and skill, Level 20 should not take more than 8-9 hours to achieve.
Crysis 3 Achievements
Staying Sharp (20G)
Complete Tutorial
The tutorial is optional so make sure that at a start of a new game, when you are given the option to run through the tutorial, you take it. There are 5 phases in the tutorial and after you complete those, the achievement will unlock.
Welcome to the Jungle! (15G)
Complete Post-Human
This achievement is story related so it cannot be missed.
This achievement will unlock as soon as you complete the first mission and it can be achieved on any difficulty. Read the description of “Professional Superhero” for more comprehensive details.
A Flawless Getaway (15G)
Complete Welcome to the Jungle
This achievement is story related so it cannot be missed.
This achievement will unlock as soon as you complete the second mission and it can be achieved on any difficulty. Read the description of “Professional Superhero” for more comprehensive details.
Off the Grid (15G)
Complete The Root of All Evil
This achievement is story related so it cannot be missed.
This achievement will unlock as soon as you complete the third mission and it can be achieved on any difficulty. Read the description of “Professional Superhero” for more comprehensive details.
Turning the Tide (15G)
Complete Safeties Off
This achievement is story related so it cannot be missed.
This achievement will unlock as soon as you complete the fourth mission and it can be achieved on any difficulty. Read the description of “Professional Superhero” for more comprehensive details.
Brink of Apocalypse (20G)
Complete Red Star Rising
This achievement is story related so it cannot be missed.
This achievement will unlock as soon as you complete the fifth mission and it can be achieved on any difficulty. Read the description of “Professional Superhero” for more comprehensive details.
Belly of the Beast (20G)
Complete Only Human
This achievement is story related so it cannot be missed.
This achievement will unlock as soon as you complete the sixth mission and it can be achieved on any difficulty. Read the description of “Professional Superhero” for more comprehensive details.
The True Measure of a Hero (20G)
Complete Gods and Monsters
This achievement is story related so it cannot be missed.
This achievement will unlock as soon as you complete the seventh mission and it can be achieved on any difficulty. Read the description of “Professional Superhero” for more comprehensive details.
Nanosuit Veteran (25G)
Complete 3 of 7 levels on Veteran difficulty
If you play on Veteran or higher, this achievement is story related and it cannot be missed.
This achievement will unlock as soon as you complete any 3 out of the 7 levels in the game.
Note: This achievement can be glitchy. Read the description of “Professional Superhero” for more details.
Halfway to Hell (25G)
Complete 3 of 7 levels on Supersoldier difficulty
If you play on Supersoldier, this achievement is story related and it cannot be missed.
This achievement will unlock as soon as you complete any 3 out of the 7 levels in the game.
Note: This achievement can be glitchy. Read the description of “Professional Superhero” for more details.
World Saver (35G)
Finish the campaign in any difficulty
This achievement is story related so it cannot be missed.
Simply beat the game and the achievement is yours. This achievement will unlock as soon as you complete the seventh mission and it can be achieved on any difficulty. Read the description of “Professional Superhero” for more comprehensive details.
Bring it On (45G)
Complete the campaign on Veteran difficulty
If you play on Veteran difficulty or higher this achievement is story related and it cannot be missed.
This achievement will unlock as soon as you complete the seventh mission and it can be achieved if you are playing on the Veteran difficulty or higher. Read the description of “Professional Superhero” for more comprehensive details.
Professional Superhero (65G)
Complete the campaign on Supersoldier difficulty
If you play on the Supersoldier difficulty this achievement is story related and it cannot be missed.
This achievement should unlock as soon as you complete the seventh mission while playing on the Supersoldier difficulty. That’s the theory at least. A lot of people have reported that after finishing the game the achievement simply does not unlock. No one has figured out the cause of this glitch and Crytek have not fixed it at the moment of writing of this article.
One way to try and unlock it is to play the campaign on a lower difficulty first and after that play a new game on Supersoldier. Although this will not guarantee that the achievement will unlock, it is so far the method that produces the best results.
There is also another way if you already started on Supersoldier or you do not want to play through the game twice. This method also applies to the “Nanosuit Veteran” and “Halfway to Hell” achievements. When you are nearing the end of a mission, you have to create a new save right before the achievement would normally unlock using a USB stick or by saving in the cloud. In the last mission, after you defeat the final boss there will be one more checkpoint that you have to reach. Before you reach that checkpoint and complete the final objective of the game, you have to return to the Dashboard and go into the Console’s Storage settings (all the way to the right in Settings, under the tab System). Go to Hard Drive and in Games and Apps look for Crysis 3. In there, there are two files: “Crysis 3 Saved Game” and “Crysis 3 Content Cache” that you need to copy to a different device (e.g. USB stick or in the Cloud). This way, you will have a backup of the save right before you finish the game and if the achievement doesn’t unlock you can reload it and give it another try. You might have to do this a few times before the achievement unlocks, but eventually it should unlock. If you did not do this before you finished the game and the achievement did not unlock, unfortunately, you will have to delete all your save files and start a new game from the beginning for the achievement to unlock. The “Nanosuit Veteran” and “Halfway to Hell” achievements suffer from the same glitch so I would recommend that before you finish the third mission you do the same to have a backup right before finishing the mission in case the achievement glitches.
Perk Of The Job (15G)
Single Player: Save a Nanosuit module package
This achievement can be first obtained at the start of Mission 2 - Welcome to the Jungle. You will get off an elevator and after a short flight of stairs you will see a guy crouching in front of the Nanosuit module that’s up on the wall. For the achievement to unlock, after you pick it up you have to equip it a module as well. Just purchase any package and map it to a button and the achievement is yours. For more details about Nanosuit modules see the description of “Suited-up”
Geared-up (25G)
Single Player: Unlock all weapon attachments
For this achievement to unlock you need to pick up all the weapon attachments in the game. You will find different weapons with the required attachments on, but you only need to pick up and unlock that attachment once. There are a total of 20 different weapon attachments that can be found in the game and this is a rough guide of where you can find them:
Mission 1 - Post-Human
# 1-3 | Hammer II (starting weapon)
Iron Sights
Laser Sight
Silencer
# 4-5 | Reflex Scar
Reflex Sight
Single Shot
# 6 | Ranged Scar
Assault Scope
Mission 2 - Welcome to the Jungle
# 7 | CQC Scarab
Foregrip
# 8 | High Cap Scarab
Extended Ammo Box (4 mm)
# 9 | Spec Ops Feline
Double Magazines (4.7 mm)
# 10 | High Cap Feline
Extended Magazine (4.7 mm)
# 11 | Precision Hammer
Match Barrel
Mission 3 - The Root of All Evil
# 12 | DSG-1
Sniper Scope
# 13 | Reflex Scar
Muzzle Brake
# 14 | Thermal DSG-1
Tech Scope
Mission 4 - Safeties Off
# 15 | Scarab Mod 2
Mini – Typhoon
# 16 | Marshall
Bayonet
Mission 5 - Red Star Rising
# 17 | Alpha Jackal
Double Magazines (12 g)
# 18 | Scar Mod 2
Grenade Launcher
# 19 | Alpha Jackal
Extended Ammo Drum (12 g)
Mission 6 - Only Human
NO new attachments
Mission 7 - Gods and Monsters (Gods and Monsters)
# 20 | M12 Nova
Flashlight
After you collect all the 20 attachments, the achievement should unlock. The achievement can sometimes be glitchy so it is recommended that every time you pick up a new weapon attachment to cycle through all the attachments by pressing Y and B on the controller a few times.
