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Handyman

Handyman

Unlocked all xbow parts

How to unlock the Handyman achievement in Battlefield 3 - Definitive Guide

This achievement will require you to obtain all of the parts for the XBOW. This is fairly easy, all you have to do is complete a couple of assignments, which are listed below. There is 4 assignments you need to complete (5 including the one to actually get the XBOW). To unlock it you need to get the scoped version, as well as the 3 different bolt types for the crossbow. After you complete all the assignments regarding the XBOW unlocks the achievement should pop
You can do the unlocks in this order:


Assignments

Win 3 rounds of scavenger - Fairly easy, just get it from casual playing, be on the winning team at the end of a game of scavenger 3 times.
--> Unlocks - Crossbow


Get 20 Spot assists - Fairly easy, this can be done with any gun, all you need to do is aim at a target and press select for them to be spotted and then someone kill them or place down a TUG-S and if the person is scanned and killed by your teammate that will also count.
Designate 10 vehicles - Here you need to laser designate 10 vehicles using the SOFLAM, it isnt that difficult just play a match of Conquest on a vehicle heavy map and get scanning. This should be fairly easy if you have Armored Kill and just hop into Tank Superiority and get laser designating. The ones in vehicles also count for this trophy.
Get 1 designated assist - From all that laser designating you should get one of your teammate will kill one of the targets you designated. If not, keep trying and it shouldn't take too long.

--> Unlocks - Scan Bolt (A bolt which will scan nearby enemies and display them on the radar once shot.

Get 50 kills with sniper rifles - This should come naturally from using sniper rifles, and it shouldn't take too long playing conquest or Deathmatch, seeing as other assignments from other DLCs also need this, you're familiar with the difficulty.
Get 10 headshots kills using a sidearm - These are your secondary pistols, and these shouldnt take too long either, but will be a bit tough from a distance. I suggest maps like Norshahr Canals deathmatch or Close Quarters maps where everything is compacted and you can have more of a chance getting a kill with the sidearm.

--> Unlocks - BA Bolt (A long range bolt, which is much better at great distances)


Get 5 kills with hand grenades - Very easy, you'll most likely get it while trying for A Pocket Full of Death Trophy, and it is very easily done on Close Quarters or Norshahr Canals map. Also try and chuck them where the objective flags are on Conquest maps, especially the ones being taken as you're likely to get a grenade kill that way.
Get 5 kills with underslung grenades - The Underslung grenades are your grenade launchers, known as the M320 attachments. Any of them should suffice in getting the assignment done. Again try a close quarter map where if you're at range they have no chance to dodge the grenade.
Get 5 kills with C4 - Get 5 kills with the C4, very easy as you can just run up to vehicles and plant them on, in modes such as Conquest this is very easy as usually the tank is near a base and sneaking up to it and planting the C4 is easy enough. Just 5 kills should be fairly quick

--> Unlocks: HE bolt (explosive bolt which explodes after impact on a vehicle, can be used to also to blow up people)

Total of 150m headshots with Sniper Rifles
Total of 150m headshots with Assault Rifles
Total of 150m headshots with Carbines

All of these are cumulative and are very easy to get. This means if you get fifteen 10m headshots with a sniper rifle you will get that task done. Just keep using each weapon and aim for the head to get this. The ones with Sniper rifles can be done in a couple of kills but the others shouldn't take long either. It's just about using the weapons all the time and aiming for the head.


