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Horde Natural

Horde Natural

Still standing after 20 waves - you're a natural!

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How to unlock the Horde Natural achievement in Gears of War 3 - Definitive Guide

Here is how I unlocked this;

We chose Aftermath, and built the main base that is behind the Silverback. This has 3 'funnel-points', so with a decent team of 5 is easily covered.

Mutators do not void the achievement.

On Casual with Super-reload, well, it's just super-easy. Even if you are not the best player, get behind cover and play cautiously!

Build the turrent to your left upto a Fire-Turret, half the Locust on Casual do not get past it. There is also a Command Centre on the left side as well. Throw a load of wire down and you cannot fail.

We also tried the 'Force Multiplier' (all as LE Dom/Baird), we spawned as all Marcus and we failed the first wave on purpose to character reset - we all then restarted and it popped for us all after wave 20.

If you go as Baird LE you can easily work on your 'Witty Repairtee' progress as well.



EDIT;
8th July 2013

Just did this with 2 people, so if you cannot get 5 this will help - did it in just under an hour.

Start - Casual, Super Reload
From spawn on Aftermath, head to the opposite tower.
Buy that base, buy the wire downstairs, and the wire upstairs.

First few waves you will earn $$$, put that in wire repair, as well as frags.

The main strategy is to have the player who needs it tucked at the back near the Command Centre, ideally the player who does not covers the main staircase and the front.


When you can, buy the base at Frags.


This gives you wire, but more importantly - the Turret at the bottom of your stairs. Make this a Fire Turret as fast as you can, and keep that for 20 waves. This does SO MUCH KILLING for you.

Every wave, search/buy Frags, tag downstairs, keep Turret going. On 7/17 start using Mortars. With 2 players, by 17 you can upgrade to Hammers, call them out and play smart.

We did it with the two worst Boss Locust (Brumak & Corpsers), so good luck!
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27 Mar 2012 22:41

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Worked like a charm :)
Thx for the perfect guide and help
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By BastiXS96 on 08 Jul 2013 20:45
No worries bud - happy to help.
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By DrShoe1976 on 08 Jul 2013 22:19
Looking to do this achievement and Force Multiplier.
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By aliasBushido on 06 Oct 2021 12:39
I did this solo by unlocking Infinite Ammo and Super Reload mutators (Remember Super Reload can be farmed in private versus games against bots!).

Load up Cove. I had the best luck on this map and what you do is claim the base by "Ship" and you will see a house structure. At the "Crane" part of the map a Boomshield spawns. You will need this. Pick this up and plant it by the door to the house. Also feel free to spend points on the outside barriers. Then just camp away. Remember to re-plant your boomshield AFTER each intermission otherwise it will despawn. The super reload will rinse most things! Buddy up with a friend for extra ease and feel free to use the silverback for added protection.
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By DalianTheAlien on 15 Nov 2021 16:40
Loooking to boost this with someone/a few people. Get in contact?
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By Happy Dog CPH on 16 Dec 2021 22:48
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By xX Anton 91 Xx on 30 Sep 2023 19:28
I'd like to boost this achievement.
Message @ Stinger8800. Thanks!
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By Stinger#8800 on 27 Jan 2024 16:02
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I did this solo last night and I chose Jacinto. I did it on casual with super reload, instagib melee, and comet. I did not really use Instagib or comet but it was nice to have just in case. Remember to use either the Lancer or Hammerburst, I chose Lancer.

As soon as you spawn just jump backwards and hide behind the little tree cover at the back of the spawn. I did not buy any fortifications, I only went out in between rounds to the nearest ammo box. Remember to be back in position at the start of the rounds so locust do not spawn where you are camping!

Once the waves started getting dangerous (Wave 5) you should begin sticking to the cover. Most of the enemies will come from the left side but there are a few that will come from the right. It is pretty easy to keep an eye on both sides though. What you want to watch out for are Grenadiers with shotguns and boomers that could pull off a lucky shot. These were basically the only two enemies that came close to harming me. Just shoot off random bullets in order to get a super reload and you should be able to kill everything really quick.

When it came to boss waves for wave 10 I got Gunkers. Gunkers are probably the hardest in this situation next to a Lambent Zerker. Gunkers throw fireballs into the air and have a high chance of hitting you. I recommend rushing forward with an active reload to take them out first and then run back to your camping spot. The only boss that really should give you a problem is a Lambent Zerker but as long as you don't get that it should be pretty easy.

This worked for me on my first try.
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29 Mar 2012 15:23

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I chose the bottom of Jacinto (HoD/Boomshot Spawn) because you can build a metric ton of wires to slow down enemies, and they come down the middle 95% of the time. There are four columns to hide behind, which makes it great for teamwork. It's also easier to escape that area if you get overrun. Unfortunately, even with mutators, getting caught in a Mauler and Lambent Berserker sandwich on Wave 20 results in instant death. Restarting at Wave 1... :'(
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By Rogue Shaddo on 31 Mar 2012 14:18
Do you know if your teammate can go down and you can keep going for the achievement if you haven't been downed?
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By an7man on 09 Apr 2012 01:28
Yes it does not matter if your teammate goes down
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By Snrm on 09 Apr 2012 01:32
farrrkkk, bro i did ur idea it was mad but i got a lambent zerker at 20 and got rapped coz i was on the move...
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By jordan macit on 30 Apr 2012 06:11
Does it all have to be in one sitting or can I do, let's say, waves 1-10, exit Horde/the game, then come back and do 11-20 (or even redo 1-10 as part of 20 waves in a row)? I'm guessing one sitting, but don't know if anyone has tried my proposed alternative already.
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By HyruleBalverine on 29 Sep 2012 17:59
Perfect for me first try I did it solo and camped in the grenade spawn where there are 2 funnel points.
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By KiDLUCiF3R on 31 Jan 2013 22:47
@ HyruleBalverine - it specifically says "consecutive". how could you miss that?
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By on 02 Mar 2013 07:53
Well, logically, if I did 1-10, took a break, and then did 11-20, they would still be consecutive. They would be one wave level after the previos in the correct order. Consecutive does not neccessarily mean "in one sitting". It's a moot point, however, as I did all 20 in one sitting with a group doing another horde based achievement; quite some time ago, too.
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By HyruleBalverine on 02 Mar 2013 21:30
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I know this doesn't need a video guide but i thought what the hell since i finally had time to get this one i would record it. i only show my first wave and 20th wave. I played on aftermath with, instagib, super reload and infinite ammo which defiantly made it easier, but i still had a couple close calls with random boom shots and grenades.
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03 Jul 2012 13:21

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What did you get on boss wave 10?

Once you've unlocked Instagib, Super Reload and Infinite Ammo this achievement is really just about getting lucky with the boss waves. If you get a lambent berserker my advice would be run away and gib everything else till you're just left with the berserker.
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By LeiChat on 07 Jul 2012 09:47
i got reavers for the first boss wave.
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By Lexii on 07 Jul 2012 13:41
Used your method and worked great, thank you. Got berserkers and a lambent berserker but still got it solo. The mentioned mutators are a must...

Tried the base at the silverback but had to many entry points for the locust.
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By OverChunk143877 on 15 Nov 2015 13:39
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