Suited-up (20G)
Single Player: Upgrade all Nanosuit modules to Maximum level
To unlock this achievement you need to upgrade all the Nanosuit modules to the maximum level. To do that, you first have to pick up all the Nanosuit module packages found in the game (there are 28 and to find all of them read the collectibles guide found at the bottom). This is not enough for this achievement; after you collect all of them, you need to upgrade them to the maximum level by completing a challenge and there are 20 challenges that need to be completed to have everything at Maximum level. In the upgrade menu you will see a gold star in the top right corner of a module that has a completed challenge and you want to have a gold star for all the modules. Below you will find a list of all the challenges that need to be completed:
Endurance
Sprint 1 Km
Sprint 3 Km
First Aid
Survive 10 near deaths
Regenerate 25,000 health
Weapon Handling
Kill 50 Enemies
Reflex Boost
Kill 50 enemies within 1 second of looking down the sights
Threat detector
Tag 20 Enemies
Sensor Upgrade
Tag 25 Enemies
Super Stealth
Remain cloaked near enemies for 100 seconds
Brute Force (pretty hard ones, easiest to repeat Mission 3 - The Root of All Evil until you get them)
15 Power Kick Kills
15 Air Stomp Kills
Energy Upgrade
Regenerate 5000 Energy
Super Strength
Grab 25 Enemies
Power melee 25 Enemies
Verticality
30 Power Jumps
30 Ledge Grabs
Light Armor
Absorb 100,000 damage
Heavy Armor
Absorb 150,000 damage
Deflection
Absorb 150,000 damage
Assassin
25 Stealth Kills
Be a Pro, use a Bow! (20G)
Single Player: Kill 10 enemies with each arrow type
For this achievement you have to use your Predator Bow and kill 10 enemies with each arrow type. There are four arrow types (Carbon Impact, Super Thermite Tip, Electric Charge Tip and Airburst Frag Tip) and 10 kills with each equals a total of 40 kills required for this achievement. Fortunately, the kills carry over so you can do this over the course of the whole game. You will receive a notification on the screen once you reached 10 kills with one type of arrows.
Maximum Strength (15G)
Single Player: Kill 25 enemies using only the Nanosuit's enhanced powers instead of guns
To unlock this achievement you need to kill 25 enemies without using your weapons. There are a few ways that all count towards this achievement:
Hunter-Gatherer (15G)
Single Player: Retrieve 10 arrows from pinned enemies
For this achievement you need to use your Predator Bow to pin enemies to walls or objects behind them. You should use the Strong Draw for the bow and the Carbon Tip arrows. Stealth is very useful as you can just sneak around until you find enemies that are close to a wall or object and then pin them by charging the bow all the way back and shooting them. They should appear stuck on the wall after you shoot them. After that, simply walk up to them and retrieve your arrow. Repeat this process 10 times and the achievement will unlock.
Unlocking this achievement will also unlock “Stick Around” which requires you just to pin 10 enemies to whatever is behind them.
The Gibson (15G)
Single Player: Complete 20 hacking challenges
This achievement will most probably unlock through natural progression through the game. For it, you just have to hack 20 different objects such as turrets, mines, etc. There is a mini game that you need to complete before the time runs out, but it is incredibly easy so you do not have to worry about that. If you hack everything you can find, you will probably unlock this achievement before you even start Mission 4 - Safeties Off.
I'll Have That! (15G)
Single Player: Rip off and use all alien weapon types
There are a total of 5 Alien weapons that can be found throughout the game that you need to pick up and use. All of them can be found throughout Mission 7 - Gods and Monsters (Gods and Monsters). The weapons that you need are:
Taste Of Your Own Medicine (15G)
Single Player: Kill 25 enemies while supercharged
Your suit will become supercharged at specific story related points in the game and you can also supercharge it yourself by collecting cores (small battery items) found around Missions. You are supercharged when your energy meter will not go down and it will keep glowing blue. You will also notice that you will have an increased damage as well as full health and ammo. If you have not unlocked the achievement by the end of the game, the seventh mission is a good place to try and do it because there are at least 3 places where you become supercharged.
Breaking the Lore (10G)
Single Player: Retrieve all CELL Intel
CELL Intel is the name given to collectibles in Crysis 3. There are a total of 67 items that have to be collected for this achievement. They are split into 3 categories: 38 Datapads, 20 Blackboxes and 6 Propaganda Posters.
For a guide to collecting all of them see the bottom of this post for the collectibles guide found HERE.
Bang For The Buck (10G)
Single Player: Kill a deer using explosive arrows
This achievement is pretty straightforward. You just have to kill a deer using your Predator Bow equipped with an explosive tip arrow. The easiest place to obtain this is a few minutes into Mission 2 - Welcome to the Jungle when you will walk outside and you will see a deer directly in front of you. Use cloak not to scare it away and equip you bow with the Super – Thermite Tip Arrow and just hit the deer with it. After it is blown to pieces, the achievement is yours. If you miss it or scare it away or you do not have the explosive tip yet, do not worry as there are plenty of others found throughout the game.
Can You Hear Me Now? (20G)
Welcome to the Jungle: Disable the Nanosuit Jammer
This is a mission related achievement that can be obtained in Mission 2 - Welcome to the Jungle, near the end of it. After the zipline ride, you will come outside and you will notice that your HUD is disrupted and you will see “Visor Malfunction” on the screen. You will receive a secondary objective to disable the jammer. When you go outside you will be on a platform and if you zoom in across the deserted yard you will see a glowing red light. Just go in that direction (you can either kill the enemies below or use cloak) and when you find the jammer, disable it by pressing X and the achievement should pop up.
Who Needs Rockets? (20G)
Post-Human: Take out an attack helicopter using the Predator Bow
This is a mission specific achievement that can be obtained in Mission 1 - Post-Human, when you are split up from Psycho for the first time. For the helicopter to appear, enemies need to be alerted of your presence. After that you need to take it down using your Predator Bow and to do that you need to equip it with an explosive type of arrow (either Super Thermite Tip or Airburst Frag Tip, although it is easier with the Super Thermite one), while the type of Draw is not really important. Just shoot the helicopter until it explodes (it should not take more than 2 or 3 arrows to bring it down) and the achievement is yours.
White Rider (20G)
The Root of All Evil: Surf the donut down the river for 20 seconds
This is a mission specific achievement that can be obtained in Mission 3 - The Root of All Evil, towards the end of the mission after you blow up the dam. You need to surf an inflatable donut down a river for 20 seconds for this achievement to unlock. You will know you are close to the donut, when you will receive a radio message saying that “your primary target is in sight” or something along the lines of. You should see the donut somewhere on the left side of the river. Just jump on it and ride it for 20 seconds and do not worry if you fall down because you do not have to ride it 20 seconds in a row, just in total.
Roadkill (20G)
Red Star Rising: Crush 5 enemies with the Buggy
This is a mission specific achievement that can be obtained in Mission 5 - Red Star Rising. For this achievement to unlock, you have to run over 5 enemies with the buggy from this mission. Fortunately, you are not limited to one buggy or even buggies at all. There is a tank that can be found in the level that can also be used to run over enemies and they still count. To get to the tank, use the zipline on the left hand side after the buggy section and keep going around the base and jumping over pipes until you reach it.
This achievement is cumulative but you need to reach a checkpoint first. So if you kill 3 enemies and you die before reaching a checkpoint, the counter resets to zero. If you do reach a checkpoint though, and you die after reaching it, the counter will remain still be 3. You can also divide your kills between buggies or buggy and tank so if you kill 4 people with a buggy and 1 with the tank, the achievement will still unlock.
Ping Pong! (20G)
Only Human: Kill all Pingers
This is a mission specific achievement that can be obtained in Mission 6 - Only Human, specifically near the Bravo waypoint where you will see 3 Pingers roaming around (mech-like looking robots). To unlock this achievement, you have to kill all three of them. This could prove to be a bit difficult especially on the harder difficulties but fortunately there is a very easy way to obtain it with the least amount of headaches. In the west part of the map there is a mortar crew that needs help (it is really easy to do so; there are only 2 or 3 enemies there) and if you do that they will offer you 2 mortar shoots that you can use on whatever you want. One mortar shot is enough on the recruit difficulty to take down a Pinger so you will only need to take down one of them by yourself. To destroy one yourself you have to plant C4 on its legs and you can find C4 nearby the mortar crew. Just run up to one Pinger and plant C4 on its legs and after that detonate it from a safe distance. After you managed to take down one, Target Lock with your visor each of the remaining Pingers and the mortar guys will take care of them. After all three are down, the achievement will unlock.
