Assassin's Creed Origins
67 Achievements
1,500
76-92h
Surgical Strikes
Assasinate Tacito, Ptahmose and Ampelius (The Hidden Ones) Details for this achievement will be revealed once unlocked
30
4.03%
How to unlock the Surgical Strikes achievement in Assassin's Creed Origins - Definitive Guide
In order to avoid the spoilers i will just tell you that it requires to assassinate 3 targets in the Roman Army.
The three assassinations you need to perform correspond to each of the first three main story quests in the DLC, all of which are unlocked upon entering the Hidden Ones bureau at the start of the DLC. Each quest is detailed below.
Where the Slaves Die
Talk to Tahira and she will give you information about your target - Tacito - as well as his location, which is inside a giant quarry filled with enemies all over. He's giving a speech approximately in the middle. Head to the quarry and mark him with Senu. You've got a couple ways to approach this:
- Using Senu, find the closest mounted crossbow. Take out nearby enemies, then use the bow to shoot him from a distance. Just be aware you'll still have to get to his body afterwards to confirm the kill.
- Approach silently, taking out enemies along the way. There is a long beam running over the top of the area where Tacito is giving his speech. If you can make your way to this beam, you can assassinate him from above.
- You could alternately just go in swinging and fight everyone, then kill him in battle.
Once he's dead, go back and talk to Tahira again. You'll be assaulted by a bunch of Romans. Kill them all (freeing the nearby rebels for help if you want). Talk to the rebel leader to end the mission.
The Walls of the Ruler
Follow the objective marker to talk to a woman. She will tell you about your target - Ampelius - and where he can be found - inside the Wall-of-the-Ruler citadel. The catch is that he and a commander are dressed identically.
Head to the citadel and use Senu to mark your targets. The one that is Ampelius is random, so pick one and approach and kill him. If it's not him, you'll have to go to the other marker and kill him. Like always, you'll have to confirm your kill when done if you kill him in combat instead of assassinating him. Once he's dead, the mission will end.
The Setting Sun
Head to the objective marker to meet with a group of men outside a pyramid under construction. After talking to the leader, he'll follow you. You have to climb up and head to the middle of the pyramid and into the entrance in the center to head underground. You will have to kill any enemies on the way so your companion follows you into the cave entrance.
Once inside, you've got a simple puzzle to solve. Your companion needs to get onto the platform nearest the wall. Once he's on it, you'll have to pick up spools and blocks and place them on the other platform. Once you have 4 items on it, stand on it yourself as well and the platform with your companion will raise up all of the way to the top. He'll go off to the next area. Climb up after him.
WARNING: In this next room, there is a glitch that can make it impossible to proceed. Read below for what can happen and how to fix it.
In this room, your companion will automatically go to the lower platform, and you once again have to weigh the other one down to raise him up. What you need to do first is go to the platform he is on and push the tall wooden structure off of it onto the log tracks. Here is where the glitch comes in. If the tall wooden structure isn't aligned with the log tracks, you'll be unable to move it and progress. If this happens, quit to the title screen from the pause menu. Load your game back up and it should be aligned now.
Once the tall wooden structure is aligned, push it off the companion platform onto the rails. Now climb up the nearby ledges to find more log rails. Break open the wall to find another tall wooden structure. Push it out along the log rail onto the platform. This, combined with your weight, will weigh down the platform and raise up your companion to hop off. Once he's up, follow him up the cliff and into the alcove. What he's looking for isn't there, so time to leave.
Go up farther to the cave's exit. Kill all the enemies, then talk to your companion. He will give you your next target - Ptahmose - and will tell you where to find him. Head to the objective marker and assassinate Ptahmose however you please, confirming the kill if need be. This will end the quest.