Gears of War 4

I started on casual at act 2 chapter 2 and just used the Lancer and skipped all the cinematic and got the achievement at the end of act 5 chapter 2.

Completed act 5 . Chapter 2. No cheevo . I kept the lancer with me all the time

I missed a collectible at the end of Act 1, so I reloaded the end of the last chapter, grabbed the collectible, and reloaded Act 2, Chapter 1. I still got the achievement.

Also, I never dropped the Custom Lancer. I did, however, use other weapons.

For some reason I didn't end up getting this on my first playthough. I had the custom lancer throughout when you first get it to the last chapter and nothing. Maybe its because I have separate save files?

Didn't pop for me either on my first playthrough. I dropped it once by accident but picked it up again right away. Caution is advised.

Didnt pop for me either and I definitely finished with it...

Didn't pop for me, I never swapped it for any weapon. My primary weapon of choice is always the lancer, so all I did was pick up ammo.

Anyone here figured out a way to unlock it...don't really want to run through this to not get it....

I dropped mine once and I just happened to think about it and it didnt pop for me either.

I dropped mine actually a couple times and still got it wonder why for some people it will still unlock then for others it won't

Probably have to do it in one sitting. If someone wants to do this with me, let me know.

Mine unlocked, and I dropped mine a bunch but always picked it back up. I also did this over a few days, so does not need done in one sitting...

Dropped mine by accident and picked it straight back up. Didn't pop though. Grrrrrr. Will have to try again.

Mine didn't pop.

Dropped it several times and picked it up again.

I did change difficulty during my run, might be the issue here.

I dropped the Lancer once by accident and the achievement didn't pop for me.

I dropped my custom lancer numerous times and the achievement popped for me. I did always have it with me whenever the game saved or there was a checkpoint, maybe that's the difference. But I must have accidently swapped it for another weapon n the ground 10 times or so ? Always switched it straight back.

Got the achievement, played on casual, never dropped the lancer even on accident, died once and reset last checkpoint 2 times when about to die, did it in one sitting and popped instantly when completing Act 5 chapter 2.

This didn't pop for me either .

Completed over a few sittings, solo on Hardcore, and didn't drop the Lancer at all; I would always swap the Gnasher with something else if I wanted/needed to.

Looks like I'll either solo it again on casual to speed things up, or try to find somebody for an Insane co-op run (not ideal as I can't always commit to playing; family etc).

Played on insane; it didn't pop. I did not play in one sitting. Played with a friend. Does anyone think death has to do with it, maybe?

I died a fair bit on Hardcore solo. Like I said, dropped the custom lancer a fair few times too, still got it. Also played over multiple sittings.

I fabricated a Torque Bow at the very end of the game and accidentally replaced my Custom Lancer with it...reloaded the checkpoint and made sure to not drop it again. Got the achievement at the beginning of Chapter 2.

Got it as well and dropped it multiple times on accident thinking I was picking up ammo for it and turns out it'd be a whole different weapon. Truth be told I didn't even know this was an achievement because I wanted to play through the campaign first for the story and then go back later for the achievements and still got this. The one thing I could think of why some people are getting it is that your lancer has a special name, called "custom lancer." And if you don't keep that specific lancer on you throughout the story then the achievement won't pop.

A few times i have played, i have noticed ppl will say they did it all right when they didnt do the achievement right. Seen that more than a couple times on here. And to be fair there are also plenty ppl that do achievements right and not pop. My point: some of you may need to go back and figure out what you mightve done during your campaign run to void this cheevo

I restarted one chapter and I'm pretty sure that cost me the achievement cause I didn't unlock it.

we accidentally restarted a chapter and didn't get the achievement.

Didn't pop for me, I dropped it a couple of times, played on moral without changing the difficulty through multiple days. From reading all the posted comments for my next playthrouh: 1) will nor pick up any ammo except from blue boxes; 2) will not reload checkpoints to be safe.

Had it with me from the moment I got it, never dropped or traded it. Didn't pop. Possibly our first glitched Cheevo for GoW4?

