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Toxophilite

Toxophilite

Kill a target from 70m or more with the bow (Single Player only).

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How to unlock the Toxophilite achievement in Far Cry 3 - Definitive Guide

Hi Guys

Here is my Solution for this Achievement.

You can buy the Bow for Money or get it free when you activated Radio Towers. Go to a Shop / Vendor and under Special Objects you find the Bow.

Buy the 2nd Attachment then equip the Bow. Go to a Outpost or Patrol / Streetbarricade and find a Enemiy what stand still.(is easier)

Then you must appraise what 70meter is, after this Aim with Bow and try to hit the Enemy.

In my Video i show a Way with a Outpost.

Edit: NeXuS23 write in the Comments:

"I simply crafted Special Arrows, the ones with Explosives, Shoot 20-30 of them from a Hill into a Camp and the Achievement will pop in no Time without even aiming"

This is one Way too :) thx for the Tipp!

Edit2: For the 70Meter Distance has OLph42 a good Tipp

"If you need some help to estimate the 70m distance you can place a waypoint on the outpost and you will get a marker and the distance to that marker will show up on the lower left on your screen."

Regards
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29 Nov 2012 15:17

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I simply crafted Special Arrows, the ones with Explosives, Shoot 20-30 of them from a Hill into a Camp and the Achievement will pop in no Time without even aiming.. lol
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By NeXuS23 on 02 Dec 2012 00:14
Thanks NeXuS23, good advice
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By k0ngzor on 03 Dec 2012 12:28
If you need some help to estimate the 70m distance you can place a waypoint on the outpost and you will get a marker and the distance to that marker will show up on the lower left on your screen.
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By OLph42 on 05 Dec 2012 06:03
NeXus23's addition to this solution worked like a charm! I actually got a double kill, and the achievement, with explosive arrows.
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By cobalos on 14 Dec 2012 09:10
Definitely use the explosive arrows. Easy peasy.
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By HiEd on 17 Dec 2012 23:34
Yup, +1 for the explosive arrows. Great tip.
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By m0rph3us17 on 20 Dec 2012 20:32
Explosive arrows tip is good just one little problem, 20-30 explosive arrows? You can only ever carry ten special arrows.
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By Kymebul on 03 Jan 2013 12:07
Shooting the arrows into the camp worked great. I found it useful to sneak up nearer the camp first and tag enemies, and then head back to the 70m mark before firing away.
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By BusyRich on 17 Jan 2013 08:40
I've already upgraded my arrow carrying capacity, but when do you get the option to craft the explosive arrows?
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By wolfzero01 on 27 Jan 2013 17:21
Thank you, thumbs up. Worked great. Used the hill above an outpost solution. I crafted 10 explosives arrows first, and carried 8 grenades to craft more explosive arrows if needed. I made sure i had the marksmans scope, which is the 2nd upgrade listed for the bow.

I used the outpost Lazy Shore Marina on the South Island because Echo camp fast travel is very close in case you die, you spawn or jump right back very close.

I also used this camp to finish off 30 kills i had left of the flamethrower achievement for that reason.

Yeah so all i did was mark the outpost as a waypoint so i would have a distance reference. I used camera to mark all the enemies because the skull ones die much easier than the heavies with a shield, so it gave me a point of reference to empty my quiver where the skulls guys were. I just aimed using the proper distance on the scope, and paid attention to where they were landing to allow for adjustments in aim, and let them fly. It popped right away.
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By MiZ Dove OG on 11 May 2018 19:52
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This is for people who have already liberated every outpost. There is a location around X:368 Y:697 that will always have enemies, and there's a great perch where you can shoot some enemies from across the harbor. Video guide is by me.
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15 Dec 2012 22:29

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brilliant, amazing, awesome! thank you! this was the only one I was missing besides co-op cheevos, and I was worried that I would not find suitable targets for this, but I did it with your help :)
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By Sophiaso on 16 Dec 2012 00:39
Not working for me. When i arrive that place they are friendly. Shooting them is not a option cause they start moving around. Any ideas?
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By on 19 Jan 2013 20:50
great solution. after trying other methods, I tried this & got it in one shot.
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By wolfzero01 on 02 Feb 2013 18:18
If your a bad Aim, use Exploding/Grenade Tips, It Helps :)
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By TONISM987 on 12 May 2013 20:58
i have with this method
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By mongrominet on 26 Jul 2013 16:08
awesome, thank you very mutchsmile
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By OG xSc4RF4CeZ on 14 Aug 2013 17:35
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A good place to get this achievement is at the very start of the second island. Make sure you have the bow with marksman site and explosive arrows.
When you land on the island after parachuting in, you will be tasked with killing some guys by a truck a bit further up the beach. simply set a marker on them and stand back the 70m (or a little more just to make sure) and fire into the group by the rock (there's about 3-4 of them).

Hope this helps.

EDIT: Its come to my attention that sometimes your explosive arrows disappear from your inventory whilst playing story missions. So to be on the safe side make sure you have some grenades and arrows in your inventory in case you have to craft some more. Credit goes to "steadholder" for pointing this out.
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18 Dec 2012 02:08

The one thing I should mention is that this achievement doesn't have to be done on enemy characters, it can be done on friendly targets.

