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Shamus To The Stars

Shamus To The Stars

Complete all story cases with a five star rating.

How to unlock the Shamus To The Stars achievement in L.A. Noire - Definitive Guide

There are 26 cases in the remaster version vo L.A. Noire. For a 5 star rating you have to find all case relevant evidences, answer all questions correctly and keep your damage (vehicle/city/injuries) to a minimum. You can avoid the most damage when you let drive your partner always it is possible. In some cases you have to drive by yourself, in this situation drive carefully and foresight.

The rating for the cases starts with the first case in Traffic called "The Driver’s Seat" and ends with the penultimate case in Arson called "Nicholson Electroplating". At the endcard of this case you unlock the achievement. The last case and the first four cases are without any ratings.

I will post here the links to my complete video walkthrough on YouTube. All videos are with a 5 star rating, all newspapers for the 100% achievement and nearly all case specific achievements. In the description of each video you can find all interrogations of a case with answers / proof.

Patrol (One video for all 4 cases - No ratings)

01 - Upon Reflection
02 - Armed and Dangerous
03 - Warrants Outstanding
04 - Buyer Beware

Traffic

05 - The Driver’s Seat
06 - The Consul's Car
07 - A Marriage Made In Heaven
08 - A Slip of the Tongue
09 - The Fallen Idol

Homicide

10 - The Red Lipstick Murder
11 - The Golden Butterfly
12 - The Silk Stocking Murder
13 - The White Shoe Slaying
14 - The Studio Secretary Murder
15 - The Quarter Moon Murders

Vice

16 - The Black Caesar
17 - Reefer Madness
18 - The Set Up
19 - The Naked City
20 - Manifest Destiny

Arson

21 - The Gas Man
22 - A Walk In Elysian Fields
23 - House of Sticks
24 - A Polite Invitation
25 - Nicholson Electroplating
26 - A Different Kind of War (No rating)
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so form DLC cases now count toward this?
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By SolaceConquest on 03 Jan 2018 17:18
Can't get Nicholson Electroplating case anything more than 3 stars. what am I doing wrong? missing only one clue it shouldn't give me 3 stars
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By RoninSouly on 01 Jan 2021 13:18
If, like me, you couldn't get the cut scene to load in Monroe's office towards the end of 'A Polite Invitation' read the story behind the newspaper and it should kick in (I don't think this is a spoiler lol)
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By Iron Man TStark on 13 Apr 2020 17:53
@soulydconte

I used the guide on the provided link and got 5 stars: https://lanoire.fandom.com/wiki/Nicholson_Electroplating

Have your partner drive where possible as suggested in the OP and you should be good

To 5-star you need everything. Missing evidence may have meant missing part of an interrogation, for example
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By GamePadZebby on 12 Mar 2021 12:35
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Not so much a complete guide so more a tips and tricks

This achievement includes all 'DLC'. These are The Naked City, Slip of the Tongue, Reefer Madness, Nicholson Electroplating and new to most Xbox players: The Consul's Car
So that means you need to get 25 stars more than the original game.
However Patrol Desk and the very last case: A Different Kind of War don't have ratings

How to get 5 star ratings:
To pull this off you basically need to minimize the damage you do to the city, traffic and people while driving. You also have to find all clues and get use all the right interrogation techniques.
It is possible to miss 1 clue or question and still get 5 star ratings but I wouldn't bet on that. So stay sharp to avoid replays

To help with that use
-Fast travel through letting your partner drive while holding cn_Y
-Use the Hard Boiled Detective outfit to eliminate 1 wrong interrogation technique option each time. This outfit is obtained by collecting all 8 novels which is a new type of collectible added to this version of the game with it's own achievement
-Use Intuition points to
--mark all collectibles on your mini-map. This expires when you leave the area.
--remove a wrong interrogation technique
You get 5 at the beginning of each case when you are on maximum rank.
-Play with the Clue music on and stay collecting clues until it fades (an exception to this is down below)

Recommended guide
Or if you want to play along a guide I recommend the LA Noire wikia
http://lanoire.wikia.com/wiki/Cases
All credits for writing and such go to them.

Other achievements tied to this:
While going for this achievement you are likely to get these achievements as well:


Notes
During the Nicholson Electroplating case you are asked to do a little experiment at Pinkertons lab in the Precinct. After that the clue music will fade but you NEED to stay and look at a SECOND pile of pictures to get the 5 star rating!

During second Homicide case: The Golden Butterfly do NOT charge the husband Hugo Moller or you will not get 5 stars. Instead charge the creeper Eli Rooney. However it is wise to interview Hugo Moller first

This one is easily obtained during several street crimes. Which are easily found and played in Streets of LA 'replays' so don't worry about replaying cases to get this achievement:
L.A. NoireNot So HastyThe Not So Hasty achievement in L.A. Noire worth 24 pointsStop a fleeing suspect with a warning shot as an LAPD Detective.



