Achievement Guide and Road Map (Path to War DLC)

[obehave_wan]

Road Map:

Overview:
-Estimated achievement difficulty: 2/10
-Offline: 10 (250http://www.xbox360achievements.org/forum/../images/site/gp-g.jpg)
-Online: 0
-Approximate amount of time to 250http://www.xbox360achievements.org/forum/../images/site/gp-g.jpg: 1.5-2 hours
-Minimum number of playthroughs needed: 1
-Number of missable achievements: 1 (Bird of Prey); The 3 cumulative achievements carry over to the next playthrough.
-Do cheat codes disable achievements? None
-Does difficulty affect achievements? No

Introduction:
This DLC adds 4 new missions to Red Faction: Armageddon, as well as 2 new weapons and 1 new vehicle. Most of the achievements are story-related, and the rest are very easy to obtain. The difficulty does not matter, so you can play on Casual to get the achievements as fast as possible. Your upgrades and salvage carry over from the main game, but your unlocked weapons and cheats do not.

Walkthrough:
The first mission (Hale's Gambit) is played in a flying vehicle. The controls are the same as the flying vehicle in the main campaign. At the end of this mission you will receive "Air Superiority". If you kill all of the Red Faction troops outside of the base, you will receive "Bird of Prey". Watch your radar for enemies, and be sure to kill every one before entering the base.

The second mission (Tip of the Spear) is played in a tank called a Mastiff. There are 2 story-related achievements in this level. "Armored Cavalry" will be given midway through the mission, and "Swath of Destruction" will be given at the end.

The third mission (Falling Objects) is played on foot. This is the only mission with the Shard Cannon, so you will need to get 20 kills with it to get "Wrecking Ball". If you don't get 20 kills, your kills we be carried over to a second playthrough. At the end of the mission, you will get "Nuke It from Orbit".

The fourth and final mission (Mallus) is also played on foot. This is the only mission with the Sharpshooter, so you will need to get 20 kills with it to get "Stick Around". If you don't get 20 kills, your kills we be carried over to a second playthrough. Midway through the mission you will get "Full of Malice". At the end of the mission, you will get "Triple Threat".

Turrets can be found on the third and fourth missions, and you need to get 10 kills with them to get "A Taste of their Own". Once again, if you don't get 10 kills, your kills we be carried over to a second playthrough.

For all of the cumulative achievements, any kills you get before you are killed or before you restart a checkpoint are counted. You could keep reloading a checkpoint until you get the achievement, but it is not necessary. It is easily possible to get all of the achievements on one playthrough.

Conclusion:
A very simple 250http://www.xbox360achievements.org/forum/../images/misc/g-icon.gif to get in a single playthrough, which should only take 2 hours at the most on Casual.


Achievement Guide:

http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n61/obehave_wan/Path%20to%20War%20Tiles/BirdofPrey.jpg?t=1312341480Bird of Prey - 20http://www.xbox360achievements.org/forum/../images/misc/g-icon.gif
Allow no Red Faction to survive your attacks on their mountain base. (Downloadable Content)

On the first mission (Hale's Gambit) you pilot a flying vehicle. The controls are the same as the flying vehicle from the main campaign. For this achievement, you need to kill all of the Red Faction on the exterior of the base. As you fly along, watch you radar for red dots to see where the Red Faction are. If you're having trouble finding them, press http://www.xbox360achievements.org/forum/../images/misc/lb.png to highlight them in thermal imaging. The final Red Faction you need to kill are around a generator that you need to destroy, before you infiltrate the inner defenses.

http://tiles.xbox.com/tiles/CF/Lz/0YCLiGJhbC9ACRoEGllTWTVGL2FjaC8wLzM0AAAAAOfn5-7cUhQ=.jpgAir Superiority - 30http://www.xbox360achievements.org/forum/../images/misc/g-icon.gif
Clear a safe path to the Terraformer for Hale. (Downloadable Content)

Story-related.

You will get this at the end of the first mission (Hale's Gambit), after you outrun the 60 second meltdown countdown.

http://tiles.xbox.com/tiles/Lq/My/0oCLiGJhbC9CCRoEGllTWTVGL2FjaC8wLzM2AAAAAOfn5-0dozI=.jpgArmored Cavalry - 20http://www.xbox360achievements.org/forum/../images/misc/g-icon.gif
Rescue the pinned-down Red Faction soldiers. (Downloadable Content)

Story-related.

