Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy

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C1 | An Ancient Antiquity

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How to unlock the C1 | An Ancient Antiquity achievement in Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy - Definitive Guide

Yhannos

TrueAchievements

01 Jul 2018 18:26

For this achievement you need to get the gold or platinum relic in the bonus level “Stormy Ascent” which is located at the top of Cortex’s Castle on the third island, although you can play it straight away. The level is easily the hardest in the game, and for the gold relic a time of 4:30 is required. A text guide will be near impossible to follow, so here is a great video of a platinum run by GarlandTheGreat.

Some general tips:

Be patient. The level is extremely hard and will require potentially hours of memorising the timing of every obstacle. If you cannot make a jump and hesitate, wait for a second, you have time to make a few mistakes and still pick up the relic.

For the part at 1:19 in the video where a set of platforms rotate in a circle, wait on the moving platform until the platform moving downwards is at a comfortable height to jump to (takes around 4 rotations of the platforms) and then jump to the one going upwards.

For the part where you have to go downwards down the stairs that retract (around 1:50 in the video), at the bottom run to the bottom stair to make the jump over the last spiky obstacle. If you have the mask still it might be worth just using that there.

Once you get to the top, there are a bunch of tricky obstacles. The set of platforms where two come out at the same time (3:02 in the video), you have to jump onto the first one, then jump just as they retract and you should barely make it to the second one.

The birds at the end will likely kill you multiple times (I was killed twice by them). Wait for the first one to be furthest away from you and that should provide the bounce to hit the other two and get to the end.

This achievement will be a challenge, so good luck and try to stay calm!

01 Jul 2018 18:26

41 Comments

This is the last thing I need in this game (gold+ relic) and I can get all the achievements but god damn it's ridiculously hard, I keep dying at the spot that is 1:19 in the video, same spot every time, it seems near impossible.

By Hobotheclown92 on 05 Jul 2018 01:44

The key to that part is to wait for the platforms to line up so that the platform is at a comfortable height to jump to. In the video he does it quick so he doesn’t have to wait, but just wait on the moving platform until the platform gets to a comfortable height.

By Yhannos on 05 Jul 2018 06:44

If you mean 1:19 with the Youtube timestamp, the platforms aren't completely in sync. So depending on how fast or slow you get there, you won't be able to jump on the first pass.

Here's one I found where they jump pretty late.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtvETbbvWsY

By Elite1111111111 on 05 Jul 2018 15:42

Read a great Youtube tip for that part, once you jump onto the platform moving left to right before those out of sync platforms, you wait for it to go to the far right 3 times. On the 4th time it moves to the right, you can make the jump.

Been trying this level a few hours now and that seems to work for me every time. You definitely have the time to spare. Best I've managed is getting to the last stretch of birds with just over 4 mins.

By ReynoldsM on 05 Jul 2018 16:27

Is anything known about this achievement being glitchy? I finished the stage with a time of 4:00:01 and have the golden relic shown on the screen when I am about to get this level started, but sadly no achievement for me....

By VirusTk GaMBit on 09 Jul 2018 20:59

For those of you that have done this one did you find once you did complete the level you quite comfortably got it in time(for the gold relic)?.

By Hobotheclown92 on 10 Jul 2018 03:57

@Hobotheclown92 Yep. I got this one last night and even after a few mistakes I still had 30 seconds to play with. It's weird cause even though it's such a hard level to do without dying, the time limit is actually pretty lenient.

For those that still don't have this yet, don't let the fact that there's a time limit distract you. Getting the timing of the obstacle down in the long run is way better than jumping straight to the next thing just because it's a time trial.

Good luck!

By PixelBlast on 10 Jul 2018 09:53

Thanks @Pixelblast and @VirusTk GaMBit. I decided to play crash 2 (got all chieves) and crash 3 (just about completely done) before coming back to this one. I think my main problem was I was really rushing the level because I thought the time would be hard to beat, knowing that I can be a bit more relaxed/lenient time wise is VERY helpful. Cheers!

By Hobotheclown92 on 16 Jul 2018 02:15

and yeah I am just aiming for the gold relic, like the achievement states. I have gotten a few platinums along the way but as long as I get the gold I just consider that level 'fully completed' and move on.

By Hobotheclown92 on 16 Jul 2018 02:16

I finally got it! You guys were right, the gold timer is easy to beat, I got under it by 44 seconds, I did most of it pretty fast but there were a few obstacles I took my time on, 100% yus!

