Blair Witch

We're all missing something important, and that's calling the Vet at some point to learn that Bullet has a health condition (bad ear I think). I don't know when it has to be done, nor do I remember if it's a phone number or just a message left by the Vet, but there's something related to a Vet and Bullet's health. It has to be a factor. Maybe try calling when you see Bullet wounded before picking him up? Or do it right at the start, or after the flashback where you see the Sheriff giving you the dog.

I would also guess that when you give the 3 treats is a factor. It probably has to be done, or is worth more, if done after Bullet has been particularly brave or scared out of his mind, like recovering the Pressure Gauge, that sort of thing. Maybe destroying the Totems ASAP, before he start weeping in g-fear, is also a factor.

My last guess is that OP is mostly doing guess work here and talking out of his butt. He has the achievement but he's not sure how at all.

And yet some of us are reporting doing everything you said in up to 8 playthroughs, without unlocking the achievement, so you're obviously missing something.

Did you try giving Bullet the 3 treats at different times in each run? You say you don't think it matters, so you're not sure? Do you just play constantly spamming LB or do you actually always use the "Stay here/Heel" prompt that doesn't seem to be working that well? Have you read those messages from the Vet each time? Have you let him growl at monsters or have you killed every monster very fast so he wouldn't have to, maybe telling him to "Sit" a bit behind so he wouldn't have to be scared? Did you use the cart to go to the Shed and Camp B or did you walk with him? Have you ever used the "Go fetch" prompt at all so he would try and bring you back a collectible? If not, why aren't you mentioning not to attempt this in a "Garbage Man" run? And there are times that Bullet goes by himself to bring you back tapes, right? What did you do for those if he never left your side? Do you know where the tapes are and do you grab them yourself? If so where are they? Right now I could summarize your guide in 2 lines of text. It's not helping.

I have nothing against you personally mate, I don't want you to think that, but I'm so done with users creating half-assed "guides" just to be first, seconds after unlocking an achievement by luck, or sometimes even without having it unlocked at all. It's become common practice on this site, and we follow because we trust the guy, and waste hours or days of time. If your guide isn't perfect and you're not 100% sure of the facts, at the very least say so in red letters at the beginning instead of saying it's "buggy". It's not buggy, we just don't know all the factors.

Yeah, all these comments can make it a bit confusing. I just finished my 3rd play-through and got the achievement. This is what I did, basically followed what OP wrote:

- Destroy all the totems. I did them all, followed a guide. It doesn't seem to matter to do this asap. A few occasions I was close, bullet was crying and barking, and took a while for me to find it.
- I also knocked over those pile of rocks with a totem or what is it called? Bullet seems to be afraid of those as well. I think there are about 2 or 3 of those during the game, not sure if this counts or not.
- I killed all the monsters, not sure if it matters or not.
- I only petted bullet a few times, maybe 10 times total, not more. A few times when he brought me something, and just random at some spots in different chapters.
- Never told bullet off
- I didn't constantly spam the LB button to keep him close. I did it often though, but not a lot. He is usually close by anyways.
- I didn't sent him under the tree in ch13. Some people say it doesn't matter, but better safe than sorry..
- I kept holding him in ch14 until I passed out.
- I gave him the 3 snacks throughout the game. Around the time when I ended up at the campsite again.
- Never called the vet.
- I had the "become carver" ending (so bad ending?) with this 3rd play-through.
- I did not collect all the garbage in this run, already did that in a previous run.

Ok, hope it helps.

I am going to echo previous statements that this achievement is either heavily dependent on breaking the totems or - more likely - just plain glitchy AF. I already unlocked it in my first play-through per the guidelines laid out in the walk-through, but I thought, for research's sake, I'd try to get the "good dog" ending on my "Break The Cycle" play-through as well.