Inside Job (25G)
Single Player: Kill 10 enemies using hacked sentry guns
To unlock this achievement, you must obtain 10 kills from hacked sentry guns. To do this, you have to hack any sentry gun that you might come across and after that, it will start shooting any enemy in sight. So simply hack any sentry gun you come across (it will also help you towards “The Gibson”) and as soon as they kill 10 enemies, the achievement will unlock.
Post-Human Warrior (25G)
Single Player: Kill 10 enemies in a single Supercharge boost
Probably the only mission where this achievement can be obtained is Mission 7 - Gods and Monsters (Gods and Monsters), and there are 2 places where you can try this. The first place where you can do this is near the start of the mission, after you have to approach the Ceph Mindcarrier Device. You will come out of it supercharged and right in front of you there will be a Reaper Cannon. As you are invulnerable and as you will not run out of ammo, just go on a rampage and shoot every enemy around you as fast as possible. There are more than 10 enemies around and you should be able to kill them all before you stop being supercharged. The second place where you can get this is after you have approached all the 3 Ceph Mindcarrier Devices, when you have to go a close a wormhole. You will again be supercharged and there will be more than 10 enemies on the way to the objective. Again, you have to be quite fast so you kill 10 enemies while you are still supercharged. When you manage to kill 10 enemies while supercharged the achievement should unlock and also add to your progress towards “Taste Of Your Own Medicine”.
Arrow to the Knee! (20G)
"Single Player: End an enemy's career as a CELL operative by wounding him in the knee with an arrow!
I really appreciated Crytek for this. Taking an Internet joke and turning it into an achievement was a nice surprise. To actually get the achievement, you have to use your bow to shoot an enemy in the knee, WITHOUT KILLING HIM. To do this, set your bow on Low Draw Weight and use a Carbon Impact Tip arrow. You can do this in the first area where you get the bow easily. Just make sure you put a bit of distance between yourself and the enemy (2-3 meters should be enough) and when you shoot, do not aim down the sights, just pull the Right Trigger quickly. Going in stealth and just sneaking up to an enemy could make it easier. You might not get it the first time, but as soon as you shoot someone in the knee and they do not die, the achievement should be yours so keep trying.
Improviser (15G)
Single Player: Kill two enemies in one strike using the environment
Although it might seem tricky, this achievement is easier than it looks. First of all, shooting up an explosive barrel that has 2 enemies standing next to it is enough to unlock the achievement. Also, killing someone by throwing an object at them, picking up the SAME object and killing another person with it works as well. Also if you kill someone with an object and after that you die, you can simply reload your last save, pick up the same object and kill a person with it and the achievement will still unlock. One place where you can do this is in the first mission, right after you get the Predator Bow. There are a lot of enemies in this part of the map and a few of them stand around explosive barrels. Just stealthily approach them and shoot the barrel making sure that the explosion will kill both of them and the achievement is yours.
Nanosuit Ninja (15G)
Single Player: Perform 20 Stealth Kills without alerting nearby enemies
To perform a stealth kill, you have to enter stealth mode and sneak behind someone to execute them. The important part is that no one can see you doing it and if you do it 20 times the achievement will unlock. It is good to know that the kills do not have to be in a row so you do not have to worry about that. Also, they achievement is cumulative; whenever you stealth kill someone and no one sees you, it counts towards the achievement even if you quit or die. You should keep this achievement in mind while going through the campaign, especially in the first levels it should be easy to achieve with CELL operatives. If you finish the game and you have not unlocked it, you can always go in the fifth tutorial section and you can grind it there until you achieve it.
Stick Around (15G)
Single Player: Using the Predator Bow, pin 10 enemies to walls with arrows
For this achievement you need to use your Predator Bow to pin enemies to walls or objects behind them. You should use the Strong Draw for the bow and the Carbon Tip arrows. Stealth is very useful as you can just sneak around until you find enemies that are close to a wall or object and then pin them by charging the bow all the way back and shooting them. They should appear stuck on the wall after you shoot them. Repeat this process 10 times and the achievement will unlock.
While working towards this achievement, do not forget to retrieve the arrow every time you do this for “Hunter-Gatherer”.
Clever Girl! (15G)
Single Player: Stealth kill a Ceph Stalker
The first time you will encounter a Ceph Stalker is in Mission 2 – Welcome to the Jungle; there will even be a short cutscene introducing it. After that, you should be on top of a platform overlooking an overgrown dimly lit building and you have to reach a door on the other side of it. Jump down into the tall grass, use cloak and head towards the door. When you are close to the door look back and the Ceph Stalker will slowly start heading in the direction you came from, with its back turned to you if you are near the door. Slowly sneak behind it and use the Right Stick when you are close enough to perform a Stealth Kill and the achievement should unlock right away.
Poltergeist (10G)
Single Player: Kill 10 enemies with thrown objects without being detected
To unlock this achievement, you have to kill enemies by throwing objects at them without being detected by other enemies in the area. The actual person that you are going to kill can see you before you kill him and even if he shouts, it is not a problem. It is really easy to do in the first mission as enemies are pretty spread out and you can take them down one by one with any object you can find lying around (a toolbox will do the job). Your kills are also saved whenever you reach a checkpoint so you can return to the main menu and replay a mission or a section in which you find it easy to rack up kills. Remember to try and kill two enemies with the same object for “Improviser”. Halfway through the achievement, after you managed to stealthily kill 5 enemies, you will receive a notification letting you know you are doing it right.
Rising Star (15G)
Reach Rank 20
To unlock this achievement, you have to reach Level 20 in the multiplayer section of the game. This is not hard at all and it can easily be finished in one day of playing. If you are specifically trying to obtain this achievement, I recommend playing Spears or Crash site as you can earn huge amounts of XP in only one game. You will need around 130,000 XP points to reach Level 20. If you are trying to obtain the other multiplayer achievement you will probably reach Level 20 long before you finish unlocking all the other achievements.
Block Party (20G)
Complete a match in every location in New York (Public Match only)
To unlock this achievement, you simply have to play a game on each of the multiplayer maps. Luckily, there are only 12 maps and you can check your progress. After entering multiplayer, go to Player Profile and you can see your progress under “Traveler”. Make sure you also vote between matches to try and play maps that you still need for this achievement. The 12 maps that you need to play on are the following:
Odd Job (25G)
Get two kills with one throw-able object in the same match (Public Match only)
This achievement can be unlocked in multiplayer. Although it might seem tricky, this achievement is easier than it looks. Killing someone by throwing an object at them, picking up the SAME object and killing another person with it works with no problem. Also if you kill someone with an object and after that you die, you can simply respawn, pick up the same object and kill another person with it and the achievement will still unlock. This achievement will not unlock in Crashsite / Spears game mode so make sure you are playing Team Deathmatch when trying to obtain this achievement.
Lord of the Pings (15G)
Kill 25 enemies with the Pinger (Public Match only)
To obtain this achievement you will need to rack up 25 Kills while controlling a Pinger, which is an alien mech robot. Around the time you reach halfway through the game, one will be lowered on the map. The best way is to learn its spawn points and just sit there and wait for it to be dropped. As soon as you get into one, just start killing as many people as possible (remember you have three different attacks – Left Trigger, Right Trigger and Right Stick). Some players might try to hijack the Pinger so make sure you stomp (RS) whenever you see anyone near your while in the Pinger. Although the Pinger is quite effective at killing, it will definitely take you a few matches until you will reach the total 25 kills.
The Pinger can be found on four maps (Airport, Brooklyn Bridge, Financial District and Museum) while playing Deathmatch, Team Deathmatch or Crashsite / Spears.
