Call of Duty: WWII

Call of Duty: WWII

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Distinguished Service

Distinguished Service

Complete the game on Veteran difficulty.

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How to unlock the Distinguished Service achievement in Call of Duty: WWII - Definitive Guide

Before you start each mission you need to manually select Veteran difficulty, as it will not continue on Veteran.

There are 11 missions in total.

A few quick tips I've learned:
1. Take your time. Your platoon will kill enemies too, and enemies are not infinite spawning.
2. Smoke grenades. Smoke grenades are amazing in this game as they blind the enemy. If you are ever under heavy fire and trapped in a position, throw a smoke grenade and advance to a new position.
3. Manage your health. Health does not auto-regenerate this year, you need health packs. After clearing out an area check for any health packs and always try and keep your health above half.
4. Use your teammates. This year you are able to use your teammates to give you ammo/health/mortar attacks/grenade refills/enemy scouting. Use all of these to your advantage as often as you can.
5. Use cover wisely. If you crouch near a wall or a car and hold the cn_LT to aim you will pop out allowing you to shoot, and as soon as you let go of the cn_LT you will be back in cover.
6. Don't get flanked. There are a lot of close quarters encounters in this campaign. Make sure you slowly work your way through, don't rush ahead of the enemies as you will get pinned down and shot from behind.

I've also made a video for EACH mission of the campaign on veteran, so if you are stuck in a particular section or want to prepare yourself I would recommend using them:












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anyone had a glitch with this achievement? ive selected veteran every time and when i look back on each level it says completed on veteran with every single one, but i have not got this achievement after completing the game !
any help anyone ?
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By PowerlordR1 on 06 Nov 2017 09:45
PowerlordR1 Did you check under your listed 'cheevos to see if it unlocked without appearing on screen?
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By Marine1Ten on 06 Nov 2017 16:54
I have this glitch also, done every level on veteran and it didnt pop...
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By Ross89b on 06 Nov 2017 18:31
In regards to the above, started the last level on recruit and it unlocked after the cut scenes.
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By Ross89b on 06 Nov 2017 18:38
Are you sure you need to select Veteran difficulty before every mission? I haven't been doing this and it still feels like I'm playing on Veteran.
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By MrsPawwws on 06 Nov 2017 22:43
Regarding my above question, I checked my progress on the missions I've done so far and they have all been completed on veteran difficulty. So I don't think you have to manually set your difficulty before each mission, in case this was freaking anyone else out as well.
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By MrsPawwws on 07 Nov 2017 00:51
As far as I can tell, there is no auto-aim, and no hitmarkers when playing on Veteran. You learn this pretty quickly, but it's relevant information.
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By CR4SHED on 07 Nov 2017 21:29
thanks ross will try that
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By PowerlordR1 on 08 Nov 2017 10:56
It worked ! how random
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By PowerlordR1 on 09 Nov 2017 09:50
i really hate these difficulty achievements, you can't even look out slowly to check as they hit you like they are snipers, bad idea not having regenerating health as half the time you need a health pack the guy giving them out is on the other side of the area, and with the amount of cheap shots you get hit with you go through the health packs too easy, and on certain chapters the first aid guy isn't there at all, they should have stuck with regenerating health.
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By JPG30 on 11 Nov 2017 17:02
One thing I've found that helps a lot is farming the machine guns. If you mount the gun with X you can get it off the bipod with D-pad left and take it with you.

In most cases there's two to four machine guns clustered together. Grab one of them and change weapons to drop it on the floor, then rinse and repeat with the other mounted MGs to use the ones on the floor to ammo up.

