Costume Quest 2
18 Achievements
1,000
8-10h
Candy Cornucopia
Collected over 4 thousand candies
50
13.61%
How to unlock the Candy Cornucopia achievement in Costume Quest 2 - Definitive Guide
Turns out it is actually accumulative, so you don't need to have 4000 at one time, just have picked up 4000.
HOWEVER, any candy you pick up while maxxed (I was on 3000 for ages for example) do NOT count towards the total. Spend at least a thousand and you'll pop this in no time.
Candy is the game's currency, which you earn from completing fights against monsters, trick-or-treating, or just bashing objects in the world. You can increase the amount of candy you earn from fights by using special Creepy Treat cards, if you want to rush to earn this trophy. Otherwise, this should be a trophy that you earn fairly early in the game without needing to focus on it.
You can earn larger candy buckets by completing the "Find Six Kids" quests in several different areas.
This is cumulative meaning you don't need to have 4,000 candies on you at once. There are various ways to get candy in the game, including bashing things in the environment with your candy pail. Secret candy Piñatas give a decent amount by continuously bashing them until you can't bash them anymore. Winning battles also give you candy. You can also take advantage of areas where monster patrols spawn infinitely, thus candy supply in the game is unlimited. Static environmental things that you can bash to get candy (such as mailboxes, trash cans etc) all reload with candy upon leaving an area and returning. It is also recommended to have one of your 3 Creepy Treat Card slots equipped with a candy boosting card, e.g. Snickets when its cooldown period is up and use it for maximum candy gain. You should get this early in the game, this unlocked for me in Backwater Bayou in the Witch's Bog while I was grinding infinite monster patrol spawns to finish buying the remaining stuff Shady had for sell before moving on.
Candy is this games currency. It can be used to buy costume upgrades and Creepy Treat Cards from a shopkeeper named Shady.
Ways to get candy:
- Trick-or-Treating!
- Completing Quests
- Winning battles
- Bashing breakable objects
- Secret Pinatas
This achievement should come naturally as you play through the game, as long as you collect as much candy as you can from breakable objects throughout the world. If you somehow miss this achievement, there are some Creepy Treat cards that give a boost to the amount of candy you win in battles. Use those at the infinitely respawning Monster Patrols at the Dental compound until you've earned enough candy.
Also keep in mind that there is a limit to how much candy you can hold at once, so be sure to spend them when you can. You should prioritize the Superhero, Wolfman, and Hot Dog costume upgrades, and Creepy treat cards, because those items are related to other achievements.
There are 3 hide n' seek side quests for finding kids hiding throughout the game. Completing these quests will upgrade your candy pail, increasing the maximum amount of candy you can hold at one time. See the videos below if you need help finding any of the kid locations.
Bayou Hide n' Seek Quest Guide | All Kid Locations
Dystopia Hide n' Seek Quest Guide | All Kid Locations
Dental Compound Trespassers Quest Guide | All Kid Locations