Achievement Guide (work in progess!)

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*No parts of this guide can be used anywhere but on xbox360a.org without written permission by myself.*

Overview:
Estimated achievement difficulty: 7/10 Offline: 26 (580)
Online: 24 (420)
Approximate amount of time to 1000 : 72 hours +
Minimum number of playthroughs needed: 1 (then go back and finish side missions )
Number of missable achievements: 0
Glitched achievements: None
Cheats disable achievements: Yes!
Does difficulty affect achievements: No

Notes:

- First thing to note is there is no achievements for completing the campaign on different difficulties. They have no bearing on achievements at all. Go for an easy run through of the campaign. If you have already started your campaign on a high difficulty, instead of starting over, just go to the options menu and change it to Casual.

- You CAN gain XP in custom matches.

- Remember to check your progress in the Statistics section of the Pause menu. To see your achievement progress, just hit while on the statistics page. I'll refer to this as the Statistics Achievement Progress Menu in the Guide.

Welcoming Committee10
Complete the Tutorial mission.

The first mission in the game is the Tutorial. You will meet up with your brother and you will have to set off charges and destroy EDF 2 buildings. Return to your brother after doing this and the achievement will unlock.

Martian Tea Party 10
Complete 2 missions for the Red Faction.

Complete the first 2 story missions in the game to unlock this achievement. Story related mission are a yellow diamond on your map. Access your map by hitting the
button.

Spread the Word 10
Liberate Parker Sector.

Parker sector is the first of six areas on mars to liberate. See "Coup D'etat" for more info.

Death From Above 20
Liberate Dust Sector.

See "Coup D'etat" for more info.

Friendly Skies 30
Liberate Badlands Sector.

See "Coup D'etat" for more info.

Don't Tread On Me 40
Liberate Oasis Sector.

See "Coup D'etat" for more info.

Coup D'etat 50
Liberate Eos Sector.

Liberate each sectors of Mars. To liberate a sector, you need to:

- Destroy all EDF structures, this will help bring EDF control down a lot faster. These are blue markers with a star in the middle on your map.

- Complete the Story related mission (yellow diamond)

- Completely drain EDF control. You do this by killing more and more EDF soldiers & destroying EDF owned property (red dots on the map). It is not necessary to finish all of the Guerrilla Actions (green circles on your map) to liberate a sector, but it will work towards other achievements. You can do these after you finish the campaign.

Red Dawn 100
Liberate Mars.

Complete the final mission in the game (Mars Attacks) and this will unlock.


Insurgent 5
Complete 5 Guerrilla Actions.

See 'Revolutionary'

Guerrilla 10
Complete 25 Guerrilla Actions.

See 'Revolutionary'

Freedom Fighter 15
Complete 50 Guerrilla Actions.

See 'Revolutionary'

Revolutionary 25
Complete all Guerrilla Actions.

Guerrilla actions are marked by green circles on your map, there are 104 total. If you move your map cursor over them, it will tell you the specific task/tasks to accomplish. Here's a list of the types of missions that are considered 'Guerrilla Missions':

- House Arrest
- Guerrilla Raid
- Collateral Damage
- Transporter
- Demolitions Master
- Heavy Metal

Also, if you get radio messages to hijack a convoy, help with an EDF assault or do an interception, these also count towards your Guerrilla actions total. You do not NEED to finish these before you complete the game, but by using the link below and checking off which ones you complete as you receive them, you'll save yourself a second playthrough.

Here's a link to a list of Radio missions and others actions that aren't on your map from the beginning.

Clean and Righteous! 15
Destroy 5 High Importance targets

When you scroll over an EDF building on your map (Destruction Target - Blue icon) it will tell you the level of importance, some medium and some high. Just destroy 5 High importance targets and the achievement will unlock. If at all possible, try NOT to destroy any bridges that are targets, as this will make some of your transporter pro times a lot harder. Remember to check your progress in the Statistics menu. (Pause menu -> Statistics)

.Warp Speed 15
Beat all Transporter Pro times.

