Destroy All Humans!

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How to unlock the Ace of Space achievement in Destroy All Humans! - Definitive Guide

SunkenStyx

TrueAchievements

31 Jul 2020 18:47

This achievement requires you to get 3-stars on every challenge in the game, all of which can be access in the open world areas and come in 4 types:

Armageddon: Absorb marked vehicles with your saucer.
Abduction: Throw objects or lifeforms into an abduction beam.
Race: Catch a drone as quickly as possible.
Rampage: Kill enemies on foot.

For later areas you need pretty much every upgrade in the game to succeed. Even with all the upgrades purchased I was only hitting 3-stars with a few seconds left on the clock. This most likely will be your last achievement, so you never really have to farm money for upgrades since you'll gain a lot during the campaign. Usually whenever you start needing them is when you start having the money to buy an upgrades next stage.

Below are some tips for each kind of challenge, as well as a video guide that runs through each one individually (time stamps in it's description).

Armageddon

It's important to always be absorbing the marked vehicles. Every second wasted flying around without absorbing one will most often lead to less than 3-stars. After you begin absorbing a vehicle you don't need to stay near it, simple fly towards the next one and get ready to start the process again.

Abduction

It's important to go for quantity not quality here. Even for the missions where you're told to send him military items, with a bonus for "big things", I barely sent in anything big. Spamming barrels, crates, people, etc is a much better plan.

Race

You need to have the dash upgrade which allows you to glide along the ground after you dash with

(almost like on an invisible skateboard). Hold

the ENTIRE time, even when flying, it's what made it possible for me.

Suggestion from Bennieficial:“For the races, it was hard for me to hold B and keep tapping A to jump. So I went into the Xbox controller mapping in the Xbox settings and mapped the B button to LB. Made it much easier”

Rampage

Most missions it's very important to focus on what it wants, 'kills with anal probe', 'tanks blowing up', etc. Some of the earlier missions you can get by with just straight up mass murder, but if you try to just succeed with killing randomly in the later ones, you will definitely lose.

I won't go into detail for each mission specifically, since the tips above apply to all missions, regardless of location/difficulty. But if you're looking for a visual aid I can't recommend this video enough.

All credit goes to powerpyx for this video.

I used this video for any of the ones I just couldn't seem to get, and after watching I usually got it in the next 1-3 tries.

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43 Comments

@SL1CK CHR1S just pick them up and throw them at each other and they will both explode.

@Darth Geovani Thanks for this tip! Helped me finish the last race I needed.

By Clankk OG on 06 Feb 2021 05:22

Thanks

By XBox Assassin83 on 08 Aug 2020 23:05

Hardest ones for me where abduction and rampage in area 42.
Rampage I found was luck based - success depends on where the tanks spawned and how many. I went from barely getting 1 star to 3 with 30 seconds to spare.
Abduction was better once I realised you can through barrels - ignore big things unless they're directly in your path and throw in all barrels you see, jumping into some side sections and you'll be fine.

By DanPalf1991 on 11 Aug 2020 11:49

Capitol city race was a pain took me 5 hrs to finally get 3 stars. You basically need a flawless run with alittle luck.

By AKfoy0face on 17 Aug 2020 13:06

I was having trouble with the route he takes for the Union Town Abduction because his beam seemed to move at a different rate. After watching this video, I got it on my first try:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=r8k1sGlcAV0&t=24

By Virulent Crux on 06 Sep 2020 21:43

Guide was super helpful to get my 100%, thank you!

By Lil Uzi Uzumaki on 24 Sep 2020 22:56

I just don't understand the scoring for these races. Capitol City, I got every piece of data and completed it under the time limit and somehow still only ended up with 2 stars and 8,772 score. Makes me want to give up

Edit: Got there in the end, 3 stars 9,006

Still got 3 other challenges to finish off though.

Thanks for the guide, really helpful

By mike1809 on 13 Oct 2020 11:17

These challenges are such BULLSHIT, mostly because the controls in this game are AWFUL. especially the abduction challenges, man what a load of cheat, all you do is constantly grab the wrong things or they get caught something and screws up everything!

By Guneagle01 on 25 Oct 2020 23:27

This has got to be one of the most unfair achievements. Destroying the tanks in area 42 is impossible because even my best runs are 35 or 36. I'm not sure how anyone completed it. The difficulty spike in challenges is so weird and really stains the game to me.

