Left 4 Dead

Left 4 Dead

65 Achievements

1,500

50-64h

Xbox 360
Xbox One
Xbox Series
Log in or Register to track Left 4 Dead achievements progress.
Red Mist

Red Mist

Kill 1000 Infected with a mounted machine gun.

20

How to unlock the Red Mist achievement in Left 4 Dead - Definitive Guide

Just select the last chapter of the no mercy campaign on easy (best is to just do it in single player with AI, they will stand behind you and kill the infected hitting you in the back) and just rush straight towards the end make the 2 calls and run up on the roof and get on the turret. Kill the first wave of zombies with the turret until the tank comes, kill the tank and get back on the turret to kill the second wave of zombies until the second tank comes. You should be able to get around 100 kills each time before the helicopter comes. There are other parts obviously with turrets and lot of enemies, I just prefered this one.
91
4

25 Nov 2008 19:54

6 Comments
The Boathouse finale on the new survival mode is even better. Use pipebombs to draw the horde all together and just hit them with the minigun.
0
0
By I Slippery I on 27 Apr 2009 17:06
I prefered No Mercy tbh so I agree with the guide. End of dead air was fairly decent as well because you could load up the chapter and straight away get on the turret. Vey little travelling to do on dead air. Achievements fairly obvious though.
0
0
By TheBlackDragonX on 27 Sep 2009 18:52
Dead Air on Survival is the way to go with this Achievement.

there are maybe 5 spawn paths, 3 are straight in the guns sights, 1 is right at the edge of it's range, you may get half the people that are running at you, and the 5th is behind you on the left. I would get about 100-150 each time, and survive about 3 minutes.
0
0
By Curtieson on 15 Mar 2010 12:29
I feel like all of these solutions don't seem to take into account all of the specials that are around. When you are on a turret, 90% of the time a smoker grabs you.
0
0
By Shadow XBL on 24 May 2013 06:18
^On EASY??? Please. Like a charm, great solution.
0
0
By ShaneKarma on 01 Jun 2013 01:58
This is better than the Boathouse finale IMO. It's quicker to get to the rooftops and rightly so, you get about 100 kills or so per attempt.

One thing though. The tank goes for whoever is on the minigun, so as soon as you hear that music.......get out of there. :peace:
0
0
By geordiedeviant on 18 Feb 2009 19:31
View all 6 comments Show less comments
Load up the DLC "Crash Course" finale. Then play through the full level until you get to the generator. Start it up once(ONLY ONCE). Then kill the two tanks that will spawn. Once that is done the generator will kick off (AS LONG AS YOU DON'T RESTART IT IT'LL SPAWN INFINITE AMOUNT OF HOARDS OF ZOMBIES) Then jump on the turret behind the rescue vehicle (its on top and to get on it jump on the two cardboard boxes). Then just spray zombies for about 20 minutes and it's yours. Pay attention to where the hoards spawn as you'll rack up the most amount of kills, killing the ones coming from the fence to your left and the crates in front of you.

-TIP if you select a molotov, pipebomb, or health kit before you get on the turret it'll make your cross hairs like they would be as if you hadnt got on the turret which improves the accuracy just a tad.

;D if negative vote just let me know how i can improve my solution. Good luck sprayin' down ZOMMMMBIEEEEZZ!
70
4

23 Feb 2011 07:34

4 Comments
Most efficient way out of all in my opinion. Especially if you already own DLC no reason not to use this solution.
0
0
By CHERRY CHEERIOS on 24 Mar 2013 17:13
I just tried this and a third Tank spawned after all my teammates got in the vehicle. So I got knocked across the room and murdered. Just wanted to note that this doesn't always work as advertised. I was on "easy" too.
0
0
By Shadow XBL on 24 May 2013 03:28
lol, worked fine for me, gotta watch those 3 tanks LOL 3 tanks ALWAYS SPAWN, was going to put this very same solution up then I checked and saw some incredibly clever like minded individual had beat me by a couple of years ;) also counts towards "littlest genocide" and "zombie genocidist" cheevos.. Thanks and keep killing those ZOMMMMBIEEEZZ ;)
0
0
By DetsEightyOne on 11 Dec 2013 19:58
Late to the party on this one, but to anyone reading in 23, make sure you’re playing on Campaign and not Single Player. You won’t get the option to restart the generator otherwise.
0
0
By MashedPeas11 on 26 Jun 2023 09:32
View all 4 comments Show less comments
No Mercy's Easy finale really is the way to go. Just keep playing, always on the minigun, with either AI or your friends, and just watch it go up.

If you go in the pause or main menu of Left 4 Dead and press 'Achievements', you can see how far you are to getting Red Mist.

Survival mode's Death Toll - The Streets also works well.