The map icon for these Challenges are the same as the achievement tile. Go to the location and steal the vehicle bringing it back to the target location within the pro time limit. The target location will not be visable until you are in the vehicle. If you leave your vehicle for more than 10 secods, you will fail the mission. Beat all the pro times for theses missions to unlock the achievement.

These are found in each sector of mars. There are 18 total. Check how far along you are in the statistics achievement progress menu. Also, check out this thread for hints and tips on beating the pro times.

Got Any Fingers Left? 15
Beat all Pro times in Demolitions Master.

The map icon for these challenges looks just like the achievement tile. You must beat the pro time of each Demolition challenge to get this. The challenge involve different ways of taking down structures. Usually, the best way is to go for the lower supports and let the building topple over itself.

These are found in each sector of mars. There are 16 total. Check how far along you are in the statistics achievement progress menu. Also, check out this thread for hints and tips on beating pro times.

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Lost Memories 25
Locate all missing radio tags.

Radio tags are hidden all throughout Mars. They are marked on your map by a very small blinking green dot. There are 36 total. Check how far along you are in the statistics achievement progress menu.

Working the Land 25
Mine all ore locations.

Ore is mined from Ore crystals. These are piles of black crystal that pretty much just look like black rock. When you find one, push or with your sledgehammer and break it a part and you'll see a small Red crystal pop out. THIS is ore. Collect it and move one. There are 300 ore mines throughout the game and (as of now) they are NOT marked in any way on your map. Check how far along you are in the statistics achievement progress menu.

Free Your Mind 25
Destroy all instances of propaganda.

Propaganda is billboards that are posted up around the game. Just destroy the billboard and that's one down, 49 to go! The easiest way to take them down is when you are driving and see one just smash into the pole and watch it go down. Destroy 50 and the achievement will unlock. There are more than 50 in the campaign, so this should not be too hard.

One Man Army 25
Complete 25 killing sprees during the Campaign.

You will start a killing spree when you kill 3 soldiers back to back. You will get a notification on the right side of your screen when you have a killing spree. Sprees accumulate after 3 kills. Get 25 separate sprees to unlock the achievement.

Disaster Area 50
Destroy 1 billion credits worth of EDF property.

EDF property consists of bases, vehicles, structures and supplies. Basically, if you can blow it up, it counts. You will get this through the course of the campaign. You do not need to complete this before finishing the campaign, you can continue destroying EDF property after you've liberated Mars. Remember you can keep track of how much damage you have caused by checking the Statistics in the pause menu.

Broken Supply Line 10
Destroy 250 EDF supply crates.

These are big blue crates found near EDF buildings, When you smash one, you will get a notification in the top left corner of your screen telling you how many you have destroyed. Find 250 to unlock this achievement as there are more than 250 crates in the game Just destroy them whenever you see them.

Power to the People 10
Raise the Morale of 3 sectors to 100%.

I suggest when doing this achievement you start with the first 3 sectors to get it out of the way. All you have to do is for each sector just finish a couple side missions and then do the regular missions. For each mission you will get a certain amount of morale. If you press back to find the mission you can highlight it and it will tell you how much morale you will receive for completing the mission.

Remember that the sectors don't have to all be at 100% at once, so you can get one at 100%, then let it drop to 90% and then go liberate another sector to 100%. It still counts as 2 sectors at 100% even though the first is at 90%.

Tank Buster 10
Blow up 100 small hydrogen tanks.

Hydrogen tanks are small blue tanks that can be found around mars. You can pick them up using the button. You can also throw them using the . They are great for helping to take down structures. Just shoot 100 of them and this will unlock.

Best Friends Forever 10
Kill 100 EDF with the sledgehammer during the Campaign.

The sledgehammer is your first weapon on the game. Kill 100 EDF soldiers with it to get this achievement. Use the and for different attacks while the hammer is selected.

Coming Down! 10
Destroy 50 EDF owned buildings.

Simply destroy 50 different EDF buildings in the campaign (ones that are marked on your map). You should get this fairly quick in the campaign. Check your progress in the pause menu under Stats.

Freed Space 10
Destroy 50 EDF flyers.

