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A Thousand Words

A Thousand Words

Collect all History Relics

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How to unlock the A Thousand Words achievement in Mad Max - Definitive Guide

Alright history relics are one of the many different types of collectibles that be found in Mad Max. There are a total of 103 of them. They're most similar to scrap and can be found in Strongholds, outposts, looting locations, and vantage points. They look like little blue books.
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You should get most of these while going for the
Mad MaxExplosions Are Not EnoughThe Explosions Are Not Enough achievement in Mad Max worth 70 pointsComplete all optional objectives in all camps
and
Mad MaxLooked EverywhereThe Looked Everywhere achievement in Mad Max worth 34 pointsLoot all Scavenging Locations
achievements so you shouldn't focus on this until after completing those. It is worth noting that sometimes these will glitch out and become invisible and if that happens you just have to hold cn_A where the collectible should be.

If after completing the game you still haven't gotten this achievement press start>collectibles>history relics. Look for any that show a question mark and then figure out what number it is by counting off from the bottom going left to right. You can use this detailed IGN guide to find the exact ones you're missing http://www.ign.com/wikis/mad-max/History_Relics#Relic_101
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Far left of Chum's tutorial/starting region is a scavenging location, at the point where the road loops, it won't appear until you're almost on top of it. It didn't appear because there're no scavenging crews for that region.
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By on 28 Aug 2016 03:41
What an absolute god send this last guide is.

Work from the top of your history collectibles left to right and it was bang on accurate.

I'd missed the location on the far left of chums area as it didn't show up.

100% thought my game had glitched but thank you Nacho, what a life saver!!!
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By aubrey345 on 28 Aug 2016 09:35
Glitched to me inside Pink Eye's stronghold and Deep Friah's stronghold.
They were invisible. angry
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By lordeleo on 24 Mar 2017 16:48
If you are missing Relic #75, it is located in Deep Friah's stronghold. Go in, to the right, up the stairs and take a left. It's in the back room. According the IGN Wiki, it is located during the Big Chief mission, but after you beat the game you cannot replay the mission. My guess is that if you miss it during the mission, as I did, they place it inside Deep Friah's stronghold as a backup.
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By King Koolaid on 13 Jul 2017 13:17
I missed one at one of the balloon areas, worth a hot to check all of those
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By GWebb77 on 27 Oct 2017 04:37
Relic #99 is missing on your IGN wiki page; it shows the pictures of Relic #13 for Relic #99, so we have no location for #99. It was the only one I was missing and it is found at the Wailing Wind Vantage Point, it's on the ground there under the north side of the big tent.
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By o DEEVIUS o on 28 Jun 2018 23:12
I found #92 in Pinkeye's stronghold, on the highest level, on the floor near a shelf. In my game it did NOT show the floating yellow marker (which is probably why I missed it the first time?), but you can see the 'photo album' on the floor and will get the prompt to pick it up when you get close.
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By A Gamer X360 on 20 Oct 2020 02:08
King Koolaid, THANKS SO MUCH!!!! Holy jeez that was driving me crazy.
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By FletchLives82 on 06 Nov 2020 14:52
I have all history relics it says so in game got 100% collected but the achievement didn’t pop. Says 99% like I’m missing one or two. Thanks Warner bros

Ok now it says I got it after I turned my Xbox off
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By aDOOMboi on 11 Aug 2023 03:44
Has anyone else had an issue with this. The guide is telling me I need number 51 which is in a camp and I’ve already collected it, any help greatly appreciated
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By ChubbySweethead on 13 May 2021 13:16
King Koolaid just saved me a lot of headaches. Found all of the history relics except this one. Most are easy to find at scavenging locations or camps. The last few I needed was at balloons, since those had a checkmark after visiting them once I didn't think of looking at them, but it turns out a few have history relics I missed when visiting the first time. The last one really was in Deep Friahs stronghold in the room with the chick and her daughter.
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By pukem0nn on 29 May 2021 00:56
All the places pickings cleaned and the achievement of the booty received, and for no relics. 2 pieces missing. According http://www.ign.com/wikis/mad-max/History_Relics shows that not enough 51 and 92. At the same place all the collected and the achievement of the "corners searched" received. angry
P.S. Technical service Xbox live promised to open this achievement with nearest updating console firmware. Hope it's true.
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By Konzhuk on 07 Dec 2016 08:59
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There are 103 History Relics that can be found during Story and Wasteland missions, when clearing out Camps and looting Scavenging locations. Whenever you are in one of these areas, be sure to use to review the available collectibles to ensure that none are missed. Once all relics are found, the trophy will unlock.

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There are a total of 103 history relics in the game, which are just photographs from before the apocalypse. Their yellow icon is a little portrait. They can be found in various strongholds, camps, scavenging locations, and vantage posts. As with all collectibles and lootables, pressing while in a location will show you if there are any history relics to be found there. As long as you loot every location wherever you go (until you see the 'Location 100% Looted' pop-up on screen), this achievement will unlock naturally as you work towards unlocking "Explosions Are Not Enough" and "Looked Everywhere."

If you feel like you've completed all locations in the game but still haven't unlocked this achievement, pause the game and go to the Collectibles tab, then go to History Relics. This displays them all in a fixed order. Scroll through and look for any that are still black with a question mark on them. Then, from the top, count left to right, top to bottom, until you get to the missing one(s) to see what number they are, and then use THIS LIST over at IGN to see where the relic is that you missed.

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It won’t be difficult to assemble it yourself, but personally I had places where I had to run around and look for a long time. Here's a video to make things easier:

Jit territory:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=26&v=JpEGFFu6MZ8

Bruchorez territory:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ldkZPF7c-hA

Krasnoglazka territory:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5opVMCy68-0

Deep Fry Territory (Gastown):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=3&v=fjzy3AObNF4

Dunes:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=217&v=ogu9T6v71mc
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My last relic was here, don’t forget to say THANK YOU
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By Zweruga on 22 Dec 2015 15:00
In the Krasnoglazka fortress there is a relic (number 97 in the table) on the very top tier - it is not highlighted until you approach it and the action menu appears. Because of this glitch I was looking for her for a very long time
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By SilentNifillim on 08 Feb 2017 12:50
Not all relics apparently lie in places of loot - my achievement dropped for places and there were still relics left - if there is a text option for finding the missing ones - it’s easier to search than to watch a video, IMHO: https://www.ign.com/ wikis/mad-max/History_Relics
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By MefbI4 on 26 Sep 2015 21:59
Relics that have not been found in Scavenger Places and Blemish Camps are indicated on the map. If the completed camp is colored white on the map, it means there is still something missing there.
But what is definitely not indicated on the map is Relics and Scrap in Fortresses. So, being in each Fortress, you need to click on “L3” and look at the “Additional” section - whether you found everything there.
This happened to me - I finished the game, everything was cleared, but one Relic was missing! It turned out that I hadn’t explored the Deep-Fryer Fortress at all. Inspected - received Platinum, which I wish for all of you!!!
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By Kazuma-2 on 06 May 2018 20:42
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By relics of the past we mean old photographs that can be found in places of plunder (when we hover the cursor over a place of plunder, it is written whether there is a relic of the past there or not). We collect all the relics and get a trophy.
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