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Mercury's Gale

Mercury's Gale

You finished first in a race, without using a health potion.

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How to unlock the Mercury's Gale achievement in Ben-Hur - Definitive Guide

Using this pure "accidental" glitch demonstrated in the video below will for some reason net you this and "Mercury's Touch" in less than a feet. The less of your life you waste on this mess, the better.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=xTc40INym94

Thanks to CATigerman for providing steps!
"When you wreck you pause the game, then quit, select new race and it will be glitched."

Also worth noting, it seems that have you have to lose a bit of your health before crashing for this to work, in other words don't just ram toward the wall the first you do.
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09 Aug 2016 20:38

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That's where the glitch kicks in,
check out what I just added to the guide.
If it's correctly done you will be stuck no matter what you do.
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By Haarberger on 09 Aug 2016 21:25
Have only gotten this to happen a couple times and both times I finished last so got nothing.
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By erod550 on 09 Aug 2016 22:24
Remember that you can do this infinite times, so if you don't get it at first don't give up, it will eventually pop.
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By Haarberger on 09 Aug 2016 22:48
Thanks for the link. I got it to work by, when you wreck you pause the game, then quit, select new race and it will be glitched.
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By CATigerman on 09 Aug 2016 20:54
Wow! Awesome, I'll add your comment to the solution!
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By Haarberger on 09 Aug 2016 21:00
But how do you stop the horses at the start?
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By REB3L on 09 Aug 2016 21:24
Yep, worked great. Thanks!!
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By Oxymorfiend on 10 Aug 2016 02:01
FYI, the glitch wasn't working for me, so I waited until the load screen showed the ships, and it worked. Maybe coincidence, maybe not.
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By Bad Kermit on 10 Aug 2016 03:29
@ Bad Kermit : same thing for me.
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By Wang85 on 10 Aug 2016 12:31
Worked 1st time - Cheers smile
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By PUDDIE NZ on 10 Aug 2016 12:42
It worked for me by: starting the race, taking a hit to lose a small amount of health from 1 hit, then wrecking into the first wall sticking out on the right side of the track, waiting until the rider was ejected from the chariot, then pause, quit, new race, then in the new race all chariots were stuck in their stalls and could not move, then about a half minute later it said "All Enemies Destroyed" and the race ended, then the cheevo popped. smile
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By ChockaShocka on 10 Aug 2016 22:19
Had a update in this game now when i try to do this the game hard resets my xbox ?
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By a banned flask on 10 Aug 2016 22:49
It sounds weird to me that it would hard reset itself for doing something like that, can anyone else confirm the same who is using their console atm?
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By Haarberger on 10 Aug 2016 22:53
Had a update in this game now when i try to do this the game hard resets my xbox ?
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By a banned flask on 10 Aug 2016 23:06
Just another thing guys. I did this multiple times and did not unlock it. It seems it has to say first place in the top right corner in order for it to unlock. When it said 4,5, or 6th place it didnt unlock. As soon as it said 1st place it unlocked!!!
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By on 10 Aug 2016 23:09
Still works. I did get an update but that at least didn't fix this glitch. Now for the last one: Emperor's Glory. Sigh, this game gets on my nerves really quickly.
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By Kennyannydenny on 11 Aug 2016 15:12
It doesnt work for me. :(
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By Raptor DEM0N on 11 Aug 2016 17:02
@N0vALeeNation that worked first try. All I did was hit the arrows, get some damage, wait till it said I was in first place and die. Quit out and the door opened horsies didn't. Thanks for the help everyone.
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By wvu76 on 12 Aug 2016 22:02
One definite thing I noticed with no question is that if the door glitch is going to work the countdown from 3 at the start will be noticeably slower. Also when the glitch worked and the achievement popped I was in place 3 of 3. Slow countdown is for sure the way you know the glitch is happening but it's not a guarantee it will pop. Took me about 5 door glitches to pop so there's a variable I'm not seeing. Also when I wrecked and restarted I was not in 1st place for the wreck. I did take small damage before the wreck because I'm superstitious.
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By D0NTMoCKMe on 15 Aug 2016 04:53
The first time I got the glitch I didn't finish in first, but the second I did and got the achievement. I found that tapping A when you are stuck behind the gates make you float and it made me end up in 2/1 place, which is how I got it. So if you didn't get it the first time, the glitch doesn't work 100% of the time, but it will work after a few tries.
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By wittman4x4 on 15 Aug 2016 06:19
Slow motion is confirmed to be a sign, I noticed it as well, when I were trying out for testing.
Some attempts seemed to be having more of it than others.
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By Haarberger on 15 Aug 2016 13:15
had an issue activating this (earlier I beat the game) so Restarting the game did the trick, glitch worked first time.
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By PAULINK on 16 Aug 2016 12:32
Did the glitch but got no achievement. I had to do it properly.
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By SERPENT SUICIDE on 18 Aug 2016 18:41
It still works. i just got it 20-30 minutes ago
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By on 24 Aug 2016 10:45
Did exactly as described, took 3 tries, but then it worked like a charm :)
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By Mattekad on 24 Aug 2016 21:07
After 10 attempts the countdown went slow and i won race but no achievement..
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By Barad 007 on 14 Nov 2016 16:28
I got the achievement without the glitch. I wanted to earn it the right way without using a cheating method. I can honestly say I earned it the hard way and that makes it that much more special to me. I can hold my head high and say "I DID IT WITHOUT GLITCHING / CHEATING".... To those who got it the "LEGIT" way, CONGRATS and well done
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By GothicPoison on 17 Jan 2017 07:12
Done glitch 3 times. No achievement
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By PlanesWalker 97 on 05 Feb 2017 18:08
4th time was the charm
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By PlanesWalker 97 on 05 Feb 2017 18:10
It took me a few tries but I did exactly what ChockaShocka commented, "It worked for me by: starting the race, taking a hit to lose a small amount of health from 1 hit, then wrecking into the first wall sticking out on the right side of the track, waiting until the rider was ejected from the chariot, then pause, quit, new race, then in the new race all chariots were stuck in their stalls and could not move, then about a half minute later it said "All Enemies Destroyed" and the race ended, then the cheevo popped. smile"
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By The Sharkopath on 11 Feb 2017 16:10
This did not work until I finished the 3 races. After that it worked almost every time. Up until then I wasted 45 minutes.
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By BegFourMercy on 11 Apr 2017 06:26
Dude, I love you. Worked like a charm. Thanks <3
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By PunchedInTheEar on 05 May 2017 18:30
Still works lol thanks OP smile
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By Tomahoop on 10 Feb 2018 19:12
worked on june 2020. just try a few time if it does not work.
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By troyoy on 04 Jun 2020 22:54
16 Aug 2023
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I did this achievement last. I was already aware of the game mechanics and did it legitimately on a 2nd attempt.