The Specialist (30G)
Get a stealth kill, a rip and throw kill and an air stomp kill in the same match (Public Match only)
To obtain this achievement you will need to kill using three different methods in the same match. To get a stealth kill, simply sneak behind someone while being cloaked and melee them (make sure you hit them from behind) and if you see a message at the top of the screen saying Stealth Kill, you got the stealth kill. The rip and throw kill can be achieved in two different ways. The harder method is to find a person using a Pinger (see “Lord of the Pings” abovefor details), climb on the mech and hijack it, ripping and throwing the other guy in the process. The easier way is to rip an object from the ground (like a pole) and just kill the first guy you see by throwing the object at him. If you manage to kill someone with either of these methods, you can also check the rip and throw kill. For the air stomp kill, playing Crash Site / Spears is definitely the easiest way to get it. Find a place above the objective and wait for an enemy to come and capture it and after that, they will most likely just crouch next to it. Charge jump towards him and press B while in the air to come down fist first and produce a shockwave that will most likely kill the enemy. This is the last type of kill that you need for this achievement and if you did the other two before, the achievement should unlock as soon as you kill someone with the last required method. Make sure you do all of this in one game, but do not worry about dying in between kills as it does not affect the achievement.
Bird of Prey (15G)
Air stomp someone from a height of 15 metres (Public Match only)
To obtain this achievement you will have to air stomp someone (jump from above and press B while in the air) and do it from a height of over 15 metres. One of the best places to do this is on the map Airport, while playing Spears. One of the objectives is placed right under the back plane wing and there will always be people around it just standing still. Climb on top of the plane and go all the way to the back and when you see someone trying to capture the objective just do a charge jump and press B while in the air aiming to land very close to the objective. This will most definitely kill the enemy and grant you the achievement in the progress.
Going Commando (30G)
Get a primary weapon, secondary weapon and explosive kill in one life (Public Match only)
This achievement can be a bit tricky, but it is not that hard at all to get it. The thing you have to remember is that you have to get those 3 types of kills without dying and that is what makes the achievement a bit tricky. The easiest game mode to unlock this on is definitely Crash Site / Spears. You should always start with the explosive because that is the trickiest part. You can plant one C4 right next to the objective and whenever you notice that an enemy is near it or trying to capture it, just detonate it and blow the poor bastard to pieces. Ideally, you are in a safe spot a bit of distance away from the objective but with a clear line of sight. After you have the explosive out of the way, just wait for another enemy to come and try to capture the objective and kill him with your secondary weapon and after that you just have to kill someone with your primary weapon and the achievement will unlock. Use whatever weapons you are most comfortable with and if you die, just give it another go (trying to do it at another objective might be helpful).
Hit me baby one more time (15G)
Melee someone with a ripped off shield in Spears (Public Match only)
This achievement can only be achieved while playing the Spears game mode. Whenever you are playing it, just go to any of the three Spears on the map and rip off the shield. You will now be carrying it but you will move very slowly while doing so. You just need to find an enemy and melee them (NOT throw!) with the shield, which will automatically kill them. Cloaking and sneaking up behind someone is your best bet to unlocking this achievement.
Rudely Interrupted (20G)
Rip an enemy player out of a Pinger (Public Match only)
Pingers are mech looking alien robots that can be controlled by the player. For this achievement, you will need to hijack a Pinger by throwing out the enemy controlling it. Around the time you reach halfway through a game, o Pinger will be lowered on the map. The best way is to learn its spawn points and just sit there and wait someone to get into it. You will then have to get on top of the Pinger to hijack it by pressing X.
The Pinger can be found on four maps (Airport, Brooklyn Bridge, Financial District and Museum) while playing Deathmatch, Team Deathmatch or Crashsite / Spears. Financial District is definitely the easiest map to try and achieve this because it is quite small and the Pinger can’t really go in a lot of different places so just cloak and try to get on top of it and hijack it.
I See Cloaked People (20G)
Kill 10 Hunters as a C.E.L.L. operative (Public Match only)
This achievement is specific to the Hunters gametype. When you play as a CELL operative you have to kill a total of 10 hunters for this achievement. Unfortunately, they will be almost invisible (all you can see is a red, transparent silhouette). Fortunately, they only have bows. The achievement is also cumulative so you do not have to do it all in one game. You will hear a beep when a hunter is near your and the louder it is, the closer the hunter is to you. The Sniper class is very useful in getting this achievement as it has a heat sensor that allows you to see the hunters, but the Close Quarter Combat class might be more effective in actually killing the hunters. You should go with the one you feel most comfortable with and just play along and eventually you will kill 10 Hunters. It should not take more than a few games to get it.
Would you kindly ... (20G)
Accept and complete 25 unique challenges
There are 4 challenge categories and you can select 1 from each of them giving you a total of 4 active challenges at a time. To see all the challenges, while in the multiplayer menu or in a game lobby, press the Start button. The challenges vary from very easy (e.g. stay in armor mode for 90 seconds or kill 5 enemies) to very hard (e.g. kill 15 enemies and confirm the kills with dog tags) so you should always pick the easiest ones and just do them whenever you can. You will be allowed to try each challenge 4 times before it changes. The description for the achievement is a bit ambiguous because it asks you to complete 25 UNIQUE challenges, but if the same challenge appears to you again, you can complete it and it will still count towards the total.
Aerial Support (15G)
Kill 10 enemies using the mounted weapon on the VTOL (Public Match only)
The VTOL is a big ship that you will probably notice flying around certain maps and stopping in certain points around the map. For this achievement, you have to jump into the VTOL and use the mounted guns inside to kill 10 enemies. It is a bit tricky because you never know where the VTOL will go and the mounted machine guns are not accurate at all. You will probably have a bigger change by playing Crash Site / Spears as people will always be around objectives and you have a bigger change of killing them. You can also check your progress in Player Profile, under Service Record.
The maps where there is a VTOL are the following:
Kicking off the training wheels (10G)
Complete a match using manual armor mode only (Public Match only)
In order to unlock this achievement, you have to be at least Level 10 in multiplayer. You need to finish a game without the “Auto Armor” picked as a Suit Module. As soon as you are able, select “Customize Equipment” and on the right side you will see three modules that can be customized. Substitute “Auto Armor” for anything else and jump into any match. The achievement is a bit glitchy in the way that if you do not MANUALLY activate the armor at least once during the game, the achievement will sometimes not unlock, so make sure to activate the armor during the game to make sure you get it. If you did everything right, the achievement should pop up at the end of the game.
Nanosuit Upgrade Kits Collectibles Guide
There are 28 different Nanosuit Upgrade Kits that you need to collect throughout the game to help you in unlocking the “Suited-Up” achievement. All of them can be found using the video guide below:
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Welcome to the Jungle – Mission 2
# 1-4 - 1:10
# 5 - 1:26
# 6 - 2:39
The Root of all Evil – Mission 3
# 7 - 3:32
# 8 - 4:14
# 9 - 5:56
# 10 - 6:53
# 11 - 7:34
# 12 - 8:36
Safeties Off – Mission 4
# 13 - 9:15
# 14 - 10:19
# 15 - 10:38
# 16 - 11:36
# 17 - 12:22
# 18 - 12:52
Red Star Rising – Mission 5
# 19 - 13:47
# 20 - 14:20
# 21 - 14:53
# 22 - 15:50
# 23 - 16:55
Only Human – Mission 6
# 24 - 18:03
# 25 - 18:37
# 26 - 20:07
# 27 - 21:58
Gods and Monsters – Mission 7
# 28 - 22:58
THE END
Following this guide will get you well on your way to achieving 1000G in Crysis 3! I can only hope that this guide will help any of you in that effort and if you are already there, CONGRATULATIONS!
I am welcoming any kind of critics, suggestions or opinions either here in the thread or in privately by PM.
Thank you and Enjoy Your Game!
Most of the achievements will be achieved in the singleplayer campaign, while the rest of them (a quarter) can only be achieved in a variety of multiplayer modes. The campaign has a “Mission Select” feature so you don’t need to worry about missing any mission specific achievements or collectibles. The campaign is also incredibly short (it can be completed in around 4 hours and if you are doing a speed run you can run through all the 7 levels of the game in a bit over 2 hours!) so you should get that out of the way as soon as possible and try to obtain as many mission specific achievements on the way. It would also be a good idea to follow the collectibles guide found HERE while running through the campaign so you do not have to go back on each level just to search for the necessary collectibles.