Also, @JPG30: welcome to CoD classic/CoD 2. With all the friendly AI abilities and the way the game throws healthpacks every-fucking-where, WW2 is still near the bottom of the list of most difficult veteran campaigns in the series.
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By Mobius Evalon on 11 Nov 2017 18:09
finished it now, veteran unlocked straight away so no glitch for me, hill 493 was brutal for me.
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By JPG30 on 12 Nov 2017 22:17
***UPDATE***
After doing the glitch for all the mission you will NOT get the achievement. You need to do one more glitch and that is to now start every game on “Veteran” but only to the very first checkpoint or till you have controller over your player. Then “Quit” then mission and repeat for all the missions and it will pop up as soon as you get the first checkpoint on the last mission. Keep in mind this last part takes only 5-10 mins but it is need to get the achievements with the glitch if you don’t want to complete it yourself.
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By Notorious Eyes on 12 Nov 2017 22:40
It sounds like it's a lot easier to just play the game on veteran.
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By Mobius Evalon on 13 Nov 2017 01:05
^ Yup, playing the whole game on veteran is definitely a lot easier than playing it on recruit. roll
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By NutriWhip on 14 Nov 2017 12:23
Can you do this couch coop and still get the achev??
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By Chad Wilburn on 17 Nov 2017 16:55
It's definitely a lot less of a hassle trying to get some glitch to workdance
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By IN YO FACE 86 on 18 Nov 2017 16:27
It'll be faster not to use the glitch.
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By zI Conceited Iz on 25 Nov 2017 15:15
Faster? Doubtful. Just do the glitch step by step and ur done. Silly people saying easier to play on veteran and wont take as long. Lmfao. Give me a break.
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By on 01 Dec 2017 19:31
Glitch still works with latest patch. I rushed through campaign in 4 hours including starting every level again on veteran and quitting out after the first checkpoint/cutscene.
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By FranconianX on 02 Dec 2017 12:23
How in the hell are you supposed to get the second thermite charge on the tank without dying? I throw the smokes, I run to the tank, I hold X and watch the entire animation play of me dropping the charge in the hole, and then I die anyway in the middle of a damn scripted scene. What kind of BS is this
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By AgentOfAbyss on 18 Dec 2017 14:28
You're supposed to be invincible when dropping the thermite on it. That reason is the only reason I was able to complete Hill 493 on veteran, because despite what the solutions say the enemies spawn infinitely at the end of that level.
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By Mobius Evalon on 18 Dec 2017 18:30
I picked this up yesterday from Redbox, so I don't know how often the game is updated, but I followed the glitch guide and it still works as of 12/18.
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By Mathachew on 19 Dec 2017 01:59
Any tips on how to do the glitch on the first mission? I'm trying on the checkpoint after blowing the last cannon on a barn, but every time I do the glitch, it restart the mission entirely, doesn't matter how fast I am.
Already did the glitch on every mission but the first.

Edit: I had to do it on a different checkpoint ato work and play it to the end.
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By Tropoebus on 27 Feb 2018 18:32
Veteran glitch is a great time saver
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By Seitzz on 19 Dec 2018 23:52
I pressed lower difficulty instead of last checkpoint right before the end on mission 6 (for me the hardest mission) I'm fkin done.
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By ditisem on 22 Jan 2019 15:43
Make sure you don’t make the same mistake as me and only compete the final checkpoint on Veteran with the glitch. Just went back and played the first checkpoint of every level on Veteran and achievement popped. Glitch still works
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By Dan B 697 on 12 Nov 2019 08:30
Glitch still works for anyone taking advantage of the current sales like myself. You can start each mission in veteran, then as soon as you have control of your character lower the difficulty to recruit. Complete the mission to the last checkpoint, doing the miscellaneous stuff as you progress then do the glitch. This saves you from replaying the missions over again and it means you can do pretty much every campaign achievement with 1 playthrough. The only thing you might need to do is grind out ability achievements
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By LordSmorc on 31 Dec 2019 23:34
Appreciate the guide but definitely some inaccuracies with it.

A few quick tips I've learned:
"1. Take your time. Your platoon will kill enemies too, and enemies are not infinite spawning."

I would just remove that from the guide entirely, plenty of occasions where this is 100% incorrect (most of the time). The only time your teammates will help is when you're flying the plane towards the end of the campaign. You can actually go through that without doing anything yourself.

