Crackdown 3: Campaign

Crackdown 3: Campaign

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Nuke it from Orbit

Nuke it from Orbit

Use the Hellstorm Flare to call in an artillery strike.

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How to unlock the Nuke it from Orbit achievement in Crackdown 3: Campaign - Definitive Guide

I don't know if this is dependant on you having finished the game or not... (EDIT: It appears that the Hellstorm Flare will automatically be selectable from your Gadget menu after you have shut down all 3 of the Defense Turrets on the map)...

If you go to any Supply Point, open up the Loadout menu, and then go into the Gadget Menu, you should just be able to select the Hellstorm Flare from the bottom row, second from the left. After exiting the menu, you can activate the flare by hitting the cn_RB button on your controller.

The game seems a little picky about where you can deploy the flare as i kept getting the message 'Cannot perform action' every time i tried to deploy it right next to the Supply Point. Just keep moving about and spamming the flare, at some point it will activate for you. What worked for me was to go somewhere on ground level, near water/the shore and try deploying it there.
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29 Jun 2019 01:34

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I've completed the campaign but do not have the gadget available to me.
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By Noodles Jr on 29 Jun 2019 01:42
I had to collect the Clusterduck grenade and Elemental forge from supply crates, but the Hellstorm Flares (and Peacekeeper Beacon) just appeared in my Gadget menu after the update? Have you got the wing suit yet? Maybe it's connected to that?
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By Jeffchob on 29 Jun 2019 02:19
Yeah I have the wingsuit. Did all the wingsuit missions. This gadget is the only one I'm missing.
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By Noodles Jr on 29 Jun 2019 03:11
Have you shut down all the defense guns?

I already completed the game and had it unlocked, but based on the dialogue when I equipped it I think it has something to do with those.

Makes sense since they served no other purpose.
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By Mr Dan Jones on 30 Jun 2019 10:38
Yeah, i've seen a few comments that this gadget is related to the Defence Turrets (makes sense given the nature of the gadget). Seems like all 3 need to be shut down in order for the gadget to be added to your menu. I'll update the solution.
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By Jeffchob on 30 Jun 2019 11:15
@Noodles Jr Ihe gadget is only available in Solo, not in Coop.
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By yomikun on 02 Jul 2019 08:18
The gadget is only available in Solo, not in Coop. You can add this in the solution.
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By yomikun on 02 Jul 2019 08:18
I can drop the flare everywhere, but the achievement doesen't pop up.
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By V3ntilator on 24 Jul 2019 04:51
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How to equip and use the Peacekeeper Beacon and Hellstorm Flare

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01 Jul 2019 07:12

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For anyone not getting the achievement to pop. Go into your normal game, throw the grenade. Once combat is over, go back to main menu, start a new game with your normal agent on a new world and skip all the intros, the achievement will then probably pop, that is what happened with me.
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By x GrndZero x on 06 Jun 2020 13:57
I just wanted to add what happened to me. Throughout the game I noticed that a couple achievements weren't progressing for me specifically Ele-mentalist, Nuke it from Orbit, out of the park, and second hand shrapnel.
I tried starting a new world (specifically in slot 5) but none of those achievements would progress. I then decided to go for the corporate raider achievement feeding the game on legendary. I then saw this comment decided to try again, picked slot three, and for some reason after skipping the opening scenes all four of those achievements popped. Not sure what any of that means but that's what happened to me.
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By Geezr Pleazr on 14 Jun 2023 01:45

The Hellstorm Flare gadget is available at supply points once you have captured all three of the city's defense turrets. Doing this is a part of liberating the city from Liv Sorensen and Kuli Ngnata. Once you've done that, the gadget will be available. If you've already done this as of receiving this update, the gadget will be automatically available to you.

To equip the Hellstorm Flare, go to any supply point and select it as your gadget (second gadget in the bottom row). After you exit and are back in the city, press to throw the flare and the achievement will unlock.

If you get the message 'Cannot Perform Action', move to another location and try again.

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