I recommend avoiding any glitch and just do it for real. It's not that bad.

1000/1000G in BEN-HUR on 15 Aug 2023 for E vee dub.
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By E vee dub on 16 Aug 2023 08:35
It works :) thanks dude
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By I3ruto on 12 Aug 2016 16:44
Actually i do the same as the video, nothing so far. Any idea?
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By Raptor DEM0N on 12 Aug 2016 17:32
November 6th 2016, can confirm, still works.
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By JBoge91 on 06 Nov 2016 21:00
Thanks for your cheerful comment, Much love returned buddy toast
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By Haarberger on 06 May 2017 22:15
Don't see those ships that are in the vid anywhere but it still works regardless. Took about 4 of the slow mo countdowns before I got it to let me 'win' and yes, mashing A makes you levitate and go from (in my case 3/3 to 3/1) and after giving up and trying it legit, it unlocked on my 2nd 'real' race. Its really buggy when you glitch it so don't expect it to pop immediately.
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By planting42 on 04 Dec 2019 02:09
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I couldn't get the other guys method of the glitch to work.

All you need to do is pause the game a second before you hit a wall. If done correctly you'll feel your controller rumble.
I'm able to replicate this 100% of the time.

I couldn't do it there method one time in 45 minutes.

No you don't need to take damage.
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05 Dec 2016 12:17

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Can confirm this works 18th October 2017.
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By Vendyy on 18 Oct 2017 17:40
Thanks was able to do this after three tries, what was different for me was on my third attempt I help back on the left stick and mashed cn_A, the gates still opened but after about 2 seconds closed. and then I got all enemies defeated message smile
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By Tide44 on 10 Dec 2016 21:39
Still works today. Took me a few tries and I didn't get it on my first slow countdown but my second one triggered it. I didn't actually crash into the gate, I kind of floated for a bit and after maybe 30 seconds I died and the achievement popped.
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By pezboyben on 23 Aug 2022 11:42
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There are 3 ways to earn this achievement, two glitches which are the easiest and the legitimate way.It may take multiple attempts to activate these glitches don't give up after a couple of tries.

Exploit 1
As soon as the race starts head towards the wall and about 1 second before hitting the wall press Pause. If you have timed it right your controller vibrate.

Exploit 2
As soon as you start the first race, run over the obstacle to decrease your health then smash into the first wall.

Pause as your rider is mid air then Select Quit

Go to Start A New Race

If successful you will notice that the Count Down Timer is in now in slow motion and when the race begins you will automatically slam into the gates

If when you start the new race the count down timer is not in slow motion then the glitch hasn't worked.

Legitimate Way
Select a race, health potions are thrown from the crowd when your healths drops out of the green zone. in order for the track not to get littered with these potions keep your health as high as possible. Therefore instead of choosing one of the hectic short races, where everyone is smashing into each other. Select a longer race, stay out of fray as much as you can, and time your corners so you you aren't hitting the walls.

It will take a mixture of practice, luck and good timing.

Normally i do not condone using glitches, but when a game this bad is released the quicker it can be completed then the quicker it can be uninstalled and hidden from view forever
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26 Oct 2016 00:04

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Worked perfectly, thanks!
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By Tropan on 20 Nov 2016 05:57
For this achievement, if you don't want to try the "glitch" method or it doesn't want to work for you.. I spent like 10 minutes resetting to try the glitch. Just play the first race and win, skipping the few potions thrown from the crowd. (Health Potions are only thrown when you're low on health. So if you're still in green, you don't have to worry.) Took me less than 2 minutes than constant resetting. Lol
Start up the race. The first one being only 2 laps. I was keeping an even pace using the boost and passing the other chariots. By lap 2 in the last corner, mash the boost button and pass everyone for your 150G. headspin clap
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13 Jan 2018 06:21

This is the same as "Mercury’s Touch," except for the fact that you can’t pick up any of the green health potions that appear on the track. As your health decreases, potions appear every few yards or so (whether you need them or not), so do your best to avoid them. Make sure you don’t accidentally pick one up as you are trying to destroy another chariot as it is common for you to be bumped all over the track when you’re hit. If you do, you can finish the race and try to unlock this in another race. This is easiest to do on the first race because it's limited to only two laps and there are fewer potions to avoid (provided you don’t take too much damage).

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