Mad Max
49 Achievements
1,000
60-80h
Stop and Smell the Roses
Complete all Wasteland Missions
15
9.54%
How to unlock the Stop and Smell the Roses achievement in Mad Max - Definitive Guide
(There may be some mild spoilers ahead, you have been warned)
Sidenote: If you feel I've missed something, please leave a comment below so I can correct the solution.
Jeets Stronghold:
- Dinki-Di: Retrieve Chums buggy and Dink-Di from Chum's Hideout and return both to Jeets Stronghold. Very easy unless you get ambushed on the way back.
- Lust for Powder: Free Blas Cap from the slavers in Thrall's Cave. Easy as any other camp attack.
- Ashes to Ashes: Locate and mark the two saltpeter sources and the sulfuric vent. Very easy task in and of itself but you will need to drive a fair way into Gutgashes territory so be prepared for a load of harder opposition on the roads.
- Playing with Fire: Two stage mission. First, hijack a fuel truck from a convoy and return it to the stronghold. Second, drive the now explosive-rigged truck to the barrier wall to the North and detonate.
*Highly recommended doing all of these ASAP as it will make your life in the wasteland so much easier*
Gutgashes Stronghold
- Ironclad Faith: Recover a subway car from the Buzzards and mark it's location with a flare once it's out of the tunnel. Pretty simple as long as you take it slow and avoid the traps the Buzzard leave around.
- A Sign of the Gods: Enter the storm drain between Gutgashes and Pink Eyes territory and recover a religious symbol (anchor). Easy but you'll need to travel through Pink Eye's turf so expect to see some serious opposition.
- Beat to Quarters: Defend the stronghold from convoy attacks. There's only three of them and taking out the main vehicle is enough.
Pink Eyes Stronghold
- In Due Time: Take down the Tyrant's Lash top dog camp and recover the attached water collecting sail. One of the harder camps in the game so prepare for a tough fight.
- Our Daily Bread: Find a buried church in The Dunes. Much off-road driving involved but the rest of the mission is fairly easy.
- Exodus: Transport the duneship to it's launching point. Can be quite a difficult mission as you have a long way to go through hostile country and only your shotgun to defend yourself. The truck itself is also quite a handful to drive.
Deep Friahs Stronghold
- Where There is Smoke: Enter Gastown Underbelly and close four gas valves. Be warned that while the gas is flowing, you will constantly be losing health so make sure your health is as maxed as possible and your canteen is full before you start.
- Torch Them All: Locate the Arkytekt's camp and take it down. This must be started at night.
- A Shot in the Dark: Mission given by Hope. Find the hidden hatch in The Dunes and locate the lift kit. Piece of cake.
Gastown
- In the Buzzards Belly: Mission given by Hope. Search the North Tunnel for the abandoned War Rig and recover the sniper magazine upgrade.
- As the Wrench Turns: Mission given by Chumbucket. Locate Chum's stash in the Underbelly.
- Ghosts of Our Past: Mission given by Hope. Locate the Tomb of the Rider and return the vehicle to the nearest stronghold (Gutgash).
- Razzle Dazzle: Mission given by The Outcrier. Steal Crow Dazzles speaker truck and return it to Gastown. The speakers will be attracting all manner of hostiles on your journey and you'll have nothing but your shotgun to defend yourself. Insanely difficult if you get ambushed by Stank Gum boys on your way through Gastown.
As you play through the story you will be able to accept and complete 17 Wasteland Missions which are primarily given to you by Jeet, Gutgash, Pink Eye, Deep Friah and Hope. The game will inform you when one of these NPC's has a new Wasteland mission for you and it will also be indicated by a blue icon at their location on the map. If you find it that you have no new Wasteland missions available, you will need to progress the story further to unlock new missions. You can track the following Wasteland Missions on the Pause menu Log after pressing .
Chumbucket
Dinki-Di
As the Wrench Turns
Jeet
Lust for Powder
Ashes to Ashes
Playing With Fire
Gutgash
Ironclad Faith
A Sign of the Gods
Beat to Quarters
Pink Eye
In Due Time
Our Daily Bread
Exodus
Deep Friah
Where There Is Smoke
Torch Them All
The Outcrier (Gastown)
Rustle Dazzle
Hope
In the Buzzard's Belly
Ghosts of the Past
A Shot In The Dark
There are a total of 17 Wasteland Missions in the game, which function as this game's side missions. They are blue circles with exclamation marks, rather than green ones like the main story missions. The first one becomes available shortly after arriving at Jeet's Stronghold, and more become available as you complete story missions and existing Wasteland missions. All of the mission givers are the allied NPCs you meet throughout the game (Chum, Jeet, Gutgash, Pinkeye, Hope, Deep Friah, and Outcrier). Despite the events of the story, none of these are missable. Even so, I highly recommend completing them as soon as they become available. The rewards for most are stronghold projects or other upgrades, which make progressing in the story easier.
For the sake of completeness, here are all of them.
Chumbucket
- Dinki-Di
- As the Wrench Turns
Jeet
- Lust for Powder
- Ashes to Ashes
- Playing with Fire
Gutgash
- Ironclad Faith
- A Sign of the Gods
- Beat to Quarters
Pink Eye
- In Due Time
- Our Daily Bread
- Exodus
Hope
- In the Buzzard's Belly
- Ghosts of the Past
- A Shot in the Dark
Deep Friah
- Where There is Smoke
- Torch Them All
Outcrier
- Rustle Dazzle
Once you've completed all 17, this achievement will unlock.
The last task of the wasteland is completed only at night.