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Whack-A-Grub

Whack-A-Grub

Closed all 4 e-holes around the fountain in Fish in a Barrel without any Locust fully emerging

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How to unlock the Whack-A-Grub achievement in Gears of War: Ultimate Edition - Definitive Guide

Load Act 1 - Fish in a Barrel on casual difficulty and play until the fountain (1 minute) and keep your grenades!
Inside the fountain you will find two other grenades. You should now have four grenades for all four e-holes. The e-hole spawns immediately after you have reached the fountain.
There are four locations for the e-holes and the order in which they spawn is different every time (except the last e-hole). If you press the Y-button, the game tells you where a e-hole spawns. Now you have to throw your grenade quickly into the e-hole before any of the locust have fully emerged. If one of the locust emerges before you close the e-hole with your grenade, reload the last checkpoint and you'll start again at the fountain. The last e-hole is a bit difficult because you have to throw your grenade quickly from the hip where the cars get blown up. The achievement should unlock after you've closed the last e-hole.

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24 Aug 2015 11:30

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Me and my friend let atleast 3 grubs come out of each hole but closed them with grenades at some point and still got the achievement. Buggy but who am i to complain.
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By Sniff this unit on 28 Aug 2015 22:45
Yeah it is buggy but in a good way. I was going through this level with a random player whose game I joined and we each closed 2 holes with the grenades but there were at least 2 grubs who rushed us and had to take them down but when we closed the 4th hole, the achievement popped.
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By Haugse 0ne on 01 Sep 2015 05:41
Great guide! +1
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By DrShoe1976 on 12 Sep 2015 09:43
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Load up ACT I: Ashes - Fish in a Barrel on Casual difficulty. From the beginning, kill the enemy on the troika and continue forward to the large square with the statue in the middle, and make sure to not use any grenades before this point. Once you reach the square, go into the middle area and pick up the extra frag grenades in order to have 4 total.

Now emergence holes (e-holes) will begin to open up around the middle area, and you must close them immediately in order for no enemies to emerge. Arm you grenade and hold Y in order to be alerted to the location of the hole as soon as it is created. As soon as possible, toss a grenade into the hole making sure it explodes before any of the enemies are able to emerge and fully stand up. You should be able to make all 4 grenade throws from the center area. As soon as you close the last hole the achievement will unlock, and make sure to "Load Last Checkpoint" if you miss!

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24 Aug 2015 07:45

Load up Act 1 - Ashes, chapter Fish in a Barrel and kill some enemies around the first Troika. You will get a checkpoint right before you enter the area where the achievement is, so do not worry if you do not get it the first time.

As Im LoganXP pointed out, it can be done in co-op.

You will have 2 grenades coming to the fountain, there are 2 more inside, so there is no room for error.

Every time an e-hole is created, you can focus it with pressing the Y button. You need to throw the grenade RIGHT WHEN THE HOLE IS CREATED. If your grenades kill enemies, that are emerging on the surface, it does not count, even if the hole is sealed.

First three holes are super easy, if you throw the grenade right as they emerge, but the last one can be tricky, because you have to throw the grenade as the cars explode, do not wait with your grenade, it's explosion has quite a range, so even if you do miss a bit, it should count. I personally threw all the grenades from inside the fountain, so you do not need to panic, just focus on the directions.

If the chievo does not pop as the objective is crossed on the screen, immediately pause the game, wait a bit just to be sure and select Load Last Checkpoint, which will put you right before the fountain, so you can try again.

Good luck!

Here is a video, made by Skycaptin5, to help a little bit more.

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19 Aug 2015 13:54

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Do you know if this can be done in coop?
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By the JeffreyTM on 23 Aug 2015 12:58
No idea, but I suppose it can, since it is only about closing the holes, it can be even easier that way. Hopefully someone clarifies.
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By Jaxxiczek on 23 Aug 2015 15:40
I can confirm that it can be done in coop. Although, I think mine may have glitched because I know for a fact that locust emerged from the holes.
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By Im LoganXP on 26 Aug 2015 05:31
Yet it still unlocked. Should have added that part.
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By Im LoganXP on 26 Aug 2015 05:32
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This takes place in Act 1 Fish In A Barrel. When you get to a water fountain, make sure you have at least two grenades on you as you can pick up two more inside the fountain itself. The emergence holes are always in the same location but will open in a different order each time you reload the checkpoint. Make sure you throw the grenade before the hole opens to ensure that no Locusts pop out. After you closed the forth hole successfully the achievement will pop.

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26 Aug 2015 17:14

For this achievement you need to close all four emergence holes without locust escaping, to do this you need to load into the fish in a barrel chapter of Act 1 and fight to the fountain area without using your grenades.

Once you reach the fountain pick up the extra grenades and get ready to close the emergence holes.

Now the first 3 open up at random but are always in the same locations so use the Y button to locate which one is opening.

To close them without any locust emerge you will need to throw the grenade just as it opens, it is fine if the locust are out of the hole but they must die in the explosion. The fourth hole is always in the same place as it opens up the next area and can be a little harder to see so I suggest that after throwing the grenade at the third one move closer to the last to give a clearer shot.

Once the fourth hole is closed the achievement will pop. If you miss any locust reload the last checkpoint which is at the fountain so don’t worry about having to fight through the streets again
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02 Sep 2015 00:58

Short and sweet guide to get this achievement.
1. Load up Fish in a Barrel in Act 1. Play on Casual. (Coop may make this easier)
2. When you reach the fountain grab the grenades inside immediately.
3. When a grub hole appears you can use Y to zoom to it if you don't see it. When you locate one throw your grenade right away you will need 4 grenades (obviously).
4. Enjoy killing Locust scum.

Video below showing this being done first time without even knowing the exact locations or order (it was still simple enough)

Also note how in the video a locust did emerge fully yet the achievement still unlocked!

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02 Sep 2015 16:32

Here is a video guide with English commentary for this achievement!


Here is a playlist of guides for this game!

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-HeW6XkKdULeEF_TtId6...
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30 Aug 2015 19:42

Gears of War: Ultimate Edition - Whack-A-Grub - Achievement


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12 Feb 2016 20:12

Here is a video guide for this achievement:
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During the Mission "Fish In A Barrel" you will get to a fountain and be tasked with plugging 4 e-holes once you arrive.

There are Frag grenades inside the fountain as well as between 2 of the e-holes, it would obviously be better to already have nades but it is not necessary.

The first 3 holes will open in random succession wanting you to "HIT Y" when they open, just be ready and free throw (hip fire) your grenade into the hole before any grubs climb out.

The 4th one is always under the cars in the background, you have to hip fire the grenade as the cars are blowing up for it to blow up in time.

If any grub climbs out you will have to Reload Last Checkpoint and try again right at the fountain. Good luck! :)

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03 Aug 2019 03:29

Load Act 1 - Fish in a Barrel on Casual Difficulty.
Play until the fountain (1 minute) and keep your grenades!
On the video you will gonna see where you need throw grenades.

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19 Oct 2017 09:27