Multiplayer achievements require you to complete a variety of tasks for all the achievements and also to reach Level 20. You should not worry about Level 20 too much and focus on obtaining the MP achievements first and after you finish those, you should be very close to reaching Level 20 anyway. Depending on your luck and skill, Level 20 should not take more than 8-9 hours to achieve.
Crysis 3 Achievements
Staying Sharp (20G)Complete Tutorial
The tutorial is optional so make sure that at a start of a new game, when you are given the option to run through the tutorial, you take it. There are 5 phases in the tutorial and after you complete those, the achievement will unlock.
Welcome to the Jungle! (15G)Complete Post-Human
This achievement is story related so it cannot be missed.
This achievement will unlock as soon as you complete the first mission and it can be achieved on any difficulty. Read the description of “Professional Superhero” for more comprehensive details.
A Flawless Getaway (15G)Complete Welcome to the Jungle
This achievement is story related so it cannot be missed.
This achievement will unlock as soon as you complete the second mission and it can be achieved on any difficulty. Read the description of “Professional Superhero” for more comprehensive details.
Off the Grid (15G)Complete The Root of All Evil
This achievement is story related so it cannot be missed.
This achievement will unlock as soon as you complete the third mission and it can be achieved on any difficulty. Read the description of “Professional Superhero” for more comprehensive details.
Turning the Tide (15G)Complete Safeties Off
This achievement is story related so it cannot be missed.
This achievement will unlock as soon as you complete the fourth mission and it can be achieved on any difficulty. Read the description of “Professional Superhero” for more comprehensive details.
Brink of Apocalypse (20G)Complete Red Star Rising
This achievement is story related so it cannot be missed.
This achievement will unlock as soon as you complete the fifth mission and it can be achieved on any difficulty. Read the description of “Professional Superhero” for more comprehensive details.
Belly of the Beast (20G)Complete Only Human
This achievement is story related so it cannot be missed.
This achievement will unlock as soon as you complete the sixth mission and it can be achieved on any difficulty. Read the description of “Professional Superhero” for more comprehensive details.
The True Measure of a Hero (20G)Complete Gods and Monsters
This achievement is story related so it cannot be missed.
This achievement will unlock as soon as you complete the seventh mission and it can be achieved on any difficulty. Read the description of “Professional Superhero” for more comprehensive details.
Nanosuit Veteran (25G)Complete 3 of 7 levels on Veteran difficulty
If you play on Veteran or higher, this achievement is story related and it cannot be missed.
This achievement will unlock as soon as you complete any 3 out of the 7 levels in the game.
Note: This achievement can be glitchy. Read the description of “Professional Superhero” for more details.
Halfway to Hell (25G)Complete 3 of 7 levels on Supersoldier difficulty
If you play on Supersoldier, this achievement is story related and it cannot be missed.
This achievement will unlock as soon as you complete any 3 out of the 7 levels in the game.
Note: This achievement can be glitchy. Read the description of “Professional Superhero” for more details.
World Saver (35G)Finish the campaign in any difficulty
This achievement is story related so it cannot be missed.
Simply beat the game and the achievement is yours. This achievement will unlock as soon as you complete the seventh mission and it can be achieved on any difficulty. Read the description of “Professional Superhero” for more comprehensive details.
Bring it On (45G)Complete the campaign on Veteran difficulty
If you play on Veteran difficulty or higher this achievement is story related and it cannot be missed.
This achievement will unlock as soon as you complete the seventh mission and it can be achieved if you are playing on the Veteran difficulty or higher. Read the description of “Professional Superhero” for more comprehensive details.
Professional Superhero (65G)Complete the campaign on Supersoldier difficulty
If you play on the Supersoldier difficulty this achievement is story related and it cannot be missed.
This achievement should unlock as soon as you complete the seventh mission while playing on the Supersoldier difficulty. That’s the theory at least. A lot of people have reported that after finishing the game the achievement simply does not unlock. No one has figured out the cause of this glitch and Crytek have not fixed it at the moment of writing of this article.
One way to try and unlock it is to play the campaign on a lower difficulty first and after that play a new game on Supersoldier. Although this will not guarantee that the achievement will unlock, it is so far the method that produces the best results.
There is also another way if you already started on Supersoldier or you do not want to play through the game twice. This method also applies to the “Nanosuit Veteran” and “Halfway to Hell” achievements. When you are nearing the end of a mission, you have to create a new save right before the achievement would normally unlock using a USB stick or by saving in the cloud. In the last mission, after you defeat the final boss there will be one more checkpoint that you have to reach. Before you reach that checkpoint and complete the final objective of the game, you have to return to the Dashboard and go into the Console’s Storage settings (all the way to the right in Settings, under the tab System). Go to Hard Drive and in Games and Apps look for Crysis 3. In there, there are two files: “Crysis 3 Saved Game” and “Crysis 3 Content Cache” that you need to copy to a different device (e.g. USB stick or in the Cloud). This way, you will have a backup of the save right before you finish the game and if the achievement doesn’t unlock you can reload it and give it another try. You might have to do this a few times before the achievement unlocks, but eventually it should unlock. If you did not do this before you finished the game and the achievement did not unlock, unfortunately, you will have to delete all your save files and start a new game from the beginning for the achievement to unlock. The “Nanosuit Veteran” and “Halfway to Hell” achievements suffer from the same glitch so I would recommend that before you finish the third mission you do the same to have a backup right before finishing the mission in case the achievement glitches.
Perk Of The Job (15G)Single Player: Save a Nanosuit module package
This achievement can be first obtained at the start of Mission 2 - Welcome to the Jungle. You will get off an elevator and after a short flight of stairs you will see a guy crouching in front of the Nanosuit module that’s up on the wall. For the achievement to unlock, after you pick it up you have to equip it a module as well. Just purchase any package and map it to a button and the achievement is yours. For more details about Nanosuit modules see the description of “Suited-up”
Geared-up (25G)Single Player: Unlock all weapon attachments
For this achievement to unlock you need to pick up all the weapon attachments in the game. You will find different weapons with the required attachments on, but you only need to pick up and unlock that attachment once. There are a total of 20 different weapon attachments that can be found in the game and this is a rough guide of where you can find them:
Mission 1 - Post-Human
# 1-3 | Hammer II (starting weapon)
Iron Sights
Laser Sight
Silencer
# 4-5 | Reflex Scar
Reflex Sight
Single Shot
# 6 | Ranged Scar
Assault Scope
Mission 2 - Welcome to the Jungle
# 7 | CQC Scarab
Foregrip
# 8 | High Cap Scarab
Extended Ammo Box (4 mm)
# 9 | Spec Ops Feline
Double Magazines (4.7 mm)
# 10 | High Cap Feline
Extended Magazine (4.7 mm)
# 11 | Precision Hammer
Match Barrel
Mission 3 - The Root of All Evil
# 12 | DSG-1
Sniper Scope
# 13 | Reflex Scar
Muzzle Brake
# 14 | Thermal DSG-1
Tech Scope
Mission 4 - Safeties Off
# 15 | Scarab Mod 2
Mini – Typhoon
# 16 | Marshall
Bayonet
Mission 5 - Red Star Rising
# 17 | Alpha Jackal
Double Magazines (12 g)
# 18 | Scar Mod 2
Grenade Launcher
# 19 | Alpha Jackal
Extended Ammo Drum (12 g)
Mission 6 - Only Human
NO new attachments
Mission 7 - Gods and Monsters (Gods and Monsters)
# 20 | M12 Nova
Flashlight
After you collect all the 20 attachments, the achievement should unlock. The achievement can sometimes be glitchy so it is recommended that every time you pick up a new weapon attachment to cycle through all the attachments by pressing Y and B on the controller a few times.