Repeating all the same steps I did the first time around (with the exception of breaking the totems) I got Bullet's bad ending, where he growls and leaves you to die. I never once reprimanded him, showered him with pets at every opportunity, ordered him to stay close through the whole game, didn't send him into the tree, exhausted all veterinarian phone calls, comforted him whenever a totem was present, carried him through the entire ravine, and gave him all treats by the end of the game. Hearing that others have done significantly less than that and managed to get the "good dog" ending pretty much confirms it's glitched. So yeah, definitely take the walk-through's advice and get this on your "Become Carver" play-through, because it's not a guaranteed pop.

I got this without breaking any totems and without killing anyone. Fed him treats throughout each chapter and petted him for abt 25 times through out the play though. Didn’t send him under tree on chapter 13 and carried him for 5 mins on chapter 14 before passing out. Collected 4 dog tags as well. The boy came and sat next to me in endgame scene and achievement unlocked.

Damn it, I sent it to the tree, I thought it was part of the story and I didn't want to spoil myself, I hope I'm lucky, thanks for your guide.No cheevo :(

i Miss once when it bring sth to me.
will it issue the achievement?

All this time and we still don't know exactly what triggers this.

I got this on my blind playthrough today, doing these:

-Only used "Stay Close" 2 times during the whole game
-randomly broke/picked up totems and collectible items I came across
-Only called Jess and VA office
-pet and gave him snacks 3 times during the whole game at random points
-sometimes he was way far away from me scared and howling
-killed every monster I came across
-didn't send him under the tree
-carried him all the way in the loop
-scold him once
-used Seek around 10 times
-used the minecart to get to camps all the way

I got without breaking any totems, however i gave the dog all the 10 snacks and every time he gave me a item i would pet him. Also i did pet him for half an hour just to make sure everything would be ok. And it did.

I had 8 snacks left at the end and got it. When the guide on here said to give the dog a snack and that it should hopefully be your final one in your inventory, my heart sank. But still unlocked.

Some people feed and pet the dog a lot and don't get it. Some only do it twice and get it. Who knows?

My last cut scene I was becoming carver and the dog came out and looked at me from a distance and then walked off. The text said he was later found not in the greatest shape, but survived.

2 years later i finally got it
I pet him for everything
Gave him snacks for every item
I just broke some totems
Hebwas always on my side
Walked the 5mins with him

That’s frustrating. I did all of that except for the dog walk in chapter 14 my first time through. Because it looped the area three times I thought I had to drop him to continue.

I saw a friend play this and he sent the dog into the tree in chap 13 and accidently scolded him once and got this unlocked. I did all of the above but did send him into the tree and didnt unlock it :/ it may be buggy i feel.

I had such a strong feeling that the grave above the campsite was going to be for Bullet, especially with the note that's written on it. Alas, I can't go up to the grave at the 4th campsite.

Oh well, back to the sawmill to see if the tree makes a difference.

I got it 3hr after the solution i made it seems real buggy, it is much easier to get it in the bad ending rather than good but the only real difference is that bullet will sadly look at you then walk away rather than bark at you then run off. I did not visit the grave at all during my run.

I definitely done this already and it hasn't popped for me. Ill try again today.

I petted him about 30 times, never scolded him, fed him all the treats, accidentally sent him into the tree and carried him the whole way and got the achievement.

1st play through I broke all the totems sent him into the trees carried him till I passed out and pet every time he brought me something.
2nd time broke all the totems didn't send him into the trees put him down and feed 2 treats
Still nothing.
So I'm looking at another play through maybe 2 more

when the achievement is unlocked? at the moment or finishing the game?

^ ^ ^ After the final cut scene, just as the credits start. ^ ^ ^
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Thanks for the tips!

TA: *Uploads Blair Witch achievements*
Everyone: "Nice, EZ 1000G"
Everyone: *On their 4th playthrough still some left to unlock*
and I just noticed that star (*) looks so much like the witch's symbol OMG

Well with a effective guide you could probably finish in 2 playthroughs

ok thanks SpeciallyTDerp

I mentioned when you get the achievement in my guide. if anyone has any better tips hit me up and i will post them. As of yet i'm not sure what else could possibly affect this achievement,
SoulyTheDude i have done the full game 8 times now i think but that's just me toughing it out trying to help others out effectively.