By Hobotheclown92 on 17 Jul 2018 13:41

Another video that helped me greatly with this was Powerpyx, with that video I found this incredibly easy, it only must have took me 7 tries. If you want help, I advise to grind to 99 lives and play the normal level and after a checkpoint just grind out parts you found hard.

By Its Dan on 22 Jul 2018 16:21

Done with 3:16 and no cheevo. Why?

By xX R3V1V4L Xx on 31 Jul 2018 21:25

5 hours...

By Kostja93 on 06 Aug 2018 19:46

@Reynoldsm Best advice ever about the 4th time and then jumping. Works everytime. Completed it!

By OwnedByOmar on 07 Aug 2018 06:51

Finally got it. Took me about 3 hours of trying. Glad to have it done. Some of the most difficult sections for me were: 1:18, 1:54, 2:28, 3:11 (timestamps for above video)

By Yazite on 28 Aug 2018 16:48

this was a tough one for me. but I finally got it after a 3 or so hours, over two days. Using the checkpoint mode with 99 lives and testing out each section worked wonders. For each checkpoint, I didn't trigger the next checkpoint until I could pass 5 times in a row without dying. once I did that it only took about 30 minutes of attempts (maybe 8 tries) from start to finish.

By LaB1 on 04 Sep 2018 04:23

Thanks for the guide! This relic took me like 6 or 7 hours of practice. I am never playing this level again.

By LexiPants on 12 Sep 2018 18:44

Just unlocked this earlier on. Some advice I have is:
- Take your time if your not sure about a jump don't risk it.
- If your not confident about this level, don't watch videos of people doing it in less than 4 minutes (Watching someone do it that got 4:19 made me rethink how to do certain jumps)
- When going down the stairs that retract the last set of stairs walk backwards down when they retract and you will just slip straight down the middle of it.
- Practice, Patience and don't give up!

By Dynamite Andy on 19 Sep 2018 06:18

On making your way back up the level, the stairs that go under keep screwing me over. I'm on the top step go to jump over spikes and it makes me zoom back and forth on the step when I pressed A to jump. Basically dragging me back on the step as I'm jumping so I jump straight into the spike. I cant get past this section because of it. The day I do get past im instantly going to die because I have no experience of the top of the level. Its now stressing me out!

EDIT: I've just managed to complete it (30mins later). So on the section I was on about (2:25 on the above video), I make my way to the top step, stopped moving for a split second then made the jump and that seems to stop the zooming back and forth on the step.
On all my runs I could never get past the section after the steps (2:25), the fast moving slaps over the spikes always caused me to fail, but after watching a video and finding out you MUST keep hold of Jump as long as possible before you have to tap it again to jump. Once I mastered that, it was literally a few more tries and I got the Gold Relic

By Diplodomcus on 04 Jun 2020 20:06

This level is super doable, even if you're not a amazing player. Practice, Practice, Practice. It took me around 8 hrs to get a gold time but i could have cut that down to about 3 hrs if i did what I'm about to explain. I'd recommend practicing the first half of the level on time trails as not to waste lives and practice the second half during the normal level so you can checkpoint. This cuts down on the reset time, as this is quite a long level, and your frustration level. You don't overly need to be worried about your time, the level is super generous with the times, and by the time you make it to the end you'll have figured out how to save lots of time along the way. Doing it this way I got the gold relic in about 1.5 hrs and didn't get hit on the run. Good luck! (you'll need it)

By NemesissWolf on 07 Aug 2020 19:09

Sounds really daunting, but the hardest part isn't the time constraint. It's the inability to die

Really that time requirement isn't that tight. I've relinquished a whole day to this, wish me luck!

By GamePadZebby on 13 Apr 2021 18:08

the hardest part for me was definitely the two platforms that retract at the same time. maybe not so much the obstacle itself but just because it's almost at the end of the level so my advice for everyone who's stuck there would be to practice it in the non-time trial version of the level.

By Phil709 on 21 May 2021 22:36

This one was so much easier than High Road... I don't get it.
High road : countless deaths
Stormy Ascent : 2

By BenjetaProd on 02 Oct 2021 21:07

This is the harder level after The High Road. What makes it hard it's not even the obstacles, but the length of the level. You die in the last 3 birds, you go back down to the bottom. That's just terrible. Yet, it's still easier than THR.

By Pedroca500 on 28 Oct 2021 03:22

This Level is probably the biggest rash Bandic**t in the series, the only thing missing from making this level hell is the lack of backtracking towards the camera.