By SL1CK CHR1S on 26 Oct 2020 15:39

if you are having problems with racing challenges you can change the controls on the xbox accessories. exchanging b for rb makes it much easier

By Darth Geovani on 27 Oct 2020 04:25

@SL1CK CHR1S Try to shoot them with the disintegrator ray first. Then finish it with the ion detonator. Last seconds just keep spamming the disintegrator ray

By TheEvolutionizt on 07 Jan 2021 22:30

Not sure if this will apply to anybody, but if you have an Elite Controller, I mapped the A button to one of my paddles. This worked wonders, especially for the Capitol City Race

By Bunny Breakfast on 27 Feb 2021 20:17

Damn these challenges are some bs so far I'll get it done but I was hoping not to get frustrated at this game but that's probably not possible with this bs

By Bk LuCKY ChaRMS on 10 Mar 2021 06:57

For the race challenges
Hold B the ENTIRE time, even when flying, it's what made it possible for me.

By xDANGEROUSCATx on 29 Apr 2021 15:07

Whoever designed the capitol race and thought it was ok, I hope you stub your toe every single time you walk to your kitchen and bathroom.

By R3f1CuL on 30 Apr 2021 01:08

For the races, it was hard for me to hold B and keep tapping A to jump. So I went into the Xbox controller mapping in the Xbox settings and mapped the B button to LB. Made it much easier

By Bennieficial on 05 May 2021 04:51

Holy Crap, Thank you Bennieficial, did what you said and omg it helps a lot especially on pos Capital City race Omg lol. Definitely reccomend added that comment to the solution specifically for races👍

By Chief0fZombies on 06 May 2021 07:17

Area 42 abduction is a whole pile of shit

By Clutch Rino on 06 May 2021 22:12

+1 for remapping the dash button. The improved performance is ridiculous. All I needed to complete was the Capitol race. No joke, after remapping, I got three stars on my first attempt.

By nothingHz on 07 May 2021 05:56

Thanks for the tip Bennieficial! I added it to the solution

By SunkenStyx on 07 May 2021 14:05

thank you very much Bennieficial, it worked, I got it at first

By Ricardo Vitinho on 08 May 2021 04:22

When it comes to the race, does how fast you complete it effect the score at all? or is it just how much DNA you pick up in the time before you cross the finish line?

By Mr SpinelesS on 08 May 2021 18:44

Mr SpinelesS, both are important. Collect all DNA drops as fast as you can. If you aren't missing DNA and still short of three stars, you're too slow.

By nothingHz on 08 May 2021 19:30

Is the Capital Race the Hardest Challenge?
I have all other achievements, and I would prefer to try the hardest Challenge to gauge whether I Should bother with them all or not.

By Mr SpinelesS on 09 May 2021 08:26

Area 42 Abduction gave me the most grief. Did everything in Capitol city first try and the race took me 3 tries to do it without button mapping. Thought all the challenges were pretty easy except the Area 42 Abduction. That one is so luck based its ridiculous

By Clutch Rino on 12 May 2021 08:03

I had more issues with the Area 42 Rampage than anything else. The spawning of tanks is random, and I went from barely getting 2 stars several times in a row to clearing 3 stars with over 30 seconds left. As for the Area 42 abduction, I struggled until I watched the video guide above. After that, I hit 3 stars with a comfortable margin left.

Mr. Spineless, I found most of the Capitol City stuff easier than Area 42. The only difficult part of the Race is that it changes directions abruptly, so getting familiar with the route is key. I got it on my third try after doing two runs to learn where the hard turns are.

By Trombonafide on 12 May 2021 11:44

HUGE TIP FOR ABDUCTION - As soon as it starts, press start and click restart mission. What this does is the abduction beam will be closer to you at the start, letting you glide to it quicker and if you are inside the beam you can easily PK whomever/whatever you need into the beam, those extra few seconds are extremely important for area 42 and union town.