I got this achievement, which surprised me as I had accidentally swapped weapons several times. Maybe it's because I picked up the same custom lancer each time not 'any' custom lancer? Completed campaign on Hardcore if that helps. Only used one save file and played over multiple days, not one sitting.

I didn't get this the first run through I did - but I used Chapter select once during that.
I got it today from doing the following:- Used the one game slot, ONLY "Continued", I accidently swapped it for a hammer-burst (horde wave 3 on mine excavator ACT 3)..but picked it up straight away. I played this over multiple sessions over 8 days.
ALSO - I ONLY refiled ammo for the custom lancer from Blue Ammo boxes. Unsure if this has something to do with the glitch. If the "normal" lancer/ammo on ground messes with the coding. :)
Good Luck Everyone!!

I had the custom lancer since the beginning, never swapped it or dropped it and achievement did NOT pop.

I accidentally dropped it for a gnasher in the mine when you find the wildling/scavenger. Didn't realise till I was through the next door and it was shut behind me. Reloaded the checkpoint and blew it for myself.

Just played through, dropped it once couldn’t get it back. Reloaded checkpoint, used / picked up guns I wanted. Popped for me no problem. Maybe they fixed this.

What happens if I died with the custom lancer?

Nothing you just restart the checkpoint with the weapons you had at that checkpoint.

I tried doing this achievement in the same run as my playtrough on insane difficulty. its very time consuming but not difficult. this is an alert for other players trying to do the same as I did: because one condition is not reloading chapters, theres only one fight where you need to reload if you screwed up, IN THE SWARMAK FIGHT, AT THE END OF ACT 4.
I mean, if you dont watch a video on how to beat the swarmak, its almost impossible and you have to consider reloading a whole chapter, meaning you have to decide if you have to make another run just for the "sound of silence" achievement.
PS. during the run i did pick up ammo from enemy lancers, and the achievement pop, i think that its fixed.

Was lucky enough to have it unlock on my first attempt. Played solo casual. Only refilled ammo via the ammo boxes. Never picked up any ammo that said 'Lancer'. Accidentally swapped it for another weapon one time, but reloaded checkpoint just to be safe. Did not do all in one sitting.

I dropped it a couple of times by accident, but made sure I picked it up again straight away. I refilled with both lancers and ammo boxes and I reloaded many checkpoints. The achievement popped as expected. I would think that the problem for some people if they went through a checkpoint without the custom lancer. At of the end of many battles is a checkpoint so if you don't have the lancer at that point, you're screwed, even if you know where it is and run back for it.

The first play through I think what may have done me in was a reload checkpoint when I was going for the 3-kills-1-blade achievement.

This time I played through again solo on casual and achievement popped. I made sure to only use "continue" from the campaign menu on every time and never did any reload checkpoints.

Can confirm restarting a chapter voids this achievement

I picked up all lancer ammo, boxes and guns and I still got it first time through. I dropped it a few times by mistake but reloaded my checkpoint everytime i done that. I also reloaded many times to get the pod achievements and 3 buzzsaw kills and that also never affected it.

Just finished coop and didn't pop for either of us.

Played the campaign 3 times now and it wont pop at all.
Never dropped it never restarted any chapters or check points.
Seriously any tips?

I was playing coop when we died for the 2nd time in same fight our Custom lancers dissappeared

I was curious whether this would pop for me, but it did last night. Similar to Dabigamc, I picked up all Lancers dropped by enemies for ammo and refilled at ammo boxes. I did drop the Lancer once, but picked it back up. I never restarted any checkpoints or chapters, only using "continue."

Doesn't pop if you play as Kait. You have to be JD.

Just to add to all of the confusion over this; I played as Kait. Played co-op as the 2nd player, not the host. Over multiple days/saves. Changed difficulties multiple times. Used reload checkpoint multiple times. Dropped my gun or swapped it for something else, then picked it back up multiple times. And the achievement popped perfectly fine first time for both myself and the host player. I don't know if I ever had a different gun in my hand when there was an autosave. I just made sure that every time we started back up, I picked Kait, and she still had the gun.