By LumberHyperion on 07 Jan 2022 03:25

I’m going to save myself the pain and not bother

By IIx ANT xll on 20 Apr 2022 02:49

Got 3:57.96 - gold - game crashed and although the time and relic are still showing, the achievement didnt unlock!!!

By Sussey5 on 15 Sep 2022 13:57

@sussey5 try and complet3 a level (any level) and the stat should catch up

By GamePadZebby on 15 Sep 2022 16:37

Hey mate, thanks for the reply. Done that twice, and redid the trial, getting a better time - still nothing! Gulp

By Sussey5 on 15 Sep 2022 21:45

Oh man, I'm sorry 😣

Have you tried a different save slot of the four the game gives you? Because it's Crash 1, there's no abilities to unlock so you could theoretically jump straight to it from a new game is my thinking. I honestly thought it would at least recheck upon completing it again, that sucks

By GamePadZebby on 16 Sep 2022 13:33

annoying!!

in the end I think my save was corrupted, it obviously wasnt rechecking. Ended up getting it though! did it for the third time, so in theory I have done hard time three times....!

thanks for replying!

By Sussey5 on 19 Sep 2022 00:07

Even more hard-earned than most! The good news is you never have to do it again 😅 great going 😁

By GamePadZebby on 19 Sep 2022 02:01

I wish whomever made this achievement a very toothy blowjob. This is awful.

Edit: Finished it. My advice is to practice each area separately on normal mode. Hit a checkpoint near the areas you struggle with specifically, then keep trying at it as best as you can - maybe even get creative with new strategies. Eventually you'll master the area and it won't be so daunting when you resume time trials. For me, the hardest part was the platforms at the bottom of the descending staircases. I don't really know why, but I struggled with that point much more than anything else.

By HaIfaxa on 22 Dec 2022 09:47

@Halfaxa thanks for the tip! I practiced for a few hours with checkpoints... redoing tricky bits and as soon as I went on time trial mode it only took a few attempts and I cracked it! So happy, thought it would take much much longe... now just to get the rest for the gold medals!

By DerbyForget on 30 Dec 2022 00:47

This level is not too bad, just remember how the platforms are rotating to have a good timing for the jumps. Did it fairly slow and finished with more than 20secs left on the clock

The hardest levels are those with those damn bridges where you fall down frequently (glad that I only have to do one of them with the gold relict in hand from this achievement)

By CommanderKeen11 on 24 Aug 2023 08:22

It's tough but not as frustrating as a couple of other levels. I kept playing to improve my time for the fun/challenge of it, which is certainly not something I'd say about some of the other levels.

You definitely should master the level, especially the last part, in normal mode with checkpoints before trying to get the relic. Trying without having the strategy/timing of each section nailed is just guaranteeing some brutal deaths 2 or 3 minutes into your attempt.

Now to see what the rest of the trilogy has in store for me.

By cjbreban on 12 Nov 2023 04:15

Be aware that the hitbox of the birds is very large. Just give it a try : you'll notice that you can actually jump on the bird's wings. Knowing this can make the difference.

Also, take your time during the spots you have trouble with : I got my Gold relic when I lost at least 15 seconds by falling down the screen, during quick-plateforms ascent. Just after me going all the way down, I was like : "Ok I keep going, this run will be a training for my next runs". I didn't expect to get the Gold relic at all and still got it.

My best advice will be to work on the segments you have trouble with. For this, don't be in Time Trial mode, just use Checkpoints to repeat some specific segments a lot, including of course the final one. Hope this helps.

By DEF Exeio on 08 Jul 2018 18:14

Nevermind, I did a hard reset of my Xbox and got it afterwards in the menu of the game. @Hobothevlown92: yeah in my experience time really isn’t the issue. You can have plenty of mistakes and waiting times (for example to get a platform in the right position before you jump) and still get it. The only problem is the overall difficulty of the stage. If you are happy with gold just take your time and learn the rhythm of the stage. You will get it eventually. Don’t rush through it. It will cost you lives and nerves.

By VirusTk GaMBit on 10 Jul 2018 05:10

Did it! Biggest advice I'll give is honestly take your time, you're given plenty to spare. I did it in 4:07 and that was me taking it at quite a leisurely pace (pausing near the end for a quick breather and nerves!). It was me rushing and not practicing on the later bits that cost me having to do several runs.

I would definitely practice the end part with checkpoints until you feel comfortable. For the last 3 birds the timing I did was wait till the first bird was flying to the furthest point from me then do big jump - big jump onto second - SINGLE jump onto last bird (just tap, not hold A) then switch to big jump to reach last platform.

