Battlefield 1
50 Achievements
Advanced Studies
Perform 1 kill with the Livens Projector
How to unlock the Advanced Studies achievement in Battlefield 1 - Definitive Guide
Here are some of the locations. The best map to do this on is Caporetto, as there are 5 locations. You will want to spawn in as Austro-Hungarian at the main spawn, as all the projectors follow a path from A flag to E flag. You will not be able to use the projector if your team does not have the flag captured (often times the tubes won't even be spawned in) When ready to use, a yellow light will glow around it.
Caporetto Locations
Main: fires at A
A: fires at B
B: fires at C
C: fires at D
D: Fires at E
The other two maps only have 1 each, and can only be accessed by 1 team
River Somme Location (only usable by British)
Main: fires at A
Passchendaele Location (only usable by Germans)
Main:
*This achievement is very buggy*
The achievement might not pop if you get a kill with it, for some reason the game doesn't register it as a kill with the weapon. So just keep trying and experiment with different locations.
The Livens Projector is a new stationary weapon introduced in this DLC. It fires gas canisters to a fixed location (usually the first flag or next flag along) in order to help clear out the enemies that may be near there. You can spot them by the lamp located above the switch, which when lit, also means that the Livens Projector is ready to fire.
The locations are as follows:
- River Somme - One Livens Projector:
- Located in the spawn of the attacking British side, pointed directly at A Flag.
- Passchendaele - One Livens Projector:
- Located in the spawn of the attacking German side, pointed directly at E Flag.
- Caporetto - Five Livens Projectors:
- Located in the spawn of the attacking Austria-Hungarian side, pointed directly at A Flag.
- At A Flag, pointed directly at B Flag.
- At B Flag, pointed directly at C Flag.
- At C Flag, pointed directly at D Flag.
- At D Flag, pointed directly at E Flag.
The best thing to do is wait near one and activate the switch using by pressing and holding when you can see that the flag that it’s targeting is being captured. Once fired, hopefully within a few seconds you'll start gaining points for damage and eventually, one or more kills. Once you get the kills, the trophy will pop.
An excellent video outlining tips for this trophy can be found HERE, courtesy of YouTube user Flakfire.
This trophy is reportedly slightly buggy for some people, in that it doesn’t immediately unlock after a single kill as stated. Reports seem few and far between, but if this happens to you, keep trying and it should unlock after a couple of kills at most.
The Livens Projector is the new stationary weapon that was added in the “Apocalypse” add-on. The Livens Projector is a bunch of large tubes/pipes that are sticking out of the ground at an angle and can be fired by activating a nearby detonator. This weapon will then fire a mortar-style toxic gas barrage that causes damage over time to any enemies near the impact zone. This new weapon cannot be aimed manually and instead fires at a pre-determined, fixed location.
Below is a list of known locations as well as the Flag that each one will fire at. It is worth noting that when this weapon is near a Flag, it can only be fired when your team controls the Flag that is it next two and can only be fired every couple of minutes. You will know that it is ready to be fired due to the fact the detonator will be bathed in light, much like it has a spotlight on it. It is a good idea to wait until the capture point that the Livens Projector is aimed at is being captured by the enemy. At that point, activate the detonator by holding down and hope for the best.
Caporetto (Conquest Assault):
- Near the Austro-Hungarian spawn, aims at Flag A (can only be used by the Austro-Hungarian army)
- Flag A, aims at Flag B
- Flag B, aims at Flag C
- Flag C, aims at Flag D
- Flag D, aims at Flag E
Passchendaele:
- Near the German Spawn, aims at Flag A (can only be used by the German Army)
River Somme:
- Near the British Spawn, aims at Flag A (can only be used by the British Army)
Thanks to Idenic for information on some of the Livens Projector locations.
- The easiest way to do this is on the Caporetto map, point “A”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=usLbvawu4u4
- There is also a gas launcher on Caporetto at point “D”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-I8STfJm9hA
- Map of the Somme, based on the British Army: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OUj-Jbds5rQ
- Map "Paschendaele", on the German army base, a gas launcher fires at point "E".
At the spawn at the top of the mountain - shoots at A
At point A - shoots at B... And so on...
There is no event with battle packs for operations from the Apocalypse DLC.
Quick option: do it with a partner on a rented server (with preparation for the round turned off), if possible.
Slow option: Be prepared for the fact that cards will rarely come up in searches, but you can find them, search all over the world, don’t care about ping. You have a better chance of finding it on weekday evenings and weekends. It’s also a little hard to kill honestly because... people either run away or put on a gas mask. I poisoned several people and one of them was finished off by our sniper, but I was counted as a kill. It will be faster and more reliable with a partner on the opposite team. Reloading the gas launcher takes about 3 minutes.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OUj-Jbds5rQ