You will get this midway through the second mission (Tip of the Spear), after you save a squad of Red Faction being pinned down by Cultists. The Red Faction cannot die, so you will get the achievement automatically when the Cultists are dead and you move on to the next area.

http://tiles.xbox.com/tiles/x6/tq/0YCLiGJhbC83CRoEGllTWTVGL2FjaC8wLzNDAAAAAOfn5-5Fq9s=.jpgSwath of Destruction - 30http://www.xbox360achievements.org/forum/../images/misc/g-icon.gif
Reunite Sgt. Winters with the Red Faction. (Downloadable Content)

Story-related.

You will get this at the end of the second mission (Tip of the Spear), after clearing the path for Red Faction.

http://tiles.xbox.com/tiles/GL/EJ/14CLiGJhbC8yCRoEGllTWTVGL2FjaC8wLzNGAAAAAOfn5-gmsQQ=.jpgWrecking Ball - 20http://www.xbox360achievements.org/forum/../images/misc/g-icon.gif
Get 20 kills with the Shard Cannon. (Downloadable Content)

The Shard Cannon is only found on the third mission (Falling Objects). You are instructed to pick it up very early in the mission. Hold http://www.xbox360achievements.org/forum/../images/misc/rt.pngto gather rubble, and release the button to launch the rubble at enemies. You must get 20 kills this way. If you don't get 20 kills your first time, any kills you get will carry over to a second playthrough. You can also reload checkpoints to accumulate kills, if you wish.

http://tiles.xbox.com/tiles/4V/qr/0oCLiGJhbC81CRoEGllTWTVGL2FjaC8wLzNBAAAAAOfn5-2EWv0=.jpgNuke It from Orbit - 30http://www.xbox360achievements.org/forum/../images/misc/g-icon.gif
Wipe out the Cultist military camp. (Downloadable Content)

Story-related.

You will get this at the end of the third mission (Falling Objects), after you drop the Shard Cannon.

http://tiles.xbox.com/tiles/VF/OK/0ICLiGJhbC82CRoEGllTWTVGL2FjaC8wLzNCAAAAAOfn5-+lU0g=.jpgStick Around - 20http://www.xbox360achievements.org/forum/../images/misc/g-icon.gif
Get 20 kills with the Sharpshooter. (Downloadable Content)

The Sharpshooter is only found on the fourth mission (Mallus). You are carrying it at the beginning of the mission, and can select it from any weapon locker in the mission. It launches a powerful bolt that can kill most smaller enemies in one hit, and does significant damage to the larger enemies. You must get 20 kills with it. If you don't get 20 kills your first time, any kills you get will carry over to a second playthrough. You can also reload checkpoints to accumulate kills, if you wish.

http://tiles.xbox.com/tiles/Pk/DI/1ICLiGJhbC8wCRoEGllTWTVGL2FjaC8wLzNEAAAAAOfn5-vnQCI=.jpgA Taste of their Own - 20http://www.xbox360achievements.org/forum/../images/misc/g-icon.gif
Eliminate 10 enemies using one of their own turrets. (Downloadable Content)

Turrets can be found on the third and fourth missions, and you need to get 10 kills with them. If you don't get 10 kills your first time, any kills you get will carry over to a second playthrough. You can also reload checkpoints to accumulate kills, if you wish.

http://tiles.xbox.com/tiles/IL/cV/0YCLiGJhbC9NCRoEGllTWTVGL2FjaC8wLzM5AAAAAOfn5-46tzw=.jpgFull of Malice - 30http://www.xbox360achievements.org/forum/../images/misc/g-icon.gif
Kill Mallus. (Downloadable Content)

Story-related.

You will get this midway through the fourth mission (Mallus), after you kill Mallus. He fights you in a Shiva-type mech suit.

http://tiles.xbox.com/tiles/rb/go/1YCLiGJhbC8xCRoEGllTWTVGL2FjaC8wLzNFAAAAAOfn5-oHuLE=.jpgTriple Threat - 30http://www.xbox360achievements.org/forum/../images/misc/g-icon.gif
End the three-way battle between yourself, the aliens, and the Cultists. (Downloadable Content)

Story-related.

