BioShock
51 Achievements
1,100
15-20.5h
Skilled Hacker
The player has successfully completed 50 hacks.
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How to unlock the Skilled Hacker achievement in BioShock - Definitive Guide
Turrets, security cameras, vending machines and safes can all be hacked.
Using auto-hackers and buyouts also count towards this achievement.
Before you know it, you'll have this!
If hacking is a drag for you, try thinking of the advantages and try getting buyouts and autohacks to save frustration. If you love hacking then this should be easy and fun.
Here is a list of hackable things:
1. security bot
2. security camera
3. turret (machine, grenade, flame)
4. health machine
5. safe
6. vending machine (circus of values, el ammo bandito!)
7. combination locks
8. U-invent machines
Some notes you may find useful-
•Security bots explode if you fail to hack them.
•Most turret's buyout prices are around $40
•All security cameras are hackable, even when they seem they are too out of reach.
•Not all combination locks are hackable
•Turrets and security bots can be automatically hacked instantly if researched to its 4th complete bar.
•Circus of Values vending machines are generally easier to hack than el ammo bandito! ones.
•U-invent machines are usually very tough and sometimes impossible due to an entire row of alarm and overload tiles.
•Hacking typically gets harder further down the story.
Any questions/comments feel free to message me or leave a comment.
-Note: If you don't want this to affect your playthrough just make a save before attempting this.
-In the Medical Pavilion, once you go into Eternal Flame in order to retrieve the Telekinesis plasmid immediately in front of you should be a door which leads to a room with a security camera, when you stand in front of it bots will spawn and shoot at you - lucky for you these can be hacked after electroblot is used on them and they keep spawning until the minute is up and the security alert goes away. Because of this you can just keep getting detected by the camera and hack the bots that attack you over and over, counting towards the achievement and the mini game should always be the lowest difficulty, meaning you don't need to worry about errors.
-Also important to note after hacking them deactivate them immediately as they may damage the camera - after a while they will explode however this does minimal damage on easy so not to worry.
-At this point in the game you should have a lot of EVE kits and heath packs however if you run out all you need to do is go up to a vending machine to buy more EVE if you need it.
-After the achievement pops, reload your save so no progress is lost due to using up many EVE and Health kits.
Just hack everything you see until you get this. There are plenty of things to hack, so it shouldn't be a problem.
Hacking is a big part of BioShock and you will most likely get this achievement without even thinking about it. In order to hack an item such as a Security Camera or a Safe, simply approach the item and press . Now you must ensure that the liquid flows from the starting point to the end point without interruption by placing and replacing the pipe pieces.
Any object that can be hacked will count towards this achievement. In order to make hacking easier, it's recommended (but not required) to apply Tonics that increase your hacking abilities. For example, Speedy Hacker, Focused Hacker, and Hacking Expert are excellent choices to enhance your abilities. Both using an Auto Hack Tool and/or paying cash to automatically hack the item count towards this achievement. Items that can be hacked are:
- Safes
- Security Cameras
- Turrets
- Vending Machines
- Security Bots
- Health Stations
- Door Keypads