You will start to see these when you are liberating your 2nd settlement. Easy way to take them out is Heat seeking rocket (which can be purchased from the supply shop at all safe houses about half way through the game) If you don't have that yet, you can use your assault rifle (takes about 2 clips on Casual). Remote mines will also work if they are close to the ground, but it's kind of a waste if you keep throwing and missing.

There is also a few missions were you need to cause as much damage as possible while on the gunner seat of a vehicle. This is a great chance to rack up a few kills because your alert level is high and they will just keep coming at you until the mission is over. You can check you how many more you need to take down in the statistics achievement progress menu.

Just the Beginning 5
Win a Matchmaking match.

Go into matchmaking and select any game mode. As long as you are on the winning side, you'll get this achievement.

Start of Something Special 5
Play 5 Matchmaking matches.

As it says, just play 5 different Matchmaking games. You must stay until the end of each game to get this achievement.

Doing Your Part 10
Kill 10 enemies in a Matchmaking Match.

Get 10 kills in any ONE match. Should come fairly easy to most. An easy way to get kills is to use the cloaking backpack and the sledgehammer, as it's a one hit kill.

Juggernaut 5
Destroy a Siege target.

A siege match is where you attack the other teams buildings/bridges and try to destroy them. You do this for half of the match and then you switch to the defense side. When attacking, just be the player to deliver the final blow to one of the targets - you do not have to inflict all of the damage. This will unlock as the target comes down.

Doozer 5
Reconstruct a Damage Control target.

Just use your Reconstruct tool (in your inventory as the wrench in the achievement tile) to fix a destroyed target. Use to rebuild. This can also be used as a weapon if an enemy comes at you while you are building, so you don't have to switch weapons.

Grab Some Popcorn 5
Enter Spectator mode and enjoy the show!

From the main menu, go to Xbox Live and scroll down to Spectator mode. Select any play list you want and simply watch the game. You must stay for the entire game. When the match ends, you will unlock this achievement.

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Try Anything Once 10
Finish a match in every mode.

Just complete a match (custom or match making) in each of the game modes. You can set the to to 1 minute and start the game with just yourself. Cycle the modes until you get the achievement. They are:

- Anarchy
- Team Anarchy
- Capture the Flag
- Team Objective
- Siege
- Damage Control
- Demolition

Check Your Map 10
Finish a match on every map in Multiplayer.

Complete a match (custom or matchmaking) on every map. Remember that you can start a game with just yourself in the match and set the time to 1 minute. Cycle the maps until you get the achievement. The maps are:

- Crash Site
- Deadzone
- Downfall
- Excavation
- Fall Factor
- Garrison
- Pinnacle
- Quarantine
- Radial
- Rift
- Sand Pit
- Settlement
- War Lords
- Wastelands
- Wreckage

SIEGE MAPS - You will have to play 2 one minute rounds for these maps.

- Cornered
- Crescent
- Crevice
- Framework
- Gauntlet
- Overpass

Tools of the Trade 10
Score a kill with every weapon in Multiplayer.

Get a kill with each weapon in the game. Here is a list of the weapons:

- Assault Rifle
- PeaceKeeper
- Enforcer
- Gauss Rifle
- Sniper Rifle
- Rail Driver
- Singularity Bomb
- Proximity mines
- Remote Charges
- Rocket Launcher
- Thermo Rocket
- Nano Rifle
- Grinder
- Arc Welder
- Shotgun
- Recontructor (yes, it does count as a weapon.)
- Sledge Hammer
- Pistol
- Melee Kill (use with any weapon except for the sledge hammer)

Field Tested 10
Earn 1,000 XP in Multiplayer.

See 'War Veteran' for more info.

Battle Scarred 25
Earn 10,000 XP in Multiplayer.

See 'War Veteran' for more info.

War Veteran 50
Earn 100,000 XP in Multiplayer.

You can earn XP in both Matchmaking games and Custom games. This is a lot easier to boost with a few people in custom then getting it in Matchmaking. Check out the achievement trading thread here to find other for boosting matches.