All I did was find a couple rakyat standing on a beach, equip my bow with the marksman sight, equip explosive arrows, line up the sight at the 80 yard mark and fire, if it went to far past them I backed up and tried again. Took 5 explosive arrows and I got it.
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20 Jan 2013 22:13

I found it easier for me when trying to liberate the outpost at X:266.2, Y:334.3. First I got the radio tower and then took the zip line in the direction of the outpost. Then I went up to the mountain behind this. Marked a sniper guy with my camera that is on top of the middle structure. Then I marked the outpost in the map so I could see how far I would need to go. I got up to 71m and at a comfortable position started shooting the guy. I did not needed to worry about alerting the others because he's on top of everything and can;t see him.

P.S. You need to play main story line quests up to the one that you unlock the south island.

Resuming:
Location: Outpost at coordinates: X:266.2, Y:334.3 (South Island)
Weapon: Bow with the attachment of your choice
Special arrows: no need because the use of this will alert other guards.
advice: If you want to make it simpler you can learn skills that help you handling the bow.
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28 Mar 2013 05:39

The best way I found to do this is clear out an outpost then, when your allies show up park a car next them and tag the car on your map, then watch and when the counter hits around 73m (to be safe) shoot your ally, they will try to kill you after so run away.
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19 Jan 2013 01:21

- Buy the "Marksman Scope" attachment for the bow

- Craft "Explove Arrows" using grenades and arrows (big surprise)

- Overlook an outpost, make the outpost a waypoint so you can see how far away you are.

- Fire at the enemies using the scope to judge distance

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22 Apr 2019 06:24

Just like the Improper Use achievement, the easiest way is to try this against any friendly NPC. Estimate the distance, take your time, practice. You're likely to kill the friendly if you successfully hit him.
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21 Jun 2015 03:24

i find another youtube video link for helping all to have this achievement with TOXOPHILITE achievement unlocked

achievement : locate the men with the photos
you need to kill 1 man with the bow with a long far of 70 meters

see this video , you achievement unlocked on the end of the video (( achievement playstation 3 -- it appears at the right upside on the screen , in the end of this video ))

StyrofoamTuph ( 368 / 697 ) = thanks very much , finally i have the achievement with your solution , StyrofoamTuph ( here = x 368 / y 697 )
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20 Jul 2013 00:19

Now this can be a tricky one, unless you have eyes like an eagle or have a monster amount of luck the marksman sight is needed, put the sight on.

Wherever there are enemies there is a possibilty of getting this achievement, but I got this one on one of the last story missions, the one where you have to go through a gorge without being spotted being aggressive (Deepthroat, I think its called), as the mission starts you go down the path to the left and come up to a guard tower, you will see two guards on the other side of the gorge.

At that point they are closer than the required 70M, so instead of going down the path follow the cliff top to the right (dont stray to far or you will leave the mission boundary), perch on the clifftop somewhere behind the first guard tower you encounter, at this point the guards should be around 80M away, so if your an experienced archer you should be able to judge the height needed with little trouble, newer archers should take a full load of arrows with them, a fully-upgraded quiver would be best, as this lets you have 30 arrows.

These guards sometimes walk around and behind cover, eventually though you should be able to get them standing still, kill one and the achievement should unlock.
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04 Jul 2013 00:06

Get the Recurve Bow from a weapon locker or general store. You can either buy it or activate radio towers to get it for free. Also, buy and equip the Markman Sight. It is a very useful attachment for long range shots. Then, search for some enemies, and place a marker on their location on the world map. Walk away until the marker shows a distance of 70+ meters, shoot the enemy while they are standing still to get the "Toxophilite" achievement. The Welshore Wrecker's House Outpost at X:437.9, Y:795.0 coordinates is near the starting area of the game, and one of the best locations to get this achievement early in the game.
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05 Dec 2012 09:16

I feel it would be better to give you a visual of how to get this trophy then for me to describe it. Make sure you have a full quiver of arrows when you do this. Chances are you might miss and only having 1-2 arrows would be a pain in the arse!

All credit goes to RoosterTeeth.
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14 Jan 2015 19:55

Again, you'll need to head to any store and grab the Recurve Bow from under the Specials menu which you can buy or get for free by unlocking Radio Towers. Next, make sure you buy the Marksman Sight for $300 as this will help. Now head to any un-liberated Outpost on the island and try and get to a good vantage point where you can look over it and see the enemies inside. Tag the Outpost with a custom marker from the menu and walk back to the vantage point until the distance meter in the corner shows 70m+.

Now located the easiest target and aim true. Use the new sight to help you gauge the distance and see if you're landing too short or shooting too far. The Bow is a one hit kill, so all you need to do it get that one hit.

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First of all you will need to get the Recurve Bow from a weapon locker or general store. You can either buy it or activate radio towers to get it for free. Also buy and equip the Markman Sight. It's a very useful attachment for long range shots. Now search for some enemies and put a marker on their location on the world map. Walk away until the marker shows a distance of 70+ meters and take the shot while the enemy is standing still. The Welshore Wrecker's House Outpost (coordinates X: 437.9, Y: 795.0) is near the starting area of the game and one of the best locations to get this done early.

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