You will get this at the end of the fourth mission (Mallus), when you return to Bastion, after eliminating the alien threat (2 Behemoths).

[obehave_wan]

Alright, it should be done. Let me know if you have any problems or suggestions!

[ruslan74]

Pretty quick and simple DLC to be honest, extremely hard to miss any of the achievements if you are thorough in the vehicle sections. So long Red Faction.

[Rep]

I'm starting this game soon and I will more than likely purchase this DLC. So, this guide might come in handy. The achievements don't look too hard for this game so I should be fine.

[HalfEVILmonkey]

Thanks for the guide...I enjoyed the DLC and thought it was a nice addition. THe boss at the end was a little too easy but overall I liked the DLC.

[Tyger7]

Glad it's easy and short. Very glad nothing to collect! Roadmap looks pretty good!

[L0cke89]

Great guide! Waited a littlee bit for one but then started just to see how hard they are and got all in one go without really trying.
This may be the easiest 250 DLC ever released. The vehicle sections took way too long and got boring fast.
The foot section were kinda fun but only because of the new weapons. Only get this for the achievements. Gameplay itself is not worth the 560MSP :/

[SeanusMaximus19]

It was a decent dlc but waaaaaaay too short

[Matius3]

I've killed dozens, and the achievement tracker on game says i have 9/10. do you have to get 10 at once? or is something wrong? i am referring to 'A Taste of their Own' achievement.

[obehave_wan]

I've killed dozens, and the achievement tracker on game says i have 9/10. do you have to get 10 at once? or is something wrong? i am referring to 'A Taste of their Own' achievement.

I've heard some sources say it has to be with the same turret, some say it's cumulative. I'm pretty sure it's cumulative, since the achievement tracker tells you how many you have. Also, I got the achievement after 3 kills with a particular turret.

If you're sure that you have way more than ten, try getting on the turret on the walkway at the beginning of the fourth mission, and just keep killing until you get it. There are more than 10 enemies there. If they destroy the turret with their Nano rifles, just repair it.

[gladbecker82]

This is so easy, doesnt actually need a Walkthrough except for the one where you have to kill everyone, could be missable. The DLC itself was fun to play but it felt streched in the Vehicle Sections

[blackbrainCL]

I have some problems with A Taste of their Own.
Before the part when you have to reach a tower and drop your shard cannon, right before to get out of the tunnel you have 2 turrets. if you go out, enemies 'll appear and 'll follow you if u come back to turrets but when i kill them with the turrets they dont count.
anyone have a nice place to do get 10 kills?

sorry for my poor english

Forget it. i got it

[jules the great]

i still cant believe I spent 560 MSP on this DLC that took me about an hour to complete. lol oh well

EDIT: For taste of their own, I used three different turrets and got it.

[SallyNasty]

Does salvage earned in the DLC carry over to main game? As someone who just picked up the game, would it make sense to play the DLC first?

[TheIcemanCometh]

Does salvage earned in the DLC carry over to main game? As someone who just picked up the game, would it make sense to play the DLC first?

I was wondering the same thing. My off-the-cuff guess is that it doesn't, but I don't know. If would be nice, but since it sounds really short, there may not be much to collect anyway.

Anyone know the answer to this question?

[TheIcemanCometh]

I was wondering the same thing. My off-the-cuff guess is that it doesn't, but I don't know. If would be nice, but since it sounds really short, there may not be much to collect anyway.

Anyone know the answer to this question?

I can confirm that the salvage you collect during this DLC DOES go into your stash with the salvage from the main game. I started the DLC this morning, with about 2000 left over from the campaign. I ended the first mission of the DLC with around 4000 total, so it does count.

[SallyNasty]

I can confirm that the salvage you collect during this DLC DOES go into your stash with the salvage from the main game. I started the DLC this morning, with about 2000 left over from the campaign. I ended the first mission of the DLC with around 4000 total, so it does count.

Thanks for the update, bud. I am about a 3rd of the way through my insane playthrough (Batman has interrupted my playthrough), but I was planning to pick up the DLC and run through it for the points and salvage. Nice to know that it all goes to the same place!