I appreciate the video guides tho as I referred to them a couple times.
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By Whats a Chundy on 30 Aug 2020 19:52
I've received a few messages from people about my comment, so I'll properly explain how to do the glitch. YOU DO NOT HAVE TO PLAY THROUGH THE ENTIRE GAME ON VETERAN. Doing the glitch and playing through the missions on Recruit is miles easier than trying to play through the game on Veteran. Doing the glitch also means you don't have to replay missions for miscellaneous achievements, as some of them are next to impossible to do if you try doing them on a "legit" Veteran playthrough of the game. I did the glitch in December 2019, the game hasn't had updates for a while and there's unlikely to ever be any updates/patches for the game (the last DLC was released in 2018). Even if there are any patches, it's extremely unlikely they're going to patch anything relating to the campaign.

The glitch is essentially the same as the glitch for MW Remastered, with an extra step. In MW Remastered you only need to complete the final checkpoint of each mission on Veteran, whereas for WWII you need to complete both the first and final checkpoint of each mission on Veteran. I'm not sure why this is, it's just what I found when I played the game. If you've already tried doing the MWR glitch after reading some of the above comments and not gotten the achievement, the chances are that you've not played through the first checkpoints of each mission. In that case, load up each campaign mission on VETERAN and play until you see checkpoint reached. You can then save and quit and repeat this for all the missions, which should only take you 15 or so minutes.

Onto the glitch:

1) Load up whatever mission on VETERAN. Play through the mission until you see checkpoint reached. Normally this is right at the start of the mission when you first gain control of your character, however you might have to move a little or engage in some gunfights. Do not do step 2 until you see checkpoint reached appear on your screen.
2) After you've seen checkpoint reached, pause the game and lower difficulty. Each time you lower the difficulty it will lower the difficulty once, so you need to go into the menu and lower the difficulty 3 times to end up on Recruit (Veteran - Hardened - Regular - Recruit)
3) Continue playing through the mission on Recruit, doing any miscellaneous achievements and grabbing mementos/doing heroic actions on the way. If you miss anything you can die and reset checkpoints as much as you like, you'll still be playing on Recruit difficulty.
4) When you get to the last checkpoint of the mission, save and quit. Note, it doesn't have to be exactly the last checkpoint, it's just the more you do on Recruit the less you have to do on Veteran which makes it easier. If you're not sure where exactly the last checkpoint is on a mission, there's normally a big gunfight or escape sequence at the end of the mission. You can also skip to the end of the video guides to have a rough idea of what happens at the end of each mission. The important thing here is that you don't accidentally complete the mission on Recruit, as then you'll have to do the entire mission again to do the last checkpoint on Veteran.
5) After saving and quitting the game, do the glitch the same way you would do it for other COD games. Load up the same campaign mission and select Veteran difficulty. It will ask if you want to restart the mission, select yes. Whilst the mission is loading up, dashboard and force quit the game. Load the game back up, go onto the campaign and hit Y to resume the campaign from the last checkpoint. You'll now be at the same point in the mission on Veteran.
6) Complete the mission on Veteran.

Once you've done this for every mission, you will have almost every campaign achievement with 1 playthrough of the game. The only thing you might have left to do is using the abilities (which is an easy grind). Anyone can do this glitch, the game is extremely easy on Recruit and you'll be familiar with the glitch if you've played other COD games like WaW or MW Remastered.
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By LordSmorc on 01 Oct 2020 14:23
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I can confirm that the 2nd option of running thru each mission to the first CP still works. I had done the last CP glitch on the entire campaign and didn't know about the 1st CP having to be on veteran. Took me about 40 minutes to run thru each mission on Veteran to the first CP. As the cut scene was about to end and the game started on the last mission, the achievement popped. Thank you.
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By Furr E Nuts on 03 Oct 2020 15:29
Is there any reason this doesn´t work for last mission Rhine? I tried it 10 time and it restart mission each time doesn´t matter how quick I quit after restart mission on veteran...
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By New xDante1986 on 11 Jun 2022 19:52
Glitches still work in 2022. I just had to start mission 1 on veteran to get it to pop toast
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By MasterCheeks117 on 02 Jul 2022 04:38
Glitches still work in 2022. I just had to start mission 1 on veteran to get it to pop toast
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By MasterCheeks117 on 02 Jul 2022 04:39
is there a list out there that tells you what points the final checkpoints are?
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By HiddenMissile on 27 Dec 2022 23:26
i can CONFIRM the vet glitch does NOT work on the Series x. it just loads way too quick to be able to do it so had to switch back to old xbox one
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By II Dish II on 19 Jan 2023 17:56
It does work on Series X, i'm currently doing the veteran glitch now.
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By HumidTube35 on 16 Feb 2023 23:03
You people are pathetic to be using glitches to not play the game legit from start to finish without using exploits. 🤦
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By sR Homixide on 02 Dec 2023 03:55
Just play the game on veteran. It's not thaaaat hard. Just make sure you do a Recruit run with all the misc achievements and collectibles first and do the veteran run to enjoy a truly great game the way it was intended.
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By Eric Filtro on 03 Jan 2024 20:20
Yooooooooooo THE “VETERAN” GLITCH WORKS!!! It’s the same glitch that went viral for COD MW Remastered. Where you start the mission on Recruit and complete then mission all the way up to the last “Checkpoint” then “Quit” (it will save your last chekcpoint). Then go to mission select and pick the same mission BUT this time load it up on “Veteran” (it will ask you to restart mission, say YES) then IMMEDIATELY after you press YES.....QUIT the whole game on to the dashboard. Then reload the game. Go to missions. Then press “Y” ( Xbox only). It will bring you back the you last checkpoint.....on VETERAN. Complete the mission and you will see that it says you beat it on Veteran. HAPPY HUNTING!