Here is a breakdown of General XP rewards:

ALL MODES
- Kill another player - 3 XP
- Win a match - 20 XP
- Finish a match - 10 XP
ANARCHY MODE
- Anarchy Kill - 5 XP (on top of the 3 XP from 'all modes')
TEAM ANARCHY MODE
- Kill (Team) - 2 XP (Kill by any player on your team, on top of the 3 XP)
CAPTURE THE FLAG
- Pick up the Flag - 2 XP
- Protect Flag Carrier - 3 XP
- Capture the Flag - 20 XP
- Capture the Flag (Team) - 20 XP (Done by any player)
- Protect the Flag - 3 XP
- Kill the Flag Carrier - 5 XP
- Return the Flag - 2 XP
DAMAGE CONTROL
- Control Target (Team) - 1 XP
- Protect DC Target - 3 XP
- Destroy DC Target - 5 XP
- Destroy DC Target Assist - 2 XP
- Repair Target - 5 XP
- Repair Target Assist - 2 XP
DEMOLITION
- Demolition - 1 XP for every 8 points gained as the destroyer.
- Demolition (team) - Same as Regular Demolition, but any player on the team
- Kill Destroyer - 5 XP
- Protect Destroyer - 3 XP
SIEGE MODE
- Protect Target - 3 XP
- Defend Target (Team) - 15 XP for every target still standing at the end of the round
- Destroy Target - 10 XP
- Destroy Target Assist - 2 XP
- Destroy Target (Team) - 15 XP

Those are the basics. For more information on Bonus XP that you unlock in multiplayer games, check out this thread. Very helpful!

For a Complete list of all Unlocks in Multiplayer Listed by the XP needed, check here.

For the fastest way to boost XP, check out this link!

A Winner is You! 20
Win 250 matchmaking games.

These can not be custom games. You must enter a match (and finish it) through the Matchmaking system to receive the credit. Win 250 games and this will unlock.

Topher Would Be Proud 20
Play 250 matchmaking games.

Same as 'A winner is you!', but you don't have to win. Just play 250 match made games and this will unlock.

Courier of Pain 20
Score 5,000 kills in Multiplayer.

Custom Game kills count for this achievement, so you can boost this or do it the legit way in Matchmaking. Either way, it's a long road.

Experimenter 10
Complete 4 hidden challenges in Multiplayer.

See 'Mad Genius' for more info.

Detective 20
Complete 8 hidden challenges in Multiplayer.

See 'Mad Genius' for more info.

Mad Genius 40
Complete 16 hidden challenges in Multiplayer.

There are 16 hidden challenges total in the Multiplayer games. These can be achieved in either Matchmaking or Custom games, but is obviously much easier to boost in custom games. Just perform the hidden challenge and you will get a notification and credit and soon as you finish it, no waiting for the end of the match. The hidden challenges are:

10 Kills with each weapon
10 Wins in every Game Type
100 Wins
100 XP with each backpack
100 XP with each weapon
1000 Kills with 1 weapon
5000 XP with 1 backpack
5000 XP with 1 weapon
500 XP - Any Bonus
5 XP achieved with every bonus XP event
1 Life: 10 Kills - 1 Weapon
1 Life: 25 Bonus XP
1 Life: 5 XP - 5 Backpacks
1 Life: 50 XP
1 Life: Kill - 5 Weapons
1 Life: 15 Bonuses (this is different types of bonuses, not 15 of the same one)

Remember you can check your stats page to see how close you are for each achievement. The actual name of the challenge will not be viable until you are 50% complete it.

Jack of all Trades 10
Score 10 kills while wearing each backpack.

Backpacks are found around each Multiplayer map. If you are doing a custom game, you can pick which backpack you start with in the options menu. Just get 10 kills wearing each pack and the achievement will unlock. These do not have to be done all at once, you can get a few kils with each backpack. The game will keep track of your progress. Here's a list of the backpacks:

- Jetpack
- Fleetfoot
- Rhino
- Thrust
- Concussion
- Tremor
- Firepower
- Heal
- Stealth
- Vision

The High and Mighty 10
Kill a flying opponent using a remote charge stuck to them.

Very easy to do while boosting in Multiplayer. Pick up the remote mines and find another player who has a jetpack. Stick them with a mine using , get them to fly into the air and detonate the mine using . Achievement unlocked!

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Party Time 10
Play all Wrecking Crew modes once.