By Zorc freeks on 12 May 2021 13:28

Abduction 42 tip - after a few frustrating runs and not getting close. At about 1.50 left when you first get to the big gas storage buildings. Jump over the wall to the left (ie close to the storage unit) there's some easy to grab barrels and a soldier on a deckchair ( neither of the videos posted go that way). The beam pans around the outside of the wall and you can stay inside sending things up, then when it gets near the gate, double tap RB soldiers to get them in the beam.

Also as much as possible double tap RB on barrels, tyres, soldiers etc in the beam. Every milli-second counts.

I went from zero stars after a few attempts to 2, then 3 stars with 20 seconds left once I had my route worked out.

By Hobbess253 on 17 May 2021 20:26

Great advice on button remapping. Finally 3-starred Capitol City. Now I'll try and finish the rest of these.

By Frankie DrumsNY on 22 May 2021 13:57

Button Remapping is the way to go, pulling my hair out after 50 times on Capitol City Race, closest was 8972/9000. First go after remapping B to RB and holding whole time I finished with 9217 even after I missed one.

By Da Lukinator on 12 Jun 2021 05:00

+1000 on BaronVoNewman’s comment. Finally went from 1* to 3* on abductions thanks to just standing in the beam and spamming the button.

By Killipo on 16 Nov 2021 15:00

How do I remap the dash button to RB?

By TheLastTruth on 27 Jan 2022 00:26

Finally got Abduction 42. All credit to this video. Got it on the first try after following the path he took. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=WyV0Z_QyuUA&feature=y....be

By GLORYtoMANUTD on 21 Feb 2022 19:44

Were the challenges patched to make them easier? The races weren't really that bad and there was a lot of wiggle room to get 3 stars.

By ClockKingRM on 22 May 2022 05:41

The link was a lot of help, thanks. However, for Rampage, I suggest a combination of Disintegrator Ray (to soften up the tanks) and Ion Detonator (to blow them up). Both should obviously by fully upgraded. Furthermore, using a fully upgraded Ion Detonator can sometimes transmog the tanks to give ammo. I’ve even seen them transmog even after they’ve blown up.

By Apostle92627 on 11 Aug 2022 04:05

Any tips for the Capital City race? It’s now the last challenge I have left, and it’s at two stars. I have skate on RB.

Edit: Nevermind, I freaking got it! It would be my last one!

By Apostle92627 on 16 Aug 2022 17:39

Kudos for the button mapping tip! Capital Chase was kicking my ass and I always came up short by 200ish points but as soon as I decided to change the dash/skate button to RB, got it on the first try :D

By SoulSurvivor43 on 07 Apr 2023 17:38

Capitol Confidential is the one holding me up. It's the last one I need to do, and after about 9 attempts, I still haven't even completed it without dying, let alone 3 stars lol. Honestly, I would've thought it was the stupid tank rampage that would be the most bothersome. Oh well, I have a week to get this before it leaves GP :P

By I Like Drinkin on 24 Apr 2023 04:09

Dont need the button mapping for me , i won 3 stars after 12 tries .

By Maceteur on 07 Aug 2023 15:41

@Clankk OG lol what do you think I was doing? I was always trying to smash two tanks into each other. The spawns were what was killing me. I was constantly having to get across the level because the tanks would spawn on opposite sides of the map.

By SL1CK CHR1S on 24 Feb 2021 12:57

Mr SpinelesS, If you can ace all of the Capitol City challenges, I expect you will get though the others. Begin with the race.

I had the most trouble with the Union Town race, but I eventually aced it. After that, I tried remapping the dash button, then aced the Capitol City race with ease. I don't doubt remapping would've helped with Union Town race too. Definitely remap dash.

As for the other challenge types, I found them all to be rather easy (with all upgrades). The only exception was the Area 42 abduction. For whatever reason, I struggled. Even after watching several guides, I had to work for that one.

By nothingHz on 09 May 2021 12:09

for anyone having issues with the abductions or the races. spam the tele grab as much as possible while standing in the beam and youll just pull everything in even if its not exactly what you need its much faster than trying to pick the right ones. for the military base one I beat 3 stars with about 22 second left. For races if you Hold the B button aka infinite dash while in air you actually go a little faster and touching down and hitting the group for a moment makes you got much faster. finished the capitol race in two or three tries this way

By BaronVoNewman on 18 Jul 2021 17:30

One suggestion I'd have to put in the mix... I did the swap for using dash on RB, but I also used the jetpack set to LB. This made not only the races better, but the Anal Probe for Capitol City 100 times easier. I had so much trouble with that one... Once the mutants show up and such they kept killing me and I just couldn't understand how to do it. I didn't realize you could mash x and absorb their brains that way. Just jetpack around and mash x while trying to build up the Anal Probe. Dumb it needed to be charged each time. Hope this helps in the future for anyone!

