Dead Space 3
58 Achievements
Epic Tier 4 Engineer
Complete the game in Classic Mode.
How to unlock the Epic Tier 4 Engineer achievement in Dead Space 3 - Definitive Guide
The difficulty is automatically set for hard (which when you beat the game on impossible and go to hard afterwards, doesn't seem all that terribly hard)
In this game mode, the difference from the standard campaign is that only classic weapons are available for crafting (i.e no acid attachments, or anything that was introduced in Deadspace 3 to the player)
You begin with a plasma cutter which i suggest using throughout the campaign as your main (and if you so chose) only weapon. The first chance you get you should upgrade the plasma cutter with 4 +1 Damage +1 Rate of Fire circuits on the top circuit board and 4 +1 Reload circuits on the bottom.
The bottom circuit board on the plasma cutter seems to be only effected by reload circuits, so putting anything else there is just a waste. eventually you should aim to have damage full and pile everything else that you can (on the top circuit board) to rate of fire.
With still a fairly sizable chunk of the campaign remaining. it is possible to collect a full set of a type of artifact which unlocks certain circuits that you can craft and then use for the rest of the campaign. I myself used the +3 Rate of fire +2 Damage circuits on my gun's top board and it was essentially a hand cannon that shoots at a ridiculous rate. (As long as you have a good amount of ammo) you don't really even need to be a good shot. Just unload and watch enemies just drop before your eyes.
Co-Op is disabled for this game mode and therefore can only be completed solo. (If you're waiting for your friend to get the game after you've beaten it already so you can play Co-Op together, but you still want to play then classic is the way to go because you can't play Co-Op on it anyways)
Finishing the Classic Mode campaign unlocks the "Devil's Horns" which is a weapon that is a foam finger (like what you'd see at a sports event) Although in Deadspace 2 you could also unlock a similar (if not the same) weapon and it had unlimited ammo and killed everything in 1-2 shots. I cannot yet confirm whether the gun does actually still have unlimited ammo and is as powerful. I will when I complete this difficulty though.
Remember...aim for the limbs ;P Good luck.
*EDIT* Ricky Horror commented that "The Devil's Horn's uses ammo. And yes, (it) is very powerful. All stats on it are completely maxed except for rate of fire."
See comparison
normal pack cost = (10 ration seals)
60 tungsten
200 semiconductors
500 scrap metal
100 somatic gel
50 transducers
epic pack cost = (60 ration seals)
240 tungsten
800 semiconductors
2000 scrap metal
400 somatic gel
200 transducers
So you see if u buy 6 of the normal packs you will receive
360 compared to 240 tungsten
1200 compared to 800 semiconductors
3000 compared to 2000 scrap metal
600 compared to 400 somatic gel
300 compared to 200 transducers
So yer there is is no parts in those packs but you can't use them in classic mode anyways
You can also use stuff from the Tau Volantis pack, sharpshooter pack etc.
Classic mode is unlocked after completing the game once on any difficulty. The difficulty is set to Hard, and players can only craft the original weapons from Dead Space 1. The Co-op campaign is disabled in Classic Mode. Apart from bonus rewards, DLCs, and the Dead Space Legends suit, nothing else carries over and you'll start the game from scratch.
Completing Classic Mode will unlock the Devil Horns a.k.a Foam Finger, which is an Instant Kill weapon. It was not intended to be used in all other game modes, but there is an exploit if you wish to unlock it for use in your other playthroughs (Credits to Trent424).
WARNING: To use this exploit you must NOT install the Awakening DLC.
Instructions:
1. Complete Classic Mode (WITHOUT INSTALLING AWAKENING DLC)
2. Delete your game data if you have Patch 1.01 or higher.
3. Backup your save files to a USB drive to be safe.
4. Re-download any DLC that you purchased from the PSN Store EXCEPT for Awakening DLC or you won't be able to proceed
5. Load the game, but do NOT install any patches. Load your Classic Mode save file so that the game detects that you've completed it
6. Select New Game+ from your Classic Mode save file and choose to start either Pure Survival or Hardcore, or load up your existing Pure Survival or Hardcore save files.
7. You will get a message saying Devil's Horn have been unlocked.
8. Play Pure Survival or Hardcore up to Chapter 3 or resume from your last save file, check the first workbench you come to and look at your inventory for the Devil's Horn. Equip them then save and quit.
9. If you wish to continue playing Co-op, re-download your Online Pass from the PSN store, then reinstall the patch, it will not remove the Devil's Horns.
Some tips to make playing this mode easier:
1. Don't try to shoot all enemies. If you have the opportunity to simply run past them, run, you will save ammo and first aid kits, and also time to pass.
2. Don't try to collect all the "chains" to strengthen your weapon. It’s easier to collect them yourself from the resources obtained by the bot.
3. Don’t forget to spend the cards the bot brings. If anyone doesn’t know how to use them: activate the workbench, press (downloadable materials), select the cheapest resource pack, it costs only ten cards, click (buy with cards) and we get a good increase in our resources, which greatly speeds up the leveling of “X”.
4. Well, if anyone doesn’t know, when leveling up “X”, the health scale is completely restored, which really helps save first aid kits.