Atomic Heart
61 Achievements
32-39h
PS5
Below Zero
Freeze a Vova mid-air
9.4%
How to unlock the Below Zero achievement in Atomic Heart - Definitive Guide
A big thanks to Clad Master for finding the solution to this and to Lordacris for refining it
This has potentially been fully fixed and now requires no upgrades to your Freeze ability
You'll need to have unlocked your freeze abilityand must have upgraded it until you unlock the perk called Absolute Zero.
Without the Absolute Zero freeze upgrade, this will not unlock even if you successfully freeze a Vova in mid-air.
A Vova is the basic humanoid moustached robot that you encounter a load of.
One of the attacks it does is a charging kick attack. It will change into a running stance and come charging towards you, then when near it will launch into a flying kick.
You'll need to time this perfectly. As the Vova runs at you, you need to start freezing them at the exact second their feet leave the ground (half a second or so before the red circle telling you to dodge appears) and keep freezing until they're frozen solid.
You'll need to take a step back or to the side just as they leave the ground too, in order to avoid being damaged by the attack.
Old info that may be of use, so I'll leave it here:
This has potentially been fully fixed and now requires no upgrades to your Freeze ability
You'll need to have unlocked your freeze ability
Without the Absolute Zero freeze upgrade, this will not unlock even if you successfully freeze a Vova in mid-air.
A Vova is the basic humanoid moustached robot that you encounter a load of.
One of the attacks it does is a charging kick attack. It will change into a running stance and come charging towards you, then when near it will launch into a flying kick.
You'll need to time this perfectly. As the Vova runs at you, you need to start freezing them at the exact second their feet leave the ground (half a second or so before the red circle telling you to dodge appears) and keep freezing until they're frozen solid.
You'll need to take a step back or to the side just as they leave the ground too, in order to avoid being damaged by the attack.
Old info that may be of use, so I'll leave it here:
36 Comments
I've had no luck unlocking this so far using either method, especially since swapping between abilities cancels the other out. I think the intended method is using mass TK and a weapon with freezing cartridges while they're held in the air.
By JohnVaunMastro on 23 Feb 2023 15:02
I tried the mass TK and froze them with a freeze cartridge on a gun and it still didn’t pop. It was the black Vova however so maybe this doesn’t count and it has to be the standard one? But the achievement in general just seems bugged. I’ve frozen standard Vova’s mid jump twice and once during a dive kick and it still has never popped
By BAK3D B34N on 23 Feb 2023 16:04
A big thanks to Clad Master for finding the solution to this and to Lordacris for refining it
This has potentially been fully fixed and now requires no upgrades to your Freeze ability
You'll need to have unlocked your freeze abilityand must have upgraded it until you unlock the perk called Absolute Zero.
Without the Absolute Zero freeze upgrade, this will not unlock even if you successfully freeze a Vova in mid-air.
A Vova is the basic humanoid moustached robot that you encounter a load of.
One of the attacks it does is a charging kick attack. It will change into a running stance and come charging towards you, then when near it will launch into a flying kick.
You'll need to time this perfectly. As the Vova runs at you, you need to start freezing them at the exact second their feet leave the ground (half a second or so before the red circle telling you to dodge appears) and keep freezing until they're frozen solid.
You'll need to take a step back or to the side just as they leave the ground too, in order to avoid being damaged by the attack.
Old info that may be of use, so I'll leave it here:
This has potentially been fully fixed and now requires no upgrades to your Freeze ability
You'll need to have unlocked your freeze ability
Without the Absolute Zero freeze upgrade, this will not unlock even if you successfully freeze a Vova in mid-air.
A Vova is the basic humanoid moustached robot that you encounter a load of.
One of the attacks it does is a charging kick attack. It will change into a running stance and come charging towards you, then when near it will launch into a flying kick.
You'll need to time this perfectly. As the Vova runs at you, you need to start freezing them at the exact second their feet leave the ground (half a second or so before the red circle telling you to dodge appears) and keep freezing until they're frozen solid.
You'll need to take a step back or to the side just as they leave the ground too, in order to avoid being damaged by the attack.
Old info that may be of use, so I'll leave it here:
35 Comments
I've had no luck unlocking this so far using either method, especially since swapping between abilities cancels the other out. I think the intended method is using mass TK and a weapon with freezing cartridges while they're held in the air.
By JohnVaunMastro on 23 Feb 2023 15:02
I've done loads of Vova in various ways for at least an hour - no joy. Seems bugged.
By Lordacris on 23 Feb 2023 17:42
All you need is an Absolute Zero upgrade on your Frostbite, I tried without it and also cartridge do not work. Additionally, I got it when the Vova did not try dropkicking but just runs toward me.
This guide was translated automatically.
The trophy was glitchy at the start.
But with the latest patches it's easy to get.
The first thing you need to do is upgrade the “Absolute Zero” skill in the Cold branch (lowest on the right)
Without it, even if you do everything correctly, the achik will not fall out.
Next, we look for an ordinary Vovchik, pick him and wait for him to run at us. A second before his super attack jump, we activate the ability.
PS. If you started playing in the first days after the release and the trophy does not appear, then proceed as in the hint for the “Atomic Heart” trophy:
1) Start a new game
2) Load the last save in the open world (I had it before the battle with Rosa)
3) Follow the above conditions to get the trophy
But with the latest patches it's easy to get.
The first thing you need to do is upgrade the “Absolute Zero” skill in the Cold branch (lowest on the right)
Without it, even if you do everything correctly, the achik will not fall out.
Next, we look for an ordinary Vovchik, pick him and wait for him to run at us. A second before his super attack jump, we activate the ability.
PS. If you started playing in the first days after the release and the trophy does not appear, then proceed as in the hint for the “Atomic Heart” trophy:
1) Start a new game
2) Load the last save in the open world (I had it before the battle with Rosa)
3) Follow the above conditions to get the trophy
11 Comments
Perhaps the essence of completing the trophy lies in its name ''below zero''. So, the trophy drops when you freeze Vovchik while performing his strong attack in the air, having previously upgraded the “below zero” cell for the “freeze” skill, which in Russian translation is called “absolute zero”. Absolute zero is located in the right branch of freezing pumping.
Video for clarity.
Video for clarity.
By Nick___ on 25 Feb 2023 00:07
I coped with default freezing without absolute zero, I froze when Vovchik flies at you with both legs. I got it the first time, but it depends on your luck.
By VOLcOM on 12 Sep 2023 08:40
This guide was translated automatically.
Fell when the cold was pumped only to intensive spray. The left side was not pumped at all. Vovchik hit with two legs. Difficulty - easy. PS4.