Even though I've seen the dog at the end of every playthrough, and they tell me what happens to him, I still apparently don't know what happens to him.

Oh. Maybe because I'm DEAD.

I really expected this to be like Last Transmission. This POS is the only thing I have left. On to full play #6.

^yup he just strolled on by my dying body....and nothing. Bad doggy 😂 but seriously, this is getting kinda ridiculous. Doesn’t help there are so many unintentionally tedious parts littered throughout the game.

To elaborate i got the good dog version of the bad ending, the one where he sadly looks at you then walks off after you become carver. I can't confirm if getting the ending where bullet sits with you until you die gets you this cheevo but if you can confirm that tell me and i will edit my guide.

I gave him only two treats, petted him when he found something, stayed close and carried him all the way through the end part. I basically treated him like a dog and nothing more

I'm also having lots of problems with this achievement. I have seen him at every ending that I've seen. Also how can you get a good ending of you destroy the totems? I'm on # 7

^thats what im trying to get clarification on as well. Can we run through it killing monsters and destroying things and still get this? Essentially get the "bad" ending and still get this? Id like to hope so as it is becoming increasingly tedious lol any help would be much appreciated!

To answer the above questions:
I got this achievement with the bad ending.

I'm trying again now

What is the dog ending then ? He has survived every play through and ended up at the Shannons on multiple playthroughs with and without the kid being found alive or dead?

So I got the one where overal story good ending and with dog he slowly walked away looking at me sad like. This didn’t pop them cheevo. Honestly the whole good,bad,bad good is confusing the hell outta me lol

I got this cheevo from my first good dog run being the bad ending, the one where he looks at you sadly instead of barking after becoming carver, you can find all 4 endings easily on youtube if you wanna see for yourself but this should work with either of the good variations. a few people have said to me that it has not unlocked after getting the good endings and others have had it work with no problem. that's why i put a bug warning.

I just don't get it. 8 playthroughs and I can't get it.

I dont know what i am doing wrong -.-

The messages from the vet are there from the start of the game.

I did 3 2hr runs only doing what i said and achieved the good dog bad end every time Asturgis, people are still trying to fine tune this achievement, i didn't mention the vet msgs as Homunculus Fury stated they are there from the start. if i treated bullet well i got the good dog end everytime by keeping close, petting, don't let monsters get close to him, obviously break totems quick. if i treated him bad etc: ignoring him at any time, not petting, not breaking totems, not killing monsters quick, and not keeping him 2 feet away at all times i got the bad dog end unsurprisingly.

Just came here to say I literally speed run thru the game, going only for the pacifist and good ending achievement and it gave me the achievement for this, I even left Bullet instead of doing the 5 minute loop and I also never pet him or gave him any attention at all. Kind of random if you ask me.

From the comments it seems rather random. I appreciate the solution for giving a general idea on what to try.

I petted him regularly (every 10 minutes or so, especially if he was scared or had brought me something) gave all 3 treats throughout the game (whenever I returned to the campsite, if that matters), walked past the tree/cave without sending him in and obviously didn't abandon him in the ravine. I also destroyed every totem I could (did this at the same time as my collectible run) and killed every enemy I could. Got the bad ending, Bullet walks off sadly, achievement unlocked

I called the vet too just in case...

The spree of players saying they did everything several times and no achievement yet others are doing next to nothing and getting it is strange and a bit annoying. I made my solution as a general guide as their was and still is no others in it's place, but cheers for the feedback.

Funky Monkee that is pretty much the optimal run for getting this cheevo and very close to how i did my runs with the same good dog end results everytime, good to hear.

I got this achievement on my 1st run and am not sure how. I didn't call the vet, didn't even know that was a thing you could do.