Do as much damage as possible! All you have to do for this one is play one game of each mode. You can not change the time limit like other multiplayer achievements, but these are short matches for the most part, as long as you put the 'rounds to win' to 1. The modes are:

- Total Chaos
- Escalation
- Barrel Dash
- Rampage

Can't Get Enough 20
Play every mode on all maps in Wrecking Crew.

Just play each mode listed in the 'Party Time' achievement on each map. There's not that many maps, but it means 4 games on each of them, so 24 matches total. Most matches are 1 minute except for Rampage, that's 3 minutes. The maps are:

- Complex
- Watch Tower
- Vista
- Factory
- Cascade
- Pipeline

Wrecking Ball 40
Score 25 million points worth of destruction in Wrecking Crew.

This is accumulative for all of your wrecking crew games. You can check your progress in the Statistics menu, hit to take you to the achievement progress. Just inflict as much damage as possible in each match. Turn barrels 'ON' & Building Collapse to 'High'. These will both help you take down buildings faster.

Try these setting:

Mode: Total Chaos
Map: Complex
Weapon: Thermobaric Rocket
Building Collapse: High
Barrels: On

Players, Backpack, and Rounds to Win can be set to whatever helps.

Right when the game starts, immediately begin shooting rockets at the nearest building, aim at the lowest level to get the most points. You can easily rack up to 100,000 to 150,000 every round.

Red Faction Member 50
Play online with another player who has completed the Campaign.

Once you have completed the campaign, just play a multiplayer game with someone else who has also completed the game. The achievement should unlock at the end of the match.

Thanks to LuckyCX7, I Push Buttons, Volcom Guy992, axah121, Bobo & Darkenednight for helpful info on this guide!

[Filter x360a]

and one more just in case

[martdude16]

Good start. I'll be using this in a few days hopefully.

[rawkerdude5012]

thanks for finally starting one of these

[Filter x360a]

Thanks all! If anyone has any input on the guide at all, please post and I'll add it and give credit.

FX.

[YBTw xReMiXx]

Looking good keep it up

[gallardolvr]

good work, looks great so far!

[sjanuary99]

under the revolutionary achievement "marker" needs to be changed to "marked".

other than that this guide looks great so far. and thanks for the list of what weapons for that achievement... all i need is a reconstructor kill lol

[I Push Buttons]

ME WANTS MAPS! (Good Guide)

[Bobo]

for the 250 edf supply crate achievement... you don't have to search for ALL of them because there are way more than 250... all other collectibles you will have to search for every last one, but this ach. just says to get 250

[Jumnious]

Originally Posted by Bobo

for the 250 edf supply crate achievement... you don't have to search for ALL of them because there are way more than 250... all other collectibles you will have to search for every last one, but this ach. just says to get 250

Confirmed.

Just got mine.

[Volcom guy992]

For:

Power to the People 10
Raise the Morale of 3 sectors to 100%.

I suggest when doing this achievement you start with the first 3 sectors to get it out of the way. All you have to do is for each sector just finish a couple side missions and then do the regular missions. For each mission you will get a certain amount of morale. If you press back to find the mission you can highlight it and it will tell you how much morale you will receive for completing the mission.

[I Push Buttons]

Originally Posted by Volcom guy992

For:

Power to the People 10
Raise the Morale of 3 sectors to 100%.

I suggest when doing this achievement you start with the first 3 sectors to get it out of the way. All you have to do is for each sector just finish a couple side missions and then do the regular missions. For each mission you will get a certain amount of morale. If you press back to find the mission you can highlight it and it will tell you how much morale you will receive for completing the mission.

Also for this one... the sectors don't have to all be at 100% at once... so you can get one at 100%, then let it drop to 90% and then go liberate another sector to 100%... it still counts as 2 sectors at 100% even though the first is at 90%...

[uther2000]

Thank you, I plan on coming back to this page a few times !

[dvdmanpa]

Hey FX...I bought the strategy guide with this game and I am pretty sure it has maps with the locations of the collectibles, radios, etc.... I am at work right now but when I get home, I can double check. If youre interested, I can look into scanning them and posting them. Msg me on Live or PM here if you are interested.