By MeatPuppet7861 on 18 Jan 2023 17:55

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TheWelshHunt

TrueAchievements

20 Oct 2020 20:46

Dyet1300's text guide is spot on in terms of hints and tips.
But I made a video with every challenge 3 starred.

I also provide hints and tips on the more difficult challenges so hopefully itnwill give you an easier time.
Below the video are all timestamps incase your after a specific one.

Hope this helps!

Area 1: Turnipseed Farm
Abduction 1 - Cornered Beef - 0:36
Race 1 - Rural Race - 3:07
Armageddon 1 - Burning Barns - 4:40
Rampage 1 - Farmland Fiasco - 7:00

Area 2: Rockwell
Abduction 2 - Rockwell Requisition - 10:10
Race 2 - Rockwell Rush - 13:00
Armageddon 2 - Rockwell Reclamation - 14:40
Rampage 2 - Rockwell BBQ - 17:00

Area 3: Santa Modesta
Abduction 3 - Santa Supply - 20:10
Race 3 - Santa Prix - 23:30
Armageddon 3 - So Long, Santa! - 24:50
Rampage 3 - Modesta Massacre - 27:50

Area 4: Area 42
Abduction 4 - Abduction 42 - 30:35
Race 4 - Desert Dash - 34:00
Armageddon 4 - Desert Devastation - 36:20
Rampage 4 - Military Mayhem - 39:20

Area 5: Union Town
Abduction 5 - Union Haul - 43:05
Race 5 - Union Town Trip - 45:35
Armageddon 5 - Union Tower Termination - 47:00
Rampage 5 - Union Town Turmoil - 49:50

Area 6: Capitol City
Abduction 6 - Capitol Confidential - 53:10
Race 6 - Capitol Chase - 56:25
Armageddon 6 - Capitol Collapse - 59:05
Rampage 6 - Capitol Carnage - 1:02:15

20 Oct 2020 20:46

10 Comments

Great video, this one helped me through some of the trickier ones!

By xHeadHunterrz on 03 May 2021 16:24

Thumb\index fingers tips for races saved my life!

By Dan vasNormandy on 08 May 2021 16:47

Yeah that's a killer tip on holding down B the whole time during races, it's a little wonky feeling at first but for the later races it's essential

By Sebacean Hybrid on 21 May 2021 20:16

These are excellent guides. Thanks very much.

By IstIngiliz on 04 Aug 2021 06:36

Fantastic, thank you!

By Harbringernight on 24 Dec 2021 03:44

The Welsh Hunt. Your guide was perfect. Tips n tricks literally got me through some of those abduction challenges. Thank you.

By Kastrick 87 on 22 Apr 2022 22:29

Thanks for the guide😁

By Russo Saints on 23 Apr 2023 05:11

Useful and detailed guide. Spot on...

By Acurate Bob on 26 Apr 2023 11:08

Thank you! Increasing my sensitivity to 70% for the Union Town abduction finally got me 3 stars and the completion!

By uberJames on 28 Apr 2023 02:58

Union Town abduction has been giving me fits, but I noticed in both this and PowerPyx's video you're staying with the beam for the most part. I think I have been getting too far ahead at a couple points and may either be missing some throws or tossing workers into walls and killing them.

Actually got the Capitol Race done on about the 3rd (good) run--main problem I had there was the game lagging on my laptop (doing Win10 stack, but using this guide). I'd have to kind of play blind for a couple seconds until the game caught up. Once I got off the streets and onto the rooftops it ran smoothly.

Anyway, I used an Elite controller with paddles mapped to A and B, which left me free to keep my thumbs on the sticks and really helped to track the probe's flight patch very tightly. I did most of the other races just holding B with my thumb and rolling onto A to fly, but the paddles made Union Town and Captitol City a lot easier to manage.

By SpeleoFool on 28 Apr 2023 21:31

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