Forspoken

Forspoken

53 Achievements

1000 XP

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Archivist

Archivist

Unlock 80% of the Archive.

105 XP

0.5%

How to unlock the Archivist achievement in Forspoken - Definitive Guide

There are 580 possible entries, you need to get 464 to get the trophy. Progress is in the stats screen.
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02 Feb 2023 15:45

Just looking at this, you’re probably thinking that collecting 464 out of 580 collectibles is going to be a bit of a grind, but the truth is, it isn’t at all. Really. Because in Forspoken, the Archive includes and tracks everything, from characters and equipment you’ve picked up or come across, to resources, enemies and things that flesh out the world. Tutorials do not count though. But pretty much everything else does.

Rather than following a guide of 464 collectibles, which is ridiculous and would be interminable, the best way to get them is to pay attention to the tips below. With a 20% wiggle room, you should get this while going for the other trophies without too much heartbreak.
  • If you press up on the d-pad, you’ll send out a pulse. All down arrow icons in a diamond are collectibles like books, pieces of art and notes, etc. All of which can be added to the Archive.
  • Don’t forget to search buildings and interact with everything you can when you're clearing "points of interest" for Explorer: Trailblazer trophy_silver.png. Refuges can sometimes have books, notes, etc. in them, that will get logged in the Archive.
  • Keep an eye open for small lockboxes, they always have an Archive note in them. You'll find a few of these in Locked Labyrinths, so keep an eye open for them.
  • Harvest as much in the open-world as possible, so that you’ve grabbed at least one of every resource.
  • Side missions (or Detours as Forspoken calls them) can unlock Archive entries, so do as many of them as you can. Same with things like completing Tanta’s Familiar Monuments. They all add entries to the Archive.
  • Talk to question marks on your map in Cipal, they may give you something.
  • Certain points of interest on the map have purple icons with the diamond-down-arrow on them. Head to those to loot the Archive information - this also helps towards Explorer: Trailblazer trophy_silver.png .
And, if for some reason, if you’ve got every other trophy done and this one still remains, just seek out the aforementioned “Archive Entry” locations on the map and complete them until this one unlocks.
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Archive entries in this game are quite plentiful. There are 580 in total to collect, and you need a minimum of 464 of them to unlock this achievement. You'll get about half of the required amount just from story progression and the detours (side-quests). The remaining needed will come from visiting all the locations required for other achievements. You'll get a new one for each piece of equipment, crafting material, familiar, abomination, etc. You can also earn extras from the points of interest on the map with the purple down arrow on the map icon which indicates completing that point of interest will reward archive entires (sometimes up to three per location). Like I said, this should come naturally while getting every other achievement, but if not you can use those to mop up the rest.
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