Suited-up (20G)Single Player: Upgrade all Nanosuit modules to Maximum level
To unlock this achievement you need to upgrade all the Nanosuit modules to the maximum level. To do that, you first have to pick up all the Nanosuit module packages found in the game (there are 28 and to find all of them read the collectibles guide found at the bottom). This is not enough for this achievement; after you collect all of them, you need to upgrade them to the maximum level by completing a challenge and there are 20 challenges that need to be completed to have everything at Maximum level. In the upgrade menu you will see a gold star in the top right corner of a module that has a completed challenge and you want to have a gold star for all the modules. Below you will find a list of all the challenges that need to be completed:
Endurance
Sprint 1 Km
Sprint 3 Km
First Aid
Survive 10 near deaths
Regenerate 25,000 health
Weapon Handling
Kill 50 Enemies
Reflex Boost
Kill 50 enemies within 1 second of looking down the sights
Threat detector
Tag 20 Enemies
Sensor Upgrade
Tag 25 Enemies
Super Stealth
Remain cloaked near enemies for 100 seconds
Brute Force (pretty hard ones, easiest to repeat Mission 3 - The Root of All Evil until you get them)
15 Power Kick Kills
15 Air Stomp Kills
Energy Upgrade
Regenerate 5000 Energy
Super Strength
Grab 25 Enemies
Power melee 25 Enemies
Verticality
30 Power Jumps
30 Ledge Grabs
Light Armor
Absorb 100,000 damage
Heavy Armor
Absorb 150,000 damage
Deflection
Absorb 150,000 damage
Assassin
25 Stealth Kills
Be a Pro, use a Bow! (20G)Single Player: Kill 10 enemies with each arrow type
For this achievement you have to use your Predator Bow and kill 10 enemies with each arrow type. There are four arrow types (Carbon Impact, Super Thermite Tip, Electric Charge Tip and Airburst Frag Tip) and 10 kills with each equals a total of 40 kills required for this achievement. Fortunately, the kills carry over so you can do this over the course of the whole game. You will receive a notification on the screen once you reached 10 kills with one type of arrows.
Maximum Strength (15G)Single Player: Kill 25 enemies using only the Nanosuit's enhanced powers instead of guns
To unlock this achievement you need to kill 25 enemies without using your weapons. There are a few ways that all count towards this achievement:
- Running up to an enemy, grabbing them by pressing X and throwing them after
- Melee with your weapons
- Activating armor and getting close to enemies will deflect bullets in their direction
- Jumping from on top of a building on a nearby enemy and falling on top of him
Hunter-Gatherer (15G)Single Player: Retrieve 10 arrows from pinned enemies
For this achievement you need to use your Predator Bow to pin enemies to walls or objects behind them. You should use the Strong Draw for the bow and the Carbon Tip arrows. Stealth is very useful as you can just sneak around until you find enemies that are close to a wall or object and then pin them by charging the bow all the way back and shooting them. They should appear stuck on the wall after you shoot them. After that, simply walk up to them and retrieve your arrow. Repeat this process 10 times and the achievement will unlock.
Unlocking this achievement will also unlock “Stick Around” which requires you just to pin 10 enemies to whatever is behind them.
The Gibson (15G)Single Player: Complete 20 hacking challenges
This achievement will most probably unlock through natural progression through the game. For it, you just have to hack 20 different objects such as turrets, mines, etc. There is a mini game that you need to complete before the time runs out, but it is incredibly easy so you do not have to worry about that. If you hack everything you can find, you will probably unlock this achievement before you even start Mission 4 - Safeties Off.
I'll Have That! (15G)Single Player: Rip off and use all alien weapon types
There are a total of 5 Alien weapons that can be found throughout the game that you need to pick up and use. All of them can be found throughout Mission 7 - Gods and Monsters (Gods and Monsters). The weapons that you need are:
- Pinch Rifle
- Reaper Cannon
- X-Pac Mortar
- Bolt Sniper
- Incinerator
Taste Of Your Own Medicine (15G)Single Player: Kill 25 enemies while supercharged
Your suit will become supercharged at specific story related points in the game and you can also supercharge it yourself by collecting cores (small battery items) found around Missions. You are supercharged when your energy meter will not go down and it will keep glowing blue. You will also notice that you will have an increased damage as well as full health and ammo. If you have not unlocked the achievement by the end of the game, the seventh mission is a good place to try and do it because there are at least 3 places where you become supercharged.
Breaking the Lore (10G)Single Player: Retrieve all CELL Intel
CELL Intel is the name given to collectibles in Crysis 3. There are a total of 67 items that have to be collected for this achievement. They are split into 3 categories: 38 Datapads, 20 Blackboxes and 6 Propaganda Posters.
For a guide to collecting all of them see the bottom of this post for the collectibles guide found HERE.
Bang For The Buck (10G)Single Player: Kill a deer using explosive arrows
This achievement is pretty straightforward. You just have to kill a deer using your Predator Bow equipped with an explosive tip arrow. The easiest place to obtain this is a few minutes into Mission 2 - Welcome to the Jungle when you will walk outside and you will see a deer directly in front of you. Use cloak not to scare it away and equip you bow with the Super – Thermite Tip Arrow and just hit the deer with it. After it is blown to pieces, the achievement is yours. If you miss it or scare it away or you do not have the explosive tip yet, do not worry as there are plenty of others found throughout the game.
Can You Hear Me Now? (20G)Welcome to the Jungle: Disable the Nanosuit Jammer
This is a mission related achievement that can be obtained in Mission 2 - Welcome to the Jungle, near the end of it. After the zipline ride, you will come outside and you will notice that your HUD is disrupted and you will see “Visor Malfunction” on the screen. You will receive a secondary objective to disable the jammer. When you go outside you will be on a platform and if you zoom in across the deserted yard you will see a glowing red light. Just go in that direction (you can either kill the enemies below or use cloak) and when you find the jammer, disable it by pressing X and the achievement should pop up.
Who Needs Rockets? (20G)Post-Human: Take out an attack helicopter using the Predator Bow
This is a mission specific achievement that can be obtained in Mission 1 - Post-Human, when you are split up from Psycho for the first time. For the helicopter to appear, enemies need to be alerted of your presence. After that you need to take it down using your Predator Bow and to do that you need to equip it with an explosive type of arrow (either Super Thermite Tip or Airburst Frag Tip, although it is easier with the Super Thermite one), while the type of Draw is not really important. Just shoot the helicopter until it explodes (it should not take more than 2 or 3 arrows to bring it down) and the achievement is yours.
White Rider (20G)The Root of All Evil: Surf the donut down the river for 20 seconds
This is a mission specific achievement that can be obtained in Mission 3 - The Root of All Evil, towards the end of the mission after you blow up the dam. You need to surf an inflatable donut down a river for 20 seconds for this achievement to unlock. You will know you are close to the donut, when you will receive a radio message saying that “your primary target is in sight” or something along the lines of. You should see the donut somewhere on the left side of the river. Just jump on it and ride it for 20 seconds and do not worry if you fall down because you do not have to ride it 20 seconds in a row, just in total.
Roadkill (20G)Red Star Rising: Crush 5 enemies with the Buggy
This is a mission specific achievement that can be obtained in Mission 5 - Red Star Rising. For this achievement to unlock, you have to run over 5 enemies with the buggy from this mission. Fortunately, you are not limited to one buggy or even buggies at all. There is a tank that can be found in the level that can also be used to run over enemies and they still count. To get to the tank, use the zipline on the left hand side after the buggy section and keep going around the base and jumping over pipes until you reach it.
This achievement is cumulative but you need to reach a checkpoint first. So if you kill 3 enemies and you die before reaching a checkpoint, the counter resets to zero. If you do reach a checkpoint though, and you die after reaching it, the counter will remain still be 3. You can also divide your kills between buggies or buggy and tank so if you kill 4 people with a buggy and 1 with the tank, the achievement will still unlock.
