Close to the Sun

Close to the Sun

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Flawless Survivor

Flawless Survivor

Completed the whole game without dying

100

0.92%

How to unlock the Flawless Survivor achievement in Close to the Sun - Definitive Guide

FYI, I got this today and to clarify a few things you may gleam from the Faster than Electricity solution:

- Pausing is FINE. I paused multiple times in my run to make sure I could compose myself/get the right pathway for a chase sequence down. Pausing does not void the achievement.
- Deleting saves and then syncing them from the cloud does not work - at least in my experience it doesnt. As soon as the death animation begins you are going to have to quit and start a new game. I was killed in the theatre on my 2nd run - despite immediately going to dashboard/quitting game and then deleting my save and downloading it again from the cloud the achievement did not pop when I reached the end game.
- I did this in one singular run. The game can be completed an hour and a half so this should not be too daunting. It is possible the reported bug for this achievement and FTE in that you must do it in one run is now fixed but I cannot confirm.

I found Blood Thunder's speed run incredibly helpful in getting this achievement. Apart from a really avoidable electricity death in Chapter 7 he commits his video shows the game can be easily completed in 90 minutes.

UPDATE - cloud save scummimg apparently does work. See the comments

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27 Aug 2020 13:39

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@WidaHahn ID you sir, saved me an hour and a half of my life. thank you.
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By AriesLullaby on 16 Jan 2024 20:12
I can confirm cloud save scumming works
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By mCaPP09 on 16 Jan 2024 22:48
Thanks, this video was very helpful. I did this in one run as well and once I got chase routes down, it was easy to avoid all my first run deaths. I kept failing at the chapter 8 generator chase down the stairs though. I was trying to start it from furthest point away along the railing, but I think running backwards or doing a 180 after hitting the switch wasted too much time. In the video, I saw he faced the door and quarter turned/ran right away. With that adjustment I was able to get through in one try consistently.
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By FolksySpore1 on 26 Jan 2021 04:09
Oh, I'm ticked. The only places I died were falling off THE BEAM in chapter 5, and again in the Ludwig chase right there, both of which I breezed through the other times. I got through all the exo chases fine.

Stupid achievement. +1
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By Sashamorning on 23 Apr 2021 21:41
So i died twice to the giant pulsing coil thing before you meet Aubrey physically in chapter 7 and still got the achievement. No idea why lol.
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By SG1 Stelson on 12 Oct 2021 08:16
Can confirm that cloud sync DOES work. Died couple times to elemental damage and once in Ludwig chase. You can't quit the game - when death animation starts, hit the guide and select the game and manage game etc., delete the save and launch the game again. This method voids the Faster than Electricity achievement though.
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By LightHordy on 12 Mar 2022 15:11
Says cloud save scumming doesn't work then says how he totally did it wrong
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By RadiantFoal2082 on 05 Jan 2024 08:33
Cloud sync still works just fine for this achievement
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By MrIcyDeath on 05 Jan 2024 12:45
Can confirm cloud save does work but I was absolutely furious when I accidentally deleted my actual save right at the end of the game and having wasted 1 hours worth of gameplay as I had to start all over again from the beginning. Glad I've finally unlocked this achievement though
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By ホイペット#5792 on 06 Jan 2024 00:11
Genuinely @RadiantFoal2082 how did I do it wrong? Or at least describe it wrong?
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By Stackie Chan on 06 Jan 2024 22:00
Dashboard then quitting syncs the save. To delete a local save you press the xbox guide button, highlight the game, press start (or whatever that button is called these days) and select "Manage game and add-ons", then "Saved data", etc...
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By Ibanez V7 on 07 Jan 2024 08:12
Thank you 👍 this was many years ago before I started doing that. I've updated the solution to hopefully reflect that
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By Stackie Chan on 07 Jan 2024 16:07
So to clarify - if you do what Ibanez V7 describes on the point of death you can still carry on without it counting as a death?
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By wilrc6 on 12 Jan 2024 07:54
or you can just plug in usb keyboard hit "\" and type travel escapepod_area
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By WidaHahn ID on 15 Jan 2024 01:58
or you can just plug in usb keyboard hit "\" and type travel escapepod_area
Thank you for that. Saved me from anothee frustrating run.
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By Avatar o Apathy on 18 Jan 2024 11:05
I had to hit ESC to open the command console
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By Sunny Kloud on 27 Jan 2024 01:02
Thanks, I already played through a second time, assuming the cloud save method would work. It didn't. More devs need to forget to disable console commands
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By TriggerOfTime on 11 Feb 2024 22:41
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When dying, your save is flagged immediately and is essentially impossible to hit the PS button and get out of the game. Given that, this trophy can still be save-scummed by backing up your save to the cloud or USB stick after every mission or checkpoint. Checkpoints are pretty rare overall and tend to occur near a potential death spot; you'll see them by the yellow gear icon in the bottom right of the screen.
Some of the chase sequences can be a little annoying your first time around, so if you die, I recommend continuing to complete the section to master it before quitting out and restoring your game.

One part I struggled with repeatedly is the second door in Chapter 8. My solution was to get to and run as fast as you can down the stairs, turning right at the bottom and running around the stairs' support beams. I found that going left or trying to run under the stairs to cut down the distance would always get me killed as soon as I flipped the switch.
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01 May 2020 21:11

I recommend learning the game and after that attempting to do the achievement.

You can die by being caught, by touching the electricity, by being hit by the electrical wave and by falling.

A fast and full guide is below:


Timestamps:

00:00 Intro
01:09 Prologue
01:45 Chapter 1: All Aboard! & The Borders of Hermes Achievements + Tube 1/8
05:40 Chapter 2: Lousy Service, Demanding Customer, Carnival! & The Fire of Prometheus Achievements
07:58 Chapter 3: Happy Birthday, Fancy Calculations, Loved Ones & The Home of Hestia Achievements + Tube 2/8
18:57 Chapter 4: Blueprint Collector & The Works of Daedalus Achievements + Tube 3/8
26:27 Chapter 5: Ada’s department memo’s & The Darkness of Hades Achievements
29:23 Chapter 6: Hidden in Plain Sight, Famous Autographs & The Drama of Dionysus + Tube 4/8
35:08 Chapter 7: Aubrey likes to Rant… & The Strife of Eris Achievements + Tube 5/8
43:23 Chapter 8: Questionable Ideas & The Flowers of Persephone Achievements + Tube 6/8
47:08 Chapter 9: Ambitious Plans & The Path of Ares Achievements + Tube 7/8
50:57 Chapter 10: Letters from the Future(Tube 8/8), Tesla’s own Notes, Faster than Electricity, The Fall of Icarus, Flawless Survivor & Keeper of Promises Achievements
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10 Jan 2024 22:06

In this game, as in some others, to get a trophy, you just need to close the game immediately after death and start it again. You will be thrown back to the last save point. I used this method myself and received a trophy before the end credits.
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02 Jan 2020 02:00

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The previous hint is incorrect, I had to beat the game 4 times because of it. Make backups to the cloud at key points. In case of death, we unload the save file and try to move on. So I knocked out this trophy and received platinum.
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By Evhen on 27 Jan 2020 21:46