Hope this helps.
38
2
On the boathouse finale, as long as you don't get onto the boat and escape, you are free to stay on the balcony where the mini-gun is located and just keep blasting the horde...be warned, depending on how long you stay there and what difficulty you are playing on..things get very very difficult.

Play with AI as they are pretty good at protecting your back. However when you see that tank coming, I suggest getting off the gun and walking around the awning of the house. Hopefully the AI will blast the tank and then get straight back on that gun.

Won't take you long.
38
4

05 Dec 2008 18:56

You can get this even faster, if you choose the Survival Mode and start Death Toll in "The Streets" chapter.

You'll start right next to the turret. Just make sure to kill the Tank between the Waves(The AI-Bots should take good care of enemies in your back). You can get a multiple hundred kills per run.

Help out the AI, if they have trouble with special infected, so you can go on even longer (besides the horde is right in front of you, then just stay at the turret and kill anything that is in your way, another AI could help the troubled survivor)

It just took me a half hour and I started with less than 50 kills.

(You can also start any other chapter with turrets, as you'll spawn right next to them in Survival Mode)

P.S. When you die, don't go back to the lobby, just let the game going since you'll start right away after that. (saves time)

P.P.S. depends on skill though how much you get out of each round, actually even more easier with 2-4 Players. Good luck!
37
5

29 Aug 2010 17:34

Just repeat the Runway Finale of Dead Air on normal to get this.
I got 100-150 kills each time i played the level. Just make sure you pay attention to whats going on behind you, or have a coop partner cover your back. Using pipes bombs to bring lots of zombies in front of you is also helpful. If a boomer comes, try getting covered in bile because then more zombies will come for you to kill.
32
1

18 Dec 2008 15:15

With the new Survival DLC, just make a private match set in No Mercy, with Survival settings of course. Since you spawn right below the minigun and probably die as quick... (I've gone over the 4 minute mark solo). You could rack up the kills when one of the AI gets vomited on by a Boomer.

Just rinse and repeat till you get it. Also watch out for smokers.

Another thing, the tank will usually appear behind you around the 40 second mark if you still pluggin away with the gun... so if you don't see the tank when the screen/vibration happens... you'll know he'll be there.
31
4

09 May 2009 19:06

Select the last chapter of No mercy and play on easy(i did normal but its your choice). Grab a pipe bomb at the begining and make your way to the holding place. Call in the chopper then get on the roof next to the turret. Once you start seeing zombies throw your pipe bomb in down between the 2 buildings in front of the turret. Then use the turret to kill the zombies that go to the pipe bomb. This probably adds 30-50 extra kills. Then just sit on the turret the rest of the time untill the chopper comes. Don't forget to get off when the tank comes or you can get screwed over. Also another suggestion is to get yourself killed at the end so you can just restart the chapter instead of having to go to the menu and loading it up again.
28
2

03 Apr 2009 23:51

I suggest playing on easy with yourself and a friend. Playing on easy will allow you to friendly fire without causing any damage to your team-mate.

You can do this on any mounted gun, but I suggest No Mercy.

Have the account you want the achievement for get on the mounted gun (of course).

Have your friend stand at the bottom of the ramp, in view of the mounted gun. When boomers come have your friend get vomited on, or exploded on so you can kill the horde that comes, netting you some more kills. This should allow an extra 20-40 zombie kills per vomit.

The second player (at the bottom of the ramp) can shoot the zombies that start attacking the first player (on the mounted gun) and keep them off their back while the first player can use the mounted gun and protect the second player.

Using this method will allow you about 100-300 kills on the mounted gun depending on how many boomers come and the horde that will come after they vomit.

After the second tank comes have each of you jump off the cliff so you can rinse and repeat this method until you get the achievement or are bored of doing it.

NOTE: This could also be done no the Crash Course campaign. If you do not restart the generator than there will be an endless horde of common infected and you can stay on the gun as long as you want without the threat of specials, or tanks.
25
1

30 Sep 2010 18:27

Mounted machine guns are usually at the very end of missions to protect you from the final horde of Infected. It’s cumulative, so you don’t have to get this in one campaign.

Campaigns and chapters with mounted machine guns:

No Mercy

  • Half-way point of the Subways
  • End of the Finale

Death Toll

  • Half-way point of the 4th chapter
  • End of the Finale

Dead Air

  • End of the Finale

You can check your status on this in the Achievements Screen.

0
0
The easiest place to do this is the achievement of the first company "No Mercy" in chapter 5. When you are waiting for a rescue vehicle on the roof of a building, there is a machine gun there. Just restart Chapter 5 until you get 1000 killed. Or you can knock it out in the “Fatal Flight” add-on, also when you are waiting for a rescue transport in the second chapter, crowds of zombies will run towards you, and there are much more of them there than in the “No Mercy” company.
2
0

09 Sep 2011 12:06