By gobey17 on 20 Aug 2018 09:02

This one took me about 3 hours and the entire time I'm thinking this isn't that hard, it really is about patience on this map, so used to having to fly through for a gold but not with this one. I found The high road to be the most difficult relic to gold honestly, I missed the last jump on that one with about an hour and a half of play time, ended up taking me 5 hours. That was mainly just sleepy, angry play though, I will never play that map again.

By KITTENS R CUTE on 09 Oct 2020 12:43

What a massive pain, way more difficult than The High Road - at least you can cheese bits of that one by walking on the ropes.

Big tip which applies to the whole trilogy is to use the D-pad, it's far more accurate than the analogue. The analogue is only really useful for the vehicle sections.

After the staircases, the three horizontal moving platform are tricky. The jump between the first two is easy enough, but the jump between two and three is very awkward. Position yourself in the middle of the right side of the platform (you'll be in the middle of a square tile on the ground). In the background are four large horizontal blocks with cracks between them. You want to start moving right just before Crash passes the final crack between blocks three and four, then jump right as the platform gets to the end.

Try and save at least one mask for the climb up the rapidly retracting platforms, your jump angle can take you into the spikes and you don't really have time to adjust it.

For the horizontal flying birds, I waited until the first bird was all the way to the right, and then jumped to move with it as it went back left. You really want to be holding left as much as possible here to make it across.

My condolences if you make it all the way to the last platform then fall down the gap in front of the exit.

By FlopsyTheRabbit on 26 Oct 2022 17:55

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Deathtroth

TrueSteamAchievements

30 May 2023 00:00

Finish The Stormy Ascent Time Trial And Claim It's Ankh.

Requires You To Complete The Stormy Ascent Level, After You Start The Time Trial, And Beat "Par" Time.
- Begin The Time Trial By Grabbing The Floating Stopwatch Near The Start

I Highly Advise Waiting To Do This Until You Have Done Both Of These:
- Gotten The Gem For Getting All Boxes In The Same Level
- Finished The 26 Other Time Trials

Prioritize Beating The Level Without Dying Rather Than Doing The Level Fast.
It's Not Easy.

Good Luck! You're Going To Need It.

30 May 2023 00:00

Necrophage33

XboxAchievements

This achievement requires you to obtain at least a gold relic on the DLC level Stormy Ascent. This is the hardest achievement in the game, possibly the entire trilogy, because this level is so long, with so much room for error and so many things that can go wrong. There's no avoiding it - you're going to spending a significant amount of time practicing this level, over and over, with many deaths, until you finally succeed. I definitely do recommend watching the video below though, as you can see some ways to get through obstacles quicker or easier. Like with the main game levels, often, going faster means obstacles will be synced up to allow you to pass right through without stopping. Not only that, but doing so allows you to be more consistent with your attempts, since things will always be in the same position when you get to them.

Some things to point out relative to the video below and your attempts in general:

The good news about this run is that you actually have plenty of time to get gold, meaning that once you do finally succeed, you'll almost assuredly get gold as long as you kept moving
Like in the video, walk a second or two before going up to start the trial. This allows the retracting steps to be in sync with you as you ascend this first part
It may seem like getting the '2' box at 00:42 is a waste of time, but it isn't. If you skipped the box and rode the platform straight up, you'd have to wait for the next platform anyway. So, better to get the box while you have to wait anyway
At 1:06, it's way safer to jump onto the top of the two steps rather than the lower one. That'll make it much easier and safer to reach the next platforms
At 1:19, it's very likely the rotating platforms to the right won't be synced up for you to jump right to them like in the video. In fact, they never were for me in all of my attempts. If that's the case for you too, wait on the sliding platform for four cycles, then proceed. While this may eat up a bunch of time, I still finished with gold with ease
For all of the vultures that move up and down, it's literally not possible for them to be too high for you to jump on them, so never ever wait for vultures. You can always reach them to bounce on them no matter what
Most of the rest is really straightforward. Not easy, but keep moving and you shouldn't have issues. You have plenty of time to spare, so don't feel like you need to push through every moving platform. Don't worry about stopping for a cycle to make sure you don't screw up at the end
For the final three moving vultures, you absolutely need to bounce on that first vulture when it's all the way to the left as much as possible. You may overshoot the second or third one, but it's much easier to pull back a bit. If you come up short you're dead

Full credit to the creator of this video.