Mad Max
48 Achievements
50-60h
Maximum
Fully upgrade Max
19.7%
How to unlock the Maximum achievement in Mad Max - Definitive Guide
All that is needed for this achievement is to get all stat upgrades available in the Max tab on the pause menu. Facial appearance you will unlock progressively in rank I'm not sure if it's needed for this, everything other stat upgrade you will need to purchase with scrap.
Here's what is needed to max out stats:
Knuckleddusters for fist damage
Jacket armor
Wrist armor
Ammo belt(need to reach road warrior rank for last upgrade)
Head(I don't think this is needed because it's not listed on the stats sidebar, they will all unlock as you progress in rank)
Shotgun
Skills
Tools( same as head but I do suggest you upgrade this whole sidebar ASAP)
You do not need to Max out your Griffa abilities for this achievement.
Tip: If you are going for this and scrap collector it willl take more time if you are purchasing everything so I only upgraded Max abilities, skills, tools and ammo belt as needed then maxed out everything else when I got the scrap collector achievement.
If there is anything you feel I missed please comment.
You can upgrade Max's skills by pressing and selecting the Max menu. You will unlock skill upgrades as you play through the game and these upgrades are purchased with scrap. In order to unlock the trophy, the following categories must be fully upgraded.
- Knuckledusters (5 upgrades)
- Jacket (4 upgrades)
- Wrist Armor (5 upgrades)
- Ammo Belt (4 upgrades)
- Shotgun (3 upgrades)
- Skills (15 upgrades)
- Tools (All unlock early on by playing the story, however you should purchase Jimmy bar as soon as possible)
Note that Max can be fully upgraded before completing the story missions as long as you have enough scrap to pay for the upgrades and have unlocked the required upgrades. The special post-story unlocks are not required for the trophy.
This achievement unlocks upon purchasing all upgrades in the 'Max' tab from the pause menu. This is where you'll upgrade your attack strength and defense, buy skills, etc. It will cost somewhere around 10,000 scrap to buy all the upgrades, which may seem like a lot, but this will take place over the course of your entire playthrough. New upgrades are only unlocked upon progressing further in the story, so you'll unavoidably get a lot more scrap by the time more upgrades become available.
In general, you should make these Max upgrades your top priority as they become available. Always keep a stock of a solid 500 scrap in inventory so that whenever new upgrades become available, you can purchase them all immediately. Max upgrades all relate to ground combat, which is what the majority of the game consists of, so the more upgraded you are the less you'll die and the easier the game will feel. Despite needing to purchase all of the skills, there are some that are far more useful that others. For example, I found the shoulder charge to be entirely useless, and I never once used it in the game, whereas the skills to disarm enemies are absolutely critical to getting through some of the bigger and more difficult fights in the game. Make the disarming skills your first priority when they become available.
Note that, even though all the heads don't cost any scrap, you don't need to waste time going down the line and "buying" all of them for this achievement. Only the stuff that actually costs scrap needs to be purchased. Once you get towards the end of the story and finally purchase everything, this achievement will unlock.
Personally, I didn’t get the trophy when I acquired all the abilities from Griffa. I only received it a couple of days after I bought my last shotgun.
The abilities upgraded by Griffa DO NOT affect the trophy.
At the end of the game you will be given 2 guns and Max's jacket. Not necessary for the trophy, but a nice bonus.