***Y is to resume your previous game aka your last checkpoint but on Veteran instead of Recruite.
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By Notorious Eyes on 11 Nov 2017 19:22
Man, played the entire game legit and wouldn't pop. Restarted game a few times, restarted console... waited 30min... still didn't pop.... until I forced it by going to the achievement and click on "Go to official club".
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By Dr Marty on 15 May 2022 18:14
Again another COD game like MW3 where I complete legit and it doesn’t pop, I have even redone D-Day on veteran getting missing moments hoping that would pop it like I did on MW3, but no luck.
Anyone else having issues getting the achievement to pop?
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By DJ RJester on 05 Dec 2023 09:08
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Figured I'd make my own guide since a couple of people have confirmed my method works. YOU DO NOT HAVE TO PLAY THROUGH THE ENTIRE GAME ON VETERAN. There is a glitch in this game that is very similar to the glitch on Modern Warfare Remastered, which means you can play the vast majority of the game on Recruit and only play specific sections on Veteran. There is inevitably a lot of text in this guide, however don't let that put you off as the glitch is extremely simple to do. If you want to get straight into how to do the glitch, skip the next couple of paragraphs and read the numbered instructions further down. If you're already familiar with the MW Remastered Veteran glitch, there's a TL;DR at the bottom of the guide. If you have no idea what glitch I'm talking about, continue reading on.

Doing the glitch and playing through the missions on Recruit is miles easier than trying to play through the game on Veteran. Doing the glitch also means you don't have to replay missions for miscellaneous achievements, as some of them are next to impossible to do if you try doing them on a "legit" Veteran playthrough of the game. I did the glitch myself in December 2019, and the person I know to have most recently performed this glitch successfully got this achievement in October 2020. The game hasn't had updates for a while and there's unlikely to ever be any updates/patches for the game (the last DLC was released in 2018). Even if there are any patches, it's extremely unlikely they're going to patch anything relating to the campaign.

The glitch is essentially the same as the glitch for MW Remastered, with an extra step. In MW Remastered you only need to complete the final checkpoint of each mission on Veteran, whereas for WWII you need to complete both the first and final checkpoint of each mission on Veteran. I'm not sure why this is, it's just what I found when I played the game. If you've already tried doing the MWR glitch after reading some of the comments on the other guide(s) and not gotten the achievement, the chances are that you've not played through the first checkpoints of each mission. In that case, load up each campaign mission on VETERAN and play until you see checkpoint reached. You can then save and quit and repeat this for all the missions, which should only take you 15 or so minutes.