However pursuing these achievements will cause you to have to replay the case they relate to So I recommend combining these achievements to minimize replays
L.A. NoireSecret AchievementThe Secret Achievement achievement in L.A. Noire worth 47 pointsContinue playing to unlock this secret achievement

L.A. NoirePublic MenaceThe Public Menace achievement in L.A. Noire worth 95 pointsRack up $47,000 in penalties during a single story case.
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Thanks for noting the DLC cases are also necessary, I was wondering if they were needed.
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By AHGreg on 25 Nov 2017 17:06
The Consul's Car is not new to Xbox players. It was part of the Complete Edition on the 360.
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By LuckyKant on 03 Jan 2018 21:42
True but your statement in the solution is still incorrect. The Consul's Car was even included in the walkthrough because of the Complete Edition.
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By LuckyKant on 04 Jan 2018 15:06
does this have to be done in one play through or can you revise cases after you've completed the main story to get the achievement?
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By Rollo jr on 02 Feb 2018 00:26
You can replay cases.
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By LuckyKant on 02 Feb 2018 04:58
The DLC is now woven into the game's story instead of loosely selected on the 360. (Which I find a general pain, since the achievements are all placed sloppy together in one bunch instead of the DLC rows they actually are. )

I have to add to all this already excellent guide work that you can let your partner drive to EVERY destination except for The White Shoe Slaying, where at one point in the game you have to drive because while you are called in to drive to the police station, an announcement over the radio states the taxi cab the murdered lady drove in to a ballroom was seen driving around.
It is the ONLY time in the game you can miss out a clue, which is essential for the interrogation and the five star rating.
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By TheBongoFury on 04 Dec 2017 21:55
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DLC cases appear to be required for this trophy on PS4. Have 5 stars on all cases except "Reefer Madness" and trophy has not popped.

EDIT: Can confirm that trophy popped after getting 5 stars on the DLC case "Reefer Madness".
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18 Nov 2017 16:50

There's a total of 26 cases you need to 5* to gain this achievement. You'll need to make sure you find the majority of the clues, branch all the interrogation questions correctly and have minimal vehicle/city damage and civilian injuries. In some cases you'll also need to make sure you pick the right suspect to charge. Sometimes it may seem that both are guilty, but charging the wrong one will only net you 4*'s, whereas charging the other will get you the 5* rating you need!

Failing these will hinder you final case rating. You can miss a few clues, get a question or two wrong and cause a little bit of damage (not all of these in one case) and still obtain a 5* rating, so don't fret. So have your partner drive everywhere and search every little spot of a crime scene/s so you know you have all the clues.

For a full text case guide (does not include 'The Consul's Car), please go HERE.

For a video walkthrough of each case (includes 'The Consul's Car), please go HERE.

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24 Mar 2023 03:23

There's a total of 21 cases you need to 5 star to gain this achievement. You'll need to make sure you find the majority of the clues, branch all the interrogation questions correctly and have minimal vehicle/city damage and civilian injuries. In some cases you'll also need to make sure you pick the right suspect to charge. Sometimes it may seem that both are guilty, but charging the wrong one will only net you 4 stars, whereas charging the other will get you the 5 star rating you need!

Failing these will hinder your final case rating. You can miss a few clues, get a question or two wrong and cause a little bit of damage (not all of these in one case) and still obtain a 5 star rating, so don't fret. So have your partner drive everywhere and search every little spot of a crime scene so you know you have all the clues.

For a full case guide, please go HERE.

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There are a total of 16 cases in the game, which are assessed at the end of the investigation. Cases in the patrol department, as well as the last case in the fire department, do not count. The rating is based on the number of evidence collected, the correct reactions during interrogation and the accusation of a more or less correct suspect (if you have to choose). The rating is also negatively affected by the damage you cause to your car, city property and pedestrians. A couple of wrecked cars won't do anything, but it's better not to get carried away with it.


After completing a case, you can always replay it by selecting CASES from the main menu. In cases where you need to choose from several suspects, there is one trick. If you have collected all the evidence and carried out all the interrogations correctly, but have chosen the wrong culprit (the boss is unhappy, low rating) in the results window, do not click , and exit the game via XMB. Start the game again and select RESUME in the main menu. You will find yourself at the last checkpoint with all the evidence collected and interrogations conducted, all that remains is to choose the right criminal.


All evidence and interrogations
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By the way, DLC is not included in the number of cases required for the trophy
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By HeLLLynx on 23 Oct 2012 11:33
If you have any difficulties finding evidence or interrogations, perhaps the most complete and elegantly designed walkthrough is https://gta.ag.ru/lanoire/solution/
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18 Nov 2017 03:44

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If you press and hold And then the rollers skip.
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By goycman on 21 Dec 2017 21:47
It makes sense during the first case in the transport department to drive around the city and collect all the short stories. There are only eight of them, a job of about 20 minutes. For this you will be rewarded with the “Experienced Detective” costume. Which automatically removes one wrong answer during all interrogations. Which simplifies the passage by at least 50%.
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By matador_torba on 26 Nov 2017 13:31
In the PS4 version you need to get five stars in all activities, even those that are DLC.
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By DARKSIDEATH on 25 Nov 2017 22:00
I would like to note that when calculating statistics and issuing stars at the end of each case, in addition to asking the right questions and finding all the evidence, the damage caused to the city, people and cars is taken into account. So, if you want to close cases with all five stars, then chases and shootouts can be skipped (if you fail these events three times), and for trips to crime scenes and other objects, you can use a partner, let him drive.
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By Alexidrick on 21 Dec 2020 13:03
If you do everything with 5 stars, the trophy will be given at the end of the penultimate case "Nicholson Electroplating"
Since the top link is not available, I used
another passage - the dark background does not interfere with playing on the TV and reading the text at the same time. All cases are described sequentially, as they go on PS4 along with extras. All evidence and interrogations are described. There are a couple of small inconsistencies, but they do not affect the five-star result. Transcript for interrogations on PS4:
- Truth - - Good cop
- Doubt - - Bad cop
- Lie - - Accuse (then in the text we look for what is the correct evidence to confirm the accusation)
Of course, everything is interconnected, and if we have not found evidence confirming the accusation in advance, then we will not be able to conduct the interrogation correctly.
If you go through without any hints, then the “Experienced Detective” costume will be very helpful during interrogations. But you will still have to reload the checkpoint many times (Exit - Continue) after finishing the interrogation and clarifying the correctness of its results.
Everyone - Five Star .
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By Kazuma-2 on 13 Jan 2018 05:18
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