Ping Pong! (20G)Only Human: Kill all Pingers
This is a mission specific achievement that can be obtained in Mission 6 - Only Human, specifically near the Bravo waypoint where you will see 3 Pingers roaming around (mech-like looking robots). To unlock this achievement, you have to kill all three of them. This could prove to be a bit difficult especially on the harder difficulties but fortunately there is a very easy way to obtain it with the least amount of headaches. In the west part of the map there is a mortar crew that needs help (it is really easy to do so; there are only 2 or 3 enemies there) and if you do that they will offer you 2 mortar shoots that you can use on whatever you want. One mortar shot is enough on the recruit difficulty to take down a Pinger so you will only need to take down one of them by yourself. To destroy one yourself you have to plant C4 on its legs and you can find C4 nearby the mortar crew. Just run up to one Pinger and plant C4 on its legs and after that detonate it from a safe distance. After you managed to take down one, Target Lock with your visor each of the remaining Pingers and the mortar guys will take care of them. After all three are down, the achievement will unlock.
Inside Job (25G)Single Player: Kill 10 enemies using hacked sentry guns
To unlock this achievement, you must obtain 10 kills from hacked sentry guns. To do this, you have to hack any sentry gun that you might come across and after that, it will start shooting any enemy in sight. So simply hack any sentry gun you come across (it will also help you towards “The Gibson”) and as soon as they kill 10 enemies, the achievement will unlock.
Post-Human Warrior (25G)Single Player: Kill 10 enemies in a single Supercharge boost
Probably the only mission where this achievement can be obtained is Mission 7 - Gods and Monsters (Gods and Monsters), and there are 2 places where you can try this. The first place where you can do this is near the start of the mission, after you have to approach the Ceph Mindcarrier Device. You will come out of it supercharged and right in front of you there will be a Reaper Cannon. As you are invulnerable and as you will not run out of ammo, just go on a rampage and shoot every enemy around you as fast as possible. There are more than 10 enemies around and you should be able to kill them all before you stop being supercharged. The second place where you can get this is after you have approached all the 3 Ceph Mindcarrier Devices, when you have to go a close a wormhole. You will again be supercharged and there will be more than 10 enemies on the way to the objective. Again, you have to be quite fast so you kill 10 enemies while you are still supercharged. When you manage to kill 10 enemies while supercharged the achievement should unlock and also add to your progress towards “Taste Of Your Own Medicine”.
Arrow to the Knee! (20G)"Single Player: End an enemy's career as a CELL operative by wounding him in the knee with an arrow!
I really appreciated Crytek for this. Taking an Internet joke and turning it into an achievement was a nice surprise. To actually get the achievement, you have to use your bow to shoot an enemy in the knee, WITHOUT KILLING HIM. To do this, set your bow on Low Draw Weight and use a Carbon Impact Tip arrow. You can do this in the first area where you get the bow easily. Just make sure you put a bit of distance between yourself and the enemy (2-3 meters should be enough) and when you shoot, do not aim down the sights, just pull the Right Trigger quickly. Going in stealth and just sneaking up to an enemy could make it easier. You might not get it the first time, but as soon as you shoot someone in the knee and they do not die, the achievement should be yours so keep trying.
Improviser (15G)Single Player: Kill two enemies in one strike using the environment
Although it might seem tricky, this achievement is easier than it looks. First of all, shooting up an explosive barrel that has 2 enemies standing next to it is enough to unlock the achievement. Also, killing someone by throwing an object at them, picking up the SAME object and killing another person with it works as well. Also if you kill someone with an object and after that you die, you can simply reload your last save, pick up the same object and kill a person with it and the achievement will still unlock. One place where you can do this is in the first mission, right after you get the Predator Bow. There are a lot of enemies in this part of the map and a few of them stand around explosive barrels. Just stealthily approach them and shoot the barrel making sure that the explosion will kill both of them and the achievement is yours.
Nanosuit Ninja (15G)Single Player: Perform 20 Stealth Kills without alerting nearby enemies
To perform a stealth kill, you have to enter stealth mode and sneak behind someone to execute them. The important part is that no one can see you doing it and if you do it 20 times the achievement will unlock. It is good to know that the kills do not have to be in a row so you do not have to worry about that. Also, they achievement is cumulative; whenever you stealth kill someone and no one sees you, it counts towards the achievement even if you quit or die. You should keep this achievement in mind while going through the campaign, especially in the first levels it should be easy to achieve with CELL operatives. If you finish the game and you have not unlocked it, you can always go in the fifth tutorial section and you can grind it there until you achieve it.
Stick Around (15G)Single Player: Using the Predator Bow, pin 10 enemies to walls with arrows
For this achievement you need to use your Predator Bow to pin enemies to walls or objects behind them. You should use the Strong Draw for the bow and the Carbon Tip arrows. Stealth is very useful as you can just sneak around until you find enemies that are close to a wall or object and then pin them by charging the bow all the way back and shooting them. They should appear stuck on the wall after you shoot them. Repeat this process 10 times and the achievement will unlock.
While working towards this achievement, do not forget to retrieve the arrow every time you do this for “Hunter-Gatherer”.
Clever Girl! (15G)Single Player: Stealth kill a Ceph Stalker
The first time you will encounter a Ceph Stalker is in Mission 2 – Welcome to the Jungle; there will even be a short cutscene introducing it. After that, you should be on top of a platform overlooking an overgrown dimly lit building and you have to reach a door on the other side of it. Jump down into the tall grass, use cloak and head towards the door. When you are close to the door look back and the Ceph Stalker will slowly start heading in the direction you came from, with its back turned to you if you are near the door. Slowly sneak behind it and use the Right Stick when you are close enough to perform a Stealth Kill and the achievement should unlock right away.
Poltergeist (10G)Single Player: Kill 10 enemies with thrown objects without being detected
To unlock this achievement, you have to kill enemies by throwing objects at them without being detected by other enemies in the area. The actual person that you are going to kill can see you before you kill him and even if he shouts, it is not a problem. It is really easy to do in the first mission as enemies are pretty spread out and you can take them down one by one with any object you can find lying around (a toolbox will do the job). Your kills are also saved whenever you reach a checkpoint so you can return to the main menu and replay a mission or a section in which you find it easy to rack up kills. Remember to try and kill two enemies with the same object for “Improviser”. Halfway through the achievement, after you managed to stealthily kill 5 enemies, you will receive a notification letting you know you are doing it right.
Rising Star (15G)Reach Rank 20
To unlock this achievement, you have to reach Level 20 in the multiplayer section of the game. This is not hard at all and it can easily be finished in one day of playing. If you are specifically trying to obtain this achievement, I recommend playing Spears or Crash site as you can earn huge amounts of XP in only one game. You will need around 130,000 XP points to reach Level 20. If you are trying to obtain the other multiplayer achievement you will probably reach Level 20 long before you finish unlocking all the other achievements.
Block Party (20G)Complete a match in every location in New York (Public Match only)
To unlock this achievement, you simply have to play a game on each of the multiplayer maps. Luckily, there are only 12 maps and you can check your progress. After entering multiplayer, go to Player Profile and you can see your progress under “Traveler”. Make sure you also vote between matches to try and play maps that you still need for this achievement. The 12 maps that you need to play on are the following:
- Airport
- Brooklyn Bridge
- Central Cavern
- Chinatown
- East River
- Financial District
- Hell's Kitchen
- Hydro Dam
- Museum
- Penn Depot
- Skyline
- Williamsburg Dock
Odd Job (25G)Get two kills with one throw-able object in the same match (Public Match only)
This achievement can be unlocked in multiplayer. Although it might seem tricky, this achievement is easier than it looks. Killing someone by throwing an object at them, picking up the SAME object and killing another person with it works with no problem. Also if you kill someone with an object and after that you die, you can simply respawn, pick up the same object and kill another person with it and the achievement will still unlock. This achievement will not unlock in Crashsite / Spears game mode so make sure you are playing Team Deathmatch when trying to obtain this achievement.
