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Ashes in the Sky

Ashes in the Sky

Complete the Survivor's Dream with all ten Shrine Idols invoked.

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How to unlock the Ashes in the Sky achievement in Bastion - Definitive Guide

For the people who, like me, prefer visual aid...

Below a clip which helped me get the achievement, using the same settings, weapons, and strategy.

(Credits to Lion X for his contribution on YouTube)

Any suggestions to improve this guide are welcome!

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Good luck!
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28 Dec 2016 16:27

TLDR: Mortar, Fire Bellows. Roll, use fire, roll, use mortar, rinse & repeat! ;)

Access this particular dream by selecting the Bedroll in the Bastion. It appears right before the last level and sits just southwest of the Monument, to the left of the Pipe.
It consists of 20 waves of mostly Ura (humans), Stinkeyes, Rattle-tails, and Security Turrets.

First off, do this on your 2nd playthrough in Score Attack Mode since that's when you should be worrying about maxing out your level and weapons anyways.
You should be at least lvl 7 before you try this. It's possible earlier, but why torture yourself.

Before I begin, let me preface with this: I've had some questions asked about why I haven't incorporated tips for every single wave (Reflection) or why I have similar solutions for every dream. The reason for this is that you use the same exact method to deal with almost every enemy in the game when using the loadout below (exclusions will be listed in Tips section). Slow them with fire and shoot a mortar at them. toast
I will provide a few specific tips below for particularly harmful enemies/rounds if deemed necessary or if people comment with questions about specific waves.


Weapons
Galleon Mortar
- Rapid Bombs
- Target System
- High-Explosive Charges
- Dampened Tubing
- Immunity to Bomb Damage (The most important)

Fire Bellows
- Sustainable Fuel
- Napalm Reservoir
- Modified Intake (THE most important tool you'll have. This slows down foes dramatically which makes fast moving enemies much easier to deal with using the Galleon Mortar)
- Contoured Grip OR Shielded Grip (Whichever you prefer)
- Industrial Furnace (Important for range purposes. And since you have the Napalm Resevoir and Modified Intake, just hit them a bit, then roll and use the G. Mortar to finish them off)

Distillery drinks
(I will list the 7 most important ones, then options for 8,9, and 10) :
1) Leechade (THE most important since enemies won't drop health tonics with all idols on)
2) Bastion Bourbon
3) Black Rye
4) Lifewine (You have no idea how useful this is. I was skeptical of it at first but it's literally a lifesaver)
5) Bull Brandy OR Cham-Pain if you don't mind the side-effect
6) Hearty Punch
7) Werewhiskey (This is really important if you still have a few Reflections left but you're out of health tonics. You start doing massive damage at low health which helps you gain back health really fast with Leechade)
8) Bull Brandy OR Cham-Pain (whichever you didn't choose before)
9) Whale Ale
10) Graver Gimlet

Secret Skill
Turret Surprise
(This is extremely useful because besides damaging enemies it also serves as a great distraction and it lasts for a long while if you can help it keep alive. Also, if you've failed a specific round (Reflection) multiple times and find it to be the hardest one, just drop down 2 turrets instead of one)

Tips
Dream Specific:
- N/A so far. Let me know in the comments if you need help with any wave/enemy in particular.

General:
-Roll......a lot.
-Use cover. All dreams have a little cover, some more than others. Sit behind it and use your mortar if you can.
-Try to use your Fire Bellows for like half a second to slow down fast moving enemies, then roll out of the way and drop a mortar on their face.
-For squirts, peckers, and pincushions, just spray flames all over the places then roll far away and repeat. Don't try to target one individually, your Napalm Reservoir will work it's magic on them over time.

One last tip that can be a huge game changer but is time consuming and/or tricky to pull off:
If you're not at level 10 yet and you're having a very difficult time with a certain dream, get yourself somewhat close to lvling up then enter the dream. If you time it right and can lvl up somewhere near the last 7 reflections or so, then all your health, health tonics, and black tonics will all be restored.


If I missed anything or you have any questions please let me know.
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16 Dec 2016 19:38

5 Comments
The thing that keeps killing me are the Eye Spawner bitches. The enemies are like Boos but explode when they get next to you. Once I beat it I'll try to post a tip for them.
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By TonySki on 12 Jan 2017 00:23
Figured it out. have to go in close to it to take it out.

Roll Around the stinkeyes, buring your trail as you go and getting a quick shot off with the mortar as you get close to the spawner. roll around and repeat.
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By TonySki on 12 Jan 2017 00:39
This description is misleading. DO THIS ON YOUR NEW GAME PLUS PLAY THROUGH. Before completing the last level do all of these challenges. DO NOT GO TO SCORE ATTACK AS THIS SOLUTION SUGGESTS. IF YOU DO YOU WILL LOSE ALL PROGRESS IN THE STORY AND HAVE TO START THE NEW GAME PLUS PLAY THROUGH OVER.
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By Bamfs34 on 04 Apr 2019 07:48
I repeat it says in the solution to do this "on your 2nd playthrough in Score Attack Mode" THIS INFORMATION IS WRONG. ONLY DO THIS IN NEW GAME PLUS. NOT SCORE ATTACK. GOING INTO SCORE ATTACK RESETS STORY PROGRESS AND UNLOCKS. DO NOT COMPLETE THE LAST LEVEL OF NEW GAME PLUS UNTIL YOU HAVE DONE ALL OF THE ACHIEVEMENTS RELATING TO "WHO KNOWS WHERE"
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By Bamfs34 on 04 Apr 2019 07:54
Ignore the above comment. Doing it in score attack mode saves you a playthrough.
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By ATTYYYYYY487 on 18 Feb 2022 17:38
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The Survivor's Dream is the third of the four Who Knows Where stages, accessed by interacting with the Bedroll memento in the Bastion. The Stranger's Dream features enemies encountered in the later levels of the game, specifically the different types of Ura enemies. There are a total of 20 waves.

Complete all 20 waves, while all 10 idols from the Shrine are invoked, to unlock this trophy.

Please refer to the tips posted under the trophy About the Author .

For those who prefer visual aid, please refer to the video below courtesy of YOGSCAST Nilesy:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pC8BPjveZIE

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Video walkthrough of the last waves. The description of the video describes in detail what was chosen and worn. With this equipment, all dreams will be a walk in the park.
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13 Aug 2015 19:04

1 Comment
I couldn’t get through it for a long time until I found this video, I passed it the second time.

Video
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By DoctorChucky on 02 Jun 2018 11:13
Quite a complex dream. We use Galleon Mortar and Army Carbine.
Video tip .
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23 May 2015 13:37