--> Unlocks - Crossbow Rifle Scope (a scope so now sniping with the XBOW is much easier)


source: ps3trophies.com
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04 Dec 2012 16:11

28 Comments
does the crossbow kills count in scavenge or must you unlock it first THEN it starts to count, good guide btw, thumbs up :)
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By EaterOfSox on 04 Dec 2012 17:36
I think it counts in scavenge mode as well but the challenge to unlock the crossbow is pretty easy ;)
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By x RossY 360 on 04 Dec 2012 22:06
grenade kills are so annoying
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By ICECLlMBERS on 05 Dec 2012 17:08
How do you select which bolt you want to use I.e. HE, scan, BA
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By ep1884 on 06 Dec 2012 02:30
to select bolts, press down on dpad
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By sumtimw0ng on 06 Dec 2012 03:42
nice guide helps alot thx
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By on 06 Dec 2012 14:07
Your source is ps3trophies.com? How dare you
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By PaleKnightRises on 07 Dec 2012 09:08
You sure got a lot of negative votes for this solution.
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By lord verh on 07 Dec 2012 09:25
whats the problem with the source? ps3 got the DLC earlier and this website has an excellent guide
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By x RossY 360 on 08 Dec 2012 16:51
worked great helped me today to know I had the right granade launcher. finished several assignments today
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By Homunculus Fury on 09 Dec 2012 09:58
I did them all and didn't get the achievement :S
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By Willem on 12 Dec 2012 17:32
Yes.
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By Ryan OReily on 09 Jan 2013 12:40
@ Randy, you can designate enemy equipment (i.e. radio beacons) and if somebody fires a javelin at it, it will count. Just got the assist on an AS game doing this!
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By Wolfie9985 on 23 Mar 2013 01:02
laser painter on chopper should also work I assume
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By HiradC on 19 Apr 2013 17:57
94 targets designated, still no assist. Even spent a good part of one match on a building with a guy with a Javelin!
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By Ibanez V7 on 13 Jun 2013 11:27
Is there any other way to get 10 laser designations if you either: A) don't have the SOFLAM unlocked or b) used to have it unlocked but had all your unlocks reset due to EXP boosting? B is what happened to me, now I'm stuck w/ no unlocks and grinding 25000 points in Recon is a chore.
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By I Ebon Hawk I on 24 Jun 2013 21:23
@ EbonHawk01 , you probably done it by now but couldn't you pick up someones kit who does have the SOFLAM unlocked?
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By TotalGizmo on 09 Sep 2013 00:38
most of the assignments you have to unlock them in order. to help you figure out the assignments check out the battlelog over at battlelog.battlefield.com you'll have to register and link your XBL account.
Sticks and stones should be available already, to finish sticks and stones to unlock the assignments for it's ok to thank me.
go play close quarters should be unlocked finis those to unlock the assignments for a good demo man.
This is my boom stick should be unlocked already you need to finish that in order to unlock the assignments for stay away from my tent.
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By Homunculus Fury on 28 Mar 2014 12:55
Alright, the battlelog structure makes a lot more sense.

My only unlocked assignment currently is Sticks and stones and they all seem to unlock in a cascade for this achievement, though the only assignment you're required to do that is not expressly for this achievement is This is my boomstick to access Go play close quarters.
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By Mobius Evalon on 28 Mar 2014 15:35
I could never get the "1 designated assist". I finally joined a busy game of "tank superiority" and just set up my SOFLAM on the first hill and let it scan the battle. A few minutes later I got the assist and the achievement popped.
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By The Planet Pete on 22 Oct 2014 05:00
tried every rocket and tank to get designated laser scan assist...nothing works..you should say what to use to stop people from just guessing and going through all the weapons
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By Diesel Foley on 07 Nov 2016 07:23
That is because someone else needs to blow it up. You have to scan the target with the soflam (sniper class gadget) someone else then kills the target.
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By Homunculus Fury on 07 Nov 2016 13:15
Designated Assist :- Squad Death Match > Epicenter > Put enemy in a tank > Mark it with the SOFLAM > Have a teammate hit it with the Javelin.
Assignment Unlocked (if you already have 10 designations)
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By FoolsAndKings on 28 Oct 2018 15:54
I had trouble getting this to register. What finally worked for me after trying many different ways was to have my teammate fire a locked Igla shot at the enemy vehicle after I’d designated it.
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By Ethigy on 16 Feb 2020 03:30
Anyone have a solid solution to the "Get 1 designated assist?" Im trying and nothing is working
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By MidnitePizzamon on 24 May 2023 00:30
half of my assignment boxs 4 xbow r locked,do i need 2 unlock xbow 1st then that will unlock next assignment box?
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By mga74 on 05 Jan 2013 19:36
@Randy: Use the CITV station in the tank, you're guaranteed to get it after a few matches. Search for 200-500% matches on Caspian, Kharg or Firestorm, and spam ALL tanks, jeeps and choppers. Hell, even jet can be blasted out of the sky :)
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By die Feuerwehr on 28 Feb 2013 09:14
Alright so, I know very little about how this game works because I've played very little multiplayer that was not rent-a-server boosting.