Lord of the Pings (15G)Kill 25 enemies with the Pinger (Public Match only)
To obtain this achievement you will need to rack up 25 Kills while controlling a Pinger, which is an alien mech robot. Around the time you reach halfway through the game, one will be lowered on the map. The best way is to learn its spawn points and just sit there and wait for it to be dropped. As soon as you get into one, just start killing as many people as possible (remember you have three different attacks – Left Trigger, Right Trigger and Right Stick). Some players might try to hijack the Pinger so make sure you stomp (RS) whenever you see anyone near your while in the Pinger. Although the Pinger is quite effective at killing, it will definitely take you a few matches until you will reach the total 25 kills.
The Pinger can be found on four maps (Airport, Brooklyn Bridge, Financial District and Museum) while playing Deathmatch, Team Deathmatch or Crashsite / Spears.
The Specialist (30G)Get a stealth kill, a rip and throw kill and an air stomp kill in the same match (Public Match only)
To obtain this achievement you will need to kill using three different methods in the same match. To get a stealth kill, simply sneak behind someone while being cloaked and melee them (make sure you hit them from behind) and if you see a message at the top of the screen saying Stealth Kill, you got the stealth kill. The rip and throw kill can be achieved in two different ways. The harder method is to find a person using a Pinger (see “Lord of the Pings” abovefor details), climb on the mech and hijack it, ripping and throwing the other guy in the process. The easier way is to rip an object from the ground (like a pole) and just kill the first guy you see by throwing the object at him. If you manage to kill someone with either of these methods, you can also check the rip and throw kill. For the air stomp kill, playing Crash Site / Spears is definitely the easiest way to get it. Find a place above the objective and wait for an enemy to come and capture it and after that, they will most likely just crouch next to it. Charge jump towards him and press B while in the air to come down fist first and produce a shockwave that will most likely kill the enemy. This is the last type of kill that you need for this achievement and if you did the other two before, the achievement should unlock as soon as you kill someone with the last required method. Make sure you do all of this in one game, but do not worry about dying in between kills as it does not affect the achievement.
Bird of Prey (15G)Air stomp someone from a height of 15 metres (Public Match only)
To obtain this achievement you will have to air stomp someone (jump from above and press B while in the air) and do it from a height of over 15 metres. One of the best places to do this is on the map Airport, while playing Spears. One of the objectives is placed right under the back plane wing and there will always be people around it just standing still. Climb on top of the plane and go all the way to the back and when you see someone trying to capture the objective just do a charge jump and press B while in the air aiming to land very close to the objective. This will most definitely kill the enemy and grant you the achievement in the progress.
Going Commando (30G)Get a primary weapon, secondary weapon and explosive kill in one life (Public Match only)
This achievement can be a bit tricky, but it is not that hard at all to get it. The thing you have to remember is that you have to get those 3 types of kills without dying and that is what makes the achievement a bit tricky. The easiest game mode to unlock this on is definitely Crash Site / Spears. You should always start with the explosive because that is the trickiest part. You can plant one C4 right next to the objective and whenever you notice that an enemy is near it or trying to capture it, just detonate it and blow the poor bastard to pieces. Ideally, you are in a safe spot a bit of distance away from the objective but with a clear line of sight. After you have the explosive out of the way, just wait for another enemy to come and try to capture the objective and kill him with your secondary weapon and after that you just have to kill someone with your primary weapon and the achievement will unlock. Use whatever weapons you are most comfortable with and if you die, just give it another go (trying to do it at another objective might be helpful).
Hit me baby one more time (15G)Melee someone with a ripped off shield in Spears (Public Match only)
This achievement can only be achieved while playing the Spears game mode. Whenever you are playing it, just go to any of the three Spears on the map and rip off the shield. You will now be carrying it but you will move very slowly while doing so. You just need to find an enemy and melee them (NOT throw!) with the shield, which will automatically kill them. Cloaking and sneaking up behind someone is your best bet to unlocking this achievement.
Rudely Interrupted (20G)Rip an enemy player out of a Pinger (Public Match only)
Pingers are mech looking alien robots that can be controlled by the player. For this achievement, you will need to hijack a Pinger by throwing out the enemy controlling it. Around the time you reach halfway through a game, o Pinger will be lowered on the map. The best way is to learn its spawn points and just sit there and wait someone to get into it. You will then have to get on top of the Pinger to hijack it by pressing X.
The Pinger can be found on four maps (Airport, Brooklyn Bridge, Financial District and Museum) while playing Deathmatch, Team Deathmatch or Crashsite / Spears. Financial District is definitely the easiest map to try and achieve this because it is quite small and the Pinger can’t really go in a lot of different places so just cloak and try to get on top of it and hijack it.
I See Cloaked People (20G)Kill 10 Hunters as a C.E.L.L. operative (Public Match only)
This achievement is specific to the Hunters gametype. When you play as a CELL operative you have to kill a total of 10 hunters for this achievement. Unfortunately, they will be almost invisible (all you can see is a red, transparent silhouette). Fortunately, they only have bows. The achievement is also cumulative so you do not have to do it all in one game. You will hear a beep when a hunter is near your and the louder it is, the closer the hunter is to you. The Sniper class is very useful in getting this achievement as it has a heat sensor that allows you to see the hunters, but the Close Quarter Combat class might be more effective in actually killing the hunters. You should go with the one you feel most comfortable with and just play along and eventually you will kill 10 Hunters. It should not take more than a few games to get it.
Would you kindly ... (20G)Accept and complete 25 unique challenges
There are 4 challenge categories and you can select 1 from each of them giving you a total of 4 active challenges at a time. To see all the challenges, while in the multiplayer menu or in a game lobby, press the Start button. The challenges vary from very easy (e.g. stay in armor mode for 90 seconds or kill 5 enemies) to very hard (e.g. kill 15 enemies and confirm the kills with dog tags) so you should always pick the easiest ones and just do them whenever you can. You will be allowed to try each challenge 4 times before it changes. The description for the achievement is a bit ambiguous because it asks you to complete 25 UNIQUE challenges, but if the same challenge appears to you again, you can complete it and it will still count towards the total.
Aerial Support (15G)Kill 10 enemies using the mounted weapon on the VTOL (Public Match only)
The VTOL is a big ship that you will probably notice flying around certain maps and stopping in certain points around the map. For this achievement, you have to jump into the VTOL and use the mounted guns inside to kill 10 enemies. It is a bit tricky because you never know where the VTOL will go and the mounted machine guns are not accurate at all. You will probably have a bigger change by playing Crash Site / Spears as people will always be around objectives and you have a bigger change of killing them. You can also check your progress in Player Profile, under Service Record.
The maps where there is a VTOL are the following:
- Airport
- Brooklyn Bridge
- East River
- Hell’s Kitchen
- Hydro Dam
- Skyline
Kicking off the training wheels (10G)Complete a match using manual armor mode only (Public Match only)
In order to unlock this achievement, you have to be at least Level 10 in multiplayer. You need to finish a game without the “Auto Armor” picked as a Suit Module. As soon as you are able, select “Customize Equipment” and on the right side you will see three modules that can be customized. Substitute “Auto Armor” for anything else and jump into any match. The achievement is a bit glitchy in the way that if you do not MANUALLY activate the armor at least once during the game, the achievement will sometimes not unlock, so make sure to activate the armor during the game to make sure you get it. If you did everything right, the achievement should pop up at the end of the game.
Nanosuit Upgrade Kits Collectibles Guide
There are 28 different Nanosuit Upgrade Kits that you need to collect throughout the game to help you in unlocking the “Suited-Up” achievement. All of them can be found using the video guide below:
[video=youtube;oS8ISQMn3vw]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oS8ISQMn3vw[/video]
Welcome to the Jungle – Mission 2
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# 6 - 2:39
The Root of all Evil – Mission 3
# 7 - 3:32
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# 10 - 6:53
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Safeties Off – Mission 4
# 13 - 9:15
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Red Star Rising – Mission 5
# 19 - 13:47
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Only Human – Mission 6
# 24 - 18:03
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Gods and Monsters – Mission 7
# 28 - 22:58
THE END
Following this guide will get you well on your way to achieving 1000G in Crysis 3! I can only hope that this guide will help any of you in that effort and if you are already there, CONGRATULATIONS!
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Thank you and Enjoy Your Game!