Onto the glitch:

1) Load up whatever mission on VETERAN, or if this is your first playthrough select a new game on Veteran. Play through the mission until you see checkpoint reached. Normally this is right at the start of the mission when you first gain control of your character, however you might have to move a little or engage in some gunfights. Do not do step 2 until you see checkpoint reached appear on your screen.
2) After you've seen checkpoint reached, pause the game and lower difficulty. Each time you lower the difficulty it will lower the difficulty once, so you need to go into the menu and lower the difficulty 3 times to end up on Recruit (Veteran - Hardened - Regular - Recruit)
3) Continue playing through the mission on Recruit, doing any miscellaneous achievements and grabbing mementos/doing heroic actions on the way. If you miss anything you can die and reset checkpoints as much as you like, you'll still be playing on Recruit difficulty.
4) When you get to the last checkpoint of the mission, save and quit. Note, it doesn't have to be exactly the last checkpoint, it's just the more you do on Recruit the less you have to do on Veteran which makes it easier. If you're not sure where exactly the last checkpoint is on a mission, there's normally a big gunfight or escape sequence at the end of the mission. The important thing here is that you don't accidentally complete the mission on Recruit, as then you'll have to do the entire mission again to do the last checkpoint on Veteran.
5) After saving and quitting the game, do the glitch the same way you would do it for other COD games. Load up the same campaign mission and select Veteran difficulty. It will ask if you want to restart the mission and lose all current progress, select yes. Whilst the mission is loading up, dashboard and force quit the game. Load the game back up, go onto the campaign and hit cn_Y to resume the campaign from the last checkpoint. You'll now be at the same point in the mission on Veteran.
6) Complete the mission on Veteran.

Once you've done this for every mission, you will have almost every campaign achievement with 1 playthrough of the game. The only thing you might have left to do is using the abilities (which is an easy grind). This glitch is super easy to do, and it makes the completion of this game possible for anyone willing to put in the time. If you're still reading, thanks for checking out my guide! If you leave a negative, please state why so I can improve the solution.

TL;DR - Do the same glitch you do for MWR, then spend 10-15 minutes starting up each mission again on Veteran and playing through until you first see Checkpoint Reached. You can save and quit after hitting the first checkpoint on Veteran, there's no need to fully complete the mission.

EDIT: I've had a few people message me saying this doesn't work on the Series X/S. This does still work on the Xbox One, so if you're having problems either try this on the One or use the other solution to go through the levels legit.
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Tried this 4 times on the first mission. Instead of loading me back into the checkpoint on Veteran, it puts me back at the start on Veteran cry
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By CriticalRespawn on 08 Nov 2022 23:45
I can't see them patching it with how old the game is. Definitely worked for me as that's how I got the achievement, it's as if the game is only checking for the first and last checkpoints and not anything in between. I'll try doing this on a dummy account at some point, might not be until later in the week though.
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By LordSmorc on 09 Nov 2022 12:54
I'll give it another go this weekend but yeah, I'd be surprised if it's patched too! Do let me know how you get on if you manage to check it smile
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By CriticalRespawn on 12 Nov 2022 21:20
I've had the same problem with the first mission 'D-Day' where it restarts the mission entirely. However, every other mission in the campaign has worked.
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By HumidTube35 on 16 Feb 2023 23:05
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Veteran is the hardest difficulty in the game. This difficulty is available to play on from the very start; however, playing on an easier difficulty first time around makes some of the mission-related trophies much easier to obtain. If you have already completed the campaign on a lower difficulty, you can just pick off the missions in any order when replaying them on Veteran.

Some general tips for completing the campaign on Veteran difficulty:

Always Use Cover - Even on a lower difficulty this should always be a routine strategy for damage limitation. This is the case even more so for playing on Veteran, not only because you'll be killed very quickly when out in the open but also because your health doesn't automatically regenerate. Therefore take your time when faced with enemies and try to peak over cover when possible so you can pinpoint their positions, though also be wary of enemy grenades that may be thrown when static behind cover. Patience is a virtue.

Utilise All Support - Every mission will provide you with various optional support from your squad-mates, such as being able to request ammo and grenades. Grenades (both frag and smoke) are especially useful at harder difficulties as they'll help clear out enemies and/or buy you time without the need to expend any of your ammo. Enemy spotting (request from Pierson) is also very useful, the ability to have all nearby enemies highlighted makes your job a lot easier in following their movements and taking them out. It goes without saying that you should always be requesting First Aid Kits when available.