I used all of my treats in my play through. I used 1 at the beginning of the game, one after chapter 8 and 1 after he yelps when I sent him into the tree during chapter 13. I would pet him all of the time and would constantly tell him to stay close when he would start to wonder off. (And of course not put him down during the endless walking segment).

@josh3107 interesting that you sent him into the tree and still got it. I feel like petting him often is the most important thing but I can't prove it. On my first playthrough I petted him every now and then, and didn't get it. When going for this and petting him a lot more, I saw other petting animations (e.g him rolling on the floor or licking Ellis) that I never saw on my first playthrough. If the game operates on a point system, I wonder if you can game it by simply petting him over and over (e.g 50 times) to boost it. I don't think its buggy though, just obtuse. The cutscene of him walking away sadly at the end is very distinct and should net you the achievement

I wonder if it's just the petting and dog treats?

I'm going to do just the petting and the treats on my garbage man run. See what happens

I got this by petting occasionally (normally after he brought me something) and feeding him the treats randomly. Destroyed all totems as I was on a photo run but not sure if that matters.

I also used LB moderately often but only when I ran ahead of him. Didn't send him in to the tree and carried him until I passed out.

still no confirmed way to get this? sigh

Here's my addition...

I did the steps mentioned by Leebbullough,
-Broke the totems that scared him.
-Called him back when he walked off.
-Patted him after finding / bringing something.
-Didn't send him into the tree (what's in there anyway?)
-Carried him

The only extra thing I did was when using the rail to get to the sawmill I checked on him (There appears to be three different prompts).

Maybe helped maybe didn't but it got me mine. I was on run number three.

SGR

So I got this on my 3rd play.... on which i got all the picture, the 6dog tags, I broke all the things as was getting the pic's.. I gave him 2 treats and petted him now and then(more only when finding an item and bring it to me). i walked with bullet untill i passed out... and at the end I got bad ending and bullet looked at me and walked off..... and then pop just be4 credits started..... I'm reading above people r not sure what is triggering It... could it be the dog tags ???

I sort of overlooked this achievement thinking it was part of a good/bad playthrough. Ended up costing me an extra run, luckily no more than that. Anyway, I focused on keeping the dog close to me at all times, and interacting with him a lot more overall (seek, keep close, stay and pet of course). I made a backup save at the start of Ch14 in case I would have to spam pets to boost affinity as a last resort -- luckily it never came to that.

Thanks to everyone who posted their 2 cents! +1

I followed Squall545 walkthrough to achieve Bullet's conquest in the same gameplay of catching all the collectibles.

Damn i forgot to mention that i did not collect any dog tags or any other unnecessary collectables for that matter, but they may still be a factor.

Awesome guide, thank you very much, i finally got this goddamn achievement!

I think this is just a glitchy POS achievement. My first playthrough, I fed all the treats, pet constantly, called Bullet back to my side constantly, destroyed the totems, didn't send him into the cave, didn't set him down after he was hurt, and I got the good dog ending. Didn't pop. Third playthrough, I did all the same things and periodically called the vet on top of it, got the same ending, and it popped that time. But others have gotten it to pop without calling the vet so I don't see how that could've been what made the difference.

Is this possible to get this one and break the cycle at once? I already did 2 playthroughs and even though I just got pacifist and did everything perfect with the dog It didn’t unlock. Now, that I’m about to try a third one and it’s recommended to break totems for the dog and leave them for break the cycle I was wondering, as I would like to avoid 2 others complete plays for those lasts 2.

@ParadoxReal8 Yeah you can get both on 1 playthrough, they should both unlock if you manage a good dog good ending run which can be done but that is an rng mess it seems, I took a playthrough each for break the cycle and last goodbye personally as it's much safer and easier that way. thanks for the compliment on your pm.