[Volcom guy992]

Also for:

Free Your Mind 25
Destroy all instances of propaganda.

Propaganda is billboards that are posted up around the game. Just destroy the billboard and that's one down(however many more to go). The easiest way to take them down is when you are driving and see one just smash into the pole and watch it go down. Of course you can use explosives

[Filter x360a]

Great, thanks a lot guys!

- Updated the crate achievement to reflect many more than 250 in the game.

- Added info on Morale achievement and propaganda achievement. Credit given.

DVDMANPA - Yeah, if you want to scan in the maps, that would be great. I think I'll pick it up tonight just to have exact numbers of XP needed for the bonus XP and add that in. Just make another thread and I'll link people to it from the guide.

Keep the suggestions coming. Much appreciated!

FX.

[Volcom guy992]

From what I have seen credits to people are usually done at the end, just letting you know, its your guide do how you want :P I prefer where you put them.

Also do you/anyone know how to get the thermo rocket in MP? I want to get it w/o boosting in custom. I just have no idea what levels have the weapon on em. I think you have to get the regular rocket launcher then find the thermo rockets, because I found the thermo in one level but it wouldnt let me grab it. So anyone know where and how to get it?

[Filter x360a]

Originally Posted by Volcom guy992

From what I have seen credits to people are usually done at the end, just letting you know, its your guide do how you want :P I prefer where you put them.

Thanks for the heads up, I just keep the thanks where it is until the guide is ready for approval, then do a kind of 'group thanks' at the end.

[Jumnious]

Also the achievement Red Dawn is received on completing the game; no need to anything else except ... to beat the last mission.

The Juggernaut achievement; me and my friends received it, just for making a lot of damage on the building.

Disaster Area & Coming Down will come with destroying every blue icon on the map as well as finishing the story line.

[Filter x360a]

Originally Posted by Jumnious

Also the achievement Red Dawn is received on completing the game; no need to anything else except ... to beat the last mission.

The Juggernaut achievement; me and my friends received it, just for making a lot of damage on the building.

Disaster Area & Coming Down will come with destroying every blue icon on the map as well as finishing the story line.

Thanks for pointing that out. Changed it around.

FX.

[DragoonXD]

Originally Posted by Volcom guy992

From what I have seen credits to people are usually done at the end, just letting you know, its your guide do how you want :P I prefer where you put them.

Also do you/anyone know how to get the thermo rocket in MP? I want to get it w/o boosting in custom. I just have no idea what levels have the weapon on em. I think you have to get the regular rocket launcher then find the thermo rockets, because I found the thermo in one level but it wouldnt let me grab it. So anyone know where and how to get it?

I've only seen one (it may be the one you're talking about), and it was on Excavation. I believe it was near the buildings on the 'island' type rock in the center of the map. Pretty easy to get a kill with once you get it. The explosion radius is huge.

[xhunterrrr]

If I don't get pro times on the transporter side quests, can I go back after beating the game to redo them? I am getting tired of driving the same course and missing the pro time by 3 seconds. ><

[aXah121]

For Free Your Mind, there is a total of 50, it says ingame on the achieve screen (found in stats)

[Filter x360a]

Originally Posted by xhunterrrr

If I don't get pro times on the transporter side quests, can I go back after beating the game to redo them? I am getting tired of driving the same course and missing the pro time by 3 seconds. ><

From what I am told, yes you can. You can finish Guerrilla missions for sure, just need to double check on the pro times. I will confirm this by the end of the day unless someone else can first.

*EDIT* - I know you can keep doing Guerrilla missions when the campaign is over. I have updated this in the guide.

Originally Posted by aXah121

For Free Your Mind, there is a total of 50, it says ingame on the achieve screen (found in stats)

Added. Thanks for pointing that out.

FX.

[xhunterrrr]

Originally Posted by Filter X 2007

From what I am told, yes you can. You can finish Guerrilla missions for sure, just need to double check on the pro times. I will confirm this by the end of the day unless someone else can first.

Thanks.

Also, this guide is amazing.

[Jumnious]

I got High and Mighty legit by simply killing someone with the remote charge while he was flying. I did not stick him...