I dropped it ONCE, by mistake and when I realized it, I picked it up again (the same Lancer, not a new one... maybe that's the mistake for some?). And I still got the achievement.

So it seems that dropping the custom lancer but picking the same one up still counts?

I hope so as I have dropped mine 3 times so far, but picked it back up again instantly. Will report back once I get to the checkpoint for the achievement to pop.

EDIT: Achievement popped for me. I dropped the Custom Lancer four times in total, and picked it up straight away. I didn't swap it for any other Custom Lancer, just the one Marcus gave me.
Achievement popped as chapter 2 of Act V loaded.

Got it first time. I picked up all type of lancer ammo - from enemies and from blue boxes. Used the big guns - the ones you can pick up as a third gun, but if ran out of ammo you can not get more (eg. > Buzzkill). I'm not sure but I think I changed the gun coupe of times, but immediately picked it up. Died several times, so reload last checkpoint works, and I played on at least 4 different days to get to the end, so you don't have to make it in one sitting.

Got the achievement om my first playthrough on hardcore, which I didn't do on one run, I've signed off and on. Picked up ammo from non custom Lancers and swapped it once with a hammerburst and picked it back up right after and got killed shortly after. As long as the custom lancer is in the right slot when passing all checkpoints until the end of act 5-1, the achievement should pop.

got it with after starting a new game. picked up a new weapon by mistake twice, but reloaded checkpoint.

I got to Act 5 Chapter 1, and for some reason I only have 1 weapon, and it isn't the Lancer...

I'm guessing it has something to do with whatever weapon your using when you defeat the boss in the previous chapter... A heads up would have been nice.

EDIT: Got Marcus to give me his Custom Lancer but I still didn't get the achievement.

Carried the Lancer all the way through and no achievement - another playthrough it is - eurgh. Think for me it’s related to quick resume

Got it the achievement today, I actually used a lot of gnasher shotgun through my collectible play through (I started an entire new campaign on casual), picked up lancer ammo from enemies and ammo boxes and got the chevo at the end 👍🏽

I actually got this achievement to pop in Co-op after accidentally losing my custom lancer. I realized I didn't have it so I grabbed Marcus' custom lancer from him and it still popped the achievement.

Keep in mind, my co-op buddy was JD and never dropped his, so it might still pop if your co-op partner never dropped theirs. You also might be able to snatch one of the AI's custom lancers as well and still have the achievement pop. There are a lot of weird stipulations the achievement might have, so just try not to drop yours.

Finally Got It Yesterday!!!! It was the third time I try to unlock this achivement.

Now, I have the solution:

*Create a New Game alone no coop., never chapter select, just a New Game from the begining. If you stop playing, select CONTINUE the next time you play again.

* Play it on Casual, and go fast, I spent 5 hours.

* When Marcus gives you the customized lancer, NEVER, i said NEVER drop it. I use that lancer in all over the game until I unlocked the achivement. No Gnasher. Always with the lancer on your hands. Never use another weapon except in hordes , I used Troikas. Trust me, it´s easy if you play on casual with the active realoads.

* Take the ammo from the blue ammo boxes, never take the ammo from the fallen enemys, that lancers are not customized and maybe that could be a mistake

*Don´t reload Chapters!

*Don´t take a customized lancer from your friends.

* Just kill with your customized lancer and GO ON!!!!

Just for the people that still need it.
I got it today, what I did was start a new solo campaign in casual from Act II Chapter II and did all the campaign in two sessions clicking Continue.
I only picked up blue ammo boxes and when I picked other weapons, I changed only the gnasher.
It only took me like 4 hours total

Don't worry if you accidentally switch your lancer for another weapon, just hit "last checkpoint" and you should be good.

I dropped mine a few times, picking up a weapon. I immediately picked it back up and continued on. The achievement just popped.

I can confirm you don't need to start the whole game. You only need to start Act 2.

This is a terrible solution.