Can confirm that you do not need to break any totems to get this. I was able to get Break the Cycle, Pacifist, and Last Goodbye all on one playthrough using the strategies provided in the walkthrough.

as i said somewhere else on ta you can still get the good ending even with some kills and totem breaks there seems to be a point system for humane acts against rage, killing and breaking totems, and then there is the game tracking some kind of bullet affection points so the good dog good ending is some sweet spot between all of the acts, humane, bullet, rage.
it reminds me of the weird mix of ending requirements in layers of dark where i did the exact same thing for 2 runs and got different endings at one point.

They are almost exactly the same i'll summarise quickly, the good and bad ending both have 2 variations depending on bullet affection. the bad dog bad ending is where after becoming carver bullet barks twice at you then runs off, the good dog bad ending is bullet slowing walking away then he looks sadly at Ellis after he becomes carver then continues walking away. the bad dog good ending is where after you fall down dying after carver stabs you bullet will walk past Ellis and give a little growl as he dies, the good dog good ending is tricky to get and its where bullet sits with you until you die. he always gets to the Shannons house and never dies. to add the kid being stabbed dead or being found after walking for 3 days is anyone's guess. on my 2nd playthrough he was alive and the 3rd dead both having been bad dog bad endings.

Alright so, I just got the achievement first try and I'll tell you everything I did in my run.

first of all, I did call the vet at the beginning. I gave all 3 treats to Bullet before chapter 5. I destroyed all the totems. I found all the garbage, pics, dolls and notes. I did use "Seek" option many times. at chapter 8, I noticed he gets so far left behind so I used "Stay close" until the end since there(I think this is one of the major impacts for Bullet's good/bad behavior). also, the game warns you at the beginning to stay close to Bullet for your mental health. so It's probably the same for Bullet. I pet him around 20 times (when he brought me something and after I destroyed a totem) I never scolded him. only once told him to stay outside of the Sawmill while I searched inside. I DID NOT kill any enemy.(pacifist run) didn't tell him to go under the tree at chapter 13. did the 5 minutes loop with him and I got the bad ending with him walking away from me sadly.
I don't remember all of the game If anyone has a question about a specific part of the game, ask me.

EDIT: also I didn't use the mine cart to get to Maintenance shed and camp B. I think collecting the garbage has a good impact on Bullet's behavior. anyone can confirm?

I finally got this on my 3rd playthrough. I followed the main guidelines of many of the people who commented. I'll put my 2 cents in and just list what actions I took:
1. Any time Bullet brought me something, I petted him when given the chance. And periodically I would pet him too just because. I never scolded him at all.
2. I used up all the doggie treats by Chapter 8 (?). My final one given after I fixed the logging machine and about to get on the train to the sawmill.
3. I did call the vet 3 times. (I think that may be important as I didn't do that on my first playthrough)
4. I checked on Bullet on the train cart 3 times (whenever he would whimper).
5. I didn't tell him to go into the evil tree, nor did I put him down during the 'carry him in the loop' part.
6. I did tell him to 'Stay Close' quite a bit. Especially when there were monsters around.
7. I only destroyed the totems where he started to whine and bark and point towards. And there are two 'totems'/piles of rock he barks at that I kicked over too. I think those are important.
8. I played an almost 'Pacifist' playthrough avoiding the monsters so he wouldn't get upset. I killed only one on the train cart. He growled at monsters but that was it. I walked and didn't run when monsters were around so he would stay close. Otherwise I did run to stay close to him when he was fetching something.

I played it as 'keep Bullet as calm and close as possible' and it popped for me last night.

Just for reference, I got this achievement the first time I tried/went for it.

What I did:
I pet bullet all the time. I did 3/4 times after every key event or everytime he hands me an item.

I broke every totem (including the ones in the house after bullet is gone)

I didn’t make bullet run into the tree

Walked the full 4-5 minutes in the ditch

Didn’t reprimand him a single time

I gave bullet 2 snacks after every key event or cutscene.

I spammed stay close and called him back to me almost every damned second

I constantly checked on him in the rail car with lb.

I also had 2 snacks left that I never gave him.

In the end I got the bad ending for breaking all the totems (even though I ran pacifist) and I got this achievement for bullet. Hope I helped somebody