It appears the five assignments I need to complete for this achievement, in your prescribed order, are Sticks and Stones, It is OK to thank me, Stay away from my tent, A good demo man, and Go play close quarters. When I look at these assignments in the game, only Sticks and Stones is available, and I cannot figure out the conditions for unlocking the following assignments. Do each of these unlock in your prescribed order upon completion of the last assignment, or are there other prerequisites for making them available?
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By Mobius Evalon on 28 Mar 2014 10:06
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The Xbow is not available from the start. You have to complete an assignment to unlock it, and further assignments to unlock the extra bolt attachments; there are 3 bolt attachments and one scope.

  1. To unlock the Xbow you must complete assignment: Sticks and Stones - win 3 rounds in Scavenger Mode. Once this is completed unleash the Xbow; you will have standard bolts to start with. It is very effective close to medium range.
  2. To unlock the Scan bolt (which spots enemies on impact in a 10m radius) you must complete assignment: It Is Ok To Thank Me - Get 20 spot assists; designate 10 vehicles; get 1 designated assist. Play as the recon class and utilize the T-UGS/MAV for spot assists and the Soflam to designate vehicles. You should get 1 assist if someone uses Javelin to destroy a target you designated. (If you are having troubles with designations/assist, try playing the Armored Kill expansion, mainly Tank Superiority)
  3. To unlock the BA Bolt (basically a better flying bolt) you must complete assignment: Stay Away From My Tent- 50 sniper rifle kills and 10 headshots with a sidearm.
  4. To unlock the HE Bolt (explosive) you must complete 2 assignments: Archery 101 - Get 5 kills with the Xbow; and A Good Demo Man - 5 kills with each of the following: hand grenade, underslung grenade launcher and C4.
  5. You must complete an assignment to get the Xbow Scoped; it is: Go Play Close Quarters - Total 150 meters of headshots with sniper rifles, assault rifles, and carbines. This shouldn't be too bad since you can hit people from pretty far away. And every head shot adds up, whether it be 10 feet or 100 yards.


**To switch bolts, have the Xbow equipped and press on the D-Pad.**

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To open the CROSSBOW you need to win THREE rounds in GARBAGE MAN mode.

1. SIGHT:
• Accumulate 150 meters from a sniper rifle to the head
• Accumulate 150 meters from an assault rifle to the head (for an attack aircraft)
• Accumulate 150 meters from a carbine to the head (from an engineer)

2. BOLT-BEACON:
• assist in detection 20 times (while aiming, press BACK or install the T-UGS sensor or use MAV )
• Designate 10 pieces of equipment (use SOFLAM )
• 1 time provide assistance in identifying equipment (use SOFLAM when destroying equipment)

3. BOLT SNIPER
• 50 frags from sniper rifles
• 10 times to the head with pistols

4. BOLT BOMB
• Frag grenade (M67) 5 frags
• 5 frags with a grenade launcher (attack aircraft, M320)
• C4 5 frags (support)
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12 Jul 2019 16:08

Complete all tasks related to the crossbow, which unlock new arrows and sights for the crossbow.
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12 Mar 2013 17:41