First Aid Kit Management - As an extension from the previous tips, your health doesn't automatically regenerate in this Call of Duty. Your only means of regaining health is by using First Aid Kits, which can only be obtained from either Zussman or by finding them around the map/dropped by killed enemies. Though it's recommended to always request a First Aid Kit from Zussman where possible, it's also just as important not to be wasteful with them. If you find yourself using several First Aid Kits in one section of a mission, it's better to just restart from your last checkpoint and try a better run than progress to the next checkpoint with next-to-no health and no supplies left. Leaving yourself in that position will make it incredibly hard to progress and as a last resort could force you to restart the entire mission.

Scavenge - Your squad-mates aren't the only means of replenishing your supplies. Not only can you pick up enemy guns when killed - which can be a life saver - but you can also find First Aid Kits dotted around in missions that will help greatly. Also look out for any ammo crates lying around the map. Be observant of your surroundings and pick up anything that will be of use to you, don't solely rely on the weapons you start with.

Stealth - Whilst there are trophies linked to approaching levels in such a play-style anyway, it's highly recommended you maintain a stealth approach for as long as possible in missions where it's a viable option. It's going to make Veteran that little bit more easier if you can progress through sections of a mission without taking a single bullet and therefore losing no health.

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we start the game on the easiest difficulty level or any other difficulty level that is comfortable for you, reach the last checkpoint and exit the game with saving, then select the same chapter => start over => veteran difficulty level, as soon as the chapter starts loading, immediately close the game via the PS button. Launch the game again and click continue playing. The game will start from the last checkpoint, on VETERAN difficulty, and so on with each chapter.
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If the trophy does not drop, then we do this: we launch the mission on the veteran, watch the splash screen until the moment when it can be skipped, skip it, and after the first checkpoint we exit through the menu with saving. And so with every mission. On the last mission the trophy drops
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By igor2789 on 21 Jan 2018 12:22
The method works, the trophy did not drop after completing the last mission! I restarted the last mission on ]veteran and after the initial cutscene the trophy dropped!
So first, try restarting the last mission; if you don’t get the trophy, you’ll have to restart all missions on veteran difficulty and exit with the save after the checkpoint
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By student539 on 23 Apr 2019 17:41
None of the methods worked. When you exit the system while loading, the game remembers the location and difficulty and simply loads again from the splash screen when continuing. When entering a level as a “veteran” and saving at the checkpoint, it also does not work.
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By NeFrUm on 06 Jun 2020 22:26
With episode 11, Rhine reboots do not work, everything starts from the beginning. Only pass on Veteran.
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By bsplay75 on 17 Nov 2018 18:25
It works, when you find yourself in the forest there will be a save
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By lu5613 on 02 Jun 2020 07:24
I passed it on a veteran, the trophy did not fall out after “to the end”, they threw in the missions that I completed on a veteran, 3 pieces, after the Rhine rang.
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By OroHb on 23 Jun 2020 13:35
Guys, everyone who writes that the method does not work, just close the game quickly. It didn’t work out for me right away either. Just before you start the level on the veteran, prepare so that your PS button menu is already set to close the application. If you do it quickly, everything will work.
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By iScrag on 07 Jun 2020 19:26
I went through the game at an average difficulty level, before each last save point I exited with a save, started the mission again on a veteran and exited... and so on as described above.
I went through the whole company like this, finished the mission "Rhine" trophy didn't fall out.
I suffered for a long time, in the end I started a NEW GAME on the “VETERAN” difficulty, and at the moment of the first video the trophy dropped.
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By rain_rock on 28 Aug 2020 21:48
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If suddenly the glitch on a veteran does not work and resets it to the beginning of the mission, then throw the save with a checkpoint either into the cloud or onto a flash drive, and if suddenly the glitch does not work, then return only the save back to memory, do not touch the profile and just click continue and there will be difficulty Veteran and from the control point.
Do everything on the New Recruit, it will go faster.

If you suddenly don’t remember where the end of the mission is, then find a walkthrough on the Internet and immediately rewind and run until this moment.
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